LRB-1132/P2
TKK:jld:rs
2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Hynek, BB0364 - Virtual school teacher credit requirements
For 2013-2015 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
This bill eliminates a requirement that any person teaching an online course in a public school, including a charter school, must complete at least 30 hours of related professional development. The bill also prohibits DPI from requiring a teacher licensed to teach in a virtual charter school to complete professional development not required to be completed by teachers who do not teach in a virtual charter school.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 118.19 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
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2. 118.40 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (8) (b) 3. The department may not require a person licensed as provided under subd. 1. to complete professional development not required of any other individual required to be licensed under s. 118.19.
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3. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2.
and 3., ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual charter school is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) and a charter school established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.
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