AB939: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly BILL 939

January 24, 2006 - Introduced by Representatives A. Williams, Sinicki, Lehman, Cullen, Grigsby, Schneider, Colon, Kessler, Ziegelbauer, Fields, Turner and Gronemus. Referred to Committee on Education Reform.

AB939,1,3 An Act to repeal and recreate 119.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes; relating to: requirements for teachers and administrators employed by a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Beginning July 1, 2006, current law requires all teachers employed by a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) to have a high school diploma.

This bill requires all teachers employed by an MPCP school to have at least an associate degree or be enrolled in a program leading to at least an associate degree, and all administrators employed by an MPCP school to have at least four years of post-secondary education.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB939, s. 1 Section 1. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB939,2,2 119.23 (2) (a) 6. All of the private school's teachers have at least an associate degree or are enrolled in a program leading to at least an associate degree, and all of the private school's administrators have at least 4 years of post-secondary education.

AB939, s. 2 Section 2. Effective date.

AB939,2,4 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2006.

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