SB30,703,23 118.19 (1c) (a) In this subsection, “institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college under ch. 38, or any private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

SB30,704,2 (b) A faculty member of an institution of higher education may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high school grades, without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all of the following:

SB30,704,4 1. The faculty member is in good standing with the institution of higher education at which he or she is a member of the faculty.

SB30,704,5 2. The faculty member possesses a bachelor's degree.

SB30,1509 Section 1509 . 118.19 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,704,13 118.19 (1m) (a) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227.

SB30,704,19 (b) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is liable for delinquent taxes or if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions.

SB30,1510 Section 1510 . 118.19 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,705,2 118.19 (1r) (a) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number except to the department of children and families for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.

SB30,705,11 (b) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the applicant, licensee or permit holder is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or if the applicant, licensee or permit holder fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.

SB30,1511 Section 1511 . 118.19 (1s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,705,17 118.19 (1s) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (1m) and (1r), if an applicant does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew or revalidate, a license under this section shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number.

SB30,1512 Section 1512 . 118.19 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,705,24 118.19 (4m) The state superintendent may not issue or renew a license to teach the visually impaired unless the applicant demonstrates, based on criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, that he or she is proficient in reading and writing braille and in teaching braille. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the state superintendent shall take into consideration the standard used by the librarian of congress for certifying braille transcribers.

SB30,1513 Section 1513. 118.19 (10) (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 118.19 (10) (b) and amended to read:

SB30,706,5 118.19 (10) (b) With the assistance of the department of justice, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Conduct conduct a background investigation of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or permit.

SB30,1514 Section 1514 . 118.19 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB30,1515 Section 1515 . 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,706,11 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) Upon request, an educational agency shall provide the state superintendent with all of the following information about each person employed by the educational agency who holds a license, issued by the state superintendent, that has no expiration date:

SB30,1516 Section 1516 . 118.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,706,14 118.19 (10) (e) The state superintendent may issue or renew a license or permit conditioned upon the receipt of a satisfactory background investigation.

SB30,1517 Section 1517 . 118.19 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,706,23 118.19 (12) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the department may not issue or renew a license that authorizes the holder to teach reading or language arts to pupils in any prekindergarten class or in any of the grades from kindergarten to 6 unless the applicant has successfully completed instruction preparing the applicant to teach reading and language arts using appropriate instructional methods, including phonics. The phonics instruction need not be provided as a separate course. In this subsection, “phonics" means a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups and syllables.

SB30,1518 Section 1518 . 118.19 (17) of the statutes is repealed.

SB30,1519 Section 1519 . 118.19 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

SB30,707,4 118.19 (18) (a) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, an initial teaching license, professional teaching license, master educator license, or administrator's license issued under this section has no expiration date.

SB30,707,9 (b) Subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, an initial teaching license, professional teaching license, master educator license, or administrator's license that is valid and current on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], has no expiration date and the department may not require an individual who holds such a license to renew that license.

SB30,1520 Section 1520 . 118.193 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB30,1521 Section 1521 . 118.193 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.