1. An understanding of pupils' shared rights and responsibilities as residents
of this state and the United States and of the founding principles of the United
States.
2. A sense of civic pride and desire to participate regularly with government
at the local, state, and federal levels.
3. An understanding of the process for effectively advocating before
governmental bodies and officials.
4. An understanding of the civic-minded expectations of an upright and
desirable citizenry that recognizes and accepts responsibility for preserving and
defending the benefits of liberty inherited from previous generations and secured by
the U.S. Constitution.

5. Knowledge of other nations' governing philosophies, including communism,
socialism, and totalitarianism, and an understanding of how those philosophies
compare with the philosophy and principles of freedom and representative
democracy essential to the founding principles of the United States.
The state superintendent must curate oral history resources to be used along
with the model curriculum. The bill requires school boards, independent charter
schools, and private schools to include in their respective curricula instruction in
civic education that is consistent with the model curriculum.
Finally, under current law, a school board may grant a high school diploma to
a pupil only if the pupil meets specific statutory requirements, including earning a
certain number of credits in various subjects in the high school grades. Currently,
a pupil must earn at least three credits of social studies, including state and local
government. The bill specifies that the social studies credits also must include
one-half credit of civics instruction.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB563,1 1Section 1. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
AB563,2,72 115.28 (66) Civic education curriculum. (a) Promulgate rules to develop a
3model curriculum and related instructional materials for grades kindergarten to 12
4on civic education to prepare pupils to be civically responsible and knowledgeable
5adults. In developing the model curriculum and instructional materials, the state
6superintendent shall ensure that they are designed to assist pupils in developing all
7of the following:
AB563,2,108 1. An understanding of pupils' shared rights and responsibilities as residents
9of this state and the United States and of the founding principles of the United
10States, including all of the following:
AB563,2,1311 a. The history and content of the Declaration of Independence, including
12natural and popular sovereignty and self-evident truth, and how those concepts
13form philosophical foundations of government.
AB563,3,3
1b. The history, meaning, significance, and effect of provisions of the U.S.
2Constitution and the Bill of Rights and how those documents provide the structure
3of government.
AB563,3,54 c. The arguments in support of adopting the republican form of government,
5including those argument contained in the Federalist Papers.
AB563,3,76 2. A sense of civic pride and desire to participate regularly with government
7at the local, state, and federal levels.
AB563,3,98 3. An understanding of the process for effectively advocating before
9governmental bodies and officials.
AB563,3,1310 4. An understanding of the civic-minded expectations of an upright and
11desirable citizenry that recognizes and accepts responsibility for preserving and
12defending the benefits of liberty inherited from previous generations and secured by
13the U.S. Constitution.
AB563,3,1714 5. Knowledge of other nations' governing philosophies, including communism,
15socialism, and totalitarianism, and an understanding of how those philosophies
16compare with the philosophy and principles of freedom and representative
17democracy essential to the founding principles of the United States.
AB563,3,2218 (b) Curate oral history resources, to be used along with the civic education
19curriculum developed under par. (a), that provide portraits in patriotism based on
20the personal stories of diverse individuals who demonstrate civic-minded qualities,
21including first-person accounts of victims of other nations' governing philosophies
22who are able to compare those philosophies with those of the United States.
AB563,2 23Section 2. 118.165 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB563,4,3
1118.165 (3) The governing body of a private school shall ensure that the private
2school, as part of the private school's curriculum, includes the instruction in civic
3education required under s. 121.02 (1) (L) 9.
AB563,3 4Section 3. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB563,4,65 118.33 (1) (a) 1. b. At least 3 credits of social studies, including state and local
6government, that includes at least 0.5 credit of civics instruction.
AB563,4 7Section 4. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB563,4,98 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school's curriculum include
9the instruction in civic education required under s. 121.02 (1) (L) 9.
AB563,5 10Section 5. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB563,4,1211 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school's curriculum include
12the instruction in civic education required under s. 121.02 (1) (L) 9.
AB563,6 13Section 6. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB563,4,1514 121.02 (1) (L) 9. Include instruction in civic education that is consistent with
15the model curriculum developed under s. 115.28 (66) (a).
AB563,7 16Section 7. Initial applicability.
AB563,4,1917 (1) The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. and (2x) (b) 2. m. first applies to a
18contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this
19subsection.
AB563,4,2120 (2) The treatment of ss. 118.165 (3) and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. first applies to
21curriculum for the 2022-23 school year.
AB563,4,2322 (3) The treatment of s. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. b. first applies to a pupil who graduates
23in the 2022-23 school year.
AB563,4,2424 (End)
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