Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 4 R cosponsors

SB 335 — Relating to: allowing school boards to employ a school district administrator who is not licensed by the department of public instruction.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 29, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 36 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 335 allows all school boards in Wisconsin—including those in common, union high, or unified districts—to hire a school district administrator who does not hold a license from the Department of Public Instruction. Previously, such hiring flexibility was only available to first class city school districts, like Milwaukee. This change broadens the hiring options for school boards, which could help them find qualified candidates more easily and potentially improve school leadership.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-0957/1 FFK:klm SENATE BILL 335 June 14, 2023 - Introduced by Senators STROEBEL , ALLWEG , FELZKOWSKI, AGLER , M ARKLEIN and N ASS, cosponsored by Representatives W ITTKE, BINSFELD, B ODDEN , BRANDTJEN , BROOKS, DONOVAN , GUNDRUM , GUSTAFSON , MAGNAFICI, M AXEY , URPHY , 'CONNOR , RETTINGER and SCHRAA.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Education.
Senate Bill 335 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 19.42 (7w) (f);
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 19.42 (7w) (f);
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law requires school boards to ensure that every administrator holds a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in employment requires that the individual hold that license senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Current law provides an exception to this requirement for a school district administrator elected by the school board of a first class city school district (currently, only Milwaukee Public Schools).
or permit, or who is employed as a school district admin- istrator, as defined in s.
This bill creates a similar exception for school boards of common, union high, or unified school districts.
As a result, under the bill, all school boards are allowed to employ a school district administrator who is not licensed by DPI.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
19.42 (7w) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.42(7w) (f) An employee of a school district who holds a school administrator license or permit issued by the department of public instruction under rules promulgated by the department under s.
118.19 and whose employment requires - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-0957/1 FFK:klm SENATE BILL 335 SECTION 1 that the individual hold that license or permit, or who is employed as a school district administrator, as defined in s.
SECTION 2.
S ECTION 1.
118.24 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
19.42 (7w) (f) of the statutes is amended SECTION 2.
118.24 (1m) Notwithstanding ss.
118.24 (1m) of the statutes is created to to read:
115.28 (7), 118.19 (1), and 121.02 (1) (a), a school board may employ a school district administrator who is not licensed by the department.
read:
(END)
19.42 (7w) (f) An employee of a school district who 118.24 (1m) Notwithstanding ss.
115.28 (7), 118.19 holds a school administrator license or permit issued by (1), and 121.02 (1) (a), a school board may employ a the department of public instruction under rules promul- school district administrator who is not licensed by the gated by the department under s.
118.19 and whose department.
* Section 991.11ISCONSINSTATUTE:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 63, Noes 35

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  13. Read

  14. Received from Senate

  15. Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 11

  17. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Read a second time

  20. Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Available for scheduling

  22. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  23. Executive action taken

  24. Public hearing held

  25. Senator Knodl added as a coauthor

  26. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  27. Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Jagler, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Donovan, Gundrum, Gustafson, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger and Schraa

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 21 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 18100
Democrat 0800
Total 211100
% of votes cast 66%34%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
AGARD — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Nay
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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CONCURRENCE

Passed 63 Yea · 35 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 44000
Democrat 02400
Unaffiliated 191100
Total 633500
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SHELTON — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Nay
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 335?
SB 335 is sponsored by Stroebel, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Jagler, John (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), and Nass, Steve (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 335?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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