Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 971 — Relating to: early literacy programs administered by the Department of Public Instruction.

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

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    Passed Senate
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on February 29, 2024.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

62 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 971 now includes a provision to establish a director position for the Office of Literacy within the Department of Public Instruction. This change is important because having a dedicated leader for this office can help oversee and enhance early literacy programs and ensure better coordination in efforts to improve reading outcomes for students. Overall, it aims to strengthen the state's commitment to supporting literacy education for young learners.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa1234/1 FFK:cjs SENATE AMENDMENT 2, TO SENATE BILL 971 February 13, 2024 - Offered by SenatorTROEBEL .
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-5716/1 FFK:wlj SENATE BILL 971 January 26, 2024 - Introduced by Senator S TROEBEL , cosponsored by Representative W ITTKE.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Education.
1.
A N A CT to repeal 20.255 (1) (fc);
Page 3, line 3:
and to create 20.255 (1) (fc) and 20.255 (2) (fc) of the statutes;
before that line insert:
relating to:
“SECTION 4m.
early literacy programs administered by the Department of Public Instruction.
20.923 (4) (c) 8.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Wisconsin Act 20 created the Office of Literacy in the Department of Public Instruction.
of the statutes is created to read:
Act 20 requires the office to establish and supervise an early literacy coaching program to improve literacy outcomes.
20.923 (4) (c) 8.
As part of that program, the office must contract for up to 64 full-time literacy coaches to provide support to administrators, school-based literacy coaches, principals, and teachers to build teacher and school capacity to teach reading and language arts using science-based early reading instruction.
Public instruction, department of;
Act 20 also requires school boards and operators of charter schools to ensure that kindergarten to third grade teachers, elementary school principals, and reading specialists receive certain professional development related to literacy instruction by no later than July 1, 2025.
office of literacy:
Finally, Act 20 requires DPI to award grants to school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program that adopt a recommended literacy curriculum that contains the components of science-based early reading instruction and does not include three-cueing.
director.”.
As part of 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, the biennial budget act, $50,000,000 was appropriated for a literacy program administered by DPI.
This bill creates a - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5716/1 FFK:wlj SENATE BILL 971 structure for DPI to expend these funds as they are transferred by the Joint Committee on Finance.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
2023-24 2024-25 20.255 Public instruction, department of (1) EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (fc) Office of literacy;
literacy coach­ ing program GPR C -0- -0- (2) AIDS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING (fc) Early literacy initiatives;
sup­ port GPR B -0- -0- SECTION 2.
20.255 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (1) (fc) Office of literacy;
literacy coaching program.
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the office of literacy and the literacy coaching program under s.
115.39.
SECTION 3.
20.255 (1) (fc) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
(this act), is repealed.
SECTION 4.
20.255 (2) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255(2) (fc) Early literacy initiatives;
support.
Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s.
118.015 (1m) (c) and for financial assistance paid to LRB-5716/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - FFK:wlj SECTION 4 SENATE BILL 971 school boards and charter schools for compliance with 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a).
SECTION 5.Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1) The repeal of s.
20.255 (1) (fc) takes effect on July 1, 2028.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass partial veto 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. Published 3-1-2024

  4. Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 2-29-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 100

  5. Presented to the Governor on 2-23-2024 by directive of the Majority Leader

  6. Report correctly enrolled

  7. Received from Assembly concurred in

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and concurred in

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  14. Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules

  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Received from Senate

  17. Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Read a third time and passed

  19. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  22. Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  23. Read a second time

  24. LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)

  25. Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 2-13-2024

  26. Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Stroebel

  27. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  28. Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. Available for scheduling

  30. Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  31. Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  32. Available for scheduling

  33. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  34. Executive action taken

  35. Public hearing held

  36. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  37. Introduced by Senator Stroebel; cosponsored by Representative Wittke

Sponsors

  • Stroebel · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Stroebel

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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