Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 1004 — Relating to: substitute teacher permits issued by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 1004 changed the minimum age requirement for obtaining a substitute teacher permit from 21 years old to 20 years old. This change is significant because it allows more young individuals, particularly college students who are enrolled in teacher preparation programs, to gain experience as substitute teachers sooner. By opening this opportunity to those who are at least 20, the bill aims to address teacher shortages and provide valuable classroom experience for aspiring educators.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRBa1435/1 KRP:skw SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 1004 March 1, 2022 - Offered by Senator D ARLING.
- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-6097/1 KRP:skw SENATE BILL 1004 February 17, 2022 - Introduced by Senator D ARLING , cosponsored by Representative T HIESFELDT.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Education.
A N A CT to renumber and amend 118.19 (7m);
and to create 118.19 (7m) (b) of the statutes;
relating to:
substitute teacher permits issued by the Department of Public Instruction.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction to grant a substitute teacher permit to an individual who satisfies all of the following requirements:
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The individual is eligible for a permit based on a successful background check.
delete “21 years of age" and substitute “20 years of age".
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The individual is at least 21 years of age.
3.
The individual is enrolled in a teacher preparatory program approved by the state superintendent.
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If the teacher preparatory program in which the individual is enrolled awards a bachelor's degree, the individual has successfully completed the minimum number of course credits required for the individual to have achieved junior level status.
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The individual has completed at least 15 hours of classroom observation.
The bill specifies that, if the individual is eligible for a substitute teacher permit under the bill, the state superintendent may not require the individual to complete substitute teacher training as a condition for receiving the permit.
Under current law, an individual is eligible for a substitute teacher permit if the individual 1) is eligible for a permit based on a successful background check;
2) has - 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-6097/1 KRP:skw SENATE BILL 1004 an associate degree;
and 3) has successfully completed substitute teacher training.
The bill retains this pathway for obtaining a substitute teacher permit.
For further information see the state 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:
SECTION 1.
118.19 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 118.19 (7m) (intro.) and amended to read:
118.19 (7m) (intro.) The state superintendent shall grant a substitute teacher permit to an individual who is eligible for licensure under subs.
(4) and (10), and who satisfies any of the following:
(a) The individual has an associate degree, and has successfully completed substitute teacher training.
SECTION 2.
118.19 (7m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
118.19 (7m) (b) 1.
All of the following apply to the individual:
a.
The individual is at least 21 years of age.
b.
The individual is enrolled in a teacher preparatory program approved by the state superintendent under s.
115.28 (7) (a).
c.
If the teacher preparatory program in which the individual is enrolled awards a bachelor's degree, the individual has successfully completed the minimum number of course credits required for the individual to have achieved junior level status.
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The individual has completed at least 15 hours of classroom observation.
LRB-6097/1 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - KRP:skw SECTION 2 SENATE BILL 1004 2.
If the individual is eligible for a substitute teacher permit under subd.
1., the state superintendent may not require the individual to complete substitute teacher training as a condition for receiving the permit.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

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

  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Public hearing held

  7. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Darling

  8. Fiscal estimate received

  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  10. Introduced by Senator Darling; cosponsored by Representative Thiesfeldt

Sponsors

  • Darling · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Darling

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (131)

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Who sponsors SB 1004?
SB 1004 is sponsored by Darling.
What is the current status of SB 1004?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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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