SB 424 — Relating to: teacher preparatory programs.

-Date 2026of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-4455/1 KMS&FFK:wlj SENATE BILL 424 September 12, 2025 - Introduced by SenatoANGGAARD , MARKLEIN and KEYESKI, cosponsored by Representatives G OEBEN , DUCHOW , B EHNKE, K REIBICH, M AXEY, MURPHY and M URSAU.

ReferredSenate toBill Committee424 onDate Education.of publication*:

WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes;

AnalysisThe bypeople theof Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the state superintendent of publicWisconsin, instructionrepresented mayin approvesen- agram teacheroutside preparatorythis programstate onlyunless if students in the programapplicant arecompleted requiredate toand completeassembly, studentdo teachingenact thatas consistsfollows: of full days for a full semester at a cooperating elementary or secondary school.

This bill authorizes the state superintendent to also approve a teacher preparatory program if the program requires students to complete student teaching thatconsisting consists of full days for a full summersemes- sessionSECTION at1. a cooperating elementary or secondary school.

The118.19 people(3) (a) of the statestatutes ofis Wisconsin,ter representedor insummer senatesession andfollowing assembly,the dodaily enactschedule asand follows:amended to read:

Ssemester ECTIONor 1.summer session calendar of the cooperating 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school or the equivalent, as determined by the state su- perintendent.

118.19The (3)state (a)superintendent ofmay grant ex- school may be issued unless the statutesapplicant ispossesses amendeda ceptions to read:the student teaching requirements under this bachelor’s degree including such professional training as paragraph when the midyear calendars of the institution the department by rule requires, except as permitted un- offering the teacher preparatory program and the coop- der par.

118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the applicant possesses a bachelor’s degree including such professional training as the department by rule requires, except as permitted under par.

115.28 (17) - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4455/1 KMS&FFK:wlj SENATE BILL 424 SECTION 1 (a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.197.

NotwithstandingNotwith- erating school differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the institution in ac- standing s.

36.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program incordance thiswith state may be approved by the stateinstitution’s superintendentcalendar. under s.

115.28The (7)state (a),su- unless each student in thethis programstate ismay requiredbe toapproved completeby student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester or summer session following the dailystate schedulesuperintendent andperintendent semestershall orpromulgate summerrules sessionto calendarimplement ofthis theunder cooperatings. school or the equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent.

No115.28 license(7) to(a), teach in any public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training program outside this state unless theeach applicant completed student teachingin consisting of full days for a full semester or summer session following the dailypro- schedulesubsection. and semester or summer session calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent.

TheIf statefor superintendentthe maypurpose grantof exceptionsgranting a license to thegram is required to complete student teaching requirementsconsisting underteach thisor paragraphfor whenapproving a teacher preparatory program the midyearof calendarsfull days for a full semester or summer session fol- state superintendent requires that an institution of higher lowing the institutiondaily offeringschedule and semester or summer ses- education be accredited, the teacherstate preparatorysuperintendent programshall andsion calendar of the cooperating school differor fromthe eachequiva- otheraccept andaccreditation wouldby preventa studentsregional fromor attendingnational classesinstitu- atlent, theas institutiondetermined inby accordance with the institution’sstate calendar.superintendent.

TheNo stateli- superintendenttional shallaccrediting promulgateagency rulesrecognized toby implementthe thisU.S. subsection.

Ifdepart- forcense the purpose of granting a license to teach orin forany approvingpublic aschool teachermay preparatorybe programgranted theto state superintendent requires that an institutionment of higher education beor accredited, the state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regionalprogrammatic oraccrediting nationalapplicant institutionalwho accreditingcompleted agencya recognizedprofessional bytraining thepro- U.S.organization.

department* ofSection education991.11, orISCONSINSTATUTES: by a programmatic accrediting organization.

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