Relating to: allowing school boards to employ a school district administrator who is not licensed by the department of public instruction.
This bill would have allowed Wisconsin school boards to hire school district administrators without requiring them to hold a license from the Department of Public Instruction. The legislation proposed creating a new statute that explicitly permits these hires despite existing rules mandating licensure for such roles. By removing the mandatory licensing requirement, the bill aimed to give school boards more flexibility in selecting administrative staff. Although the bill passed the legislature, it was vetoed by the Governor and did not become law.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Assembly Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jun 14, 2023
Vetoed Mar 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
21–11
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Mar 29, 2024
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 63, Noes 35
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 11
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
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
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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