Relating to: a special observance day in schools for Armenian Genocide Awareness Day.
AB 256 designates April 24 as Armenian Genocide Awareness Day in Wisconsin public schools, to be observed annually as part of Genocide Awareness Month. The bill requires schools to recognize this day on their calendars but does not mandate specific curriculum or activities. It directly affects all public K-12 schools in Wisconsin, beginning with the school year after the law takes effect. The legislation creates a new statutory provision (118.02 (7d)) to formalize this observance without altering existing educational requirements.
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Introduced May 8, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Wittke, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Knodl, Madison, Miresse, Murphy, Neubauer, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Phelps, Prado, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Wichgers;
cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Wirch, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson and Spreitzer
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Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Bob Wittke
RRepublican
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Chuck Wichgers
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Greta Neubauer
DDemocratic
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Jessie Rodriguez
RRepublican
P
Karen DeSanto
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Pat Snyder
RRepublican
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Sequanna Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
DDemocratic
P
Tara Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Tip McGuire
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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