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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 342
June 30, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives WITTKE, BINSFELD, BODDEN,
BRANDTJEN, DONOVAN, GUNDRUM, GUSTAFSON, MAGNAFICI, MAXEY, MURPHY,
O'CONNOR, RETTINGER and SCHRAA, cosponsored by Senators STROEBEL,
BALLWEG, FELZKOWSKI, JAGLER, MARKLEIN, NASS and TOMCZYK. Referred to
Committee on Education.
1 AN ACT to amend 19.42 (7w) (f); and to create 118.24 (1m) of the statutes;
2 relating to: allowing school boards to employ a school district administrator
3 who is not licensed by the department of public instruction.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires school boards to ensure that every administrator holds a
license issued by the Department of Public Instruction. Current law provides an
exception to this requirement for a school district administrator elected by the school
board of a first class city school district (currently, only Milwaukee Public Schools).
This bill creates a similar exception for school boards of common, union high, or
unified school districts. As a result, under the bill, all school boards are allowed to
employ a school district administrator who is not licensed by DPI.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
4 SECTION 1. 19.42 (7w) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 19.42 (7w) (f) An employee of a school district who holds a school administrator
6 license or permit issued by the department of public instruction under rules
7 promulgated by the department under s. 118.19 and whose employment requires
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ASSEMBLY BILL 342 SECTION 1
1 that the individual hold that license or permit, or who is employed as a school district
2 administrator, as defined in s. 115.001 (8).
3 SECTION 2. 118.24 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
4 118.24 (1m) Notwithstanding ss. 115.28 (7), 118.19 (1), and 121.02 (1) (a), a
5 school board may employ a school district administrator who is not licensed by the
6 department.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 19.42(7w)(f), 19.42