Wisconsin House Bill 971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 15 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-15 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 118.016 (1) (a) and 118.44 (6) (a); to renumber 118.016 (1) (b); to renumber and amend 118.016 (1) (c) and 118.016 (1r); to amend 20.255 (2) (cu), 118.016 (2), 118.44 (3), 118.44 (5) (a), 118.44 (6) (bm) (intro.), 118.44 (6) (bm) 3., 118.60 (7) (e) and 119.23 (7) (e); and to create 118.015 (4) (e), 118.016 (1b), 118.016 (1e) (title), 118.016 (1e) (d), 118.016 (1g) (title), 118.016 (1r) (title), 118.016 (1r) (b) and (c), 118.016 (3) and (4), 118.33 (7), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2r) (d) 3., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (d) 3., 118.44 (5) (c), 118.44 (6) (br) and (bw), 118.60 (2) (a) 10., 119.23 (2) (a) 10. and 121.02 (1t) of the statutes; Relating to: promotion of pupils from the third grade to the fourth grade based on passage of the standardized reading test; reading readiness assessments in public schools; grants to increase licensure of reading teachers; sunsetting the Achievement Gap Reduction program; programs to identify and address pupils with dyslexia; parental opt-out of pupils in grades kindergarten to three from statewide examinations; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Promotion of pupils from the third grade to the fourth grade based on passage of the standardized reading test; reading readiness assessments in public schools; grants to increase licensure of reading teachers; sunsetting the Achievement Gap Reduction program; programs to identify and address pupils with dyslexia; parental opt-out of pupils in grades kindergarten to three from statewide examinations; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Rep. Robert Wittke [R]

2022-02-22 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 60 N: 32 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-15	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2022-03-09	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Education
2022-02-22	Senate	Received from Assembly
2022-02-22	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2022-02-22	House	Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
2022-02-22	House	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 32, Paired 2
2022-02-22	House	Rules suspended
2022-02-22	House	Ordered to a third reading
2022-02-22	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2022-02-22	House	Read a second time
2022-02-17	House	Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
2022-02-17	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2022-02-17	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5
2022-02-17	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4
2022-02-17	House	Executive action taken
2022-02-17	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
2022-02-16	House	Public hearing held
2022-02-16	House	Fiscal estimate received
2022-02-08	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
2022-02-08	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab971
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB971.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/AB971-AA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/fe/ab971/ab971_dpi.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2021/REG/AB971.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/records/assembly/education/1662697.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/records/senate/education/1668482.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2021/av0214