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WI AB1148

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Francesca Hong

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • School boards must pay student teachers a minimum of $15 per hour beginning in the 2026-27 school year for hours spent in student teaching components of approved teacher preparatory programs

  • Department of Public Instruction will reimburse school districts annually on the third Monday of June, calculated as $15 multiplied by total student teaching hours reported by each district

  • Student teachers must be enrolled in Wisconsin postsecondary institutions that award bachelor's or higher degrees and are federally accredited

  • Creates a new appropriation providing "a sum sufficient" to fund the reimbursement grants, with DPI authorized to promulgate administrative rules

  • Applies to Milwaukee Public Schools (1st class city school districts) in addition to all other Wisconsin school districts

Legislative Description

Grants to school districts to pay student teachers an hourly wage, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last Action

Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Education3/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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