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Introduced Session

Under current law, all teachers at a private school participating in Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, Racine Parental Choice Program, or the statewide parental choice program must have a teaching license issued by the Department of Public Instruction or a bachelor[s degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. Under the bill, an individual who holds a substitute teacher permit issued by DPI may teach as allowed under the permit at a private school participating in a parental choice program. Current law requires DPI to grant a substitute teacher permit, also known as the three-year short-term substitute teacher permit, to an applicant who 1) has an associate degree and successfully completes substitute teacher training or 2) is at least 20 years old, is enrolled in a teacher preparatory program and has enough credits to be a junior in that program, and has completed at least 15 hours of classroom observation. A substitute teacher permit authorizes the holder of the permit to teach as a short-term substitute in any subject in any grade level. LRB-4925/1 FFK:cdc 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 526

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John Jagler (R)*,  Steve Nass (R)*,  David Armstrong (R),  Elijah Behnke (R),  Robert Brooks (R),  Joy Goeben (R),  Rob Kreibich (R),  Paul Melotik (R),  Dave Murphy (R),  Jerry O'Connor (R),  William Penterman (R),  Jim Piwowarczyk (R),  Chuck Wichgers (R), 

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