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WI AB1149

WI AB1149
Adding a teacher representative to school boards. (FE)


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Introduced
03/13/2026
In Committee
03/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/23/2026

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Under this bill, each school board must, in addition to its regular elected members, have one teacher representative who is not a member and does not vote at school board meetings but who is entitled to attend all school board meetings. The bill provides that the teacher representative to a school board must be an employee of the school district who is employed in a teaching role. The teacher representative is selected by the employees of the school district who are employed in teaching roles by secret ballot held no later than the spring election, which is the election at which school board members are elected. The bill directs each school district clerk to establish the timelines and procedures for providing notice of and conducting the secret ballot and for notifying interested persons regarding the result of the secret ballot. The bill provides that a teacher representative takes office on the same date that school board members take office, which is the fourth Monday in April. The regular term of a teacher representative is three years, except that, in a first class city school district (currently only Milwaukee Public Schools), the term of a teacher representative is four years. For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that every school board must include a teacher representative, in addition to its elected members, who will attend all school board meetings but will not have voting rights. This teacher representative must be an employee of the school district currently working in a teaching role and will be chosen by secret ballot among teaching staff no later than the spring election, with the school district clerk responsible for establishing the selection process and timelines. The teacher representative's term will generally be three years, though it will be four years in first-class city school districts, such as Milwaukee Public Schools, and their term will begin on the same date as elected school board members.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (22)

Last Action

Fiscal estimate received (on 03/25/2026)

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