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1		-	Date of enactment: ~~July 19, 2023~~
2		-	2023 Assembly Bill 321 Date of publication*: ~~July 20, 2023~~
3		-	2023 WISCONSIN ACT 20
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	2	+	2023 Assembly Bill 321 Date of publication*:
	3	+	2023 WISCONSIN ACT
4	4		AN ACT to repeal 15.374 (2) and 115.39; to renumber and amend 118.19 (12); to amend 15.01 (6), 115.28 (7) (a),
5	5		115.38 (1) (a), 118.015 (title), 118.015 (2), 118.015 (3) (a), 118.33 (6) (b) 3. and 121.02 (1) (c) 3.; to repeal and recre-
6	6		ate 118.016; and to create 15.374 (2), 15.377 (9), 115.385 (1) (e), 115.39, 118.015 (1c), 118.015 (1m), 118.015 (5),
7	7		118.19 (12) (a) and (b), 118.33 (5m), 118.33 (6) (a) 3., 118.33 (6) (b) 2m., 118.33 (6) (c) 3., 118.33 (6) (cr) 3. and
8	8		119.44 (2) (bm) of the statutes; relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating
9	9		in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, and granting rule−making
10	10		authority.
11	11		The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
12	12		senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
13	13		SECTION 1. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to
14	14		read:
15	15		15.01 (6) “Division,” “bureau,” “section,” and “unit”
16	16		means the subunits of a department or an independent
17	17		agency, whether specifically created by law or created by
18	18		the head of the department or the independent agency for
19	19		the more economic and efficient administration and oper-
20	20		ation of the programs assigned to the department or inde-
21	21		pendent agency. The office of credit unions in the depart-
22	22		ment of financial institutions, the office of the inspector
23	23		general in the department of children and families, the
24	24		office of the inspector general in the department of health
25	25		services, and the office of children’s mental health in the
26	26		department of health services have the meaning of “divi-
27	27		sion” under this subsection. The office of the long−term
28	28		care ombudsman under the board on aging and long−term
29	29		care and the office of educational accountability and the
30	30		office of literacy in the department of public instruction
31	31		have the meaning of “bureau” under this subsection.
32	32		SECTION 2. 15.374 (2) of the statutes is created to
33	33		read:
34	34		15.374 (2) OFFICE OF LITERACY. There is created an
35	35		office of literacy, to be known as the Wisconsin Reading
36	36		Center, in the department of public instruction. The
37	37		director of the office shall be nominated by the state
38	38		superintendent of public instruction after consultation
39	39		with the council on early literacy curricula, and with the
40	40		advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the
41	41		pleasure of the state superintendent of public instruction.
42	42		SECTION 3. 15.374 (2) of the statutes, as created by
43	43		2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
44	44		SECTION 4. 15.377 (9) of the statutes is created to
45	45		read:
46	46		15.377 (9) COUNCIL ON EARLY LITERACY CURRICULA.
47	47		(a) There is created in the department of public instruc-
48	48		tion a council on early literacy curricula composed of 9
49	49		members who have knowledge of or experience with sci-
50	50		ence−based early literacy instruction, as defined in s.
51	51		118.015 (1c) (b), and literacy curricula for pupils in
52	52		grades kindergarten to 3. The members of the council
53	53		* Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s
54		-	partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 20 2023 Assembly Bill 321
	54	+	partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
55	55		shall be appointed for staggered 3−year terms, as fol-
56	56		lows:.
57	57		1. Three members appointed by the speaker of the
58	58		assembly.
59	59		2. Three members appointed by the senate majority
60	60		leader.
61	61		3. Three members appointed by the state superinten-
62	62		dent of public instruction.
63	63		(b) An individual may not serve as a member of the
64	64		council under this subsection if any of the following
65	65		applies:
66	66		1. The individual has a financial interest in an entity
67	67		that develops, sells, or markets a product to assess read-
68	68		ing ability.
69	69		2. The individual has a financial interest in an entity
70	70		that develops, sells, or markets a product specifically
71	71		intended to be used to teach reading.
72	72		3. The individual has a financial interest in an entity
73	73		that develops, sells, or markets a product to treat reading
74	74		difficulties.
75	75		(c) For purposes of par. (b), “financial interest in an
76	76		entity” includes all of the following:
77	77		1. A direct or indirect ownership interest in the entity.
78	78		2. Receiving income from the entity during the 12
79	79		months preceding the consideration for appointment
80	80		under par. (a).
81	81		SECTION 5. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended
82	82		to read:
83	83		115.28 (7) (a) License all teachers for the public
84	84		schools of the state; make rules establishing standards of
85	85		attainment and procedures for the examination and
86	86		licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss.
87	87		118.19 (2) and (3), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193,
88	88		118.194, 118.195, and 118.197; prescribe by rule stan-
89	89		dards, requirements, and procedures for the approval of
90	90		teacher preparatory programs leading to licensure,
91	91		including a requirement that, to be approved by the state
92	92		superintendent, a teacher preparatory program shall
93	93		demonstrate that it provides instruction that prepares
94	94		teachers to teach reading and language arts using sci-
95	95		ence−based early reading instruction, as defined in s.
96	96		118.015 (1c) (b), and does not provide instruction on
97	97		teaching reading and language arts that incorporates
98	98		3−cueing, as defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (c), and a require-
99	99		ment that, beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually there-
100	100		after, each teacher preparatory program located in this
101	101		state shall submit to the department a list of individuals
102	102		who have completed the program and who have been rec-
103	103		ommended by the program for licensure under this sub-
104	104		section, together with each individual’s date of program
105	105		completion, from each term or semester of the program’s
106	106		most recently completed academic year; file in the state
107	107		superintendent’s office all papers relating to state teach-
108	108		ers’ licenses; and register each such license.
109	109		SECTION 6. 115.38 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended
110	110		to read:
111	111		115.38 (1) (a) Indicators of academic achievement,
112	112		including the performance of pupils on the tests adminis-
113	113		tered under s. 121.02 (1) (r), the performance of pupils on
114	114		assessments required under s. 118.016 (3), and the per-
115	115		formance of pupils, by subject area, on the statewide
116	116		assessment examinations administered under s. 118.30.
117	117		SECTION 7. 115.385 (1) (e) of the statutes is created
118	118		to read:
119	119		115.385 (1) (e) Beginning with the accountability
120	120		report published for the 2024−25 school year, for a school
121	121		district other than a union high school district and for
122	122		each school that offers grade 3 in that school district, the
123	123		percentage of pupils reading at grade level by the end of
124	124		3rd grade.
125	125		SECTION 8. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:
126	126		115.39 Literacy coaching program. (1) DEFINI-
127	127		TIONS. In this section:
128	128		(a) “CESA region” means the geographic territory
129	129		within the boundaries of a cooperative educational ser-
130	130		vice agency.
131	131		(b) “Eligible school” means any of the following that
132	132		does not provide instruction that incorporates 3−cueing,
133	133		as defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (c), in the core reading cur-
134	134		riculum for grades kindergarten to 3:
135	135		1. A public school, including a charter school estab-
136	136		lished under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
137	137		2. A private school participating in a program under
138	138		s. 118.60 or 119.23.
139	139		(c) “Office” means the office of literacy in the depart-
140	140		ment.
141	141		(2) LITERACY COACHING PROGRAM. The office shall
142	142		establish and supervise an early literacy coaching pro-
143	143		gram to improve literacy outcomes in this state. As part
144	144		of the early literacy coaching program established under
145	145		this subsection, the office shall, in consultation with
146	146		cooperative educational service agencies, do all of the
147	147		following:
148	148		(a) Contract with individuals who demonstrate
149	149		knowledge and expertise in science−based early literacy
150	150		instruction and instructional practices, and have instruc-
151	151		tional experience in grades kindergarten to 12 to serve as
152	152		literacy coaches. The office may not contract for more
153	153		than 64 full−time equivalent positions under this para-
154	154		graph.
155	155		(b) Provide ongoing training on science−based early
156	156		literacy instruction and instructional practices and super-
157	157		vision to individuals with whom the office contracts
158	158		under par. (a).
159	159		(c) Prohibit literacy coaches from using or promoting
160	160		instruction that includes 3−cueing, as defined in s.
161	161		118.015 (1c) (c).
162	162		(3) PARTICIPATION; SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
163	163		(a) The office shall assign one−half of the number of lit-
164	164		eracy coaches under sub. (2) (a) as follows:
165	165		1. Based on scores of the standardized reading test
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	166	+	administered to pupils during the prior school year under − 3 − 2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
167	167		s. 121.02 (1) (r), the office shall identify the 50 eligible
168	168		schools that had the lowest percentage of pupils score as
169	169		proficient in reading at grade level and the 50 eligible
170	170		schools that had the largest gap in pupils who scored as
171	171		proficient in reading at grade level.
172	172		2. a. Subject to par. (c) and subd. 2. b., from the eligi-
173	173		ble schools identified under subd. 1., the office shall
174	174		select the eligible schools that the office determines have
175	175		the greatest need for early literacy instructional coaching
176	176		and shall assign at least one but no more than 3 eligible
177	177		schools selected under this subdivision to each full−time
178	178		equivalent literacy coach.
179	179		b. From the eligible schools identified under subd. 1.,
180	180		the office shall select at least two eligible schools that are
181	181		private schools participating in a program under s. 118.60
182	182		or 119.23.
183	183		(b) The office shall assign one−half of the number of
184	184		literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a), in consultation with
185	185		cooperative educational service agencies, to eligible
186	186		schools that request early literacy support. The office
187	187		shall assign literacy coaches under this paragraph in a
188	188		manner that allocates the literacy coaches evenly across
189	189		CESA regions.
190	190		(c) 1. The total number of full−time equivalent liter-
191	191		acy coaches assigned under pars. (a) and (b) to eligible
192	192		schools located within the geographical boundaries of a
193	193		school district may not exceed the following:
194	194		a. For a first class city school district, 10.
195	195		b. For a school district other than a first class city
196	196		school district, 4.
197	197		2. The total number of full−time equivalent literacy
198	198		coaches assigned under pars. (a) and (b) to eligible
199	199		schools located within a CESA region may not be fewer
200	200		than 3.
201	201		(d) The office shall ensure that a school assigned a lit-
202	202		eracy coach under par. (a) or (b) does not request or
203	203		require that the literacy coach perform duties outside the
204	204		individual’s role as a literacy coach. For purposes of this
205	205		paragraph, the role of a literacy coach is to provide sup-
206	206		port to administrators, school−based literacy coaches,
207	207		principals, and teachers to build teacher and school
208	208		capacity to teach reading and language arts using sci-
209	209		ence−based early reading instruction, as defined in s.
210	210		118.015 (1c) (b), in order to increase the percentage of
211	211		pupils who are reading at grade level by the end of grade
212	212		3.
213	213		(4) REPORT. By October 15, 2024, and by each Octo-
214	214		ber 15 thereafter, the office shall submit a report to the
215	215		joint committee on finance that includes at least all of the
216	216		following for the previous school year:
217	217		(a) The number of literacy coaches assigned to
218	218		schools under sub. (3) (a) and (b).
219	219		(b) The number of schools that were assigned a liter-
220	220		acy coach under sub. (3) (a) and the number of schools
221	221		that were assigned a literacy coach under sub. (3) (b).
222	222		(c) The number of contracts that the office entered
223	223		into under sub. (2) (a) and the number of contracts under
224	224		sub. (2) (a) that were terminated.
225	225		(d) The number of requests submitted for a literacy
226	226		coach under sub. (3) (b).
227	227		(e) The results of the standardized reading test
228	228		administered under s. 121.02 (1) (r) and assessments
229	229		under s. 118.016 in schools that were assigned a literacy
230	230		coach under sub. (3) (a) or (b).
231	231		(f) A description of the training provided under sub.
232	232		(2) (b).
233	233		(g) For the 2023−24 and 2024−25 school years, the
234	234		number of individuals who completed the mandatory
235	235		professional development training under 2023 Wiscon-
236	236		sin Act .... (this act), section 27 (2).
237	237		SECTION 9. 115.39 of the statutes, as created by 2023
238	238		Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
239	239		SECTION 10. 118.015 (title) of the statutes is amended
240	240		to read:
241	241		118.015 (title) Reading instruction; early literacy
242	242		curricula and instructional materials.
243	243		SECTION 11. 118.015 (1c) of the statutes is created to
244	244		read:
245	245		118.015 (1c) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
246	246		(a) “Phonics” means the study of the relationships
247	247		between sounds and words; this includes alphabetic prin-
248	248		ciple, decoding, orthographic knowledge, encoding, and
249	249		fluency.
250	250		(b) “Science−based early reading instruction” means
251	251		instruction that is systematic and explicit and consists of
252	252		at least all of the following:
253	253		1. Phonological awareness, including word aware-
254	254		ness, rhyme recognition, repetition and creation of allit-
255	255		eration, syllable counting or identification, onset, and
256	256		rime manipulation.
257	257		2. Phonemic awareness, including phoneme identifi-
258	258		cation, isolation, blending, segmentation, addition, sub-
259	259		stitution, and deletion.
260	260		3. Phonics.
261	261		4. Building background knowledge.
262	262		5. Oral language development.
263	263		6. Vocabulary building to develop lexical and mor-
264	264		phological knowledge.
265	265		7. Instruction in writing.
266	266		8. Instruction in comprehension.
267	267		9. Reading fluency.
268	268		(c) “Three−cueing” means any model, including the
269	269		model referred to as meaning, structure, and visual cues,
270	270		or MSV, of teaching a pupil to read based on meaning,
271	271		structure and syntax, and visual cues or memory.
272	272		SECTION 12. 118.015 (1m) of the statutes is created
273	273		to read:
274	274		118.015 (1m) EARLY LITERACY CURRICULA AND
275	275		INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. (a) Beginning in the
276		-	2023−24 school year and annually thereafter, the council − 4 −2023 Wisconsin Act 20 2023 Assembly Bill 321
	276	+	2023−24 school year and annually thereafter, the council − 4 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
277	277		on early literacy curricula shall recommend to the depart-
278	278		ment early literacy curricula and instructional materials
279	279		for use in the following school year in grades kinder-
280	280		garten to 3. The council on early literacy curricula may
281	281		recommend only early literacy curricula and instruc-
282	282		tional materials that satisfy the following criteria:
283	283		1. The curricula and instructional materials include
284	284		all of the components of science−based early reading
285	285		instruction.
286	286		2. The curricula and instructional materials do not
287	287		include 3−cueing.
288	288		(b) 1. By no later than 30 days after the department
289	289		receives recommendations under par. (a), the department
290	290		shall submit to the joint committee on finance proposed
291	291		recommendations on early literacy curricula and instruc-
292	292		tional materials that satisfy the criteria under par. (a) 1.
293	293		and 2. for use in the following school year. If the cochair-
294	294		persons of the joint committee on finance do not notify
295	295		the department within 14 working days after the date of
296	296		the submittal of the proposed recommendations that the
297	297		committee has scheduled a meeting to review the pro-
298	298		posed recommendations, the department shall adopt the
299	299		proposed recommendations for use in the following
300	300		school year. If, within 14 working days after the date of
301	301		the submittal of the proposed recommendations, the
302	302		cochairpersons of the committee notify the department
303	303		that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the
304	304		proposed recommendations, the department may not
305	305		adopt the proposed recommendations unless the commit-
306	306		tee approves or modifies the proposed recommendations.
307	307		If the committee modifies the plan, the department may
308	308		adopt the recommendations only as modified by the com-
309	309		mittee.
310	310		2. The department shall maintain on its website a cur-
311	311		rent list of the early literacy curricula and instructional
312	312		materials recommendations adopted under this para-
313	313		graph.
314	314		(c) The department shall award grants to reimburse
315	315		school boards, operators of charter schools, and govern-
316	316		ing bodies of private schools participating in a program
317	317		under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that adopt a literacy curriculum
318	318		from the recommendations adopted under par. (b) after
319	319		January 1, 2024. A grant under this paragraph shall be an
320	320		amount equal to one−half of the costs of purchasing the
321	321		literacy curriculum and instructional materials adopted
322	322		from the recommendations adopted under par. (b). If the
323	323		amount appropriated for this purpose is insufficient to
324	324		pay the full amount to all grant recipients under this para-
325	325		graph, the department shall prorate the grant awards
326	326		among all grant recipients.
327	327		(d) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph
328	328		.... [LRB inserts date], no school board, operator of a
329	329		charter school, or governing body of a private school par-
330	330		ticipating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may
331	331		purchase curricula or instructional materials that include
332	332		3−cueing.
333	333		SECTION 13. 118.015 (2) of the statutes is amended
334	334		to read:
335	335		118.015 (2) EMPLOYMENT OF READING SPECIALISTS.
336	336		Each school district shall employ a reading specialist cer-
337	337		tified by the department to develop and coordinate a com-
338	338		prehensive reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to
339	339		12. At the discretion of the state superintendent, a school
340	340		district may contract with other school districts or coop-
341	341		erative educational service agencies to employ a certified
342	342		reading specialist on a cooperative basis.
343	343		SECTION 14. 118.015 (3) (a) of the statutes is
344	344		amended to read:
345	345		118.015 (3) (a) Develop and implement Implement
346	346		a reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12.
347	347		SECTION 15. 118.015 (5) of the statutes is created to
348	348		read:
349	349		118.015 (5) PROHIBITED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES;
350	350		3−CUEING. Beginning in the 2024−25 school year, no pub-
351	351		lic school, including a charter school, or private school
352	352		participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may
353	353		provide instruction that incorporates 3−cueing in the core
354	354		reading curriculum for grades kindergarten to 3 or in sup-
355	355		plemental materials, including materials used for reading
356	356		intervention, for pupils in grades kindergarten to 3.
357	357		SECTION 16. 118.016 of the statutes is repealed and
358	358		recreated to read:
359	359		118.016 Reading readiness assessments; charac-
360	360		teristics of dyslexia. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
361	361		(a) “At−risk” means a pupil scored below the 25th
362	362		percentile on a universal screening assessment or diag-
363	363		nostic assessment, as indicated by the publisher of the
364	364		assessment.
365	365		(b) “Diagnostic assessment” means a tool that
366	366		includes all of the following:
367	367		1. An assessment that evaluates a pupil’s skill in the
368	368		areas listed in par. (L) 1. to 5., rapid naming, phonological
369	369		awareness, word recognition, spelling, vocabulary, lis-
370	370		tening comprehension, and, when developmentally
371	371		appropriate for the pupil, oral reading fluency and read-
372	372		ing comprehension.
373	373		2. An opportunity for a pupil’s parent to complete a
374	374		family history survey to provide additional information
375	375		about learning difficulties in the pupil’s family.
376	376		(c) “Dyslexia” means a specific learning disability
377	377		that is all of the following:
378	378		1. Neurobiological in origin.
379	379		2. Characterized by difficulties with accurate and flu-
380	380		ent word recognition and poor spelling and decoding
381	381		abilities that typically result from a deficit in the phono-
382	382		logical component of language. Consequences of these
383	383		difficulties may include problems in reading comprehen-
384	384		sion and reduced reading experience that may impede
385	385		vocabulary growth and background knowledge.
386	386		3. Often unexpected in relation to other cognitive
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388	388		(d) “Family history survey” means a questionnaire
389	389		that includes questions about previous recommendations
390	390		for summer reading support or outside tutoring, general
391	391		interest in reading and books, family history of character-
392	392		istics of dyslexia, and any known family struggles in
393	393		reading or spelling.
394	394		(e) “Fidelity” means to perform in the manner that the
395	395		author or publisher of a program or assessment intends.
396	396		(f) “Fundamental skills screening assessment”
397	397		means an assessment that evaluates whether a pupil pos-
398	398		sesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.
399	399		(g) “Inadequate rate of progress” means a pupil’s rate
400	400		of improvement that is minimal and that with continued
401	401		intervention the pupil is unlikely to demonstrate grade−
402	402		level skills by the end of the school year.
403	403		(h) “Independent charter school” means a charter
404	404		school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
405	405		(i) “Intervention” means an intervention that is all of
406	406		the following:
407	407		1. Explicit, direct instruction that is systematic,
408	408		sequential, and cumulative and follows a logical plan of
409	409		presenting the area of deficit that targets the specific
410	410		needs of the pupil without presuming prior skills or
411	411		knowledge of the pupil.
412	412		2. Individualized instruction to meet the specific
413	413		needs of a pupil in a setting that uses intensive, highly
414	414		concentrated instruction methods and materials that
415	415		maximize pupil engagement.
416	416		3. Instruction that incorporates the simultaneous use
417	417		of 2 or more sensory pathways during teacher presenta-
418	418		tions and pupil practice.
419	419		(j) “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (12)
420	420		(a).
421	421		(k) “Reading readiness assessment” means a funda-
422	422		mental skills screening assessment, universal screening
423	423		assessment, or diagnostic assessment.
424	424		(L) “Universal screening assessment” means an
425	425		assessment that evaluates a pupil’s skill in all of the fol-
426	426		lowing areas:
427	427		1. Phonemic awareness.
428	428		2. Decoding skills.
429	429		3. Alphabet knowledge.
430	430		4. Letter sound knowledge.
431	431		5. Oral vocabulary.
432	432		(2) FOUR−YEAR−OLD KINDERGARTEN; SCREENING
433	433		REQUIREMENT. Each school board and the operator of
434	434		each independent charter school shall annually assess the
435	435		early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled in 4−year−old
436	436		kindergarten in the school district or in the independent
437	437		charter school at least 2 times during the school year
438	438		using a fundamental skills screening assessment selected
439	439		by the department. The school board or operator of the
440	440		independent charter school shall ensure that the first
441	441		screening assessment is administered before the 45th day
442	442		after the first day of the school term and that the 2nd
443	443		screening assessment is administered by the date that is
444	444		45 days before the last day of the school term. The school
445	445		board or operator of the independent charter school shall
446	446		ensure that assessments required under this subsection
447	447		are administered with fidelity.
448	448		(3) EARLY LITERACY ASSESSMENTS; 5−YEAR−OLD
449	449		KINDERGARTEN TO 3RD GRADE. Each school board and the
450	450		operator of each independent charter school shall annu-
451	451		ally assess the early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled
452	452		in 5−year−old kindergarten to 3rd grade in the school dis-
453	453		trict or in the independent charter school as follows:
454	454		(a) Universal screenings. Screen the pupil at least 3
455	455		times during the school year using a universal screening
456	456		assessment selected by the department. The school board
457	457		or operator of the independent charter school shall ensure
458	458		that the universal screening assessments are adminis-
459	459		tered at the following times during the school year:
460	460		1. The first universal screening assessment is admin-
461	461		istered before the 45th day after the first day of the school
462	462		term.
463	463		2. The 2nd universal screening assessment is admin-
464	464		istered in the middle of the school term, as determined by
465	465		the school board or operator of the independent charter
466	466		school.
467	467		3. The 3rd universal screening assessment is admin-
468	468		istered by the date that is 45 days before the last day of the
469	469		school term.
470	470		(b) Diagnostic assessment. Assess a pupil using a
471	471		diagnostic assessment as follows:
472	472		1. No later than the 2nd Friday of November if a uni-
473	473		versal screening assessment administered under par. (a)
474	474		1. indicates that the pupil is at−risk.
475	475		2. Within 10 days after a universal screening assess-
476	476		ment is administered under par. (a) 2. if the universal
477	477		screening assessment indicates that the pupil is at−risk.
478	478		3. Within 20 days after a teacher or parent who sus-
479	479		pects that the pupil has characteristics of dyslexia sub-
480	480		mits a request for a diagnostic assessment.
481	481		(c) Administering assessments with fidelity. Ensure
482	482		that each assessment required under this subsection is
483	483		administered with fidelity.
484	484		(4) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. (a) Assessment results.
485	485		A school board or operator of an independent charter
486	486		school shall provide the results of a reading readiness
487	487		assessment, in writing, to a pupil’s parent no later than 15
488	488		days after the reading readiness assessment is scored. For
489	489		purposes of providing results of a reading readiness
490	490		assessment under this paragraph, a school board or opera-
491	491		tor of an independent charter school shall provide at least
492	492		all of the following to a pupil’s parent in the native lan-
493	493		guage of the pupil’s parent:
494	494		1. The pupil’s score on the reading readiness assess-
495	495		ment.
496	496		2. The pupil’s score in each early literacy skill cate-
497	497		gory assessed by the reading readiness assessment.
498	498		3. The pupil’s percentile rank score on the reading
499		-	readiness assessment, if available. − 6 −2023 Wisconsin Act 20 2023 Assembly Bill 321
	499	+	readiness assessment, if available. − 6 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
500	500		4. The definition of “at−risk” and the score on the
501	501		reading readiness assessment that would indicate that a
502	502		pupil is at−risk.
503	503		5. A plain language description of the literacy skills
504	504		the reading readiness assessment is designed to measure.
505	505		(b) Special education information. If a diagnostic
506	506		assessment indicates that a pupil is at−risk, a school board
507	507		or operator of an independent charter school shall include
508	508		information about how to make a special education refer-
509	509		ral under s. 115.777 with the diagnostic assessment
510	510		results provided to the parent under par. (a).
511	511		(c) Dyslexia information; certain pupils. If a school
512	512		board or operator of an independent charter school is
513	513		required to assess a pupil’s early literacy skills using a
514	514		diagnostic assessment, a school board or operator of an
515	515		independent charter school shall provide all of the fol-
516	516		lowing, in writing, to the pupil’s parent:
517	517		1. A description of the common indicators and char-
518	518		acteristics of dyslexia.
519	519		2. Information about appropriate interventions and
520	520		accommodations for pupils with characteristics of dys-
521	521		lexia.
522	522		(d) Early literacy remediation plan; availability. A
523	523		school board or operator of an independent charter school
524	524		shall post its early literacy remediation plan, as estab-
525	525		lished under sub. (6), on the school district’s or indepen-
526	526		dent charter school’s website.
527	527		(5) INTERVENTIONS; AT−RISK PUPILS. (a) Personal
528	528		reading plans. If a pupil enrolled in 5−year−old kinder-
529	529		garten to 3rd grade is identified as at−risk based on a uni-
530	530		versal screening assessment or diagnostic assessment,
531	531		the school board of the school district or operator of the
532	532		independent charter school in which the pupil is enrolled
533	533		shall do all of the following:
534	534		1. Create a personal reading plan for the pupil that
535	535		includes at least all of the following:
536	536		a. The pupil’s specific early literacy skill deficien-
537	537		cies, as identified by the applicable assessment.
538	538		b. Goals and benchmarks for the pupil’s progress
539	539		toward grade−level literacy skills.
540	540		c. How the pupil’s progress will be monitored.
541	541		d. A description of the interventions and any addi-
542	542		tional instructional services that will be provided to the
543	543		pupil to address the pupil’s early literacy skill deficien-
544	544		cies.
545	545		e. The programming using science−based early read-
546	546		ing instruction, as defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), that the
547	547		pupil’s teacher will use to provide reading instruction to
548	548		the pupil, addressing the areas of phonemic awareness,
549	549		phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
550	550		f. Strategies the pupil’s parent is encouraged to use
551	551		to help the pupil achieve grade−level literacy skills.
552	552		g. Any additional services available and appropriate
553	553		to accelerate the pupil’s early literacy skill development.
554	554		2. Provide the interventions described in the pupil’s
555	555		personal reading plan to the pupil, as soon as practicable.
556	556		3. Monitor the pupil’s progress at least weekly using
557	557		the method described in the pupil’s personal reading plan
558	558		to determine whether the pupil demonstrates an inade-
559	559		quate rate of progress.
560	560		4. Provide a copy of the pupil’s personal reading plan
561	561		to the pupil’s parent and obtain a copy of the pupil’s per-
562	562		sonal reading plan signed by the pupil’s parent.
563	563		5. After providing the interventions described in the
564	564		pupil’s personal reading plan to the pupil for 10 weeks,
565	565		notify the pupil’s parent of the pupil’s progress, as deter-
566	566		mined under the pupil’s personal reading plan.
567	567		(b) Deadlines for plan creation. If a school board or
568	568		operator of an independent charter school is required to
569	569		create a personal reading plan for a pupil under par. (a) 1.,
570	570		the school board or operator shall prepare the personal
571	571		reading plan as follows:
572	572		1. If the pupil is identified as at−risk based on a uni-
573	573		versal screening assessment administered under sub. (3)
574	574		(a) 1. or based on a diagnostic assessment administered
575	575		under sub. (3) (b) 1., no later than the 3rd Friday of
576	576		November.
577	577		2. If the pupil is identified as at−risk based on a uni-
578	578		versal screening assessment administered under sub. (3)
579	579		(a) 2. or 3. or based on a diagnostic assessment adminis-
580	580		tered under sub. (3) (b) 2. or 3., within 10 days after the
581	581		applicable screening assessment is administered.
582	582		(c) Inadequate rate of progress. For purposes of
583	583		determining whether a pupil demonstrates an inadequate
584	584		rate of progress under par. (a) 3., a school board or opera-
585	585		tor of an independent charter school shall determine
586	586		whether the pupil is likely to demonstrate grade−level
587	587		skills by the end of the school year by assessing one of the
588	588		following:
589	589		1. For a pupil enrolled in 5−year−old kindergarten,
590	590		nonword or nonsense word fluency and phoneme seg-
591	591		mentation fluency.
592	592		2. For a pupil enrolled in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade, oral
593	593		reading fluency.
594	594		(d) Plan completion; 3rd grade. A 3rd grade pupil
595	595		who has a personal reading plan under par. (a) 1. is con-
596	596		sidered to have completed the personal reading plan if the
597	597		pupil’s parent and the pupil’s school agree that the pupil
598	598		has met the goals outlined in the personal reading plan
599	599		and the pupil scores at grade−level in reading on a sum-
600	600		mative assessment, as defined by the department by rule.
601	601		(6) EARLY LITERACY REMEDIATION PLAN; SCHOOL DIS-
602	602		TRICT OR INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL. A school board
603	603		or operator of an independent charter school shall estab-
604	604		lish an early literacy remediation plan for grades 5−year−
605	605		old kindergarten to 3 that includes all of the following:
606	606		(a) The assessments the school board or operator of
607	607		the independent charter school uses to satisfy the require-
608	608		ments under sub. (3).
609	609		(b) A description of the interventions the school
610	610		board or operator of the independent charter school uses
611		-	to address characteristics of dyslexia. − 7 − 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 2023 Assembly Bill 321
	611	+	to address characteristics of dyslexia. − 7 − 2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
612	612		(c) A description of how the school board or operator
613	613		of the independent charter school monitors pupil
614	614		progress during interventions, including the frequency of
615	615		monitoring pupil progress during interventions and any
616	616		assessment tools used to monitor pupil progress during
617	617		interventions.
618	618		(d) How the school board or operator of the indepen-
619	619		dent charter school uses results of assessments required
620	620		under sub. (3) to evaluate early literacy instruction being
621	621		provided in the school district or at the independent char-
622	622		ter school.
623	623		(e) A parent notification policy that complies with
624	624		subs. (4) and (5) (a) 4. and 5.
625	625		(7) REPORTING ASSESSMENT DATA. By no later than
626	626		July 15, 2025, and each July 15 thereafter, a school board
627	627		shall report for each school and for the school district, and
628	628		the operator of an independent charter school shall report
629	629		for the independent charter school, all of the following to
630	630		the department:
631	631		(a) The number of pupils who were identified as at−
632	632		risk as the result of a fundamental skills screening assess-
633	633		ment administered in the previous school year.
634	634		(b) The number of pupils who were identified as at−
635	635		risk as the result of a universal screening assessment
636	636		administered in the previous school year.
637	637		(c) The number of pupils who were identified as at−
638	638		risk as the result of a diagnostic assessment administered
639	639		in the previous school year.
640	640		(d) The names of the diagnostic assessments used to
641	641		assess pupils in the previous school year.
642	642		(e) The number of pupils enrolled in 5−year−old
643	643		kindergarten to 3rd grade who began receiving interven-
644	644		tions during the previous school year, by grade.
645	645		(f) The total number of pupils enrolled in 5−year−old
646	646		kindergarten to 3rd grade who received interventions
647	647		under a personal reading plan during the previous school
648	648		year.
649	649		(g) The number of pupils enrolled in 5−year−old
650	650		kindergarten to 3rd grade who exited interventions dur-
651	651		ing the previous school year, by grade.
652	652		(h) The number of pupils for whom a referral under
653	653		s. 115.777 was made during the previous school year
654	654		based on diagnostic assessment results provided to a par-
655	655		ent under sub. (4) (a).
656	656		(8) DEPARTMENT; DUTIES. (a) Selected and approved
657	657		reading readiness assessments. 1. By no later than July
658	658		15, 2024, and subject to subd. 2., the department shall
659	659		select a fundamental skills screening assessment and a
660	660		universal screening assessment, and establish and main-
661	661		tain a list of diagnostic assessments that are approved by
662	662		the department for use under this section.
663	663		2. The department may select or approve an assess-
664	664		ment under subd. 1. only if the assessment meets all of the
665	665		following criteria:
666	666		a. The assessment has a sensitivity rate of at least 70
667	667		percent.
668	668		b. The assessment has a specificity rate of at least 80
669	669		percent.
670	670		c. The assessment includes a growth measure.
671	671		3. The department shall publish a list of the assess-
672	672		ments selected or approved under subd. 1. on its website
673	673		and submit the lists of approved assessments to the appro-
674	674		priate standing committees of the legislature under s.
675	675		13.172 (3). If the department modifies a list under subd.
676	676		1., the department shall submit the modified list to the
677	677		appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
678	678		s. 13.172 (3).
679	679		(b) Reports to the legislature. By November 30,
680	680		2025, and by each November 30 thereafter, the depart-
681	681		ment shall compile the information it receives under sub.
682	682		(7) and submit a report to the appropriate standing com-
683	683		mittees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) that includes
684	684		the number of pupils identified as at−risk in the previous
685	685		school year, by school and by school district.
686	686		(9) STATE SUPPORT. (a) Payments and assessments.
687	687		From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f) and subject
688	688		to par. (b), the department shall pay a school board or
689	689		operator of an independent charter school the per pupil
690	690		cost of each reading readiness assessment required to be
691	691		administered under sub. (3) (b). Beginning in the
692	692		2025−26 school year, the department may pay a school
693	693		board or operator of an independent charter school under
694	694		this paragraph only if the school board or operator of the
695	695		independent charter school does all of the following:
696	696		1. Submits the report required under sub. (7) for the
697	697		previous school year.
698	698		2. In the report required under sub. (7) for the previ-
699	699		ous school year, indicates that the school board or opera-
700	700		tor of the independent charter school used only reading
701	701		readiness assessments selected or approved under sub.
702	702		(8) (a) for that school year.
703	703		(b) Proration. If the appropriation under s. 20.255
704	704		(1) (f) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full
705	705		amount of aid under par. (a), the department shall prorate
706	706		state aid payments among the school boards and opera-
707	707		tors of independent charter schools entitled to the aid.
708	708		(c) Assessments. The department shall provide to
709	709		each school board and operator of an independent charter
710	710		school the reading readiness assessments required for the
711	711		school board or operator to comply with sub. (2) and (3)
712	712		(a), at no cost to the school board or independent charter
713	713		school.
714	714		(10) ENFORCEMENT. (a) If a parent or guardian of a
715	715		pupil enrolled in 4−year−old kindergarten to 3rd grade in
716	716		a school district or independent charter school believes
717	717		that the school board or operator of the independent char-
718	718		ter school is not in compliance with this section, the par-
719	719		ent or guardian may file a complaint with the department
720	720		that describes the specific manner in which the school
721	721		board or operator is not in compliance with this section.
722	722		The department shall review a complaint received under
723		-	this paragraph and issue a determination on whether the − 8 −2023 Wisconsin Act 20 2023 Assembly Bill 321
	723	+	this paragraph and issue a determination on whether the − 8 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
724	724		school board or operator is in compliance with this sec-
725	725		tion. If the department determines that a school board or
726	726		operator of an independent charter school is not in com-
727	727		pliance with this section, the department shall notify the
728	728		school board or operator of its determination and shall
729	729		include in the notice the specific actions required for the
730	730		school board or operator to be in compliance with this
731	731		section.
732	732		(b) If the department determines under par. (a) that
733	733		a school board or operator of an independent charter
734	734		school is not in compliance with this section and the
735	735		school board or operator continues to fail to comply with
736	736		this section, the complainant under par. (a) may bring an
737	737		action for injunctive relief or a writ of mandamus in cir-
738	738		cuit court to compel the school board to comply with this
739	739		section.
740	740		(11) RULES. The department may promulgate rules
741	741		under this section only on the following:
742	742		(a) A process to select or approve assessments under
743	743		sub. (8) (a).
744	744		(b) A process to request that a specific diagnostic
745	745		assessment be approved by the department.
746	746		SECTION 17. 118.19 (12) of the statutes is renum-
747	747		bered 118.19 (12) (intro.) and amended to read:
748	748		118.19 (12) (intro.) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the
749	749		The department may not issue a license that authorizes
750	750		the holder to teach reading or language arts to pupils in
751	751		any prekindergarten class or in any of the grades from
752	752		kindergarten to 6 unless the applicant has successfully
753	753		completed instruction preparing the applicant to teach
754	754		reading and language arts using appropriate instructional
755	755		methods, including phonics. The phonics instruction
756	756		need not be provided as a separate course. In this subsec-
757	757		tion, “phonics” means a method of teaching beginners to
758	758		read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value
759	759		of letters, letter groups and syllables. that satisfies all of
760	760		the following:
761	761		SECTION 18. 118.19 (12) (a) and (b) of the statutes are
762	762		created to read:
763	763		118.19 (12) (a) The instruction prepared the appli-
764	764		cant to teach reading and language arts using science−
765	765		based early reading instruction, as defined in s. 118.015
766	766		(1c) (b).
767	767		(b) For licenses issued on or after July 1, 2026, the
768	768		instruction did not include 3−cueing, as defined in s.
769	769		118.015 (1c) (c), as a method to teach reading and lan-
770	770		guage arts.
771	771		SECTION 19. 118.33 (5m) of the statutes is created to
772	772		read:
773	773		118.33 (5m) By January 1, 2025, the department
774	774		shall establish a model policy for promoting a pupil from
775	775		the 3rd grade to the 4th grade. The department shall
776	776		include in the model policy at least all of the following:
777	777		(a) A requirement that the school board or operator
778	778		of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) do all of
779	779		the following for a pupil promoted to 4th grade who had
780	780		a personal reading plan under s. 118.016 (5) (a) 1. during
781	781		the 3rd grade and who is not considered to have com-
782	782		pleted the personal reading plan under s. 118.016 (5) (d):
783	783		1. Provide the pupil with intensive instructional ser-
784	784		vices, progress monitoring, and supports to remediate the
785	785		identified areas of deficiency.
786	786		2. Notify the pupil’s parent or guardian, in writing,
787	787		that the pupil did not complete the personal reading plan
788	788		under s. 118.016 (5) (a) 1. and include a description of the
789	789		intensive instructional services and supports that will be
790	790		provided to the pupil to remediate the identified areas of
791	791		reading deficiency.
792	792		3. Provide the pupil with an intensive summer read-
793	793		ing program each summer until the pupil scores at grade−
794	794		level in reading on a summative assessment.
795	795		(b) A good cause exception to the requirement under
796	796		par. (a) for all of the following:
797	797		1. Limited−English proficient pupils, as defined in s.
798	798		115.955 (7).
799	799		2. A pupil who has an individual education plan that
800	800		indicates that neither taking the examination under s.
801	801		121.02 (1) (r) nor taking the assessments under s. 118.016
802	802		(3) is appropriate for the pupil.
803	803		3. A pupil who scores as proficient in reading on an
804	804		alternative standardized assessment approved by the
805	805		department.
806	806		4. A pupil who has an individual education plan or a
807	807		plan to provide accommodations or services under sec-
808	808		tion 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that
809	809		indicates that the pupil has received intensive interven-
810	810		tion in reading for more than 2 years if the pupil continues
811	811		to demonstrate a deficiency in reading and was previ-
812	812		ously retained in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade.
813	813		5. A pupil who has received intensive intervention in
814	814		reading for 2 or more school years, continues to demon-
815	815		strate a deficiency in reading, and was previously
816	816		retained in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade for a total
817	817		of 2 years.
818	818		SECTION 20. 118.33 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is created
819	819		to read:
820	820		118.33 (6) (a) 3. By July 1, 2025, each school board
821	821		shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for pro-
822	822		moting a pupil from the 3rd grade to the 4th grade that
823	823		includes at least all of the components under sub. (5m) (a)
824	824		and (b). Beginning on September 1, 2027, a school board
825	825		may not promote a 3rd grade pupil to the 4th grade unless
826	826		the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in
827	827		the school board’s policy under this subdivision.
828	828		SECTION 21. 118.33 (6) (b) 2m. of the statutes is cre-
829	829		ated to read:
830	830		118.33 (6) (b) 2m. By July 1, 2025, each operator of
831	831		a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall adopt
832	832		a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a
833	833		pupil from the 3rd grade to the 4th grade that includes at
834	834		least all of the components under sub. (5m) (a) and (b).
835		-	Beginning on September 1, 2027, an operator of a charter − 9 − 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 2023 Assembly Bill 321
	835	+	Beginning on September 1, 2027, an operator of a charter − 9 − 2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
836	836		school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may not promote a 3rd
837	837		grade pupil to the 4th grade unless the pupil satisfies the
838	838		criteria for promotion specified in the charter school
839	839		operator’s policy under this subdivision.
840	840		SECTION 22. 118.33 (6) (b) 3. of the statutes is
841	841		amended to read:
842	842		118.33 (6) (b) 3. If a school board enters into an
843	843		agreement with a federally recognized American Indian
844	844		tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school, the
845	845		criteria specified in the policy policies adopted by that
846	846		school board under par. (a) 1. and 3. apply to pupils
847	847		enrolled in the charter school and that school board is
848	848		subject to the prohibitions in par. (a) 2. and 3. with respect
849	849		to pupils enrolled in the charter school, regardless of the
850	850		location of the charter school.
851	851		SECTION 23. 118.33 (6) (c) 3. of the statutes is created
852	852		to read:
853	853		118.33 (6) (c) 3. By July 1, 2025, the governing body
854	854		of each private school participating in the program under
855	855		s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying the crite-
856	856		ria for promoting a pupil from the 3rd grade to the 4th
857	857		grade that includes at least a requirement to provide to a
858	858		pupil promoted to 4th grade who scored below grade−
859	859		level in reading on the examination under s. 121.02 (1) (r)
860	860		the services described in sub. (5m) (a) 1. to 3. and a good
861	861		cause exception similar to the exception under sub. (5m)
862	862		(b). Beginning on September 1, 2027, the governing
863	863		body of a private school participating in the program
864	864		under s. 119.23 may not promote a 3rd grade pupil to the
865	865		4th grade unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promo-
866	866		tion specified in the governing body’s policy under this
867	867		subdivision.
868	868		SECTION 24. 118.33 (6) (cr) 3. of the statutes is cre-
869	869		ated to read:
870	870		118.33 (6) (cr) 3. By July 1, 2025, the governing body
871	871		of each private school participating in the program under
872	872		s. 118.60 shall adopt a written policy specifying the crite-
873	873		ria for promoting a pupil from the 3rd grade to the 4th
874	874		grade that includes at least a requirement to provide to a
875	875		pupil promoted to 4th grade who scored below grade−
876	876		level in reading on the examination under s. 121.02 (1) (r)
877	877		the services described in sub. (5m) (a) 1. to 3. and a good
878	878		cause exception similar to the exception under sub. (5m)
879	879		(b). Beginning on September 1, 2027, the governing
880	880		body of a private school participating in the program
881	881		under s. 118.60 may not promote a 3rd grade pupil to the
882	882		4th grade unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promo-
883	883		tion specified in the governing body’s policy under this
884	884		subdivision.
885	885		SECTION 25. 119.44 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created
886	886		to read:
887	887		119.44 (2) (bm) The performance of pupils on the
888	888		assessments administered during the prior school year
889	889		under s. 118.016 (3), categorized by school, gender, and
890	890		ethnicity.
891	891		SECTION 26. 121.02 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is
892	892		amended to read:
893	893		121.02 (1) (c) 3. The pupil’s reading assessment per-
894	894		formance on an assessment under s. 118.016 (3) indicates
895	895		that the pupil is at risk of reading difficulty at−risk, as
896	896		defined in s. 118.016 (1) (a). If this subdivision applies,
897	897		the interventions or services provided the pupil shall be
898	898		scientifically based include the components of science−
899	899		based early reading instruction, as defined in s. 118.015
900	900		(1c) (b), and shall address all areas in which the pupil is
901	901		deficient in a manner consistent with the state standards
902	902		in reading and language arts.
903	903		SECTION 27.0Nonstatutory provisions.
904	904		(1) COUNCIL ON EARLY LITERACY CURRICULA; INITIAL
905	905		APPOINTMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2024−25
906	906		SCHOOL YEAR.
907	907		(a) Appointments. Notwithstanding s. 15.377 (9), the
908	908		initial members of the council on early literacy curricula
909	909		shall be appointed as follows:
910	910		1. Except as provided in subd. 2., 9 members who
911	911		have knowledge of or experience with science−based
912	912		early literacy instruction, as defined in s. 118.015 (1c)
913	913		(b), and literacy curricula for pupils in grades kinder-
914	914		garten to 3 appointed jointly by the state superintendent
915	915		of public instruction, the speaker of the assembly, and the
916	916		senate majority leader.
917	917		2. If the state superintendent of public instruction, the
918	918		speaker of the assembly, and the senate majority leader
919	919		do not jointly appoint 9 members by 45 days after the
920	920		effective date of this subdivision:
921	921		a. Three members who have knowledge of or experi-
922	922		ence with science−based early literacy instruction, as
923	923		defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), and literacy curricula for
924	924		pupils in grades kindergarten to 3 appointed by the
925	925		speaker of the assembly.
926	926		b. Three members who have knowledge of or experi-
927	927		ence with science−based early literacy instruction, as
928	928		defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), and literacy curricula for
929	929		pupils in grades kindergarten to 3 appointed by the senate
930	930		majority leader.
931	931		c. Three members who have knowledge of or experi-
932	932		ence with science−based early literacy instruction, as
933	933		defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), and literacy curricula for
934	934		pupils in grades kindergarten to 3 appointed by the state
935	935		superintendent of public instruction.
936	936		3. If members are appointed under subd. 2., the
937	937		speaker of the assembly, the senate majority leader, and
938	938		the state superintendent of public instruction shall make
939	939		their respective appointments by no later than 60 days
940	940		after the effective date of this subdivision.
941	941		(b) Staggered terms. Notwithstanding the length of
942	942		terms specified for the members of the council on early
943	943		literacy curricula under s. 15.377 (9) (a), 3 of the initial
944	944		members shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1,
945		-	2024; 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for − 10 −2023 Wisconsin Act 20 2023 Assembly Bill 321
	945	+	2024; 3 of the initial members shall be appointed for − 10 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 321
946	946		terms expiring on July 1, 2025; and 3 of the initial mem-
947	947		bers shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2026.
948	948		At the expiration of an initial term, each of the appointing
949	949		authorities under s. 15.377 (9) (a) 1., 2., and 3. shall
950	950		appoint one member to the council.
951	951		(c) Recommendations for the 2024−25 school year.
952	952		1. The council on early literacy curricula shall submit
953	953		to the department of public instruction recommendations
954	954		for literacy curricula and instructional materials for
955	955		grades kindergarten to 3 for use in the 2024−25 school
956	956		year by no later than December 1, 2023. The council on
957	957		early literacy curricula may recommend only literacy
958	958		curricula and instructional materials that satisfy the crite-
959	959		ria in s. 118.015 (1m) (a) 1. and 2.
960	960		2. Notwithstanding s. 118.015 (1m) (b), as soon as
961	961		practicable but by no later than February 1, 2024, the
962	962		department of public instruction shall submit to the joint
963	963		committee on finance proposed recommendations for lit-
964	964		eracy curricula and instructional materials for grades
965	965		kindergarten to 3 for use in the 2024−25 school year.
966	966		(2) MANDATORY EARLY READING INSTRUCTION PRO-
967	967		FESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
968	968		(a) Each school board and operator of a charter
969	969		school shall ensure that, by July 1, 2025, or for an individ-
970	970		ual hired after January 1, 2025, but before July 1, 2025,
971	971		by no later than 6 months after the individual’s date of
972	972		hire, each individual who teaches a grade from kinder-
973	973		garten to 3 in the school district or charter school, each
974	974		individual employed by the school board or charter
975	975		school as a principal of a school that offers grades kinder-
976	976		garten to 3, and each individual employed by the school
977	977		board or charter school as a reading specialist has
978	978		received professional development training that is all of
979	979		the following:
980	980		1. Lexia Learning Systems, LLC, Language Essen-
981	981		tials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling training or
982	982		another program endorsed by the Center for Effective
983	983		Reading Instruction as an accredited independent teacher
984	984		training program.
985	985		2. Offered by the Leadership in Literacy Institute or
986	986		a provider that meets all of the following requirements:
987	987		a. The provider provides evidence of at least 5 years
988	988		of experience conducting evidence−aligned, systematic,
989	989		structured literacy trainings specifically for school prin-
990	990		cipals, administrators, and literacy teams.
991	991		b. The provider demonstrates that the training con-
992	992		tent is aligned with the National Reading Panel Report
993	993		and subsequent updates of the research by the Institute of
994	994		Education Sciences.
995	995		c. The provider requires that training include a sub-
996	996		stantial focus and understanding on direct instruction.
997	997		d. The provider delivers the training over at least 6
998	998		days during the 2023−24 or 2024−25 school year.
999	999		e. The provider provides participants with activities
1000	1000		to implement evidence−aligned systems and structures
1001	1001		that effectuate change in the school or school district.
1002	1002		f. The provider delivers training that allows for a
1003	1003		minimum of 30 participants.
1004	1004		(b) The Board of Regents of the University of Wis-
1005	1005		consin System shall ensure that, by July 1, 2025, any fac-
1006	1006		ulty or academic staff member of the University of Wis-
1007	1007		consin System who teaches a course that includes
1008	1008		curriculum in reading instruction designed for an indi-
1009	1009		vidual who intends to apply for a license issued by the
1010	1010		department of public instruction to teach a grade from
1011	1011		kindergarten to 3, to be a principal, or to be a reading spe-
1012	1012		cialist has received the professional development train-
1013	1013		ing specified in par. (a) 1. and 2.
1014	1014		SECTION 28.0Initial applicability.
1015	1015		(1) LICENSE TO TEACH; LITERACY REQUIREMENT. The
1016	1016		treatment of s. 118.19 (12) first applies to an application
1017	1017		for a license to teach under s. 118.19 received by the
1018	1018		department on July 1, 2025.
1019	1019		SECTION 29.0Effective dates. This act takes effect on
1020	1020		the day after publication, except as follows:
1021	1021		(1) The repeal of ss. 15.374 (2) and 115.39 takes
1022	1022		effect on July 1, 2028.
1023	1023		(2) The treatment of ss. 115.38 (1) (a), 118.016,
1024	1024		118.33 (5m) and (6) (a) 3., (b) 2m. and 3., (c) 3., and (cr)
1025	1025		3., 119.44 (2) (bm), and 121.02 (1) (c) 3. takes effect on
1026	1026		July 1, 2024.