---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: requirements for initial licensure as a special education teacher."
description: "Relating to: requirements for initial licensure as a special education teacher."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 194"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 194 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dittrich", "Edming", "Felzkowski", "Knodl", "Kuglitsch", "Kurtz", "Mursau", "Novak", "Rohrkaste", "Tittl", "Tranel", "Wittke"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac12380a-ccad-4f74-9bf0-01e0725c8a08"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab194"
source_hash: "b77057708cf1d00869e1079f64a9bdede7a750e64f4d8b1bb289387207c378cb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 194 (2019) — Relating to: requirements for initial licensure as a special education teacher.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB194-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB194)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 3 — **11–3** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 6 — **8–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kurtz — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Rohrkaste — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Rohrkaste, Kuglitsch, Novak, Kurtz, Tittl, Edming, Wittke, Felzkowski, Dittrich, Mursau and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Kooyenga, Testin, Tiffany and Darling `introduction`
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor
- **2019-05-31T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Quinn added as a coauthor
- **2019-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tranel `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 6
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2019-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-22T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2019-09-04T05:00:00+00:00** Representative L. Myers added as a coauthor
- **2019-09-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2019-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019
- **2019-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 44 `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-22-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac12380a-ccad-4f74-9bf0-01e0725c8a08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).