Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have allowed individuals with no license, education, training, experience, qualifications, or background check to become school district administrators and have direct contact with children at school, according to a press release today.
Under current law, with very limited exceptions, every school district administrator in Wisconsin must hold an administrator license issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The license requires the holder to maintain other licensure, have six semesters of teaching or pupil services experience — including over 540 hours of classroom teaching — and complete an educator preparatory program specialist degree or doctoral degree. The GOP-backed bill, Senate Bill 335, would have effectively eliminated all such requirements.
A copy of the governor’s veto message is available here.
