Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB30: An Act to amend 118.165 (1) (d) and 118.33 (1) (a) 1. b.; to create 115.28 (55v), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.60 (2) (a) 10., 119.23 (2) (a) 10. and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
Status: Failed, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 118.165 (1) (d) and 118.33 (1) (a) 1. b.; to create 115.28 (55v), 2118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.60 (2) (a) 10., 119.23 (2) (a) 10. 3and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; relating to: required instruction in civics 4in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation 5requirements, and private school educational program criteria…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2025:
to amend 118.165 (1) (d) and 118.33 (1) (a) 1. b.; to create 115.28 (55v), 2118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.60 (2) (a) 10., 119.23 (2) (a) 10. 3and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; relating to: required instruction in civics 4in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation 5requirements, and private school educational program criteria. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, this bill requires school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program to include in their respective curricula instruction in civics that includes the following topics and pupil development goals: 1. An understanding of pupils' shared rights and responsibilities as residents of this state and the United States and of the founding principles of the United States. 2. A sense of civic pride and desire to participate regularly with government at the local, state, and federal levels. 3. An understanding of the process for effectively advocating before governmental bodies and officials. 4. An understanding of the civic-minded expectations of an upright and desirable citizenry that recognizes and accepts responsibility for preserving and defending the benefits of liberty inherited from previous generations and secured by the U.S. Constitution. 5. Knowledge of other nations' governing philosophies, including communism, socialism, and totalitarianism, …