Wisconsin § 118.19 - Teacher certificates and licenses; administrator and pupil services professional licenses.

§ 118.19. Teacher certificates and licenses; administrator and pupil services professional licenses.

118.19(1) (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and 2. , any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a school or institution operated by a county or the state shall first procure a license or permit from the department. 118.19(1b) (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in a public school, including a charter school, without a license or permit from the department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and level in the state from which the online course is provided. 118.19(1c) (1c) 118.19(1c)(a) (a) In this subsection, “institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college under ch. 38 , or any private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. 118.19(1c)(b) (b) A faculty member of an institution of higher education may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high school grades, without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all of the following: 118.19(1c)(b)1. 1. The faculty member is in good standing with the institution of higher education at which he or she is a member of the faculty. 118.19(1c)(b)2. 2. The faculty member possesses a bachelor’s degree. 118.19(1c)(b)3. 3. The department conducts a background investigation of the faculty member and the results of the background investigation would not make the faculty member ineligible for a teaching license under sub. (4) or (10) . 118.19(1m) (1m) 118.19(1m)(a) (a) The department of public instruction may not issue a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s.