WisconsinWisconsin schools teach adoption in growth and development classes
Wisconsin school boards that offer human growth and development instruction teach about adoption, parental responsibility, and marriage’s socioeconomic benefits.
What it does
Boards that offer human growth and development instruction must teach about adoption, parental responsibility, and marriage’s socioeconomic benefits for adults and their children.
Argument forStudents in these courses may learn about adoption alongside other required subjects, which could help them understand adoption as a way to build a family.
Argument againstSchools may have less room for other topics because boards must teach adoption, parental responsibility, and marriage’s socioeconomic benefits in the same course and year.
More detail
School boards must teach about adoption, parental responsibility, and marriage’s socioeconomic benefits for adults and their children. This applies to school boards that offer human growth and development instruction in kindergarten through grade 12. The program is optional for school boards. If a board provides any part of the recommended program, it must teach the listed subjects in the same course and year.
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- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 9Published 4-9-2026Latest
- Apr 9Report approved by the Governor Tony Evers on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 202Became Law
- Apr 2Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026To Governor
- Mar 20Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026Minor
- Mar 18Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Mar 17Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 17Read a third time and concurred inPassed Senate
- Mar 17Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 17Read a second timeMinor
- Mar 16Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 6Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1Minor
- Mar 6Executive action taken
- Mar 3Public hearing held
- Feb 25Read first time and referred to committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 23Received from AssemblyMinor
- Feb 19Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19Read a third time and passedPassed Assembly
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 19Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 18Made a special order of business at 11:47 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 12Representative Penterman added as a coauthor
- Feb 11Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 2Minor
- Feb 11Executive action taken
- Feb 6Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Feb 5Public hearing held
- Jan 28Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and FamiliesMinor
- Jan 28Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, Brill, Dittrich, Hurd, Kaufert, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator JacqueIntroduced
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