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Statutory License Stipulations

NOTE:  If you are looking for information to apply for the one-year license with stipulations or the three-year license with stipulations please see the license with stipulations webpage.

What does it mean to have one or more statutory stipulations on a license?

For the most part, educators in Wisconsin are licensed based on the completion of a state-approved educator preparation program. All state-approved educator preparation programs in Wisconsin must incorporate the applicable statutory requirements in Wis. Stat. 118.19 and Wis. Admin. Code PI 34 into their approved programs. These statutory requirements include the requirement that in most cases, licensed Wisconsin educators must show that they have had specific education and have demonstrated their competence in certain identified areas. Some of these requirements are specific to a particular license type, and some of these requirements apply to all educator licenses.

It is unlikely that an educator preparation program based outside of Wisconsin is subject to the same requirements in their in-state programs. As a result, applicants for a Wisconsin educator license who completed their program outside of Wisconsin, and who are not eligible for reciprocity, will typically not have fulfilled all the statutory requirements for a Wisconsin educator license. Additionally, those who have completed a route to licensure that did not involve completing an approved educator preparation program may find they need to complete statutory stipulations in adding additional licenses. If statutory stipulations apply to you you will be notified by the department based on the information available to the department at the time of application. If you are unsure if you have statutory stipulations, use the How to Check for Stipulations in ELO PDF to check if there are statutory stipulations on your license.

For a list of statutory stipulations and details about the specific statutory stipulation criteria, please see Statutory Stipulation Descriptions and Courses that Address them below.

License with Statutory Stipulations 

If an educator is issued a license with statutory stipulations, they will receive a statutory stipulation letter via email. This letter will include information about any stipulations that have been placed on the educator’s license record. The letter will also include links to information and resources that will help the educator get the stipulations removed. The educator should retain the statutory stipulation letter. A few things to note:

  • Out-of-state applicants (this exludes applications based on reciprocity) will need to complete any assigned statutory stipulations in order to be eligible for a Tier II license.
  • If an educator has stipulations on a Tier II provisional license, they may apply to reissue their 3-year provisional license.
  • Approved coursework is required for removing all statutory stipulations except for conflict resolution and student teaching. The requirements for removing conflict resolution and student teaching-not enough weeks can be met by providing documentation from your employer verifying the required experience

Student Teaching - Not Enough Weeks

State law requires that teachers complete a full semester of full-time student teaching. Teachers whose preparation program required less than 15 weeks of student teaching can meet this statutory stipulation with verification of employment confirming 15 weeks of successful full-time teaching experience.

Statutory Stipulation Descriptions and Courses that Address Them

The following resources offer pre-approved coursework options that can be used to satisfy various statutory stipulations.  The options that are available vary in terms of cost, format, availability, length and location, so it is in your interest to look into the option that satisfies your stipulation(s) carefully, so that you can find one that will be the best fit for you and your particular circumstances.

 

Believe You Have Already Met a Statutory Stipulation?

Educators may provide evidence of meeting statutory stipulations when applying to renew or advance their license at no cost. If you would like to remove a statutory stipulation outside of an application to renew or advance a license you must pay a fee of $45 and use the removal application.

Evidence Required to Remove a Stipulation

If you believe that you have already completed college or university coursework that covers any of your statutory stipulations, make a copy of the stipulation letter we sent to you when we first issued your license, and send it to the college or university where you completed the course(s). Ask that an official from the college/university (preferably the Certification Officer or the Dean of the School of Education) review Wisconsin’s requirements (as noted on your statutory stipulation letter), review the specific course content for the course or courses that you believe meets Wisconsin's requirements, and have that person write a letter, on college or university letterhead, and bearing their signature, attesting that a specific course(s) satisfies all of the requirements for a particular stipulation. Do not provide us with a transcript or a course catalog description--we must have an official who is in a position to meaningfully exercise their professional knowledge and judgment about your coursework make that determination. If the course does not appear on a transcript that you have already previously supplied to the DPI, please also provide us with a transcript or grade report verifying that you have taken that course(s).

Submit questions and comments about this information to the Licensing Online Help desk.