2026 Legislative Council Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations

On September 23, 2026, the Legislative Council Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations will meet on the following agenda:

Organizational matters

Legislative Council, Topics of Committee Discussion, Memo No. 2 (Sept. 16, 2026)

• 2027 LRB-0114/PI, relating to requiring school districts to report information related to American Indian children attending school in the school district
• 2027 LRB-0115/P1, relating to a lifetime license that authorizes an individual to teach an American Indian language in an American Indian language program and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction
• 2027 LRB-0116/P1, relating to the membership of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers
• 2025 Wisconsin Act 222, relating to tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event

Presentation by Ray Woodruff, Assistant Deputy Secretary, and Safa Chowdhury, Religious Practices Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Corrections

• Pan-Indigenous cultural practitioner within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

Presentation by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

• 2025 Wisconsin Act 237, relating to modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and disclosure of restrictive covenants and deed restrictions

Discussion of committee assignment and plans for future meetings

• Discussion of ideas for legislation submitted by members to the chair