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grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Vining, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Roe, DeSanto, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Tenorio and Udell, cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Smith and Wirch
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Education
Effective date
Not listed

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grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation Status: A - Education

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-07-24 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  3. 2025-07-08 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Vining , Hong , Moore Omokunde , Roe , DeSanto , Anderson , Arney , Bare , Brown , Clancy , DeSmidt , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Haywood , Joers , Johnson , Madison , Miresse , Neubauer , Palmeri , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Sinicki , Stroud , Stubbs , Tenorio and Udell ; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson , Drake , Hesselbein , Keyeski , Larson , Ratcliff , Smith and Wirch

  4. 2025-07-08 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

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grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation
Status: A - Education

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 341
July 8, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Vining
,
Hong
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Roe
,
DeSanto
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Emerson
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Haywood
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Madison
,
Miresse
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Prado
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Sinicki
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Tenorio
and
Udell
, cosponsored by Senators
L. Johnson
,
Drake
,
Hesselbein
,
Keyeski
,
Larson
,
Ratcliff
,
Smith
and
Wirch
. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB341,1,3
1
An Act

to create
20.255 (3) (cm) and 115.429 of the statutes;
relating to:

2
grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority,
3
and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, the Department of Public Instruction must establish and administer a grant program to award grants for the costs of obtaining the education required for a school social worker license issued by DPI. The grants may be awarded only to an individual who is a member of a racial minority group and who is either an employee of a school board or enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program leading to licensure as a school social worker.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB341,1
4
Section
1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
5
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table

AB341,2
7
Section
2
.
20.255 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB341,2,9
8
20.255
(3)
(cm)
Grants for prospective school social workers.
The amounts in
9
the schedule for the grants under s. 115.429

to prospective school social workers.
AB341,3
10
Section
3
.
115.429 of the statutes is created to read:
AB341,2,13
11
115.429

Grants for prospective school social workers.

(1)
In this
12
section, “member of a racial minority group” means an individual who is any of the
13
following:
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14
(a) A Black American.
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(b) An American Indian or Alaskan native.
AB341,2,16
16
(c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d).
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17
(d) An individual of Asian or Pacific Island origin.
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18
(e) An individual whose ancestry includes 2 or more races.
AB341,2,21
19
(2)
The department shall establish and administer a grant program to award
20
to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (3) grants for the
21
costs of acquiring education needed for licensure as a school social worker.
AB341,3,2
22
(3)
Grants may be awarded under this section only to an individual who is a
1
member of a racial minority group and who meets one of the following
2
requirements:
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3
(a) The individual is an employee of a school board.
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4
(b) The individual is enrolled in an institution of higher education or an
5
accredited graduate school in a program of study leading to licensure as a school
6
social worker.
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7
(4)
The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB341,4
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Section

4
. Effective date.
AB341,3,10
9
(
1
)

This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after
10
publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever is later.
AB341,3,11
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