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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 926
February 6, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
James
and
Wanggaard
, cosponsored by Representatives
Franklin
,
Armstrong
,
Donovan
,
Mursau
and
Novak
. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
SB926,1,3
1
An Act
to repeal
20.255 (1) (et);
to create
20.255 (1) (et) of the statutes;
2
relating to:
implementing a behavioral health prevention pilot program and
3
making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to implement a pilot program during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years to give at least 50,000 high school pupils in this state access to an electronic multicomponent behavioral health prevention tool. The tool must be based upon a population health model; offer English- and Spanish-language functionality; provide access to online behavioral health education resources, peer-to-peer support services, and online private sessions with mental health professionals; and meet certain other requirements. The tool must be provided by an entity that has experience providing the tool to public schools serving rural and urban areas in other states. Under the bill, DPI may contract with a cooperative educational service agency to administer the pilot program.
For further information see the state and local 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:
SB926,1
1
Section
1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
2
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table
SB926,2
8
Section
2
.
20.255 (1) (et) of the statutes is created to read:
SB926,2,11
9
20.255
(1)
(et)
Behavioral health prevention pilot program.
As a continuing
10
appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to implement the pilot program under
11
2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section
4
(
1
).
SB926,3
12
Section
3
.
20.255 (1) (et) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act ....
13
(this act), is repealed.
SB926,4
14
Section
4
. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB926,2,15
15
(
1
)
Behavioral health prevention pilot program.
SB926,2,17
16
(
a
)
Definition.
In this subsection, “mental health professional” has the
17
meaning given for “competent mental health professional” in s. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1.
SB926,2,24
18
(
b
)
Pilot program.
In the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years, the department of
19
public instruction shall implement a pilot program to give at least 50,000 pupils
20
enrolled in or attending a high school in this state access to an electronic
21
multicomponent behavioral health prevention tool provided by an entity that has
22
demonstrated experience providing the tool to pupils in public schools serving rural
23
and urban areas in other states. The department may expend not more than
24
$1,500,000 in a school year to implement this subsection.
SB926,3,3
1
(
c
)
Cooperative educational service agency.
The department of public
2
instruction may contract with a cooperative educational service agency to
3
administer the pilot program under par. (
b
).
SB926,3,5
4
(
d
)
Tool requirements.
The electronic multicomponent behavioral health
5
prevention tool under par. (
b
) shall meet all of the following requirements:
SB926,3,6
6
1
. Provide at least all of the following services:
SB926,3,7
7
a
. Access to online behavioral health education resources.
SB926,3,9
8
b
. Peer-to-peer support services, including a premoderated online peer chat
9
space.
SB926,3,10
10
c
. Online private sessions with a mental health professional.
SB926,3,11
11
2
. Be based upon a population health model.
SB926,3,13
12
3
. Be accessible as both a native mobile application and a web-based
13
application with equitable access across multiple types of devices.
SB926,3,15
14
4
. Offer full English- and Spanish-language functionality and interpreter
15
services to support additional languages.
SB926,3,18
16
5
. Allow users to review mental health professional profiles and exercise
17
choice in selecting a mental health professional from whom to receive services
18
through the electronic multicomponent behavioral health prevention tool.
SB926,5
19
Section
5
. Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after
20
publication, except as follows:
SB926,3,22
21
(
1
)
Behavioral health prevention pilot program; repeal.
The repeal of s.
22
20.255 (1) (et) takes effect on July 1, 2028.
SB926,3,23
23
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