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WI SB350
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
LaTonya Johnson
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AI Summary
- Expands Wisconsin's school mental health aid program to cover expenditures for school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses in addition to the currently covered school social workers
- Eliminates the requirement that schools must demonstrate increased spending over the prior year to qualify for reimbursement; any school that employs pupil services professionals becomes eligible
- Removes the two-tier reimbursement structure that previously paid 50% of increased expenditures first, then distributed remaining funds
- Increases appropriations by $16,500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $18,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 for the renamed "Mental health programs and pupil wellness aid"
- Applies to school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in parental choice programs, effective beginning the 2026-27 school year
Legislative Description
School mental health and pupil wellness aid and making an appropriation.
Last Action
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
1/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Education6/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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