WI SB446

Department of Administration must award grants to Wisconsin-based community organizations for providing civil legal services in immigration matters, with $300,000 appropriated for fiscal year 2025-26

Grant applicants must demonstrate a track record of providing immigration-related civil legal services and must serve clients regardless of immigration status

DOA required to establish an accessible and equitable application process for awarding grants

Counties authorized to appropriate funds for payments to Wisconsin-based organizations (nonprofit or for-profit) providing civil legal services to individuals and families, including non-immigration matters

Amends existing county authority statute (59.53) to add civil legal services funding alongside existing authority for community action agencies and domestic violence organizations