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Introduced
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
In Committee
06/18/2025
06/18/2025
Crossed Over
06/18/2025
06/18/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice to establish a competitive grant program that is open to public and private schools for grants to improve the safety of school buildings and to provide security training to school personnel. In administering the program, the Office of School Safety must give preference to applicants that have not yet received a school safety grant from DOJ. The bill provides $30,000,000 for these grants and specifies that the maximum amount DOJ may award to an applicant is $20,000. The bill also requires the Office of School Safety to submit an annual report related to these grants to the Joint Committee on Finance. Finally, the grant program sunsets on July 1, 2027. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a competitive school safety grant program administered by the Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice, which will provide funding to public, private, and tribal schools to enhance building safety and provide security training for school personnel. The program will make available $30,000,000 in grants, with a maximum award of $20,000 per applicant, and will prioritize schools that have not previously received a school safety grant from the Department of Justice. The Office of School Safety is required to submit annual reports to the Joint Committee on Finance by July 31st in 2026 and 2027, detailing the grants awarded and how the funds were spent. The grant program will be time-limited, with no grants to be awarded after June 30, 2027, and the funding mechanism will be automatically repealed on July 1, 2027. The bill takes effect on the day after publication, or upon the publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever occurs later, with specific provisions for the program's sunset date.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (23)
Dan Feyen (R)*,
Jesse James (R)*,
Sarah Keyeski (D)*,
Steve Nass (R)*,
Romaine Quinn (R)*,
Mark Spreitzer (D)*,
Scott Allen (R),
David Armstrong (R),
Lindee Brill (R),
Calvin Callahan (R),
Barbara Dittrich (R),
Joy Goeben (R),
Rick Gundrum (R),
Dan Knodl (R),
Rob Kreibich (R),
Vincent Miresse (D),
Jerry O'Connor (R),
William Penterman (R),
Jim Piwowarczyk (R),
David Steffen (R),
Shelia Stubbs (D),
Lisa Subeck (D),
Chuck Wichgers (R),
Last Action
Received from Senate (on 06/19/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb41 |
| Senate Amendment 2 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB41-SA2.pdf |
| Senate Substitute Amendment 1 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB41-SSA1.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB41: Fiscal Estimate From DOJ | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb41/sb41_doj.pdf |
| Analysis - LC Amendment Memo | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB41.pdf |
| SB41 ROCP for Committee on Education On 6/13/2025 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/education/1925484.pdf |
| Senate Amendment 1 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB41-SA1.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB41.pdf |
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