Bill > AB270

This bill establishes a school psychologist loan program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) to address workforce needs in school psychology. The program provides loans of up to $10,000 annually for up to three years (with a maximum of $30,000) to Wisconsin graduate students enrolled at least half-time in school psychology programs who maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. Loans will be charged at a 5% interest rate, but recipients can have 25% of their loan and loan interest forgiven for each school year they work full-time as a school psychologist in either an urbanized area or a rural county. The bill carefully defines "rural county" as a county without an urbanized area where less than 25% of residents are employed outside the county or work from outside the county, and "school psychologist" as either a licensed psychologist practicing in a school setting or an individual licensed specifically as a school psychologist. The bill also requires HEAB to include funding for this program in its 2027-29 biennial budget request, with all loan repayments to be deposited into the state's general fund as earned revenue.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab270