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WI AB828
WI AB828Grants to school counselors, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
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Introduced
01/06/2026
01/06/2026
In Committee
01/06/2026
01/06/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to create a program under which DPI provides grants to school counselors for the costs of continuing education and training in mental and behavioral health. Under the bill, a school counselor is defined as an individual who holds a school counselor license issued by DPI and is required to hold that license for purposes of the individual’s employment. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a program managed by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to provide grants to school counselors for continuing education and training specifically in mental and behavioral health. A "school counselor" is defined as an individual who possesses a school counselor license issued by the DPI and is required to have this license for their job. The bill also allocates funding for these grants, with $2,000,000 designated for the 2025-26 school year and an additional amount for the 2026-27 school year, and grants the DPI the authority to create rules to carry out this program, which is set to begin in the 2026-27 school year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (15)
Margaret Arney (D)*,
Mike Bare (D)*,
Russell Goodwin (D)*,
Karen Kirsch (D)*,
Maureen McCarville (D)*,
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D)*,
Pricilla Prado (D)*,
Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D)*,
Christine Sinicki (D)*,
Shelia Stubbs (D)*,
Sequanna Taylor (D)*,
Angelito Tenorio (D)*,
Jesse James (R),
LaTonya Johnson (D),
Melissa Ratcliff (D),
Last Action
Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor (on 02/20/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab828 |
| Fiscal Note - AB828: Fiscal Estimate From DPI | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab828/ab828_dpi.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB828.pdf |
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