Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: aid for comprehensive school mental health services and making an appropriation. (FE)
Mental health Public instruction department of School — Health program School — State aid
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction awards grants to school districts and independent charter schools for the purpose of collaborating with community mental health agencies to provide mental health services to pupils. This bill replaces the current grant program with new categorical aid for comprehensive school mental health services to school districts and independent charter schools.
Under the bill, beginning in the 2025–26 school year, DPI must annually reimburse a school board or the operator of an independent charter school for costs incurred for mental health services during in-school or out-of-school time, up to the greater of $100,000 or $100 per pupil who was enrolled in the school district or independent charter school in the previous school year. If the amount appropriated for this purpose is insufficient, DPI must prorate the reimbursements.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)
11 cosponsors
Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Kirsch (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D) , Wirch (D)
Registered lobbying interests · 1
Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record
Full history
- Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vining, Hong, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Wirch, Spreitzer and Wall
- Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention
- Jul 24, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 31, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1