Assembly Bill 825
A grant program to support parent and guardian volunteer programs in schools, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Family, Guardian and ward, Parochial and private schools, Public Instruction, Department of, School: Administration, School: Charter school
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 6, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Education. The committee's chair at the time was Joel Kitchens. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 834. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, the Department of Public Instruction must develop and implement a grant program, under which it awards grants to school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program for the purpose of creating or supporting parent and guardian volunteer programs. The bill requires DPI to begin awarding these grants in the 2026-27 school year.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . All 10 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Karen Kirsch · Democrat, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Priscilla Prado · Democrat, Assembly
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Sequanna Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 3, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 7, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Jan 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Goodwin, Taylor, Ortiz-Velez, Tenorio, Arney, Rivera-Wagner, McCarville, Prado and Kirsch; cosponsored by Senators James and L. Johnson
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate