Assembly Bill 835
Grants for students enrolled in teacher education programs, school district revenue limits, the reimbursement rate for special education costs, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Children: Special educational needs, Colleges and universities, Consumer protection, Higher Educational Aids Board, Public Instruction, Department of, School: Charter school, School: Finance, School: State aid, Teacher: Certificate
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 828. 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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
School district revenue limits Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue per pupil that a school district may receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year to the amount of revenue allowed per pupil in the previous school year plus a per pupil adjustment, if any, as provided by law. Until 2425, current law provides a $325 per pupil adjustment in each school year. Under the bill, beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the per pupil adjustment is the per pupil increase for the previous school year as adjusted for any increase in the consumer price index.
Reimbursement for special education costs The bill also changes the rate at which the state reimburses school boards, operators of independent charter schools, cooperative educational service agencies (CESAs), and county children with disabilities education boards (CCDEBs) for costs incurred to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities and for school age parents programs (eligible costs). Under current law, the state reimburses the full cost of special education for children in hospitals and convalescent homes for orthopedically disabled children. After those costs are paid, the state reimburses remaining eligible costs from the amount remaining in the appropriation account at a rate that distributes the full amount appropriated. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that the reimbursement rate will be 42 percent in the 2025-26 school year and 45 percent in the 2026-27 school year.
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The bill changes the appropriation to a sum sufficient and provides that, beginning in the 2025-26 school year, after full payment of hospital and convalescent home costs, the remaining costs are reimbursed at 90 percent of eligible costs.
Currently, the Department of Public Instruction provides 1) special education aid to school districts, independent charter schools, CESAs, and CCDEBs; 2) aid to school districts, CESAs, and CCDEBs for providing physical or mental health treatment services to private school and tribal school pupils; and 3) aid for school age parents programs to school districts only.
Teacher preparatory program grant program Finally, the bill creates a grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board under which HEAB awards grants to students enrolled in the teacher preparatory program of an institution of higher education. Grant moneys may be used to pay 1) the student’s tuition and fees and 2) any expense incurred in connection with obtaining a license to teach issued by the Department of Public Instruction, including any examination or licensing fee. However, the grant amount for the payment of tuition and fees is limited to the amount of tuition and segregated fees charged to a resident undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for an equivalent program. HEAB also may not award a grant to a student unless the student enters into a written agreement to work in this state as a teacher in an elementary or secondary school for at least four years after receiving a bachelor’s degree.
Who's behind it
23 representatives are its . All 23 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (23)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelina Cruz · Democrat, Assembly
- Karen DeSanto · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Andrew Hysell · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Karen Kirsch · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Priscilla Prado · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Spaude · 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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Mar 20, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 24, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 7, 2026 to Feb 13, 2026
4 more representatives 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 Vining, Hong, Cruz, Phelps, Sheehan, Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Prado, Sinicki, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Larson and Ratcliff
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Spaude added as a coauthor
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor
- Feb 24, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- 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