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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 346

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Relating to: grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Minority groups Public instruction department of School — Employee Social work

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, the Department of Public Instruction must establish and administer a grant program to award grants for the costs of obtaining the education required for a school social worker license issued by DPI. The grants may be awarded only to an individual who is a member of a racial minority group and who is either an employee of a school board or enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program leading to licensure as a school social worker.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Drake (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Smith (D) , Wirch (D)

28 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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

  1. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Smith and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Roe, DeSanto, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Tenorio and Udell

  2. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jul 15, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1