AB1151: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Assembly BILL 1151

March 6, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Vining, Myers, Moore Omokunde, Bare, Clancy, Emerson, Joers, Madison, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Shankland, Stubbs and Palmeri, cosponsored by Senators Agard, Roys and Spreitzer. Referred to Committee on Education.

AB1151,1,2 An Act to create 20.255 (3) (cm) and 115.428 of the statutes; relating to: stipend payments for school social worker interns and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, the Department of Public Instruction must provide stipends to individuals who are 1) enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program leading to licensure as a school social worker and 2) placed as a school social worker intern in a public school governed by a school board.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB1151,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB1151,2 Section 2. 20.255 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1151,2,3 20.255 (3) (cm) School social worker intern stipends. The amounts in the schedule for payments to school social worker interns under s. 115.428.

AB1151,3 Section 3. 115.428 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1151,2,7 115.428 School social worker intern stipends. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cm), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments to individuals who are all of the following:

AB1151,2,9 (1) Enrolled in an institution of higher education or an accredited graduate school in a program of study leading to licensure as a school social worker.

AB1151,2,11 (2) Placed as a school social worker intern in a public school governed by a school board.

AB1151,2,12 (End)