October 16, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Agard, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Shelton, Considine, Palmeri, Moore Omokunde, J. Anderson, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Conley, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Hong, Joers, Ohnstad, Ratcliff, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Haywood, Jacobson, Clancy, Doyle, Ortiz-Velez, Andraca, Billings and Neubauer. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
SB534,,22An Act to create 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes; relating to: training to address student mental health and making an appropriation. SB534,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction must provide trainings to school districts and independent charter schools on three specific evidence-based strategies to address student mental health: screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment; trauma sensitive schools; and youth mental health first aid. This bill adds social and emotional learning to the list of evidence-based strategies on which DPI must provide trainings to school districts and independent charter schools. The bill also provides an additional $500,000 to DPI for these trainings in each of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SB534,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB534,15Section 1. 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes is created to read: SB534,,66115.28 (63) (d) Social and emotional learning. SB534,,88(1) Mental health training program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (1) (ep), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $500,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
