February 21, 2024 - Introduced by Senator Agard, cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Myers, Bare, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Joers, Madison, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Stubbs, Subeck and Palmeri. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB1061,,22An Act to create 20.255 (3) (cm) and 115.429 of the statutes; relating to: grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. SB1061,,33Analysis by the 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 only be awarded 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.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SB1061,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB1061,15Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: SB1061,26Section 2. 20.255 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: SB1061,,7720.255 (3) (cm) Grants for prospective school social workers. The amounts in the schedule for the grants under s. 115.429 to prospective school social workers. SB1061,38Section 3. 115.429 of the statutes is created to read: SB1061,,99115.429 Grants for prospective school social workers. (1) In this section, “member of a racial minority group” means an individual who is any of the following: SB1061,,1010(a) A Black American. SB1061,,1111(b) An American Indian or Alaskan native. SB1061,,1212(c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d). SB1061,,1313(d) An individual of Asian or Pacific Island origin. SB1061,,1414(e) An individual whose ancestry includes 2 or more races. SB1061,,1515(2) The department shall establish and administer a grant program to award to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (3) grants for the costs of acquiring education needed for licensure as a school social worker. SB1061,,1616(3) Grants may be awarded under this section only to an individual who is a member of a racial minority group and who meets one of the following requirements: SB1061,,1717(a) The individual is an employee of a school board. SB1061,,1818(b) The individual is 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. SB1061,,1919(4) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
