The 2025 Senate Bill 340 aims to establish a stipend program for school social worker interns in Wisconsin. Under this bill, the Department of Public Instruction is required to provide financial stipends to individuals who are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program that leads to licensure as a school social worker and who are placed as interns in public schools governed by a school board. The stipends will be funded through a new appropriation created under section 20.255 (3) (cm) of the statutes.
The bill introduces two new sections to the statutes: 20.255 (3) (cm), which outlines the funding for school social worker intern stipends, and 115.428, which details the eligibility criteria for receiving these stipends. The stipends will begin in the 2026-27 school year, supporting the development of future school social workers and enhancing the resources available to public schools. The act will take effect the day after publication or on the second day after the publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever is later.