Senate Bill 340 aims to establish a stipend program for school social worker interns in Wisconsin. The bill mandates the Department of Public Instruction to provide financial support 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 section 115.428, which outlines the eligibility criteria for receiving these stipends, effective from the 2026-27 school year. Eligible individuals must be enrolled in an accredited program and must be serving as interns in 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.