Assembly Bill 335 proposes the establishment of stipend payments for school social worker interns in Wisconsin. The bill mandates that the Department of Public Instruction 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 outlines the eligibility criteria for receiving these stipends, which include being enrolled in an accredited program and being placed as an intern in a public school. The stipends are set to begin in the 2026-27 school year, as specified in the newly created section 115.428 of the statutes. The act will take effect on the day after publication or on the second day after the publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever occurs later.