- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0642/1LRB-2599/2 JAM:cjsJAM:cdc&wlj SENATE AMENDMENT 2, TO SENATE BILL 241 OctoberApril 30,14, 2023 - OfferedIntroduced by SenatoOWLESSenators .OWLES and F ELZKOWSKI, cosponsored by Representatives SORTWELL , ARMSTRONG , BEHNKE , ONOVAN , GREEN , ITCHENS , M URSAU and S UBECK.

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A N A CT to create 20.235 (1) (cp) and 39.396 of the statutes;relating to:

a school psychologist loan program, and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a school psychologist loan program to be administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) for students who meet certain eligibility criteria, including enrollment at an institution of higher education in a program of study leading to a school psychologist career.

Under the program, HEAB may award to an eligible student a loan of up to $10,000 annually for up to three years.

HEAB must forgive 25 percent of the loan for each school year that the recipient is employed as a school psychologist in an urbanized county or rural area, as defined in the bill.

“School psychologist” is defined in the bill as a licensed psychologist who practices in a school-based setting or an individual who is licensed as a school psychologist under rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:

at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2599/2 JAM:cdc&wlj SENATE BILL 241 SECTION 1 2023-24 2024-25 20.235 Higher Educational Aids Board (1) S TUDENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES (cp) School psychologist loan pro­ gram GPR A -0- -0- SECTION 2.

20.235 (1) (cp) of the statutes is created to read:

20.235(1) (cp) School psychologist loan program.

The amounts in the schedule for the school psychologist loan program under s.

39.396.

SECTION 3.

39.396 of the statutes is created to read:

39.396 School psychologist loan program.

(1) In this section:

(a) “Rural county” means a county that satisfies all of the following:

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20.235 (1) HIGHER(cp). EDUCATIONAL AIDS BOARD 2025-27 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST.