- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0205/1LRB-0301/1 FFK:skwFFK:cdc SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 41 MayFebruary 22,12, 2025 - OfferedIntroduced by SenatAMES.SenatorAMES , QUINN, NASS, PREITZER, FEYEN and K EYESKI, cosponsored by Representatives G OEBEN , ALLEN , STUBBS , PENTERMAN , ARMSTRONG , TEFFEN , GUNDRUM , DITTRICH, BRILL, M IRESSE, CALLAHAN , K REIBICH, SUBECK , K NODL , O'C ONNOR , W ICHGERS and PIWOWARCZYK .
AtReferred theto locationsCommittee indicated,on amendEducation. the bill as follows:
A N A CT to repeal 20.455 (2) (fc);
to create 20.455 (2) (fc) of the statutes;
relating to:
school safety grants and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice to establish a competitive grant program that is open to public and private schools for grants to improve the safety of school buildings and to provide security training to school personnel.
In administering the program, the Office of School Safety must give preference to applicants that have not yet received a school safety grant from DOJ.
The bill provides $30,000,000 for these grants and specifies that the maximum amount DOJ may award to an applicant is $20,000.
The bill also requires the Office of School Safety to submit an annual report related to these grants to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Finally, the grant program sunsets on July 1, 2027.
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:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-0301/1 FFK:cdc SENATE BILL 41 SECTION 1 S ECTION 1.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
2025-26 2026-27 20.455 Justice, department of (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (fc) School safety competitive grantGPR B $30,000,000 -0- S ECTION 2.
20.455 (2) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.455 (2) (fc) School safety competitive grants.
Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under 2025 Wisconsin Act ....
(this act), section 4 (1).
S ECTION 3.
20.455 (2) (fc) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act ....
(this act), is repealed.
S ECTION 4.
Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) SCHOOL SAFETY COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In this subsection:
Page“Office” 1,means linethe 2:office of school safety in the department of justice.
delete Xand making an appropriationY.
Page“Private 2,school” linehas 1:the meaning given in s.
delete115.001 lines(3r). 1 to 11.
Page“Public 2,school” linehas 23:the meaning given in s.
delete115.01 X165.88Y(1). and substitute X165.88 (2)Y.
Page“Tribal 3,school” linehas 8:the meaning given in s.
delete115.001 lines(15m). 8 to 12.
END(b) )1.
The office shall establish a competitive grant program to award grants to public, private, and tribal schools to improve the safety of school buildings and to provide security training to school personnel.
2.
In awarding grants under this paragraph, the office shall give preference to applicants that have not received a grant under s.
165.88.
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-0301/1 FFK:cdc SENATE BILL 41 SECTION 4 3.
The office may not award more than $20,000 to an applicant under the program established under subd.
1.
(c) By July 31, 2026, and July 31, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the grants awarded under this subsection during the previous fiscal year and the expenditures made with the grant moneys.
(d) No grants may be awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2027.
SECTION 5.
Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever is later, except as follows:
(1) CHOOL SAFETY GRANTS .
The repeal of s.
20.455 (2) (fc) takes effect on July 1, 2027.
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