2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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December 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senator James, cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Allen, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Joers, Kurtz, Mayadev, Novak, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen and Subeck. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
SB701,1,2
1An Act relating to: funding for the Family Foundations home visitation
2program and making an appropriation. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides an increase in general purpose revenue to the Department of Children and Families to support the Family Foundations home visitation program. Under current law, DCF distributes grants for the prevention of child abuse and neglect under a program commonly referred to as “Family Foundations.” Under the Family Foundations program, certain entities are eligible for grants to provide home visitation services for parents who are eligible for Medical Assistance and who are assessed to be at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their child.
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:
SB701,2,34(1) Home visitation program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (ab), 2the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $1,200,000 to support the 3home visitation program under s. 48.983.
