Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill To Expand School-Based Counseling Options 

Marriage and family therapists can now work directly in Wisconsin schools, under a law recently signed by Governor Tony Evers.The new law is anticipated to expand school access to a wider pool of counselors for students.  

The measure - Assembly Bill 251, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 196: Tier-1 Licensing for Marriage and Family Therapists – modifies Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction administrative rules to allow the state superintendent to issue a new type of two-year Tier I renewable license for a clinically trained marriage and family therapist. The license would not allow the individual to work as a school . . .