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New legislation to expand tax-advantaged savings account access for Wisconsinites with disabilities

Gov. Tony Evers signed Wisconsin Senate Bill 668 April 4, ordering the state’s Department of Financial Institutions to set up an ABLE program for residents or join one of the existing multi-state consortiums. ABLE accounts, a special type of tax-advantaged savings account, allow people with disabilities to save and invest money for expenses related to.

Series: "Seclusion" and "restraint" - SWNews4U

Wisconsin is an outlier on savings accounts for people with disabilities. That could soon change.

Wisconsin is the only state that has not created its own ABLE program, joined a collaboration or tasked an agency with providing information.

Wisconsin Schools Report Almost 6,000 Seclusion and 7,000 Restraint Incidents

Wisconsin schools reported almost 6,000 seclusion and 7,000 restraint incidents with a majority of the incidents involving students with disabilities during the 2021-2022 school year, according to a report by the state Department of Public Instruction. A total of 1,920 students were involved in 5,908 reported seclusion incidents and 2,856 students were involved in 6,916 […]

Wisconsin schools report almost 6,000 seclusion and 7,000 restraint incidents

By Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner July 12, 2023 Wisconsin schools reported almost 6,000 seclusion and 7,000 restraint incidents with a majority of the