Wisconsin Special Needs Scholarship bonds.
From $100.
Wisconsin's Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) can require a participating private school to post a surety bond payable to the state, equal to 25% of the scholarships it expects to receive that year. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, shown at the application after you enter the amount DPI requires.
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How much does a Wisconsin Special Needs Scholarship bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard SNSP bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DPI. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your school details, the bond amount DPI required, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $25,000.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the Department of Public Instruction
Submit the executed bond to DPI to keep your school in good standing in the SNSP. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DPI insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the SNSP bond actually covers
Wisconsin's Special Needs Scholarship Program, run by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) under Wis. Stat. 115.7915, lets eligible students with disabilities attend a participating private school using state-funded scholarships. The program protects those public dollars with a surety bond requirement.
A school that expects to receive at least $50,000 in SNSP scholarships must file a surety bond payable to the state equal to 25% of the scholarships it expects to receive that year — unless it instead satisfies DPI's financial-viability test (an audit or a budget and cash-flow report). The bond is the fallback when a school doesn't meet that test.
The bond backs the school's obligations to DPI — refunding the department when it stops participating, and filing required audits and enrollment reports on time. If DPI recovers on a valid claim, the school repays the surety; it is not insurance for the school. Enter the figure on your DPI notice and see your exact price at the application.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Public Instruction. Submit the executed bond to DPI to keep your school in good standing in the SNSP. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DPI insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount DPI required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with DPI.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount DPI required and file by your deadline.