Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB1221 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1221
5	5	April 11, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives MADISON, STUBBS, HONG, CLANCY,
6	6	BARE, EMERSON, NEUBAUER and SINICKI, cosponsored by Senators L. JOHNSON,
7	7	LARSON, AGARD and SPREITZER. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
8	8	and Public Safety.
9	9	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
10	10	AN ACT to create 20.435 (1) (gd) and 255.20 (4) of the statutes; relating to:
11	11	violence prevention grants and making an appropriation.
12	12	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
13	13	This bill directs the Department of Health Services to establish a program to
14	14	distribute funds to local health departments or tribal health centers that apply to
15	15	conduct violence prevention programs or to award grants to organizations to conduct
16	16	violence prevention programs. Under the bill, the amounts collected from the excise
17	17	taxes on vapor products are appropriated to fund the grants. The bill prohibits local
18	18	health departments and tribal health centers from distributing grant funds under
19	19	the program to a law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, or any
20	20	entity that provides services in conjunction with or through a law enforcement
21	21	agency or tribal law enforcement agency. The bill increases the number of authorized
22	22	DHS positions by one position in fiscal year 2023-24 for administration of the
23	23	program and also increases funding to DHS for this position.
24	24	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
25	25	printed as an appendix to this bill.
26	26	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
27	27	enact as follows:
28	28	SECTION 1. 20.435 (1) (gd) of the statutes is created to read:
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34	34	20.435 (1) (gd) Violence prevention grants. All moneys received from taxes
35	35	imposed and collected under subch. III of ch. 139 with respect to vapor products, as
36	36	defined in s. 139.75 (14), for grants to local health departments or tribal health
37	37	centers under s. 255.20 (4).
38	38	SECTION 2. 255.20 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
39	39	255.20 (4) (a) In this subsection:
40	40	1. “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bv).
41	41	2. “Tribal law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (e).
42	42	(b) Establish a program to distribute moneys from the appropriation under s.
43	43	20.435 (1) (gd) to local health departments or tribal health centers that apply for
44	44	moneys to conduct violence prevention programs or to award grants to organizations
45	45	to conduct violence prevention programs. A local health department or tribal health
46	46	center may not distribute grant funds under this subsection to a law enforcement
47	47	agency, a tribal law enforcement agency, or any entity that provides services in
48	48	conjunction with or through a law enforcement agency or tribal law enforcement
49	49	agency. Grant applications are due no later than June 30 of each fiscal year.
50	50	SECTION 3.0Fiscal changes.
51	51	(1) VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. In the schedule under
52	52	s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s.
53	53	20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $30,000 to
54	54	increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 GPR position for the
55	55	administration of the violence prevention grant program under s. 255.20 (4). In the
56	56	schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health
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84	84	services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased
85	85	by $120,000 to provide funding for the position authorized under this subsection.
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