Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB750 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 750
5	5	December 6, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives S HANKLAND, SHELTON,
6	6	JACOBSON, CONSIDINE, C. ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, BARE, CLANCY, CONLEY,
7	7	DRAKE, EMERSON, JOERS, MADISON, OHNSTAD, PALMERI, SINICKI, SNODGRASS,
8	8	SUBECK and HAYWOOD, cosponsored by Senators PFAFF, SMITH, SPREITZER,
9	9	HESSELBEIN, ROYS and TAYLOR. Referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and
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12	12	AN ACT to create 20.435 (4) (bu) and 49.79 (7s) of the statutes; relating to:
13	13	payment processing equipment and services for farmers and farmers' markets
14	14	and making an appropriation.
15	15	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
16	16	This bill requires the Department of Health Services to provide electronic
17	17	benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services to
18	18	farmers' markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers as a payment
19	19	processing program. The bill specifies that the electronic benefit transfer processing
20	20	equipment and services must include equipment and services for the food stamp
21	21	program, which is known as FoodShare. Under the bill, the vendor that processes
22	22	the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card transactions must also
23	23	process any local purchasing incentives. The bill provides $735,000 for this payment
24	24	processing program, and included in that amount is funding for a portion of a
25	25	full-time employee position for DHS to coordinate and provide other services for the
26	26	payment processing program.
27	27	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
28	28	an appendix to this bill.
29	29	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
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35	35	SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 750
36	36	SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
37	37	the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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39	39	20.435 Health services, department of
40	40	(4) MEDICAID SERVICES
41	41	(bu)Payment processing program for
42	42	farmers GPR B 367,500 367,500
43	43	SECTION 2. 20.435 (4) (bu) of the statutes is created to read:
44	44	20.435 (4) (bu) Payment processing program for farmers. Biennially, the
45	45	amounts in the schedule to provide electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit
46	46	card processing equipment and services to farmers' markets and farmers who sell
47	47	directly to consumers under s. 49.79 (7s).
48	48	SECTION 3. 49.79 (7s) of the statutes is created to read:
49	49	49.79 (7s) PAYMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM. The department shall administer a
50	50	payment processing program to provide to farmers' markets and farmers who sell
51	51	directly to consumers electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing
52	52	equipment and services, including electronic benefit transfer for the food stamp
53	53	program. To participate in the payment processing program, the vendor that is
54	54	under contract to process the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card
55	55	transactions shall also process any local purchasing incentives, even if those local
56	56	purchasing incentives are funded by a local third-party entity.
57	57	SECTION 4.0Nonstatutory provisions.
58	58	(1) PAYMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM; POSITION. The authorized FTE positions for
59	59	the department of health services are increased by 0.625 GPR position, to be funded
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87	87	from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bu), for the purpose of coordinating the
88	88	payment processing program and providing other services under s. 49.79 (7s).
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