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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 750
December 6, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives S HANKLAND, SHELTON,
JACOBSON, CONSIDINE, C. ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, BARE, CLANCY, CONLEY,
DRAKE, EMERSON, JOERS, MADISON, OHNSTAD, PALMERI, SINICKI, SNODGRASS,
SUBECK and HAYWOOD, cosponsored by Senators PFAFF, SMITH, SPREITZER,
HESSELBEIN, ROYS and TAYLOR. Referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and
Small Business Development.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to create 20.435 (4) (bu) and 49.79 (7s) of the statutes; relating to:
payment processing equipment and services for farmers and farmers' markets
and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Health Services to provide electronic
benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services to
farmers' markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers as a payment
processing program. The bill specifies that the electronic benefit transfer processing
equipment and services must include equipment and services for the food stamp
program, which is known as FoodShare. Under the bill, the vendor that processes
the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card transactions must also
process any local purchasing incentives. The bill provides $735,000 for this payment
processing program, and included in that amount is funding for a portion of a
full-time employee position for DHS to coordinate and provide other services for the
payment processing program.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 750
SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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20.435 Health services, department of
(4) MEDICAID SERVICES
(bu)Payment processing program for
farmers GPR B 367,500 367,500
SECTION 2. 20.435 (4) (bu) of the statutes is created to read:
20.435 (4) (bu) Payment processing program for farmers. Biennially, the
amounts in the schedule to provide electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit
card processing equipment and services to farmers' markets and farmers who sell
directly to consumers under s. 49.79 (7s).
SECTION 3. 49.79 (7s) of the statutes is created to read:
49.79 (7s) PAYMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM. The department shall administer a
payment processing program to provide to farmers' markets and farmers who sell
directly to consumers electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing
equipment and services, including electronic benefit transfer for the food stamp
program. To participate in the payment processing program, the vendor that is
under contract to process the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card
transactions shall also process any local purchasing incentives, even if those local
purchasing incentives are funded by a local third-party entity.
SECTION 4.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) PAYMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM; POSITION. The authorized FTE positions for
the department of health services are increased by 0.625 GPR position, to be funded
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ASSEMBLY BILL 750
from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bu), for the purpose of coordinating the
payment processing program and providing other services under s. 49.79 (7s).
(END)
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