AB461: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 461

June 26, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Murat, Dueholm, Wasserman, Kunicki, Bell, Cullen, Black, Bock, Huber, Springer, Riley, Robson and Hanson, cosponsored by Senator Shibilski. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

AB461,1,2 An Act to create 13.41 of the statutes; relating to: a statutory provision concerning proposals to change certain funding sources for programs.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a statutory provision which states that no member of the legislature may introduce or offer any proposal to change the source of funding for any program that is funded by the state, in whole or in part, from general purpose revenue to program revenue or segregated revenue (excluding federal revenue or revenue received from gifts, grants or bequests) except as a separate bill or substitute amendment to a bill which contains no other proposal for such a change with respect to any other program. The provision further states that neither house of the legislature may consider any proposal that is introduced or offered contrary to this limitation.

No similar provision exists currently.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB461, s. 1 Section 1. 13.41 of the statutes is created to read:

AB461,1,5 13.41 Proposals to change certain funding sources for programs. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB461,1,7 (a) "General purpose revenue" has the meaning given for "general purpose revenues" in s. 20.001 (2) (a).

AB461,2,4 "(b) "Program revenue" has the meaning given for "program revenues" in s. 20.001 (2) (b) and "program revenues-service" in s. 20.001 (2) (c), but excludes any revenue derived from gifts, grants or bequests or federal revenues as defined in s. 20.001 (2) (e).

AB461,2,9 (c) "Segregated revenue" has the meaning given for "segregated fund revenues" in s. 20.001 (2) (d), "segregated fund revenues — service" in s. 20.001 (2) (da) and "segregated fund revenues — local" in s. 20.001 (2) (dm), but excludes any revenue derived from gifts, grants or bequests or federal revenues as defined in s. 20.001 (2) (e).

AB461,2,15 (2) No member of the legislature may introduce or offer any proposal to change the source of funding for any program that is funded by the state, in whole or in part, from general purpose revenue to program revenue or segregated revenue except as a separate bill or substitute amendment to a bill which contains no other proposal for such a change with respect to any other program. Neither house of the legislature may consider any proposal that is introduced or offered contrary to this subsection.

AB461,2,16 (End)