SB195: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate BILL 195

May 16, 1995 - Introduced by Senators Leean, Ellis and Rude, by request of Governor Tommy G. Thompson. Referred to Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.

SB195,1,3 An Act to amend 20.435 (4) (df); and to create 49.193 (1) (f) of the statutes; relating to: carrying forward funding for certain employment and training programs.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the department of health and social services (DHSS) has an appropriation for employment and training programs, which include the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) program and the food stamp employment and training project. Under this appropriation, funds that are not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless transferred to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.

This bill allows DHSS to carry forward for a county funds that are committed to the county under a performance-based contract for a specific calendar year and that are earned by the county in that year to the following calendar year, if the carry-forward is approved by the secretary of administration. The funds carried forward do not affect a county's base allocation.

For further information see the state and local 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:

SB195, s. 1 Section 1. 20.435 (4) (df) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB195,2,12 20.435 (4) (df) Employment and training programs. The amounts in the schedule for the school attendance requirement under s. 49.50 (7) (g), the job opportunities and basic skills program under s. 49.193, the work experience and job training program under s. 46.253, the food stamp employment and training project under s. 49.124, the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25, paying child care costs under s. 49.50 (6e) (a) and, with the approval of the department under s. 49.193 (8) (bm), for child care costs under s. 49.50 (6e) (b), (6g) or (7) (e). Moneys appropriated under this paragraph may be used to match federal funds received under par. (ps). Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All Except as provided in s. 49.193 (1) (f), all funds allocated by the department but not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless transferred to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.

SB195, s. 2 Section 2. 49.193 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB195,2,18 49.193 (1) (f) The department may carry forward for a county funds that are committed to the county under a performance-based contract for a specific calendar year and that are earned by the county in that year to the following calendar year, if the carry-forward is approved by the secretary of administration. The funds carried forward under this paragraph do not affect a county's base allocation.

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