AB1087: Bill Text

AB1087,2,7 (c) One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.

AB1087,2,8 (d) One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

AB1087, s. 2 Section 2. 20.435 (5) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1087,2,12 20.435 (5) (jm) Prostate cancer research. As a continuing appropriation, from the moneys received under s. 71.10 (5h) (i), the net amounts certified under s. 71.10 (5h) (h) 3., to provide prostate cancer research grants under s. 255.07 (3).

AB1087, s. 3 Section 3. 20.566 (1) (hp) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts 25 and 71, is amended to read:

AB1087,3,8 20.566 (1) (hp) Administration of endangered resources; professional football district; breast cancer research; veterans trust fund; multiple sclerosis programs; prostate cancer research voluntary payments. The amounts in the schedule for the payment of all administrative costs, including data processing costs, incurred in administering ss. 71.10 (5), (5e), (5f), and (5g), (5h), and (5m), and 71.30 (10). All moneys specified for deposit in this appropriation under ss. 71.10 (5) (h) 5., (5e) (h) 4., (5f) (i) and, (5g) (i), (5h) (i), and (5m) (i), and 71.30 (10) (i) and (11) (i) shall be credited to this appropriation.

AB1087, s. 4 Section 4. 71.10 (5h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1087,3,11 71.10 (5h) Prostate cancer research checkoff. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB1087,3,12 1. "Department" means the department of revenue.

AB1087,3,14 2. "Fund" means an entity known as the Wisconsin Prostate Cancer Research Fund.

AB1087,3,18 (b) Voluntary payments. 1. `Designation on return.' Every individual filing an income tax return who has a tax liability or is entitled to a tax refund may designate on the return any amount of additional payment or any amount of a refund due that individual for prostate cancer research.

AB1087,3,21 2. `Designation added to tax owed.' If the individual owes any tax, the individual shall remit in full the tax due and the amount designated on the return for prostate cancer research the individual files a tax return.

AB1087,3,25 3. `Designation deducted from refund.' Except as provided in par. (d), if the individual is owed a refund for that year after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m), the department shall deduct the amount designated on the return for prostate cancer research from the amount of the refund.

AB1087,4,3 (c) Errors; failure to remit correct amount. If an individual who owes taxes fails to remit an amount equal to or in excess of the total of the actual tax due, after error corrections, and the amount designated on the return for prostate cancer research:

AB1087,4,8 1. The department shall reduce the designation for prostate cancer research to reflect the amount remitted in excess of the actual tax due, after error corrections, if the individual remitted an amount in excess of the actual tax due, after error corrections, but less than the total of the actual tax due, after error corrections, and the amount originally designated on the return for prostate cancer research.

AB1087,4,10 2. The designation for prostate cancer research is void if the individual remitted an amount equal to or less than the actual tax due, after error corrections.

AB1087,4,16 (d) Errors; insufficient refund. If an individual is owed a refund that does not equal or exceed the amount designated on the return for prostate cancer research, after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m) and after error corrections, the department shall reduce the designation for prostate cancer research to reflect the actual amount of the refund that the individual is otherwise owed, after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m) and after error corrections.

AB1087,4,18 (e) Conditions. If an individual places any conditions on a designation for prostate cancer research, the designation is void.

AB1087,4,21 (f) Void designation. If a designation for prostate cancer research is void, the department shall disregard the designation and determine amounts due, owed, refunded, and received without regard to the void designation.

AB1087,4,23 (g) Tax return. The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for the designations under this subsection on the individual income tax return.

AB1087,5,3 (h) Certification of amounts. Annually, on or before September 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the president of the fund, the department of administration, and the state treasurer all of the following:

AB1087,5,6 1. The total amount of the administrative costs, including data processing costs, incurred by the department in administering this subsection during the previous fiscal year.

AB1087,5,8 2. The total amount received from all designations for prostate cancer research made by taxpayers during the previous fiscal year.

AB1087,5,11 3. The net amount remaining after the administrative costs, including data processing costs, under subd. 1. are subtracted from the total received under subd. 2.

AB1087,5,18 (i) Appropriations, disbursement of funds to the fund. From the moneys received from designations for prostate cancer research, an amount equal to the sum of administrative expenses, including data processing costs, certified under par. (h) 1. shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (hp), and the net amount remaining that is certified under par. (h) 3. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (jm), for the use specified under s. 255.07 (3).

AB1087,5,25 (j) Amounts subject to refund. Amounts designated for prostate cancer research under this subsection are not subject to refund to the taxpayer unless the taxpayer submits information to the satisfaction of the department, within 18 months after the date on which the taxes are due or the date on which the return is filed, whichever is later, that the amount designated is clearly in error. Any refund granted by the department under this paragraph shall be deducted from the moneys received under this subsection in the fiscal year for which the refund is certified.

AB1087,6,6 (k) Report to legislature, governor. Not later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and annually thereafter, the fund shall prepare a report detailing the prostate cancer research projects on which the money was spent. The report shall be distributed to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor.

AB1087, s. 5 Section 5. 255.07 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1087,6,9 255.07 Prostate cancer research program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB1087,6,10 (a) "Board" means the prostate cancer research board.

AB1087,6,11 (b) "Fund" has the meaning given in s. 71.10 (5h) (a) 2.

AB1087,6,16 (2) Board; duties. Annually, the board shall solicit applications from prostate cancer researchers located in this state and, under criteria developed by the board after consulting with the fund, select from the applicants recipients for grants for the performance of prostate cancer research. The board shall promptly inform the fund of the grant recipient selections that the board has made.

AB1087,6,19 (3) Fund; award of grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (jm), the fund shall award grants for the performance of prostate cancer research to recipients selected by the board under sub. (2).

AB1087, s. 6 Section 6. Initial applicability.

AB1087,6,24 (1) This act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31 this act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.

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