255.15(3)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.436 (1) (tc), the board shall distribute the following amounts to or for all of the following:
255.15(3)(a)1.
1. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for the tobacco research and intervention center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, $1,000,000 in each fiscal year.
255.15(3)(a)2.
2. The Thomas T. Melvin youth tobacco prevention and education program under
s. 255.10, $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and not less than $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 and in each fiscal year thereafter.
255.15(3)(a)3.
3. A youth smokeless tobacco cessation and prevention campaign developed by the division within the department that has primary responsibility for administering public health programs, $92,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000.
255.15(3)(a)4.
4. The Medical College of Wisconsin for tobacco use prevention and cessation activities, $500,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 and in each fiscal year thereafter. Funds distributed under this subdivision may only be used for activities directly related to preventing individuals from smoking and assisting smokers to quit smoking.
255.15(3)(b)2.
2. Community-based programs to reduce the burden of tobacco-related diseases.
255.15(3)(b)3.
3. School-based programs relating to tobacco use cessation and prevention.
255.15(3)(b)4.
4. Enforcement of local laws aimed at reducing exposure to secondhand smoke and restricting underage access to tobacco.
255.15(3)(b)5.
5. Grants for partnerships among statewide organizations and businesses that support activities related to tobacco use cessation and prevention.
255.15(3)(b)6.
6. Marketing activities that promote tobacco use cessation and prevention.
255.15(3)(b)7.
7. Projects designed to reduce tobacco use among minorities and pregnant women.
255.15(3)(b)9.
9. Surveillance of indicators of tobacco use and evaluation of the activities funded under this section.
255.15(3)(b)10.
10. Development of policies that restrict access to tobacco products and reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
255.15(3)(c)
(c) No recipient of moneys distributed under
par. (b) may expend more than 10% of those moneys for administrative costs.
255.15(4)
(4) Reports. Not later than July 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution under
s. 13.172 (2) a report that evaluates the success of the grant program under
sub. (3). The report shall specify the number of grants awarded during the immediately preceding fiscal year and the purpose for which each grant was made. The report shall also specify donations and grants accepted by the board under
sub. (5).
255.15(5)
(5) Funds. The board may accept for any of its purposes any donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services from any person. The board shall include in the report under
sub. (4) any donation or grant accepted by the board under this subsection, including the nature, amount and conditions, if any, of the donation or grant and the identity of the donor.
255.15(6)
(6) Subcommittees. The board may create subcommittees to assist in its work. If the board creates subcommittees, one of the subcommittees shall address the issue of populations most adversely affected by tobacco.
255.15 History
History: 1999 a. 9.
INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
255.20
255.20
Duties of the department. The department shall do all of the following:
255.20(1)
(1) Maintain an injury prevention program that includes data collection, surveillance, education and the promotion of intervention.
255.20(2)
(2) Assist local health departments and community agencies by serving as a focal point for injury prevention expertise and guidance and by providing the leadership for effective local program development and evaluation.
255.20(3)
(3) Enter into memoranda of understanding with other state agencies to reduce intentional and unintentional injuries.
255.20 History
History: 1993 a. 27.
255.30
255.30
Safety eye protective goggles. 255.30(1)
(1) Every student and teacher in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions participating in or observing any of the following courses is required to wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective goggles at all times while participating in or observing such courses or laboratories:
255.30(1)(a)
(a) Vocational, technical or industrial arts shops, chemical or chemical-physical laboratories involving exposure to:
255.30(1)(a)2.
2. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping of any solid materials.
255.30(1)(a)3.
3. Heat treatment, tempering or kiln firing of any metal or other materials.
255.30(1)(a)4.
4. Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes.
255.30(1)(b)
(b) Chemical, physical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations or other hazards not enumerated.
255.30(2)
(2) Eye protective goggles may be furnished for all students and teachers by the institution, purchased and sold at cost to students and teachers or made available for a moderate rental fee and shall be furnished for all visitors.
255.30(3)
(3) In this section, "industrial quality eye protective goggles" means devices meeting the standards of the American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z87.1 - 1968, and subsequent revisions thereof, approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc.
255.30(4)
(4) The state superintendent of public instruction shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this section.
255.30 History
History: 1973 c. 66;
1993 a. 27 s.
315; Stats. 1993 s. 255.30;
1993 a. 399;
1995 a. 27;
1997 a. 27.
