Amendment OC9 SSA2-AB1

AB1-SSA2,5,12 3. If the couple's 1998 Wisconsin adjusted gross income is more than $50,000 but not more than $75,000, $397.

AB1-SSA2,5,14 4. If the couple's 1998 Wisconsin adjusted gross income is more than $75,000, $420.

AB1-SSA2,5,19 (b) A claimant who is a resident and single and filed a 1998 Wisconsin income tax return or 1998 homestead credit claim, or who is a resident and married and filed a separate 1998 Wisconsin income tax return, or who is a resident and filed a 1998 Wisconsin income tax return as a head of household, shall be eligible for a rebate in one of the following amounts:

AB1-SSA2,5,21 1. If the individual's 1998 Wisconsin adjusted gross income is not more than $25,000, $189.

AB1-SSA2,5,23 2. If the individual's 1998 Wisconsin adjusted gross income is more than $25,000 but not more than $37,500, $199.

AB1-SSA2,5,25 3. If the individual's 1998 Wisconsin adjusted gross income is more than $37,500, $210.

AB1-SSA2,6,3 (c) A claimant who files a form specified in sub. (3) (b) shall be eligible for a rebate in an amount specified in par. (a) 1. or (b) 1., depending on the individual's filing status.

AB1-SSA2,6,6 (d) A claimant to whom sub. (3) (be), (c) or (de) applies shall be eligible for a rebate in an amount specified in par. (a) or (b), depending on the individual's filing status and Wisconsin adjusted gross income.

AB1-SSA2,6,9 (e) A claimant who files a form specified in sub. (3) (bm), (d) or (dm) shall be eligible for a rebate in an amount specified in par. (a) 1. or (b) 1., depending on the individual's filing status.

AB1-SSA2,6,12 (f) A claimant under sub. (3) (e) shall be eligible for a rebate that is equal to 30.4% of documented nonbusiness consumer sales taxes paid to Wisconsin in 1998, up to a maximum rebate of $210.

AB1-SSA2,6,15 (5) Limitations and conditions. (a) The department shall establish a date after which the department may not consider any adjustments or amendments made to a Wisconsin income tax return in its calculation of a rebate.

AB1-SSA2,6,18 (c) If an individual who is eligible for a rebate filed only a homestead credit claim, the department shall calculate the individual's rebate as if the individual's Wisconsin adjusted gross income is $25,000.

AB1-SSA2,6,21 (d) An individual who was claimed as a dependent on another individual's federal income tax return for the taxable year on which the calculation of the rebate is based is not eligible to claim or receive a rebate.

AB1-SSA2,7,2 (f) The department may enforce the rebate and may take any action, conduct any proceeding and proceed as it is authorized in respect to income taxes. The income tax provisions relating to assessments, refunds, appeals, collection, interest and penalties apply to the rebate. The department may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the rebate provision.

AB1-SSA2,7,5 (j) The department shall calculate the rebate for the family only of an individual who has been, or was, incarcerated in a state or federal prison during the taxable year to which the rebate applies.

AB1-SSA2,7,7 (k) The department may not send any rebate checks to any state or federal prison facility.

AB1-SSA2, s. 5 Section 5 . Notwithstanding s. 990.03 (3), 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, sections 1674, 1688d, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1691c, 1692, 1693, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697, 1698, 1699, 1700, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1711, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1721, 1722, 1784, 1785 and 1787 are repealed.

AB1-SSA2, s. 6 Section 6. 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9143 (3g) is repealed.

AB1-SSA2, s. 7 Section 7. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB1-SSA2,7,14 (1) Determinations of eligibility or extent or amount of certain benefits.

AB1-SSA2,7,16 (a) In this subsection, "state agency" has the meaning given in section 16.417 (1) (a) of the statutes.

AB1-SSA2,7,25 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law that relates to determining, based on an individual's personal income or assets, that individual's eligibility for a state-funded grant, loan, monetary assistance or other benefit or the amount or extent of that grant, loan, monetary assistance or other benefit, a state agency may not consider receipt of a onetime rebate of nonbusiness consumer sales tax, as created by this act, to be income or an asset of the individual in the month of receipt or in the month immediately thereafter. This paragraph shall be broadly construed to avoid determinations of ineligibility for a state-funded grant, loan, monetary assistance or other benefit.

AB1-SSA2,8,7 (c) By December 1, the department of health and family services shall request a waiver, to the extent permitted under federal law, from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services, and shall amend the state plan for services under 42 USC 1396, to authorize the department of health and family services to disregard receipt by an individual of a onetime rebate of nonbusiness consumer sales tax, as created by this act, in determining the individual's eligibility for medical assistance.

AB1-SSA2,8,12 (d) To the extent permitted under federal law, a state agency shall disregard receipt by an individual of a onetime rebate of nonbusiness consumer sales tax, as created by this act, in determining the individual's eligibility for a federally funded grant, loan, monetary assistance or other benefit or in determining the amount or extent of that grant, loan, monetary assistance or other benefit.

AB1-SSA2,8,13 (2) School aid payment delay.

AB1-SSA2,8,18 (a) Notwithstanding section 121.15 (1) and (1g) of the statutes, the department of public instruction shall reduce the payments made to school districts in June 2001 by $25,000,000 and instead pay that amount to school districts on July 2, 2001. The department of public instruction shall set the secondary guaranteed valuation per member to distribute equalization aid as if the payments had not been delayed.

AB1-SSA2,8,23 (b) Notwithstanding section 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes, the department of public instruction shall make the payment under that subdivision on July 2, 2001 instead of July 23, 2001. Notwithstanding section 121.15 (1m) (b) of the statutes, the department of public instruction shall reduce only the payments made in June 2001 to make the payments under this paragraph.

AB1-SSA2, s. 8 Section 8. Appropriation changes; revenue.

AB1-SSA2,9,4 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of revenue under section 20.566 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, the dollar amount is increased by $2,357,500 for fiscal year 1999-00 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

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