SB197,4,98 (b) Grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the purposes specified
9under s. 255.15 (3).
SB197,4,1110 (g) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants and donations for
11the purposes specified under s. 255.15.
SB197, s. 4 12Section 4. 25.17 (1) (tt) of the statutes is created to read:
SB197,4,1313 25.17 (1) (tt) Health trust fund (s. 25.66);
SB197, s. 5 14Section 5. 25.66 of the statutes is created to read:
SB197,4,16 1525.66 Health trust fund. (1) Definition. In this section, "board" means the
16health trust board.
SB197,4,18 17(2) Creation. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund, known as the
18health trust fund, to consist of the lesser of the following:
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1(a) The first $50,000,000 of the moneys received annually under the Attorneys
2General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.
SB197,5,43 (b) The moneys received annually under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco
4Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.
SB197,5,6 5(3) Distribution. Amounts in the fund may be distributed only for the purposes
6specified in s. 20.436.
SB197, s. 6 7Section 6. 230.08 (2) (wy) of the statutes is created to read:
SB197,5,88 230.08 (2) (wy) The executive director and staff of the health trust board.
SB197, s. 7 9Section 7. 255.15 of the statutes is created to read:
SB197,5,10 10255.15 Health trust board. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB197,5,1111 (a) "Board" means the health trust board under s. 15.77.
SB197,5,1312 (b) "Tobacco settlement" means the Attorneys General Master Tobacco
13Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.
SB197,5,14 14(2) Duties. The board shall do all of the following:
SB197,5,1715 (a) Appoint an executive director within the classified service who shall employ
16staff within the classified service with appropriate programmatic and technical
17expertise.
SB197,5,1818 (b) Administer the grant program under sub. (3).
SB197,5,2219 (c) Promulgate rules establishing criteria for recipients of grants awarded
20under sub. (3), including performance-based standards for grant recipients that
21propose to use the grant for media efforts. The board shall ensure that programs or
22projects conducted under the grants are culturally sensitive.
SB197,5,2423 (d) Provide a forum for the discussion, development, and recommendation of
24public policy alternatives in the field of smoking cessation and prevention.
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1(e) Provide a clearinghouse of information on matters relating to tobacco issues
2and how they are being met in different places throughout the nation such that both
3lay and professional groups in the field of government, health care and education
4may have additional avenues for sharing experiences and interchanging ideas in the
5formulation of public policy on tobacco.
SB197,6,7 6(3) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.436 (1) (b), the board may
7award grants to public and private organizations for any of the following:
SB197,6,88 (a) Tobacco use cessation and education programs.
SB197,6,99 (b) School-based tobacco use prevention programs.
SB197,6,1110 (c) Marketing activities that promote tobacco use cessation and that decrease
11the likelihood of initial tobacco use.
SB197,6,1312 (d) Projects designed to reduce tobacco use among minorities and pregnant
13women.
SB197,6,1514 (e) Surveillance and evaluation of the prevalence of tobacco use and exposure
15to environmental tobacco smoke among youth and adults.
SB197,6,1716 (f) Development of public and private policies that restrict access to tobacco
17products and reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
SB197,6,2018 (g) Development of partnerships among businesses or other organizations and
19communities to address the needs of and to educate specific populations that are
20targeted by the tobacco industry.
SB197,6,2121 (h) Scientific research on tobacco-related cancer prevention.
SB197,6,2222 (i) Other activities that address tobacco-related issues.
SB197,7,4 23(4) Reports. Not later than July 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the board
24shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for
25distribution under s. 13.172 (2) a report that evaluates the success of the grant

1program under sub. (3). The report shall specify the number of grants awarded
2during the immediately preceding fiscal year and the purpose for which each grant
3was made. The report shall also specify donations and grants accepted by the board
4under sub. (5).
SB197,7,9 5(5) Funds. The board may accept for any of its purposes any donations and
6grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services from any person. The
7board shall include in the report under sub. (4) any donation or grant accepted by the
8board under this subsection, including the nature, amount and conditions, if any, of
9the donation or grant and the identity of the donor.
SB197,7,12 10(6) Subcommittees. The board may create subcommittees to assist in its work.
11If the board creates subcommittees, one of the subcommittees shall address the issue
12of populations most adversely affected by tobacco.
SB197, s. 9158 13Section 9158. Nonstatutory provisions; other.
SB197,7,2114 (1) Health trust board. Notwithstanding section 15.77 (2) of the statutes, as
15created by this act, 4 of the initial members of the health trust board appointed under
16section 15.77 (1) (e) to (j) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for terms
17expiring on May 1, 2003; 3 of the initial members of the health trust board appointed
18under section 15.77 (1) (e) to (j) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for
19terms expiring on May 1, 2002; and 4 of the initial members of the health trust board
20appointed under section 15.77 (1) (e) to (j) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall
21serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2001.
SB197, s. 9458 22Section 9458. Effective dates; other.
SB197,7,2423 (1) Health trust fund. This act takes effect on the day after publication of the
241999-2001 biennial budget act.
SB197,7,2525 (End)
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