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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
March 11, 2008 - Introduced by Representative Seidel, cosponsored by Senator
Decker. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB945,1,3
1An Act to amend 59.53 (3) of the statutes;
relating to: authorizing a county to
2provide assistance to a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to
3certain individuals.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a county is authorized to operate a relief program for certain
individuals who reside in the county, based on eligibility criteria set by the county.
The county program may provide services, commodities, or money and may contain
a work component. Current law also authorizes a county to appropriate money to
provide emergency energy supplies to individuals or to provide grants to community
action agencies or municipalities to assist individuals with the purchase of such
supplies.
This bill authorizes a county to appropriate money to a nonprofit organization
that provides assistance to low-income individuals or individuals who are victims
of domestic violence and related crimes, and to make payments to such an
organization for its capital and operational expenses.
For further information see the 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:
AB945,2,93
59.53
(3) Community action and nonprofit agencies. The board may
4appropriate funds for promoting and assisting any community action agency under
5s. 49.265
, and for making payments to a nonprofit organization, as defined in s.
623.197 (4) (a) 1., that has as a substantial purpose providing assistance to
7low-income individuals or individuals who are the victims of domestic violence and
8related crimes. The county may also appropriate money for making payments to
9such a nonprofit organization for its capital and operational expenses.
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(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2008.
