LRB-1726/5
RAC/TJD/CMH:kjf/cjs/wlj:ph
January 2011 Special Session
2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
April 1, 2011 - Introduced by
Committee on Assembly Organization, by request of
Governor Scott Walker.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Public sector group insurance
This bill requires the secretary of employee trust funds to allocate $28,000,000,
from reserve accounts established in the public employee trust fund for group health
and pharmacy benefits for state employees, to reduce employer costs for providing
group health insurance for state employees for the period beginning on July 1, 2011,
and ending on December 31, 2011.
State Government
State finance
This bill increases the amount of state public debt that may be contracted to
refund any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing
facilities from $309,000,000 to $474,000,000. Such refunded debt must be contracted
before July 1, 2011.
This bill reduces executive branch agency lapses and transfers to the general
fund for the 2009-11 fiscal biennium that were required under
2007 Wisconsin Act
20 from $200,000,000 to $121,000,000.
health and human services
Medical Assistance
Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) administers the
Medical Assistance (MA) program, which is a joint federal and state program that
provides health services to individuals who have limited resources. DHS also
currently makes payments for administration of income maintenance activities
among other payments. This bill increases the amount that DHS is authorized to
spend from the MA program benefits and administration general purpose revenue
(GPR) appropriation accounts, the income maintenance GPR appropriation account,
and the MA trust fund, in fiscal year 2010-11.
In addition, the bill increases the amount that DHS may spend from the GPR
account for fiscal year 2010-11 for the MA program for the purposes of funding the
contribution for indigent health care for Milwaukee County.
Public Assistance
Reflecting the receipt of emergency contingency funds under the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) bloc grant program, this bill increases by
$37,000,000 the amount of TANF moneys allocated for the earned income tax credit.
corrections
This bill increases by $19,537,900 the amount that the Department of
Corrections is authorized to spend to operate institutions and provide field and
administrative services in fiscal year 2010-11.
For further information see the state 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:
AB13, s. 1
1Section
1. 20.866 (2) (xf) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB13,3,32
20.866
(2) (xf)
Building commission; refunding tax-supported and
3self-amortizing general obligation debt incurred before July 1, 2011. From the
4capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to refund the whole or any part of any
5unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities.
6The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed
$309,000,000 7$474,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebtedness shall be construed to include any
8premium and interest payable with respect thereto. Debt incurred by this paragraph
9shall be incurred before July 1, 2011, and shall be repaid under the appropriations
1providing for the retirement of public debt incurred for tax-supported and
2self-amortizing facilities in proportional amounts to the purposes for which the debt
3was refinanced.
AB13, s. 2
4Section
2. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB13,3,85
49.175
(1) (zh)
Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
6moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation
7account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $6,664,200 in fiscal
8year 2009-10 and
$6,664,200 $43,664,200 in fiscal year 2010-2011.
AB13,3,1810[
2007 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 9201 (1c) (a) Notwithstanding sections 20.001
11(3) (a) to (c) and 25.40 (3) of the statutes, but subject to paragraph (d), the secretary
12of administration shall lapse to the general fund or transfer to the general fund from
13the unencumbered balances of state operations appropriations to executive branch
14state agencies, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of
15federal revenues, an amount equal to $200,000,000 during the 2007-09 fiscal
16biennium and
$200,000,000 $121,000,000 during the 2009-11 fiscal biennium. This
17paragraph shall not apply to appropriations to the Board of Regents of the University
18of Wisconsin System and to the technical college system board.
AB13, s. 9115
20Section 9115.
Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.
AB13,4,3
21(1)
Allocation of certain excess reserves in the public employee trust fund
22to reduce employer health insurance costs during 2011. Notwithstanding any
23action of the group insurance board under section 40.03 (6) (d) of the statutes, from
24reserve accounts established under section 20.515 (1) (r) of the statutes for group
25health insurance and pharmacy benefits for state employees, the secretary of
1employee trust funds shall allocate an amount equal to $28,000,000 to reduce
2employer costs for providing group health insurance for state employees for the
3period beginning on July 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2011.
AB13, s. 9208
4Section 9208.
Fiscal changes; Children and Families.
AB13,4,105
(1)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds. In the
6schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the
7department of children and families under section 20.437 (2) (md) of the statutes, as
8affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $37,000,000 for the
9second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to
10support an increase in the earned income tax credit.
AB13,4,1712
(1)
Adult correctional services. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of
13the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section
1420.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is
15increased by $19,537,900 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which
16this subsection takes effect to increase funding for the purpose for which the
17appropriation is made.
AB13,4,1818
(2)
Transfers.
AB13,4,2219
(a)
There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410
20(1) (f) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the
21statutes $5,362,500 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this
22paragraph takes effect.
AB13,5,223
(b)
There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410
24(1) (ab) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the
1statutes $2,825,300 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this
2paragraph takes effect.
AB13,5,63
(c)
There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410
4(2) (a) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the
5statutes $100,200 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this
6paragraph takes effect.
AB13,5,107
(d)
There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410
8(3) (cg) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the
9statutes $71,000 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this
10paragraph takes effect.
AB13,5,1411
(e)
There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410
12(1) (bm) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of
13the statutes $10,700 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this
14paragraph takes effect.
AB13,5,1815
(f)
There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410
16(3) (a) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the
17statutes $36,600 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this
18paragraph takes effect.
AB13,5,2219
(g)
There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410
20(3) (cg) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (b) of the
21statutes $2,138,400 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this
22paragraph takes effect.
AB13,6,424
(1)
Medical Assistance general purpose revenue appropriation. In the
25schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the
1department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected
2by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $142,200,000 for the second
3fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the
4purposes for which the appropriation is made.
AB13,6,105
(2)
Medical Assistance administration appropriation. In the schedule under
6section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health
7services under section 20.435 (4) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011,
8the dollar amount is increased by $21,000,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal
9biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the
10appropriation is made.
AB13,6,1611
(3)
Income maintenance appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005
12(3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under
13section 20.435 (4) (bn) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar
14amount is increased by $6,500,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium
15in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is
16made.
AB13,6,2117
(4)
Medical Assistance trust fund. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3)
18of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under
19section 20.435 (4) (w) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount
20is increased by $6,700,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which
21this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
AB13,7,2
22(5)
Medical Assistance program benefits appropriation increase. In the
23schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the
24department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected
25by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $6,800,000 for the second fiscal
1year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to fund the
2contribution for indigent health care in Milwaukee County.
AB13, s. 9227
3Section 9227.
Fiscal changes; Joint Committee on Finance.
AB13,7,104
(1)
Federal program supplement. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of
5the statutes for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section
620.865 (4) (m) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is
7decreased by $37,000,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which
8this subsection takes effect for supplementing federal earned income tax credit
9payments. This subsection applies only if the appropriation decrease described in
102011 Wisconsin Act 10, section
9227 (1), has not occurred.
AB13,7,1612
(1)
Earned income tax credit. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the
13statutes for the appropriation to the department of revenue under section 20.835 (2)
14(kf) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by
15$37,000,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection
16takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
