AB450: Bill Text

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

2013 Assembly BILL 450

October 18, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives Severson, Tranel, Kolste, Pasch, Ballweg, Danou, Jagler, Sanfelippo, Steineke, Tittl, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Brooks, Czaja, Hebl, Kaufert, Kestell, LeMahieu, Murtha, A. Ott, Petryk, Spiros, Strachota, Wachs, Hulsey, Ripp and Jorgensen, cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Harris, Schultz, Wirch and Risser. Referred to Committee on Health.

AB450,1,2 An Act to create 20.435 (5) (cd) and 46.535 of the statutes; relating to: grants for crisis intervention team training and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to award grants for mental health crisis intervention team training for law enforcement agencies and correctional officers. The total amount of the moneys to be awarded as grants in each fiscal biennium is $250,000 under the bill, and DHS pays those grants from general purpose revenue.

For further information see the state and 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:

AB450,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB450,2 Section 2. 20.435 (5) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:

AB450,2,4 20.435 (5) (cd) Crisis intervention training grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for awarding grants for mental health crisis intervention team training under s. 46.535.

AB450,3 Section 3. 46.535 of the statutes is created to read:

AB450,2,10 46.535 Crisis intervention training grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cd), the department shall award grants in the total amount of $250,000 in each fiscal biennium for mental health crisis intervention team training for law enforcement agencies, as described in s. 165.77 (1) (c), and correctional officers, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (a).

AB450,2,11 (End)