AB955: Bill Text

AB955,3,11 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (hr), the department shall provide to each county, municipality, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that submits an application an amount not to exceed $40,000 for the purchase of emergency rescue equipment. The department shall distribute grants in the order in which the applications are received.

AB955,3,18 (3) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a county, municipality, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state shall provide matching funding equal to 25 percent of the grant amount awarded. Two or more counties, municipalities, or federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state may jointly provide matching funding if they have entered into an agreement regarding the provision of the matching funding and the use of the grant amount awarded.

AB955,3,25 (4) The department shall promulgate rules specifying what equipment may be purchased under the program under this section and shall allow the purchase of any equipment the department believes is necessary for the rescue of human beings and the recovery of human bodies from forests, waters, and any other natural areas of this state. The department may promulgate additional rules necessary to administer this section. The department may issue grants under this section prior to the promulgation of rules under this subsection.

AB955,4,2 (5) The department shall post information about the grant program under this section on the department's Internet site.

AB955,5 Section 5 . 29.563 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB955,4,11 29.563 (13m) Nonresident approval surcharge. The surcharge for approvals listed under subs. (2) (b), (3) (b), and (4) (b) that are issued to a person who is at least 16 years of age is an amount equal to 15 percent of the fee specified for these approvals under subs. (2), (3), and (4) and shall be added to the specified fee. From the moneys received from collection of the surcharge added to approvals listed under subs. (2) (b), (3) (b), and (4) (b), one-third shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (Lw), one-third shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (hq), and one-third shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (hr).

AB955,6 Section 6 . 29.599 of the statutes is created to read:

AB955,4,14 29.599 Grants to schools to provide instructional programming about outdoor recreation and natural resources. (1) In this section:

AB955,4,15 (a) “Private school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).

AB955,4,16 (b) “Public school” includes a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1).

AB955,4,17 (c) “Tribal school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).

AB955,4,21 (2) The department shall establish a program to award grants to public, private, and tribal schools for the purpose of offering a course of instruction in one or more of the following subject areas to pupils enrolled in any of the grades 5 to 12 at the public, private, or tribal school:

AB955,4,22 (a) The safe operation and use of an all-terrain or utility terrain vehicle.

AB955,4,23 (b) The safe operation and use of a snowmobile.

AB955,4,24 (c) The safe operation and use of a motorboat.

AB955,4,25 (d) Hunter safety.

AB955,5,2 (e) Knowledge to identify and understand the habitat needs of fish and wild animals in this state.

AB955,5,3 (f) An introduction to the state park system and the value of state parks.

AB955,5,4 (g) Safely fishing on ice.

AB955,5,8 (3) To receive a grant under this section, the school board of a school district, the governing board of a charter school, the governing body of a private school, or the governing body of a tribal school shall submit an application to the department that includes all of the following:

AB955,5,10 (a) The subject area or areas under sub. (2) to be included in the course of instruction.

AB955,5,13 (b) Whether the course of instruction will be offered during the school day, on school days but after school hours, on weekends, or during a combination of these days and times.

AB955,5,15 (c) Whether the course of instruction will require pupils to leave the school grounds to attend one or more field trips and, if so, the nature of the field trips.

AB955,5,17 (d) The estimated number of pupils who will participate in the course of instruction and the estimated per pupil cost to provide the instruction.

AB955,5,21 (e) A statement certifying that, if the school board, governing board, or governing body receives a grant under this section, the school board, governing board, or governing body will not charge a fee to any pupil that participates in the course of instruction.

AB955,6,2 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (hq), the department shall provide to each school that submits an application that satisfies the requirements under sub. (3) an amount sufficient to ensure that each participating pupil receives the course of instruction at no cost. The department shall distribute grants to schools that satisfy the requirements under sub. (3) in the order in which the applications are received.

AB955,6,6 (5) The department shall post information about the grant program under this section on the department's Internet site and shall work with the department of public instruction to make information about the program available to public, private, and tribal schools.

AB955,7 Section 7 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB955,6,11 (1) The authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources, funded from the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (hr) of the statutes, are increased by 0.5 SEG positions for the purpose of administering the emergency rescue equipment grant program under section 23.0954 of the statutes.

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