Tobacco Control Board
Subject:
Ch. TCB 1 - Relating to establishing criteria for recipients of grants awarded by the Tobacco Control Board.
Description of policy issues:
Description of objective(s):
These rules will establish criteria, procedures, requirements and conditions for the award of project grants to organizations that operate or propose to operate programs aimed at preventing youth tobacco use, promoting tobacco cessation, and eliminating environmental tobacco smoke.
The Tobacco Control Board is statutorily directed to establish these rules to guide the Board's administration and distribution of tobacco control grants.
Description of policies - relevant existing policees, proposed new policies and policy alternatives considered:
The Tobacco Control Board is responsible for administering a grant program under s. 255.15 (3), Stats. The Board is responsible for administering a grant program for the purpose of preventing youth tobacco use, promoting tobacco cessation, and eliminating second-hand smoke. The Board is also responsible for other efforts to address the health and economic costs of tobacco use in populations most adversely affected by the use of tobacco. Wisconsin currently has a rate of youth tobacco use higher than the national average, with 38% of high school youth reporting smoking a cigarette in the last month. In addition, the smoking rate among pregnant women is 30% higher than the national average. The Board will support ongoing state and local comprehensive efforts to prevent and stop tobacco use.
Section 255.15 (3) (a), Stats., directs the Board to fund specific existing efforts in the state. In addition, s. 255.15 (3) (b), Stats., authorizes the Board to distribute grants for any of the following:
• Community-based programs to reduce tobacco use.
• Community-based programs to reduce the burden of tobacco-related diseases.
• School-based programs relating to tobacco use cessation and prevention.
• Enforcement of local laws aimed at reducing exposure to secondhand smoke and restricting underage access to tobacco.
• Grants for partnerships among statewide organizations and businesses that support tobacco use cessation and prevention.
• Marketing activities that promote tobacco use cessation and prevention.
• Projects designed to reduce tobacco use among minorities and women.
• Other tobacco use cessation programs.
• Surveillance of indicators of tobacco use and evaluation of the activities funded under s. 255.15, Stats.
• Development of policies that restrict access to tobacco use and reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
The anticipated rules will establish criteria for recipients' use of grants made by the Board, including performance-based standards for grant recipients proposing to use grants for media efforts. The rules also may address criteria for applicants' eligibility for grants, the application and selection processes, and restrictions on grants. The Board will add or delete these parameters based on best practices as defined by activities within and outside of Wisconsin.
Statutory authority:
Section 255.15 (1) (c), Stats.
Estimates of staff time and other resources needed to develop the rules:
The Board anticipates that these rules should consume about 40 hours of staff time to develop and an additional 40 hours to promulgate. David F. Gundersen will be the Board staff involved in developing the rules, in addition to attorneys from the Department of Health and Family Services, Office of Legal Counsel.
Contact information:
If you have specific questions or comments regarding the proposed rule-making, please contact:
Larry Hartzke
Administrative Rules Manager
Dept. of Health and Family Services
Telephone: (608) 267-2943
TTY: (608) 267-7371
Submittal of Rules to Legislative Council Clearinghouse
Notice of Submittal of Proposed Rules to
Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Dentistry Examining Board
Rule Submittal Date
On October 10, 2000, the Dentistry Examining Board submitted a proposed rule to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
Statutory authority: ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 (2), 447.04 (1) (a) 6. and (2) (a) 6., Stats.
The proposed rule-making order relates to a system of remediation for applicants who have failed the clinical and laboratory examinations more than three times.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required and will be held in January, 2001.
Contact Information
If you have questions, please contact:
Pamela Haack
Administrative Rules Coordinator
Telephone: (608) 266-0495
Mailing Address:
Office of Administrative Rules
Dept. of Regulation and Licensing
1400 East Washington Ave., Room 171
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Regulation and Licensing
Rule Submittal Date
On October 6, 2000, the Department of Regulation and Licensing submitted a proposed rule to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
Statutory authority: ss. 227.11 (2) and 440.974, Stats.
The proposed rule-making order affects ss. RL 133.01, 133.02 and 135.02, relating to home inspector examination and continuing education requirements.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required and will be held on Monday, November 13, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 179A at 1400 East Washington Ave., Madison, Wisconsin.
Contact Information
If you have questions, please contact:
Pamela Haack
Administrative Rules Coordinator
Telephone: (608) 266-0495
Mailing Address:
Office of Administrative Rules
Dept. of Regulation and Licensing
