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1An Act to renumber and amend 71.07 (8) (a);
to amend 46.977 (2) (a); and
to
2create 20.435 (7) (bg), 46.856 and 71.07 (8) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes;
relating
3to: providing funding for the long-term support community options program,
4the long-term care ombudsman program, the guardianship grant program and
5Alzheimer's disease training and information grants, limiting the personal
6exemptions tax credit and making appropriations.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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7Section
1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
8the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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1Section
2. 20.435 (7) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.435
(7) (bg)
Alzheimer's disease; training and information grants. The
3amounts in the schedule to provide a grant to an organization to carry out the
4activities related to Alzheimer's disease under s. 46.856.
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646.856 Alzheimer's disease; training and information grants. From the
7appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bg), the department shall award a grant to at least
8one private nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), to do all of the
9following:
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10(1) Provide training and technical assistance to the staff of county departments
11under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23, to the staff of administering agencies designated
12under s. 46.87 (3) (c) and to other providers of services to persons with Alzheimer's
13disease, as defined in s. 46.87 (1) (a).
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14(2) Determine the need for and create appropriate services to persons with
15Alzheimer's disease in coordination with local agencies and service providers.
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16(3) Collect and disseminate information on Alzheimer's disease, coordinate
17public awareness activities related to the disease and advise the department on
18public policy issues concerning the disease.
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46.977
(2) (a) Annually, prior to April 30, an organization may apply to the
22department for a grant under this section for the purpose of recruiting, training,
23monitoring and assisting guardians for persons determined to be incompetent under
24ch. 880. By June 30, the department shall determine which organizations will
25receive a grant during the following fiscal year based on the criteria under par. (c).
1No grant may be awarded unless the applicant provides matching funds equal to
10%
2of the amount of the award. The department shall make grants under this section
3from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (cg).
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4Section
5. 71.07 (8) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (8) (a) (intro.) and
5amended to read:
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71.07
(8) (a) (intro.) An exemption of $25 if the taxpayer has reached the age
7of 65 prior to the close of the calendar or fiscal year
. and if one of the following applies:
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8Section
6. 71.07 (8) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
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71.07
(8) (a) 1. The taxpayer is an individual, files an individual return, and
10has adjusted gross income of less than $30,000 in the year to which the claim relates.
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2. The taxpayer is married, files a joint return, and has adjusted gross income
12of less than $40,000 in the year to which the claim relates.
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3. The taxpayer is married, files a separate return, and has adjusted gross
14income of less than $20,000 in the year to which the claim relates.
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15Section
7.
Appropriation changes; aging and long-term care board.
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16(1)
Long-term care ombudsman program. In the schedule under section 20.005
17(3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the board on aging and long-term care
18under section 20.432 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar
19amount is increased by $91,500 for fiscal year 1996-97 to increase the authorized
20FTE positions for the board on aging and long-term care by 2.0 GPR positions,
21beginning on July 1, 1996, for performance of services under section 16.009 (2) (b) of
22the statutes.
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23Section
8.
Appropriation changes; health and social services.
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24(1)
Guardianship grant program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of
25the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and social services
1under section 20.435 (7) (cg) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar
2amount is increased by $68,600 for fiscal year 1996-97 to increase funding for the
3purpose for which the appropriation is made.
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4(2)
Long-term support community options program medical assistance
5waiver. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
6to the department of health and social services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the
7statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $886,400
8for fiscal year 1996-97 to increase funding for assessments, case plans and services
9under section 46.27 (11) of the statutes.
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10(3)
Long-term support community options program. In the schedule under
11section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health
12and social services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the statutes, as affected by the acts
13of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $420,800 for fiscal year 1996-97 to
14increase funding for assessments, case plans and services under section 46.27 (7) of
15the statutes.
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17(1)
Personal exemptions tax credit. The treatment of section 71.07 (8) (a) of
18the statues and the creation of section 71.07 (8) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes first apply
19to taxable years beginning on January 1, 1996.
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20Section
10.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
21publication, except as follows:
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22(1)
Guardianship grants. The treatment of section 46.977 (2) (a) of the statutes
23takes effect on July 1, 1996.