Amendment SA1-SB325

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1997 SENATE BILL 325

February 12, 1998 - Offered by Joint committee on Finance.

SB325-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB325-SA1,1,2 1. Page 1, line 3: delete "programs and" and substitute "programs,".

SB325-SA1,1,3 2. Page 1, line 5: after "program" insert "and making an appropriation".

SB325-SA1,1,4 3. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:

SB325-SA1,1,6 " Section 1g. 20.445 (3) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, section 627, is amended to read:

SB325-SA1,2,14 20.445 (3) (dz) Wisconsin works and other public assistance administration and benefits. The amounts in the schedule for administration and benefit payments under Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, the job opportunities and basic skills program under s. 49.193, the learnfare program under s. 49.26, the work experience and job search program under s. 49.36, the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124 (1m) and the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25; for payment distribution under s. 49.33 (8) for county administration of public assistance benefits and medical assistance eligibility determination and payments to American Indian tribes for administration of public assistance programs; to provide state aid for county administered public assistance programs for which reimbursement is provided under s. 49.33 (9); for child care costs under ss. 49.191 (1) and (2), 49.193 (8) and 49.26 (1) (e); for the new hope project under s. 49.37; for aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20; and for funeral, burial and cemetery expenses under s. 49.30. Payments may be made from this appropriation to counties for fraud investigation and error reduction under s. 49.197 (1m) and (4). Moneys appropriated under this paragraph may be used to match federal funds received under par. (md). Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All funds allocated by the department but not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless transferred to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.

SB325-SA1, s. 1h Section 1h. 20.445 (3) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, section 627b, and 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

SB325-SA1,3,15 20.445 (3) (dz) Wisconsin works and other public assistance administration and benefits. The amounts in the schedule for administration and benefit payments under Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, the job opportunities and basic skills program under s. 49.193, the learnfare program under s. 49.26, the work experience and job search program under s. 49.36, the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124 (1m) and the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25; for payment distribution under s. 49.33 (8) for county administration of public assistance benefits and medical assistance eligibility determination and payments to American Indian tribes for administration of public assistance programs; to provide state aid for county administered public assistance programs for which reimbursement is provided under s. 49.33 (9); for child care costs under ss. 49.191 (1) and (2), 49.193 (8) and 49.26 (1) (e); for the new hope project under s. 49.37; for aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20; for funeral, burial and cemetery expenses under s. 49.30; and to transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (k) the amount determined by the department of revenue under s. 49.175 (1) (b) 2. Payments may be made from this appropriation to counties for fraud investigation and error reduction under s. 49.197 (1m) and (4). Moneys appropriated under this paragraph may be used to match federal funds received under par. (md). Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All funds allocated by the department but not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless transferred to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.

SB325-SA1, s. 1m Section 1m. 49.175 (1) (h) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB325-SA1,3,20 49.175 (1) (h) (title) Funeral, burial and cemetery expenses. For funeral, burial and cemetery expenses under s. 49.30, $3,300,000 in each fiscal year $3,846,900 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $5,487,500 in fiscal year 1998-99.".

SB325-SA1,3,21 4. Page 2, line 1: delete " Section 1" and substitute "Section 1r".

SB325-SA1,3,22 5. Page 2, line 8: after that line insert:

SB325-SA1,3,23 " Section 2m. Appropriation changes.

SB325-SA1,4,6 (1) Funeral and burial expenses. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (3) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $514,100 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $2,056,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for funeral and burial expenses under section 49.30 of the statutes.".

SB325-SA1,4,7 6. Page 2, line 13: after that line insert:

SB325-SA1,4,9 " Section 4m. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB325-SA1,4,11 (1) Funeral, burial and cemetery expenses. The repeal and recreation of section 20.445 (3) (dz) of the statutes takes effect on February 1, 1999.".

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