LRB-0713/2
TJD&GMM:kjf:md
2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Dombrowski, BB0144 - Brighter Futures funding
For 2011-13 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Children
Current law requires DCF to distribute certain general purpose revenues (GPR) and federal revenues to applying nonprofit corporations and public agencies to provide programs to, among other things, prevent and reduce the incidence of youth alcohol and other drug abuse (Brighter Futures Initiative). This bill requires DHS to transfer not more than $865,000 in GPR in each fiscal year to DCF for the Brighter Futures Initiative.
For further information see the state 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:
Section
1. 20.435 (5) (bc) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.435 (5) (bc) Grants for community programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants for community programs under s. 46.48 and for a transfer of the amount specified under s. 46.48 (31) to s. 20.437 (1) (kb). Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. Except for amounts authorized to be carried forward under s. 46.48 and as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all funds allocated but not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department shall transfer from this appropriation account to the appropriation account for the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (dz) funds allocated by the department under s. 46.48 (30) but unexpended on June 30 of each year.
Section
2. 20.437 (1) (kb) of the statutes is created to read:
20.437 (1) (kb) Interagency aids; brighter futures initiative. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bc) for the brighter futures initiative under s. 48.545.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
3. 46.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.48 (1) General. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (5) (bc) and (7) (bc), the department shall award grants for community programs as provided in this section subs. (4) to (30).
Section
4. 46.48 (31) of the statutes is created to read:
46.48 (31) Brighter futures initiative. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bc), the department shall transfer not more than $865,000 in each fiscal year to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kb) to award grants under s. 48.545.
Section
5. 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (eg), (kb), and (nL), the department shall distribute $2,097,700 in each fiscal year to applying nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, $1,171,800 in each fiscal year to applying county departments under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 operating in counties other than a county having a population of 500,000 or more, and $55,000 in each fiscal year to Diverse and Resilient, Inc. to provide programs to accomplish all of the following:
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