LRB-0493/2
FFK:cjs:jf
2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Stinebrink, BB0174 - Read to Lead
For 2015-2017 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
Other state government
Under current law, the governor may award grants to support literacy improvement programs (literacy improvement grants) and grants to support literacy or early childhood development programs (literacy development grants) to persons other than school boards. This bill transfers the governor's authority to make literacy improvement grants and literacy development grants to DCF. Current law authorizes DPI to award literacy development grants to school boards. Under current law, the amount of each literacy improvement grant and each literacy development grant is determined jointly by the governor and DPI. Under the bill, the amount of each grant is determined jointly by DCF and DPI.
Under current law, the Read to Lead Development Council (council) is in the office of the governor. The council makes recommendations to the governor and DPI regarding recipients of literacy improvement grants and literacy development grants. This bill transfers the council from the office of the governor to DCF and replaces the governor with the secretary of DCF as the chairperson of the council.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 13.94 (1) (dL) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.94 (1) (dL) Annually, conduct a financial audit of the governor's read to lead development fund. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of the report of the audit under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
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2. 14.017 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (title).
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3. 14.017 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
15.207 (3) (intro.) There is created in the office of the governor department of children and families a read to lead development council consisting of all of the following:
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4. 14.017 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (a) and amended to read:
15.207 (3) (a) The governor secretary of children and families or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the council.
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5. 14.017 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (b).
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6. 14.017 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (c).
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7. 14.017 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (d) and amended to read:
15.207 (3) (d) The ranking minority members of each of the committees under subd. 3. par. (c) or members of those committees designated by the ranking minority members.
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8. 14.017 (5) (a) 5. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (e) (intro.) amended to read:
15.207 (3) (e) (intro.) The following members appointed by the governor secretary of children and families for 3-year terms:
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9. 14.017 (5) (a) 5. a. to k. of the statutes are renumbered 15.207 (3) (e) 1. to 11.
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10. 14.017 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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11. 14.20 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (title).
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12. 14.20 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (1).
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13. 14.20 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (2) and amended to read:
48.53 (2) The council shall make recommendations to the governor secretary and state superintendent regarding recipients of grants under sub. (2) (3). The amount of each grant awarded shall be determined jointly by the governor secretary and the state superintendent. In addition to reports required under s. 15.09 (7), annually the council shall submit a report on its operation to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
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14. 14.20 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (3) (a) and amended to read:
48.53 (3) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (f) 20.437 (1) (fm), the governor secretary may award a grant to any person other than a school board for support of a literacy improvement program.
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15. 14.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (3) (b) and amended to read:
48.53 (3) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 20.437 (1) (q), the governor secretary may award a grant to any person other than a school board for support of a literacy or early childhood development program.
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16. 14.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.53 (3) (c).
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17. 20.255 (2) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.255 (2) (q) Grants for literacy and early childhood development programs. From the governor's read to lead development fund, a sum sufficient for grants to support literacy and early childhood development programs under s.
14.20 (2) 48.53 (3) (c).
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18. 20.525 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 20.437 (1) (fm) and amended to read:
20.437 (1) (fm) Literacy improvement aids. The amounts in the schedule for grants to support literacy improvement under s. 14.20 (2) 48.53 (3) (a).
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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19. 20.525 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 20.437 (1) (q) and amended to read:
20.437 (1) (q) Grants for literacy and early childhood development programs. From the governor's read to lead development fund, a sum sufficient for grants to support literacy and early childhood development programs under s.
14.20 (2) 48.53 (3) (b).
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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20. 25.17 (1) (ge) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.17 (1) (ge) Governor's read Read to lead development fund (s. 25.79);
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21. 25.79 of the statutes is amended to read:
25.79 Governor's read Read to lead development fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund, designated the governor's read to lead development fund, consisting of all gifts, grants, bequests, and other contributions made to the fund.
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