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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Stinebrink, BB0023 - Geographic Information Systems
For 2021-2023 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Military affairs
Next Generation 911 Geographic Information Systems grants
Under current law, DMA must issue grants to public safety answering points, more commonly known as 911 call centers, for a variety of purposes related to advanced 911 operations, known as Next Generation 911.
This bill creates an additional grant program, under which DMA must issue grants to counties for the purpose of preparing geographic information systems data to help enable Next Generation 911. Under the bill, the appropriate purposes and eligibility criteria for the grants must be developed by DMA policy. Grant purposes may include data preparation, data gathering, data creation, geographic information system staffing, data preparation and collection contracts, and training, if these purposes enable Next Generation 911, but may not include general overhead or costs for providing emergency services or emergency services equipment. DMA must coordinate with DOA in administering the grant program. DMA may not award more than one such grant per county per fiscal year. Under the bill, this new grant program sunsets on June 30, 2025.
For further information see the state and local 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. 20.465 (3) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.465 (3) (qm) Next Generation 911. Biennially, from the police and fire protection fund, the amounts in the schedule for the department to make and administer contracts under s. 256.35 (3s) (b), provide grants under s. 256.35 (3s) (bm) and (br), and for the 911 subcommittee to administer its duties under s. 256.35 (3s) (d).
Section 2 . 20.465 (3) (qm) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
20.465 (3) (qm) Next Generation 911. Biennially, from the police and fire protection fund, the amounts in the schedule for the department to make and administer contracts under s. 256.35 (3s) (b), provide grants under s. 256.35 (3s) (bm) and (br), and for the 911 subcommittee to administer its duties under s. 256.35 (3s) (d).
Section 3. 256.35 (3s) (bm) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
256.35 (3s) (bm) (title) Competitive grant program for public safety answering points.
Section 4. 256.35 (3s) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
256.35 (3s) (br) Competitive grant program for geographic information systems. 1. The department shall award grants to counties for the purposes identified under subd. 2 using the criteria in subd. 3. The department shall coordinate with the division within the department of administration that administers the land information program under s. 16.967 to administer the grant program.
2. Grants under subd. 1. shall be issued based on the purposes recommended by the 911 subcommittee under par. (d) 4m. Grant purposes may include data preparation, data gathering, data creation, geographic information system staffing, data preparation and collection contracts, and training, if these purposes enable Next Generation 911. Grant purposes may not include general county overhead, or costs for providing emergency services or emergency services equipment.
3. The department shall develop a policy setting forth eligibility criteria for grants under subd. 1. based on the recommendations of the 911 subcommittee under par. (d) 4m.
4. The department may not award more than one grant under subd. 1. per county per fiscal year.
Section 5. 256.35 (3s) (br) of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
Section 6. 256.35 (3s) (d) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
256.35 (3s) (d) 4m. Advise the department or other state agency on awarding geographic information systems grants under par. (br), including advising on appropriate grant purposes and eligibility criteria for the grants.
Section 7. 256.35 (3s) (d) 4m. of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
Section 9431. Effective dates; Military Affairs.
(1) Geographic information systems grants. The treatment of s. 20.465 (3) (qm) (by Section 2 ) and the repeal of s. 256.35 (3s) (br) and (d) 4m. take effect on June 30, 2025.
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