AB768: Bill Text

AB768,339,4 3. Simplified and uniform eligibility for a long-term care, publicly funded subsidy, based on functional ability and ability to pay.

AB768,339,7 4. A care management organization that provides services that are tailored to individual needs and preferences in a cost-effective manner, including the option for the consumer or the consumer's family to direct services.

AB768,339,10 5. Combined federal, state and local funding, within the limits of federal law, that is designated for each consumer and applies regardless of change of the consumer's service setting or his or her residence within the state.

AB768,339,13 6. Prepaid funding to counties or other entities for care management and delivery of services, based on average per person costs for consumers at various disability levels.

AB768,339,14 7. Coordination of long-term care with primary and acute health care services.

AB768,339,17 8. Meaningful involvement of consumers, family members and guardians in the design, implementation and ongoing policy direction of the long-term care system.

AB768,339,21 9. The right of a county or tribe to opt or decline the option to be the single entry point for long-term care services or a care management organization for the area of the county's or tribe's jurisdiction, if the county or tribe meets established performance standards.

AB768,339,24 (b) The department of health and family services shall in an expeditious manner, request any waivers of federal laws that would be necessary to effectively implement, on July 1, 2000, the long-term care system described in paragraph (a).

AB768,340,7 (c) In preparing drafting instructions for proposed legislation, as specified in paragraph (a), the department of health and family services shall take into consideration the recommendations of a steering committee that is appointed by the secretary of health and family services. The steering committee shall include long-term care consumers, family members of elderly and disabled adult individuals and leaders from state governmental, advocacy and long-term care service provider organizations.

AB768,340,13 (4) Pilot project for county or tribal management of long-term care programs. From the appropriation under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, the department of health and family services shall contract in fiscal year 1998-99 with counties or tribes under a pilot project to demonstrate the ability of counties or tribes to manage all long-term care programs under a long-term care management organization.

AB768, s. 9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB768,340,20 (1) Family practice residency program. Of the moneys appropriated to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under section 20.250 (1) (b) of the statutes, $181,900 in fiscal year 1998-99 may be expended only to fund 2 additional family practice physicians for the family practice residency program. The 2 family practice physicians shall be allocated to maximize the number of family practice residents in the program.

AB768, s. 9136 Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; natural resources.

AB768,340,22 (1) Snowmobile trail use stickers.

AB768,341,2 (a) Beginning on May 1, 1998, and ending on April 30, 1999, the procedures and fees specified in paragraphs (b) to (g) shall be used for the issuance of snowmobile trail use stickers in lieu of the procedure to be established under section 350.12 (3j) (e) of the statutes, as created in this act.

AB768,341,4 (b) The department of natural resources shall issue snowmobile trail use stickers.

AB768,341,9 (c) The clerk of each county shall also issue snowmobile trail use stickers. The department of natural resources shall provide each county clerk with forms for issuing these stickers. The county clerk shall only use these forms and shall retain a record of each sticker issued in the county clerk's office. The department of natural resources or its wardens may examine these records at any time.

AB768,341,13 (d) The department of natural resources and each county clerk shall collect an issuing fee of 75 cents for each snowmobile trail use sticker issued. The county clerk may keep the issuing fee to compensate the clerk for the clerk's services in issuing the sticker.

AB768,341,21 (e) The department of natural resources and each county clerk may appoint persons who are not employes of the department or the county to issue snowmobile trail use stickers. The appointee may retain 50 cents of each issuing fee collected to compensate the appointee for the appointee's services in issuing the sticker. The appointee shall remit the balance of the issuing fee not retained together with the fee collected for the sticker to the department of natural resources or the appointing county clerk, whichever is applicable. An appointing county clerk may retain the balance of the issuing fee not retained by the appointee.

AB768,342,3 (f) Each county clerk shall establish a procedure under which the clerk deposits the fees collected for snowmobile trail use stickers, other than issuing fees that are being retained, with the county treasurer within one week after the county clerk or the clerk's appointees receive the fees. Upon written order of the county clerk, the county treasurer shall remit to the department of natural resources by the 20th of each month for the preceding month the collected fees together with a statement showing the total amount remitted and the number of stickers issued.

AB768,342,7 (g) The department of natural resources may establish additional procedures for issuing snowmobile trail use stickers under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.10 (1) of the statutes, these procedures need not be promulgated as rules under chapter 227 of the statutes.

AB768,342,14 (2) Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission. The department of natural resources shall set aside in fiscal year 1997-98, from the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, $75,000 for the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission. The commission may use these funds for its activities authorized under subchapter VI of chapter 33 of the statutes and for providing matching funding for any grants that the commission may be able to obtain. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2000.

AB768, s. 9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; revenue.

AB768,342,16 (1) Tax amnesty.

AB768,342,22 (a) Program established. The department of revenue shall establish a tax amnesty program that shall apply to all taxes administered by the department under chapters 71, 72, 78 and 139 of the statutes and subchapter III of chapter 77 of the statutes. Amnesty is available only with respect to the tax obligations under paragraph (b). The amnesty program shall be in effect from June 15, 1998, to August 14, 1998.

AB768,342,23 (b) Eligible obligations; payment; limit.

AB768,343,10 1. For a taxpayer who has an existing tax delinquency on the records of the department as of October 1, 1997, the department shall accept as full payment of the delinquent amount a certified check, cashier's check, money order or cash in the amount of 80% of the balance due, including any delinquent tax collection fee that is due, as of June 15, 1998. Payments shall be applied first against the fee due, then against the penalty due, then against the interest due and then against the tax due. The delinquent tax collection fee shall be paid in full. No amnesty is available on a tax delinquency based upon an estimated or default assessment, determination, or notice of amount due unless all tax returns corresponding with the assessment, determination, or notice of amount due are filed with the department during the amnesty period. The maximum reduction available under this subdivision is $10,000.

AB768,343,18 2. For a taxpayer who has a tax liability that is neither reported no established, the department shall accept the filing of returns, together with payment of all taxes due, with interest, on those returns if payment is made by certified check, cashier's check, money order or cash. On those returns the department shall not impose civil penalties and late filing fees or seek criminal prosecution and the department shall reduce applicable delinquent interest due to the rate of 1% per month or part of a month. If the department determines that additional taxes are due on those returns, penalties and appropriate interest may be imposed on those additional amounts.

AB768,344,5 3. For the taxpayer who has a tax liability not delinquent on the records of the department as of October 1, 1997, but based upon an assessment, determination, or notice of amount due issued by the department before or during the amnesty period, the department shall waive civil penalties, except as provided in paragraph (d), and late filing fees and reduce applicable delinquent interest due to the rate of 1% per month or part of a month if an application for amnesty is submitted during the amnesty period and payment is made by certified check, cashier's check, money order or cash. Amnesty is not available under this subdivision for an assessment, determination, or notice of amount due under review by the appellate bureau of the department, the Wisconsin tax appeals commission or any court unless that appeal is withdrawn by the taxpayer. No amnesty is available for amounts that are assessed as the result of a field audit under section 71.74 (2) or 77.59 (2) of the statutes.

AB768,344,7 (c) Ineligible taxpayers and obligations. The amnesty program is not available if any of the following conditions applies:

AB768,344,10 1. The person requesting amnesty has been notified by the date of application for amnesty that he or she is a party to any criminal investigation or any pending criminal litigation relating to any tax administered by the department.

AB768,344,14 2. The amounts for which amnesty is requested are collected or subject to litigation as of the date of application for amnesty as a result of any civil collection action initiated by the department under authority of section 71.91 of the statutes or any other state law pertaining to creditor enforcement proceedings.

AB768,344,18 3. The amount for which amnesty is requested is, on the date of application for amnesty, a delinquent nonresident account assigned to a collection agency under section 73.03 (28) of the statutes and is the subject of a civil collection proceeding before any court.

AB768,344,21 4. The taxpayer is notified during the amnesty period of an adverse determination of his or her appeal of a tax liability by the Wisconsin tax appeals commission or any court during the amnesty period.

AB768,344,22 5. The person has filed for relief under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

AB768,345,2 (d) Nonwaiver. Any penalty assessed under section 71.66 (1) (e), 71.83 (1) (b) 1., 2. and 4. and (2) (a) 5., 77.60 (5), 78.22 (6), 139.25 (2) or (5) or 139.44 (2) of the statutes or assessed for the underpayment of taxes may not be waived under paragraph (b) 2. or 3 .

AB768,345,7 (e) Finality; full payment. All amounts paid under amnesty are final and may not be refunded. Amnesty is available for a taxpayer only if the full amount due as provided by the amnesty program is paid for all of his or her tax obligations as set forth in paragraph (b) within 45 days after notification by the department and all required tax returns are filed.

AB768,345,13 (f) Application. For amnesty to apply, a properly completed application for amnesty under this subsection shall be made upon forms and under instructions issued by the department and the applicant must pay $200 or the actual amount due, whichever is less, by certified check, cashier's check, money order or cash. The department of revenue shall credit the payment against the applicant's liabilities and shall retain the payment whether or not the applicant is granted amnesty.

AB768,345,16 (g) Proceeds. Of the collections under paragraph (b ), 5% shall be credited to the appropriation account under section 20.566 (3) (j) of the statutes and the remainder shall be deposited in the general fund.

AB768,345,24 (h) Collection fee. The department of revenue shall assess a fee equal to 5% of the person's delinquent balance of tax, penalty and interest, computed as of August 15, 1998, to any person who qualified for amnesty under paragraph (b) 1 . but did not resolve his or her account. That assessment may be made upon completion of the amnesty application period for taxpayers who are eligible for amnesty but do not apply for it and on the day after the due date for taxpayers who apply but do not pay in full. The proceeds of this fee shall be deposited in the appropriation account under section 20.566 (1) (hq) of the statutes.

AB768,346,4 (2) Position authorization. The authorized FTE positions for the department of revenue are increased by 1.0 PR position on July 1, 1998, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.566 (1) (gp) of the statutes, for the purpose of administering the tax under subchapter XIII of chapter 77 of the statutes.

AB768, s. 9145 Section 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; supreme court.

AB768,346,8 (1) State bar membership; failure to pay taxes or provide social security number. The supreme court is requested to promulgate rules under section 751.15 of the statutes so that those rules are effective beginning on January 1, 1999.

AB768, s. 9201 Section 9201. Appropriation changes; administration.

AB768,346,15 (1) Pari-mutuel wagering; general program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under section 20.505 (8) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $14,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $14,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,346,21 (2) Indian gaming; general program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under section 20.505 (8) (h) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $50,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $50,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768, s. 9210 Section 9210. Appropriation changes; commerce.

AB768,347,5 (1) Development fund appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $1,750,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $1,250,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the grant program under section 560.145 of the statutes, as created by this act, the loan program under s. 560.147 of the statutes, as created by this act, and the grant under Section 9110 (1) of this act.

AB768,347,11 (2) Rural economic development program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (er) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768, s. 9211 Section 9211. Appropriation changes; corrections.

AB768,347,19 (1) Transfer of food service operations of the Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $117,300 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $645,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility to purchase food from food service operations.

AB768,348,2 (2) Transfer of food service operations of the Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (gi) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $2,711,800 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 51.0 PR positions on July 1, 1998, to perform food service operation services.

AB768,348,8 (3) Prison contract management subunit. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $76,600 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $209,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 5.0 GPR positions for the purpose of performing services related to prison contracts.

AB768,348,17 (4) Staffing for a maximum security correctional institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $71,500 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $2,655,200 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 2.0 GPR positions on the effective date of this subsection and 33.0 GPR positions on July 1, 1998, for the purpose of starting up and staffing the maximum security correctional institution specified in section 301.16 (1n) of the statutes.

AB768,348,23 (5) Staffing for Fox Lake correctional institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $434,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 21.04 GPR positions on July 1, 1998, for the purpose of staffing at Fox Lake correctional institution.

AB768,349,4 (6) General program operations; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $248,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 12.28 GPR positions for the purpose of providing staffing in the Green Bay Correctional Institution.

AB768,349,9 (7) Energy costs; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $3,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,349,15 (8) Institutional repair and maintenance; Green Bay Correctional Institution. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (aa) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $5,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,349,21 (9) General program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $641,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $1,337,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,350,2 (10) Field supervision. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $72,700 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $151,600 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,350,7 (11) Energy costs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $429,900 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $491,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768, s. 9215 Section 9215. Appropriation changes; employe trust funds.

AB768,350,14 (1) General program operations. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of employe trust funds under section 20.515 (1) (w) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $90,400 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $90,400 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768, s. 9218 Section 9218. Appropriation changes; ethics board.

AB768,350,20 (1) Executive director position salary and fringe benefit costs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the ethics board under section 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $10,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for salary and fringe benefit costs of the executive director's position.

AB768, s. 9222 Section 9222. Appropriation changes; health and family services.

AB768,351,2 (1) Medical assistance; supplemental security income. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $25,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,351,8 (2) Supplemental security income pilot program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $25,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for general program operations of the pilot program under section 49.46 (1m) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB768,351,15 (3) Substance abuse prevention and treatment funding for Milwaukee County. There is transferred from the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (md) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, to the appropriation to that department under section 20.435 (7) (o) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, $791,500 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $1,583,000 in fiscal year 1998-99 to provide federal substance abuse prevention and treatment moneys received under 42 USC 300x-21 to 300x-35 to Milwaukee County.

AB768,351,22 (4) Transfer of food service operations of the Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $812,400 for fiscal year 1998-99 to decrease the authorized FTE positions for the department by 51.0 PR positions on July 1, 1998, for performance of food service operation services.

AB768,352,3 (5) Supplement to community options program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $1,901,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for assessments, case plans and services under section 46.27 (7) of the statutes.

AB768,352,9 (6) Supplement to community options program services under federal waiver. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (7) (bd) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $2,064,700 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for assessments, case plans and services under section 46.27 (11) of the statutes.

AB768,352,15 (7) Community options program quality assurance funding. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $33,600 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for federally required quality assurance activities that are related to services provided under section 46.27 (11) of the statutes.

AB768,352,22 (8) Pilot project for county or tribal management of long-term care programs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $500,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to provide funding for a pilot project to demonstrate the ability of counties or tribes to manage all long-term care programs under a long-term care management organization.

AB768, s. 9234 Section 9234. Appropriation changes; Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB768,353,3 (1) Family practice residency program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under section 20.250 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $181,900 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB768, s. 9235 Section 9235. Appropriation changes; military affairs.

AB768,353,9 (1) Badger challenge program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of military affairs under section 20.465 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is decreased by $330,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to transfer funding for the Badger challenge program to the national guard youth programs.

AB768, s. 9236 Section 9236. Appropriation changes; natural resources.

AB768,353,17 (1) Nonindustrial private forest lands. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (1) (mu) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $100,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $100,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to provide funding for the implementation of the program to award grants for management plans for nonindustrial private forest lands.

AB768,353,23 (2) County forest administrators. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (5) (bw) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $13,500 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $30,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to provide funding for salaries of county forest administrators and assistant county forest administrators.

AB768,354,4 (3) Snowmobile trail use stickers. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (9) (mu) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $85,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 1.0 SEG position to develop and administer the procedures for issuing snowmobile trail use stickers.

AB768,354,9 (4) Computer recycling. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (6) (br) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $500,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 for the grant required under section 287.24 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB768, s. 9238 Section 9238. Appropriation changes; public defender board.

AB768,354,16 (1) Administration costs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the public defender board under section 20.550 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $2,400 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $4,400 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,354,22 (2) Appellate representation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the public defender board under section 20.550 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $60,700 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $111,300 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,355,3 (3) Trial representation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the public defender board under section 20.550 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $610,200 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $1,118,200 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,355,9 (4) Private bar administrative costs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the public defender board under section 20.550 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $3,000 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $5,500 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB768,355,14 (5) Private bar costs. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the public defender board under section 20.550 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $816,900 for fiscal year 1997-98 and the dollar amount is increased by $987,600 for fiscal year 1998-99 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.