AB149: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 149

March 4, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Seratti, Hutchison, Sykora, Albers and Turner, cosponsored by Senator Drzewiecki. Referred to Joint committee on Finance.

AB149,1,3 An Act to amend 46.268 (3), 46.495 (1) (d), 51.423 (2) and 51.45 (5) (c); and to create 46.268 (4), 46.495 (1) (db), 51.423 (2m) and 51.45 (5) (cm) of the statutes; relating to: county share of community aids funding.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, counties provide social services for low-income persons and services for persons with needs related to mental illness, substance abuse or developmental disabilities. Currently, federal and state funds, known as community aids funds, are available to counties for the provision of those services. Counties that receive community aids funds must provide matching funds equal to 9.89% of the cost of the service, in the case of certain community services, or of 9.89% of the funding received, in the case of certain other social services.

This bill lowers the matching requirement to 5% of the cost of services in counties with a poverty rate exceeding 30%.

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:

AB149, s. 1 Section 1. 46.268 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB149,2,3 46.268 (3) County matching funds are required for allocations under sub. (1). A Except as provided in sub. (4), a county's required match equals 9.89% of the cost of community service.

AB149, s. 2 Section 2. 46.268 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB149,2,6 46.268 (4) In a county with a poverty rate exceeding 30%, the county's required match under sub. (3) equals 5% of the cost of community service.

AB149, s. 3 Section 3. 46.495 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB149,2,23 46.495 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b), (kw) and (o), the department shall distribute the funding for social services, including funding for foster care or treatment foster care of a child on whose behalf aid is received under s. 46.261, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2) and (8). Each Except as provided in par. (db), each county's required match for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds or private donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5). Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.

AB149, s. 4 Section 4. 46.495 (1) (db) of the statutes is created to read:

AB149,3,3 46.495 (1) (db) In a county with a poverty rate exceeding 30%, the county's required match under par. (d) equals 5% of the cost of the social services for the year for which matching funds are required.

AB149, s. 5 Section 5. 51.423 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB149,3,19 51.423 (2) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b), (kw) and (o), the department shall distribute the funding for services provided or purchased by county departments under s. 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 to such county departments as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2). Each Except as provided in sub. (2m), each county's required match for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds or private donations to the counties that meet the requirements specified in sub. (5). Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.

AB149, s. 6 Section 6. 51.423 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB149,3,23 51.423 (2m) In a county with a poverty rate exceeding 30%, the county's required match under sub. (2) equals 5% of the cost of the services provided or purchased during year for which matching funds are required.

AB149, s. 7 Section 7. 51.45 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB149,4,3 51.45 (5) (c) County Except as provided in par. (cm), county matching funds equal to 9.89% of the total received by a county department under par. (b) are required for receipt of the allocation under par. (b).

AB149, s. 8 Section 8. 51.45 (5) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB149,4,8 51.45 (5) (cm) In a county with a poverty rate exceeding 30%, the county's required match under par. (c) equals 5% of the cost of the services provided or purchased during year for which matching funds are required for receipt of the allocation under par. (b).

AB149,4,9 (End)