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:
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(1) (intro.) In this section
,:
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4(b) "Wisconsin works" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p).
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5Section
2. 49.179 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1) (a) "Community reinvestment funds" means moneys allocated under
7s. 49.175 (1) (d) and moneys identified for community reinvestment in contracts
8negotiated under s. 49.143 that have a term that expires on December 31, 1999.
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1Section
3. 49.179 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is amended to read:
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(1) (a) "Community reinvestment funds" means moneys allocated under
4s. 49.175 (1) (d)
and moneys identified for community reinvestment in contracts
5negotiated under s. 49.143 that have a term that expires on December 31, 1999.
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(2) Annually, beginning January 1, 2000, the department shall
9distribute
the moneys allocated under s. 49.175 (1) (d) community reinvestment
10funds to Wisconsin works agencies.
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(3) (a) (intro.)
Funds distributed under sub. (2) Community
14reinvestment funds may be used only for community reinvestment projects. The
15department shall
establish specify criteria for the use of
the community
16reinvestment funds
distributed under sub. (2).
The criteria shall provide that the
17funds may be used for all of the following purposes:
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6. 49.179 (3) (a) 1. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:
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(3) (a) 1. Improving access to transportation, including vehicle lease
20programs and car repair assistance programs.
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2. Providing individuals with assistance so that each individual may possess
22a valid driver's license.
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3. Education and job training programs.
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4. Housing assistance programs.
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5. Alcohol and other drug abuse assessment and treatment programs.
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16. Domestic violence services.
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7. Legal advocacy programs.
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3Section
7. 49.179 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (b) The department shall submit any criteria established under par.
5(a) to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on
6finance do not notify the secretary of the department within 14 working days after
7the date of the department's submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting
8for the purpose of reviewing the proposed criteria the department may implement
9the criteria. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal,
10the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary of the department that the
11committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the criteria, the
12department may implement the criteria only with the approval of the committee.
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(5) (intro.) No
expenditures from the funds distributed under sub. (2) 16community reinvestment funds may be
made expended unless the department
first
17certifies does all of the following:
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18(a) Certifies that the expenditures are allowable under the federal temporary
19assistance for needy families block grant program under
42 USC 601 et. seq.
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9. 49.179 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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(5) (b) In the case of a Wisconsin works agency that is not a county
22department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a tribal governing body, determines
23that the agency actively solicited public participation in planning for the use of the
24community reinvestment funds and certifies that the proposed uses meet the criteria
25established under sub. (3) (a).
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10. 49.179 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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(6) A Wisconsin works agency that is not a county department under
3s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or tribal governing body shall, no later than 12 months after
4receipt of any community reinvestment funds, submit a report to the joint committee
5on finance specifying how the community reinvestment funds were expended and
6how the expenditures met the criteria established by the department under sub. (3)
7(a).
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(1) This act first applies to community reinvestment funds available for
10distribution to W-2 agencies on the effective date of this subsection.
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11Section
12.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
12except as follows:
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(1)
The treatment of section 49.179 (2) of the statutes and the amendment of
14section 49.179 (1) (a) of the statutes take effect on January 1, 2001.