SB114, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.435 (4) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
SB114,2,52 20.435 (4) (q) Supplemental payments to hospitals. From the tobacco control
3fund, 30% of all moneys received under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco
4Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998, other than those moneys appropriated
5under s. 20.436 (1) (tb), for making the payments under s. 49.45 (5r).
SB114, s. 2 6Section 2. 20.436 (1) (tc) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB114,3,5
120.436 (1) (tc) Grants for tobacco control. As a continuing appropriation, the
2amounts in the schedule
Ten percent of all moneys received under the Attorneys
3General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998, other than
4those moneys appropriated under par. (tb),
for the purposes specified under s. 255.15
5(3).
SB114, s. 3 6Section 3. 20.436 (1) (td) of the statutes is created to read:
SB114,3,107 20.436 (1) (td) Payments to counties. Fifty percent of all moneys received under
8the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998,
9other than those moneys appropriated under par. (tb), for payments to counties
10under s. 255.15 (3g).
SB114, s. 4 11Section 4. 20.436 (1) (te) of the statutes is created to read:
SB114,3,1512 20.436 (1) (te) Grants to tobacco farmers. Ten percent of all moneys received
13under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November
1423, 1998, other than those moneys appropriated under par. (tb), for grants to tobacco
15farmers under s. 255.15 (3r).
SB114, s. 5 16Section 5. 25.66 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 25.66 (1) (intro.) and
17amended to read:
SB114,3,2018 25.66 (1) (intro.) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund, known as
19the tobacco control fund, to consist of, in fiscal year 1999-2000, the all of the
20following:
SB114,3,23 21(a) The first $23,500,000 of the moneys received in fiscal year 1999-2000 under
22the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of
23November 23, 1998.
SB114, s. 6 24Section 6. 25.66 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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125.66 (1) (b) All of the moneys received after the effective date of this paragraph
2.... [revisor inserts date], under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement
3Agreement of November 23, 1998.
SB114, s. 7 4Section 7. 49.45 (5r) of the statutes is renumbered 49.45 (5r) (a) (intro.) and
5amended to read:
SB114,4,106 49.45 (5r) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o),
7the
The department shall distribute not more than $2,451,000, beginning on
8July 1, 2000,
all of the following as a supplemental payment payments to a hospital
9hospitals for which medical assistance revenues were at least 8% of the hospital's
10total revenues in the most recent fiscal year prior to the year of payment.:
SB114,4,15 11(b) The department shall calculate a qualifying hospital's supplemental
12payment amount under par. (a) by multiplying the total amount by the percentage
13obtained by dividing the hospital's total medical assistance revenues in the most
14recent prior fiscal year by the total amount of medical assistance revenues for all
15qualifying hospitals for that period.
SB114, s. 8 16Section 8. 49.45 (5r) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
SB114,4,1817 49.45 (5r) (a) 1. Beginning July 1, 2000, from the appropriations under s.
1820.435 (4) (b) and (o), not more than $2,451,000.
SB114,4,2019 2. Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (q), all of the moneys
20appropriated under s. 20.435 (4) (q).
SB114, s. 9 21Section 9. 255.15 (1m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB114,5,222 255.15 (1m) (g) No later than the first day of the fourth month beginning after
23the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date] promulgate rules
24specifying the criteria and procedure for making payments to counties under sub.
25(3g) and specifying the formula for calculating the amount of each county's payment

1under sub. (3g). The board shall consult with the Wisconsin counties association
2before promulgating any rules under this paragraph.
SB114, s. 10 3Section 10. 255.15 (1m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB114,5,54 255.15 (1m) (h) Promulgate rules specifying the application procedures and
5eligibility criteria for grants awarded under sub. (3r).
SB114, s. 11 6Section 11. 255.15 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB114,5,77 255.15 (3) (title) Grants for tobacco control.
SB114, s. 12 8Section 12. 255.15 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB114,5,149 255.15 (3g) Payments to counties. From the appropriation under s. 20.436 (1)
10(td), the board shall make annual payments to counties, as specified in the rules
11promulgated under sub. (1m) (g), for reimbursement of costs of treating
12tobacco-related illnesses, costs of providing tobacco-related health care benefits to
13county employees and the dependents of county employees, and any other
14tobacco-related costs as determined by the board.
SB114, s. 13 15Section 13. 255.15 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB114,5,2116 255.15 (3r) Grants to tobacco farmers. From the appropriation under s.
1720.436 (1) (te), annually, the board shall award grants to tobacco farmers who meet
18the eligibility criteria specified in the rules promulgated under sub. (1m) (h) as
19compensation for revenue that is lost as a result of a reduction in the number of acres
20farmed for tobacco or to cover costs of planting crops other than tobacco on land that
21was previously used to grow tobacco.
SB114,5,2222 (End)
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