AB305: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 305

April 29, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Underheim, Lassa, Kreibich, Musser, Black, Berceau, Pocan and Petrowski, cosponsored by Senator Wirch. Referred to Committee on Health.

AB305,1,3 An Act to create 49.175 (1) (zp) of the statutes; relating to: a grant of temporary assistance for needy families moneys to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc., to provide mentors for children and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is directed to allocate specific amounts of moneys in each fiscal year, including federal moneys received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant Program, for various public assistance programs. This bill directs DWD to allocate $500,000 in TANF block grant moneys in each fiscal year for a grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc., to provide mentors to children to encourage those children to improve their school performance, avoid the use of alcohol and other drugs, avoid nonmarital pregnancy, avoid violence and other delinquent or antisocial behaviors, and develop positive social skills.

For further information see the state 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:

AB305, s. 1 Section 1. 49.175 (1) (zp) of the statutes is created to read:

AB305,2,5 49.175 (1) (zp) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc. For a grant of $500,000 in each fiscal year to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc., to provide mentors to children to encourage those children to improve their school performance, avoid the use of alcohol and other drugs, avoid nonmarital pregnancy, avoid violence and other delinquent or antisocial behaviors, and develop positive social skills.

AB305, s. 2 Section 2. Appropriation changes.

AB305,2,13 (1) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (3) (md) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, the dollar amount is increased by $500,000 for fiscal year 2003-04 and the dollar amount is increased by $500,000 for fiscal year 2004-05 to increase funding for the purpose of providing a grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc., as provided in section 49.175 (1) (zp) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB305, s. 3 Section 3. Effective date.

AB305,2,17 (1) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc. This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2003-05 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

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