SB251: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Senate BILL 251

September 17, 2003 - Introduced by Senators Welch, George, Kanavas and Schultz, cosponsored by Representatives Freese and Kestell. Referred to Committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.

SB251,1,3 An Act to create 20.445 (1) (kw), 20.505 (8) (hm) 18dw., 49.175 (1) (zb) and 103.99 of the statutes; relating to: grants for Southeast Asian recreation programs, and compulsive gambling assistance and making appropriations.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the state uses Indian gaming receipts, which are moneys received under Indian gaming compacts or as reimbursement for state costs of regulating Indian gaming, to fund various programs. This bill transfers $100,000 in Indian gaming receipts in each of fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 from the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and directs DWD to distribute $50,000 in each fiscal year as grants to organizations that assist persons who are African-American with compulsive gambling issues and $50,000 in each fiscal year as grants to organizations that assist persons of Southeast Asian origin with compulsive gambling issues.

Current law directs DWD to allocate specific amounts of money in each fiscal year for various public assistance programs. This bill increases the amount of general purpose revenues appropriated to DWD for public assistance administration and benefits by $100,000 in each of fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 and directs DWD to allocate $100,000 in each fiscal year for grants to organizations that provide summer and after-school recreation programs for children and families of Southeast Asian origin.

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:

SB251, s. 1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB251, s. 2 Section 2. 20.445 (1) (kw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB251,2,11 20.445 (1) (kw) Transfer of Indian gaming receipts; compulsive gambling assistance. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 103.99 to organizations that assist persons who are African-American with compulsive gambling issues and that assist persons of Southeast Asian origin with compulsive gambling issues. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 18dw. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).

SB251, s. 3 Section 3. 20.505 (8) (hm) 18dw. of the statutes is created to read:

SB251,2,14 20.505 (8) (hm) 18dw. The amount transferred to s. 20.445 (1) (kw) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.445 (1) (kw).

SB251, s. 4 Section 4. 49.175 (1) (zb) of the statutes is created to read:

SB251,3,4 49.175 (1) (zb) Southeast Asian recreation programs. For grants to organizations that provide summer and after-school recreation programs for children and families of Southeast Asian origin, $100,000 in each fiscal year.

SB251, s. 5 Section 5. 103.99 of the statutes is created to read:

SB251,3,11 103.99 Compulsive gambling grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (kw), the department shall distribute $50,000 in each fiscal year as grants to organizations that assist persons who are African-American with compulsive gambling issues and $50,000 in each fiscal year as grants to organizations that assist persons of Southeast Asian origin with compulsive gambling issues.

SB251, s. 6 Section 6. Appropriation changes.

SB251,3,19 (1) Southeast Asian recreation programs. 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) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, the dollar amount is increased by $100,000 for fiscal year 2003-04 and the dollar amount is increased by $100,000 for fiscal year 2004-05 to increase funding for the purpose of providing grants to organizations that provide summer and after-school recreation programs for children and families of Southeast Asian origin.

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