SB397: Bill Text

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

2009 Senate BILL 397

November 18, 2009 - Introduced by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, Leibham, Hopper, Darling, Harsdorf, Olsen, Carpenter and Kapanke, cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Suder, Roth, Townsend, Gundrum, Turner, Meyer, Kleefisch, A. Ott, Pridemore, Bies, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Montgomery, Nygren, Petrowski, Spanbauer, Stone, Vos, M. Williams, Strachota, Brooks, Van Roy, Nerison, Murtha and Davis, by request of Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, The American Legion, AMVETS, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vietnam Veterans of America, Wisconsin American GI Forum, Wisconsin Vietnam Vets, Dry Hootch, Gold Star Wives, Madison Veterans Council, Marine Corps League, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Military Officers Association of America, Navy Clubs of USA, Polish Legion of American Veterans, and The Retired Enlisted Association. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.

SB397,1,2 An Act to amend 20.485 (2) (db) of the statutes; relating to: general purpose revenue funding for the veterans trust fund and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill adds $12,600,000 to the veterans trust fund from the general fund in each of the next three years.

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:

SB397, s. 1 Section 1. 20.485 (2) (db) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB397,1,7 20.485 (2) (db) General fund supplement to veterans trust fund. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule a sum sufficient equal to $12,600,000 per year, to be paid into the veterans trust fund to be used for veterans programs. No moneys may be expended from this appropriation after June 30, 2012.

SB397, s. 2 Section 2. Fiscal changes.

SB397,2,10 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under section 20.485 (2) (db) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $12,600,000 for the first fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under section 20.485 (2) (db) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $12,600,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

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