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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
February 5, 2014 - Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach,
Gudex, Harris, Lassa, Lehman, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Shilling,
Vinehout and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Petryk,
Brooks, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Billings, Clark,
Doyle, Genrich, Hesselbein, Hebl, Hulsey, Kahl, Kolste, Mason, Milroy,
Murphy, Ohnstad, Richards, Ringhand, Shankland, Smith, Strachota,
Thiesfeldt, Vruwink, Wright and Zamarripa. Referred to Committee on
Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism.
SB568,1,3 1An Act to create 20.380 (3) (dm) and 41.567 of the statutes; relating to: a grant
2program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development
3in this state and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a grant program administered by the Arts Board in the
Department of Tourism. The bill requires the Arts Board to award grants on a
competitive basis to businesses, arts organizations, local arts agencies, and business
development organizations or associations that work to promote any of the following
in Wisconsin:
1. Individuals or organizations whose products or services have an origin in
artistic, cultural, creative, or aesthetic content.
2. Job creation.
3. Economic development.
Under the bill, such a grant may not exceed $40,000, and the bill prohibits the
Arts Board from awarding a grant unless the proposed grant recipient has secured
from nonstate sources an amount equal to at least twice the amount of the proposed
grant.
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:
SB568,1
1Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB568,2 3Section 2. 20.380 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB568,2,64 20.380 (3) (dm) Creative economy development initiative grants. As a
5continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for creative economy
6development initiative grants under s. 41.567.
SB568,3 7Section 3. 41.567 of the statutes is created to read:
SB568,2,9 841.567 Creative economy development initiative grants. (1) In this
9section:
SB568,2,1110 (a) "Creative industry" means any of the following whose products or services
11have an origin in artistic, cultural, creative, or aesthetic content:
SB568,2,1212 1. An organization or business, whether operated for profit or not for profit.
SB568,2,1313 2. An individual.
SB568,2,1514 (b) "Local arts agency" means an organization that represents local arts
15organizations.
SB568,3,2 16(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (3) (dm), the board shall award
17creative economy development initiative grants on a competitive basis to businesses,
18arts organizations, local arts agencies, and business development organizations or
19associations that work to promote creative industries, job creation, or economic

1development in this state. A grant awarded under this subsection may not exceed
2$40,000.
SB568,3,6 3(3) The board may not award a grant under sub. (2) unless the business, arts
4organization, local arts agency, or business development organization or association
5has secured from nonstate sources an amount equal to at least twice the amount of
6the proposed grant.
SB568,4 7Section 4. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB568,3,138 (1) Effectiveness report. The arts board shall develop a matrix to evaluate
9the effectiveness of creative economy development initiative grants awarded under
10section 41.567 of the statutes, as created by this act, and shall submit a report on the
11effectiveness of the creative economy development initiative grants, as determined
12using the matrix developed under this subsection, to the joint committee on finance
13no later than May 1, 2015.
SB568,3,1414 (End)
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