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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
December 27, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives Katsma, Meyers, Rodriguez,
Crowley, Novak, Subeck, Pronschinske, Doyle, Kitchens, Billings,
Ballweg, Snyder, Anderson, Berceau, Born, E. Brooks, Considine, Fields,
Genrich, Jacque, Jagler, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Mursau,
Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki,
Spreitzer, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel,
VanderMeer, Vruwink and Allen, cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Johnson,
Carpenter, Larson, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Vinehout. Referred to
Committee on Family Law.
AB786,1,5 1An Act to renumber and amend 165.967; to create 165.967 (2) of the statutes;
2and to affect 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 763qb, 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
3section 9426 (1q) and 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, sections 2265p and 9428 (1r) (b);
4relating to: the Court Appointed Special Advocates grant program and
5making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Justice must provide $80,000 in grants
each fiscal year to the Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. This bill
increases the funding for these grants to $250,000 per fiscal year. Under current law,
the grant program sunsets on July 1, 2019. This bill eliminates the sunset date. This
bill also creates a new requirement for the Court Appointed Special Advocate
Association to submit an annual report describing the use of the funds to the
governor, the Joint Committee on Finance, and the appropriate standing committees
of the legislature.
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:
AB786,1
1Section 1. 165.967 of the statutes is renumbered 165.967 (1) and amended to
2read:
AB786,2,53 165.967 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (es), the department of
4justice shall in each fiscal year provide $80,000 $250,000 to the Wisconsin Court
5Appointed Special Advocate Association.
AB786,2 6Section 2. 165.967 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB786,2,107 165.967 (2) Annually, the Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocate
8Association shall submit to the governor, the joint committee on finance, and the
9appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a report
10describing the use of the funds received under sub. (1).
AB786,3 11Section 3. 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 763qb is repealed.
AB786,4 12Section 4. 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9426 (1q), as last affected by 2017
13Wisconsin Act 59
, section 2265p, is repealed.
AB786,5 14Section 5. 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, sections 2265p and 9428 (1r) (b) are
15repealed.
AB786,6 16Section 6. Fiscal changes.
AB786,3,217 (1) Court Appointed Special Advocates. In the schedule under section 20.005
18(3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of justice under section
1920.455 (5) (es) of the statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2017-18 is increased
20by $250,000 for the purposes of the Court Appointed Special Advocates grant
21program under section 165.967 of the statutes. In the schedule under section 20.005
22(3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of justice under section
2320.455 (5) (es) of the statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is increased

1by $250,000 for the purposes of the Court Appointed Special Advocates grant
2program under section 165.967 of the statutes.
AB786,3,33 (End)
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