LRB-5396/1
CMH:amn&skw
2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
January 12, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Conley, Allen,
Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, C. Anderson, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Emerson,
Gustafson, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Mursau, Neubauer, Novak,
Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rettinger, Rozar, Shankland, Shelton,
Sinicki, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Vining, Melotik and
Ratcliff, cosponsored by Senators James, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein,
Jacque, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB940,1,5 1An Act to amend 165.93 (2) (b) (intro.), 165.93 (2) (b) 3., 165.93 (2) (c) (intro.),
2165.93 (3) (intro.) and 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13); and
3to create 165.93 (2c) and 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes; relating to:
4funding for victim services and domestic abuse services, training for grant
5recipients, grants to child advocacy centers, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Justice awards grants to nonprofit or
public organizations that provide services to victims of sexual assault. This bill
increases the amount for such grants by $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and
$18,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25. Under the bill, DOJ must also annually provide
a grant to a nonstate entity to provide ongoing training and technical assistance to
the recipients of the grants under current law in order to enhance the services to the
victims.
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families awards grants to
nonprofit or public organizations that provide domestic abuse services. This bill
increases the amount for such grants by $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and
$18,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25.
Under current law, DOJ must provide $17,000 in each fiscal year to specified
child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance
activities. This bill increases the amount to $150,000 in each fiscal year and changes
the purpose so that the funds are to enhance the multidisciplinary response to

suspected child maltreatment. The bill adds two centers as recipients, the Lakeshore
Regional Child Advocacy Center in Ozaukee County and Child Advocacy Centers of
Wisconsin, and updates the names of the centers that are designated recipients
under current law.
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:
AB940,1 1Section 1 . 165.93 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB940,2,32 165.93 (2) (b) (intro.) An organization is eligible to apply for and receive a grant
3under this section subsection if the organization meets all of the following criteria:
AB940,2 4Section 2 . 165.93 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB940,2,65 165.93 (2) (b) 3. The organization does not receive more than 70 percent of its
6operating budget from grants under this section subsection.
AB940,3 7Section 3 . 165.93 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB940,2,98 165.93 (2) (c) (intro.) Whenever the department reviews applications for grants
9under this section subsection, the department shall consider all of the following:
AB940,4 10Section 4 . 165.93 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB940,2,1511 165.93 (2c) Grants for training and technical assistance. (a) From the
12appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (e), the department shall provide an annual grant
13to a nonstate entity to provide ongoing training and technical assistance on a
14statewide level to grant recipients under sub. (2) for the purpose of enhancing
15services for sexual assault victims.
AB940,2,1716 (b) An entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall report all of the
17following information to the department for each fiscal year covered by the grant:
AB940,2,1918 1. The total expenditures that the entity made to provide training and technical
19assistance to grant recipients under sub. (2).
AB940,3,2
12. The grant recipients to which the entity provided training and technical
2assistance.
AB940,5 3Section 5 . 165.93 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB940,3,64 165.93 (3) Reporting requirements. (intro.) An organization that receives a
5grant under this section sub. (2) shall report all of the following information to the
6department for each fiscal year covered by the grant:
AB940,6 7Section 6 . 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13) of the statutes
8are amended to read:
AB940,3,13 9165.96 Child advocacy grants. (intro.) Beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012,
10from
From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (ke), the department of justice shall
11in each fiscal year provide $17,000 $150,000 to each of the following child advocacy
12centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities to
13enhance the multidisciplinary response to suspected child maltreatment
:
AB940,3,14 14(2) Child Protection Milwaukee Child Advocacy Center in Milwaukee County.
AB940,3,15 15(4) Kenosha County Child Advocacy Center in Kenosha County.
AB940,3,17 16(8) Child Advocacy Center of Northeastern Central Wisconsin in Marathon
17County.
AB940,3,18 18(9) Chippewa County Valley Child Advocacy Center in Chippewa County.
AB940,3,20 19(10) A child advocacy center Willow Tree Cornerstone Child Advocacy Center
20in Brown County.
AB940,3,22 21(11) A child advocacy center Racine County Child Advocacy Center in Racine
22County.
AB940,3,24 23(12) A child advocacy center Walworth County Child Advocacy Center in
24Walworth County.
AB940,3,25 25(13) CHAT Room Green County Child Advocacy Center in Green County.
AB940,7
1Section 7. 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes are created to read:
AB940,4,22 165.96 (16) Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Ozaukee County.
AB940,4,3 3(17) Child Advocacy Centers of Wisconsin.
AB940,8 4Section 8. Fiscal changes.
AB940,4,95 (1) Sexual assault victim services grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
6for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (e), the dollar
7amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $7,000,000. In the schedule under s.
820.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (e),
9the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $18,000,000.
AB940,4,1510 (2) Domestic abuse grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
11appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cd), the
12dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $7,000,000. In the schedule
13under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families
14under s. 20.437 (1) (cd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by
15$18,000,000.
AB940,4,2016 (3) Child advocacy grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
17appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (ke), the dollar amount
18for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,995,000. In the schedule under s. 20.005
19(3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (ke), the
20dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,995,000
AB940,4,2121 (End)
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