AB919: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Assembly BILL 919

January 8, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Spiros, Steffen, Melotik, Andraca, Murphy, Goeben, Penterman, Michalski, Subeck, O'Connor, Hong, Sinicki, Riemer, Emerson, C. Anderson, Bare, Behnke, Hurd and Ortiz-Velez, cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Tomczyk, Spreitzer, Carpenter and Hesselbein. Referred to Committee on Education.

AB919,1,3 An Act to create 20.255 (3) (eh) and 115.28 (66) of the statutes; relating to: funding for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to annually distribute the amount appropriated for this purpose to the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Inc., to support the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center. The Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, a program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, engages and serves middle and high school students, as well as college students and adults, through educational programs and Holocaust survivor testimonials. The bill provides $100,000 in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for this purpose.

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:

AB919,1 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

AB919,2 Section 2. 20.255 (3) (eh) of the statutes is created to read:

AB919,2,4 20.255 (3) (eh) Holocaust education resource center. The amounts in the schedule for payments to the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Inc., under s. 115.28 (66).

AB919,3 Section 3. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB919,2,8 115.28 (66) Holocaust education resource center. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (eh) to the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Inc., to support the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center.

AB919,2,9 (End)