AB925: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Assembly BILL 925

January 12, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Swearingen, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bare, Behnke, Edming, Goeben, Goyke, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Jacobson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Michalski, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rettinger, Schmidt, Shankland, Tranel and Joers, cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Taylor and Tomczyk. Referred to Committee on Local Government.

AB925,1,2 An Act to create 20.835 (1) (zm) and 73.03 (78) of the statutes; relating to: local grant writing and compliance assistance and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Revenue, in each year from 2024 through 2027, to provide grants of up to $5,000 to political subdivisions with populations of less than 10,000 to be used to obtain grant writing and compliance assistance services. These grants may be used to obtain services only for grants related to public works, transportation infrastructure, or public safety.

For further information see the state and local 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:

AB925,1 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

AB925,2 Section 2. 20.835 (1) (zm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB925,2,4 20.835 (1) (zm) Grant writing and compliance assistance. From the local government fund, the amounts in the schedule for the local grant writing and compliance assistance program under s. 73.03 (78).

AB925,3 Section 3. 73.03 (78) of the statutes is created to read:

AB925,2,11 73.03 (78) To establish and maintain a local grant writing and compliance assistance program. Under the program, in each year from 2024 through 2027, the department shall award grants to applicant political subdivisions, as defined in s. 66.0602 (1) (c), with populations of less than 10,000 to be used for obtaining grant writing and compliance assistance services. All of the following apply to the program under this subsection:

AB925,2,14 (a) Grant writing and compliance assistance services grants under this subsection may be used only to obtain services for grants related to any of the following:

AB925,2,15 1. Public works.

AB925,2,16 2. Transportation infrastructure.

AB925,2,17 3. Public safety.

AB925,2,19 (b) The department shall prescribe a simple and clear application that is reasonably accessible to political subdivisions with limited staffing resources.

AB925,3,3 (c) In each year in which this subsection applies, the department shall prioritize grants for political subdivisions that have not previously received a grant under this subsection.

AB925,3,4 (d) A grant under this subsection may not exceed $5,000.

AB925,3,6 (e) No later than December 31, 2026, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the program under this subsection.

AB925,3,7 (End)