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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
October 16, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Ballweg, James and L. Johnson,
cosponsored by Representatives
VanderMeer, Magnafici, Allen,
Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Callahan, Dittrich,
Edming, Emerson, Green, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez and Subeck. Referred to
Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and
Families.
SB527,1,2
1An Act to create 51.72 of the statutes;
relating to: grants for suicide prevention
2programming.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Health Services to award grants of up to
$25,000 with federal funds received under a federal community mental health
services block grant to organizations or coalitions of organizations, including cities,
villages, towns, counties, and American Indian tribes for suicide prevention
programming. A grant recipient must contribute matching funds or in-kind services
having a value equal to at least 20 percent of the grant amount. The bill provides
that DHS must set aside $250,000 of federal funds each fiscal year for the purpose
of awarding the grants under the bill.
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:
SB527,1
3Section 1
. 51.72 of the statutes is created to read:
SB527,2,3
451.72 Suicide prevention programming grants. (1) From the federal
5funds set aside under sub. (2), the department shall award grants to organizations
1or coalitions of organizations, which may include a city, village, town, county, or
2federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, for suicide
3prevention programming.
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4(2) Each fiscal year, the department shall set aside $250,000 from the federal
5funds received under
42 USC 300x to
300x-9 for the purpose of awarding grants
6under sub. (1). The department may not encumber the federal funds set aside under
7this subsection during the fiscal year in which the funds are set aside for any purpose
8other than awarding grants under sub. (1).
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9(3) The department may not award a grant under sub. (1) unless the recipient
10contributes matching funds or in-kind services having a value equal to at least 20
11percent of the grant.
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12(4) The department may award a grant to a recipient under sub. (1) for an
13amount up to $25,000 in a particular fiscal year.
