SB803: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Senate BILL 803

December 12, 2023 - Introduced by Senators James, Ballweg, Cowles, L. Johnson, Quinn, Roys and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Allen, Andraca, Armstrong, C. Anderson, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Hurd, Joers, Kurtz, Novak, Snyder, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.

SB803,1,2 An Act to create 48.983 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes; relating to: funding for the Family Foundations home visitation program and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides a funding increase to the Department of Children and Families to support the Family Foundations home visitation program. The bill provides an increase of $1,666,500 in general purpose revenue funding and requires that, in each fiscal year after fiscal year 2022-23, DCF allocate $44,500 more in federal funding than was allocated in fiscal year 2022-23.

Under current law, DCF distributes grants for the prevention of child abuse and neglect under a program commonly referred to as “Family Foundations.” Under the Family Foundations program, certain entities are eligible for grants to provide home visitation services for parents who are eligible for Medical Assistance and who are assessed to be at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their child.

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:

SB803,1 Section 1. 48.983 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB803,2,2 48.983 (4) (b) 4. In each fiscal year after fiscal year 2022-23, in allocating moneys for home visitation program services from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (nL), the department shall set aside at least $44,500 more for those services than was set aside in fiscal year 2022-23.

SB803,2 Section 2. Fiscal changes.

SB803,2,7 (1) Home visitation program; general purpose revenue. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (ab), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,666,500 to support the home visitation program under s. 48.983.

SB803,2,8 (End)