XX15 Ethics Commission.
XX16 Financial Institutions.
XX17 Governor.
XX18 Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
XX19 Health Services.
XX20 Higher Educational Aids Board.
XX21 Historical Society.
XX22 Housing and Economic Development Authority.
XX23 Insurance.
XX24 Investment Board.
XX25 Joint Committee on Finance.
XX26 Judicial Commission.
XX27 Justice.
XX28 Legislature.
XX29 Lieutenant Governor.
XX30 Local Government.
XX31 Military Affairs.
XX32 Natural Resources.
XX33 Public Defender Board.
XX34 Public Instruction.
XX35 Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of.
XX36 Public Service Commission.
XX37 Revenue.
XX38 Safety and Professional Services.
XX39 Secretary of State.
XX40 State Fair Park Board.
XX41 Supreme Court.
XX42 Technical College System.
XX43 Tourism.
XX44 Transportation.
XX45 Treasurer.
XX46 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority;
Medical College of Wisconsin.
XX47 University of Wisconsin System.
XX48 Veterans Affairs.
XX49 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
XX50 Workforce Development.
XX51 Other.
For example, for general nonstatutory provisions relating to the State Historical Society, see Section 9121. For any agency not assigned a two-digit identification number or any provision that does not relate to the functions of a particular agency, see number 51 (Other) within each type of provision. Separate section numbers and headings appear for each type of provision and for each state agency, even if there are no provisions included in that section number and heading.
Following is a list of the most commonly used abbreviations appearing in the analysis:
BCPL Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
DATCP Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
DCF Department of Children and Families
DFI Department of Financial Institutions
DHS Department of Health Services
DMA Department of Military Affairs
DNR Department of Natural Resources
DOA Department of Administration
DOC Department of Corrections
DOJ Department of Justice
DOR Department of Revenue
DOT Department of Transportation
DPI Department of Public Instruction
DSPS Department of Safety and Professional Services
DVA Department of Veterans Affairs
DWD Department of Workforce Development
ETF Department of Employee Trust Funds
GPR General purpose revenue
HEAB Higher Educational Aids Board
JCF Joint Committee on Finance
OCI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
PSC Public Service Commission
SPD State Public Defender
SHS State Historical Society
TCS Technical College System
UW University of Wisconsin
WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
WHEDA Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
WHEFA Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority
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AGRICULTURE
Grants for biodigester operator certification and regional planning
This bill requires DATCP to provide grants to individuals seeking biodigester operator certification. Biodigesters are used to break down organic material into gas, liquids, and solids.
The bill also requires DATCP to provide planning grants for establishing regional biodigesters in the state.
Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program
The bill requires DATCP to create a dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program, under which DATCP must provide grants to dairy producers with fewer than 1,000 head of milking cows to undertake projects designed to improve the dairy producers’ operational efficiency and resilience.
Transition to grass pilot program
The bill creates a transition to grass pilot program in DATCP to provide support and grants to farmers who are implementing livestock grass-based managed grazing systems and farmers and agribusinesses in the grass-fed livestock business. Under the bill, DATCP may award up to $40,000 to each grantee and must disperse 75 percent of the award in the first year following DATCP’s decision to grant the award and 12.5 percent of the award in each of the second and third years following DATCP’s decision to grant the award.
Farmland preservation implementation grants
The bill authorizes DATCP to award grants to counties to implement a certified county farmland preservation plan.
Sandhill crane damage reimbursement program
The bill requires DATCP to administer a program to provide reimbursements to eligible applicant farmers for the purchase of seed treatment that is registered for use on corn seed to discourage sandhill cranes from consuming the seed. Under the program, applicants may be reimbursed for up to 50 percent of the actual cost of the purchase of seed treatment, not to exceed $6,250 per farm, per year.
Value-added agricultural practices
The bill allows DATCP to provide education and technical assistance related to producing value-added agricultural products. Under the bill, DATCP may provide education and assistance related to organic farming practices; collaborate with organic producers, industry participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming; and stimulate interest and investment in organic production. The bill also allows DATCP to provide grants to organic producers, industry participants, and local organizations, which may be used to provide education and technical assistance related to organic farming, to help create organic farming plans, and to assist farmers in transitioning to organic farming. The bill also authorizes DATCP to provide grants to entities to provide education and training to farmers about best practices related to grazing. DATCP is also authorized under the bill to help farmers market value-added agricultural products.
Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants
The bill requires DATCP to provide grants to universities, colleges, and technical colleges to reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a meat processing program and for curriculum development of those meat processing programs. Each tuition reimbursement covers up to 80 percent of the tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program, limited to a maximum reimbursement of $7,500.
Food security and Wisconsin products grant program
The bill allows DATCP to provide grants to food banks, food pantries, and other nonprofit organizations to purchase Wisconsin food products.
Grants for food waste reduction pilot projects
The bill requires DATCP to provide grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting food waste. Under the bill, DATCP must give preference to grant proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery store is located.
