DOA:......Bollhorst, BB0073 - Women's Health Block Grant
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health
Women’s health block grant
Under current law, DHS must allocate women’s health funds, which are funds received by the state from the federal government under Title V of the federal Social Security Act, to develop and maintain an integrated system of community health services and to maximize the coordination of family planning services. Current law excludes from the definition of “family planning” the performance, promotion, encouragement, or counseling in favor of, or referral either directly or through an intermediary for, voluntary termination of pregnancy but includes in the definition of “family planning” the provision of nondirective information explaining prenatal care and delivery or infant care, foster care, or adoption. Current law provides that DHS must distribute women’s health funds only to public entities. However, current law allows those public entities to provide some or all of the funds received to other public entities or private entities but only if the recipients of the funds do not provide abortion services, make referrals for abortion services, or have an affiliate that provides abortion services or makes referrals for abortion services. The bill continues to allow public entities that receive funds from DHS to provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities but eliminates the restriction on which public or private entities may receive those funds. The bill also includes in the definition of “family planning” the provision of nondirective information explaining pregnancy termination.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 253.07 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
253.07 (1) (a) 3. Pregnancy termination.
Section 2. 253.07 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
253.07 (1) (b) 3. Pregnancy termination.
Section 3. 253.07 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 253.07 (5) (b) and amended to read:
253.07 (5) (b) Subject to par. (c), a A public entity that receives women’s health funds under this section may provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not do any of the following:.
Section 4. 253.07 (5) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
Section 5. 253.07 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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