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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 26, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Bowen, Crowley, Haywood,
Anderson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Goyke, Hebl, Neubauer, Sargent, Spreitzer,
Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor and Vining, cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor and
Larson. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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1An Act to create 20.435 (1) (gd) and 255.20 (4) of the statutes;
relating to:
2violence prevention grants and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill directs the Department of Health Services to establish a program to
award grants to cities and counties to conduct violence prevention programs. Under
the bill, the amounts collected from the excise taxes on vapor products are
appropriated to fund the grants.
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:
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3Section 1
. 20.435 (1) (gd) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.435
(1) (gd)
Violence prevention grants. All moneys received from taxes
5imposed and collected under subch. III of ch. 139 with respect to vapor products, as
6defined in s. 139.75 (14), for grants to cities and counties under s. 255.20 (4).
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7Section 2
. 255.20 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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1255.20
(4) Establish a program to award grants from the appropriation under
2s. 20.435 (1) (gd) to cities and counties that apply to conduct violence prevention
3programs and establish a violence prevention grant committee in the department to
4award the grants under this subsection. Grant applications are due no later than
5June 30 of each fiscal year. The committee shall consist of the following members:
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(a) The governor, or his or her designee.
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(b) The secretary of the department, or his or her designee.
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(c) The senate majority leader, or his or her designee.
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(d) The senate minority leader, or his or her designee.
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(e) The assembly majority leader, or his or her designee.
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(f) The assembly minority leader, or his or her designee.
