SB651: Bill Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Senate BILL 651

January 8, 2020 - Introduced by Senators Marklein, Testin, Carpenter, Hansen, Johnson, Olsen, Ringhand, Risser and Schachtner, cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Ballweg, Bowen, Katsma, Milroy, Stubbs, Subeck, Tusler, Goyke and Born. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

SB651,1,2 An Act to create 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes; relating to: community health center grants and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases the funding for grants to community health centers by $2,000,000 in each fiscal year. Under current law, DHS is required to award grants to every community health center that receives federal grants in an amount for each community health center that is calculated by multiplying the total amount of state funds available for grants by the fraction of total federal grant moneys paid to Wisconsin's community health centers that the community health center receives in federal grant moneys. The additional funding provided in this bill is to be divided among community health centers in the same manner as current law. The bill also incorporates into statutory language the allocation made in the biennial budget act, 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, that requires DHS to give $500,000 in grants annually to free and charitable clinics.

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:

SB651,1 Section 1 . 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB651,2,1 250.15 (2) (d) To free and charitable clinics, $500,000.

SB651,2 Section 2. Fiscal changes.

SB651,2,9 (1) Community health centers. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (fh), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $2,000,000 to increase funding for community health center grants under s. 250.15 (2) (b). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (fh), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $2,000,000 to increase funding for community health center grants under s. 250.15 (2) (b).

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