AB662: Bill Text

2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly BILL 662

October 29, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Spreitzer, Considine, Cabrera, Conley, Doyle, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, B. Meyers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Shelton, Stubbs, Subeck and Vruwink, cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Smith, Agard, Bewley, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Ringhand and Roys. Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

AB662,1,5 An Act to create 20.115 (3) (bf) and 93.485 of the statutes; relating to: food security and Wisconsin products grant program; funding for the University of Wisconsin System, technical colleges, and special education aid; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection may provide grants to food banks, food pantries, and other nonprofit organizations to purchase Wisconsin food products. The bill creates a new appropriation and provides $10,000,000 each fiscal year from the general fund for this purpose.

The bill also provides additional funding, in each year of the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, for the University of Wisconsin System under its general program operations appropriation; for state aid for technical colleges; and for special education aid the Department of Public Instruction pays to school districts, independent charter schools, cooperative educational service agencies, and county children with disabilities education boards.

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:

AB662,1 Section 1 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB662,2 Section 2 . 20.115 (3) (bf) of the statutes is created to read:

AB662,2,5 20.115 (3) (bf) Food security and Wisconsin products grants. The amounts in the schedule to provide grants under s. 93.485.

AB662,3 Section 3 . 93.485 of the statutes is created to read:

AB662,2,11 93.485 Food security and Wisconsin products grant program. (1) Grants. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (bf) to nonprofit food banks, nonprofit food pantries, and other nonprofit organizations that provide food assistance for the purpose of purchasing food products that are made or grown in this state.

AB662,2,12 (2) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.

AB662,4 Section 4. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB662,3,15 (1) Emergency rules for food security and Wisconsin products grant program. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules relating to the food security and Wisconsin products grant program under s. 93.485 for the period before the effective date of any permanent rules promulgated under s. 93.485 but not to exceed the period authorized under s. 227.24 (1) (c), subject to extension under s. 227.24 (2). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), when promulgating emergency rules under this subsection, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., for emergency rules promulgated under this subsection, the department is not required to prepare a statement of scope of the rules or to submit the proposed rules in final draft form to the governor for approval.

AB662,5 Section 5 . Fiscal changes.

AB662,3,22 (1) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $6,320,000 to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $6,320,000 to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88.

AB662,4,2 (2) UW System; general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $1,295,600 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $1,295,600 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB662,4,7 (3) State aids for technical colleges. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the technical college system board under s. 20.292 (1) (d), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $284,400 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $284,400 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

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