SB59: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Senate BILL 59

February 4, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Testin, Ballweg, Carpenter, Petrowski, Ringhand, Roys, L. Taylor and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Magnafici, Cabrera, Dittrich, Duchow, Kerkman, Kitchens, Moses, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Subeck, Tittl and Tusler. Referred to Committee on Health.

SB59,1,2 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 by $2,000,000 in each fiscal year the funding for grants to community health centers. Under current law, the Department of Health Services must award grants to each community health center that receives federal grants in an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of state funds available for all community health centers by the fraction obtained by dividing the amount of federal grant moneys that the particular community health center receives by the total amount of federal grant moneys paid to all Wisconsin community health centers. The additional funding provided in the 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 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, the biennial budget act, 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:

SB59,1 Section 1 . 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,2,1 250.15 (2) (d) To free and charitable clinics, $500,000.

SB59,2 Section 2. Fiscal changes.

SB59,2,9 (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 2021-22 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 2022-23 is increased by $2,000,000 to increase funding for community health center grants under s. 250.15 (2) (b).

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