December 6, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Considine, Jacobson, Emerson, Snodgrass, Ratcliff, Joers, Shankland, Conley, Andraca, C. Anderson, Ohnstad, Shelton, J. Anderson, Stubbs, Drake, Bare, Clancy, Subeck, Haywood, Madison and Neubauer, cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Spreitzer, Taylor, Carpenter, Roys, Smith, Larson and Hesselbein. Referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.
AB756,,22An Act to create 20.115 (4) (av) and 93.60 of the statutes; relating to: creating a food security grant program and making an appropriation. AB756,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill allows the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to provide grants to food banks, food pantries, and other nonprofit organizations to purchase Wisconsin food products. The bill creates a new biennial appropriation of $15,000,000 to DATCP for this purpose.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AB756,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB756,15Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB756,26Section 2. 20.115 (4) (av) of the statutes is created to read: AB756,,7720.115 (4) (av) Food security grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for food security grants under s. 93.60. AB756,38Section 3. 93.60 of the statutes is created to read: AB756,,9993.60 Food security grant program. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (av) 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.
