AB235-ASA1,11,9 (3r) Grants for program operations and marketing. (a) From the appropriation under under s. 20.192 (1) (bm), the corporation shall award a onetime grant of $50,000 to each eligible organization, or shall grant a smaller amount if the eligible organization so elects, subject to all of the following:

AB235-ASA1,11,12 1. The eligible organization shall expend all grant moneys received under this paragraph only for the purpose of program operations and marketing within a rural county served by the eligible organization.

AB235-ASA1,11,16 2. The eligible organization shall submit a report to the corporation no later than 180 days after the last day of the state fiscal year in which the grant is awarded concerning the organization's use of the grant under this paragraph. The report shall include a description of all marketing efforts undertaken as a result of the grant.

AB235-ASA1,11,19 (b) A rural county served by an eligible organization receiving a grant under par. (a) may not use or depend on grant moneys to supplant existing funding for economic development purposes.

AB235-ASA1,11,23 (4) Reporting requirements. No later than June 30 of each state fiscal year in which the corporation expends moneys from the appropriation under under s. 20.192 (1) (bm), the corporation shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance describing in detail the corporation's use of those moneys in that fiscal year.

AB235-ASA1,12,2 (5) Cooperation of state agencies. All state agencies shall, to the extent needed, as determined by the corporation, cooperate with the corporation concerning the corporation's planning and implementation of its expenditures of moneys under this section.

AB235-ASA1,12,5 (5m) Focus on underserved communities. In administering this section, the corporation shall make every effort to ensure that underserved communities in rural counties are prioritized.

AB235-ASA1,9119 Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.

AB235-ASA1,12,15 (1) Childless adults demonstration project. The department of health services shall submit any necessary request to the federal department of health and human services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law or to modify or withdraw from any waiver of federal Medicaid law relating to the childless adults demonstration project under s. 49.45 (23), 2019 stats., to reflect the incorporation of recipients of Medical Assistance under the demonstration project into the BadgerCare Plus program under s. 49.471 and the termination of the demonstration project. Sections 20.940 and 49.45 (2t) do not apply to a submission to the federal government under this subsection.

AB235-ASA1,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

AB235-ASA1,13,2 (1) Farm support grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (2) (ca), the department of revenue shall provide grants to farmers who have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A farmer desiring a grant under this subsection may file an application with the department of revenue in the manner determined by the department. The department of revenue shall consult with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in providing grants under this subsection. In this subsection, “farmer” means a farmer, as defined in s. 102.04 (3), who owns or leases land that is agricultural property, whose gross sales of farm products in 2019 exceeds $35,000 but not does exceed $5,000,000, and who has experienced financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AB235-ASA1,9219 Section 9219. Fiscal changes; Health Services.

AB235-ASA1,13,10 (1) Medicaid expansion. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is decreased by $849,788,000 as a result of expanding eligibility for the Medical Assistance program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is decreased by $841,925,400 as a result of expanding eligibility for the Medical Assistance program.

AB235-ASA1,9419 Section 9419. Effective dates; Health Services. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB235-ASA1,13,15 (1) Medicaid expansion. The treatment of ss. 20.435 (4) (jw), 49.45 (2p), (23), and (23b) (title), (b), (c), and (e), 49.471 (1) (cr), (4) (a) 4. b. and 8., and (4g), and 49.686 (3) (d) and Sections 9119 (1 ) and 9219 (1) of this act take effect on July 1, 2021.

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