13 Relating to: state finances, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations.  

  • January 2011 Special Session Date of enactment: April 6, 2011
    Senate Bill 12 Date of publication*: April 7, 2011
    * Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2009-10 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].
    2011 WISCONSIN ACT 13
    An Act to amend 20.866 (2) (xf) and 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes; and to affect 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 , section 9201 (1c) (a) and 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 , section 9222 (1d) ; relating to: state finances, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations.
    The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
    Section 1 . 20.866 (2) (xf) of the statutes is amended to read:
    20.866 (2) (xf) Building commission; refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt incurred before July 1, 2011. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to refund the whole or any part of any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $309,000,000 $474,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebtedness shall be construed to include any premium and interest payable with respect thereto. Debt incurred by this paragraph shall be incurred before July 1, 2011, and shall be repaid under the appropriations providing for the retirement of public debt incurred for tax-supported and self-amortizing facilities in proportional amounts to the purposes for which the debt was refinanced.
    Section 2 . 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
    49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $6,664,200 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $6,664,200 $43,664,200 in fiscal year 2010-2011.
    Section 3 . 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 , section 9201 (1c) (a) is amended to read:
    [ 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 ] Section 9201 (1c) (a) Notwithstanding sections 20.001 (3) (a) to (c) and 25.40 (3) of the statutes, but subject to paragraph (d), the secretary of administration shall lapse to the general fund or transfer to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of state operations appropriations to executive branch state agencies, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues, an amount equal to $200,000,000 during the 2007-09 fiscal biennium and $200,000,000 $121,000,000 during the 2009-11 fiscal biennium. This paragraph shall not apply to appropriations to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and to the technical college system board.
    Section 4 . 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 , section 9222 (1d) is repealed.
    Section 9115 . Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.
    (1) Allocation of certain excess reserves in the public employee trust fund to reduce employer health insurance costs during 2011. Notwithstanding any action of the group insurance board under section 40.03 (6) (d) of the statutes, from reserve accounts established under section 20.515 (1) (r) of the statutes for group health insurance and pharmacy benefits for state employees, the secretary of employee trust funds shall allocate an amount equal to $28,000,000 to reduce employer costs for providing group health insurance for state employees for the period beginning on July 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2011.
    Section 9208 . Fiscal changes; Children and Families.
    (1) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of children and families under section 20.437 (2) (md) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $37,000,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to support an increase in the earned income tax credit.
    Section 9211 . Fiscal changes; Corrections.
    (1) Adult correctional services. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of corrections under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $19,537,900 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
    (2) Transfers.
    (a) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (f) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes $5,362,500 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect.
    (b) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (ab) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes $2,825,300 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect.
    (c) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (2) (a) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes $100,200 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect.
    (d) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (3) (cg) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes $71,000 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect.
    (e) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (bm) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes $10,700 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect.
    (f) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (3) (a) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes $36,600 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect.
    (g) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (3) (cg) of the statutes to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (1) (b) of the statutes $2,138,400 in the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect.
    Section 9221 . Fiscal changes; Health Services.
    (1) Medical Assistance general purpose revenue appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $142,200,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
    (2) Medical Assistance administration appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $21,000,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
    (3) Income maintenance appropriation. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (bn) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $6,500,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
    (4) Medical Assistance trust fund. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (w) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $6,700,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
    (5) Medical Assistance program benefits appropriation increase. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $6,800,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to fund the contribution for indigent health care in Milwaukee County.
    Section 9227 . Fiscal changes; Joint Committee on Finance.
    (1) Federal program supplement. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (m) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is decreased by $37,000,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for supplementing federal earned income tax credit payments. This subsection applies only if the appropriation decrease described in 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 , section 9227 (1) , has not occurred.
    Section 9241 . Fiscal changes; Revenue.
    (1) Earned income tax credit. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of revenue under section 20.835 (2) (kf) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $37,000,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

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