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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 19, 2008 - Introduced by Representatives Mason, Grigsby, Smith,
Schneider, Pocan and
Boyle. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
AB823,1,3
1An Act to amend 560.9808 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes;
relating to: grants for
2providing shelter for homeless individuals and families in the vicinity of the
3state capitol building and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Commerce awards grants to agencies
and shelter facilities that provide temporary shelter for homeless individuals and
families. Grant proceeds may be used to supplement the operating budgets of
agencies and shelter facilities that have, or anticipate, a need for additional funding
because of the renovation or expansion of an existing shelter facility, the
development of an existing building into a shelter facility, the expansion of shelter
services for homeless persons, or an inability to obtain adequate funding for an
existing level of services. Current law requires the department to allocate in each
year at least $400,000 to eligible applicants located in Milwaukee County; at least
$66,500 to eligible applicants located in Dane County; and at least $100,000 to
eligible applicants not in Milwaukee County or Dane County. Grants are funded by
general purpose revenue (GPR) and by the proceeds of landlord sales of tenants'
abandoned personal property. Currently, $1,506,000 in GPR is appropriated in each
of fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 for grants under both this program and a
separate program that funds transitional housing.
This bill increases the GPR appropriation in both fiscal years by $50,000.
Under the bill, the department must allocate $116,500 in each year to eligible
recipients in Dane County. Of that amount, the bill requires the department to
allocate not less than $50,000 in each year to eligible applicants that provide
temporary shelter for homeless individuals and families in the vicinity of the state
capitol.
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:
AB823, s. 1
1Section
1. 560.9808 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB823,2,52
560.9808
(2) (b) 2. At least
$66,500
$116,500 in each year to eligible applicants
3located in Dane County.
Of this amount, the department shall allocate not less than
4$50,000 in each year to eligible applicants that provide temporary shelter for
5homeless individuals and families in the vicinity of the state capitol building.
AB823,2,137
(1)
Funding for the homeless. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the
8statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143
9(2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased
10by $50,000 for fiscal year 2007-08 and the dollar amount is decreased by $50,000 for
11fiscal year 2008-09 to fund grants to agencies and shelter facilities that provide
12temporary shelter for homeless individuals and families in the vicinity of the state
13capitol building.
