SB 12

Public sector group insurance

This bill requires the secretary of employee trust funds to allocate $28,000,000,

from reserve accounts established in the public employee trust fund for group health

and pharmacy benefits for state employees, 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.

State Government

State finance

This bill increases the amount of state public debt that may be contracted to

refund any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing

facilities from $309,000,000 to $474,000,000. Such refunded debt must be contracted

before July 1, 2011.

This bill reduces executive branch agency lapses and transfers to the general

fund for the 2009-11 fiscal biennium that were required under

2007 Wisconsin Act

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from $200,000,000 to $121,000,000.

health and human services

Medical Assistance

Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) administers the

Medical Assistance (MA) program, which is a joint federal and state program that

provides health services to individuals who have limited resources. DHS also

currently makes payments for administration of income maintenance activities

among other payments. This bill increases the amount that DHS is authorized to

spend from the MA program benefits and administration general purpose revenue

(GPR) appropriation accounts, the income maintenance GPR appropriation account,

and the MA trust fund, in fiscal year 2010-11.

In addition, the bill increases the amount that DHS may spend from the GPR

account for fiscal year 2010-11 for the MA program for the purposes of funding the

contribution for indigent health care for Milwaukee County.

Public Assistance

Reflecting the receipt of emergency contingency funds under the Temporary

Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) bloc grant program, this bill increases by

$37,000,000 the amount of TANF moneys allocated for the earned income tax credit.

corrections

This bill increases by $19,537,900 the amount that the Department of

Corrections is authorized to spend to operate institutions and provide field and

administrative services in fiscal year 2010-11.