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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 785

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Relating to: funding for child abuse and neglect prevention grants. (FE)

Children — Abuse and neglect Children and families, department of County — Human services Indians and tribal issues Organization, miscellaneous Public assistance

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Children and Families is directed to

allocate in each fiscal year specific amounts of money, including federal moneys

received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant

program, for various public assistance programs. This bill directs $500,000 of TANF

funding in each fiscal year to be used for grants to counties, nonprofit organizations,

or tribes to fund child abuse and neglect prevention services. The bill requires DCF

to award the grants with the purpose of encouraging innovative practices aimed at

reducing the contact that families may have with the child welfare system and

preventing the removal of children from their homes. The bill requires a grant

recipient to provide matching funds equal to 9.89 percent of the grant amount

awarded. The bill requires DCF to evaluate the grant program and, starting June

30, 2021, and in each odd-numbered year thereafter, report on the evaluation to the

appropriate standing committees of the legislature.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Ballweg (R) , Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Katsma (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Meyers (D) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steineke (R) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vruwink (D)

9 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Feb 1, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Feb 1, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Feb 8, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Feb 8, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 16, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 32–0 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Katsma, Billings, Kitchens, Crowley, Rodriguez, Meyers, Pronschinske, Subeck, Novak, Ballweg, Anderson, Barca, Berceau, E. Brooks, Genrich, Jacque, Jagler, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steineke, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Johnson, Bewley, Larson, Olsen, L. Taylor and Vinehout

  2. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snyder and Doyle

  6. Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  9. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  10. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  11. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  13. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  14. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2018 by Committee on Rules

  16. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  21. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  24. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Senator Darling added as a cosponsor

  26. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  32. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Mar 8, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  35. Mar 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-8-2018

  36. Apr 3, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-3-2018

  37. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-4-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 254

  38. Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-5-2018