AB 564

Under this bill, each state agency, which is broadly defined in the bill to include

any body in state government created or authorized to be created by the Wisconsin

Constitution or any law, that submits a status update or compliance or other report

to the federal government concerning the state agency's expenditure of federal

coronavirus relief funds must immediately do all of the following upon submission

of that status update or report:

1. Submit a copy of the status update or report to the Joint Committee on

Finance.

2. Post a copy of the status update or report on the state agency's Internet site

in such manner as to make the status update or report readily accessible to the

citizens of this state.

The bill also requires the governor to allocate at least $100,000,000 of the

moneys received under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to the

Department of Public Instruction for grants to school districts, independent charter

schools, and private schools for mental health programs. Before awarding the

grants, the governor and DPI must submit a report to JCF regarding 1) the total

amount of federal coronavirus relief funds received by DPI, school districts,

independent charter schools, and private schools; 2) a description regarding how

those moneys were spent; and 3) the total amount of those moneys that remain

unspent. DPI must post a copy of the report on DPI's Internet site to make the report

readily accessible to the citizens of this state.