SB 1109 Wisconsin Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Relating to: violence prevention grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

This bill establishes a program to distribute funds from vapor product taxes to local health departments and tribal health centers for violence prevention initiatives. The legislation explicitly prohibits these grant funds from being given to law enforcement agencies or any entities working directly with them, focusing the resources on health-based prevention strategies instead. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of Health Services to hire staff to administer the grant program, providing specific funding increases for these administrative positions.
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Introduced Apr 11, 2024 Last action Oct 7, 2024
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Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Larson, Agard and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Stubbs, Hong, Clancy, Bare, Emerson, Neubauer and Sinicki
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