Last Monday, the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) began its deliberations on the 2017-19 state biennial budget. There were two items on the agenda impacting county government - judicial compensation and the local government property insurance fund. Action on each of these items was held over to a future meeting.

This week the JCF will be taking up the following items impacting county government: income maintenance consortia funding, private onsite wastewater treatment system (POWTS) grant program, veterans affairs, broadband expansion, TAD funding, and 911 funding.

See the Legislative Fiscal Bureau papers on these issues here. 

You can stay up-to-date on the JCF's budget actions affecting county government by participating in WCA's weekly budget webinars. Budget webinars will be held each Monday at 9:00 a.m.

To view the May 8, 2017 webinar, click here.   

To see the document used in today's webinar, click here.

How to Sign Up
To join this FREE webinar, visit https://wicounties.adobeconnect.com/budget/ each Monday morning. This link will remain active throughout the budget process.  

Wisconsin State Assembly, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 1:00 p.m.

Assembly Bill 79/ Senate Bill 35 - mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by juvenile correctional officers. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Assembly Bill 81/ Senate Bill 51 - technical changes to the tax incremental financing statutes. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Assembly Bill 191/ Senate Bill 148 - personal delivery devices and providing a penalty. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Assembly Bill 241 - mitigating the benefit drop-off in Wisconsin Shares. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Assembly Bill 242 - substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment requirements for certain work experience programs, providing an exemption from emergency rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Wisconsin State Senate, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 11:00 a.m.

Senate Bill 79 - authorizing county clerks and clerks of court to copy certified birth certificates for certain purposes. WCA supports this bill.

Senate Bill 85 - use of the construction manager-general contractor process for highway project contracting, major highway project reports, and cost-benefit analyses of certain services related to transportation. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Senate Bill 89 - tax administration changes, the police and fire protection fee, defining restaurant for purposes of alcohol beverage regulation, lottery ticket couriers, background investigations of persons associated with the lottery, and providing a criminal penalty. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Assembly Bill 58 - requirements for law enforcement dogs that have bitten a person. WCA is monitoring this bill.

Assembly Bill 123 - the information technology block grant program, the broadband expansion grant program, waiving certain fees and appraisals, and making appropriations. WCA supports this bill.

Assembly Bill 160 - regulation of aquaculture and fish farms, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. WCA is monitoring this bill.

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