Wis. Stat. § 49.168
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 49.168, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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National reading program grants.
Official statutory text
(1) In this section, “national reading program” means a national program that has been in existence since at least 2003 and that mails age-appropriate books to children from birth to age 5 at no cost and regardless of their family income.
(2) The department shall establish a program to award grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (em) , to nonprofit organizations for the provision of books to young children. A nonprofit organization is eligible for a grant under this section as reimbursement for up to 50 percent of the costs it incurs in purchasing books in partnership with a national reading program to provide age-appropriate books to children from birth to age 5 at no cost and regardless of their family income. A single grant under this section may not exceed $10,000.
History: 2023 a. 191 .
(2) The department shall establish a program to award grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (em) , to nonprofit organizations for the provision of books to young children. A nonprofit organization is eligible for a grant under this section as reimbursement for up to 50 percent of the costs it incurs in purchasing books in partnership with a national reading program to provide age-appropriate books to children from birth to age 5 at no cost and regardless of their family income. A single grant under this section may not exceed $10,000.
History: 2023 a. 191 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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