20.144 Financial institutions, department of. There is appropriated to the department of financial institutions for the following programs:

(1) Supervision of financial institutions, securities regulation and other functions.

(a) Losses on public deposits. A sum sufficient for the payment to public depositors under s. 34.08 of losses as defined by s. 34.01 (2) and the expenses of administration and any reinsurance costs. The aggregate of payments may not exceed the total of all of the following:

1. The balance in the state deposit fund as of the close of business on June 30, 1955.

2. Interest on the balance under subd. 1. at the rate of 2 1/2 percent per year computed to July 31, 1985.

3. Beginning on August 1, 1985, interest on the balance under subd. 1. at a rate of 5 percent per year computed to the date of any payment of a loss.

(g) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the department of financial institutions. Except as provided in pars. (a), (h), (i), (j), and (u) and sub. (3), all moneys received by the department, other than by the office of credit unions and the division of banking, and 88 percent of all moneys received by the office of credit unions and the department's division of banking shall be credited to this appropriation, but any balance at the close of a fiscal year under this appropriation shall lapse to the general fund. Annually, $150,000 of the amounts received under this appropriation account shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.575 (1) (g).

(h) Gifts, grants, settlements, and publications. All moneys received from gifts, grants, bequests, forfeitures under s. 426.203, and settlements for the purposes for which made or received and all moneys received by the department as fees or other charges for photocopying, microfilm copying, generation of copies of documents from optical disc storage, sales of books, and other services provided in carrying out the functions of the department, for the purposes for which the moneys were received or collected.

(i) Investor education and training fund. The amounts in the schedule for educating residents of this state about securities and franchise investments as provided in ss. 551.601 (4) and 553.605 (2) and for any other purpose specified in s. 551.601 (4). All moneys received from administrative assessments under ss. 551.604 (4) and 553.605 (1) shall be credited to this appropriation. If the unencumbered balance in this appropriation account exceeds $100,000 immediately before the end of any fiscal year, the excess shall lapse to the general fund at the end of that fiscal year.

(j) Payday loan database and financial literacy. All moneys received under s. 138.14 (14) (h), for developing, implementing, maintaining, or contracting for operating, the database under s. 138.14 (14), and for promoting financial literacy.

(m) Credit union examinations, federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 as partial reimbursement for annual credit union examinations, for the purpose of conducting annual examinations.

(u) State deposit fund. A sum sufficient from the state deposit fund to carry out the purposes for which said fund was created and to be used as provided in ch. 34.

(3) College tuition and expenses and college savings programs.

(tb) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college tuition and expenses program. From the tuition trust fund, a sum sufficient for the payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds under s. 224.48 (5) and (7).

(td) Administrative expenses; college tuition and expenses program. From the tuition trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses of the college tuition and expenses program under s. 224.48, including the expense of promoting the program.

(tf) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college savings program trust fund. From the college savings program trust fund, a sum sufficient for the payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds under s. 224.50 (2) and (3).

(th) Administrative expenses; college savings program trust fund. From the college savings program trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses of the college savings program under s. 224.50, including the expense of promoting the program.

(tj) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college savings program bank deposit trust fund. From the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, a sum sufficient for the payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds under s. 224.50 (2) and (3).

(tL) Administrative expenses; college savings program bank deposit trust fund. From the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses of the college savings program under s. 224.50, including the expense of promoting the program.

(tn) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college savings program credit union deposit trust fund. From the college savings program credit union deposit trust fund, a sum sufficient for the payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds under s. 224.50 (2) and (3).

(tp) Administrative expenses; college savings program credit union deposit trust fund. From the college savings program credit union deposit trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses of the college savings program under s. 224.50, including the expense of promoting the program.

History: 1995 a. 27 ss. 492, 495, 498, 499, 501, 504, 518, 519, 520b, 536c; 1995 a. 216; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 196; 2009 a. 405; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55, 196; 2017 a. 59 ss. 193 to 195, 427 to 434.