20.550 Public defender board. There is appropriated to the public defender board for the following program:
(1) Legal assistance.
(a) Program operation. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the operation of the office of the state public defender, excluding the costs under par. (fb).
(fb) Payments from clients; administrative costs. The amounts in the schedule for the costs of determining, collecting and processing the payments received from persons as payment for legal representation under s. 977.075 or 977.076.
(g) Gifts, grants, and proceeds. All moneys received from gifts and grants and, except as provided in pars. (fb), (h), (i), (kj), and (L), all proceeds from services, conferences, and sales of publications and promotional materials for the purposes for which made or received.
(h) Contractual agreements. The amounts in the schedule to carry out contractual agreements with other state agencies. All moneys received from contractual agreements with other state agencies shall be credited to this appropriation.
(i) Tuition payments. All moneys received from tuition payments under s. 977.05 (5) (e) to sponsor conferences or training under s. 977.05 (5) (e).
(kj) Conferences and training. The amounts in the schedule to sponsor conferences and training under ch. 977. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (i) 15. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (i).
(L) Private bar and investigator reimbursement; payments for legal representation. All moneys received, after first deducting the amounts appropriated under par. (fb), from persons as payment for legal representation to be used for the reimbursement of private attorneys appointed to act as counsel under s. 977.08 and for reimbursement for contracting for services of private investigators.
(m) Federal aid. All moneys received as federal aid as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 to carry out the purposes for which made and received.
History: 1977 c. 29, 418; 1979 c. 34, 356; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31, 336; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16, 437, 451; 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 164; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20; 2017 a. 59.
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