Wisconsin Code § 20.550

Public defender board
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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.

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