948.22 (4) (b) For a person not subject to a court order requiring child, grandchild or spousal support payments, when the person knows or reasonably should have known that he or she has a dependent, failure to provide support equal to at least the amount set forth established by rule by the department of health and family services under s. 49.19 (11) (a) 46.25 (9) (a) or causing a spouse, grandchild or child to become a dependent person, or continue to be a dependent person, as defined in s. 49.01 (2).
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Section 275
.
Nonstatutory provisions; industry, labor and job development.
(1t) Alternative name for the department. Notwithstanding section 15.22 of the statutes, during the period beginning on July 1, 1996, and ending on the day after publication of the 1997-99 biennial budget act, the department of industry, labor and job development may use the name “department of workforce development" for any official purpose.
(2) Rules relating to public assistance. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and social services shall promulgate rules required under chapters 46, 48 and 49 of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, before July 1, 1996, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of health and social services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.
(3) Rules
on qualification criteria for the administration of Wisconsin works. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of industry, labor and job development shall promulgate rules required under sections 49.143 to 49.157 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.
(4)
Rules for the administration of the Wisconsin works health plan. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and family services shall promulgate rules required under section 49.153 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of health and family services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.
(4m) Transportation to employment opportunities.
(a) The department of industry, labor and job development shall identify significant local and regional employment opportunities and shall identify the residential locations of current and potential Wisconsin works participants. Local governmental bodies shall assist the department of industry, labor and job development in identifying the employment opportunities and residential locations.
(b)
Not later than September 30, 1996, the department of industry, labor and job development shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that recommends options that Wisconsin works agencies could take to facilitate the transportation of Wisconsin works participants to the employment opportunities identified under paragraph (a).
The report may not recommend options that would have an adverse impact on existing public transportation systems. The department of transportation shall assist the department of industry, labor and job development in developing options to be included in the report.
(6) Kinship care assessments and background investigations. Beginning on July 1, 1996, each county department of human services or social services under sections 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 of the statutes, when conducting its regularly scheduled reinvestigation under section 49.19 (5) (e) of the statutes of each nonlegally responsible relative who is providing care for a dependent child, as defined in section 49.19 (1) (a) of the statutes, under a program administered by that county department, shall assess and conduct a background investigation of the relative to determine if the relative is eligible to receive kinship care payments under section 48.57 (3m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act. Immediately after conducting the assessment and background investigation, each county department of human services or social services under section 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 of the statutes shall end income maintenance payments under section 49.33 of the statutes to the nonlegally responsible relative and, if the relative is determined to be eligible to receive kinship care payments under section 48.57 (3m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of industry, labor and job development shall begin making those kinship care payments or, if the relative is determined eligible to receive foster care payments under section 48.62 (4) of the statutes, the county department shall begin making those foster care payments. Each county department of human services or social services under sections 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall complete all of the assessments and background investigations required under this subsection and shall end all income maintenance payments under section 49.33 of the statutes to those relatives by July 1, 1997.
(7) Funding for employment skills advancement program. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for the purposes of the 1997-98 biennial budget bill, the department of industry, labor and job development shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.445 (3) (em) of the statutes, as created by this act, as though the amount of that appropriation in fiscal year 1996-97 had been $1,000,000.
289,277m
Section 277m.
Appropriation changes; joint committee on finance.
(1) Wisconsin works. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1996-97 to fund the job opportunities and basic skills program, low-income and at-risk child care and initial administrative costs and benefit payments under the Wisconsin works program.
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Section 278
.
Initial applicability.
(2t)
Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51 (8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.747, 632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes and the creation of section 632.745 of the statutes first apply to all of the following:
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), group health benefit plans that are issued or renewed, and self-insured health plans that are established, extended, modified or renewed, on the effective date of this paragraph.
(b) Group health benefit plans covering employes who are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act that are issued or renewed on the earlier of the following:
1. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
2. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified or renewed.
(c) Self-insured health plans covering employes who are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act that are established, extended, modified or renewed on the earlier of the following:
1. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
2. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified or renewed.
(3g) Earned income tax credit; tax liability. The treatment of section 71.07 (9e) (em) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 1997.
(3h) Earned income tax credit; contribution liability. The treatment of sections 20.445 (1) (gd) and (gg), 108.16 (2) (b), (6) (L) and (11), 108.18 (1) (a), 108.19 (1) and (1m), 108.20 (2m) and 108.22 (1) (g) of the statutes first applies with respect to contributions payable after December 31, 1996.
289,279
Section 279
.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on the day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:
(1) Public assistance and local aid. The treatment of sections 20.435 (4) (d), 46.98 (1) (at) and (b), (2) (a), (3) (c), (4) (a) 2., (am)
, (bm), (bt), (bu) and (d) and (4g) (b), 49.141 (2), 49.143 (1), 49.19 (4e) (a) and (c), 49.193 (2) (a) and (am), (4) (g), (j) 4., and (k) 1m., (4m), (6) (c) and (e), (7) and (9m) (a) and (ag), 49.27 (5) (e) 2., 49.50 (6e) (a) and (b), (6g), (6k) (a) and (b) and (7) (e), 49.52 (1) (d) and 560.14 (1) (a) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 46.98 (4) (b), 48.651 and 49.19 (20) of the statutes, the amendment of section 49.193 (8) (bm) of the statutes, the creation of sections 16.75 (6) (bm), 20.445 (3) (dy), (dz) and (my), 46.98 (1) (bd), (bf) and (cm) and (4)
(b) 1., 2. and 3., (dg) and (dm), 48.651 (1) (a) and (b) and (2) and 49.19 (20) (b) of the statutes and Sections
275 (2) and (6), 277m and 278 of this act take effect on the day after publication.
(2t) Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51 (8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.747, 632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes and the creation of section 632.745 of the statutes take effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning after publication.
(3)
Qualifying coverage definition. The repeal of section 632.745 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes takes effect on the 31st day after the day on which the commissioner of insurance certifies to the revisor of statutes under section 632.745 (3) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, that section 632.745 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, is not necessary for the purpose for which it was intended.
(3g) Kinship care. The repeal and recreation of section 48.57 (3m) (a), (am) (intro.), (d) and (e) of the statutes and the amendment of section 48.57 (3p) (g) (intro.) of the statutes take effect on July 1, 1997.
