49.162 (1) (bm) “Dependent child” has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (c).
59,883
Section 883
. 49.162 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
49.162 (1) (br) “Group member” means an adult member of an individual's Wisconsin Works group whose income or assets are included in determining the individual's eligibility for a program.
59,884
Section 884
. 49.162 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
49.162 (1) (c) 4. A Wisconsin Works employment position.
59,885
Section 885
. 49.162 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
49.162 (1) (e) “Wisconsin Works" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p).
59,886
Section 886
. 49.162 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
49.162 (1) (f) “Wisconsin Works employment position" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (r).
59,887
Section 887
. 49.162 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
49.162 (1) (g) “Wisconsin Works group” has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (s).
59,888
Section 888
. 49.162 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.162 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.162 (2) (a) Beginning on the effective date of the rules promulgated under sub. (7), or on the effective date of the emergency rules promulgated under 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9106 (2c), whichever is earlier, Except as provided in sub. (2m), in order to participate in a program, an individual who applies to participate in a program or who registers for a program under sub. (1) (c) 3., and, with respect to an individual applying for a program under sub. (1) (c) 4., all of the individual's group members shall complete a controlled substance abuse screening questionnaire. If, on the basis of answers to the questionnaire the screening results, the administering agency determines that there is a reasonable suspicion that an individual who is otherwise eligible for a program or any of the individual's group members is abusing a controlled substance, the administering agency shall require the individual or group member to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance. If
(b) Except as provided in sub. (4m), if the individual or group member refuses to submit to a test under par. (a), the individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual or group member complies with the requirement to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance.
59,889
Section 889
. 49.162 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.162 (2m) (a) The screening and testing requirements under sub. (2) do not apply to an individual if the individual is any of the following:
1. A custodial parent of a child who is 8 weeks old or less.
2. A woman who is in a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown by medical documentation to be at risk.
3. A participant in a Wisconsin Works employment position who moves to an unsubsidized employment position and receives case management services under s. 49.1475.
4. A dependent child.
(b) The screening and testing requirements under sub. (2) do not apply to a group member if the group member is any of the following:
1. A custodial parent of a child who is 8 weeks old or less.
2. A woman who is in a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown by medical documentation to be at risk.
3. Specified as exempt from the screening and testing requirements by department rule.
59,890
Section 890
. 49.162 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.162 (3) If an individual or group member who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests negative for the use of a controlled substance, or tests positive for the use of a controlled substance but presents evidence satisfactory to the administering agency that the individual or group member possesses a valid prescription for each controlled substance for which the individual or group member tests positive, the individual or group member will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse testing requirements under this section.
59,891
Section 891
. 49.162 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.162 (4) (a) If an individual or group member who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests positive for the use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3), the administering agency shall require the individual or group member to participate in substance abuse treatment to remain eligible to participate in a program. If the individual or group member refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment, the individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual or group member complies with the requirement to participate in substance abuse treatment.
59,892
Section 892
. 49.162 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.162 (4) (b) During the time that an individual
or group member is receiving substance abuse treatment under par. (a), the administering agency shall require the individual or group member to undergo random testing for the use of a controlled substance. For Except as provided in sub. (4m), for the individual to remain eligible for a program, the individual or his or her group member must cooperate with the testing and the results of the tests must be negative or, if any results are positive, the individual or group member must present evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3). If the results of any test during treatment are positive for the use of a controlled substance and the individual or group member does not present evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled substance, the individual or group member shall have the opportunity to begin the treatment again one time, as determined by the administering agency. If Except as provided in sub. (4m), if the individual
or group member begins the substance abuse treatment again, he or she shall remain the individual remains eligible for a program as long as the results of all tests for the use of a controlled substance during the subsequent treatment are negative for the use of a controlled substance or, if any results are positive, the individual or group member presents evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled substance.
59,893
Section 893
. 49.162 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.162 (4) (c) If an individual or group member receiving treatment under par. (b) completes treatment and, at the conclusion of the treatment, tests negative for the use of a controlled substance or presents evidence of a valid prescription for any controlled substance for which the individual or group member tests positive, the individual or group member will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse testing requirements under this section.
59,894
Section 894
. 49.162 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.162 (4m) (a) If an individual applying for a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) or a transitional placement under s. 49.147 (5) or his or her group member undergoes a test under sub. (2), tests positive for the use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3), and refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment under sub. (4) (a) or if the individual or his or her group member fails to cooperate with the testing or treatment requirements under sub. (4) (b), the individual remains eligible only for the monthly grant portion of the community service job or transitional placement under s. 49.148 (1) (b) or (c) and only to the extent described in par. (b).
(b) 1. In determining the monthly grant for which an individual is eligible under par. (a), the department shall reduce the amount that would otherwise have been established under s. 49.148 (1) (b) or (c) by an amount that reflects the fact that the monthly grant is to be used exclusively for the benefit of the dependent children in the individual's Wisconsin Works group and not for the benefit of the individual.
2. If an individual is eligible for a monthly grant under the circumstances described in par. (a), the department shall pay the monthly grant through a protective payee structure, under which the monthly grant is paid to a protective payee who is not the individual and who holds the money and uses it exclusively for the benefit of the dependent children in the individual's Wisconsin Works group.
3. An individual's partial eligibility under par. (a) ends on the earlier of the following dates:
a. The date on which the individual again becomes eligible for full participation in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
b. Twelve months after the date on which the individual or his or her group member meets the circumstances described under par. (a), as determined by the department.
59,895
Section 895
. 49.162 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.162 (7) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment requirements under this section and the monthly grant eligibility and protective payee structure under sub. (4m).
59,895g
Section 895g. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.1635 (4) Not more than 10 percent of the total funds received by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation under sub. (1) may be used for administration.
59,895m
Section 895m. 49.1635 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
49.1635 (5) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall make a grant of $500,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards of not more than $75,000 per year per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under par. (b) 2. if all of the following apply:
1. Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant conforms to the requirements under par. (b); and the secretary of the department, or his or her designee, approves the plan.
2. Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and the conditions conform to the requirements under par. (b) and include training, reporting, and auditing requirements.
3. Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the department the reports required under par. (c) by the times required under par. (c).
(b) 1. Subject to subd. 3., the grant may be used only to provide legal services in civil matters related to domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.
2. The recipients of the legal services under a grant under this subsection shall be individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq. and whose gross incomes are at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. For purposes of this subdivision, gross income shall be determined in the same way as gross income is determined for purposes of eligibility for a Wisconsin Works employment position, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (r), including the exclusion of any payments or benefits made under any federal law that exempts those payments or benefits from consideration in determining eligibility for any federal means-tested program.
3. The legal services provided by a grant under this subsection shall be provided only in matters for which federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant funds under
42 USC 601 et seq. may be used.
4. The grant proceeds may not be used for legal services for litigation against the state.
(c) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant under this subsection, Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall submit to the department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not make a grant in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits the report under this paragraph within the time required and the department determines that the grant proceeds were used in accordance with the approved plan under par. (a) 1., the agreement under par. (a) 2., and the requirements under par. (b).
59,896
Section 896
. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $83,000,000 $42,500,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and
$83,000,000 $44,625,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.
59,897
Section 897
. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $58,336,500 in each fiscal year $52,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $54,600,000 in fiscal year 2018-19.
59,898
Section 898
. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
49.175 (1) (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement payments to individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2018-19.
59,899
Section 899
. 49.175 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
49.175 (1) (d) Families and Schools Together. For the families and schools together program in 5 Milwaukee elementary schools to be chosen by the department, $250,000 in each fiscal year.
59,901
Section 901
. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
49.175 (1) (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (7) (kg).
59,902
Section
902. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection of public assistance overpayments, $15,080,200 $15,987,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $15,295,800 $15,902,900 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.
59,903
Section 903
. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or weatherization assistance programs, $8,500,000 $7,000,000 in each fiscal year 2015-16 and $8,400,000 in fiscal year 2016-17.
59,903m
Section 903m. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9106 (2q), s. 49.1635 (5) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, $500,000 in each fiscal year.
59,904
Section 904
. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163, $6,000,000 $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $7,000,000 $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.
59,905
Section 905
. 49.175 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (n) Fostering futures: connections count. For funding community connectors to interact with vulnerable families with young children and to connect families with formal and informal community support, $360,300 in fiscal year 2016-17 2017-18 and $560,300 in fiscal year 2018-19.
59,906
Section 906
. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155, $262,064,700 $289,215,200 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $280,719,700 $310,369,200 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.
59,907
Section 907
. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing activities, $35,244,600 $36,189,400 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $33,248,300 $36,030,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.
59,908
Section 908
. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g), $15,492,700 $15,652,700 in each fiscal year.
59,909
Section 909
. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of supplemental security income, $31,338,200 $26,938,000 in each fiscal year.
59,910
Section 910
. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the reservations of those tribes, $21,222,700 $22,012,100 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $21,435,000 $22,741,200 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.
59,911
Section 911
. 49.175 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $3,647,200 $6,282,500 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $5,392,700 $7,314,300 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19. To receive funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).
59,912
Section 912
. 49.175 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect in counties having a population of 750,000 or more, $1,389,600, $5,289,600 in each fiscal year.
59,913
Section 913
. 49.175 (1) (v) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175
(1) (v)
General education development. For general education development testing and preparation for individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq.,
$127,000 $115,000 in
each fiscal year
2015-16 and $115,000 in fiscal year 2016-17.
