16,1656 Section 1656. 48.982 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (6) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (h), (i), (k), (ma), and (q), the board shall award grants to organizations in accordance with the request-for-proposal procedures developed under sub. (2) (a). No organization may receive a grant or grants under this subsection totaling more than $150,000 in any year.
16,1656b Section 1656b. 48.985 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
48.985 (5) Milwaukee child welfare aids. Of the amounts received under 42 USC 620 to 626 and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (nL), the department shall transfer $58,600 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $66,800 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (kw) and shall expend those moneys to provide services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17).
16,1656d Section 1656d. 49.027 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.027 (2) (a) (intro.) If a county is eligible to receive a relief block grant in a year, the department shall pay to the county, in accordance with s. 49.031 and subject to par. (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bt), an amount for that year determined as follows:
16,1656dd Section 1656dd. 49.027 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656dg Section 1656dg. 49.027 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656di Section 1656di. 49.027 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.027 (2) (a) 4. From the amount determined under subd. 3. 2., the department shall subtract amounts paid to hospitals in that county under s. 49.45 (6y) and (6z) for that calendar year.
16,1656dL Section 1656dL. 49.027 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
49.027 (2) (c) If sufficient funds are not available to pay all of the relief block grants calculated under par. (a), the department shall prorate the available funds among the eligible counties in proportion to the amounts calculated under par. (a).
16,1656sy Section 1656sy. 49.124 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (title).
16,1656ta Section 1656ta. 49.124 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (intro.).
16,1656tb Section 1656tb. 49.124 (1) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (a).
16,1656tc Section 1656tc. 49.124 (1) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (b).
16,1656td Section 1656td. 49.124 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (c).
16,1656tf Section 1656tf. 49.124 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (d).
16,1656tg Section 1656tg. 49.124 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (e).
16,1656th Section 1656th. 49.124 (1) (df) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (f).
16,1656ti Section 1656ti. 49.124 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (1) (b).
16,1656tj Section 1656tj. 49.124 (1g) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (2) (title).
16,1656tjk Section 1656tjk. 49.124 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (2) (a), and 49.79 (2) (a) 1. and 5. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
49.79 (2) (a) 1. The individual is a custodial parent of a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent, or the individual lives with and exercises parental control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent, and the individual does not fully cooperate in good faith with efforts directed at establishing the paternity of the child, if necessary, establishing or enforcing a support order, if appropriate, or obtaining other payments or property, if any, to which that individual or the child may have rights. This paragraph subdivision does not apply if the individual has good cause for refusing to cooperate, as determined by the department in accordance with federal law and regulations.
5. (intro.) The individual is obligated by court order to provide child support payments and is delinquent in making those court-ordered payments. This paragraph subdivision does not apply if any of the following applies:
16,1656tjm Section 1656tjm. 49.124 (1m) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (title).
16,1656tjn Section 1656tjn. 49.124 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.13 (2) (a) The department shall contract with the department of health and family services as provided under s. 49.79 (10) to administer an employment and training program for recipients under the food stamp program. The department may contract subcontract with a Wisconsin works agency to administer the employment and training program under this subsection. Except as provided in pars. (b) and (bm), the department may require able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age who are not participants in a Wisconsin works employment position to participate in the employment and training program under this subsection.
16,1656tk Section 1656tk. 49.124 (1m) (b) to (d) of the statutes are renumbered 49.13 (2) (b) to (d).
16,1656tL Section 1656tL. 49.124 (1n) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.13 (3) Ineligibility for noncompliance with work requirements. (intro.) An individual who fails to comply with the work requirements under sub. (1m) (2) (a) without good cause is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program under this section s. 49.79 as follows:
16,1656tm Section 1656tm. 49.124 (1n) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3) (a) and amended to read:
49.13 (3) (a) For the first occurrence of noncompliance, one month, or until the person complies with the work requirements under sub. (1m) (2) (a), whichever is later.
16,1656tn Section 1656tn. 49.124 (1n) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3) (b) and amended to read:
49.13 (3) (b) For the 2nd occurrence of noncompliance, 3 months, or until the person complies with the work requirements under sub. (1m) (2) (a), whichever is later.
16,1656tp Section 1656tp. 49.124 (1n) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3) (c) and amended to read:
49.13 (3) (c) For the 3rd and subsequent occurrences of noncompliance, 6 months, or until the person complies with the work requirements under sub. (1m) (2) (a), whichever is later.
16,1656tq Section 1656tq. 49.124 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656tr Section 1656tr. 49.124 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.79 (3).
16,1656trg Section 1656trg. 49.124 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.124 (2) (a) A county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or Wisconsin works agency is liable for all food stamp coupons lost, misappropriated, or destroyed while under the county's, or tribe's or Wisconsin works agency's direct control, except as provided in par. (b).
16,1656trm Section 1656trm. 49.124 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.124 (2) (b) A county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or Wisconsin works agency is not liable for food stamp coupons lost in natural disasters if it provides evidence acceptable to the department that the coupons were destroyed and not redeemed.
16,1656trs Section 1656trs. 49.124 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.124 (2) (c) A county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or Wisconsin works agency is liable for food stamp coupons mailed to residents of the county, or members of the tribe or participants in the Wisconsin works program and lost in the mail due to incorrect information submitted to the department by the county, or tribe or Wisconsin works agency.
16,1656ts Section 1656ts. 49.124 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (4) and amended to read:
49.79 (4) Deductions from county income maintenance payments. The department shall withhold the value of food stamp losses for which a county or federally recognized American Indian tribe is liable under sub. (2) (3) from the payment to the county or tribe under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) income maintenance contracts under s. 49.33 and reimburse the federal government from the funds withheld.
16,1656tt Section 1656tt. 49.124 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656tu Section 1656tu. 49.124 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (5).
16,1656tv Section 1656tv. 49.124 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (6).
16,1656tw Section 1656tw. 49.124 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (7).
16,1656tx Section 1656tx. 49.124 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (8) and amended to read:
49.79 (8) Benefits for qualified aliens. Not later than June 15, 1998, the department shall submit a plan to the secretary of the federal department of agriculture to provide benefits under this section to a qualified alien who is ineligible for benefits under this section solely because of the application of 8 USC 1612 or 1613. If the secretary of the federal department of agriculture approves the plan, the The department shall provide benefits under this section beginning on August 1, 1998, or on the day that the plan is approved, whichever is later, to a qualified alien who is otherwise eligible for benefits under this section ineligible for benefits under this section solely because of the application of 9 USC 1612 or 1613 according to a plan approved by the federal department of agriculture. This subsection does not apply to the extent that federal food stamp benefits for qualified aliens are restored by the federal government.
16,1656ty Section 1656ty. 49.125 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.793.
16,1656tym Section 1656tym. 49.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.125 (1) The department, or a county , or an elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or a Wisconsin works agency acting on behalf of the department, may recover overpayments that arise from an overissuance of food coupons under the food stamp program administered under s. 46.215 (1) (k), or 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d. or 49.143 (2) (e). Recovery shall be made in accordance with 7 USC 2022.
16,1656tz Section 1656tz. 49.127 of the statutes is renumbered 49.795.
16,1656u Section 1656u. 49.129 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (title).
16,1656ua Section 1656ua. 49.129 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (1).
16,1656ub Section 1656ub. 49.129 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (title).
16,1656uc Section 1656uc. 49.129 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656ud Section 1656ud. 49.129 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.797 (2) (a) Except as provided in subd. 2. par. (b) and sub. (8), if the necessary authorization under par. (a) is granted, the department shall begin to implement, no later than July 1, 1999, a administer a statewide program to deliver food stamp benefits to recipients of food stamp benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system and shall implement the program statewide no later than April 1, 2000. All suppliers, as defined in s. 49.127 (1) (d) 49.795 (1) (d), may participate in the delivery of food stamp benefits under the electronic benefit transfer system. The department shall explore methods by which nontraditional retailers, such as farmers' markets, may participate in the delivery of food stamp benefits under the electronic benefit transfer system.
16,1656ue Section 1656ue. 49.129 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (b).
16,1656uf Section 1656uf. 49.129 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656ug Section 1656ug. 49.129 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (1) and amended to read:
49.131 (1) The department shall request any necessary authorization from the appropriate federal agency to deliver benefits that are administered by the department, other than food stamp benefits, to recipients of benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system.
16,1656uh Section 1656uh. 49.129 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (2) and amended to read:
49.131 (2) If the necessary authorization under par. (a) sub. (1) is granted, and except as provided in sub. (8) (3), the department may implement a program to deliver by an electronic benefit transfer system any benefit that is administered by the department and that the department designates by rule.
16,1656uj Section 1656uj. 49.129 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.797 (4) Duties; implementation. (intro.) In implementing administering a program to deliver benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system, the department shall do all of the following:
16,1656uk Section 1656uk. 49.129 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (a).
16,1656uL Section 1656uL. 49.129 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (b).
16,1656um Section 1656um. 49.129 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (c).
16,1656un Section 1656un. 49.129 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (d).
16,1656up Section 1656up. 49.129 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (5).
16,1656uq Section 1656uq. 49.129 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656ur Section 1656ur. 49.129 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (6).
16,1656us Section 1656us. 49.129 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (7).
16,1656ut Section 1656ut. 49.129 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (8).
16,1656uu Section 1656uu. 49.13 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are created to read:
49.13 (1) (intro.) In this section:
(a) "Food stamp program" means the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036.
16,1656uv Section 1656uv. 49.131 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
49.131 (title) Electronic transfer of benefits.
16,1656uw Section 1656uw. 49.131 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
49.131 (3) The department may not require a county or tribal governing body to participate in an electronic benefit transfer system under this section if the costs to the county or tribal governing body would be greater than the costs that the county or tribal governing body would incur in delivering the benefits through a system that is not an electronic benefit transfer system.
16,1657 Section 1657. 49.137 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.137 (4m) Local pass-through grant program. The department shall award grants to local governments and tribal governing bodies for programs to improve the quality of child care. The department shall promulgate rules to administer the grant program, including rules that specify the eligibility criteria and procedures for awarding the grants.
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