AB591,83,4
149.32 (7) (a) The department shall conduct a program to periodically verify the
2eligibility of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 and
3of participants in Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161
through a check of
4school enrollment records of local school boards as provided in s. 118.125 (2) (i).
AB591, s. 134 5Section 134. 49.32 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27
6is amended to read:
AB591,83,177 49.32 (9) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
8administering aid to families with dependent children shall maintain a monthly
9report at its office showing the names and addresses of all persons receiving such aid
10together with the amount paid during the preceding month. Each Wisconsin works
11agency administering Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 shall maintain a
12monthly report at its office showing the names and addresses of all persons receiving
13benefits under s. 49.148 together with the amount paid during the preceding month.

14Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize or require the disclosure
15in the report of any information (names, addresses, amounts of aid or otherwise)
16pertaining to adoptions, or aid furnished for the care of children in foster homes or
17treatment foster homes under s. 49.19 (10).
AB591, s. 135 18Section 135. 49.32 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
19is amended to read:
AB591,84,620 49.32 (9) (b) The report under par. (a) shall be open to public inspection at all
21times during regular office hours and may be destroyed after the next succeeding
22report becomes available. Any person except any public officer, seeking permission
23to inspect such report shall be required to prove his or her identity and to sign a
24statement setting forth his or her address and the reasons for making the request
25and indicating that he or she understands the provisions of par. (c) with respect to

1the use of the information obtained. The use of a fictitious name is a violation of this
2section. Within 72 hours after any such record has been inspected, the county
3department or Wisconsin works agency shall mail to each person whose record was
4inspected a notification of that fact and the name and address of the person making
5such inspection. The county department or Wisconsin works agency shall keep a
6record of such requests.
AB591, s. 136 7Section 136. 49.32 (10) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
8Act 27
, sections 2930 and 3149, is amended to read:
AB591,84,139 49.32 (10) Release of recipient's addresses to law enforcement officers.
10(intro.) Each county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 may release the current
11address of a recipient of aid under s. 49.19, and each Wisconsin works agency may
12release the current address of a participant in Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to
1349.161,
to a law enforcement officer if the officer meets all of the following conditions:
AB591, s. 137 14Section 137. 49.33 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
15section 2047, is amended to read:
AB591,84,1916 49.33 (1) (b) "Income maintenance program" means aid to families with
17dependent children under s. 49.19, Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161,
18medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 or the food stamp program under 7 USC
192011
to 2029.
AB591, s. 138 20Section 138. 49.33 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
21section 2048, is amended to read:
AB591,84,2522 49.33 (1) (c) "Income maintenance worker" means a person employed by a
23county or, a governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or a
24Wisconsin works agency
whose duties include determinations or redeterminations
25of income maintenance program eligibility.
AB591, s. 139
1Section 139. 49.33 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
2section 2043, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,85,113 49.33 (2) Contracts. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23
4shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the reasonable
5cost of administering the income maintenance programs under ss. 49.19, 49.26 (1)
6and 49.45 to 49.47 and the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 when so
7appointed by the department. Contracts created under this section control the
8distribution of payments under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) in accordance with the
9reimbursement method established under s. 49.33 (8). The department may reduce
10its payment to any county under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) if federal reimbursement
11is withheld due to audits, quality control samples or program reviews.
AB591, s. 140 12Section 140. 49.33 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
13section 3130, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,85,2014 49.33 (8) (a) The department shall reimburse each county for reasonable costs
15of income maintenance relating to the administration of programs under this
16subchapter and subch. IV according to a formula based on workload within the limits
17of available state and federal funds under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) by contract
18under s. 49.33 (2). The amount of reimbursement calculated under this paragraph
19and par. (b) is in addition to any reimbursement provided to a county for fraud and
20error reduction under s. 49.197 (1m) and (4).
AB591, s. 141 21Section 141. 49.33 (9) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
22amended to read:
AB591,86,223 49.33 (9) Reimbursement for income maintenance benefits. The department
24shall reimburse each county from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (d) (dz) and

1(p) for 100% of the cost of aid to families with dependent children granted under s.
249.19 and for funeral expenses paid for recipients of aid under s. 49.30.
AB591, s. 142 3Section 142. 49.36 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB591,86,6 549.36 (title) Work experience and job training program for
6noncustodial parents.
AB591, s. 143 7Section 143. 49.36 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
8section 2137, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,86,159 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county or Wisconsin works
10agency under s. 49.143 to administer a work experience program for parents who are
11not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's
12needs for support as a result of unemployment or underemployment. The program
13may provide the kinds of work experience available from the program under s. 49.193
14or 49.147 (3) or (4). The department shall fund the program from the appropriation
15under s. 20.445 (3) (dz).
AB591, s. 144 16Section 144. 49.36 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
17is amended to read:
AB591,86,2018 49.36 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (f), a person ordered to register under
19s. 767.295 (2) (a) shall participate in a work experience and job training program if
20services are available.
AB591, s. 145 21Section 145. 49.36 (3) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is amended to read:
AB591,87,323 49.36 (3) (g) If the person's child receives benefits under s. 49.19, the liability
24under s. 49.195 of a parent who is a member of the child's household is reduced by
25the amount of the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1) for each

1hour the person participates in a program under this section. This paragraph does
2not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated
3in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 146 4Section 146. 49.36 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
5is amended to read:
AB591,87,86 49.36 (4) When a person completes 16 weeks of participation in a program
7under this section, the county or Wisconsin works agency operating the program
8shall inform the clerk of courts, by affidavit, of that completion.
AB591, s. 147 9Section 147. 49.36 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
10is amended to read:
AB591,87,1411 49.36 (5) A person participating in work experience in a county as part of the
12program under this section is considered an employe of that the county or Wisconsin
13works agency administering the program under this section
for purposes of worker's
14compensation benefits only.
AB591, s. 148 15Section 148. 49.36 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
16is amended to read:
AB591,87,2017 49.36 (6) A county or Wisconsin works agency administering the program
18under this section
shall reimburse a person for reasonable transportation costs
19incurred because of participation in a program under this section up to a maximum
20of $25 per month.
AB591, s. 149 21Section 149. 49.36 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is amended to read:
AB591,88,223 49.36 (7) The department shall pay a county or Wisconsin works agency $200
24for each person who participates in the program under this section in that county the
25region in which the county or Wisconsin works agency administers the program

1under this section
. The county or Wisconsin works agency shall pay any additional
2costs of the program.
AB591, s. 150 3Section 150. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,88,74 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.435 (3) (cd), (4) (de) (dz) or (eb) or (7)
5(b), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount of the
6disallowance from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd), (4) (de) (dz) or (eb) or
7(7) (b) in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB591, s. 151 8Section 151. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
9Acts 27 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,88,1610 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.410 (3) (cd), 20.435 (1) (bt) or (bu) or
11(7) (b) or 20.445 (3) (dz), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties
12in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd)
13or 20.435 (1) (bt) or (bu) or (7) (b), or the department shall direct the department of
14industry, labor and job development to reduce allocations of funds to counties or
15Wisconsin works agencies in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation
16under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB591, s. 152 17Section 152. 49.46 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,88,2218 49.46 (1) (a) 1. Any person included in the grant of aid to families with
19dependent children and any person who does not receive such aid solely because of
20the application of s. 49.19 (11) (a) 7. This subdivision does not apply beginning on
21the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s.
2249.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 153 23Section 153. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,324 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman who meets the resource and income
25limits under s. 49.19 (4) (bm) and (es) and whose pregnancy is medically verified.

1Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last
2day of the pregnancy falls. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
3of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 154 4Section 154. 49.46 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,95 49.46 (1) (a) 6. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
6under federal law, to be receiving aid to families with dependent children or
7supplemental security income
for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical
8assistance. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
9month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 155 10Section 155. 49.46 (1) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,89,1311 49.46 (1) (a) 6m. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
12under federal law, to be receiving supplemental security income for the purpose of
13determining eligibility for medical assistance.
AB591, s. 156 14Section 156. 49.46 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,1815 49.46 (1) (a) 9. Any pregnant woman not described under subd. 1. or 1m. whose
16family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family the size of the
17woman's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
18month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 157 19Section 157. 49.46 (1) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,2420 49.46 (1) (a) 10. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 6 years
21of age and whose family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family
22the size of the child's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first
23day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2)
24(d).
AB591, s. 158 25Section 158. 49.46 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,90,5
149.46 (1) (a) 11. Any child not described under subd. 1. who was born after
2September 30, 1983, who has attained the age of 6 but has not attained the age of 19
3and whose family income does not exceed 100% of the poverty line for a family the
4size of the child's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
5of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 159 6Section 159. 49.46 (1) (a) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,90,107 49.46 (1) (a) 12. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 19 years
8of age and who meets the resource and income limits under s. 49.19 (4). This
9subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
10after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 160 11Section 160. 49.46 (1) (a) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,90,1512 49.46 (1) (a) 13. Any child who is under one year of age, whose mother was
13determined to be eligible under subd. 9. and who lives with his or her mother. This
14subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
15after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 161 16Section 161. 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,90,1917 49.46 (1) (a) 16. Any child who is living with a relative who is eligible to receive
18payments under s. 48.57 (3m) with respect to that child, if the department
19determines that no other insurance is available to the child.
AB591, s. 162 20Section 162. 49.46 (1) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,90,2221 49.46 (1) (cb) Paragraph (c) does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
22month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 163 23Section 163. 49.46 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,91,824 49.46 (1) (cg) Except as provided in par. (cs), medical assistance shall be
25provided to a dependent child, a relative with whom the child is living or the spouse

1of the relative, if the spouse meets the requirements of s. 49.19 (1) (c) 2. a. or b., for
24 calendar months beginning with the month in which the child, relative or spouse
3is ineligible for aid to families with dependent children because of the collection or
4increased collection of maintenance or support, if the child, relative or spouse
5received aid to families with dependent children in 3 or more of the 6 months
6immediately preceding the month in which that ineligibility begins. This paragraph
7does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date
8stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 164 9Section 164. 49.46 (1) (co) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,91,1110 49.46 (1) (co) 4. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
116th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 165 12Section 165. 49.46 (1) (cr) of the statutes is renumbered 49.46 (1) (cr) 1., and
1349.46 (1) (cr) 1. b. and c., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB591,91,1514 49.46 (1) (cr) 1. b. Discloses in the application under subd. 1. a. any health
15insurance possessed by a member of the family.
AB591,91,1916 c. Demonstrates that, but for the loss of the disregards for earned income under
17s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4., the family was continuously eligible for aid to families with
18dependent children from the date of that loss until the date of the application made
19under subd. 1. a.
AB591, s. 166 20Section 166. 49.46 (1) (cr) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,91,2221 49.46 (1) (cr) 2. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
226th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 167 23Section 167. 49.46 (1) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,92,824 49.46 (1) (cs) Medical assistance shall be provided to members of a
25work-not-welfare group, as defined in s. 49.27 (1) (c), that is eligible for transitional

1medical assistance coverage under s. 49.27 (8) (c). If the person is or was a member
2of a work-not-welfare group, as defined in s. 49.27 (1) (c), and if the period of
3ineligibility under s. 49.27 (4) (f) and (g) for that work-not-welfare group has not yet
4expired, the person is not eligible for medical assistance under par. (c), (cg), (co) or
5(cr), unless the person was a dependent child, as defined in s. 49.19 (1) (a), at the time
6that he or she was a member of the work-not-welfare group. This paragraph does
7not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated
8in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 168 9Section 168. 49.46 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,92,1610 49.46 (1) (d) 1. Children who are placed in licensed foster homes or licensed
11treatment foster homes by the department and who would be eligible for payment
12of aid to families with dependent children in foster homes or treatment foster homes
13except that their placement is not made by a county department under s. 46.215,
1446.22 or 46.23 will be considered as recipients of aid to families with dependent
15children. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month
16beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 169 17Section 169. 49.46 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
18is renumbered 49.46 (1) (e) 1.
AB591, s. 170 19Section 170. 49.46 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,92,2320 49.46 (1) (e) 2. Beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the
21date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d), this paragraph does not apply with
22respect to a person who has income and resources within the limitations of s. 49.19
23whether or not the person requests or receives a grant of aid under that section.
AB591, s. 171 24Section 171. 49.465 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,93,2
149.465 (7) This section does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
2month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 172 3Section 172. 49.47 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,93,74 49.47 (4) (a) (intro.) Any Except as provided in par. (az), any individual who
5meets the limitations on income and resources under pars. (b) and (c) and who
6complies with par. (cm) shall be eligible for medical assistance under this section if
7such individual is:
AB591, s. 173 8Section 173. 49.47 (4) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,93,119 49.47 (4) (am) An Except as provided in par. (az), an individual who does not
10meet the limitation on income in par. (c) is eligible for medical assistance under this
11section if the individual is one of the following:
AB591, s. 174 12Section 174. 49.47 (4) (az) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,93,1413 49.47 (4) (az) No individual is eligible for medical assistance in a month that
14the individual is eligible for health care coverage under s. 49.153.
AB591, s. 175 15Section 175. 49.50 (6e) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 176 16Section 176. 49.50 (6e) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
1727
, section 3091, is renumbered 49.50 (6e) and amended to read:
AB591,93,2318 49.50 (6e) Within the limits of funds available under s. 20.435 (4) (cn) (dz) and
19(na) and (6) (jg), the department shall provide funds for individuals who are working
20and who receive aid to families with dependent children to pay child care costs in
21excess of the amount of the child care disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) and child care
22costs incurred before the child care disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) becomes available
23if the child care is provided by a child care provider.
AB591, s. 177 24Section 177. 49.50 (6k) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,94,6
149.50 (6k) (a) County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall
2administer the funds appropriated for the purpose of providing child care under
3subs. (6e) (b) and (6g) for recipients and former recipients of aid under s. 49.19 and
4under sub. (7) (e) for participants in the learnfare program. The department shall
5allocate funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 for the
6purposes of this paragraph.
AB591, s. 178 7Section 178. 49.50 (6k) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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