AB64: Bill Text

AB64,416,14 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, if any of the following applies:

AB64,736 Section 736 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,417,3 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.

AB64,737 Section 737 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,417,11 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 is limited to the following:

AB64,738 Section 738 . 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,417,18 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52, other than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.

AB64,739 Section 739. 45.41 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,417,21 45.41 (2) (d) If the total amount paid under sub. (3) is $120,000 or more, the organization may receive $70,000 $100,000.

AB64,740 Section 740. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,418,14 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually, on a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection, to a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The department of veterans affairs shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5), subject to the following annual reimbursement limits: grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.

AB64,741 Section 741. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,419,2 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants on a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection to the governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vw) if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5), may make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $15,000 per grant under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

AB64,742 Section 742. 45.82 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,419,6 45.82 (5) (intro.) Only The grants made under this section may only be used to pay for the following expenses are eligible for reimbursement under subs. (2) and (4):

AB64,743 Section 743. 45.82 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,419,13 45.82 (5) (e) Salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2015 2017; salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2016 2018, except that the total reimbursement amount for such expenses shall not exceed 50 percent of the applicable maximum grant under sub. (2) or (4); and salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2017 2019, except that total reimbursement for such expenses shall not exceed 25 percent of the applicable maximum grant under sub. (2) or (4).

AB64,744 Section 744. 45.82 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,745 Section 745. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,419,24 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,929,200 $2,768,100 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $2,997,600 $2,834,800 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19, for services for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing those services.

AB64,746 Section 746. 46.269 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,420,11 46.269 Determining financial eligibility for long-term care programs. To the extent approved by the federal government, the department or its designee shall exclude any assets accumulated in a person's independence account, as defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or accumulated from income or employer contributions while employed and receiving state-funded benefits under s. 46.27 or medical assistance under s. 49.472 in determining financial eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, if any, for a long-term care program under s. 46.27, 46.275, or 46.277, for the family care program that provides the benefit defined in s. 46.2805 (4), for the Family Care Partnership program, or for the self-directed services option, as defined in s. 46.2897 (1).

AB64,747 Section 747 . 46.283 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,420,17 46.283 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (n), (4) (b), (bd), (bm), (gm), (pa), and (w), and (7) (b) and (md), the department may contract with organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of the duties under sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource centers.

AB64,748 Section 748 . 46.29 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,420,22 46.29 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (1) (a), the department shall distribute at least $16,100 in each fiscal year for operation of the council on physical disabilities. The council on physical disabilities shall do all of the following:

AB64,749 Section 749 . 46.295 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,421,2 46.295 (1) The department may, on the request of any hearing-impaired person, city, village, town, or county or private agency, provide funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (1) (da) and (hs) and (7) (d) to reimburse interpreters for hearing-impaired persons for the provision of interpreter services.

AB64,750 Section 750 . 46.297 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,421,8 46.297 (1) Assistance. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (d) (1) (da), the department shall, subject to the availability of funds, provide assistance to hearing-impaired persons to secure telecommunication devices capable of serving their needs. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the department shall purchase or provide funds for the purchase of telecommunication devices.

AB64,751 Section 751 . 46.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,421,12 46.48 (1) General. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (b), (5) (bc), and (7) (bc), the department shall award grants for community programs as provided in this section.

AB64,752 Section 752 . 46.48 (32) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,421,19 46.48 (32) Peer-run respite center contracts. The department shall contract with a peer-run organization to establish peer-run respite centers for individuals experiencing mental health conditions or substance abuse. Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department may make payments to an organization that establishes peer-run respite centers that provide services to veterans from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ky).

AB64,753 Section 753 . 46.80 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,421,24 46.80 (2m) (b) May operate the foster grandparent project specified under 42 USC 5011 (a). If the department operates that project, the department shall distribute funds from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh) to supplement any federal foster grandparent project funds received under 42 USC 5011 (a).

AB64,754 Section 754 . 46.80 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,422,13 46.80 (5) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the department shall provide a state supplement to the federal congregate nutrition projects under 42 USC 3030e, in effect on April 30, 1980, which will promote expansion of projects throughout the state and, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (kn), the department shall provide a state supplement to the federal congregate nutrition projects of $450,000 for home-delivered meals and $50,000 for congregate meals. Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall allocate these funds based on the formulas developed by the department under sub. (2m) (a) 2. A county that receives federal funds for congregate nutrition projects on or after July 1, 1977, may not receive under this paragraph an amount that is less than the 1976-77 allocation as a result of the program expansion. This paragraph does not require that federal limitations on the use of federal congregate nutrition funds for home delivered meals apply to the state supplement.

AB64,755 Section 755 . 46.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,422,19 46.81 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the department shall allocate $2,298,400 in each fiscal year to aging units to provide benefit specialist services for older individuals. The department shall ensure that each aging unit receives funds and shall take into account the proportion of the state's population of low-income older individuals who reside in a county.

AB64,756 Section 756 . 46.81 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,422,24 46.81 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh) the department shall allocate $182,500 in each fiscal year to area agencies on aging. Each area agency on aging shall use the funds for training, supervision and legal back-up services for benefit specialists within its area.

AB64,757 Section 757 . 46.85 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,423,5 46.85 (3m) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the department shall provide a state supplement to federally funded Senior Companion Program and Retired Senior Volunteer Program units that were in operation on December 1, 1988, and administered by qualified public and non-profit private agencies.

AB64,758 Section 758 . 46.85 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,423,11 46.85 (3m) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the department shall allocate funds, based on the percentage of the state's population of low-income persons over age 60 who reside in each county or are members of an American Indian tribe, and distribute the funds to counties and federally recognized tribal governing bodies to supplement any of the following:

AB64,759 Section 759 . 46.856 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,423,15 46.856 (2) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (bg), the department shall award a grant to at least one public agency or private nonprofit organization to do all of the following:

AB64,760 Section 760 . 46.90 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,424,3 46.90 (5m) (a) Upon responding to a report, the elder-adult-at-risk agency or the investigative agency shall determine whether the elder adult at risk or any other individual involved in the alleged abuse, financial exploitation, neglect, or self-neglect is in need of services under this chapter or ch. 47, 49, 51, 54, or 55. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the department shall allocate to selected counties not less than $25,000 in each fiscal year, and within the limits of these funds and of available state and federal funds and of county funds appropriated to match the state and federal funds, the elder-adult-at-risk agency shall provide the necessary direct services to the elder adult at risk or other individual or arrange for the provision of the direct services with other agencies or individuals. Those direct services provided shall be rendered under the least restrictive conditions necessary to achieve their objective.

AB64,761 Section 761 . 46.90 (5m) (br) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,424,8 46.90 (5m) (br) 5. Refer the case to the department of safety and professional services if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or abuse involves an individual who is required to hold a credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a), under chs. 440 to 460 480.

AB64,762 Section 762 . 46.96 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,424,12 46.96 (2) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (c), (1) (cx) and (kc), and (7) (na) to independent living centers for nonresidential services to severely disabled individuals.

AB64,763 Section 763 . 46.96 (2d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,424,16 46.96 (2d) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (cx) and (7) (c) and (na) for the purposes for which the federal moneys are received, including for independent living services.

AB64,764 Section 764 . 46.977 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,424,22 46.977 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (cg), the department may under this section, based on the criteria under par. (c), award grants to applying organizations for the purpose of training and assisting guardians for individuals found incompetent under ch. 54. No grant may be paid unless the awardee provides matching funds equal to 10 percent of the amount of the award.

AB64,765 Section 765 . 46.986 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,425,3 46.986 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (br), the department shall contract for the administration of life-span respite care projects with an organization to which all of the following apply:

AB64,766 Section 766. 46.995 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,425,9 46.995 (2g) (a) The department may require a county to maintain a specified level of contribution for the disabled children's long-term support program. The department shall determine the amount of contribution that a county is required to maintain based on the historical county expenditures for the disabled children's long-term support program.

AB64,425,15 (b) Beginning in the 2017-19 fiscal biennium and thereafter, counties shall cooperate with the department to determine an equitable funding methodology and county contribution mechanism for contribution for the disabled children's long-term support program under par. (a) and to ensure that county contributions determined by the department are expended for the disabled children's long-term support program in the counties.

AB64,767 Section 767. 46.995 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,425,18 46.995 (2r) The department may contract with a county or a group of counties to deliver disabled children's long-term support program services.

AB64,768 Section 768. 48.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,425,22 48.13 (3) Who has been the victim of abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (b) to (g), including injury that is self-inflicted or inflicted by another;

AB64,769 Section 769. 48.13 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,426,2 48.13 (3m) Who is at substantial risk of becoming the victim of abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (b) to (g), including injury that is self-inflicted or inflicted by another, based on reliable and credible information that another child in the home has been the victim of such abuse;

AB64,770 Section 770. 48.535 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,426,10 48.535 Text message-based intervention for early education pilot program. (1) The department of children and families, in coordination with the department of public instruction, shall establish a pilot program for improving early literacy and parental involvement in education for 4-year-old preschool students enrolled in head start programs using text message-based intervention. The departments shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that details the role of each department in establishing the pilot program.

AB64,426,11 (2) This section does not apply after June 30, 2020.

AB64,771 Section 771. 48.546 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,426,18 48.546 Text message-based intervention pilot program for higher education. (1) The department of children and families, in cooperation with the department of public instruction, shall develop and implement a pilot program to test the effectiveness and scalability of text message-based interventions aimed at increasing the share of college-intending high school seniors who successfully enroll in a postsecondary educational institution.

AB64,426,22 (2) The department of children and families and department of public instruction shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that details the role of each department in developing and implementing the pilot program and conducting an evaluation at the end of the program.

AB64,427,2 (3) In fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20, the department shall provide competitive grants to eligible school districts to administer the text message-based intervention program. The department shall provide access to a message delivery platform at no cost to eligible school districts, and grants may be used to offset a portion of school or school district costs associated with the intervention program.

AB64,427,6 (4) The department of children and families, in cooperation with the department of public instruction, shall publish guidelines for the competitive grant process described under sub. (3), including guidelines for how to apply, who is eligible, and selection criteria.

AB64,772 Section 772. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,427,11 48.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569 (1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $68,264,800 $70,630,800 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $68,327,900 $74,712,400 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.

AB64,773 Section 773. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,427,21 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $226 $238 per month beginning on January 1, 2014 2018, and $232 $244 per month beginning on January 1, 2015 2019, to a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met:

AB64,774 Section 774. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,428,7 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in the amount of $226 $238 per month beginning on January 1, 2014 2018, and $232 $244 per month beginning on January 1, 2015 2019, to a long-term kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are met:

AB64,775 Section 775. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,429,4 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2014 2018, the rates are $226 $238 for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care, $375 $394 for a child under 5 years of age; $410 $431 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $466 $490 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $487 $511 for a child 15 years of age or over. Beginning on January 1, 2015 2019, the rates are $232 $244 for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care, $384 $404 for a child under 5 years of age; $420 $442 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $478 $502 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $499 $524 for a child 15 years of age or over. In addition to these grants for basic maintenance, the department, county department, or licensed child welfare agency shall make supplemental payments for foster care to a foster home that is receiving an age-related rate under this subsection that are commensurate with the level of care that the foster home is certified to provide and the needs of the child who is placed in the foster home according to the rules promulgated by the department under sub. (8) (c).

AB64,776 Section 776. 48.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,429,13 48.65 (1) No person may for compensation provide care and supervision for 4 or more children under the age of 7 for less than 24 hours a day unless that person obtains a license to operate a child care center from the department. To obtain a license under this subsection to operate a child care center, a person must meet the minimum requirements for a license established by the department under s. 48.67, meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685 48.686, and pay the license fee under sub. (3). A license issued under this subsection is valid until revoked or suspended, but shall be reviewed every 2 years as provided in s. 48.66 (5).

AB64,777 Section 777. 48.651 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,430,2 48.651 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 49.155 (4) (c), no person, other than a child care center licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14), may receive payment for providing child care services for an individual who is determined eligible for a child care subsidy under s. 49.155 unless the person is certified, according to the standards adopted by the department under s. 49.155 sub. (1d), by the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency with which the department contracts under sub. (2). To be certified under this section, a person must meet the minimum requirements for certification established by the department under s. 49.155 sub. (1d), meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685 48.686, and pay the fee specified in sub. (2). The department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2) shall certify the following categories of child care providers: