Scope statements
Administration
Subject
Rule affecting ch.
Adm 19 relating to community development block grant housing.
Objective of the rule. The Department of Administration proposes to amend the rule to provide local units of government more opportunities in applying to Wisconsin's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The proposed rule will simplify the application process and will provide more flexibility in the use of the CDBG funds. This will help the state meet the Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements regarding the expenditure of funds in a timely manner.
Policy Analysis
In November 1991, the Department of Administration created Chapter
Adm 19 to implement the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant for Housing. The intervening years and changes in the housing and economic needs within the state have served to render ch.
Adm 19 inadequate to address the state's changing housing needs. DOA proposes to modify the rule to more cost effectively allow non-metropolitan Wisconsin communities successfully respond to local housing needs. The proposed changes will improve flexibility in the use of the CDBG funds, improve the timeliness of the program, and enable municipalities to address the state rehabilitation needs more efficiently. The proposed changes will further the goal of providing improved housing conditions for low-income households.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
The Department of Administration estimates 30 hours to promulgate this rule.
Corrections
Subject
Rule amendment to update ch.
DOC 324, relating to work and study release.
Objective of the rule. These rules have not been updated since 1997. The department of corrections has changed considerably in a variety of ways in the last five years and the department is compelled to propose updates to the rules to reflect current law as well as current departmental needs.
Policy Analysis
After review, the proposed rule would make necessary changes in light of any relevant statutory updates as well as changes upon evaluation of the rule's current effectiveness. Specific changes and affected policies are unknown at this time. Review of this rule is part of the Department's ongoing effort to continually update administrative code for maximum accuracy and effectiveness.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
It is anticipated that 60 hours of staff time may be necessary to review and revise the administrative rule, including drafting, cost estimates, public hearings and complying with rule making requirements. Other than staff time, it is anticipated that the resources to develop the rule will be minimal.
Corrections
Subject
Rule amendment to update ch.
DOC 325, relating to temporary release under supervision.
Objective of the rule. These rules have not been updated since 1997. The department of corrections has changed considerably in a variety of ways in the last five years and the department is compelled to propose updates to the rules to reflect current law as well as current departmental needs.
Policy Analysis
After review, the proposed rule would make necessary changes in light of any relevant statutory updates as well as changes upon evaluation of the rule's current effectiveness. Specific changes and affected policies are unknown at this time. Review of this rule is part of the Department's ongoing effort to continually update administrative code for maximum accuracy and effectiveness.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
It is anticipated that 60 hours of staff time may be necessary to review and revise the administrative rule, including drafting, cost estimates, public hearings and complying with rule making requirements. Other than staff time, it is anticipated that the resources to develop the rule will be minimal.
Corrections
Subject
Rule amendment to update ch.
DOC 326, relating to leave for qualified inmates.
Objective of the rule. These rules have not been updated since their creation in 1997. The department of corrections has changed considerably in a variety of ways in the last five years and the department is compelled to propose updates to the rules to reflect current law as well as current departmental needs.
Policy Analysis
After review, the proposed rule would make necessary changes in light of any relevant statutory updates as well as changes upon evaluation of the rule's current effectiveness. Specific changes and affected policies are unknown at this time. Review of this rule is part of the Department's ongoing effort to continually update administrative code for maximum accuracy and effectiveness.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
It is anticipated that 60 hours of staff time may be necessary to review and revise the administrative rule, including drafting, cost estimates, public hearings and complying with rule making requirements. Other than staff time, it is anticipated that the resources to develop the rule will be minimal.
Employee Trust Funds
Subject
Wisconsin Administrative Code ss.
ETF 20.14,
20.15,
20.16 and
20.18 relate to buying creditable service in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The proposed rulemaking would amend these rules to reflect both policy changes and changes in Wisconsin statutes that are necessary as a result of the federal Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). The proposed rulemaking will also make the necessary corrections to the statutory cross-references and delete provisions in the current rules that are obsolete due to other statutory revisions.
Objective of the rule. The proposed amendments would result in the rules governing WRS service purchases being updated to reflect changes in state and federal laws.
Policy Analysis
The current WRS service purchase rules have been based on the laws and policies in effect at the time that the rules were promulgated. Over time there have been changes in federal and state laws, and the rules must be amended to reflect changes in laws and policies.
Policy Alternatives to the Proposed Rule
The alternative to promulgating this rule would be that the rules governing WRS service purchases would be in conflict with state and federal laws.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
The Department estimates that state employees will spend 50 hours developing this rule.
Health and Family Services
Subject
The Department proposes to create a new chapter of administrative rules, ch.
HFS 2, that addresses the Department's ability to recoup overpayments the Department inadvertently and inappropriately made to recipients of Department program benefits.
