49.95 (2) Any person who wilfully does any act designed to interfere with the proper administration of public assistance shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100 or be punished by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 60 days. The acceptance of any supplies or articles furnished to any person as general relief in exchange for or in payment for any alcohol beverages shall be deemed to be a violation of this subsection, but violations of this subsection shall not be limited to such acts.
27,2774
Section 2774
. 49.12 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (3).
27,2775
Section 2775
. 49.12 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (4m) (intro.).
27,2776
Section 2776
. 49.12 (4m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (4m) (a) and amended to read:
49.95 (4m) (a) Without legal authority, sends or brings a dependent person to a county, tribal governing body or municipality or advises a dependent person to go to a county, tribal governing body or municipality for the purpose of obtaining general relief under s. 49.02 funded by a relief block grant, aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under ss. 49.45 to 49.47 or food stamps under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
27,2777
Section 2777
. 49.12 (4m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (4m) (b) and amended to read:
49.95 (4m) (b) Obtains a pecuniary advantage because the person is brought or sent or goes to the county, tribal governing body or municipality.
27,2778
Section 2778
. 49.12 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (5).
27,2779
Section 2779
. 49.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (6).
27,2780
Section 2780
. 49.12 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2781
Section 2781
. 49.12 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (8).
27,2782
Section 2782
. 49.12 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (9).
27,2783
Section 2783
. 49.12 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (10).
27,2784
Section 2784
. 49.12 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 49.95 (11) and amended to read:
49.95 (11) “Public assistance" as used in this section includes general relief funded by a relief block grant.
27,2785
Section
2785. 49.123 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2786
Section 2786
. 49.123 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2787
Section 2787
. 49.123 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.29.
27,2788
Section 2788
. 49.124 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.124 (title) Food stamp employment and training program administration.
27,2789
Section 2789
. 49.124 of the statutes is renumbered 49.124 (1m) and amended to read:
49.124 (1m) (title) Employment and training program. The department shall administer an employment and training program for recipients of food stamp benefits under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 under the food stamp program.
27,2790
Section 2790
. 49.124 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
49.124 (1) Definition. In this section, “food stamp program" means the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
27,2791
Section 2791
. 49.124 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
49.124 (2) (title) Liability for lost food coupons.
27,2792
Section 2792
. 49.124 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
49.124 (3) (title) Deductions from county income maintenance payments.
27,2793
Section 2793
. 49.124 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
49.124 (4) Migrant worker waiver program. (a) In this subsection, “migrant worker" has the meaning given in s. 49.47 (4) (av) 1.
(b) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of agriculture to allow the application of par. (c). The waiver shall also seek a waiver from those federal quality control standards under the food stamp program that the department determines to be necessary in order to make the application of par. (c) feasible. Paragraph (c) applies only while the waiver under this paragraph is in effect.
(c) If a migrant worker and his or her dependents do not meet the income limitations under the food stamp program using prospective budgeting, the department shall determine eligibility for the migrant worker and his or her dependents using an income-averaging method described in the waiver under par. (b).
27,2794
Section 2794
. 49.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.125 (1) The department, or a county or elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band 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) 5
2. d. Recovery shall be made in accordance with 7 USC 2022.
27,2798
Section 2798
. 49.13 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.84 (title).
27,2799
Section 2799
. 49.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.84 (1).
27,2800
Section 2800
. 49.13 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.84 (2).
27,2801b
Section 2801b. 49.13 (3) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 49.84 (3) and amended to read:
49.84 (3) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), personal identification documentation requirements may be waived for 10 days for an applicant for general relief funded by a relief block grant, if all of the following occur: (b) The the applicant agrees to cooperate with the general relief agency by providing information necessary to obtain proper identification.
27,2802
Section 2802
. 49.13 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2803
Section 2803
. 49.13 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.84 (4) and amended to read:
49.84 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (2), the general relief agency receiving an application under sub. (3) shall pay on behalf of any applicant under sub. (3) fees required for the applicant to obtain proper identification.
27,2804
Section 2804
. 49.13 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.84 (5).
27,2805
Section 2805
. 49.133 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (7) (title).
27,2806
Section 2806
. 49.133 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (7) (a).
27,2807
Section 2807
. 49.133 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (7) (b).
27,2808
Section 2808
. 49.133 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (7) (c).
27,2809
Section 2809
. 49.133 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (7) (d).
27,2810
Section 2810
. 49.14 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.70 (title) and amended to read:
49.70 (title) County home homes; establishment.
27,2811
Section 2811
. 49.14 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.70 (1).
27,2812
Section 2812
. 49.14 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.70 (2).
27,2813
Section 2813
. 49.14 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.70 (3).
27,2814
Section 2814
. 49.14 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.70 (4).
27,2815
Section 2815
. 49.14 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.70 (5).
27,2816
Section 2816
. 49.15 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.703 (title) and amended to read:
49.703 (title) County home homes; commitments; admissions.
27,2817
Section
2817. 49.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.703 (1).
27,2818
Section 2818
. 49.15 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2819
Section 2819
. 49.15 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.703 (3).
27,2820
Section 2820
. 49.16 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.71 (title) and amended to read:
49.71 (title) County hospital hospitals; establishment.
27,2821
Section 2821
. 49.16 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.71 (1).
27,2822
Section 2822
. 49.16 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.71 (2).
27,2823
Section 2823
. 49.16 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.71 (3).
27,2824
Section 2824
. 49.17 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.713 (title).
27,2825
Section 2825
. 49.17 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.713 (1).
27,2826
Section 2826
. 49.17 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2827
Section 2827
. 49.17 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.713 (3).
27,2828
Section 2828
. 49.171 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (title).
27,2829
Section 2829
. 49.171 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (1).
27,2830
Section 2830
. 49.171 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (2).
27,2831
Section 2831
. 49.171 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.72 (3) (intro.) As used in ss. 49.171 to 49.173 49.72 to 49.726:
27,2832
Section 2832
. 49.171 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (3) (a).
27,2833
Section 2833
. 49.171 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (3) (b).
27,2834
Section 2834
. 49.171 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (4).
27,2835
Section 2835
. 49.172 of the statutes is renumbered 49.723.
27,2836
Section 2836
. 49.173 of the statutes is renumbered 49.726.
27,2837
Section 2837
. 49.174 of the statutes is renumbered 49.729 and amended to read:
49.729 (title) Fees
County infirmaries; fees and expenses of proceedings. The fees of examining physicians, witnesses and guardians ad litem and other expenses of proceedings under ss. 49.171 to 49.173
49.72 to 49.726 shall be governed by s. 51.20 (18).
27,2838
Section 2838
. 49.175 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (title) and amended to read:
49.73 (title) Residential care
institution institutions; establishment.
27,2839
Section 2839
. 49.175 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (1).
27,2840
Section 2840
. 49.175 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (2).
27,2841
Section 2841
. 49.175 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (3).
27,2842
Section 2842
. 49.175 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (4).
27,2843
Section 2843
. 49.175 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (6).
27,2844
Section 2844
. 49.177 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.77.
