AB150-ASA,946,2523
49.25
(8) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4)
(ci) (c), the department
24shall provide funds to pilot counties for assistance in establishing paternity and
25obtaining child support.
AB150-ASA, s. 2896b
1Section 2896b. 49.25 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,947,53
49.25
(8) (a) From the appropriation under s.
20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (c), the
4department shall provide funds to pilot counties for assistance in establishing
5paternity and obtaining child support.
AB150-ASA,947,97
49.25
(8) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4)
(ci) (c), the department
8shall provide funds to Milwaukee county to fund an additional family court
9commissioner.
AB150-ASA, s. 2898b
10Section 2898b. 49.25 (8) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,947,1412
49.25
(8) (b) From the appropriation under s.
20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (c), the
13department shall provide funds to Milwaukee county to fund an additional family
14court commissioner.
AB150-ASA,947,1716
49.26
(1) (a) 1. "Habitual truant" means a pupil who is absent from school
17without an acceptable excuse under ss. 118.15 and 118.16 for any of the following:
AB150-ASA,947,1918
a. Part or all of 5 or more days out of 10 consecutive days on which school is held
19during a school semester.
AB150-ASA,947,2020
b. Part or all of 10 or more days on which school is held during a school semester.
AB150-ASA,947,2422
49.26
(1) (ge) An individual who is subject to this paragraph fails to meet the
23school attendance requirement if the individual meets at least one of the following
24conditions:
AB150-ASA,947,2525
1. The individual is either not enrolled in school or is a habitual truant.
AB150-ASA,948,2
12. During the immediately preceding semester, the individual was either not
2enrolled in school or was a habitual truant.
AB150-ASA,948,44
49.26
(1) (gm) 1. Monitor on a monthly basis the individual's school attendance.
AB150-ASA, s. 2898p
5Section 2898p. 49.26 (1) (h) 1. am. and as. of the statutes are created to read:
AB150-ASA,948,86
49.26
(1) (h) 1. am. The individual is not enrolled in school or has more than
72 absences without an acceptable excuse under ss. 118.15 and 118.16 in any calendar
8month.
AB150-ASA,948,129
as. The individual has failed to request a hearing under s. 49.21 (1) or has failed
10to show good cause for the absences or nonenrollment under subd. 1. am. in a hearing
11under s. 49.21 (1). The department shall determine by rule the criteria for good
12cause.
AB150-ASA, s. 2898r
13Section 2898r. 49.26 (1) (h) 1m. a., b. and c. of the statutes are created to read:
AB150-ASA,948,1514
49.26
(1) (h) 1m. a. The county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
15complies with par. (gm) 1.
AB150-ASA,948,1716
b. The individual is not enrolled in school or has more than 2 absences without
17an acceptable excuse under ss. 118.15 and 118.16 in any calendar month.
AB150-ASA,948,2118
c. The individual has failed to request a hearing under s. 49.21 (1) or has failed
19to show good cause for the absences or nonenrollment under subd. 1m. b. at a hearing
20under s. 49.21 (1). The department shall determine by rule the criteria for good
21cause.
AB150-ASA,949,1323
49.27
(2) Waiver; applicability. The department shall request a waiver from
24the secretaries of the federal department of health and human services and the
25federal department of agriculture to conduct a work-not-welfare pilot program as
1part of the aid to families with dependent children program under s. 49.19, the food
2stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2029 and the medical assistance program under
3ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch. IV. If the department receives the federal waivers and if
4sufficient funds are available, the department shall pilot the program, beginning on
5January 1, 1995, in one or more pilot counties selected by the department. If a pilot
6county is a county in which a demonstration project under s. 49.19 (11m) is being
7conducted or a county selected for participation in the parental responsibility pilot
8program under s. 49.25, the department shall promulgate rules regarding the
9relationship between the work-not-welfare pilot program and the other
10demonstration or pilot programs operating in the pilot counties. These rules shall
11provide that a person may not be required to participate in more than one of these
12demonstration or pilot programs at a time. Subsections (3) to (11) apply only while
13the waiver is in effect and the department is conducting the program.
AB150-ASA,949,1915
49.27
(4) (a) 2. The portion of the benefit amount calculated under par. (c) 1.
16for the work-not-welfare group equals $0
, for a reason other than a sanction
under
17sub. (5) (f),
an adult caretaker in the work-not-welfare group has earned income and
18the work-not-welfare group elects to apply for food coupons under
42 USC 2011 to
192029 in lieu of a cash benefit determined under this subsection.
AB150-ASA, s. 2900
20Section
2900. 49.27 (4) (c) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,950,221
49.27
(4) (c) 1. e. The portion of the benefit amount calculated under this
22subdivision is based on the average income of the work-not-welfare group,
23estimated prospectively for a 6-month period, except that for the first 2 months for
24which benefits calculated under this paragraph are paid the portion of the benefit
1amount calculated under this subdivision is based on the estimated
average income
2for those first 2 months.
AB150-ASA,950,54
49.27
(4) (d) 2. b. A person in the work-not-welfare group is sanctioned under
5sub. (5) (f) or s.
49.12, 49.123 (2), 49.127, 49.19 (4) (h) 2.
or, 49.29, 49.49
or 49.95.
AB150-ASA,950,97
49.27
(4) (d) 2. c. A person in the work-not-welfare group obtains a new source
8of unsubsidized employment
or experiences an increase or a decrease in
9unsubsidized employment of 10 or more hours per week.
AB150-ASA, s. 2903
10Section
2903. 49.27 (4) (d) 2. em. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,950,1311
49.27
(4) (d) 2. em. The work-not-welfare group experiences an increase or
12decrease in child care expenses of more than $50 per month or a change in the
13maximum allowable child care disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4s.
AB150-ASA, s. 2904
14Section
2904. 49.27 (4) (d) 2. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,950,1715
49.27
(4) (d) 2. f. The combined equity value of all of a work-not-welfare group's
16assets exceeds the limitation in s. 49.19 (4) (bm)
, except as permitted under s. 49.19
17(4) (bu) or (by).
AB150-ASA, s. 2905
18Section
2905. 49.27 (4) (g) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,950,2119
49.27
(4) (g) 1. a. The person receives
or has been determined to be eligible for 20a supplemental security income payment under
42 USC 1381 to
1383c or a
21supplemental payment under s. 49.177 for the month.
AB150-ASA, s. 2906
22Section
2906
. 49.27 (4) (g) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
23Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,951,3
149.27
(4) (g) 1. a. The person receives or has been determined to be eligible for
2a supplemental security income payment under
42 USC 1381 to
1383c or a
3supplemental payment under s.
49.177 49.77 for the month.
AB150-ASA,951,65
49.27
(4) (g) 1. c. The person is required to attend school as part of the learnfare
6program under s.
49.50 (7) 49.26.
AB150-ASA,951,98
49.27
(5) (c) 1. The person is ill, incapacitated or of an advanced age within the
9meaning of
7 42 USC 602 (a) (19) (C) (i).
AB150-ASA,951,1311
49.27
(5) (c) 3. The person receives a supplemental security income payment
12under
42 USC 1381 to
1383c or a supplemental payment under s.
49.177 49.77 for
13that month.
AB150-ASA,951,1615
49.27
(5) (c) 5. The person is required to attend school as part of the learnfare
16program under s.
49.50 (7) 49.26.
AB150-ASA,952,318
49.27
(5) (f)
Sanctions. If, after the first month for which a work-not-welfare
19group receives cash benefits determined under sub. (4), a person in the
20work-not-welfare group fails to meet the employment and training requirements
21under this subsection in a month, the work-not-welfare group may be sanctioned by
22reducing, or by not paying, the benefit amount determined under sub. (4) for that
23month. For purposes of the maximum number of monthly benefit payments
24permitted under sub. (4) (e), a work-not-welfare group shall be considered to have
25received a monthly benefit in a month in which, as a result of sanctions under this
1paragraph, a reduced monthly benefit or no monthly benefit is paid. The notice
2requirement under s. 49.193 (9) and the fair hearing and review provisions under s.
349.50 (8) 49.21 (1) apply to a sanction imposed under this paragraph.
AB150-ASA,952,155
49.27
(6) (c)
Benefits. A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall
6provide assistance in paying the child care costs of a work-not-welfare group that
7is eligible to receive benefits under this paragraph if the child care is provided by a
8child care provider, as defined in s. 46.98 (1) (am). The formula for determining the
9amount of assistance shall be the same as the formula established by the department
10under s.
49.50 (6g) 49.191 (2). The rates for child care services under this paragraph
11shall be determined under s. 46.98 (4) (d), or, if a higher rate is established under s.
1246.98 (4) (e) and if the child care services meet the quality standards established
13under s. 46.98 (4) (e), the rates for child care services under this paragraph that meet
14those standards shall be determined under s. 46.98 (4) (e). The department shall
15promulgate rules for the disbursement of funds under this paragraph.
AB150-ASA,952,1917
49.27
(10) (e)
Child support assistance. From the appropriation under s. 20.435
18(4)
(ci) (c), the department may provide funds to pilot counties for assistance in
19establishing paternity and obtaining child support.
AB150-ASA, s. 2915b
20Section 2915b. 49.27 (10) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,952,2422
49.27
(10) (e)
Child support assistance. From the appropriation under s.
20.435 23(4) 20.445 (3) (c), the department may provide funds to pilot counties for assistance
24in establishing paternity and obtaining child support.
AB150-ASA,953,2
149.27
(11) (c) Issue food coupons in administering the food stamp program
2under s. 46.215 (1) (k) or 46.22 (1) (b)
5. 2. d. without regard to sub. (4) (c) 2.
AB150-ASA,953,84
49.27
(11) (g) Administer the job opportunities and basic skills program under
5s. 49.193 and the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124
(1m) 6without regard to any of the provisions in sub. (5), including the
7hours-of-participation requirement under sub. (5) (d) and the sanctions provisions
8under sub. (5) (f).
AB150-ASA,953,13
1049.275 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
11cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
12assistance under this subchapter and in other matters of mutual concern under this
13subchapter pertaining to public welfare.
AB150-ASA,953,15
1549.29 (title)
Loss of eligibility.
AB150-ASA, s. 2920
16Section
2920
. 49.30 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,953,2417
49.30
(1) (intro.) If any recipient of benefits under s. 49.046, 49.177 or 49.46,
18or under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 in effect on May 8, 1980, dies and the estate of the
19deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral, burial and
actual cemetery
20expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable tribal governing body or
21organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay, to the person
22designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or applicable
23tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the recipient,
all
24of the following:
AB150-ASA, s. 2921
1Section
2921
. 49.30 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
2Act .... (this act), section 2920
, is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,954,103
49.30
(1) (intro.)
If Except as provided in sub. (1m), if any recipient of benefits
4under s.
49.046, 49.177 or 49.46, or under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 in effect on May 8,
51980, dies and the estate of the deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral,
6burial and cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable
7tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay,
8to the person designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
9or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the
10recipient all of the following:
AB150-ASA, s. 2922
11Section
2922
. 49.30 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
12Act .... (this act), sections 2920 and 2921, is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,954,2013
49.30
(1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (1m), if any recipient of benefits
14under s.
49.177 or 49.46
or 49.77, or under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 in effect on May 8,
151980, dies and the estate of the deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral,
16burial and cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable
17tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay,
18to the person designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
19or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the
20recipient, all of the following:
AB150-ASA,954,2322
49.30
(1) (a) The
full amount of actual lesser of $1,000 or the cemetery expenses
23that are not paid by the estate of the deceased and other persons.
AB150-ASA,955,3
149.30
(1) (b)
Except as provided under sub. (2), the The lesser of
$650 in state
2fiscal year 1989-90 and $1,000
in each state fiscal year thereafter or the funeral and
3burial expenses not paid by the estate of the deceased and other persons.
AB150-ASA,955,85
49.30
(1m) If the total cemetery, funeral and burial expenses for the recipient
6exceed $3,500, the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization
7responsible for burial of the recipient is not required to make any payment under sub.
8(1).
AB150-ASA,955,2210
49.30
(2) The state shall reimburse a county or applicable tribal governing body
11or organization for any amount
paid that the county or applicable tribal governing
12body or organization is required to pay under sub. (1)
(a). The state shall reimburse
13a county or applicable tribal governing body or organization for
the amount paid
14under sub. (1) (b) if the total amount of actual expenses paid for a deceased recipient
15under sub. (1) (b) does not exceed the amount specified in sub. (1) (b). If the total
16amount of actual expenses paid for a deceased recipient under sub. (1) (b) exceeds the
17amount specified in sub. (1) (b), the state may not reimburse a county or applicable
18tribal governing body or organization for such amount unless cemetery expenses or
19for funeral and burial expenses for persons described under sub. (1) that the county
20or applicable tribal governing body or organization is not required to pay under subs.
21(1) and (1m) only if the department approves the reimbursement due to unusual
22circumstances.
AB150-ASA, s. 2927
23Section
2927. 49.32 (title), (1), (2) and (6) of the statutes are created to read:
AB150-ASA,956,7
2449.32 (title)
Department; powers and duties. (1) Uniform fee schedule,
25liability and collections. (a) The department shall establish a uniform system of
1fees for services provided or purchased under this subchapter by the department, or
2a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, except for provision of child
3support and paternity establishment services to recipients of aid to families with
4dependent children or where, as determined by the department, a fee is
5administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent accomplishing the
6purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall
7apply the fees which it collects under this program to cover the cost of such services.
AB150-ASA,956,148
(b) Any person receiving services provided or purchased under par. (a) or the
9spouse of the person and, in the case of a minor, the parents of the person, and, in the
10case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public
11funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the
12resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought
13the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, shall be liable for the services in
14the amount of the fee established under par. (a).
AB150-ASA,956,1815
(c) The department shall make collections from the person who in the opinion
16of the department is best able to pay, giving due regard to the present needs of the
17person or of his or her lawful dependents. The department may bring an action in
18the name of the department to enforce the liability established under par. (b).