AB591-ASA1,97,157
49.33
(2) Contracts. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23
8shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the reasonable
9cost of administering the income maintenance programs under ss. 49.19, 49.26 (1)
10and 49.45 to 49.47 and the food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2029 when so
11appointed by the department. Contracts created under this section control the
12distribution of payments under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) in accordance with the
13reimbursement method established under s. 49.33 (8). The department may reduce
14its payment to any county under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) if federal reimbursement
15is withheld due to audits, quality control samples or program reviews.
AB591-ASA1,97,2418
49.33
(8) (a) The department shall reimburse each county for reasonable costs
19of income maintenance relating to the administration of programs under this
20subchapter and subch. IV according to a formula based on workload within the limits
21of available state and federal funds under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) by contract
22under s. 49.33 (2). The amount of reimbursement calculated under this paragraph
23and par. (b) is in addition to any reimbursement provided to a county for fraud and
24error reduction under s. 49.197 (1m) and (4).
AB591-ASA1,98,63
49.33
(9) Reimbursement for income maintenance benefits. The department
4shall reimburse each county from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3)
(d) (dz) and
5(p) for 100% of the cost of aid to families with dependent children granted under s.
649.19 and for funeral expenses paid for recipients of aid under s. 49.30.
AB591-ASA1,98,10
949.36 (title)
Work experience and job training program for
10noncustodial parents.
AB591-ASA1,98,1913
49.36
(2) The department may contract with any county or Wisconsin works
14agency under s. 49.143 to administer a work experience program for parents who are
15not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's
16needs for support as a result of unemployment or underemployment. The program
17may provide the kinds of work experience available from the program under s. 49.193
18or 49.147 (3) or (4). The department shall fund the program from the appropriation
19under s. 20.445 (3) (dz).
AB591-ASA1,98,2422
49.36
(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (f), a person ordered to register under
23s. 767.295 (2) (a) shall participate in a work experience
and job training program if
24services are available.
AB591-ASA1,99,83
49.36
(3) (g) If the person's child receives benefits under s. 49.19, the liability
4under s. 49.195 of a parent who is a member of the child's household is reduced by
5the amount of the federal minimum hourly wage under
29 USC 206 (a) (1) for each
6hour the person participates in a program under this section.
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-ASA1,99,1311
49.36
(4) When a person completes 16 weeks of participation in a program
12under this section, the county
or Wisconsin works agency operating the program
13shall inform the clerk of courts, by affidavit, of that completion.
AB591-ASA1,99,1916
49.36
(5) A person participating in work experience
in a county as part of the
17program under this section is considered an employe of
that the county
or Wisconsin
18works agency administering the program under this section for purposes of worker's
19compensation benefits only.
AB591-ASA1,99,2522
49.36
(6) A county
or Wisconsin works agency administering the program
23under this section shall reimburse a person for reasonable transportation costs
24incurred because of participation in a program under this section up to a maximum
25of $25 per month.
AB591-ASA1,100,73
49.36
(7) The department shall pay a county
or Wisconsin works agency $200
4for each person who participates in the program under this section in
that county the
5region in which the county or Wisconsin works agency administers the program
6under this section. The county
or Wisconsin works agency shall pay any additional
7costs of the program.
AB591-ASA1,100,129
49.45
(6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.435 (3) (cd), (4)
(de) (dz) or (eb) or (7)
10(b), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount of the
11disallowance from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd), (4)
(de) (dz) or (eb) or
12(7) (b) in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB591-ASA1, s. 168
13Section
168. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
14Acts 27 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591-ASA1,100,2115
49.45
(6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.410 (3) (cd), 20.435 (1) (bt) or (bu) or
16(7) (b) or 20.445 (3) (dz), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties
17in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd)
18or 20.435 (1) (bt) or (bu) or (7) (b), or the department shall direct the department of
19industry, labor and job development to reduce allocations of funds to counties or
20Wisconsin works agencies in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation
21under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB591-ASA1,101,223
49.46
(1) (a) 1. Any person included in the grant of aid to families with
24dependent children and any person who does not receive such aid solely because of
25the application of s. 49.19 (11) (a) 7.
This subdivision does not apply beginning on
1the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s.
249.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,101,84
49.46
(1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman who meets the resource and income
5limits under s. 49.19 (4) (bm) and (es) and whose pregnancy is medically verified.
6Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last
7day of the pregnancy falls.
This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
8of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,101,1110
49.46
(1) (a) 4m. Any dependent child whose custodial parent, as defined under
11s. 49.141 (1) (b), receives a payment under s. 49.77 (3v).
AB591-ASA1,101,1413
49.46
(1) (a) 5. Any child in an adoption assistance, foster care
, kinship care 14or treatment foster care placement under ch. 48, as determined by the department.
AB591-ASA1,101,2016
49.46
(1) (a) 6. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
17under federal law, to be receiving aid to families with dependent children
or
18supplemental security income for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical
19assistance.
This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
20month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,101,2422
49.46
(1) (a) 6m. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
23under federal law, to be receiving supplemental security income for the purpose of
24determining eligibility for medical assistance.
AB591-ASA1,102,4
149.46
(1) (a) 9. Any pregnant woman not described under subd. 1. or 1m. whose
2family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family the size of the
3woman's family.
This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
4month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,102,106
49.46
(1) (a) 10. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 6 years
7of age and whose family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family
8the size of the child's family.
This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first
9day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2)
10(d).
AB591-ASA1,102,1612
49.46
(1) (a) 11. Any child not described under subd. 1. who was born after
13September 30, 1983, who has attained the age of 6 but has not attained the age of 19
14and whose family income does not exceed 100% of the poverty line for a family the
15size of the child's family.
This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
16of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,102,2118
49.46
(1) (a) 12. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 19 years
19of age and who meets the resource and income limits under s. 49.19 (4).
This
20subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
21after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,103,223
49.46
(1) (a) 13. Any child who is under one year of age, whose mother was
24determined to be eligible under subd. 9. and who lives with his or her mother.
This
1subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
2after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,103,64
49.46
(1) (a) 16. Any child who is living with a relative who is eligible to receive
5payments under s. 48.57 (3m) with respect to that child, if the department
6determines that no other insurance is available to the child.
AB591-ASA1,103,98
49.46
(1) (am) 3. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of
9the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,103,1211
49.46
(1) (cb) Paragraph (c) does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
12month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,103,2314
49.46
(1) (cg) Except as provided in par. (cs), medical assistance shall be
15provided to a dependent child, a relative with whom the child is living or the spouse
16of the relative, if the spouse meets the requirements of s. 49.19 (1) (c) 2. a. or b., for
174 calendar months beginning with the month in which the child, relative or spouse
18is ineligible for aid to families with dependent children because of the collection or
19increased collection of maintenance or support, if the child, relative or spouse
20received aid to families with dependent children in 3 or more of the 6 months
21immediately preceding the month in which that ineligibility begins.
This paragraph
22does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date
23stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,104,2
149.46
(1) (co) 4. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
26th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1, s. 185
3Section
185. 49.46 (1) (cr) of the statutes is renumbered 49.46 (1) (cr) 1., and
449.46 (1) (cr) 1. b. and c., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB591-ASA1,104,65
49.46
(1) (cr) 1. b. Discloses in the application under subd. 1.
a. any health
6insurance possessed by a member of the family.
AB591-ASA1,104,107
c. Demonstrates that, but for the loss of the disregards for earned income under
8s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4., the family was continuously eligible for aid to families with
9dependent children from the date of that loss until the date of the application made
10under subd. 1.
a.
AB591-ASA1,104,1312
49.46
(1) (cr) 2. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
136th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,104,2415
49.46
(1) (cs) Medical assistance shall be provided to members of a
16work-not-welfare group, as defined in s. 49.27 (1) (c), that is eligible for transitional
17medical assistance coverage under s. 49.27 (8) (c). If the person is or was a member
18of a work-not-welfare group, as defined in s. 49.27 (1) (c), and if the period of
19ineligibility under s. 49.27 (4) (f) and (g) for that work-not-welfare group has not yet
20expired, the person is not eligible for medical assistance under par. (c), (cg), (co) or
21(cr), unless the person was a dependent child, as defined in s. 49.19 (1) (a), at the time
22that he or she was a member of the work-not-welfare group.
This paragraph does
23not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated
24in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,105,7
149.46
(1) (d) 1. Children who are placed in licensed foster homes or licensed
2treatment foster homes by the department and who would be eligible for payment
3of aid to families with dependent children in foster homes or treatment foster homes
4except that their placement is not made by a county department under s. 46.215,
546.22 or 46.23 will be considered as recipients of aid to families with dependent
6children.
This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month
7beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,105,1411
49.46
(1) (e) 2. Beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the
12date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d), this paragraph does not apply with
13respect to a person who has income and resources within the limitations of s. 49.19
14whether or not the person requests or receives a grant of aid under that section.
AB591-ASA1,105,1716
49.465
(7) This section does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
17month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1, s. 192
18Section
192. 49.47 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA1,105,2219
49.47
(4) (a) (intro.)
Any Except as provided in par. (ag), any individual who
20meets the limitations on income and resources under pars. (b) and (c) and who
21complies with par. (cm) shall be eligible for medical assistance under this section if
22such individual is:
AB591-ASA1,105,2524
49.47
(4) (ag) No individual is eligible for medical assistance in a month that
25the individual is eligible for health care coverage under s. 49.153.
AB591-ASA1,106,32
49.47
(4) (an) Paragraph (am) does not apply beginning on the first day of the
36th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA1,106,127
49.50
(6e) Within the limits of funds available under s. 20.435 (4)
(cn) (dz) and
8(na) and (6) (jg), the department shall provide funds for individuals who are working
9and who receive aid to families with dependent children to pay child care costs in
10excess of the amount of the child care disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) and child care
11costs incurred before the child care disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) becomes available
12if the child care is provided by a child care provider.
AB591-ASA1,107,214
49.50
(6g) Day care funds for former recipients of aid to families with
15dependent children. The department shall pay the child care costs of an individual
16who secures unsubsidized employment and loses eligibility for aid to families with
17dependent children because of earned income or number of hours worked for up to
1812 months following the loss of eligibility if the child care is provided by a child care
19provider. The department shall establish a formula for assistance based on ability
20to pay. The rates for child care services under this subsection shall be determined
21under s. 46.98 (4) (d)
, (dg) or (dm), whichever is applicable, or, if a higher rate is
22established under s. 46.98 (4) (e) and if the child care services meet the quality
23standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e), the rates for child care services under
24this subsection that meet those standards shall be determined under s. 46.98 (4) (e).
1The department shall promulgate rules for the disbursement of funds under this
2subsection.
AB591-ASA1,107,94
49.50
(6k) (a) County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall
5administer the funds appropriated for the purpose of providing child care under
6subs. (6e)
(b) and (6g) for recipients and former recipients of aid under s. 49.19 and
7under sub. (7) (e) for participants in the learnfare program. The department shall
8allocate funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 for the
9purposes of this paragraph.
AB591-ASA1,107,1611
49.50
(6k) (b) Beginning on January 1, 1994, a county department under s.
1246.215, 46.22 or 46.23 may, with the approval of the department, provide payment
13for, or reimbursement of, child care under s. 49.193 (8)
or 49.50 (6e) (a) using funds
14allocated under par. (a). The department shall approve or disapprove this use of
15funds under criteria established to maximize state and federal funding available for
16child care.
AB591-ASA1,108,518
49.50
(7) (e) For an individual who is a recipient of aid under s. 49.19, who is
19the parent with whom a dependent child lives and who is either required to attend
20school under par. (g) or is under 20 years of age and wants to attend school, the
21department shall make a monthly payment to the individual or the child care
22provider for the month's child care costs in an amount based on need with the
23maximum amount per child equal to the lesser of the actual cost of the care or the
24rate established under s. 46.98 (4) (d)
, (dg) or (dm), whichever is applicable, or, if a
25higher rate is established under s. 46.98 (4) (e) and if the child care meets the quality
1standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e), in an amount based on need with the
2maximum amount per child equal to the lesser of the actual cost of the care or the
3rate established under s. 46.98 (4) (e), if the individual demonstrates the need to
4purchase child care services in order to attend school and those services are available
5from a child care provider.