AB591-ASA2, s. 268 16Section 268. 767.29 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
17is amended to read:
AB591-ASA2,140,1018 767.29 (2) If any party entitled to maintenance payments or support money,
19or both, is receiving public assistance under ch. 49, the party may assign the party's
20right thereto to the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 granting such
21assistance. Such assignment shall be approved by order of the court granting the
22maintenance payments or support money, and may be terminated in like manner;
23except that it shall not be terminated in cases where there is any delinquency in the
24amount of maintenance payments and support money previously ordered or
25adjudged to be paid to the assignee without the written consent of the assignee or

1upon notice to the assignee and hearing. When an assignment of maintenance
2payments or support money, or both, has been approved by the order, the assignee
3shall be deemed a real party in interest within s. 803.01 but solely for the purpose
4of securing payment of unpaid maintenance payments or support money adjudged
5or ordered to be paid, by participating in proceedings to secure the payment thereof.
6Notwithstanding assignment under this subsection, and without further order of the
7court, the clerk of court, upon receiving notice that a party or a minor child of the
8parties is receiving aid under s. 49.19, shall forward all support assigned under s.
948.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19) to the department of industry, labor and
10human relations.
AB591-ASA2, s. 269 11Section 269. 767.29 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA2,140,1812 767.29 (4) If an order or judgment providing for the support of one or more
13children not receiving aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.19 includes support for a minor
14who is the beneficiary of aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.19, any support payment made
15under the order or judgment is assigned to the state under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or 49.19
16(4) (h) 1. b. in the amount that is the proportionate share of the minor receiving aid
17under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.19, except as otherwise ordered by the court on the motion
18of a party.
AB591-ASA2, s. 270 19Section 270. 767.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA2,141,2020 767.32 (1) (a) After a judgment or order providing for child support under this
21chapter or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 48.363 (2) or 948.22 (7), maintenance
22payments under s. 767.26 or family support payments under this chapter, or for the
23appointment of trustees under s. 767.31, the court may, from time to time, on the
24petition, motion or order to show cause of either of the parties, or upon the petition,
25motion or order to show cause of the department of health and social services, a

1county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a child support program
2designee under s. 59.07 (97) if an assignment has been made under s. 48.57 (3m) (b)
32.,
49.19 (4) (h) or, 49.153 (3) or 49.45 (19) or if either party or their minor children
4receive aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or ch. 49, and upon notice to the family court
5commissioner, revise and alter such judgment or order respecting the amount of such
6maintenance or child support and the payment thereof, and also respecting the
7appropriation and payment of the principal and income of the property so held in
8trust, and may make any judgment or order respecting any of the matters that such
9court might have made in the original action, except that a judgment or order that
10waives maintenance payments for either party shall not thereafter be revised or
11altered in that respect nor shall the provisions of a judgment or order with respect
12to final division of property be subject to revision or modification. A revision, under
13this section, of a judgment or order with respect to an amount of child or family
14support may be made only upon a finding of a substantial change in circumstances.
15In any action under this section to revise a judgment or order with respect to
16maintenance payments, a substantial change in the cost of living by either party or
17as measured by the federal bureau of labor statistics may be sufficient to justify a
18revision of judgment or order with respect to the amount of maintenance, except that
19a change in an obligor's cost of living is not in itself sufficient if payments are
20expressed as a percentage of income.
AB591-ASA2, s. 271 21Section 271. 767.32 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA2,141,2522 767.32 (1) (b) 1. Commencement of receipt of aid to families with dependent
23children under s. 49.19 or participation in Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to
2449.161
by either parent since the entry of the last child support order, including a
25revision of a child support order under this section.
AB591-ASA2, s. 272
1Section 272. 767.47 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB591-ASA2,142,112 767.47 (6) (a) Whenever the state brings the action to determine paternity
3pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4) (h) 1.
4or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159, the
5natural mother of the child may not be compelled to testify about the paternity of the
6child if it has been determined that the mother has good cause for refusing to
7cooperate in establishing paternity as provided in 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) and the
8federal regulations promulgated pursuant to this statute, as of July 1, 1981, and
9pursuant to any rules promulgated by the department of health and social services
10which define good cause in accordance with the federal regulations, as authorized by
1142 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) in effect on July 1, 1981.
AB591-ASA2,142,1612 (b) Nothing in par. (a) prevents the state from bringing an action to determine
13paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19
14(4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159,
15where evidence other than the testimony of the mother may establish the paternity
16of the child.
AB591-ASA2, s. 273 17Section 273. 814.61 (13) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
18is amended to read:
AB591-ASA2,142,2419 814.61 (13) Support or maintenance petition. For the cost of court services,
20whenever a person not receiving benefits under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 or aid
21under s. 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.468 or 49.47 files a petition requesting child
22support, maintenance or family support payments, $10 in addition to any other fee
23required under this section. This subsection does not apply to a petition filed by the
24state or its delegate.
AB591-ASA2, s. 274 25Section 274. 948.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA2,143,7
1948.22 (4) (b) For a person not subject to a court order requiring child,
2grandchild or spousal support payments, when the person knows or reasonably
3should have known that he or she has a dependent, failure to provide support equal
4to at least the amount set forth established by rule by the department of health and
5family services
under s. 49.19 (11) (a) 46.25 (9) (a) or causing a spouse, grandchild
6or child to become a dependent person, or continue to be a dependent person, as
7defined in s. 49.01 (2).
AB591-ASA2, s. 275 8Section 275 . Nonstatutory provisions; industry, labor and job
development.
AB591-ASA2,143,14 9(1)   Wisconsin works administration. The authorized FTE positions for the
10department of industry, labor and job development are increased by 18.0 GPR
11positions on July 1, 1996, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.445
12(3) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of administering the
13Wisconsin works program under sections 49.141 to 49.161 of the statutes, as created
14by this act.
AB591-ASA2,143,23 15(2)   Rules relating to public assistance. Using the procedure under section
16227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and social services shall promulgate
17rules required under chapters 46, 48 and 49 of the statutes, as affected by the acts
18of 1995, before July 1, 1996, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not
19to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes.
20Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of
21health and social services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation
22of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this
23subsection.
AB591-ASA2,144,9
1(3)  Rules on qualification criteria for the administration of Wisconsin
2works
. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of
3industry, labor and job development shall promulgate rules required under sections
449.143 to 49.157 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before
5permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
6227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2)
7(b) of the statutes, the department need not provide evidence of the necessity of
8preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules
9under this subsection.
AB591-ASA2,144,18 10(4)  Rules for the administration of the Wisconsin works health plan. Using
11the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and
12family services shall promulgate rules required under section 49.153 of the statutes,
13as created by this act, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not to
14exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes.
15Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of
16health and family services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation
17of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this
18subsection.
AB591-ASA2,144,22 19(5)   Low-income and at-risk child care. The treatment of section 46.98 (4) (a)
202. and (b) of the statutes does not apply to ny person who is receiving aid under
21section 46.98 (4) on the effective of this subsection until the first day of the 4th month
22beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
AB591-ASA2,145,9 23(6)   Kinship care assessments and background investigations. Beginning on
24July 1, 1996, each county department of human services or social services under
25sections 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 of the statutes shall assess and conduct a

1background investigation of each nonlegally responsible relative who is providing
2care for a dependent child, as defined in section 49.19 (1) (a) of the statutes, under
3a program administered by that county department to determine if the relative is
4eligible to receive kinship care payments under section 48.57 (3m) (a) of the statues,
5as created by this act. Each county department of human services or social services
6under sections 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall complete all of the assessments and
7background investigations required under this subsection and shall end income
8maintenance payments under section 49.33 of the statutes to those relatives by July
91, 1997.
AB591-ASA2, s. 276 10Section 276 . Appropriation changes; health and social services.
AB591-ASA2,145,20 11(1)   Health and social services. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the
12statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and social services under
13section 20.435 (4) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar
14amount is decreased by the amounts encumbered from the appropriations under
15section 20.435 (4) (cn), (d), (dc), (de), (df) and (dg) of the statutes, immediately before
16the repeal of section 20.435 (4) (cn), (d), (dc), (de), (df) and (dg) of the statutes and by
17the amounts encumbered under section 20.435 (7) (b) of the statutes for low-income
18and at-risk child care immediately before the effective date of this paragraph to
19transfer funding for the purposes of these appropriations to the appropriation
20accounts under section 20.435 (4) (dz) of the statutes.
AB591-ASA2,146,2 21(2)   Community aids. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes
22for the appropriation to the department of health and social services under section
2320.435 (7) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is
24decreased by $5,576,100 for fiscal year 1995-96, less any amount encumbered in
25fiscal year 1995-96 for low-income and at-risk child care, and the dollar amount is

1decreased by $5,576,100 for fiscal year 1996-97 to reflect the deletion of low-income
2and at-risk child care from community aids funding.
AB591-ASA2, s. 277 3Section 277. Appropriation changes; industry, labor and job
development.
AB591-ASA2,146,8 4(1)  Public assistance and local aid. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3)
5of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of industry, labor and job
6development under section 20.445 (3) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of
71995, the dollar amount is increased by $202,512,900 for fiscal year 1996-97 for the
8purposes for which the appropriation is made.
AB591-ASA2, s. 278 9Section 278 . Initial applicability.
AB591-ASA2,146,12 10(1)  Low-income and at-risk child care. The treatment of section 46.98 (4) (a)
112. and (4) (b) of the statutes first applies to a person who applies to receive aid on the
12effective date of this subsection.
AB591-ASA2,146,17 13(2t)Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51
14(8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g),
15185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.745,
16632.747, 632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26
17(1) (a) and (b) of the statutes first applies to all of the following:
AB591-ASA2,146,20 18(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), group health benefit plans
19that are issued or renewed, and self-insured health plans that are established,
20extended, modified or renewed, on the effective date of this paragraph.
AB591-ASA2,146,23 21(b) Group health benefit plans covering employes who are affected by a
22collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act
23that are issued or renewed on the earlier of the following:
AB591-ASA2,146,24 241. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
AB591-ASA2,147,2
12. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified
2or renewed.
AB591-ASA2,147,5 3(c) Self-insured health plans covering employes who are affected by a
4collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act
5that are established, extended, modified or renewed on the earlier of the following:
AB591-ASA2,147,6 61. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
AB591-ASA2,147,8 72. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified
8or renewed.
AB591-ASA2, s. 279 9Section 279. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on
10the day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:
AB591-ASA2,147,24 11(1)  Public assistance and local aid. The treatment of sections 20.435 (4) (a),
12(cn), (d), (dc), (de), (df) and (dg), 46.253 (2), 46.40 (1) (a) and (4m), 46.45 (intro.), (1)
13and (6), 46.62 (2), 46.98 (1) (b), (2) (a), (3) (c), (4) (a) 2. and (b) and (4g) (b), 49.141 (2),
1449.143 (1), 49.19 (4e) (a) and (c), 49.193 (2) (a) and (am), (4) (g), (j) 4., and (k) 1m., (4m),
15(6) (c) and (e), (7) and (9m) (a) and (ag), 49.27 (5) (e) 2., 49.50 (6e) (a) and (b), (6g), (6k)
16(a) and (b) and (7) (e), 49.52 (1) (ad) 1., (am) and (d) and (5) and 560.14 (1) (a) (intro.),
171. and 2. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 48.651 and
1849.19 (20) of the statutes, the amendment of sections 13.101 (6) (a), 46.979 (2) (a),
1949.19 (11) (a) 1. a., 49.193 (8) (bm), 49.193 (10m), 49.197 (1m) and (4), 49.20 (3) and
2049.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes, the creation of sections 16.75 (6) (bm), 20.435 (4)
21(dz), 46.98 (1) (bd) and (bf), 48.651 (1) (a) and (b) and (2), 49.181 (title), (1) (intro.) and
22(a) to (c) and (d) to (g), (2) and (3) and 49.19 (20) (b) of the statutes and Sections 275
23(2), (3) and (6), 276 (1) and (2) and 278 of this act take effect on the day after
24publication.
AB591-ASA2,148,3
1(2)  Public assistance. The repeal and recreation of section 46.032 of the
2statutes takes effect on January 1, 1996, or on the day after publication, whichever
3is later.
AB591-ASA2,148,9 4(2t) Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51
5(8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g),
6185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.745,
7632.747, 632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26
8(1) (a) and (b) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning
9after publication.
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