AB591-ASA3,6,76
16.841
(1) (b) "Child care provider" means a provider licensed under s. 48.65,
7certified under s. 48.651 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
AB591-ASA3,6,139
16.841
(2) The department shall contract with one or more child care providers
,
10as defined in s. 46.98 (1) (am), to supplement the cost of providing suitable space for
11child care services to be offered to the children of employes of agencies whose work
12stations are located in an area designated by the department comprising the central
13portion of the city of Madison.
AB591-ASA3,8,23
20.435
(1) (b)
Medical assistance program benefits. Biennially, the amounts in
4the schedule to provide the state share of medical assistance program benefits
5administered under s. 49.45, to provide medical assistance program benefits
6administered under s. 49.45 that are not also provided under par. (o)
, to provide
7health care coverage under s. 49.153 and to fund the pilot project under s. 46.27 (9)
8and (10)
. Notwithstanding s. 20.002 (1), the department may transfer from this
9appropriation to the appropriation under sub. (3) (kb) funds in the amount of and for
10the purposes specified in s. 46.485. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (b) and 20.002 (1),
11the department may credit or deposit into this appropriation and may transfer
1between fiscal years funds that it transfers from the appropriation under sub. (3) (kb)
2for the purposes specified in s. 46.485 (3r).
AB591-ASA3,8,124
20.435
(1) (bm)
Medical assistance administration. Biennially, the amounts
5in the schedule to provide the state share of administrative contract costs for the
6medical assistance program under s. 49.45
and health care coverage under s. 49.153 7and to reimburse insurers for their costs under s. 49.475. No state positions may be
8funded in the department of health and social services from this appropriation,
9except positions for the performance of duties under a contract in effect before
10January 1, 1987, related to the administration of the medical assistance program
11between the subunit of the department primarily responsible for administering the
12medical assistance program and another subunit of the department.
AB591-ASA3,8,1614
20.435
(1) (o)
Federal aid; medical assistance. All federal moneys received for
15meeting costs of medical assistance administered under s. 49.45
and for meeting the
16costs of health care coverage under s. 49.153.
AB591-ASA3,9,719
20.435
(4) (d)
Income maintenance payments to individuals. Biennially, the
20amounts in the schedule to provide state aid for county administered public
21assistance programs under s. 49.52 and to provide reimbursement to counties for the
22cost of foster care and treatment foster care provided by nonlegally responsible
23relatives under state or county administered programs, if the relatives are licensed
24to operate foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 48.62. Total payments
25under this paragraph to a county for the reimbursement of nonlegally responsible
1relative foster care costs incurred in a calendar year may not exceed the amount for
2which the county was reimbursed under this paragraph for nonlegally responsible
3relative foster care costs incurred in 1994. Disbursements for public assistance may
4be made directly from this appropriation including the state and county share under
5s. 46.03 (20) (a). Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 46.03 (20) (a)
6shall be returned to this appropriation. The receipt of the counties' payments for
7their share under s. 46.03 (20) shall be returned to this appropriation.
AB591-ASA3,9,189
20.445
(1) (gd)
Unemployment interest and penalty payments. From the
10moneys received as interest and penalties collected under ss. 108.04 (11) (c) and
11108.22 and assessments under s. 108.19 (1m), all moneys not appropriated under
12par. (ge) and (gf) for the payment of benefits specified in s. 108.07 (5) and
1987
13Wisconsin Act 38, section
132 (1) (c), for the payment of interest to employers under
14s. 108.17 (3m)
, for the cost of administration of s. 108.16 (11) and for the payment of
15interest due on advances from the federal unemployment account under title XII of
16the social security act to the unemployment reserve fund, and for payments made to
17the unemployment reserve fund to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest
18payments on these advances, except as otherwise provided in s. 108.20.
AB591-ASA3,9,2120
20.445
(1) (gg)
Earned income tax credits. A sum sufficient to pay estimated
21earned income tax credits lawfully claimed under s. 108.16 (11).
AB591-ASA3,9,2524
20.445
(3) (d)
Income maintenance payments to individuals. Biennially, the
25amounts in the schedule to provide state aid for county administered public
1assistance programs for which reimbursement is provided under s. 49.33 (9) and for
2kinship care under s. 48.57 (3m) and to provide reimbursement to counties for the
3cost of foster care and treatment foster care provided by nonlegally responsible
4relatives under state or county administered programs, if the relatives are licensed
5to operate foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 48.62. Total payments
6under this paragraph to a county for the reimbursement of nonlegally responsible
7relative foster care costs incurred in a calendar year may not exceed the amount for
8which the county was reimbursed under this paragraph for nonlegally responsible
9relative foster care costs incurred in 1994. Disbursements for public assistance may
10be made directly from this appropriation including the state and county share under
11s. 46.03 (20) (a). Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 46.03 (20) (a)
12shall be returned to this appropriation. The receipt of the counties' payments for
13their share under s. 46.03 (20) shall be returned to this appropriation.
AB591-ASA3,10,1715
20.445
(3) (dy)
Kinship and foster care assessments. The amounts in the
16schedule for foster care assessments and for kinship care assessments under s. 48.57
17(3m).
AB591-ASA3,10,2119
20.445
(3) (dz)
Wisconsin works administration and benefits. The amounts in
20the schedule for administration and benefit payments under Wisconsin works under
21ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB591-ASA3,10,2423
20.445
(3) (e)
Job access loans. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for job
24access loans under s. 49.147 (6).
AB591-ASA3,11,2
120.445
(3) (em)
Employment skills advancement program. The amounts in the
2schedule for the employment skills advancement program under s. 49.185.
AB591-ASA3,11,74
20.445
(3) (jm)
Wisconsin works fees. The amounts in the schedule for
5administration and benefit payments under Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to
649.161. All moneys received from fees and other payments under ss. 49.141 to 49.161
7shall be credited to this appropriation.
AB591-ASA3,11,1510
20.445
(3) (L)
Welfare fraud and error reduction; state operations. From the
11moneys received as the state's share of the recovery of overpayments and incorrect
12payments under ss. 49.125 (2), 49.191 (3) (c), 49.195 and 49.497 (1), the amounts in
13the schedule for the department's activities to reduce error and fraud in the food
14stamp, aid to families with dependent children
, Wisconsin works program and
15medical assistance programs.
AB591-ASA3,11,2318
20.445
(3) (Lm)
Welfare fraud and error reduction; local assistance. From the
19moneys received as the state's share of the recovery of overpayments and incorrect
20payments under ss. 49.125 (2), 49.191 (3) (c), 49.195 and 49.497 (1), all moneys not
21appropriated under par. (L) for county and tribal activities to reduce error and fraud
22in the food stamp, aid to families with dependent children
, Wisconsin works program 23and medical assistance program.
AB591-ASA3,12,3
120.445
(3) (my)
Federal program assistance. All moneys received from the
2federal government or any of its agencies for foster care and kinship care
3investigations and assessments, for the purposes for which received.
AB591-ASA3,12,75
40.51
(8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
6shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.72 (2),
632.745 (1) to (3) and (5),
7632.747, 632.87 (3) to (5), 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (10) and 632.896.
AB591-ASA3,12,109
40.51
(8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
10board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 632.745 (1) to (3) and (5) and 632.747.
AB591-ASA3,12,1912
46.03
(21) Day care standards. Promulgate rules establishing standards for
13the certification of day care providers under s. 48.651.
The standards established
14under this subsection shall be less restrictive than those for day care providers
15licensed under s. 48.65 and shall be in accordance with s. 48.651. The standards
16established under this subsection shall clearly differentiate the 2 levels of certified
17family day care specified under s. 48.651 and shall clearly differentiate the 2 levels
18of certified family day care from any levels of licensed day care established under s.
1948.67.
AB591-ASA3,12,2421
46.215
(1) (k)
To Except as provided under sub. (1g), certify eligibility for and
22issue food coupons to needy households in conformity with the federal food stamp act
23of 1964 as amended, and, in addition, the county department of social services may
24certify eligibility for and distribute surplus commodities and food stuffs.
AB591-ASA3,13,4
146.215
(1g) Administration of food stamps for participants in Wisconsin
2works. The Wisconsin works agency, as defined in s. 49.001 (9), shall certify
3eligibility for and distribute food coupons under s. 49.143 (2) (e) to eligible
4participants in the Wisconsin works program under subch. III of ch. 49.
AB591-ASA3,13,97
46.22
(1) (b) 2. a. To administer aid to families with dependent children under
8s. 49.19.
This subdivision paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
96th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3,13,1312
46.22
(1) (b) 2. d.
To Except as provided in sub. (1g), to certify eligibility for and
13issue food coupons to needy households in conformity with
7 USC 2011 to
2029.
AB591-ASA3,13,1815
46.22
(1g) Administration of food stamps for participants in Wisconsin
16works. The Wisconsin works agency, as defined in s. 49.001 (9), shall certify
17eligibility for and distribute food coupons under s. 49.143 (2) (e) to eligible
18participants in the Wisconsin works program under subch. III of ch. 49.
AB591-ASA3,14,220
46.25
(6) The department shall establish, pursuant to federal and state laws,
21rules and regulations, a uniform system of fees for services provided under this
22section to individuals not receiving aid under s.
46.261, 49.19 or 49.47
or benefits
23under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 and to individuals not receiving kinship care
24payments under s. 48.57 (3m). The system of fees may take into account an
25individual's ability to pay. Any fee paid and collected under this subsection may be
1retained by the county providing the service except for the fee specified in
42 USC
2653 (e) (2) for federal parent locator services.
AB591-ASA3,14,145
46.25
(7m) The department may contract with or employ a collection agency
6or other person to enforce a support obligation of a parent who is delinquent in
7making support payments and may contract with or employ an attorney to appear
8in an action in state or federal court to enforce such an obligation. To pay for the
9department's administrative costs of implementing this subsection, the department
10may charge a fee to counties, retain up to 50% of any incentive payment made to this
11state under
42 USC 658 for a collection under this subsection, and retain 30% of this
12state's share of a collection made under this subsection on behalf of a recipient of aid
13to families with dependent children
or a recipient of kinship care payments under
14s. 48.57 (3m).
AB591-ASA3,15,717
46.258
(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (cb), the department
18shall award grants to counties for programs to revise child support orders. Each
19county receiving a grant shall review child support orders awarded to persons
who
20receive benefits under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.148 or whose children receive benefits
21under s. 49.19 and to persons
who do not receive benefits under s. 48.57 (3m) or
2249.148 and whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 and shall initiate
23actions to revise the orders based on that review. Each county receiving a grant shall
24review child support orders awarded to persons
who receive benefits under s. 48.57
25(3m) or 49.148 or whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and child support
1orders awarded to persons
who do not receive benefits under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.148
2and whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 in proportion to the number
3of those 2 categories of orders in the county's child support case load. Before a county
4may initiate an action to revise a child support order under this subsection for a
5person
who does not receive benefits under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.148 and whose
6children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19, the custodial parent of the children
7must voluntarily consent to the revision.
AB591-ASA3,15,139
46.258
(2) (a) 1. Provides an incentive for a county to increase its child support
10collections for persons
who receive benefits under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.148 or whose
11children receive benefits under s.
46.261 or 49.19 as well as for persons
who do not
12receive benefits under s. 48.57 (3m) or 49.148 and whose children do not receive
13benefits under s.
46.261 or 49.19.
AB591-ASA3,15,19
1546.261 Foster care aid. (1) Definition. In this section, "dependent child"
16means a child under the age of 18 or, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary
17school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to
18complete the program before reaching 19, is under the age of 19, who meets all of the
19following conditions:
AB591-ASA3,16,420
(a) The child is living in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under
21s. 48.62 if a license is required under that section, in a foster home or treatment foster
22home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
23reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation,
24in a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or in a child caring institution licensed
25under s. 48.60, and has been placed in the foster home, treatment foster home, group
1home or institution by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, by the
2department or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in
3this state under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or
446.23.
AB591-ASA3,16,55
(b) The child would qualify for aid under s. 49.19, 1993 stats.
AB591-ASA3,16,7
6(2) Aid payments. (a) A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall
7grant aid on behalf of a dependent child to any of the following:
AB591-ASA3,16,198
1. A nonrelative who cares for the dependent child in a foster home or treatment
9foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment foster home
10located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian reservation
11in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation or in a group
12home licensed under s. 48.625, regardless of the cause or prospective period of
13dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure under s.
1446.495 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 46.495 (1) (d) for aid
15granted under this section except that if the child does not have legal settlement in
16the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county department
17under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal settlement of the child. A child
18under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection irrespective of
19any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.
AB591-ASA3,16,2520
2. A county, on behalf of a child in the legal custody of a county department
21under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or on behalf of a child who was removed from the home
22of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that
23continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any
24reason when such child is placed in a licensed child caring institution by the county
25department. Reimbursement shall be made by the state pursuant to subd. 1.
AB591-ASA3,17,8
13. A county, when the child is placed in a licensed foster home, treatment foster
2home, group home or child caring institution by a licensed child welfare agency or
3by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state or by
4its designee, if the child is in the legal custody of the county department under s.
546.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or if the child was removed from the home of a relative, as
6defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that continuance
7in the home of the relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and
8the placement is made pursuant to an agreement with the county department.
AB591-ASA3,17,179
4. A foster home or treatment foster home, a group home licensed under s.
1048.625 or a child caring institution by the state when the child is in the custody or
11guardianship of the state, when the child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court
12in this state and the placement is made under an agreement between the department
13and the tribal governing body or when the child was part of the state's direct service
14case load and was removed from the home of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15),
15as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative
16would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the
17department.
AB591-ASA3,17,2518
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), aid under this section may not be granted for
19placement of a child in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed by a federally
20recognized American Indian tribal governing body, for placement of a child in a foster
21home, treatment foster home or child caring institution by a tribal governing body
22or its designee, for the placement of a child who is a ward of a tribal court if the tribal
23governing body is receiving or is eligible to receive funds from the federal government
24for that type of placement or for placement of a child in a group home licensed under
25s. 48.625.
AB591-ASA3,18,10
1(3) Assignment of support. When any person applies for or receives aid under
2this section, any right of the parent or any dependent child to support or maintenance
3from any other person, including any right to unpaid amounts accrued at the time
4of application and any right to amounts accruing during the time aid is paid under
5this section, is assigned to the state. If a minor who is a beneficiary of aid under this
6section is also the beneficiary of support under a judgment or order that includes
7support for one or more children not receiving aid under this section, any support
8payment made under the judgment or order is assigned to the state in the amount
9that is the proportionate share of the minor receiving aid under this section, except
10as otherwise ordered by the court on the motion of a party.
AB591-ASA3,19,313
46.495
(1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the
14department shall distribute the funding for social services, including funding for
15foster care or treatment foster care of a child
receiving aid on whose behalf aid is
16received under s.
49.19 46.261, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and
1746.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the
18distributions under s. 46.40 (2), (4m) and (8). Each county's required match for a year
19equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions for that year for which
20matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2)
21(c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its
22distribution for 1987. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and
23state revenue sharing funds or private donations to the county that meet the
24requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5). Private donations may not exceed 25% of the
25total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate
1the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease
2in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required
3and the actual amount of county matching funds.
AB591-ASA3,19,75
46.979
(1) In this section
, "child care provider"
has the meaning given in s.
646.98 (1) (am) means a provider licensed under s. 48.65, certified under s. 48.651 or
7established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
AB591-ASA3,19,119
46.98
(1) (at) "Educational program" means high school or a high school
10equivalency program or a course of study meeting the standards established under
11s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation
.
AB591-ASA3,19,1513
46.98
(1) (b) "Gainfully employed" means working
, or seeking employment
or
14participating in a training or educational program designed to lead directly to paid
15employment.
AB591-ASA3, s. 51
16Section
51. 46.98 (1) (bd) and (bf) of the statutes are created to read:
AB591-ASA3,19,1817
46.98
(1) (bd) "Level I certified family day care provider" means a day care
18provider certified under s. 48.651 (1) (a).
AB591-ASA3,19,2019
(bf) "Level II certified family day care provider" means a day care provider
20certified under s. 48.651 (1) (b).
AB591-ASA3,19,2222
46.98
(1) (cm) "Poverty line" has the meaning given in s. 46.30 (1) (c).
AB591-ASA3,20,8
146.98
(2) (a) The department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40
2(1) and
(2m) (c) (4m) for at-risk, low-income and respite child care services under
3subs. (2m) and (4g) to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23. In
4addition, the department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40 (1)
, (2m)
5(c) and (4m) for low-income and
respite at-risk child care services under
sub. subs.
6(2m) and (3) to private nonprofit child care providers who provide child care for the
7children of migrant workers
and to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or
846.23.
AB591-ASA3,20,1811
46.98
(2m) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2) (c), funds distributed under sub.
12(2) for at-risk child care may only be used for the purposes specified in this
13paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part of a day for children
14under age 13 of persons who need child care to be able to work, who are not receiving
15aid to families with dependent children and who are at risk of becoming eligible for
16aid to families with dependent children if child care under this subsection is not
17provided.
No funds distributed under sub. (2) may be used to provide care for a child
18by a person who resides with the child.
AB591-ASA3,21,820
46.98
(3) (c) From the funds distributed under sub. (2) for low-income child
21care, a county may provide day care services itself or it may purchase day care
22services from a child care provider. In addition, from the funds distributed under
23sub. (2) for low-income child care, each county shall, subject to the availability of
24funds, provide day care by offering to each eligible parent a voucher for the payment
25of day care services provided by a child care provider. Each county shall allocate all
1or a portion of its day care funding for payment of vouchers. An eligible parent may
2choose whether the care will be provided
by a Level I certified family day care
3provider or a Level II certified family day care provider or in a day care center, in the
4home of another person or, subject to the county's approval, in the parent's home. A
5parent who uses vouchers for the payment of day care services may supplement the
6maximum rate for day care services set under sub. (4) (d)
, (dg) or (dm) or, if a higher
7rate for day care services is set under sub. (4) (e), the rate set under sub. (4) (e),
8whichever is applicable.