AB150-engrossed,821,523
46.976
(2) Distribution of loans. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7)
24(ma), the department shall establish, and from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6)
25(gd), the department shall continue, a revolving fund to make 2-year loans of up to
1$4,000 each to applying nonprofit organizations for the costs of establishing
2programs to provide housing for groups of no fewer than
4 6 individuals who are
3recovering from alcohol or other drug abuse. The department may establish the
4terms of loans under this section, including interest rates, payment intervals and
5requirements for full repayment of principal and interest.
AB150-engrossed,821,147
46.977
(2) (a) Annually, prior to April 30, an organization may apply to the
8department for a grant under this section for the purpose of recruiting, training,
9monitoring and assisting guardians for persons determined to be incompetent under
10ch. 880. By June 30, the department shall determine which organizations will
11receive a grant during the following fiscal year based on the criteria under par. (c).
12No grant may be awarded unless the applicant provides matching funds equal to the
13amount of the award. The department shall make grants under this section from the
14appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (cg).
AB150-engrossed,821,1916
46.979
(2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (o), as allocated in s.
1746.40
(4) (a) (2m) (c), distribute
$9,117,400 $9,998,500 in fiscal year
1993-94 181995-96 and
$9,250,100 $10,099,200 in fiscal year
1994-95 1996-97 for child day
19care services under s. 46.98 (2m) and (3).
AB150-engrossed, s. 2354
20Section
2354. 46.979 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.979 (2) (b) 1. and
21amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,822,222
46.979
(2) (b) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (mc), distribute
23$173,900 $190,800 in fiscal year
1993-94 1995-96 and
$180,900
$197,700 in fiscal
24year
1994-95 1996-97 for the purposes of providing technical assistance for child
1care providers and of administering the child care programs funded under s. 20.435
2(7) (b), (md) and (o)
and
AB150-engrossed,822,5
32. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (mc) distribute
$633,700 4$948,300 in fiscal year
1993-94
1995-96 and
$699,000 $1,026,800 in fiscal year
51994-95 1996-97 for the purpose of day care center licensing under s. 48.65.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2355
6Section
2355. 46.979 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
7Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,822,118
46.979
(2) (b) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (kx), distribute
9$190,800 in fiscal year 1995-96 and $197,700 in fiscal year 1996-97 for the purposes
10of providing technical assistance for child care providers and of administering the
11child care programs funded under s. 20.435 (3) (ky) and (7) (b) and (o).
AB150-engrossed,822,1513
46.979
(2) (c) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (md) (3) (ky),
14distribute as follows the federal child care and development block grant funds that
15are received under
42 USC 9858 and that are not distributed under par. (a) or (b):
AB150-engrossed,822,2017
46.979
(2) (c) 1. For grants under s. 46.986
(3) to (5) (2) for the start-up and
18expansion of child day care services,
$850,000 in fiscal year 1993-94
and $600,000 19in fiscal year 1994-95 and for child day care start-up and expansion planning,
20$430,000 in fiscal year 1995-96 and $226,400 in fiscal year 1996-97.
AB150-engrossed,822,2422
46.979
(2) (c) 2. For grants under s. 46.984 (2) for child day care resource and
23referral services,
$940,000 $960,000 in fiscal year
1993-94 1995-96 and
$960,000 24$960,000, in fiscal year
1994-95
1996-97.
AB150-engrossed,823,8
146.979
(2) (c) 3. For grants under s. 46.987 (3) to assist child care providers in
2meeting the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e) and for a
3system of rates or a program of grants, as provided under s. 46.98 (4) (e), to reimburse
4child care providers that meet those quality of care standards,
$1,200,000 $1,559,200 5in fiscal year
1993-94 1995-96 and
$1,200,000 $1,576,700 in fiscal year
1994-95 61996-97. If an amount distributed under this subdivision will not be fully expended,
7the department may transfer the unexpended funds to the distribution under subd.
84.
AB150-engrossed,823,1310
46.979
(2) (c) 4. For grants under s. 46.987 (2) and contracts under s. 46.987
11(4) to improve the quality of child day care services in this state,
$425,000 $450,000 12in fiscal year
1993-94 1995-96 and $450,000 in fiscal year
1994-95 1996-97, plus
13any amounts that the department transfers to this distribution under subd. 3.
AB150-engrossed,823,2115
46.98
(2) (a) The department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40
16(4) (a) (1) and (2m) (c) for at-risk, low-income and respite child care services under
17subs. (2m) and (4g) to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23. In
18addition, the department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40
(4) (a) 19(1), (2m) (c) and (4m) for low-income and respite child care services under sub. (3)
20to private nonprofit child care providers who provide child care for the children of
21migrant workers.
AB150-engrossed,824,423
46.98
(2m) (a) Except as provided in
subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m), funds
24distributed under sub. (2) for at-risk child care may only be used for the purposes
25specified in this paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part
1of a day for children under age 13 of persons who need child care to be able to work,
2who are not receiving aid to families with dependent children and who are at risk of
3becoming eligible for aid to families with dependent children if child care under this
4subsection is not provided.
AB150-engrossed,824,96
46.98
(2m) (d) 2.
Except as provided in sub. (4m), no No funds distributed under
7sub. (2) for at-risk child care may be used for the start-up, improvement or
8expansion of child care services or facilities or for the recruitment, education or
9training of persons providing child care.
AB150-engrossed,824,1714
46.98
(3) (a) Except as provided in
subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m), funds distributed
15under sub. (2) for low-income child care may only be used for the purposes specified
16in this subsection. The funds shall be used to provide care for children under age 13
17for all or part of a day during which a child's parent is gainfully employed.
AB150-engrossed,824,2419
46.98
(3) (b) Counties may spend moneys distributed for low-income child care
20under sub. (2) for child care purposes other than those in par. (a) only as provided in
21par. (bg) and subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m) or with the approval of the department. Child
22care purposes include start-up, improvement and expansion of child care services
23and facilities, and recruitment, education and training for persons providing child
24care.
AB150-engrossed,825,72
46.98
(4g) (a) Except as provided in
subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m), funds
3distributed under sub. (2) for respite child care may only be used for the purposes
4specified in this paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part
5of a day for children under age 13 of parents who need child care services to prevent
6or remedy child abuse or neglect, to alleviate stress in the family or to preserve the
7family unit.
AB150-engrossed,825,1210
46.98
(5) (e) The department shall promptly recover all overpayments made
11under this section. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and
12procedures to administer this paragraph.
AB150-engrossed,825,2114
46.984
(2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 2., the department
15shall make grants to
applying local agencies to fund child care resource and referral
16services provided by those local agencies. The department shall provide an
17allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section.
18The allocation formula shall factor in the level of child care resource and referral
19services provided by the local agency, the number of children in the community
20served by the local agency and the percentage of the mothers in the community
21served by the local agency who work outside the home.
AB150-engrossed,826,3
146.984
(4) (a) Administer, or contract for the administration of, the grant
2program under this section
, provide an application procedure for that program and
3disburse funds awarded under that program.
AB150-engrossed,826,126
46.985
(2) (a) 4. Procedures for coordinating the family support program and
7the use of its funds, throughout this state and in each service area, with other
8publicly funded programs including the community options program under s. 46.27;
9the community integration program under ss. 46.275, 46.277 and 46.278; the social
10services, mental health and developmental disabilities programs under ss.
49.52 1146.495, 51.42 and 51.437; the independent living center program under s. 46.96; and
12the medical assistance program under
ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch. IV of ch. 49.
AB150-engrossed,826,2120
46.986
(2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 1., the department
21shall award grants for the start-up or expansion of child care services.
AB150-engrossed,827,423
46.986
(2) (b) The department shall attempt to award grants under this section
24equally among to head start agencies designated under
42 USC 9836, employers that
25provide or wish to provide child care services for their employes, family day care
1centers, group day care centers and day care programs for the children of student
2parents
, but may, after considering proposals from child care providers in each of
3those categories, award grants under this section in unequal amounts among those
4categories.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2387
6Section
2387. 46.986 (2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2390
10Section
2390. 46.986 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (cm) and
11amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,827,1512
46.986
(2) (cm) A
child care provider or other person that person who is
13awarded a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25%
14of the amount awarded under this subsection. The match may be in the form of
15money or in-kind goods or services, or both.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2391
16Section
2391. 46.986 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (d) and
17amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,828,918
46.986
(2) (d) If a
child care provider or other person that person who is
19awarded a grant under this subsection does not provide the new or expanded child
20care services for which the grant was awarded by the end of the grant period, the
21department may require the
child care provider or other person to return to the
22department the full amount of the grant award. If a
child care provider or other
23person that person who is awarded a grant under this subsection provides the new
24or expanded child care services for which the grant was awarded, but terminates
its 25the child care program within 3 years after the awarding of the grant, the
child care
1provider or other person shall return to the department a prorated share of the
2amount awarded, based on the time remaining in that 3-year period at the time of
3program termination. Amounts returned to the department under this paragraph
4shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie). The department may
5bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce repayment of any
6moneys that are required under this paragraph to be repaid. The department may
7reduce or waive the repayment required under this paragraph if in the opinion of the
8department the grant recipient made a good faith effort to comply with the terms of
9the grant.
AB150-engrossed,828,1713
46.986
(7) (a) The department shall
promulgate rules for the administration
14of the grant program under this section, including rules to establish criteria for
15evaluating and ranking grant applications establish guidelines for eligibility for a
16grant under this section. The department need not promulgate those guidelines as
17rules under ch. 227.
AB150-engrossed,829,519
46.986
(7) (b) The department may administer the grant application process
20under this section or
, if a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has
21established a child care advisory committee that has been approved by the
22department, the department may request the county department to administer the
23grant application process under this section for grant applicants from the county of
24the county department. If a county department administers the grant application
25process under this section, the county department shall review the grant
1applications submitted to the county department using the criteria established by
2the department under par. (a). The department may require a county department
3that reviews grant applications under this section to submit those applications and
4the county department's ranking of those applications to the department for final
5review contract for the administration of that process.
AB150-engrossed,829,107
46.987
(1) (c) "Family child care system"
has the meaning given in s. 46.986 (1)
8(i) means a centralized administrative unit that offers technical assistance and
9support to a group of child care providers with the goal of improving child care
10services.
AB150-engrossed,829,1812
46.987
(2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4.
and from the
13appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the department may award grants to child care
14providers that meet the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e)
15to improve the retention of skilled and experienced child care staff. In awarding
16grants under this subsection, the department shall consider the applying child care
17provider's total enrollment of children and average enrollment of children who
18receive or are eligible for publicly funded care from the child care provider.
AB150-engrossed,829,2320
46.987
(3) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 3.
and the
21appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the department may award grants to child care
22providers for assistance in meeting the quality of care standards established under
23s. 46.98 (4) (e).
AB150-engrossed,830,6
146.987
(4) Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the
2allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4.
and the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the
3department may contract with one or more agencies for the provision of training and
4technical assistance to improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The
5training and technical assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may
6include any of the following activities:
AB150-engrossed,830,2110
46.987
(6) Grant administration. The department may administer the grant
11application processes under subs. (2) and (3) or
, if a county department under s.
1246.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has established a child care advisory committee that has been
13approved by the department, the department may request the county department to
14administer the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3) for grant
15applicants from the county of the county department. If a county department
16administers the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3), the county
17department shall review the grant applications submitted to the county department
18using the criteria established by the department under par. (a). A county department
19that reviews grant applications under subs. (2) and (3) shall submit those
20applications and the county department's ranking of those applications to the
21department for final review contract for the administration of that process.
AB150-engrossed,831,1124
46.995
(2) Adolescent self-sufficiency services. (intro.) From the
25appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $582,100 in
1each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
2elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
3provide services in counties or to a tribe or band for adolescent parents which shall
4emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training and
5experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's
6capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing
7parenting skills. The public or private entity seeking to receive a grant to provide
8these services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the
9department. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
10department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
11award of grants under this subsection, based on all of the following factors:
AB150-engrossed,831,2413
46.995
(3) Adolescent pregnancy prevention services. From the
14appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $340,000 in
15each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
16elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
17provide to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services
18which shall be structured so as to increase development of decision-making and
19communications skills, promote graduation from high school and expand career and
20other options and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy
21prevention. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
22department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
23award of grants under this subsection, based on the factors specified under sub. (2)
24(a) to (d).
AB150-engrossed,832,2
146.996 Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
220.435 (7)
(er) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
