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2149.29 (title)
Loss of eligibility.
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49.30
(1) (intro.) If any recipient of benefits under s. 49.046, 49.177 or 49.46,
24or under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 in effect on May 8, 1980, dies and the estate of the
25deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral, burial and
actual cemetery
1expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable tribal governing body or
2organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay, to the person
3designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or applicable
4tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the recipient,
all
5of the following:
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6Section
2921
. 49.30 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
7Act .... (this act), section 2920
, is amended to read:
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49.30
(1) (intro.)
If Except as provided in sub. (1m), if any recipient of benefits
9under s.
49.046, 49.177 or 49.46, or under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 in effect on May 8,
101980, dies and the estate of the deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral,
11burial and cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable
12tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay,
13to the person designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
14or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the
15recipient all of the following:
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16Section
2922
. 49.30 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
17Act .... (this act), sections 2920 and 2921, is amended to read:
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49.30
(1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (1m), if any recipient of benefits
19under s.
49.177 or 49.46
or 49.77, or under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 in effect on May 8,
201980, dies and the estate of the deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral,
21burial and cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable
22tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay,
23to the person designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
24or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the
25recipient, all of the following:
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49.30
(1) (a) The
full amount of actual lesser of $1,000 or the cemetery expenses
3that are not paid by the estate of the deceased and other persons.
AB150-engrossed,967,75
49.30
(1) (b)
Except as provided under sub. (2), the The lesser of
$650 in state
6fiscal year 1989-90 and $1,000
in each state fiscal year thereafter or the funeral and
7burial expenses not paid by the estate of the deceased and other persons.
AB150-engrossed,967,129
49.30
(1m) (a) If the total cemetery expenses for the recipient exceed $3,500,
10the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial
11of the recipient is not required to make a payment for the cemetery expenses under
12sub. (1) (a).
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(b) If the total funeral and burial expenses for the recipient exceed $3,500, the
14county or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of
15the recipient is not required to make a payment for funeral and burial expenses
16under sub. (1) (b).
AB150-engrossed,968,518
49.30
(2) The state shall reimburse a county or applicable tribal governing body
19or organization for any amount
paid that the county or applicable tribal governing
20body or organization is required to pay under sub. (1)
(a). The state shall reimburse
21a county or applicable tribal governing body or organization for
the amount paid
22under sub. (1) (b) if the total amount of actual expenses paid for a deceased recipient
23under sub. (1) (b) does not exceed the amount specified in sub. (1) (b). If the total
24amount of actual expenses paid for a deceased recipient under sub. (1) (b) exceeds the
25amount specified in sub. (1) (b), the state may not reimburse a county or applicable
1tribal governing body or organization for such amount unless cemetery expenses or
2for funeral and burial expenses for persons described under sub. (1) that the county
3or applicable tribal governing body or organization is not required to pay under subs.
4(1) and (1m) only if the department approves the reimbursement due to unusual
5circumstances.
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749.32 (title)
Department; powers and duties. (1) Uniform fee schedule,
8liability and collections. (a) The department shall establish a uniform system of
9fees for services provided or purchased under this subchapter by the department, or
10a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, except where, as determined
11by the department, a fee is administratively unfeasible or would significantly
12prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county department under s.
1346.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall apply the fees which it collects under this program to
14cover the cost of such services.
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(b) Any person receiving services provided or purchased under par. (a) or the
16spouse of the person and, in the case of a minor, the parents of the person, and, in the
17case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public
18funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the
19resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought
20the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, shall be liable for the services in
21the amount of the fee established under par. (a).
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(c) The department shall make collections from the person who in the opinion
23of the department is best able to pay, giving due regard to the present needs of the
24person or of his or her lawful dependents. The department may bring an action in
25the name of the department to enforce the liability established under par. (b).
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1(d) The department may compromise or waive all or part of the liability for
2services received. The sworn statement of the secretary shall be evidence of the
3services provided and the fees charged for the services.
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(e) The department may delegate to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22
5or 46.23 and other providers of care and services the powers and duties vested in the
6department by pars. (c) and (d) as it considers necessary to efficiently administer this
7subsection, subject to such conditions as the department considers appropriate.
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(g) The department shall return to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22
9or 46.23 50% of collections made by the department for delinquent accounts
10previously delegated under par. (e) and then referred back to the department for
11collections.
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12(2) Payment of benefits. (a) The department may make payments directly to
13recipients of public assistance or to such persons authorized to receive such
14payments in accordance with law and rules of the department on behalf of the
15counties. The department may charge the counties for the cost of operating public
16assistance systems which make such payments.
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(b) The department may make social services payments directly to recipients,
18vendors or providers in accordance with law and rules of the department on behalf
19of the counties which have contracts to have such payments made on their behalf.
AB150-engrossed,969,2420
(c) A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall provide the
21department with information which the department shall use to determine each
22person's eligibility and amount of payment. A county department under s. 46.215,
2346.22 or 46.23 shall provide the department all necessary information in the manner
24prescribed by the department.
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1(d) The department shall disburse from state or federal funds or both the entire
2amount and charge the county for its share under s. 49.33 (8) and (9).
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3(6) Welfare reform studies. The department shall request proposals from
4persons in this state for studies of the effectiveness of various program changes,
5referred to as welfare reform, to the aid to families with dependent children program,
6including the requirement that certain recipients of aid to families with dependent
7children with children under age 6 participate in training programs, the learnfare
8school attendance requirement under s. 49.26 (1) (g) and the modification of the
9earned income disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (am). The studies shall evaluate the
10effectiveness of the various efforts, including their cost-effectiveness, in helping
11individuals gain independence through the securing of jobs and providing financial
12incentives and in identifying barriers to independence.
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49.32
(8) Periodic earnings check by department. The department shall make
15a periodic check of the amounts earned by recipients of aid to families with dependent
16children under s. 49.19 through a check of the amounts credited to the recipient's
17social security number. The department shall make an investigation into any
18discrepancy between the amounts credited to a social security number and amounts
19reported as income on the declaration application and take appropriate action under
20s. 49.95 when warranted. The department shall use the state wage reporting system
21under
1985 Wisconsin Act 17, section
65 (1), when the system is implemented, to
22make periodic earnings checks.
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49.32
(9) (title)
Monthly reports of recipients of aid to families with
25dependent children.
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49.32
(10) (title)
Release of recipient's addresses to law enforcement
3officers.
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549.325 County department budgets and contracts. (1) Budget. (a) Each
6county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall submit its final budget for
7services directly provided or purchased under this subchapter to the department by
8December 31 annually.
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(b) The department shall submit a model of the contract under sub. (2g) (a) to
10each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 by May 1 annually.
AB150-engrossed,971,15
11(2) Assessment of needs. Before developing and submitting a proposed budget
12for services directly provided or purchased under this subchapter to the county
13executive or county administrator or the county board, the county departments listed
14in sub. (1) shall assess needs and inventory resources and services, using an open
15public participation process.
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16(2g) Contract. (a) The department shall annually submit to the county board
17of supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of
18supervisors in counties with a multicounty department a proposed written contract
19containing the allocation of funds for services directly provided or purchased under
20this subchapter and such administrative requirements as necessary. The contract
21as approved may contain conditions of participation consistent with federal and state
22law. The contract may also include provisions necessary to ensure uniform cost
23accounting of services. Any changes to the proposed contract shall be mutually
24agreed upon. The county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
25department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty
1department shall approve the contract before January 1 of the year in which it takes
2effect unless the department grants an extension. The county board of supervisors
3in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in
4counties with a multicounty department may designate an agent to approve addenda
5to any contract after the contract has been approved.
AB150-engrossed,972,86
(b) The department may not approve contracts for amounts in excess of
7available revenues. Actual expenditure of county funds shall be reported in
8compliance with procedures developed by the department.
AB150-engrossed,972,119
(c) The joint committee on finance may require the department to submit
10contracts between county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 and
11providers of services under this subchapter to the committee for review and approval.
AB150-engrossed,972,15
12(2r) Withholding funds. (a) The department, after reasonable notice, may
13withhold a portion of the appropriation allocated to a county department under s.
1446.215, 46.22 or 46.23 if the department determines that that portion of the allocated
15appropriation is any of the following:
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1. For services under this subchapter which duplicate or are inconsistent with
17services being provided or purchased by the department or other county
18departments receiving grants-in-aid or reimbursement from the department.
AB150-engrossed,972,2319
2. Inconsistent with state or federal statutes, rules or regulations, in which case
20the department may also arrange for provision of services under this subchapter by
21an alternate agency. The department may not arrange for provision of services by
22an alternate agency unless the joint committee on finance or a review body
23designated by the committee reviews and approves the department's determination.
AB150-engrossed,972,2524
5. Inconsistent with the provisions of the county department's contract under
25sub. (2g).
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1(b) If the department withholds a portion of the allocable appropriation under
2par. (a), the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 that is affected by the
3action of the department may submit to the county board of supervisors in a county
4with a single-county department or to its designated agent or the county boards of
5supervisors in counties with a multicounty department or their designated agents
6a plan to rectify the deficiency found by the department. The county board of
7supervisors or its designated agent in a county with a single-county department or
8the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department or their
9designated agents may approve or amend the plan and may submit for departmental
10approval the plan as adopted. If a multicounty department is administering a
11program, the plan may not be submitted unless each county board of supervisors
12which participated in the establishment of the multicounty department, or its
13designated agent, adopts it.
AB150-engrossed,974,7
14(3) Open public participation process. (a)
Citizen advisory committee. Except
15as provided in par. (b), the county board of supervisors of each county or the county
16boards of supervisors of 2 or more counties jointly shall establish a citizen advisory
17committee to the county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23. The citizen
18advisory committee shall advise in the formulation of the budget under sub. (1).
19Membership on the committee shall be determined by the county board of
20supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or by the county boards of
21supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee and shall include
22representatives of those persons receiving services, providers of services and
23citizens. A majority of the members of the committee shall be citizens and consumers
24of services. The committee's membership may not consist of more than 25% county
25supervisors, nor of more than 20% services providers. The chairperson of the
1committee shall be appointed by the county board of supervisors establishing it. In
2the case of a multicounty committee, the chairperson shall be nominated by the
3committee and approved by the county boards of supervisors establishing it. The
4county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or the county
5boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee may designate an
6agent to determine the membership of the committee and to appoint the committee
7chairperson or approve the nominee.
AB150-engrossed,974,138
(b)
Alternate process. The county board of supervisors or the boards of 2 or more
9counties acting jointly may submit a report to the department on the open public
10participation process used under sub. (2). The county board of supervisors may
11designate an agent, or the boards of 2 or more counties acting jointly may designate
12an agent, to submit the report. If the department approves the report, establishment
13of a citizen advisory committee under par. (a) is not required.
AB150-engrossed,974,1814
(c)
Yearly report. The county board of supervisors or its designated agent, or
15the boards of 2 or more counties acting jointly or their designated agent, shall submit
16to the department a list of members of the citizen advisory committee under par. (a)
17or a report on the open public participation process under par. (b) on or before July
181 annually.
AB150-engrossed,974,2020
49.33
(1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section:
AB150-engrossed,974,2222
49.33
(3) (title)
Rules.
AB150-engrossed,975,224
49.33
(9) Reimbursement for income maintenance benefits. The department
25shall reimburse each county from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (d) and (p)
1for 100% of the cost of aid to families with dependent children granted under s. 49.19
2and for funeral expenses paid for recipients of aid under s. 49.30.
AB150-engrossed,975,124
49.33
(10) County certification. (a) The county treasurer and each director
5of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall certify monthly under
6oath to the department in such manner as the department prescribes the claim of the
7county for state reimbursement under subs. (8) and (9) and if the department
8approves such claim it shall certify to the department of administration for
9reimbursement to the county for amounts due under these subsections and payment
10claimed to be made to the counties monthly. The department may make advance
11payments prior to the beginning of each month equal to one-twelfth of the contracted
12amount.
AB150-engrossed,975,1913
(b) To facilitate prompt reimbursement the certificate of the department may
14be based on the certified statements of the county officers filed under par. (a). Funds
15recovered from audit adjustments from a prior fiscal year may be included in
16subsequent certifications only to pay counties owed funds as a result of any audit
17adjustment. By September 30 annually, the department shall submit a report to the
18appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) on funds recovered and paid out
19during the previous calendar year as a result of audit adjustments.
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2149.34 Purchase of care and services. (1) All services under this subchapter
22purchased by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or
2346.23 shall be authorized and contracted for under the standards established under
24this section. The department may require the county departments to submit the
25contracts to the department for review and approval. For purchases of $10,000 or
1less the requirement for a written contract may be waived by the department. When
2the department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this
3section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
AB150-engrossed,976,9
4(2) All services purchased under this subchapter shall meet standards
5established by the department and other requirements specified by the purchaser in
6the contract. Based on these standards the department shall establish standards for
7cost accounting and management information systems that shall monitor the
8utilization of the services, and document the specific services in meeting the service
9plan for the client and the objective of the service.
AB150-engrossed,976,14
10(3) (a) Purchase of service contracts shall be written in accordance with rules
11promulgated and procedures established by the department. Contracts for client
12services shall show the total dollar amount to be purchased and for each service the
13number of clients to be served, number of client service units, the unit rate per client
14service and the total dollar amount for each service.
AB150-engrossed,976,1915
(b) Payments under a contract may be made on the basis of actual allowable
16costs or on the basis of a unit rate per client service multiplied by the actual client
17units furnished each month. The contract may be renegotiated when units vary from
18the contracted number. The purchaser shall determine actual marginal costs for
19each service unit less than or in addition to the contracted number.
AB150-engrossed,976,2120
(c) For proprietary agencies, contracts may include a percentage add-on for
21profit according to rules promulgated by the department.
AB150-engrossed,977,222
(d) Reimbursement to an agency may be based on total costs agreed to by the
23parties regardless of the actual number of service units to be furnished, when the
24agency is entering into a contract for a new or expanded service that the purchaser
25recognizes will require a start-up period not to exceed 180 days. This
1reimbursement applies only if identified client needs necessitate the establishment
2of a new service or expansion of an existing service.
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(e) If the purchaser finds it necessary to terminate a contract prior to the
4contract expiration date for reasons other than nonperformance by the provider, the
5actual cost incurred by the provider may be reimbursed in an amount determined by
6mutual agreement of the parties.
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(f) Advance payments of up to one-twelfth of an annual contract may be
8allowed under the contract. If the advance payment exceeds $10,000, the provider
9shall supply a surety bond in an amount equal to the amount of the advance payment
10applied for. No surety bond is required if the provider is a state agency. The cost of
11the surety bond shall be allowable as an expense.
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12(4) For purposes of this section and as a condition of reimbursement, each
13provider under contract shall:
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(a) Except as provided in this subsection, maintain a uniform double entry
15accounting system and a management information system which are compatible
16with cost accounting and control systems prescribed by the department.
AB150-engrossed,977,1817
(b) Cooperate with the department and purchaser in establishing costs for
18reimbursement purposes.
AB150-engrossed,977,2219
(c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if required under
20federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and compliance audit
21report if the care and services purchased exceed $25,000. The audit shall follow
22standards that the department prescribes.
AB150-engrossed,977,2423
(d) Transfer a client from one category of care or service to another only with
24the approval of the purchaser.
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1(e) Charge a uniform schedule of fees as specified under s. 49.32 (1) unless
2waived by the purchaser with the approval of the department. Whenever providers
3recover funds attributed to the client, such funds shall offset the amount paid under
4the contract.
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5(5) Except as provided in sub. (5m), the purchaser shall recover from provider
6agencies money paid in excess of the conditions of the contract from subsequent
7payments made to the provider.
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8(5m) (a) In this subsection:
AB150-engrossed,978,119
1. "Provider" means a nonprofit, nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181
10that contracts under this section to provide client services on the basis of a unit rate
11per client service.
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2. "Rate-based service" means a service or a group of services, as determined
13by the department, that is reimbursed through a prospectively set rate and that is
14distinguishable from other services or groups of services by the purpose for which
15funds are provided for that service or group of services and by the source of funding
16for that service or group of services.
AB150-engrossed,978,2417
(b) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., if revenue under a contract for the provision
18of a rate-based service exceeds allowable costs incurred in the contract period, the
19provider may retain from the surplus generated by that rate-based service up to 5%
20of the contract amount. A provider that retains a surplus under this subdivision
21shall use that retained surplus to cover a deficit between revenue and allowable costs
22incurred in any preceding or future contract period for the same rate-based service
23that generated the surplus or to address the programmatic needs of clients served
24by the same rate-based service that generated the surplus.
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12. Subject to subd. 3., a provider may accumulate funds from more than one
2contract period under this paragraph, except that, if at the end of a contract period
3the amount accumulated from all contract periods for a rate-based service exceeds
410% of the amount of all current contracts for that rate-based service, the provider
5shall, at the request of a purchaser, return to that purchaser the purchaser's
6proportional share of that excess and use any of that excess that is not returned to
7a purchaser to reduce the provider's unit rate per client for that rate-based service
8in the next contract period. If a provider has held for 4 consecutive contract periods
9an accumulated reserve for a rate-based service that is equal to or exceeds 10% of
10the amount of all current contracts for that rate-based service, the provider shall
11apply 50% of that accumulated amount to reducing its unit rate per client for that
12rate-based service in the next contract period.
AB150-engrossed,979,1813
3. If on December 31, 1995, the amount accumulated by a provider from all
14contract periods ending on or before that date for all rate-based services provided by
15the provider exceeds 10% of the provider's total contract amount for all rate-based
16services provided by the provider in 1995, the provider shall, at the request of a
17purchaser, return to that purchaser the purchaser's proportional share of that
18excess.
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(f) All providers that are subject to this subsection shall comply with any
20financial reporting and auditing requirements that the department may prescribe.
21Those requirements shall include a requirement that a provider provide to any
22purchaser and the department any information that the department needs to claim
23federal reimbursement for the cost of any services purchased from the provider and
24a requirement that a provider provide audit reports to any purchaser and the
1department according to standards specified in the provider's contract and any other
2standards that the department may prescribe.
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3(6) Contracts may be renegotiated by the purchaser under conditions specified
4in the contract.
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5(7) The service provider under this section may appeal decisions of the
6purchaser in accordance with terms and conditions of the contract and ch. 68 or 227.
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849.35 Public assistance; supervisory functions of department. (1) (a)
9The department shall supervise the administration of programs under this
10subchapter. The department shall submit to the federal authorities state plans for
11the administration of programs under this subchapter in such form and containing
12such information as the federal authorities require, and shall comply with all
13requirements prescribed to ensure their correctness.
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(b) All records of the department and all county records relating to programs
15under this subchapter and aid under s. 49.18, 1971 stats., s. 49.20, 1971 stats., and
16s. 49.61, 1971 stats., as affected by
chapter 90, laws of 1973, shall be open to
17inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the federal
18government. Notwithstanding s. 48.396 (2), all county records relating to the
19administration of the services and public assistance specified in this paragraph shall
20be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the
21department.
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(bm) All records of the department relating to aid provided under s. 49.19 are
23open to inspection at reasonable hours by members of the legislature who require the
24information contained in the records in pursuit of a specific state legislative purpose.
25All records of any county relating to aid provided under s. 49.19 are open to inspection
1at reasonable hours by members of the board of supervisors of the county or the
2governing body of a city, village or town located in the county who require the
3information contained in the records in pursuit of a specific county or municipal
4legislative purpose. The right to records access provided by this paragraph does not
5apply if access is prohibited by federal law or regulation or if this state is required
6to prohibit such access as a condition precedent to participation in a federal program
7in which this state participates.
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(c) The department may at any time audit all county records relating to the
9administration of the services and public assistance specified in this section and may
10at any time conduct administrative reviews of county departments under ss. 46.215,
1146.22 and 46.23. If the department conducts such an audit or administrative review
12in a county, the department shall furnish a copy of the audit or administrative review
13report to the chairperson of the county board of supervisors and the county clerk in
14a county with a single-county department or to the county boards of supervisors and
15the county clerks in counties with a multicounty department, and to the director of
16the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23.
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17(2) The county administration of all laws relating to programs under this
18subchapter shall be vested in the officers and agencies designated in the statutes.