The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB591, s. 1
1Section
1. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,13,22
13.101
(6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
3revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the
4committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission,
5department, the university of Wisconsin system or to any other state agency or
6activity by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the
7appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (bm), (cg)
8and (cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax) and (6) (aq)
9and (ar), 20.435 (4) (a),
(d) (dz) and (e), (6) (a) and (7) (da) or for forestry purposes
10under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city, village, town
11or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the
12purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts expended under
13such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. All functions of
14said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but because of the
15uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be expended or
16obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the
17expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such
18appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the
1administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their
2services and activities.
AB591, s. 2
3Section
2. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Acts 27
4and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,13,235
13.101
(6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
6revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the
7committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission,
8department, the university of Wisconsin system or to any other state agency or
9activity by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the
10appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (bm), (cg)
11and (cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax) and (6) (aq)
12and (ar), 20.435 (1) (c), (6) (a) and (7) (da) and 20.445 (3) (a) and (dz) or for forestry
13purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city,
14village, town or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient
15shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts
16expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30.
17All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but
18because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be
19expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the
20expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such
21appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the
22administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their
23services and activities.
AB591, s. 3
24Section
3. 16.39 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,14,2
116.39
(4) (bm) A Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), in which
2one member is a participant under s. 49.147 (3) to (5).
AB591, s. 4
3Section
4. 16.75 (6) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,14,114
16.75
(6) (bm) If the secretary determines that it is in the best interest of this
5state to do so, he or she may waive any requirement under subs. (1) to (5) with respect
6to any contract entered into by the department of industry, labor and job
7development under s. 49.143, if the department of industry, labor and job
8development presents the secretary with a process for the procurement of contracts
9under s. 49.143 and the secretary approves the process. The department of
10administration or its designated agent need not publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985
11of its intent to award such a contract.
AB591, s. 5
12Section
5. 16.75 (6) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,14,1413
16.75
(6) (bs) Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply to contracts entered into by a
14county under s. 49.143 (1) (b).
AB591, s. 6
15Section
6. 16.841 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.841 (1) (intro.) and
16amended to read:
AB591,14,1717
16.841
(1) (intro.) In this section
, "agency":
AB591,14,18
18(a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1).
AB591, s. 7
19Section
7. 16.841 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,14,2120
16.841
(1) (b) "Child care provider" means a provider licensed under s. 48.65,
21certified under s. 48.651 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
AB591, s. 8
22Section
8. 16.841 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,15,223
16.841
(2) The department shall contract with one or more child care providers
,
24as defined in s. 46.98 (1) (am), to supplement the cost of providing suitable space for
25child care services to be offered to the children of employes of agencies whose work
1stations are located in an area designated by the department comprising the central
2portion of the city of Madison.
AB591, s. 9
3Section
9. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
4the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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AB591,15,177
20.435
(1) (b)
Medical assistance program benefits. Biennially, the amounts in
8the schedule to provide the state share of medical assistance program benefits
9administered under s. 49.45, to provide medical assistance program benefits
10administered under s. 49.45 that are not also provided under par. (o)
, to provide
11health care coverage under s. 49.153 and to fund the pilot project under s. 46.27 (9)
12and (10)
. Notwithstanding s. 20.002 (1), the department may transfer from this
13appropriation to the appropriation under sub. (3) (kb) funds in the amount of and for
14the purposes specified in s. 46.485. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (b) and 20.002 (1),
15the department may credit or deposit into this appropriation and may transfer
16between fiscal years funds that it transfers from the appropriation under sub. (3) (kb)
17for the purposes specified in s. 46.485 (3r).
AB591, s. 11
18Section
11. 20.435 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,16,9
120.435
(1) (bm)
Medical assistance administration. Biennially, the amounts
2in the schedule to provide the state share of administrative contract costs for the
3medical assistance program under s. 49.45
and health care coverage under s. 49.153 4and to reimburse insurers for their costs under s. 49.475. No state positions may be
5funded in the department of health and social services from this appropriation,
6except positions for the performance of duties under a contract in effect before
7January 1, 1987, related to the administration of the medical assistance program
8between the subunit of the department primarily responsible for administering the
9medical assistance program and another subunit of the department.
AB591, s. 12
10Section
12. 20.435 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,16,1311
20.435
(1) (o)
Federal aid; medical assistance. All federal moneys received for
12meeting costs of medical assistance administered under s. 49.45
and for meeting the
13costs of health care coverage under s. 49.153.
AB591, s. 13
14Section
13. 20.435 (4) (cn) of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 15
17Section
15. 20.435 (4) (dc) of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 16
18Section
16. 20.435 (4) (de) of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 18
21Section
18. 20.435 (4) (dg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 19
22Section
19. 20.435 (4) (dz) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,17,2123
20.435
(4) (dz)
Public assistance and local assistance aids. Biennially, the
24amounts in the schedule to be allocated under s. 49.181 for paying child care costs
25of individuals who secure unsubsidized employment and lose eligibility for aid to
1families with dependent children as provided under s. 49.50 (6g); for child care and
2related transportation costs under s. 49.50 (7) (e); for child care costs under ss. 46.98
3(2m) and (3), 49.193 (8) and 49.50 (6e) and, with the approval of the department, child
4care costs under s. 49.50 (6k) (b); for county administered public assistance benefits
5under s. 49.52; for payment distribution under s. 49.52 (1) for county administration
6of public assistance benefits and medical assistance eligibility determination and
7payments to American Indian tribes for administration of public assistance
8programs; for the cost of foster care and treatment foster care provided by nonlegally
9responsible relatives under state or county administered programs, if the relatives
10are licensed to operate foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 48.62; for
11emergency assistance for families with needy children under s. 49.19 (11) (b); for
12funeral expenses under 49.30; for the learnfare program under s. 49.50 (7) and for
13case management services for learnfare pupils under s. 46.62; for the job
14opportunities and basic skills program under s. 49.193; for the work experience and
15job training program under s. 46.253; for the food stamp employment and training
16project under s. 49.124; for aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20; for the
17parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25; and for the work-not-welfare
18pilot program under s. 49.27. Moneys appropriated under this paragraph may be
19used to match federal funds received under par. (ps). Payments may be made from
20this appropriation to counties for fraud investigation and error reduction under s.
2149.197 (1m) and (4).
AB591, s. 20
22Section
20. 20.435 (4) (dz) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is renumbered 20.445 (3) (dz) and amended to read:
AB591,19,224
20.445
(3) (dz)
Public assistance and local assistance aids. Biennially, the
25amounts in the schedule to be allocated under s. 49.181 for paying child care costs
1of individuals who secure unsubsidized employment and lose eligibility for aid to
2families with dependent children as provided under s.
49.50 (6g) 49.191 (2); for child
3care and related transportation costs under
s. 49.50 (7) (e) ss. 49.155, 49.157 and
449.26 (1) (e); for child care costs under ss. 46.98 (2m) and (3),
49.191 (1) and 49.193
5(8)
and 49.50 (6e) and, with the approval of the department, child care costs under
6s.
49.50 (6k) (b) 49.191 (3) (b); for county administered public assistance benefits
7under s.
49.52 49.33; for payment distribution under s.
49.52 (1) 49.33 for county
8administration of public assistance benefits and medical assistance eligibility
9determination and payments to American Indian tribes for administration of public
10assistance programs;
for payments to Wisconsin works agencies for the Wisconsin
11works program under ss. 49.147 to 49.151 and 49.155 to 49.161 and for Wisconsin
12works health coverage eligibility determination under s. 49.153 (3); for the cost of
13foster care and treatment foster care provided by nonlegally responsible relatives
14under state or county administered programs, if the relatives are licensed to operate
15foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 48.62
, or for the cost of kinship care
16under s. 48.57 (3m); for emergency assistance for families with needy children under
17s. 49.19 (11) (b); for funeral expenses under 49.30; for the learnfare program under
18s.
49.50 (7) 49.26 (1) and for case management services for learnfare pupils under s.
1946.62 49.26 (2); for the job opportunities and basic skills program under s. 49.193;
20for the work experience and job training program under s.
46.253 49.36; for the food
21stamp employment and training project under s. 49.124;
for aid to 18-year-old
22students under s. 49.20; for the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25;
23and for the work-not-welfare pilot program under s. 49.27. Moneys appropriated
24under this paragraph may be used to match federal funds received under par. (ps).
1Payments may be made from this appropriation to counties
and Wisconsin works
2agencies for fraud investigation and error reduction under s. 49.197 (1m) and (4).
AB591, s. 21
3Section
21. 20.445 (3) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,19,64
20.445
(3) (jm)
Wisconsin works fees. All moneys received from fees and other
5payments under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 for the purposes of the Wisconsin works
6program.
AB591, s. 22
7Section
22. 46.032 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,19,17
846.032 Income maintenance administration. County departments under
9ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department
10detailing the reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs
11under ss. 49.046, 49.19, 49.45 to 49.47 and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program
12under
7 USC 2011 to
2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created
13under this section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.435 (4)
(de) (dz) 14and (nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under s. 49.52
15(1) (ad). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.435 (4)
16(de) (dz) and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control
17samples or program reviews.
AB591, s. 23
18Section
23. 46.032 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Acts 27,
19section 2042, and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,20,4
2046.032 Income maintenance administration. County departments under
21ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department
22detailing the reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs
23under ss. 49.19, 49.45 to 49.47 and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program under
7
24USC 2011 to
2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created under
25this section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.435 (4) (dz) and (nL) in
1accordance with the reimbursement method established under s. 49.52 (1) (ad). The
2department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.435 (4) (dz) and (nL)
3if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control samples or
4program reviews.
AB591, s. 24
5Section
24. 46.215 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,20,106
46.215
(1) (k) To certify eligibility for and issue food coupons to needy
7households in conformity with the federal food stamp act of 1964 as amended
, if the
8county accepts a contract to do so, and, in addition, the county department of social
9services may certify eligibility for and distribute surplus commodities and food
10stuffs.
AB591,20,1513
46.22
(1) (b) 2. a. To administer aid to families with dependent children under
14s. 49.19.
This subdivision paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
156th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591,20,2018
46.22
(1) (b) 2. d. To certify eligibility for and issue food coupons to needy
19households in conformity with
7 USC 2011 to
2029, if the county accepts a contract
20to do so.
AB591, s. 27
21Section
27. 46.25 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,21,322
46.25
(6) The department shall establish, pursuant to federal and state laws,
23rules and regulations, a uniform system of fees for services provided under this
24section to individuals not receiving aid under s. 49.19 or 49.47
or benefits under s.
2549.148. The system of fees may take into account an individual's ability to pay. Any
1fee paid and collected under this subsection may be retained by the county providing
2the service except for the fee specified in
42 USC 653 (e) (2) for federal parent locator
3services.
AB591, s. 28
4Section
28. 46.253 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,21,115
46.253
(2) The department may contract with any county to administer a work
6experience and job training program for parents who are not custodial parents and
7who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's needs for support as a result
8of unemployment or underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work
9experience and job training services available from the program under s. 49.193. The
10department shall fund the program from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4)
(df) 11(dz).
AB591,22,314
46.258
(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (cb), the department
15shall award grants to counties for programs to revise child support orders. Each
16county receiving a grant shall review child support orders awarded to persons
who
17receive benefits under s. 49.148 or whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and
18to persons
who do not receive benefits under s. 49.148 and whose children do not
19receive benefits under s. 49.19 and shall initiate actions to revise the orders based
20on that review. Each county receiving a grant shall review child support orders
21awarded to persons
who receive benefits under s. 49.148 or whose children receive
22benefits under s. 49.19 and child support orders awarded to persons
who do not
23receive benefits under s. 49.148 and whose children do not receive benefits under s.
2449.19 in proportion to the number of those 2 categories of orders in the county's child
25support case load. Before a county may initiate an action to revise a child support
1order under this subsection for a person
who does not receive benefits under s. 49.148
2and whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19, the custodial parent of the
3children must voluntarily consent to the revision.
AB591, s. 30
4Section
30. 46.258 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,22,85
46.258
(2) (a) 1. Provides an incentive for a county to increase its child support
6collections for persons
who receive benefits under s. 49.148 or whose children receive
7benefits under s. 49.19 as well as for persons
who do not receive benefits under s.
849.148 and whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19.
AB591,22,1711
46.40
(1) (a) Within the limits of available federal funds and of the
12appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute funds
13for community social, mental health, developmental disabilities and alcohol and
14other drug abuse services and for services under ss. 46.51, 46.87,
46.98 (2m), (3) and
15(4g), 46.985 and 51.421 to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42
16and 51.437
, and to county aging units
and to private nonprofit organizations as
17authorized under s. 46.98 (2) (a), as provided in subs. (2) to (8).
AB591, s. 33
20Section
33. 46.45 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,23,3
2146.45 Carry-over of community aids funds. (intro.) Funds allocated by
22the department under ss. 46.87 (3) (c) 4. and (4)
, 46.98 (2) (a), 49.52 (1) (d) and 51.423
23(2) but not spent or encumbered by counties, governing bodies of federally recognized
24American Indian tribes or private nonprofit organizations by December 31 of each
25year and funds recovered under ss. 49.52 (2) (b) and 51.423 (15) and deposited in the
1appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (b) lapse to the general fund on the succeeding
2January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year under s. 20.435 (7) (b) or
3as follows:
AB591, s. 34
4Section
34. 46.45 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 35
5Section
35. 46.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,23,96
46.45
(6) The department may carry forward 10% of any funds not carried
7forward under
subs. (1) and sub. (3) for emergencies, for justifiable unit services costs
8above planned levels and to provide compensation for increased costs due to
9population shifts.
AB591,23,1612
46.495
(1) (am) The department shall reimburse each county from the
13appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o) for social services as approved by the
14department under ss. 46.215 (1), (2) (c) 1. and (3) and 46.22 (1) (b) 1. d. and (e) 3. a.
15except that no reimbursement may be made for the administration of or aid granted
16under s. 49.02.
AB591, s. 37
17Section
37. 46.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,24,518
46.62
(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4)
(dg) (dz), the department
19shall allocate funds to county departments for the provision of case management
20services to individuals who are required to attend school under s. 49.50 (7) (g) and
21their families to improve the school attendance and achievement of those
22individuals. At least 75% of the funds that the department allocates under this
23subsection to provide case management services to individuals who are 13 to 19 years
24of age shall be allocated to a county department of a county with a population of
25500,000 or more. A county department is eligible to receive funds under this section
1to provide case management services to individuals who are 13 to 19 years of age in
2a year if 35 or more individuals, 13 to 19 years of age, residing in the county were
3sanctioned under s. 49.50 (7) (h) or were subject to the monthly attendance
4requirement under s. HSS 201.195 (4) (b) 2., Wis. adm. code, in any month during the
5previous year.
AB591, s. 38
6Section
38. 46.979 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,24,97
46.979
(1) In this section
, "child care provider"
has the meaning given in s.
846.98 (1) (am) means a provider licensed under s. 48.65, certified under s. 48.651 or
9established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
AB591,24,1412
46.979 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (o),
as allocated in s.
1346.40 (2m) (c), distribute $9,998,500 in fiscal year 1995-96
and $10,099,200 in fiscal
14year 1996-97 for child day care services under s. 46.98 (2m) and (3).
AB591, s. 40
15Section
40. 46.979 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Acts
1627 and .... (this act), is repealed.
AB591,24,2119
46.979
(2) (c) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (ky), distribute
20as follows the federal child care and development block grant funds that are received
21under
42 USC 9858 and that are not distributed under par.
(a) or (b):
AB591, s. 42
22Section
42. 46.98 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,24,2423
46.98
(1) (ar) "Department" means the department of industry, labor and job
24development.
AB591, s. 43
25Section
43. 46.98 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,25,3
146.98
(1) (b) "Gainfully employed" means working
, or seeking employment
or
2participating in a training or educational program designed to lead directly to paid
3employment.
AB591,25,166
46.98
(2) (a) The department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40
7(1)
and (2m) (c) for
at-risk, low-income and respite child care services under
subs.
8(2m) and sub. (4g) to
private nonprofit child care providers that provide child care
9for the children of migrant workers and to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22
10or 46.23. In addition, the department shall distribute the funds allocated under s.
1146.40 (1), (2m) (c) and (4m) 49.181 (1) (b) for low-income and
respite at-risk child
12care services under
sub. subs. (2m) and (3) to
county departments under s. 46.215,
1346.22 or 46.23. The department shall also distribute the funds allocated under s.
1449.181 (1) (b) for at-risk and low-income child care services under subs. (2m) and (3)
15to private nonprofit child care providers who provide child care for the children of
16migrant workers.
AB591, s. 45
17Section
45. 46.98 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,25,2118
46.98
(4) (a) 2. A parent who is gainfully employed, who is in need of child care
19services and whose family income is equal to or less than
75% 165% of the
state
20median income. The department shall annually determine the state median income 21poverty line, as defined in s. 46.30 (1) (c).
AB591, s. 46
22Section
46. 46.98 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,26,223
46.98
(4) (b) Parents receiving aid under sub. (3)
whose family income is equal
24to or greater than 50% of the state median income are liable for
a portion of the cost
1of child care received, payable in accordance with a schedule developed by the
2department based on ability to pay.
AB591, s. 47
3Section
47. 46.98 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,26,54
46.98
(6) Sunset. This section does not apply beginning on the first day of the
56th month beginning after the date specified in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 48
6Section
48. 46.986 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,26,97
46.986
(1) (b) "Child care provider"
has the meaning given in s. 46.98 (1) (am) 8means a provider licensed under s. 48.65, certified under s. 48.651 or established or
9contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).