AB651-ASA2,59,88 (a) "Agency" means the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
AB651-ASA2,59,99 (b) "Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB651-ASA2,59,1410 (c) "Obligor" means a person who owes a delinquent child support, family
11support or maintenance payment or who owes an outstanding amount that has been
12ordered by a court for past support, medical expenses or birth expenses and that
13delinquent payment or outstanding amount is specified in the statewide support lien
14docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b).
AB651-ASA2,60,2 15(2) If an obligor receives a judgment against another person or has settled a
16lawsuit against another person that provides for the payment of money, the
17department or agency may send a notice to any person who is ordered to pay the
18judgment, who has agreed to the settlement or who holds the amount of the judgment
19or settlement in trust. The notice shall inform the person that the amount of the
20judgment or settlement due the obligor is subject to a lien by the department for the
21payment of the delinquent payment or outstanding amount specified in the
22statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b). The notification shall include
23the name and address of the obligor and the total amount specified in the statewide
24support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b). Upon receipt of a notification, the person
25receiving the notification shall withhold an amount equal to the amount specified in

1the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) before making any payment
2under the judgment or pursuant to the settlement.
AB651-ASA2,60,5 3(3) When the department or agency notifies a person under sub. (2), the
4department or agency shall send a notice to the last-known address of the obligor.
5The notice shall do all of the following:
AB651-ASA2,60,106 (a) Inform the obligor that the department or agency notified the person who
7owes money to the obligor or who holds money in trust for the obligor under a
8judgment or pursuant to a settlement to withhold the amount that was specified in
9the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) from any lump sum payment
10that may be paid to the obligor as a result of the judgment or settlement.
AB651-ASA2,60,1411 (b) Inform the obligor that he or she may request a hearing before the circuit
12court that rendered the order to pay support, maintenance, medical expenses or birth
13expenses within 20 business days after receipt of this notice. The request shall be
14in writing and the obligor shall mail or deliver a copy of the request to the agency.
AB651-ASA2,60,1815 (c) Inform the obligor that if a hearing is requested under par. (b) the
16department or agency will not require the person withholding the amount to send the
17amount to that department or agency until a final decision is issued in response to
18the request for a hearing.
AB651-ASA2,60,2019 (d) Request that the obligor inform the department or agency if a bankruptcy
20stay is in effect with respect to the obligor.
AB651-ASA2,60,25 21(4) If the obligor requests a hearing under sub. (3) (b), the circuit court shall
22schedule a hearing within 10 business days after receiving the request. The only
23issue at the hearing shall be whether the person owes the delinquent payment or
24outstanding amount specified in the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
25(2) (b). A family court commissioner may conduct the hearing.
AB651-ASA2,61,15
1(5) Receipt of a notification by a person under sub. (2) shall constitute a lien,
2equal to the amount specified in the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
3(2) (b), on any lump sum payment resulting from a judgment or settlement that may
4be due the obligor. The department or agency shall notify the person who received
5the notification under sub. (2) that the obligor has not requested a hearing or, if he
6or she has requested a hearing, of the results of that hearing, and of the
7responsibilities of the person who received the notification under sub. (2), including
8the requirement to submit the amount specified in the statewide support lien docket
9under s. 49.854 (2) (b). Use of the procedures under this section does not prohibit the
10department or agency from attempting to recover the amount specified in the
11statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) through other legal means. The
12department or agency shall promptly notify any person who receives notification
13under sub. (2) if the amount specified in the statewide support lien docket under s.
1449.854 (2) (b) has been recovered by some other means and no longer must be
15withheld from the judgment or settlement under this section.
AB651-ASA2,61,22 16(6) After receipt of notification by a person under sub. (2) and before receipt of
17notice from the department under sub. (5) that the amount specified in the statewide
18support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) has been otherwise recovered, no release
19of any judgment, claim or demand by the obligor shall be valid as against a lien
20created under sub. (5), and the person making any payment to the obligor to satisfy
21the judgment or settlement shall remain liable to the department for the amount of
22the lien.
AB651-ASA2, s. 75 23Section 75. 49.857 of the statutes is created to read:
AB651-ASA2,61,25 2449.857 Administrative enforcement of support; denial, nonrenewal,
25restriction and suspension of licenses.
(1) In this section:
AB651-ASA2,62,2
1(a) "Child support agency" means a county child support agency under s. 59.53
2(5).
AB651-ASA2,62,43 (b) "Credential" means a license, permit, certificate or registration that is
4granted under chs. 440 to 480.
AB651-ASA2,62,75 (c) "Credentialing board" means a board, examining board or affiliated
6credentialing board in the department of regulation and licensing that grants a
7credential.
AB651-ASA2,62,88 (d) "License" means any of the following:
AB651-ASA2,62,99 1. A license issued under s. 13.63 or a registration issued under s. 13.64.
AB651-ASA2,62,1010 2. An approval specified in s. 29.09 (11m).
AB651-ASA2,62,1111 2m. A fishing approval issued under s. 29.138.
AB651-ASA2,62,1212 3. A license issued under s. 48.66 (1).
AB651-ASA2,62,1613 4. A certification, license, training permit, registration, approval or certificate
14issued under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11., 146.50 (5) (a) or (b), (6g) (a) or (8) (a), 250.05 (5),
15252.23 (2), 252.24 (2), 254.176 (1) or (3) (a), 254.178 (2) (a), 254.20 (2), (3) or (4), 254.47
16(1), 254.64 (1) (a) or (b), 254.71 (2) or 255.08 (2).
AB651-ASA2,62,1717 5. A business tax registration certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50).
AB651-ASA2,62,1918 6. A license, registration, registration certificate or certification specified in s.
1993.135 (1).
AB651-ASA2,62,2120 7. A license, permit or certificate of certification or registration specified in s.
21101.02 (21) (a).
AB651-ASA2,62,2222 8. A license issued under s. 102.17 (1) (c), 104.07 or 105.05.
AB651-ASA2,62,2323 10. A certificate issued under s. 103.275, 103.91 or 103.92.
AB651-ASA2,62,2424 11. A license or permit issued under chs. 115 and 118.
AB651-ASA2,63,2
112. A license or certificate of registration issued under s. 138.09, 138.12, 217.06,
2218.01, 218.02, 218.04, 218.05 or 224.72 or subch. III of ch. 551.
AB651-ASA2,63,33 13. A permit issued under s. 170.12.
AB651-ASA2,63,44 14. A certification under s. 165.85.
AB651-ASA2,63,65 15. A license, permit or registration issued under s. 218.01, 218.11, 218.12,
6218.22, 218.32, 218.41, 218.51, 341.51, 343.305 (6), 343.61 or 343.62.
AB651-ASA2,63,77 16. A license, registration or certification specified in s. 299.08 (1) (a).
AB651-ASA2,63,98 17. A license issued under ch. 343 or, with respect to restriction, limitation or
9suspension, an individual's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40).
AB651-ASA2,63,1010 18. A credential.
AB651-ASA2,63,1111 19. A license issued under s. 563.24 or ch. 562.
AB651-ASA2,63,1312 20. A license issued under s. 628.04, 632.68 (2) or (4) or 633.14 or a temporary
13license issued under s. 628.09.
AB651-ASA2,63,1414 21. A license to practice law.
AB651-ASA2,63,1715 (e) "Licensing agency" means a board, office or commissioner, department or
16division within a department that grants or issues a license, but does not include a
17credentialing board.
AB651-ASA2,63,1918 (em) "Licensing authority" means the supreme court or the Lac du Flambeau
19band of the Lake Superior Chippewa.
AB651-ASA2,63,2220 (f) "Subpoena or warrant" means a subpoena or warrant issued by the
21department of workforce development or a child support agency and relating to
22paternity or support proceedings.
AB651-ASA2,63,2423 (g) "Support" means child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses,
24medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse.
AB651-ASA2,64,8
1(2) (a) The department of workforce development shall establish a system, in
2accordance with federal law, under which a licensing authority is requested, and a
3licensing agency or credentialing board is required, to restrict, limit, suspend,
4withhold, deny, refuse to grant or issue or refuse to renew or revalidate a license in
5a timely manner upon certification by and in cooperation with the department of
6workforce development, if the individual holding or applying for the license is
7delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support or fails to comply, after
8appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant.
AB651-ASA2,64,129 (b) Under the system, the department of workforce development shall enter
10into a memorandum of understanding with a licensing authority, if the licensing
11authority agrees, and with a licensing agency. A memorandum of understanding
12under this paragraph shall address at least all of the following:
AB651-ASA2,64,2513 1. The circumstances under which the licensing authority or the licensing
14agency must restrict, limit, suspend, withhold, deny, refuse to grant or issue or refuse
15to renew or revalidate a license and guidelines for determining the appropriate
16action to take. The memorandum of understanding with the department of
17regulation and licensing shall include the circumstances under which the
18department of regulation and licensing shall direct a credentialing board to restrict,
19limit, suspend, withhold, deny or refuse to grant a credential and guidelines for
20determining the appropriate action to take. The guidelines under this subdivision
21for determining the appropriate action to take shall require the consideration of
22whether the action is likely to have an adverse effect on public health, safety or
23welfare or on the environment, and of whether the action is likely to adversely affect
24individuals other than the individual holding or applying for the license, such as
25employes of that individual.
AB651-ASA2,65,2
12. Procedures that the department of workforce development shall use for
2doing all of the following:
AB651-ASA2,65,103 a. Certifying to the licensing authority or licensing agency a delinquency in
4support or a failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant. The memorandum of
5understanding with the department of regulation and licensing shall include
6procedures for the department of regulation and licensing to notify a credentialing
7board that a certification of delinquency in support or failure to comply with a
8subpoena or warrant has been made by the department of workforce development
9with respect to an individual who holds or applied for a credential granted by the
10credentialing board.
AB651-ASA2,65,1211 b. Notifying an individual who is delinquent in making court-ordered
12payments of support under sub. (3) (a).
AB651-ASA2,65,1413 bg. Notifying an individual who is delinquent in making court-ordered
14payments of support and who fails to request a hearing under sub. (3) (am).
AB651-ASA2,65,1615 br. Notifying an individual who fails to comply with a subpoena or warrant
16under sub. (3) (b).
AB651-ASA2,65,2417 c. Notifying the licensing authority or licensing agency that an individual has
18paid delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative payment arrangements or
19satisfied the requirements under a subpoena or warrant. The memorandum of
20understanding with the department of regulation and licensing shall include
21procedures for the department of regulation and licensing to notify a credentialing
22board that an individual who holds or applied for a credential granted by the
23credentialing board has paid delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative
24payment arrangements or satisfied the requirements under a subpoena or warrant.
AB651-ASA2,66,2
13. Procedures that the licensing authority or licensing agency shall use for
2doing all of the following:
AB651-ASA2,66,73 a. Restricting, limiting, suspending, withholding, denying, refusing to grant or
4issue or refusing to renew or revalidate a license. The memorandum of
5understanding with the department of regulation and licensing shall include
6procedures for the department of regulation and licensing to direct a credentialing
7board to restrict, limit, suspend, withhold, deny or refuse to grant a credential.
AB651-ASA2,66,88 b. Notifying an individual of action taken under sub. (3) (c) 2.
AB651-ASA2,66,229 c. Issuing or reinstating a license if the department of workforce development
10notifies the licensing authority or licensing agency that an individual who was
11delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support has paid the delinquent
12support or made satisfactory alternative payment arrangements or that an
13individual who failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant has satisfied the
14requirements under the subpoena or warrant. The memorandum of understanding
15with the department of regulation and licensing shall include procedures for the
16department of regulation and licensing to direct a credentialing board to grant or
17reinstate a credential if the department of workforce development notifies the
18department of regulation and licensing that an individual who holds or applied for
19a credential granted by the credentialing board has paid the delinquent support or
20made satisfactory alternative payment arrangements or that an individual who
21failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant has satisfied the requirements under
22the subpoena or warrant.
AB651-ASA2,67,223 d. Issuing or reinstating a license after the maximum time has elapsed if an
24individual who was delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support does
25not pay the delinquent support or make satisfactory alternative payment

1arrangements and if an individual who failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant
2fails to satisfy the requirements under the subpoena or warrant.
AB651-ASA2,67,43 4. Procedures for the use under the system of social security numbers obtained
4from license applications.
AB651-ASA2,67,85 5. Procedures for safeguarding the confidentiality of information about an
6individual, including social security numbers obtained by the department of
7workforce development, the licensing authority, the licensing agency or a
8credentialing board.
AB651-ASA2,67,159 (c) 1. The system shall provide for adequate notice to an individual who is
10delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support, an opportunity for the
11individual to make alternative arrangements for paying the delinquent support, an
12opportunity for the individual to request and obtain a hearing before a court or family
13court commissioner as provided in sub. (3) and prompt reinstatement of the
14individual's license upon payment of the delinquent support or upon making
15satisfactory alternative payment arrangements.
AB651-ASA2,67,2016 2. The system shall provide for adequate notice to an individual who fails to
17comply with a subpoena or warrant, an opportunity for the individual to satisfy the
18requirements under the subpoena or warrant and prompt reinstatement of the
19individual's license upon satisfaction of the requirements under the subpoena or
20warrant.
AB651-ASA2,67,2421 (d) Notwithstanding pars. (b) 3. c. and (c), under the system a license may not
22be restricted, limited, suspended, withheld, denied or refused granting, issuing,
23renewing or revalidating for a delinquency in support for more than 5 years, or for
24a failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant for more than 6 months.
AB651-ASA2,68,6
1(3) (a) Before the department of workforce development certifies to a licensing
2authority or a licensing agency under the system established under sub. (2) that an
3individual is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support, the
4department of workforce development or a child support agency shall provide notice
5to the individual by regular mail. The notice shall inform the individual of all of the
6following:
AB651-ASA2,68,97 1. That a certification of delinquency in paying support will be made to a
8licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential granted by a
9credentialing board, the department of regulation and licensing.
AB651-ASA2,68,1010 2. When the certification under subd. 1. will occur.
AB651-ASA2,68,1811 3. That, upon certification, for a period of 5 years any license that the individual
12holds from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from any licensing
13authority if the licensing authority agrees, will be restricted, limited, suspended or
14not renewed or revalidated, and any license for which the individual applies or has
15applied from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from any licensing
16authority if the licensing authority agrees, will not be granted or issued. The notice
17shall inform the individual that he or she may be eligible for an occupational license
18under s. 343.10 if his or her operating privilege is suspended.
AB651-ASA2,68,2319 4. That the certification will not be made if the individual pays the delinquent
20amount in full or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements with the
21department of workforce development or a child support agency. The notice shall
22inform the individual of how he or she may pay the delinquent amount or make
23satisfactory alternative payment arrangements.
AB651-ASA2,69,224 5. That, within 20 business days after receiving the notice, the individual may
25request a hearing before the circuit court that rendered the order or judgment

1requiring the payments. The request shall be in writing and the individual shall mail
2or deliver a copy of the request to the child support agency.
AB651-ASA2,69,93 (ac) 1. If an individual timely requests a hearing under par. (a) 5., the court
4shall schedule a hearing within 10 business days after receiving the request. The
5family court commissioner may conduct the hearing. The only issues at the hearing
6shall be whether the individual is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of
7support and whether any alternative payment arrangement offered by the
8department of workforce development or the county child support agency is
9reasonable.
AB651-ASA2,69,1410 2. If at a hearing under subd. 1. the court or family court commissioner finds
11that the individual does not owe delinquent support, or if within 20 business days
12after receiving a notice under par. (a) the individual pays the delinquent amount in
13full or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements, the department of
14workforce development shall not place the individual's name on a certification list.
AB651-ASA2,69,2115 3. If at a hearing under subd. 1. the court or family court commissioner makes
16a written determination that alternative payment arrangements proposed by the
17department of workforce development or a child support agency are not reasonable,
18the court or family court commissioner may order for the individual an alternative
19payment arrangement. If the court or family court commissioner orders an
20alternative payment arrangement, the department of workforce development may
21not place the individual's name on a certification list.
AB651-ASA2,70,222 (am) If an individual, after receiving notice under par. (a), does not timely
23request a hearing or pay the delinquent amount of support or make satisfactory
24alternative payment arrangements, the department of workforce development shall
25place the individual's name on a certification list. Thereafter, the department of

1workforce development or a child support agency shall provide a 2nd notice to the
2individual by regular mail that informs the individual of all of the following:
AB651-ASA2,70,53 1. That the individual's name has been placed on a certification list, which will
4be provided to a licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential
5granted by a credentialing board, the department of regulation and licensing.
AB651-ASA2,70,66 2. When the certification will be made.
AB651-ASA2,70,127 3. That, upon certification, for a period of 5 years any license that the individual
8holds from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from any licensing
9authority if the licensing authority agrees, will be restricted, limited, suspended or
10not renewed or revalidated, and any license for which the individual applies or has
11applied from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from any licensing
12authority if the licensing authority agrees, will not be granted or issued.
AB651-ASA2,70,1713 4. That the certification will not be made if the individual pays the delinquent
14amount in full or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements with the
15department of workforce development or a child support agency. The notice shall
16inform the individual of how he or she may pay the delinquent amount or make
17satisfactory alternative payment arrangements.
AB651-ASA2,70,2118 5. That, within 20 business days after receiving the notice, the individual may
19request a hearing before the circuit court that rendered the order or judgment
20requiring the payments. The request shall be in writing and the individual shall mail
21or deliver a copy of the request to the child support agency.
AB651-ASA2,71,322 (ar) 1. If an individual timely requests a hearing under par. (am) 5., the court
23shall schedule a hearing within 10 business days after receiving the request. The
24family court commissioner may conduct the hearing. The only issues at the hearing
25shall be whether the individual is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of

1support and whether any alternative payment arrangement offered by the
2department of workforce development or the county child support agency is
3reasonable.
AB651-ASA2,71,84 2. If at a hearing under subd. 1. the court or family court commissioner finds
5that the individual does not owe delinquent support, or if within 20 business days
6after receiving a notice under par. (am) the individual pays the delinquent amount
7in full or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements, the department of
8workforce development shall remove the individual's name from the certification list.
AB651-ASA2,71,159 3. If at a hearing under subd. 1. the court or family court commissioner makes
10a written determination that alternative payment arrangements proposed by the
11department of workforce development or a child support agency are not reasonable,
12the court or family court commissioner may order for the individual an alternative
13payment arrangement. If the court or family court commissioner orders an
14alternative payment arrangement, the department of workforce development may
15not place the individual's name on a certification list.
AB651-ASA2,71,2416 (b) Any subpoena or warrant shall include notice to the individual of the effect
17that a failure to comply with the subpoena or warrant may have on any license that
18the individual holds or for which the individual applies. If the individual fails to
19comply, before the department of workforce development certifies to a licensing
20authority or a licensing agency under the system established under sub. (2) that an
21individual has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant, the department of
22workforce development or a child support agency shall provide notice to the
23individual by regular mail. The notice shall inform the individual of all of the
24following:
AB651-ASA2,72,3
11. That a certification of the failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant will
2be made to a licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential
3granted by a credentialing board, the department of regulation and licensing.
AB651-ASA2,72,44 2. When the certification under subd. 1. will occur.
AB651-ASA2,72,105 3. That, upon certification, for a period of 6 months any license that the
6individual holds from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from any
7licensing authority if the licensing authority agrees, will be restricted, limited,
8suspended or not renewed or revalidated, and any license for which the individual
9applies or has applied from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from any
10licensing authority if the licensing authority agrees, will not be granted or issued.
AB651-ASA2,72,1311 4. That certification will not be made if the individual satisfies the
12requirements under the subpoena or warrant. The notice shall inform the individual
13of how he or she may satisfy those requirements.
AB651-ASA2,72,1614 (bm) If an individual, after receiving notice under par. (b), does not satisfy the
15requirements under the subpoena or warrant, the department of workforce
16development shall place the individual's name on a certification list.
AB651-ASA2,72,2217 (c) If the department of workforce development provides a certification list to
18a licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential granted by
19a credentialing board, the department of regulation and licensing, upon receipt of the
20list the licensing authority if the licensing authority agrees, the licensing agency or,
21with respect to a credential granted by a credentialing board, the department of
22regulation and licensing shall do all of the following:
AB651-ASA2,73,223 1. In accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into under sub.
24(2) (b), restrict, limit, suspend, withhold, deny, refuse to grant or issue or refuse to

1renew or revalidate a license if the individual holding or applying for the license is
2included on the list.
AB651-ASA2,73,43 2. Provide notice to the individual by regular mail of the action taken under
4subd. 1.
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