AB100-engrossed, s. 1878p 22Section 1878p. 49.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,894,523 49.22 (6) The department shall establish, pursuant to federal and state laws,
24rules and regulations, a uniform system of fees for services provided under this
25section to individuals not receiving aid under s. 46.261, 49.19 or 49.47 or benefits

1under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 and to individuals not receiving kinship care
2payments under s. 48.57 (3m). The system of fees may take into account an
3individual's ability to pay. Any fee paid and collected under this subsection may be
4retained by the county providing the service except for the fee specified in 42 USC
5653
(e) (2) for federal parent locator services.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1879 6Section 1879. 49.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,894,207 49.22 (7) The department may represent the state in any action to establish
8paternity or to establish or enforce a support or maintenance obligation. The
9department may delegate its authority to represent the state in any action to
10establish paternity or to establish or enforce a support or maintenance obligation
11under this section to an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53
12(6) (a) pursuant to a contract entered into under s. 59.53 (5). The department shall
13ensure that any such contract is for an amount reasonable and necessary to assure
14quality service. The department may, by such a contract, authorize a county to
15contract with any attorney, collection agency or other person to collect unpaid child
16support or maintenance. If a county fails to fully implement the programs under s.
1759.53 (5), the department may implement them and may contract with any
18appropriate person to obtain necessary services. The department shall establish a
19formula for disbursing funds appropriated under s. 20.445 (3) (p) (md) to carry out
20a contract under this subsection.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1881 21Section 1881. 49.22 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,894,2422 49.22 (12) The department or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5)
23may not release information to a person about the whereabouts of another person if
24any of the following applies:
AB100-engrossed,895,5
1(a) The person seeking the information is subject to a temporary restraining
2order or injunction under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.125 or 813.127 with
3respect to the person about whom the information is sought; and the department or
4county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) has notice of the temporary
5restraining order or injunction.
AB100-engrossed,895,86 (b) The department or county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) has reason
7to believe that releasing the information may result in physical or emotional harm
8to the person about whom the information is sought.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1882m 9Section 1882m. 49.24 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,895,14 1049.24 Child support incentive payments. (1) From the appropriation
11under s. 20.445 (3) (g), the department shall provide child support incentive
12payments to counties to offset reduced federal child support incentive payments.
13Total payments under this subsection may not exceed $3,178,000 in fiscal year
141997-98 or $3,850,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-engrossed,895,18 15(2) The department shall distribute the payments under sub. (1) in accordance
16with a formula developed by the department in consultation with representatives of
17counties. The total of payments made to counties under sub. (1) and in federal child
18support incentive payments may not exceed $10,500,000 in a state fiscal year.
AB100-engrossed,895,20 19(3) A county that receives payment under sub. (1) may use the funds only to
20pay costs under its child support program under s. 49.22.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1882n 21Section 1882n. 49.24 (1) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,896,223 49.24 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (g) (k), the department
24shall provide child support incentive payments to counties to offset reduced federal

1child support incentive payments. Total payments under this subsection may not
2exceed $3,178,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 or $3,850,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1883m 3Section 1883m. 49.25 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,896,104 49.25 (7) (a) The department shall contract with the county department under
5s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 to provide education on parenting, human growth and
6development, family planning, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (a), and independent living
7skills and to provide employment-related training to persons subject to the program
8under this section and to persons subject to orders under s. 767.078 (1) (d). The
9county department may contract with other agencies for the provision of these
10services.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1884 11Section 1884. 49.26 (1) (a) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,896,1412 49.26 (1) (a) 2. d. A course of study meeting the standards established by the
13secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4)
14for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1884f 15Section 1884f. 49.26 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,896,1816 49.26 (1) (c) A county department or Wisconsin works agency may provide
17services under this subsection directly or may contract with a nonprofit agency or a
18school district to provide the services.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1884g 19Section 1884g. 49.26 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
203
, is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,897,421 49.26 (1) (d) A county department or Wisconsin works agency that provides
22services under this subsection directly shall develop a plan, in coordination with the
23school districts located in whole or in part in the county, describing the assistance
24that the county department or Wisconsin works agency and school districts will
25provide to individuals receiving services under this subsection, the number of

1individuals that will be served and the estimated cost of the services. The county
2department or Wisconsin works agency shall submit the plan to the department of
3workforce development and the department of public instruction by August January
415, annually.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1886 5Section 1886. 49.26 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,897,156 49.26 (1) (e) For an individual who is a recipient of aid under s. 49.19, or whose
7custodial parent is a participant under s. 49.147 (3) to (5), who is the parent with
8whom a dependent child lives and who is either subject to the school attendance
9requirement under par. (ge) or is under 20 years of age and wants to attend school,
10the department shall make a monthly payment to the individual or the child care
11provider for the month's child care costs in an amount based on need with the
12maximum amount per child equal to the lesser of the actual cost of the care or the
13rate established under s. 49.155 (6) if the individual demonstrates the need to
14purchase child care services in order to attend school and those services are available
15from a child care provider.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887 16Section 1887. 49.26 (1) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,897,2017 49.26 (1) (g) 1. Before the first day of the fall 1994 school term, as defined in
18s. 115.001 (12), the individual is 13 to 19 17 years of age. Beginning on the first day
19of the fall 1997 school term, as defined in s. 115.001 (12), the individual is 6 to 19 17
20years of age.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887d 21Section 1887d. 49.26 (1) (ge) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
22renumbered 49.26 (1) (ge) and amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,898,223 49.26 (1) (ge) An individual who is subject to this paragraph fails to meet the
24school attendance requirement if the individual meets at least one of the following
25conditions: 1. The individual is either
is not enrolled in school or is a habitual truant

1was not enrolled in the immediately preceding semester. The Wisconsin works
2agency or county department shall verify enrollment
.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887dc 3Section 1887dc. 49.26 (1) (ge) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887df 4Section 1887df. 49.26 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
5read:
AB100-engrossed,898,86 49.26 (1) (gm) 1. The following individuals who are subject to the school
7attendance requirement under the learnfare program are required to participate in
8case management under sub. (2) (b):
AB100-engrossed,898,99 a. Minor parents.
AB100-engrossed,898,1010 b. Habitual truants.
AB100-engrossed,898,1311 c. Dropouts, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (b), including individuals who were
12dropouts and reenrolled in school in the same or immediately succeeding semester
13in which they dropped out of school.
AB100-engrossed,898,1614 2. The department may, in accordance with rules promulgated by the
15department, sanction any individual specified under subd. 1. who fails to cooperate
16with case management efforts.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887dh 17Section 1887dh. 49.26 (1) (h) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,898,2118 49.26 (1) (h) 1. (intro.) An individual who is 6 to 12 years of age and who fails
19to meet the school attendance requirement under par. (ge) cooperate with case
20management efforts under par. (gm)
is subject to sanctions as provided under subd.
211s. only if all of the following apply:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887dj 22Section 1887dj. 49.26 (1) (h) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887dk 23Section 1887dk. 49.26 (1) (h) 1. am. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1887g 24Section 1887g. 49.26 (1) (h) 1. as. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,899,7
149.26 (1) (h) 1. as. The individual has failed to request a hearing under s. 49.21
2(1)
or has failed to show good cause for the absences or nonenrollment under subd.
31. am.
not cooperating with case management efforts in a hearing under s. 49.21 (1).
4If the individual is a recipient of aid under s. 49.19, the hearing shall be requested
5and held under s. 49.21 (1). If the individual is a member of a Wisconsin works group,
6as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), the hearing shall be requested and held under s. 49.152
.
7The department shall determine by rule the criteria for good cause.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1888g 8Section 1888g. 49.26 (1) (h) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1888gm 9Section 1888gm. 49.26 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1889c 10Section 1889c. 49.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,899,2411 49.26 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dg), the department
12shall allocate funds to county
County departments for the provision of or Wisconsin
13works agencies shall provide
case management services to individuals who are
14subject to the school attendance requirement under the learnfare program under
15sub. (1) and their families to improve the school attendance and achievement of those
16individuals. At least 75% of the funds that the department allocates under this
17paragraph to provide case management services to individuals who are 13 to 19 years
18of age shall be allocated to a county department of a county with a population of
19500,000 or more. A county department is eligible to receive funds under this
20subsection to provide case management services to individuals who are 13 to 19 years
21of age in a year if 35 or more individuals, 13 to 19 years of age, residing in the county
22were sanctioned under sub. (1) (h) or were subject to the monthly attendance
23requirement under s. HSS 201.195 (4) (b) 2., Wis. adm. code, in any month during the
24previous year.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1890 25Section 1890. 49.27 (5) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,900,7
149.27 (5) (e) 5. A person in need of a high school diploma shall be assigned to
2a course of study meeting the standards established by the secretary of education
3state superintendent of public instruction for the granting of a declaration of
4equivalency of high school graduation unless the person demonstrates a basic
5literacy level or the employability plan for the individual identifies a long-term
6employment goal that does not require a high school diploma or a declaration of
7equivalency.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1891 8Section 1891. 49.27 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1892 9Section 1892. 49.27 (11) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,900,1110 49.27 (11) (i) Provide transitional child care services under sub. (6), and shelter
11payments under sub. (7) and transitional medical assistance coverage under sub. (8).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1893 12Section 1893. 49.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,900,2113 49.30 (2) The state From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), the
14department
shall reimburse a county or applicable tribal governing body or
15organization for any amount that the county or applicable tribal governing body or
16organization is required to pay under sub. (1). The state From the appropriation
17under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), the department
shall reimburse a county or applicable tribal
18governing body or organization for cemetery expenses or for funeral and burial
19expenses for persons described under sub. (1) that the county or applicable tribal
20governing body or organization is not required to pay under subs. (1) and (1m) only
21if the department approves the reimbursement due to unusual circumstances.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1894 22Section 1894. 49.32 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,901,723 49.32 (8) Periodic earnings check by department. The department shall make
24a periodic check of the amounts earned by recipients of aid to families with dependent
25children under s. 49.19 and by participants under Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141

1to 49.161
through a check of the amounts credited to the recipient's social security
2number. The department shall make an investigation into any discrepancy between
3the amounts credited to a social security number and amounts reported as income
4on the declaration application and take appropriate action under s. 49.95 when
5warranted. The department shall use the state wage reporting system under 1985
6Wisconsin Act 17
, section 65 (1), when the system is implemented, to make periodic
7earnings checks.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1895 8Section 1895. 49.32 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,901,199 49.32 (9) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
10administering aid to families with dependent children shall maintain a monthly
11report at its office showing the names of all persons receiving such aid to families
12with dependent children
together with the amount paid during the preceding month.
13Each Wisconsin works agency administering Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to
1449.161 shall maintain a monthly report at its office showing the names and addresses
15of all persons receiving benefits under s. 49.148 together with the amount paid
16during the preceding month. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
17authorize or require the disclosure in the report of any information (names, amounts
18of aid or otherwise) pertaining to adoptions, or aid furnished for the care of children
19in foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 42.261 46.261 or 49.19 (10).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1896 20Section 1896. 49.32 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,902,2021 49.32 (9) (b) The report under par. (a) shall be open to public inspection at all
22times during regular office hours and may be destroyed after the next succeeding
23report becomes available. Any person except any public officer, seeking permission
24to inspect such report shall be required to prove his or her identity and to sign a
25statement setting forth his or her address and the reasons for making the request

1and indicating that he or she understands the provisions of par. (c) with respect to
2the use of the information obtained. The use of a fictitious name is a violation of this
3section. or Wisconsin works agency Within 7 days after the record is inspected, or
4on the next regularly scheduled communication with that person, whichever is
5sooner, the county department or Wisconsin works agency shall notify each person
6whose name and amount of aid was inspected that the record was inspected and of
7the name and address of the person making such inspection. County departments
8under ss. 46.215 and, 46.22 and 46.23 administering aid to families with dependent
9children and Wisconsin works agencies administering Wisconsin works under ss.
1049.141 to 49.161
may withhold the right to inspect the name of and amount paid to
11recipients from private individuals who are not inspecting this information for
12purposes related to public, educational, organizational, governmental or research
13purposes until the person whose record is to be inspected is notified by the county
14department or Wisconsin works agency, but in no case may the county department
15or Wisconsin works agency withhold this information for more than 5 working days.
16The county department or Wisconsin works agency shall keep a record of such
17requests. The record shall indicate the name, address, employer and telephone
18number of the person making the request. If the person refuses to provide his or her
19name, address, employer and telephone number, the request to inspect this
20information may be denied.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1897 21Section 1897. 49.32 (10) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,903,222 49.32 (10) (a) (intro.) Each county department under s. 46.215 or, 46.22 or 46.23
23may release the current address of a recipient of food stamps or of aid under s. 49.19,
24and each Wisconsin works agency may release the current address of a participant
25in Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 or, if administering the food stamp

1program, of a food stamp recipient
, to a law enforcement officer if the officer meets
2all of the following conditions:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1898 3Section 1898. 49.32 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,903,54 49.32 (10) (a) 1. The officer provides, in writing, the name and social security
5number
of the recipient or participant.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1899 6Section 1899. 49.32 (10) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,903,107 49.32 (10) (a) 2. a. That the recipient or participant is a fugitive felon under 42
8USC 602
608 (a) (9), is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under
9state or federal law or has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct the
10official duties of the officer
.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1900 11Section 1900. 49.32 (10) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,903,1312 49.32 (10) (a) 2. b. That the location or apprehension of the felon recipient or
13participant
under subd. 2. a. is within the official duties of the officer.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1901 14Section 1901. 49.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,903,2315 49.33 (2) Contracts. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23
16shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the reasonable
17cost of administering the income maintenance programs and the food stamp program
18under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created
19under this section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.445 (3) (de) (dz),
20(md)
and (nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under sub.
21(8). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.445 (3) (de)
22(dz), (md) and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control
23samples or program reviews.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1902 24Section 1902. 49.33 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,904,7
149.33 (8) (a) The department shall reimburse each county for reasonable costs
2of income maintenance relating to the administration of the programs under this
3subchapter and subch. IV according to a formula based on workload within the limits
4of available state and federal funds under s. 20.445 (3) (de), (dz), (md) and (nL) by
5contract under s. 49.33 (2). The amount of reimbursement calculated under this
6paragraph and par. (b) is in addition to any reimbursement provided to a county for
7fraud and error reduction under s. 49.197 (1m) and (4).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1903 8Section 1903. 49.33 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,904,129 49.33 (9) Reimbursement for income maintenance benefits. The department
10shall reimburse each county from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (d) (dz) and
11(p) (md) for 100% of the cost of aid to families with dependent children granted under
12s. 49.19 and for funeral expenses paid for recipients of aid under s. 49.30.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1904 13Section 1904. 49.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,904,2114 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county to administer a work
15experience and job training program for parents who are not custodial parents and
16who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's needs for support as a result
17of unemployment or underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work
18experience and job training services available from the program under s. 49.193 or
1949.147 (3) or (4). The program may also include job search and job orientation
20activities. The department shall fund the program from the appropriation under s.
2120.445 (3) (df) (dz).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1904k 22Section 1904k. 49.37 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,905,223 49.37 (1) (intro.)  From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dk), the The
24department shall allocate funds to new hope project, inc., as provided in s. 49.175 (1)

1(s),
for a demonstration project that will be conducted in 2 areas in the city of
2Milwaukee, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1904L 3Section 1904L. 49.37 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,905,74 49.37 (3) The contract under sub. (1) (g) shall require an interim evaluation to
5be submitted to the department no later than January 1, 1993. New hope project,
6inc., may not use funds appropriated under s. 20.445 (3) (dk) (dz) to fund the
7evaluation under sub. (1) (g).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1904m 8Section 1904m. 49.37 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,905,99 49.37 (4) This section does not apply after June 30, 1997 1999.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1905 10Section 1905. 49.45 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,905,1611 49.45 (2) (a) 3. Determine the eligibility of persons for medical assistance,
12rehabilitative and social services under ss. 49.46, 49.468 and 49.47 and rules and
13policies adopted by the department and may designate this function to the county
14department under s. 46.215 or, 46.22 or 46.23 or , to the extent permitted by federal
15law or a waiver from federal secretary of health and human services, to a Wisconsin
16works agency
.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1906 17Section 1906. 49.45 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,905,2018 49.45 (2) (a) 5. Cooperate with the division for learning support, equity and
19advocacy in the department of education public instruction to carry out the
20provisions of Title XIX.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1909 21Section 1909. 49.45 (2) (a) 17. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,905,2522 49.45 (2) (a) 17. Notify the governor, the joint committee on legislative
23organization, the joint committee on finance and appropriate standing committees,
24as determined by the presiding officer of each house, if the appropriation under s.
2520.435 (1) (5) (b) is insufficient to provide the state share of medical assistance.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1910
1Section 1910. 49.45 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,906,32 49.45 (3) (ag) Reimbursement shall be made to each entity contracted with
3under s. 46.271 (2m) for assessments completed under s. 46.271 (2m) (a) 2.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1911 4Section 1911. 49.45 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.45 (5) (a) and
5amended to read:
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