SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tj
24Section 1656tj. 49.124 (1g) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (2)
25(title).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tjk
1Section 1656tjk. 49.124 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (2) (a), and
249.79 (2) (a) 1. and 5. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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49.79
(2) (a) 1. The individual is a custodial parent of a child who is under the
4age of 18 and who has an absent parent, or the individual lives with and exercises
5parental control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent,
6and the individual does not fully cooperate in good faith with efforts directed at
7establishing the paternity of the child, if necessary, establishing or enforcing a
8support order, if appropriate, or obtaining other payments or property, if any, to
9which that individual or the child may have rights. This
paragraph subdivision does
10not apply if the individual has good cause for refusing to cooperate, as determined
11by the department in accordance with federal law and regulations.
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5. (intro.) The individual is obligated by court order to provide child support
13payments and is delinquent in making those court-ordered payments. This
14paragraph subdivision does not apply if any of the following applies:
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tjm
15Section 1656tjm. 49.124 (1m) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13
16(title).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tjn
17Section 1656tjn. 49.124 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (2) (a)
18and amended to read:
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49.13
(2) (a) The department shall
contract with the department of health and
20family services as provided under s. 49.79 (10) to administer an employment and
21training program for recipients under the food stamp program. The department may
22contract subcontract with a Wisconsin works agency to administer the employment
23and training program under this subsection. Except as provided in pars. (b) and
24(bm), the department may require able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age who
1are not participants in a Wisconsin works employment position to participate in the
2employment and training program under this subsection.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tk
3Section 1656tk. 49.124 (1m) (b) to (d) of the statutes are renumbered 49.13
4(2) (b) to (d).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tL
5Section 1656tL. 49.124 (1n) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3)
6(intro.) and amended to read:
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49.13
(3) Ineligibility for noncompliance with work requirements. (intro.)
8An individual who fails to comply with the work requirements under sub.
(1m) (2) 9(a) without good cause is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program under
10this section s. 49.79 as follows:
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tm
11Section 1656tm. 49.124 (1n) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3) (a) and
12amended to read:
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49.13
(3) (a) For the first occurrence of noncompliance, one month, or until the
14person complies with the work requirements under sub.
(1m) (2) (a), whichever is
15later.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tn
16Section 1656tn. 49.124 (1n) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3) (b) and
17amended to read:
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49.13
(3) (b) For the 2nd occurrence of noncompliance, 3 months, or until the
19person complies with the work requirements under sub.
(1m) (2) (a), whichever is
20later.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tp
21Section 1656tp. 49.124 (1n) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.13 (3) (c) and
22amended to read:
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49.13
(3) (c) For the 3rd and subsequent occurrences of noncompliance, 6
24months, or until the person complies with the work requirements under sub.
(1m)
25(2) (a), whichever is later.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tr
2Section 1656tr. 49.124 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
3.... (this act), is renumbered 49.79 (3).
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49.124
(2) (a) A county
, or federally recognized American Indian tribe
or
6Wisconsin works agency is liable for all food stamp coupons lost, misappropriated
, 7or destroyed while under the county's
, or tribe's
or Wisconsin works agency's direct
8control, except as provided in par. (b).
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49.124
(2) (b) A county
, or federally recognized American Indian tribe
or
11Wisconsin works agency is not liable for food stamp coupons lost in natural disasters
12if it provides evidence acceptable to the department that the coupons were destroyed
13and not redeemed.
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49.124
(2) (c) A county
, or federally recognized American Indian tribe
or
16Wisconsin works agency is liable for food stamp coupons mailed to residents of the
17county
, or members of the tribe
or participants in the Wisconsin works program and
18lost in the mail due to incorrect information submitted to the department by the
19county
, or tribe
or Wisconsin works agency.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656ts
20Section 1656ts. 49.124 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (4) and
21amended to read:
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49.79
(4) Deductions from county income maintenance payments. The
23department shall withhold the value of food stamp losses for which a county or
24federally recognized American Indian tribe is liable under sub.
(2) (3) from the
25payment to the county or tribe under
s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) income maintenance
1contracts under s. 49.33 and reimburse the federal government from the funds
2withheld.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656tx
7Section 1656tx. 49.124 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (8) and
8amended to read:
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49.79
(8) Benefits for qualified aliens. Not later than June 15, 1998, the
10department shall submit a plan to the secretary of the federal department of
11agriculture to provide benefits under this section to a qualified alien who is ineligible
12for benefits under this section solely because of the application of 8 USC 1612 or 1613.
13If the secretary of the federal department of agriculture approves the plan, the The 14department shall provide benefits under this section
beginning on August 1, 1998,
15or on the day that the plan is approved, whichever is later, to a qualified alien who
16is
otherwise eligible for benefits under this section
ineligible for benefits under this
17section solely because of the application of 9 USC 1612 or 1613 according to a plan
18approved by the federal department of agriculture. This subsection does not apply
19to the extent that federal food stamp benefits for qualified aliens are restored by the
20federal government.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656ty
21Section 1656ty. 49.125 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is renumbered 49.793.
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49.125
(1) The department
, or a county
, or an elected governing body of a
25federally recognized American Indian tribe or band
or a Wisconsin works agency
1acting on behalf of the department, may recover overpayments that arise from an
2overissuance of food coupons under the food stamp program administered under s.
346.215 (1) (k)
, or 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d.
or 49.143 (2) (e). Recovery shall be made in
4accordance with
7 USC 2022.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656u
6Section 1656u. 49.129 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (title).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656ub
8Section 1656ub. 49.129 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2)
9(title).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656ud
11Section 1656ud. 49.129 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (a)
12and amended to read:
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49.797
(2) (a) Except as provided in
subd. 2. par. (b) and sub. (8),
if the necessary
14authorization under par. (a) is granted, the department shall
begin to implement, no
15later than July 1, 1999, a administer a statewide program to deliver food stamp
16benefits to recipients of food stamp benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system
17and shall implement the program statewide no later than April 1, 2000. All
18suppliers, as defined in s.
49.127 (1) (d) 49.795 (1) (d), may participate in the delivery
19of food stamp benefits under the electronic benefit transfer system. The department
20shall explore methods by which nontraditional retailers, such as farmers' markets,
21may participate in the delivery of food stamp benefits under the electronic benefit
22transfer system.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656ue
23Section 1656ue. 49.129 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (b).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656ug
1Section 1656ug. 49.129 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (1) and
2amended to read:
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49.131
(1) The department shall request any necessary authorization from the
4appropriate federal agency to deliver benefits that are administered by the
5department
, other than food stamp benefits, to recipients of benefits by an electronic
6benefit transfer system.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656uh
7Section 1656uh. 49.129 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (2) and
8amended to read:
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49.131
(2) If the necessary authorization under
par. (a) sub. (1) is granted, and
10except as provided in sub.
(8) (3), the department may implement a program to
11deliver by an electronic benefit transfer system any benefit that is administered by
12the department and that the department designates by rule.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656uj
13Section 1656uj. 49.129 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4)
14(intro.) and amended to read:
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49.797
(4) Duties; implementation. (intro.) In
implementing administering a
16program to deliver benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system, the department
17shall do all of the following:
SB55-ASA1, s. 1656uu
2Section 1656uu. 49.13 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are created to read:
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49.13
(1) (intro.) In this section:
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(a) "Food stamp program" means the federal food stamp program under
7 USC
52011 to
2036.
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749.131 (title)
Electronic transfer of benefits.
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49.131
(3) The department may not require a county or tribal governing body
10to participate in an electronic benefit transfer system under this section if the costs
11to the county or tribal governing body would be greater than the costs that the county
12or tribal governing body would incur in delivering the benefits through a system that
13is not an electronic benefit transfer system.
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49.137
(4m) Local pass-through grant program. The department shall award
16grants to local governments and tribal governing bodies for programs to improve the
17quality of child care. The department shall promulgate rules to administer the grant
18program, including rules that specify the eligibility criteria and procedures for
19awarding the grants.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1657g
20Section 1657g. 49.143 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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49.143
(1) (a) Except as provided in par. (ar), the department may do any of the
22following:
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1. Award a contract, on the basis of a competitive process approved by the
24secretary of administration, to any person to administer Wisconsin works in a
1geographical area determined by the department under sub. (6). The competitive
2process shall include cost and prior experience criteria.
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2. Contract with a Wisconsin works agency to administer Wisconsin works if
4that agency has met the performance standards established by the department
5under sub. (3), during the immediately preceding contract period.
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49.143
(1) (ag) A contract entered into under par. (a) 2. shall be for a term of
8at least 2 years. A Wisconsin works agency may elect not to enter into a contract
9under par. (a) 2. if the Wisconsin works agency informs the department by the date
10established by the department that the Wisconsin works agency has made that
11election. A Wisconsin works agency that has not met the performance standards
12established by the department under sub. (3) may apply for a contract under the
13competitive process established under par. (a) 1.
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(1) (ar) If the department changes the geographical areas for which a
17Wisconsin works agency administers Wisconsin works as provided under sub. (6), the
18department shall award contracts on the basis of the competitive process established
19by the department under par. (a) 1. regardless of whether a Wisconsin works agency
20has met the performance standards established by the department under sub. (3)
21and is eligible to contract with the department under par. (a) 2.
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49.143
(1) (ay) A county or tribal governing body that enters into a contract
24under par. (a)
or (am) but elects not to compete for a subsequent contract under par.
25(a)
1. shall provide the notice required under this paragraph at least 6 months prior
1to the expiration of its contract under par. (a)
or (am) 1. A county or tribal governing
2body that elects not to enter into a contract under par.
(am) 1. (a) 2. or to compete for
3a contract under par.
(am) 2. (ag) shall provide the notice required under this
4paragraph by the date established by the department, by rule, under par.
(am) 1. (
ag). 5The notice shall be provided to all employees of the county or tribal governing body
6who may be laid off as a result of the county's or tribal governing body's election not
7to enter into or compete for a contract and to the certified or recognized collective
8bargaining representatives of such employees, if any. The notice shall inform the
9employees and the representatives that the county or tribal governing body is
10making the election not to enter into or compete for a contract; that the employees
11may be laid off as a result of that election; that the employees may wish to consider
12forming a private agency to bid on the contract under par. (a)
1.; that the employees
13may obtain information from the department on the competitive process under par.
14(a)
1. and the contract requirements under this section; and that the employees may
15obtain information from the department on steps that the employees might take to
16organize themselves to form a private agency for the purposes of competing for a
17contract under par. (a)
1. The department shall provide the information specified in
18this paragraph upon the request of any employee or collective bargaining
19representative described in this paragraph.
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(1) (b) If no acceptable provider in a geographical area is selected under
22par. (a)
or (am), the department shall administer Wisconsin works in that
23geographical area.
