SB55-SSA1, s. 1656tu 4Section 1656tu. 49.124 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (5).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656tv 5Section 1656tv. 49.124 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (6).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656tw 6Section 1656tw. 49.124 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (7).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656tx 7Section 1656tx. 49.124 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (8) and
8amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,591,209 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-SSA1, s. 1656ty 21Section 1656ty. 49.125 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is renumbered 49.793.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656tym 23Section 1656tym. 49.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,592,424 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-SSA1, s. 1656tz 5Section 1656tz. 49.127 of the statutes is renumbered 49.795.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656u 6Section 1656u. 49.129 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (title).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656ua 7Section 1656ua. 49.129 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (1).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656ub 8Section 1656ub. 49.129 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2)
9(title).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656uc 10Section 1656uc. 49.129 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656ud 11Section 1656ud. 49.129 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (a)
12and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,592,2213 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-SSA1, s. 1656ue 23Section 1656ue. 49.129 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (b).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656uf 24Section 1656uf. 49.129 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656ug
1Section 1656ug. 49.129 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (1) and
2amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,593,63 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-SSA1, s. 1656uh 7Section 1656uh. 49.129 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (2) and
8amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,593,129 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-SSA1, s. 1656uj 13Section 1656uj. 49.129 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4)
14(intro.) and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,593,1715 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-SSA1, s. 1656uk 18Section 1656uk. 49.129 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656uL 19Section 1656uL. 49.129 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (b).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656um 20Section 1656um. 49.129 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (c).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656un 21Section 1656un. 49.129 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (d).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656up 22Section 1656up. 49.129 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (5).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656uq 23Section 1656uq. 49.129 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656ur 24Section 1656ur. 49.129 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (6).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656us 25Section 1656us. 49.129 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (7).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656ut
1Section 1656ut. 49.129 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (8).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656uu 2Section 1656uu. 49.13 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are created to read:
SB55-SSA1,594,33 49.13 (1) (intro.) In this section:
SB55-SSA1,594,54 (a) "Food stamp program" means the federal food stamp program under 7 USC
52011
to 2036.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656uv 6Section 1656uv. 49.131 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,594,7 749.131 (title) Electronic transfer of benefits.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1656uw 8Section 1656uw. 49.131 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,594,139 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.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1657 14Section 1657. 49.137 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,594,1915 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-SSA1, s. 1657g 20Section 1657g. 49.143 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-SSA1,594,2221 49.143 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (ar), the department may do any of the
22following:
SB55-SSA1,595,223 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.
SB55-SSA1,595,53 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.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1657j 6Section 1657j. 49.143 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,595,137 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.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1657m 14Section 1657m. 49.143 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1657p 15Section 1657p. 49.143 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,595,2116 49.143 (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.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1657r 22Section 1657r. 49.143 (1) (ay) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,596,1923 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.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1657u 20Section 1657u. 49.143 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,596,2321 49.143 (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.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1659g 24Section 1659g. 49.143 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1660b 25Section 1660b. 49.143 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1660d
1Section 1660d. 49.143 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,597,52 49.143 (2g) Transfer of funding allocations prohibited. Each contract under
3sub. (1) shall prohibit a Wisconsin works agency from using funding that is allocated
4under the contract to pay Wisconsin works benefits under s. 49.148 for any of the
5following:
SB55-SSA1,597,66 (a) Costs of providing direct services to Wisconsin works participants.
SB55-SSA1,597,77 (b) Costs of administering Wisconsin works.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1660e 8Section 1660e. 49.143 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,597,119 49.143 (4m) Oversight of Wisconsin works agencies. The department shall
10do all of the following with respect to Wisconsin works agencies that are located in
11counties that have a population of 500,000 or more:
SB55-SSA1,597,1312 (a) Monitor each agency's compliance with contracts that are entered into
13under sub. (1).
SB55-SSA1,597,1414 (b) Provide technical assistance to each agency.
SB55-SSA1,597,1615 (c) Assist in coordinating among the agencies the services that are offered to
16Wisconsin works participants.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1660g 17Section 1660g. 49.143 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,598,318 49.143 (6) Geographical areas. The department shall determine the
19geographical area for which a Wisconsin works agency will administer Wisconsin
20works. Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date],
21the department may not change the number or the boundaries of the geographical
22areas that have been established under this subsection unless the department first
23consults with a county department that is created under s. 46.21 (2m) (a) and holds
24at least one public hearing in each of the geographical areas that would be affected
25by the proposed change.
Except for federally recognized American Indian

1reservations and in counties with a population of 500,000 or more, no geographical
2area may be smaller than one county. A geographical area may include more than
3one county. The department need not establish the geographical areas by rule.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1660xa 4Section 1660xa. 49.155 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,598,65 49.155 (1) (d) "Tribal governing body" means an elected governing body of a
6federally recognized American Indian tribe.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1661b 7Section 1661b. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,598,218 49.155 (1g) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), distribute
9$8,012,500 $44,955,200 in fiscal year 1999-2000 2001-02 and $7,412,500
10$27,977,500 in fiscal year 2000-01 2002-03 for the purposes of providing technical
11assistance for child care providers and of, for administering the child care program
12under this section and for grants under s. 49.136 (2) for the start-up and expansion
13of child day care services, and for child day care start-up and expansion planning,
14for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services, for
15grants under s. 49.137 (3) to assist child care providers in meeting the quality of care
16standards established under sub. (1d), and for a system of rates or a program of
17grants, as provided under sub. (1d), to reimburse for reimbursement of child care
18providers that meet those quality of care standards and , for grants under s. 49.137
19(2) and (4m), for a child care scholarship and bonus program, for safe child care
20activities, for administration of the department's office of child care,
and for contracts
21under s. 49.137 (4) to improve the quality of child day care services in this state.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1662 22Section 1662. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,599,323 49.155 (1g) (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), transfer
24$3,596,900 $4,549,500 in fiscal year 1999-2000 2001-02 and $3,745,200 $4,733,700
25in fiscal year 2000-01 2002-03 to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (kx), and

1transfer $20,700 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $27,700 in fiscal year 2000-01 to the
2appropriation under s. 20.435 (8) (kx), for the purpose of day care center licensing
3under s. 48.65
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1663j 4Section 1663j. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,599,65 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component
6of the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124 (1m) 49.13.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1664 7Section 1664. 49.155 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,599,118 49.155 (1m) (bm) If the individual is providing care for a child under a court
9order and is receiving payments on behalf of the child under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), or
10if the individual is a foster parent or treatment foster parent, and child care is needed
11for that child, the individual meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1665 12Section 1665. 49.155 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1666 13Section 1666. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,599,2214 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) The Except as provided in subds. 1g., 1h., 1m., 2., and
153., the
gross income of the individual's family is at or below 185% of the poverty line
16for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already
17receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's
18family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's
19family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the Wisconsin works agency
20shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3., except that, in
21calculating farm and self-employment income, the Wisconsin works agency shall
22include the sum of the following:
SB55-SSA1, s. 1667 23Section 1667. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,600,324 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. The If the individual is a foster parent of the child and , the
25child's biological or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the

1poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive
2family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145
3(3) (b) 1. and 3.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1668 4Section 1668. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,600,105 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. The If the individual is a relative of the child, is providing
6care for the child under a court order, and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m)
7or (3n) on behalf of the child and, the child's biological or adoptive family has a gross
8income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income
9of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include
10income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1669 11Section 1669. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,600,1912 49.155 (1m) (c) 1m. The If the individual was eligible under s. 49.132 (4) (a),
131995 stats., for aid under s. 49.132, 1995 stats., and received aid under s. 49.132, 1995
14stats., on September 30, 1997, but lost aid solely because of the application of s.
1549.132 (6), 1995 stats., and the gross income of the individual's family is at or below
16200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. This
17subdivision does not apply to an individual whose family's gross income at any time
18on or after September 30, 1997, is more than 200% of the poverty line for a family the
19size of the individual's family.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1670 20Section 1670. 49.155 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,601,221 49.155 (1m) (c) 2. The If the individual was eligible under s. 49.132 (4) (am),
221995 stats., for aid under s. 49.132, 1995 stats., and received aid under s. 49.132, 1995
23stats., on or after May 10, 1996, but lost eligibility solely because of increased
24income, and the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the
25poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. This subdivision does not

1apply to an individual whose family's gross income increased to more than 200% of
2the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1671 3Section 1671. 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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