For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: county carry-over of Long-Term Support Community Options Program funds.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Medical Assistance
Currently, under the Long-Term Support Community Options Program (COP), DHFS allocates funding to counties to provide community-based support services to people who would otherwise require care in an institution. Under COP, counties may provide services to the elderly, people who have a physical or developmental disability, people who are chronically mentally ill or chemically dependent, or people who have Alzheimer's disease. Counties must use COP funds to serve at least a minimum number of people from each of these client groups in accordance with a formula that is established by DHFS. Each year a county may set aside the lesser of up to 10% of its COP allocation or $750,000 in a risk reserve escrow fund and may subsequently use the risk reserve funds to provide COP services; to fund certain activities under the Family Care program; or, with DHFS approval, to fund administrative or staff costs under COP. A county may also carry forward to the next fiscal year up to 10% of its annual COP allocation, minus any amount set aside for risk reserve. The county must expend any amount that is carried forward for COP services or, with approval from DHFS, for certain COP administrative or staff costs. The formula for distributing COP service funds among the various COP client groups does not apply to the expenditure of COP funds that are carried forward.
This bill limits the amount of COP funds that a county may carry forward to 5% of the county's COP allocation minus any amount set aside for risk reserve, beginning with funds carried forward from calendar year 2004 to calendar year 2005.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 46.27 (7) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.27 (7) (fm) The department shall, at the request of a county, carry forward up to 10% 5% of the amount allocated under this subsection to the county for a calendar year if up to 10% 5% of the amount so allocated has not been spent or encumbered by the county by December 31 of that year, for use by the county in the following calendar year, except that the amount carried forward shall be reduced by the amount of funds that the county has notified the department that the county wishes to place in a risk reserve under par. (fr). The department may transfer funds within s. 20.435 (7) (bd) to accomplish this purpose. An allocation under this paragraph does not affect a county's base allocation under this subsection and shall lapse to the general fund unless expended within the calendar year to which the funds are carried forward. A county may not expend funds carried forward under this paragraph for administrative or staff costs, except administrative or staff costs that are associated with implementation of the waiver under sub. (11) and approved by the department.
SECTION 9324. Initial applicability; health and family services.
(1) LONG-TERM SUPPORT COMMUNITY OPTIONS PROGRAM COUNTY CARRY-OVER. The treatment of section 46.27 (7) (fm) of the statutes first applies to funds carried forward from calendar year 2004 to calendar year 2005.
SECTION 9424. Effective dates; health and family services.
(1) LONG-TERM SUPPORT COMMUNITY OPTIONS PROGRAM COUNTY CARRY-OVER. The treatment of section 46.27 (7) (fm) of the statutes and SECTION 9324 (1) of this act take effect on January 1, 2004.
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LRB-0093LRB-0093/P2
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Blaine - BB0011 Family care entitlement; non-MA eligible persons
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: entitlement to the family care benefit.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Long-term care
Currently, under Family Care, a program of financial assistance in providing long-term care and support items, a person is eligible for, but not necessarily entitled to, the family care benefit if he or she is at least 18 years old, has a physical disability or the infirmities of aging, fulfills any applicable cost-sharing requirements, meets financial criteria, and meets any of several criteria relating to functionality. DHFS is authorized to determine the date on which these functionality criteria first apply to applicants for the family care benefit who are not recipients of medical assistance, but the date may not be later than January 1, 2004.
This bill changes the date that DHFS is authorized to determine for applying functionality criteria under the Family Care program to family care benefit applicants who are not medical assistance recipients. Under the bill, the date must be not later than January 1, 2006, but, before the determined date, persons who are not eligible for medical assistance may receive the family care benefit within the limits of state funds appropriated for this purpose and available federal funds.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 46.286 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.286 (3) (d) The department shall determine the date, which shall not be later than January 1, 2004 2006, on which par. (a) shall first apply to persons who are not eligible for medical assistance under ch. 49. Before the date determined by the department, persons who are not eligible for medical assistance may receive the family care benefit within the limits of state funds appropriated for this purpose and available federal funds.
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LRB-0094LRB-0094/P1
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Blaine - BB0012 MA county incentive payments for identification of other insurance
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: medical assistance incentive payments to counties.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Medical Assistance
Under current law, DHFS is required to make incentive payments to counties for identifying medical assistance applicants and recipients who have other health insurance coverage and for identifying the providers of the other coverage. This bill eliminates the requirement that DHFS make such incentive payments to counties.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 49.45 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
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LRB-0099LRB-0099/3
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Milioto - BB0238, Processing charge for GED certificates
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
This bill authorizes DPI to promulgate rules establishing fees for issuing a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development (GED) certificate. The rules may provide exemptions from the fees based on financial need.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.255 (1) (hj) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (1) (hj) General educational development and high school graduation equivalency. The amounts in the schedule for the administrative costs of issuing general educational development certificates and declarations of equivalency of high school graduation under s. 115.29 (4). All moneys received from fees imposed under s. 115.29 (4) (b) shall be credited to this appropriation.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 115.29 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.29 (4) (a).
SECTION 3. 115.29 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
115.29 (4) (b) Promulgate rules establishing fees for issuing a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development certificate under par. (a). The rules may provide exemptions from the fees based on financial need.
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LRB-0107LRB-0107/2
MJL:kjf&kmg:rs
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Mukasa - BB0244, Creating a continuing appropriation for court interpreter training and certification
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
courts, court procedure, and attorneys
Other courts and procedure
This bill appropriates fees imposed by the Supreme Court to train and certify court interpreters for court interpreter training and certification.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.680 (2) (gc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.680 (2) (gc) Court interpreter training and certification. All moneys received from fees imposed under s. 885.38 (2), for court interpreter training and certification.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 885.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
885.38 (2) The supreme court shall establish the procedures and policies for the recruitment, training, and certification of persons to act as qualified interpreters in a court proceeding and for the fees imposed for the training and certification, and for the coordination, discipline, retention, and training of those interpreters. Any fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.680 (2) (gc).
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LRB-0115LRB-0115/1
GMM:cjs:skw
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Blaine - BB0013, Required use of centralized IV-E unit
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Children
Under current law, the state receives federal foster care and adoption assistance funding under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (generally referred to as "IV-E funds") in reimbursement of moneys spent by the state and the counties for activities relating to foster care and the adoption of children. DHFS distributes IV-E funds as community aids to counties for the provision of social services to children and families. If on December 31 of any year there remains unspent or unencumbered in the community aids basic county allocation an amount that exceeds the amount of IV-E funds allocated as community aids in that year (excess IV-E funds), DHFS must carry forward to the next year those excess IV-E funds and distribute not less than 50% of those excess IV-E funds to counties other than Milwaukee County that are making a good faith effort to implement the statewide automated child welfare information system (generally referred to as "WISACWIS") for services and projects to assist children and families. This bill requires DHFS to reduce by 50% the amount of excess IV-E funds distributed to a county if on December 31 of any year the county is not using a centralized unit contracted for by DHFS for determining whether the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement with IV-E funds.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
