25,1060m
Section 1060m. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (4) (as) Required hours. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av) and sub. (5m), a Wisconsin works
Works agency shall require a participant placed in a community service job program to work in a community service job for the number of hours determined by the Wisconsin works Works agency to be appropriate for the participant at the time of application or review, but not to exceed less than 20 hours per week, nor more than 30 hours per week, for a participant in a full-time community service job placement. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av), a Wisconsin works Works agency may require a participant placed in the community service job program to participate in education or training activities for not more than 10 hours per week. The department shall monitor the number of hours that participants in community service job placements are required to work to ensure compliance with the requirements under this paragraph by Wisconsin Works agencies.
25,1060p
Section 1060p. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. (bt) and sub. (5m), a Wisconsin works Works agency may require a participant placed in a full-time transitional placement to engage in activities under par. (b) 1. for up to not less than 20 hours per week nor more than 28 hours per week. Except as provided in sub. (5m), a Wisconsin works Works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional placement to participate in education or training activities under par. (bm) for not more than 12 hours per week. The department shall monitor the number of hours that participants in transitional placements are required to engage in activities under par. (b) 1. to ensure compliance with the requirements under this paragraph by Wisconsin Works agencies.
25,1061
Section
1061. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (6) (c) Distribution and administration. From the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), (jL), and (md), the department shall distribute funds for job access loans to a Wisconsin Works agency, which shall administer the loans in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
25,1069m
Section 1069m. 49.153 of the statutes is created to read:
49.153 Notice before taking certain actions. (1) Written and oral notice. Before taking any action against a participant that would result in a 20 percent or more reduction in the participant's benefits or in termination of the participant's eligibility to participate in Wisconsin Works, a Wisconsin Works agency shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide to the participant written notice of the proposed action and of the reasons for the proposed action.
(b) After providing written notice, explain to the participant orally in person or by phone, or make reasonable attempts to explain to the participant orally in person or by phone, the proposed action and the reasons for the proposed action.
(c) After providing the notice under par. (a) and the explanation or the attempts to provide an explanation under par. (b), allow the participant a reasonable time to rectify the deficiency, failure, or other behavior to avoid the proposed action.
(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish procedures for the notice and explanation under sub. (1) and that define "reasonable attempts" for the purpose of sub. (1) (b) and "reasonable time" for the purpose of sub. (1) (c).
25,1075
Section
1075. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1g) (b) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (cm), (kx), and (mc), distribute $7,593,500 in fiscal year 2003-04 and
$7,
597,300
$1,488,500 in each fiscal year 2004-05 for administering the child care program under this section,
for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services, for grants under s. 49.137 (4m), for a child care scholarship and bonus program, and for administration of the department's office of child care and for the department's share of the costs for the Child Care Information Center operated by the division for libraries, technology, and community learning in the department of public instruction.
25,1076d
Section 1076d. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1g) (c) From the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), transfer $4,440,600 $4,438,200 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and
$4,507,900 $4,440,500 in fiscal year 2004-05
2006-07 to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (kx).
25,1077d
Section 1077d. 49.155 (1g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (1g) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (md), distribute $3,378,500 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $3,378,500 in fiscal year 2006-07 for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services, for contracts under s. 49.137 (4) for training and technical assistance, for grants under s. 49.137 (4m), and for a child care scholarship and bonus program.
25,1077r
Section 1077r. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a parent of a child who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a person who, under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), is providing care and maintenance for a child who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; and child care services for that child are needed in order for the individual to do any of the following:
25,1078
Section
1078. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years and the individual resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3m) or with a long-term kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3n) or is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a subsidized guardianship home under s. 48.62 (5), a group home, or an independent living arrangement supervised by an adult.
25,1079s
Section 1079s. 49.155 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (b) 1. Section 49.145 (2) (c), (f) and (g).
25,1080
Section
1080. 49.155 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (bm) If the individual is providing care for a child under a court order and is receiving payments on behalf of the child under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (5), or if the individual is a foster parent or treatment foster parent, and child care is needed for that child, the individual child meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c).
25,1081
Section
1081. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.62 (5), the child's biological or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
25,1083m
Section 1083m. 49.155 (6) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (6) (cm) The department shall modify child care provider reimbursement rates established under pars. (a) to (c) so that reimbursement rates are lower for providers of after-school day care.
25,1085f
Section 1085f. 49.161 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
49.161 (4) Unrecoverable overpayments caused by Wisconsin Works agency error. If an overpayment under sub. (1), (2), or (3) resulted from an error or omission by a Wisconsin Works agency or a staff person of a Wisconsin Works agency and the department is unable to recover some or all of the overpayment from the individual who received it, the Wisconsin Works agency is liable to the department for the amount of the overpayment that the department is unable to recover.
25,1086
Section
1086. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (a), (cm), (dz), (jL),
(jm), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (nL), and (me), and (s) the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:
25,1087
Section
1087. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits provided under contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $33,219,700 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for Wisconsin Works benefits provided under contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and ends on December 31, 2005, $33,219,700, $59,184,700 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and
$66,439,400 $51,930,000 in fiscal year 2004-05
2006-07.
25,1088
Section
1088. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works administration. For administration of Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $10,582,800 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for administration of Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and ends on December 31, 2005, $10,582,900, $18,999,900 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $21,165,700 $16,834,100 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
25,1089
Section
1089. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (c) Performance bonuses. For the payment of performance bonuses to Wisconsin Works agencies that have entered into contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2002 2004, and that ends on December 31, 2003 2005, $0 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06.
25,1090
Section
1090. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (f) Wisconsin Works ancillary services. For program services under Wisconsin Works, including transportation assistance for individuals who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., provided under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $27,803,300 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for program services under Wisconsin Works, including transportation assistance for individuals who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., education and training, mentoring, and other services provided under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and ends on December 31, 2005, $27,803,300, $49,534,800 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $55,606,600 $43,463,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
25,1091
Section
1091. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs. For state administration of public assistance programs, $18,484,600 $16,060,000 in each fiscal year.
25,1092
Section
1092. 49.175 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (m) Children first. For services under the work experience program for noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, $1,140,000 $834,400 in each fiscal year.
25,1093
Section
1093. 49.175 (1) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
25,1094d
Section 1094d. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155, $298,640,600 $310,332,100 in fiscal year 2003-04
2005-06 and $308,040,600 $313,432,100 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
25,1095c
Section 1095c. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (q)
Indirect child Child care
services state administration . For
indirect child care services
state administration costs under s. 49.155 (1g)
, $9,559,400
(b) and (c), $5,926,700 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $9,626,700 $5,929,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
25,1096c
Section 1096c. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (qm) Local pass-through grant program Quality care for quality kids. For the local pass-through grant program under s. 49.137 (4m), $2,475,100 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $2,478,500 in child care quality improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g) (d), $3,378,500 in each fiscal year 2004-05.
25,1098n
Section 1098n. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (r) Early childhood excellence initiative. For grants under s. 49.1375, $2,500,000 $0 in each fiscal year.
25,1100m
Section 1100m. 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (ze) 1. `Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance.' For the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under s. 48.57 (3m), (3n), and (3p), $24,122,200 $23,034,200 in
each fiscal year 2005-06 and $22,686,300 in fiscal year 2006-07.
25,1101
Section
1101. 49.175 (1) (ze) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (ze) 2. `Children of recipients of supplemental security income.' For payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of supplemental security income, $26,397,200 $30,444,000 in fiscal year 2003-04
2005-06 and $29,175,100 $30,394,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
25,1102
Section
1102. 49.175 (1) (ze) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
25,1103
Section
1103. 49.175 (1) (ze) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
25,1104
Section
1104. 49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. `Safety services.' For services provided in counties having a population of 500,000 or more to ensure the safety of children who the department of health and family services determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, $7,045,500 $5,707,200 in each fiscal year.
25,1105
Section
1105. 49.175 (1) (ze) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (ze) 12. `Milwaukee and statewide child welfare administration.' For the costs associated with the Milwaukee child welfare information system and the Wisconsin statewide automated child welfare information system, $1,695,700 $1,310,800 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $1,741,300 $1,317,700 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
25,1106
Section
1106. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (zh) Taxable years 1999 and thereafter Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (md) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit,
$57,892,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $59,532,000 $59,532,000 in each fiscal year 2004-05.
25,1107
Section
1107. 49.175 (1) (zj) of the statutes is repealed.
25,1108
Section
1108. 49.175 (1) (zL) of the statutes is renumbered 115.28 (35) and amended to read:
115.28 (35) English for Southeast Asian children. To Annually pay to the school board of the Wausau school district for English training instruction for 3-year-old, 4-year-old and 5-year-old Southeast Asian children, $100,000 in each fiscal year the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ce).
25,1109
Section
1109. 49.175 (1) (zn) of the statutes is repealed.
25,1110
Section
1110. 49.195 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.195 (3m) (b) The clerk of circuit court shall accept, file, and enter the each warrant under par. (a) and each satisfaction, release, or withdrawal under par. (d), (e), (g), or (h) in the judgment and lien docket without prepayment of any fee, but the clerk of circuit court shall submit a statement of the proper fee semiannually to the department covering the periods from January 1 to June 30 and July 1 to December 31 unless a different billing period is agreed to between the clerk of circuit court and the department. The department shall pay the fees, but shall add the fees provided by s. 814.61 (5) for entering the warrants to the amount of the warrant and shall collect the fees from the person named in the warrant when satisfaction or release is presented for entry.
25,1111
Section
1111. 49.195 (3m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.195 (3m) (h) If the department arranges a payment schedule with the debtor and the debtor complies with the payment schedule, the department shall may issue a notice of withdrawal of the warrant to the clerk of circuit court for the county in which the warrant is filed. The If the department issues a notice of withdrawal of the warrant, the clerk shall void the warrant and the resulting liens.
25,1112
Section
1112. 49.195 (3n) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.195 (3n) (p) A levy is effective from the date on which the levy is first served on the 3rd party until the liability out of which the levy arose is satisfied,
or until the levy is released or until one year from the date of service, whichever occurs first.
25,1113
Section
1113. 49.195 (3n) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.195 (3n) (t) Any 3rd party is entitled to a levy fee of $5 for each levy in any case where in which property is secured through the levy. The If the 3rd party retains the fee, the 3rd party shall increase the levy amount by the amount of the fee and deduct the fee from the proceeds of the levy.
25,1114
Section
1114. 49.197 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.197
(1m) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), (kx), (L), (md), (n), and (nL), the department shall establish a program to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, on the part of participants in the Wisconsin
works Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and, if the department of health and family services contracts with the department under sub. (5), on the part of recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV
and, food stamp benefits under the food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2036, supplemental security income payments under s. 49.77, payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, and health care benefits under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665. The department's activities under this subsection may include, but are not limited to, comparisons of information provided to the department by an applicant and information provided by the applicant to other federal, state, and local agencies, development of an advisory welfare investigation prosecution standard, and provision of funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and to Wisconsin
works Works agencies to encourage activities to detect fraud. The department shall cooperate with district attorneys regarding fraud prosecutions.
25,1115
Section
1115. 49.197 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.197
(3) State error reduction activities. The department shall conduct activities to reduce payment errors in Wisconsin
works Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 and, if the department of health and family services contracts with the department under sub. (5), the
medical assistance Medical Assistance program under subch. IV
and, the food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2036, the supplemental security income payments program under s. 49.77, the program providing payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, and the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665.
