AB100: Bill Text Engrossed

AB100-engrossed, s. 1078 Section 1078. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,497,2 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1079s Section 1079s. 49.155 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,497,4 49.155 (1m) (b) 1. Section 49.145 (2) (c), (f) and (g).

AB100-engrossed, s. 1080 Section 1080. 49.155 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,497,10 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).

AB100-engrossed, s. 1081 Section 1081. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,497,16 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1083m Section 1083m. 49.155 (6) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,497,20 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1085f Section 1085f. 49.161 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,498,2 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1086 Section 1086. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,498,7 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:

****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.175 (1) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0604, -1526, and -1662.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1087 Section 1087. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,498,14 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1088 Section 1088. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,498,22 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1089 Section 1089. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,499,4 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1090 Section 1090. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,499,16 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1091 Section 1091. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,499,20 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1092 Section 1092. 49.175 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,499,23 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1093 Section 1093. 49.175 (1) (n) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1094d Section 1094d. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,500,3 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1095c Section 1095c. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,500,8 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1096c Section 1096c. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,500,13 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1098m Section 1098m. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1100m Section 1100m. 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,500,19 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.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0277 and -1662.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1101 Section 1101. 49.175 (1) (ze) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,501,2 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.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.175 (1) (ze) 2. This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0277 and -1662.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1102 Section 1102. 49.175 (1) (ze) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1103 Section 1103. 49.175 (1) (ze) 8. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1104 Section 1104. 49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,501,9 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.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0277 and -1662.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1105 Section 1105. 49.175 (1) (ze) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,501,15 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.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.175 (1) (ze) 12. This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0277 and -1662.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1106 Section 1106. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,501,21 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1107 Section 1107. 49.175 (1) (zj) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1108 Section 1108. 49.175 (1) (zL) of the statutes is renumbered 115.28 (35) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,502,7 115.28 (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).

AB100-engrossed, s. 1109 Section 1109. 49.175 (1) (zn) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1110 Section 1110. 49.195 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,502,19 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1111 Section 1111. 49.195 (3m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,502,25 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1112 Section 1112. 49.195 (3n) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,503,4 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1113 Section 1113. 49.195 (3n) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,503,9 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1114 Section 1114. 49.197 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,504,3 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1115 Section 1115. 49.197 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,504,12 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.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1116 Section 1116. 49.197 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,504,23 49.197 (4) County and tribal error reduction. If the department of health and family services contracts with the department under sub. (5), the department shall provide funds from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (kx) to counties and governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes administering medical assistance Medical Assistance under subch. IV or, 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 to offset administrative costs of reducing payment errors in those programs.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1117 Section 1117. 49.197 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,505,14 49.197 (5) Contracts for medical assistance and, food stamps , supplemental security income, and caretaker supplement. The Notwithstanding s. 49.845 (1) and (2), the department of health and family services may contract with the department to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV or recipients of, 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 and to conduct activities to reduce payment errors in the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV, 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, as provided in this section.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1118 Section 1118. 49.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,506,5 49.22 (1) There is created a child and spousal support and establishment of paternity and medical liability support liability program in the department. The purpose of this program is to establish paternity when possible, to establish or modify support obligations, to enforce support obligations owed by parents to their children and maintenance obligations owed to spouses or former spouses with whom the children reside in this state or owed in other states if the support order was issued in this state or owed in other states if the parent, spouse, or former spouse resides in this state, to locate persons who are alleged to have taken their child in violation of s. 948.31 or of similar laws in other states, and to locate and value property of any person having a support duty. To accomplish the objectives of this program and of other assistance programs under this chapter, county and state agencies will cooperate with one another to implement a child and spousal support and paternity establishment and medical support liability program in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations, and rules and to assure proper distribution of benefits of all assistance programs authorized under this chapter.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1119 Section 1119. 49.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,506,15 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works Works agency to administer a work experience and job training program for parents who are not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's needs for support as a result of unemployment or underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work experience and job training services available from the program under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., or s. 49.147 (3) or (4). The program may also include job search and job orientation activities. The department shall fund the program from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (k).

AB100-engrossed, s. 1120 Section 1120. 49.45 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1124 Section 1124. 49.45 (3) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1124g Section 1124g. 49.45 (3) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,506,22 49.45 (3) (m) Reimbursement for services provided by a health maintenance organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (2), with a contract under sub. (2) (b) 2. to provide health care to recipients of Medical Assistance or Badger Care, shall be made under capitation rates that are actuarially sound.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1125s Section 1125s. 49.45 (6m) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,507,2 49.45 (6m) (a) 6. "Resource Utilization Groupings III" means a comparative resource utilization grouping that classifies each facility resident based on information obtained from performing, for the resident, a minimum data set assessment developed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1128m Section 1128m. 49.45 (6m) (ag) 3p. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,507,5 49.45 (6m) (ag) 3p. For all costs specified under par. (am) 1. bm., an acuity-based payment rate system to which all of the following applies:

AB100-engrossed,507,8 a. The system shall incorporate acuity measurements under the most recent Resource Utilization Groupings III methodology to determine factors for case-mix adjustment.

AB100-engrossed,507,12 b. Four times annually, for each facility resident who is a Medical Assistance recipient on March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31, as applicable, the system shall determine the average case-mix index by use of the factors specified under subd. 3p. a.

AB100-engrossed,507,14 c. The system shall incorporate payment adjustments for dementia, behavioral needs, or other complex medical conditions.

AB100-engrossed,507,15 d. The system may include incentives for providing high quality of care.

AB100-engrossed,507,18 e. The system shall identify the extent to which payment is made to facilities, under the system, for facilities' direct care nursing costs allowable under Medical Assistance.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1132f Section 1132f. 49.45 (6m) (m) of the statutes is created to read: