AB100,573,164 49.78 (11) Requirement to provide information. (a) 1. The department, a
5county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or a tribal governing body may
6request from any person in this state information it determines appropriate and
7necessary for determining or verifying eligibility or benefits for a recipient under any
8income maintenance program. Unless access to the information is prohibited or
9restricted by law, or unless the person has good cause, as determined by the
10department in accordance with federal law and regulations, for refusing to
11cooperate, the person shall make a good faith effort to provide the information within
127 days after receiving a request under this paragraph. The department, county
13department, or tribal governing body, or employees of any of them, may not disclose
14information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose not connected with the
15administration of the income maintenance program for which the information was
16requested.
AB100,573,2017 2. In conjunction with any request for information under subd. 1., including a
18request made by subpoena under par. (b), the department, county department, or
19tribal governing body shall advise the person of the time by which the information
20must be provided.
AB100,573,2521 (b) The department, a county department, or a tribal governing body may issue
22a subpoena, in substantially the form authorized under s. 885.02, to compel the
23production of financial information or other documentary evidence for determining
24or verifying eligibility or benefits for a recipient under any income maintenance
25program.
AB100,574,1
1(c) A person is not liable to any person for any of the following:
AB100,574,42 1. Allowing access to financial or other records by the department, a county
3department, or a tribal governing body in response to a request under par. (a) or a
4subpoena described in par. (b).
AB100,574,75 2. Disclosing information from financial or other records to the department, a
6county department, or a tribal governing body in response to a request under par. (a)
7or a subpoena described in par. (b).
AB100,574,128 3. Any other action taken in good faith to comply with this subsection or a
9subpoena described in par. (b) or to comply with a request for information or access
10to records from the department, a county department, or a tribal governing body for
11determining or verifying eligibility or benefits for a recipient under any income
12maintenance program.
AB100, s. 1191 13Section 1191. 49.785 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,574,2314 49.785 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bn), to the extent that
15funds are available for this purpose,
the department shall reimburse a county or
16applicable tribal governing body or organization for any amount that the county or
17applicable tribal governing body or organization is required to pay under sub. (1).
18From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bn), the department shall reimburse a
19county or applicable tribal governing body or organization for cemetery expenses or
20for funeral and burial expenses for persons described under sub. (1) that the county
21or applicable tribal governing body or organization is not required to pay under subs.
22(1) and (1m) only if the department approves the reimbursement due to unusual
23circumstances and if funds are available for this purpose.
AB100, s. 1192 24Section 1192. 49.79 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1193 25Section 1193. 49.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,575,6
149.82 (2) Eligibility verification. Proof shall be provided for each person
2included in an application for public assistance under this chapter, except for a child
3who is eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46 or 49.47 because of 42 USC 1396a
4(e) (4) or an unborn child who is eligible for coverage under the Badger Care health
5care program under s. 49.665 (4) (ap)
, of his or her social security number or that an
6application for a social security number has been made.
AB100, s. 1194 7Section 1194. 49.83 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,575,18 849.83 Limitation on giving information. Except as provided under s. 49.32
9(9), (10), and (10m), no person may use or disclose information concerning applicants
10and recipients of relief funded by a relief block grant, aid to families with dependent
11children, Wisconsin works Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, social services, child
12and spousal support and establishment of paternity and medical support liability
13services under s. 49.22, or supplemental payments under s. 49.77 for any purpose not
14connected with the administration of the programs, except that the department may
15disclose such information to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
16administering state taxes
. Any person violating this section may be fined not less
17than $25 nor more than $500 or imprisoned in the county jail not less than 10 days
18nor more than one year or both.
AB100, s. 1195 19Section 1195. 49.845 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,576,13 2049.845 Fraud investigation and error reduction. (1) Fraud
21investigation.
From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (bn), (kz), (L), and (nn),
22the department of health and family services shall establish a program to investigate
23suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of medical assistance under
24subch. IV, food stamp benefits under the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to
252036, supplemental security income payments under s. 49.77, payments for the

1support of children of supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, and
2health care benefits under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665 and,
3if the department of workforce development contracts with the department of health
4and family services under sub. (4), on the part of recipients of aid to families with
5dependent children under s. 49.19 and participants in the Wisconsin Works program
6under ss. 49.141 to 49.161. The activities of the department of health and family
7services under this subsection may include comparisons of information provided to
8the department by an applicant and information provided by the applicant to other
9federal, state, and local agencies, development of an advisory welfare investigation
10prosecution standard, and provision of funds to county departments under ss.
1146.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and to Wisconsin Works agencies to encourage activities to
12detect fraud. The department of health and family services shall cooperate with
13district attorneys regarding fraud prosecutions.
AB100,576,22 14(2) State error reduction activities. The department of health and family
15services shall conduct activities to reduce payment errors in the Medical Assistance
16program under subch. IV, the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, the
17supplemental security income payments program under s. 49.77, the program
18providing payments for the support of children of supplemental security income
19recipients under s. 49.775, and the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665
20and, if the department of workforce development contracts with the department of
21health and family services under sub. (4), in Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to
2249.161.
AB100,577,3 23(3) Wisconsin Works agency error reduction. If the department of workforce
24development contracts with the department of health and family services under sub.
25(4), the department of health and family services shall provide funds from the

1appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (kz) to Wisconsin Works agencies to offset the
2administrative costs of reducing payment errors in Wisconsin Works under ss.
349.141 to 49.161.
AB100,577,10 4(4) Contract for Wisconsin Works. Notwithstanding s. 49.197 (1m) and (3),
5the department of workforce development may contract with the department of
6health and family services to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part
7of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 and
8participants in Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 and to conduct activities
9to reduce payment errors in Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, as provided
10in this section.
AB100, s. 1196 11Section 1196. 49.847 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,577,17 1249.847 Recovery of incorrect payments under certain public
13assistance programs.
(1) Subject to ss. 49.497 (1) and 49.793 (1), the department
14of health and family services, or a county or elected governing body of a federally
15recognized American Indian tribe or band acting on behalf of the department, may
16recover benefits incorrectly paid under any of the programs administered by the
17department under this chapter.
AB100,577,22 18(2) The department, county, or elected governing body may recover an
19overpayment from a family or individual who continues to receive benefits under any
20program administered by the department under this chapter by reducing the
21family's or individual's benefit amount. Subject to s. 49.793 (1), the department may
22by rule specify other methods for recovering incorrectly paid benefits.
AB100,578,2 23(3) Subject to ss. 49.497 (2) and 49.793 (2), a county or elected governing body
24may retain a portion of an amount recovered under this section due to the efforts of

1an employee or officer of the county, tribe, or band, as provided by the department
2by rule.
AB100, s. 1197 3Section 1197. 49.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,578,144 49.85 (1) Department notification requirement. If a county department under
5s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally recognized American
6Indian tribe or band determines that the department of health and family services
7may recover an amount under s. 49.497, 49.793, or 49.847, or that the department
8of workforce development may recover an amount under s. 49.161, or 49.195 (3), or
949.793,
or collect an amount under s. 49.147 (6) (cm), the county department or
10governing body shall notify the affected department of the determination. If a
11Wisconsin works Works agency determines that the department of workforce
12development may recover an amount under s. 49.161 or 49.195 (3), or collect an
13amount under s. 49.147 (6) (cm), the Wisconsin works Works agency shall notify the
14department of workforce development of the determination.
AB100, s. 1198 15Section 1198. 49.85 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (2) (a) (intro.)
16and amended to read:
AB100,578,2317 49.85 (2) (a) (intro.) At least annually, the department of health and family
18services shall certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the
19notifications received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the
20department of health and family services, the department of health and family
21services has determined that it may recover under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. or, 49.497,
2249.793, or 49.847
, except that the department of health and family services may not
23certify an amount under this subsection unless it all of the following apply:
AB100,578,25 241. The department has met the notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless
25its
.
AB100,579,2
12. The department's determination has either not been appealed or is no longer
2under appeal.
AB100, s. 1199 3Section 1199. 49.85 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,579,54 49.85 (2) (a) 3. If the determination relates to recovery of an amount under s.
549.497, the determination was rendered to a judgment under s. 49.497 (1m) (b).
AB100, s. 1200 6Section 1200. 49.85 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,579,157 49.85 (2) (b) At least annually, the department of workforce development shall
8certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the notifications
9received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the department of
10workforce development, the department of workforce development has determined
11that it may recover under ss. 49.161, and 49.195 (3), and 49.793, and collect under
12s. 49.147 (6) (cm), except that the department of workforce development may not
13certify an amount under this subsection unless it has met the notice requirements
14under sub. (3) and unless its determination has either not been appealed or is no
15longer under appeal.
AB100, s. 1201 16Section 1201. 49.85 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,579,2117 49.85 (3) (a) 1. Inform the person that the department of health and family
18services intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the
19department of health and family services has determined to be due under s. 49.45
20(2) (a) 10. or, 49.497, 49.793, or 49.847, for setoff from any state tax refund that may
21be due the person.
AB100, s. 1202 22Section 1202. 49.85 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,580,223 49.85 (3) (b) 1. Inform the person that the department of workforce
24development intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the
25department of workforce development has determined to be due under s. 49.161, or

149.195 (3), or 49.793, or to be delinquent under a repayment agreement for a loan
2under s. 49.147 (6), for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.
AB100, s. 1203 3Section 1203. 49.855 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,580,74 49.855 (6) If the state implements the child and spousal support and
5establishment of paternity and medical support liability program under ss. 49.22
6and 59.53 (5), the state may act under this section in place of the county child support
7agency under s. 59.53 (5).
AB100, s. 1204 8Section 1204. 49.857 (1) (d) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,580,99 49.857 (1) (d) 3m. A license issued under s. 49.984 (1).
AB100, s. 1205 10Section 1205. 49.857 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,580,1411 49.857 (1) (d) 4. A certification, license, training permit, registration, approval
12or certificate issued under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11., 146.50 (5) (a) or (b), (6g) (a) or (8) (a),
13250.05 (5), 252.23 (2), 252.24 (2), 254.176 (1) or (3) (a), 254.178 (2) (a), 254.20 (2), (3)
14or (4), 254.47 (1), 254.64 (1) (a) or (b), 254.71 (2) or 255.08 (2).
AB100, s. 1206 15Section 1206. 49.97 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,580,17 1649.97 Definition. In this subchapter, "department" means the department of
17workforce development.
AB100, s. 1207 18Section 1207. 49.982 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,580,19 1949.982 (title) Information for day care providers and parents.
AB100, s. 1208 20Section 1208. 49.982 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,581,421 49.982 (5) The department shall provide a child care quality rating system that
22rates the quality of the child care provided by a child care provider that is licensed
23under s. 49.98, certified under s. 49.156, or established or contracted for under s.
24120.13 (14). The department shall make the rating information provided under that
25system available to the parents, guardians, and legal custodians of children who are

1recipients, or prospective recipients, of care and supervision from a child care
2provider that is licensed under s. 49.98, certified under s. 49.156, or established or
3contracted for under s. 120.13 (14), including making that information available on
4the department's Internet site.
AB100, s. 1209 5Section 1209. 49.984 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,581,9 649.984 Licensing duties of the department. (1) Except as provided in s.
749.992 (6) and (7), the department shall license and supervise day care centers as
8required by s. 49.98. A license issued under this subsection is valid until revoked or
9suspended. No license issued under this subsection is transferable.
AB100,581,17 10(2) The department shall prescribe an application form to be used by all
11applicants for licenses to operate a day care center. In prescribing that form, the
12department shall require an applicant for a license to operate a day care center who
13is an individual, other than an individual who does not have a social security number
14and who submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as
15required under sub. (3) (a) 2., to provide his or her social security number, and an
16applicant for a license to operate a day care center who is not an individual to provide
17the applicant's federal employer identification number.
AB100,581,22 18(3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., when initially applying for or applying
19to continue a license issued under sub. (1) to operate a day care center, an applicant
20who is an individual shall provide the department with the applicant's social security
21number, and an applicant who is not an individual shall provide the department with
22the applicant's federal employer identification number.
AB100,582,223 2. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number,
24the applicant shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation
25to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The

1department shall prescribe the form of the statement. A license issued in reliance
2upon a false statement submitted under this subdivision is invalid.
AB100,582,93 (b) If an applicant who is an individual fails to provide the applicant's social
4security number to the department or if an applicant who is not an individual fails
5to provide the applicant's federal employer identification number to the department,
6the department may not issue or continue a license under sub. (1) to operate a day
7care center to or for the applicant unless the applicant is an individual who does not
8have a social security number and the applicant submits a statement made or
9subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under par. (a) 2.
AB100,582,1410 (c) The department of workforce development may not disclose any information
11obtained under par. (a) 1. to any person except to the department of revenue for the
12sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 or on the request of the
13subunit of the department of workforce development that administers the child and
14spousal support program under s. 49.22 (2m).
AB100,582,16 15(4) The department shall prescribe the form and content of records to be kept
16and information to be reported by persons licensed by it.
AB100,583,5 17(5) A day care center license, other than a probationary license, is valid until
18revoked or suspended, but shall be reviewed every 2 years after the date of issuance
19as provided in this subsection. At least 30 days prior to the continuation date of the
20license, the licensee shall submit to the department an application for continuance
21of the license in the form and containing the information that the department
22requires. If the minimum requirements established under s. 49.986 for a license are
23met, the application is approved, the applicable fees specified in ss. 48.685 (8) and
2449.98 (3) (a) are paid, and any forfeiture under s. 49.992 (3) (a) or penalty under s.
2549.999 (1) that is due is paid, the department shall continue the license for an

1additional 2-year period, unless sooner suspended or revoked. If the application is
2not timely filed, the department shall issue a warning to the licensee. If the licensee
3fails to apply for continuance of the license within 30 days after receipt of the
4warning, the department may revoke the license as provided in s. 49.992 (4) and (4m)
5(b).
AB100, s. 1210 6Section 1210. 49.986 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,583,19 749.986 Rules governing day care centers. The department shall
8promulgate rules establishing minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to,
9and establishing standards for the operation of, day care centers. These rules shall
10be designed to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the children in
11the care of all licensees. The department shall consult with the department of
12commerce and the department of public instruction before promulgating these rules.
13In establishing the minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to day care
14centers that provide care and supervision for children under one year of age, the
15department shall include a requirement that all licensees who are individuals and
16all employees and volunteers of a licensee who provide care and supervision for
17children receive, before the date on which the license is issued or the employment or
18volunteer work commences, whichever is applicable, training in the most current
19medically accepted methods of preventing sudden infant death syndrome.
AB100, s. 1211 20Section 1211. 49.988 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,584,9 2149.988 Investigation of applicant; issuance of license; provisions of
22licensure. (1)
After receipt of an application for a license, the department shall
23investigate to determine if the applicant meets the minimum requirements for a
24license promulgated by the department by rule under s. 49.986 and meets the
25requirements specified in s. 48.685. In determining whether to issue or continue a

1license, the department may consider any action by the applicant, or by an employee
2of the applicant, that constitutes a substantial failure by the applicant or employee
3to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of a child. Upon satisfactory
4completion of this investigation and payment of the fee required under s. 49.98 (3)
5(a), the department shall issue a license under s. 49.984 (1) or, if applicable, a
6probationary license under s. 49.99 or, if applicable, shall continue a license under
7s. 49.984 (5). The department shall provide the department of health and family
8services with information about each person who is denied a license for a reason
9specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
AB100,584,13 10(2) Each license shall state the name of the person licensed, the premises
11included under the license, the maximum number of children who can be received
12and their ages and sex, and such additional information and special conditions as the
13department may prescribe.
AB100, s. 1212 14Section 1212. 49.99 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,585,2 1549.99 Probationary licenses. Except as provided under s. 49.992 (6) and (7),
16if any day care center that has not been previously issued a license under s. 49.984
17(1) applies for a license, meets the minimum requirements established under s.
1849.986 for a license, and pays the applicable fee specified in s. 49.98 (3) (a), the
19department shall issue a probationary license to that day care center. A probationary
20license is valid for up to 6 months after the date of issuance unless renewed under
21this section or suspended or revoked under s. 49.992. Before a probationary license
22expires, the department shall inspect the day care center holding the probationary
23license and, except as provided under s. 49.992 (6) and (7), if the day care center
24meets the minimum requirements established under s. 49.986 for a license, the

1department shall issue a license under s. 49.984 (1). A probationary license issued
2under this section may be renewed for one 6-month period.
AB100, s. 1213 3Section 1213. 49.992 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,585,6 449.992 Sanctions and penalties. (1) In this section, "licensee" means a
5person who holds a license under s. 49.984 (1) or a probationary license under s. 49.99
6to operate a day care center.
AB100,585,10 7(2) If the department provides written notice of the grounds for a sanction, an
8explanation of the types of sanctions that may be imposed under this subsection, and
9an explanation of the process for appealing a sanction imposed under this subsection,
10the department may order any of the following sanctions:
AB100,585,1311 (a) That a person stop operating a day care center if the day care center is
12without a license in violation of s. 49.984 (1) or a probationary license in violation of
13s. 49.99.
AB100,585,1814 (b) That a person who employs a person who has had a license under s. 49.984
15(1) or a probationary license under s. 49.99 revoked within the previous 5 years
16terminate the employment of that person within 30 days after the date of the order.
17This paragraph includes employment of a person in any capacity, whether as an
18officer, director, agent, or employee.
AB100,585,2019 (c) That a licensee stop violating any provision of licensure under s. 49.988 (2)
20or rules promulgated by the department under s. 49.986.
AB100,585,2221 (d) That a licensee submit a plan of correction for violation of any provision of
22licensure under s. 49.988 (2) or rule promulgated by the department under s. 49.986.
AB100,585,2523 (e) That a licensee implement and comply with a plan of correction provided by
24the department or previously submitted by the licensee and approved by the
25department.
AB100,586,3
1(f) That a licensee close the intake of any new children until all violations of the
2provisions of licensure under s. 49.988 (2) and the rules promulgated by the
3department under s. 49.986 are corrected.
AB100,586,54 (g) That a licensee provide training for the licensee's staff members as specified
5by the department.
AB100,586,12 6(3) If the department provides written notice of the grounds for a penalty, an
7explanation of the types of penalties that may be imposed under this subsection, and
8an explanation of the process for appealing a penalty imposed under this subsection,
9the department may impose any of the following penalties against a licensee or any
10other person who violates a provision of licensure under s. 49.988 (2) or rule
11promulgated by the department under s. 49.986 or who fails to comply with an order
12issued under sub. (2) by the time specified in the order:
AB100,586,1413 (a) A daily forfeiture amount per violation of not less than $10 nor more than
14$1,000. All of the following apply to a forfeiture under this paragraph:
AB100,586,1915 1. Within the limits specified in this paragraph, the department may, by rule,
16set daily forfeiture amounts and payment deadlines based on the size and type of
17facility or agency and the seriousness of the violation. The department may set daily
18forfeiture amounts that increase periodically within the statutory limits if there is
19continued failure to comply with an order issued under sub. (2).
AB100,586,2220 2. The department may directly assess a forfeiture imposed under this
21paragraph by specifying the amount of that forfeiture in the notice provided under
22this subsection.
AB100,587,523 3. A person against whom the department has assessed a forfeiture shall pay
24that forfeiture to the department within 10 days after receipt of notice of the
25assessment or, if that person contests that assessment under s. 49.994, within 10

1days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative review or,
2if that person petitions for judicial review under ch. 227, within 10 days after receipt
3of the final decision after exhaustion of judicial review. The department shall remit
4all forfeitures paid under this subdivision to the secretary of administration for
5deposit into the school fund.
AB100,587,96 4. The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to collect
7any forfeiture imposed under this paragraph that has not been paid as provided in
8subd. 3. The only contestable issue in an action under this subdivision is whether
9or not the forfeiture has been paid.
AB100,587,1010 (b) Suspension of the licensee's license for not more than 2 weeks.
AB100,587,1111 (c) Refusal to continue a license or a probationary license.
AB100,587,1212 (d) Revocation of a license or a probationary license as provided in sub. (4).
AB100,587,17 13(4) If the department provides written notice of revocation and the grounds for
14revocation as provided in sub. (4m) and an explanation of the process for appealing
15a revocation under this subsection, the department may revoke a license issued
16under s. 49.984 (1) or a probationary license issued under s. 49.99 for any of the
17following reasons:
AB100,587,2218 (a) The department has imposed a penalty on the licensee under sub. (3) and
19the licensee or a person under the supervision of the licensee either continues to
20violate or resumes violation of a rule promulgated under s. 49.986, a provision of
21licensure under s. 49.988 (2), or an order under this section forming any part of the
22basis for the penalty.
AB100,588,223 (b) The licensee or a person under the supervision of the licensee has committed
24a substantial violation, as determined by the department, of a rule promulgated

1under s. 49.986, a provision of licensure under s. 49.988 (2), or an order under this
2section.
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