SB40-SSA1, s. 1420m 11Section 1420m. 49.155 (1g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB40-SSA1,658,1412 49.155 (1g) Distribution of funds. Within the limits of the availability of the
13federal child care and development block grant funds received under 42 USC 9858,
14the department shall do all of the following:
SB40-SSA1,658,1915 (a) Subject to sub. (1j), spend no more than the minimum amount required
16under 42 USC 9858 on programs to improve the quality and availability of child care.
17From the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (cm), (kx), (mc), and (md), the
18department shall allocate and distribute funding in each fiscal year for all of the
19following:
SB40-SSA1,658,2120 1. A child care scholarship and bonus program, in the amount of at least
21$3,475,000 per fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1,658,2322 2. Grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services,
23in the amount of at least $1,225,000 per fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1,658,2524 3. A transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (kx) for child care
25licensing activities, in the amount of at least $4,800,600 per fiscal year.
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14. Grants under s. 49.137 (4m).
SB40-SSA1,659,22 5. Contracts under s. 49.137 (4) for training and technical assistance.
SB40-SSA1,659,53 6. The department's share of the costs for the Child Care Information Center
4operated by the division for libraries, technology, and community learning in the
5department of public instruction.
SB40-SSA1,659,86 (b) Subject to sub. (1j), from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (cm), (kx),
7and (mc), distribute $1,765,600 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,600,300 in fiscal year
82008-09 for administration of the department's office of child care.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1420n 9Section 1420n. 49.155 (1g) (a) (intro.) and 3. and (b) of the statutes, as affected
10by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,659,1511 49.155 (1g) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (1j), spend no more than the minimum
12amount required under 42 USC 9858 on programs to improve the quality and
13availability of child care. From the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (cm),
14(kx), (mc), and (md), the department shall allocate and distribute funding in each
15fiscal year for all of the following:
SB40-SSA1,659,1716 3. A transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (kx) for
17child care licensing activities, in the amount of at least $4,800,600 per fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1,659,2018 (b) Subject to sub. (1j), from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2)
19(cm), (kx), and (mc), distribute $1,765,600 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,600,300 in
20fiscal year 2008-09 for administration of the department's office of child care.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1425 21Section 1425. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,659,2322 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component
23of the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.13 49.79 (9).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1432c 24Section 1432c. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.155 (5) Liability for payment. An individual is liable for the percentage of
2the cost of the child care specified by the department in a printed copayment
3schedule. The department may not increase copayment amounts by more than 2.8
4percent per year.
An individual who is under the age of 20 and is attending high
5school or participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under
6s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation
7may not be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the
8type of child care received and the number of children receiving child care.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1432m 9Section 1432m. 49.155 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,660,1110 49.155 (6m) Child care provider reimbursements. (a) In this subsection,
11"child care provider" means a provider licensed under s. 48.65.
SB40-SSA1,660,1512 (b) The department shall reimburse a child care provider on the basis of the
13number of authorized hours for a child to receive services from the child care provider
14and shall adjust the number of authorized hours on the basis of a child's history of
15underutilization. For this purpose, the department shall do all of the following:
SB40-SSA1,660,2016 1. Program the child care computer system to track the hourly usage of child
17care authorized hours for each child for each child care provider over a review period
18of 6 consecutive 2-week periods and to automatically adjust a child's authorized
19hours if usage is consistently less than 50 percent of the authorized hours for the
20child in each of those 2-week periods.
SB40-SSA1,660,2421 2. Reduce the authorized hours for a child to reflect actual usage and provide
22an automated notice to the child's parent, child care provider, and local case worker
23that allows a reasonable time for the child care provider to fill the vacant child care
24slot.
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13. Adjust the authorized hours for a child to the highest usage during the
212-week review period, except that the department may not set the authorized hours
3for a child at a level that is less than 20 hours per week.
SB40-SSA1,661,64 (c) The department shall allow families to request adjustments in authorized
5hours if needed to meet work requirements and to appeal any determinations made
6with respect to adjustments in authorized hours under par. (b).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1434 7Section 1434. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,661,158 49.1635 (1) To the extent permitted under federal law and subject to sub. (2),
9from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (md) the department may
10distribute funds to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation in an amount up to the
11amount received by the foundation from private donations, but not to exceed
12$100,000 in a fiscal year. Except as provided in sub. (4), funds distributed under this
13subsection may be used only for the provision of legal services to individuals who are
14eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and
15whose incomes are at or below 200% of the poverty line.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1435 16Section 1435. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,661,2017 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within
18the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k), (kx),
19(L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall allocate the following amounts for
20the following purposes:
SB40-SSA1, s. 1436 21Section 1436. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,661,2422 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
23$59,184,700 $44,068,500 in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $51,930,000
24$43,392,200 in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1437 25Section 1437. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works administration. For administration of
2Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143, $18,999,900
3$10,701,100 in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $16,834,100 $10,701,100 in fiscal
4year 2006-07 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1438 5Section 1438. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1439 6Section 1439. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,662,107 49.175 (1) (f) Wisconsin Works ancillary services. For program services under
8Wisconsin Works provided under contracts under s. 49.143, $49,534,800 $38,471,500
9in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $43,463,000 $38,471,500 in fiscal year 2006-07
102008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1440 11Section 1440. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,662,1412 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs. For state
13administration of public assistance programs, $16,060,000 $16,670,100 in each
14fiscal year 2007-08 and $16,868,500 in fiscal year 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1441 15Section 1441. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,662,1716 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
17$4,500,000 $6,000,000 in each fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1442 18Section 1442. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,662,2119 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
2049.155, $310,332,100 $345,601,800 in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and
21$313,432,100 $355,352,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1443c 22Section 1443c. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,663,223 49.175 (1) (q) Indirect child Child care services state administration. For
24indirect administration of child care services under s. 49.155 (1g), $9,926,700 (b),

1$1,765,600
in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $9,929,000 $1,600,300 in fiscal year
22006-07 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1444 3Section 1444. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,663,64 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
5improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g) (d), $3,378,500 (a), $5,311,000 in
6each fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1444c 7Section 1444c. 49.175 (1) (qs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,663,98 49.175 (1) (qs) Child care licensing. For child care licensing, at least $4,800,600
9in each fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1445 10Section 1445. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1448 11Section 1448. 49.175 (1) (ze) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,663,1312 49.175 (1) (ze) (title) Programs administered by the department of health and
13family services
relating to children and families.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1449 14Section 1449. 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,663,1815 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. `Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance.' For the
16kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under s. 48.57 (3m), (3n), and
17(3p), $23,034,200 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $22,686,300 $23,579,800 in each fiscal
18year 2006-07.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1450 19Section 1450. 49.175 (1) (ze) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,663,2320 49.175 (1) (ze) 2. `Children of recipients of supplemental security income.' For
21payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of
22recipients of supplemental security income, $30,444,000 $30,094,700 in fiscal year
232005-06 2007-08 and $30,394,000 $30,094,700 in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1451 24Section 1451. 49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.175 (1) (ze) 10m. `Safety and out-of-home placement services.' For services
2provided in counties having a population of 500,000 or more to ensure the safety of
3children who the department of health and family services determines may remain
4at home if appropriate services are provided, $5,707,200 and for ongoing services
5provided in those counties to families with children placed in out-of-home care,
6$5,631,300
in each fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1452 7Section 1452 . 49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. of the statutes, as affected by 2007
8Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,664,149 49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. `Safety and out-of-home placement services.' For services
10provided in counties having a population of 500,000 or more to ensure the safety of
11children who the department of health and family services determines may remain
12at home if appropriate services are provided, and for ongoing services provided in
13those counties to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $5,631,300 in
14each fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1453 15Section 1453. 49.175 (1) (ze) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,664,2016 49.175 (1) (ze) 12. `Milwaukee and statewide child welfare administration.' For
17the costs associated with the Milwaukee child welfare information system and the
18Wisconsin statewide automated child welfare information system, $1,310,800
19$1,510,500 in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $1,317,700 $1,532,100 in fiscal year
202006-07 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1454 21Section 1454. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,664,2522 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
23moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (md) to the appropriation
24account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $55,232,000
25$16,125,400 in each fiscal year 2007-08 and $6,664,200 in fiscal year 2008-09.
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1Section 1455 . 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,665,63 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
4moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (md) to the
5appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit,
6$16,125,400 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $6,664,200 in fiscal year 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1456 7Section 1456. 49.175 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,665,158 49.175 (2) (c) If the amounts of federal block grant moneys that are required
9to be credited to the appropriation accounts under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (mc) and
10(md) are less than the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (mc) and
11(md), the department shall submit a plan to the secretary of administration for
12reducing the amounts of moneys allocated under sub. (1). If the secretary of
13administration approves the plan, the amounts of moneys required to be allocated
14under sub. (1) may be reduced as proposed by the department and the department
15shall allocate the moneys as specified in the plan.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1459 16Section 1459. 49.19 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,666,217 49.19 (1) (a) 2. b. Is living in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed
18under s. 48.62 if a license is required under that section, in a foster home or treatment
19foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
20reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation,
21in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, or in a residential care center for children
22and youth licensed under s. 48.60, and has been placed in the foster home, treatment
23foster home, group home, or center by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22,
24or 46.23, by the department of health and family services, by the department of

1corrections, or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in
2this state under an agreement with a county department.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1460 3Section 1460. 49.19 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,666,174 49.19 (10) (a) Aid under this section may also be granted to a nonrelative who
5cares for a child dependent upon the public for proper support in a foster home or
6treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment
7foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
8reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation
9or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, regardless of the cause or prospective
10period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure
11under s. 46.495 48.569 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s.
1246.495 48.569 (1) (d) for aid granted under this subsection except that if the child does
13not have legal settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at
14100%. The county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal
15settlement of the child. A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under
16this subsection irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within
17this section.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1461 18Section 1461. 49.19 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,667,319 49.19 (10) (d) Aid may also be paid under this section to a licensed foster home,
20treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth
21by the state when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state, when the
22child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the placement is
23made under an agreement between the department and the tribal governing body,
24or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and was removed
25from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a judicial

1determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the
2child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department of health and
3family services
or the department of corrections.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1462 4Section 1462. 49.19 (11) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,667,95 49.19 (11) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in subs. (11m) and (11s), monthly
6payments made under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (dz) and (md) to persons or to families
7with dependent children shall be based on family size and shall be at 80% of the total
8of the allowances under subds. 2. and 4. plus the following standards of assistance
9beginning on September 1, 1987: - See PDF for table PDF
SB40-SSA1, s. 1463 10Section 1463. 49.19 (11s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,667,1411 49.19 (11s) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (a), the
12department may award grants to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and
1346.23 for providing education services relating to family planning, as defined in s.
14253.07 (1) (a), to persons who are subject to par. (b).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1464 15Section 1464. 49.195 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,668,216 49.195 (3r) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (L) the
17department may contract with or employ a collection agency or other person to

1enforce a repayment obligation of a person who is found liable under sub. (3) who is
2delinquent in making repayments.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1465 3Section 1465. 49.197 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,668,214 49.197 (1m) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3)
520.437 (2) (dz), (kx), (L), (md), (n), and (nL), the department shall establish a program
6to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families
7with dependent children under s. 49.19, on the part of participants in the Wisconsin
8Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and, if the department of health and
9family services contracts with the department under sub. (5), on the part of recipients
10of medical assistance under subch. IV, food stamp benefits under the food stamp
11program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, supplemental security income payments under
12s. 49.77, payments for the support of children of supplemental security income
13recipients under s. 49.775, and health care benefits under the Badger Care health
14care program under s. 49.665. The department's activities under this subsection may
15include, but are not limited to, comparisons of information provided to the
16department by an applicant and information provided by the applicant to other
17federal, state, and local agencies, development of an advisory welfare investigation
18prosecution standard, and provision of funds to county departments under ss.
1946.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and to Wisconsin Works agencies to encourage activities to
20detect fraud. The department shall cooperate with district attorneys regarding
21fraud prosecutions.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1465m 22Section 1465m. 49.197 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,668,2523 49.197 (2) Fraud investigation by counties and tribal governing bodies. (a)
24In this subsection, "tribal governing body" means an elected governing body of a
25federally recognized American Indian tribe.
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1(b) A county or tribal governing body may establish a program to investigate
2suspected fraudulent activity on the part of participants in the Wisconsin Works
3program under this subchapter, including persons receiving a child care subsidy
4under s. 49.155, and to recover incorrect payments made or incorrect benefits
5provided as a result of fraudulent activity.
SB40-SSA1,669,76 (c) If a county or tribal governing body establishes a program under par. (a), the
7county or tribal governing body shall pay to the department all of the following:
SB40-SSA1,669,108 1. Fifty percent of all amounts recovered by the county or tribal governing body
9as a result of its program during the first month in which it recovers any amounts
10as a result of its program.
SB40-SSA1,669,1311 2. Sixty-six percent of all amounts recovered by the county or tribal governing
12body as a result of its program during the 2nd month in which it recovers any
13amounts as a result of its program.
SB40-SSA1,669,1614 3. One hundred percent of all amounts recovered by the county or tribal
15governing body as a result of its program after the 2nd month in which it recovers
16any amounts as a result of its program.
SB40-SSA1,669,2217 (d) The department shall credit all moneys received under this subsection to
18the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (g). The department shall use moneys
19recovered as a result of fraud in the Wisconsin Works program, other than the child
20care subsidy program under s. 49.155, for the Wisconsin Works program other than
21the child care subsidy program and shall use moneys recovered as a result of fraud
22in the child care subsidy program under s. 49.155 for the child care subsidy program.
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