SECTION 3. 121.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
121.41 (2) (a) In this subsection, "eligible pupil" means a pupil who satisfied all of the following criteria in the previous school year:
1. The pupil met the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b).
2. The pupil enrolled in and successfully completed a driver education program offered by the school district and approved by the department.
(b) Annually, beginning in the 2007-08 school year, the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall reduce the fee for driver education by $150 for each pupil who meets the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) and who enrolls in a driver education program offered by the school district and approved by the department.
(c) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (qm), beginning in the 2008-09 school year and annually thereafter, the department shall pay to the school district operating under ch. 119 an amount determined as follows:
1. Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (qm) by the number of eligible pupils.
2. Multiply the number of eligible pupils by the quotient under subd. 1. or by $150, whichever is less.
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LRB-0473LRB-0473/1
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath, BB0108 - Precollege scholarship program
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
Current statutes direct DPI to award precollege scholarships to minority pupils who enroll in college classes or programs designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education.
In November 2004, DPI reached an agreement with the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education to award the scholarships to pupils who, regardless of race, are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under the federal School Lunch Program. This bill modifies the statutes to conform to this agreement.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.255 (3) (fz) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.255 (3) (fz) Minority group pupil Precollege scholarships. The amounts in the schedule for the payment of minority group pupil precollege scholarships under s. 115.43.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 115.28 (23) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (23) (d) The minority group pupil precollege scholarship program under s. 115.43.
SECTION 3. 115.43 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.43 (title) Minority group pupil Precollege scholarships.
SECTION 4. 115.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.43 (1) DEFINITION. In this section, "minority group economically disadvantaged pupil" means a pupil who is Black or African American, Hispanic, American Indian, an Alaskan native, or a person of Asian or Pacific Island origin eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).
SECTION 5. 115.43 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.43 (2) (a) Annually set goals relating to increasing the percentages of minority group economically disadvantaged pupils who graduate from high school and are prepared for postsecondary school education.
SECTION 6. 115.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.43 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege scholarships, on a competitive basis, to minority group economically disadvantaged pupils who enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The state superintendent shall give preference to minority group economically disadvantaged pupils who are inadequately represented in the technical college and University of Wisconsin Systems.
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LRB-0477LRB-0477/1
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath, BB0099 - Newsline for the Blind
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Primary and secondary education
This bill appropriates money from the universal service fund (USF) to DPI for the Newsline for the Blind, provided by the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Currently, money in the USF is appropriated to the PSC and then transferred to DPI for the Newsline for the Blind.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.255 (3) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.255 (3) (q) (title) Periodical and reference information databases; Newsline for the Blind. From the universal service fund, the amounts in the schedule for the Newsline for the Blind, provided by the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and to contract for periodical and reference information databases under s. 115.28 (26).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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LRB-0484LRB-0484/3
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Harshner, BB0114 - W-2 paid placements for pregnant women with no children and custodial parent eligibility
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: Wisconsin Works cash assistance for pregnant women with no other children and extended eligibility for custodial parents.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Wisconsin Works
Under current law, a person who meets the eligibility requirements for the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program and who is the custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less may receive a monthly grant of $673 and may not be required to work in a W-2 employment position. Current law also provides generally that receiving a monthly grant as the custodial parent of an infant counts toward the time limits that apply to how long an individual may receive certain benefits only if the child was born more than ten months after the date on which the individual was first determined to be eligible for W-2.
This bill changes the eligibility requirement by increasing the maximum age of the child so that the custodial parent of a child who is 26 weeks old or less may receive the monthly grant and may not be required to work in a W-2 employment position. The bill also provides that receiving a monthly grant as the custodial parent of an infant counts toward the time limits that apply to how long an individual may receive certain benefits regardless of when the child was born in relation to when the individual was first determined to be eligible for W-2. In addition, the bill provides that an unmarried woman who would be eligible for W-2 except that she is not a custodial parent may also receive a monthly grant of $673 and may not be required to work in a W-2 employment position if she is in the third trimester of a medically verified pregnancy that is at risk and that renders the woman unable to participate in the workforce. Her receipt of a grant does not count toward the time limits for how long an individual may receive certain benefits.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 49.148 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.148 (1m) (title) CUSTODIAL PARENT OF INFANT; UNMARRIED, PREGNANT WOMAN.
SECTION 2. 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) Any of the following may receive a monthly grant of $673:
SECTION 3. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. and amended to read:
49.148 (1m) (a) 1. A An individual who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) and who is a custodial parent of a child who is 12 26 weeks old or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a monthly grant of $673, unless another adult member of the custodial parent's Wisconsin works Works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin works Works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).
(bm) A Wisconsin works Works agency may not require a participant under this subsection to participate in any employment positions. Receipt of a grant under this subsection does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 49.148 (1m) (a). This SECTION has been affected by LRB-0484 and LRB-1187.
SECTION 4. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
49.148 (1m) (a) 2. An unmarried woman who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child and who is in the 3rd trimester of a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown by medical documentation to be at risk and to render the woman unable to participate in the workforce.
SECTION 5. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (c) 1. and amended to read:
49.148 (1m) (c) 1. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a) 1. constitutes participation in a Wisconsin works Works employment position for purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b), or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position unless the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3) in which the mother did not indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or in violation of s. 948.02 or 948.025 or of incest in violation of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and to law enforcement authorities.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 49.148 (1m) (b). This SECTION has been affected by LRB-0484 and LRB-1187.
SECTION 6. 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) For purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b), and (5) (b) 2., all of the following apply:
SECTION 7. 49.148 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
49.148 (1m) (c) 2. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a) 2. does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 49.148 (1m) (c) 2. This SECTION has been affected by LRB-0484 and LRB-1187.
SECTION 8. 49.159 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.159 (4) PREGNANT WOMEN. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically verified, who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child, and who does not satisfy the requirements under s. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. is eligible for employment training and job search assistance services provided by the Wisconsin works Works agency.
SECTION 9354. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.
(1) GRANTS FOR CUSTODIAL PARENT OF INFANT UNDER WISCONSIN WORKS.
(a) Eligibility. The treatment of section 49.148 (1m) (a) (with respect to eligibility of a custodial parent for a grant) of the statutes first applies to individuals who are determined, on the effective date of this paragraph, to be eligible for the Wisconsin Works program under sections 49.141 to 49.161 of the statutes and to be custodial parents of children who are 26 weeks old or less.
(b) Constituting participation in employment position. The treatment of section 49.148 (1m) (a) (with respect to receipt of grants not constituting participation in a Wisconsin Works employment position) and (b) of the statutes first applies to grants received under section 49.148 (1m) of the statutes on the effective date of this paragraph.
SECTION 9454. Effective dates; Workforce Development.
(1) WISCONSIN WORKS GRANTS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CUSTODIAL PARENTS. The treatment of sections 49.148 (1m) (title), (b), and (c) (intro.) and 2. and 49.159 (4) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes, and the creation of section 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes and SECTION 9354 (1) of this act take effect on January 1, 2008.
****NOTE: This is reconciled SECTION 9454 (1). This SECTION has been affected by LRB-0484 and LRB-1187.
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LRB-0485LRB-0485/2
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Harshner, BB0111 - High-volume automated enforcement for interstate child support cases
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
