SB1, s. 1673 11Section 1673. 49.82 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.82 (2) (a) and
12amended to read:
SB1,767,1913 49.82 (2) (a) Proof shall be provided Except as provided in par. (b), for each
14person included in an application for public assistance under this chapter, except for
15a child who is eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46 or 49.47 because of 42
16USC 1396a
(e) (4) or an unborn child who is eligible for coverage under the Badger
17Care health care program under s. 49.665 (4) (ap),
proof shall be provided of his or
18her social security number or that an application for a social security number has
19been made.
SB1, s. 1674 20Section 1674. 49.82 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,767,2121 49.82 (2) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any of the following:
SB1,767,2322 1. A child who is eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46 or 49.47 because
23of 42 USC 1396a (e) (4).
SB1,767,2524 2. An unborn child who is eligible for coverage under the Badger Care health
25care program under s. 49.665 (4) (ap).
SB1,768,5
13. A person who is applying for medical assistance under subch. IV, coverage
2under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, or coverage under the
3program for prescription drug assistance for elderly persons under s. 49.688 and who
4refuses to obtain a social security number because of well-established religious
5objections, as defined in 42 CFR 435.910 (h) (2).
SB1, s. 1675 6Section 1675 . 49.82 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB1,768,98 49.82 (2) (b) 1. A child who is eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46 or,
949.47, or 49.471 because of 42 USC 1396a (e) (4).
SB1, s. 1676 10Section 1676 . 49.82 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB1,768,1312 49.82 (2) (b) 2. An unborn child who is eligible for coverage under s. 49.471 or
13the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665 (4) (ap).
SB1, s. 1677 14Section 1677. 49.83 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,768,25 1549.83 Limitation on giving information. Except as provided under s. 49.32
16(9), (10), and (10m), no person may use or disclose information concerning applicants
17and recipients of relief funded by a relief block grant, aid to families with dependent
18children, Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, social services, child and
19spousal support and establishment of paternity and medical support liability
20services under s. 49.22, or supplemental payments under s. 49.77 for any purpose not
21connected with the administration of the programs, except that the department of
22workforce development children and families may disclose such information to the
23department of revenue for the sole purpose of administering state taxes. Any person
24violating this section may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 or
25imprisoned in the county jail not less than 10 days nor more than one year or both.
SB1, s. 1678
1Section 1678. 49.84 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,769,32 49.84 (6) (a) In this subsection, "department" means the department of health
3and family services.
SB1,769,94 (b) 1. Notwithstanding any other eligibility requirements for the programs
5specified in par. (c), unless excepted by par. (c) an applicant for or recipient under any
6of those programs who declares himself or herself to be a citizen or national of the
7United States shall provide, as a further condition of eligibility, satisfactory
8documentary evidence, as provided in par. (d), that he or she is a citizen or national
9of the United States.
SB1,769,1610 2. An applicant shall provide the documentation at the time of application. If
11a recipient was not required to provide documentation at the time he or she applied,
12the recipient shall provide the documentation the first time his or her eligibility is
13reviewed or redetermined after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor
14inserts date]. An applicant or recipient shall be granted a reasonable time, as
15determined by the department, to submit the documentation before his or her
16eligibility is denied or terminated.
SB1,769,1817 (c) The requirement to provide satisfactory documentary evidence under par.
18(b) applies to applicants for and recipients under all of the following:
SB1,769,2019 1. The Medical Assistance program under subch. IV, except for any of the
20following:
SB1,769,2221 a. An applicant or recipient who is entitled to benefits under or enrolled in any
22part of Medicare under 42 USC 1395 et seq., as amended.
SB1,769,2423 b. An applicant or recipient who is receiving supplemental security income
24under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c.
SB1,769,2525 c. A person who is eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.45 (27).
SB1,770,2
1d. A child who is receiving medical assistance under s. 49.46 (1) (a) 13. or 49.47
2(4) (am) 3.
SB1,770,33 e. A pregnant woman who is receiving medical assistance under s. 49.465.
SB1,770,54 2. The Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, except for an unborn
5child under s. 49.665 (4) (ap).
SB1,770,86 3. The part of the prescription drug assistance for elderly persons program
7under s. 49.688 that is supported by a Medical Assistance waiver under 42 USC 1315
8(a), as authorized under s. 49.688 (11).
SB1,770,119 (d) Satisfactory documentary evidence that an applicant or a recipient is a
10citizen or national of the United States consists of the documents or other forms of
11evidence specified in 42 CFR 435.407.
SB1, s. 1679 12Section 1679. 49.84 (6) (c) 1. d. of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin
13Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB1,770,1614 49.84 (6) (c) 1. d. A child who is receiving medical assistance under s. 49.46 (1)
15(a) 13. or, 49.47 (4) (am) 3., or 49.471 (4) (a) 2. or (b) 2. or an unborn child receiving
16prenatal care under s. 49.471.
SB1, s. 1680 17Section 1680. 49.84 (6) (c) 1. e. of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin
18Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB1,770,2119 49.84 (6) (c) 1. e. A pregnant woman who is receiving medical assistance under
20s. 49.465 or a child or pregnant woman who is receiving medical assistance under s.
2149.471 (5) (b) 1. or 2
.
SB1, s. 1681 22Section 1681. 49.845 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,771,1623 49.845 (1) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4)
24(bn), (kz), (L), and (nn), the department of health and family services shall establish
25a program to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of

1medical assistance under subch. IV, food stamp benefits under the food stamp
2program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, supplemental security income payments under
3s. 49.77, payments for the support of children of supplemental security income
4recipients under s. 49.775, and health care benefits under the Badger Care health
5care program under s. 49.665 and, if the department of workforce development
6children and families contracts with the department of health and family services
7under sub. (4), on the part of recipients of aid to families with dependent children
8under s. 49.19 and participants in the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to
949.161. The activities of the department of health and family services under this
10subsection may include comparisons of information provided to the department by
11an applicant and information provided by the applicant to other federal, state, and
12local agencies, development of an advisory welfare investigation prosecution
13standard, and provision of funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and
1446.23 and to Wisconsin Works agencies to encourage activities to detect fraud. The
15department of health and family services shall cooperate with district attorneys
16regarding fraud prosecutions.
SB1, s. 1682 17Section 1682. 49.845 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,772,218 49.845 (2) State error reduction activities. The department of health and
19family services shall conduct activities to reduce payment errors in the Medical
20Assistance program under subch. IV, the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to
212036, the supplemental security income payments program under s. 49.77, the
22program providing payments for the support of children of supplemental security
23income recipients under s. 49.775, and the Badger Care health care program under
24s. 49.665 and, if the department of workforce development children and families

1contracts with the department of health and family services under sub. (4), in
2Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
SB1, s. 1683 3Section 1683. 49.845 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,772,94 49.845 (3) Wisconsin Works agency error reduction. If the department of
5workforce development children and families contracts with the department of
6health and family services under sub. (4), the department of health and family
7services shall provide funds from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (kz) to
8Wisconsin Works agencies to offset the administrative costs of reducing payment
9errors in Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
SB1, s. 1684 10Section 1684. 49.845 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,772,1711 49.845 (4) Contract for Wisconsin Works. Notwithstanding s. 49.197 (1m)
12and (3), the department of workforce development children and families may
13contract with the department of health and family services to investigate suspected
14fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families with dependent
15children under s. 49.19 and participants in Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to
1649.161 and to conduct activities to reduce payment errors in Wisconsin Works under
17ss. 49.141 to 49.161, as provided in this section.
SB1, s. 1685 18Section 1685. 49.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,773,519 49.85 (1) Department notification requirement. If a county department under
20s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally recognized American
21Indian tribe or band determines that the department of health and family services
22may recover an amount under s. 49.497, 49.793, or 49.847, or that the department
23of workforce development children and families may recover an amount under s.
2449.161 or 49.195 (3) or collect an amount under s. 49.147 (6) (cm), the county
25department or governing body shall notify the affected department of the

1determination. If a Wisconsin Works agency determines that the department of
2workforce development children and families may recover an amount under s. 49.161
3or 49.195 (3), or collect an amount under s. 49.147 (6) (cm), the Wisconsin Works
4agency shall notify the department of workforce development children and families
5of the determination.
SB1, s. 1686 6Section 1686. 49.85 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,773,167 49.85 (2) (b) At least annually, the department of workforce development
8children and families shall certify to the department of revenue the amounts that,
9based on the notifications received under sub. (1) and on other information received
10by the department of workforce development children and families, the department
11of workforce development children and families has determined that it may recover
12under ss. 49.161 and 49.195 (3) and collect under s. 49.147 (6) (cm), except that the
13department of workforce development children and families may not certify an
14amount under this subsection unless it has met the notice requirements under sub.
15(3) and unless its determination has either not been appealed or is no longer under
16appeal.
SB1, s. 1687 17Section 1687. 49.85 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,773,2118 49.85 (3) (b) (intro.) At least 30 days before certification of an amount, the
19department of workforce development children and families shall send a notice to the
20last-known address of the person from whom that department intends to recover or
21collect the amount. The notice shall do all of the following:
SB1, s. 1688 22Section 1688. 49.85 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,774,323 49.85 (3) (b) 1. Inform the person that the department of workforce
24development
children and families intends to certify to the department of revenue
25an amount that the department of workforce development children and families has

1determined to be due under s. 49.161 or 49.195 (3) or to be delinquent under a
2repayment agreement for a loan under s. 49.147 (6), for setoff from any state tax
3refund that may be due the person.
SB1, s. 1689 4Section 1689. 49.85 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,774,85 49.85 (3) (b) 2. Inform the person that he or she may appeal the determination
6of the department of workforce development children and families to certify the
7amount by requesting a hearing under sub. (4) within 30 days after the date of the
8letter and inform the person of the manner in which he or she may request a hearing.
SB1, s. 1690 9Section 1690. 49.85 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,774,1310 49.85 (3) (b) 3. Inform the person that, if the determination of the department
11of workforce development children and families is appealed, that department will
12not certify the amount to the department of revenue while the determination of the
13department of workforce development children and families is under appeal.
SB1, s. 1691 14Section 1691. 49.85 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,774,2015 49.85 (3) (b) 4. Inform the person that, unless a contested case hearing is
16requested to appeal the determination of the department of workforce development
17children and families, the person may be precluded from challenging any subsequent
18setoff of the certified amount by the department of revenue, except on the grounds
19that the certified amount has been partially or fully paid or otherwise discharged,
20since the date of the notice.
SB1, s. 1692 21Section 1692. 49.85 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,774,2422 49.85 (3) (b) 5. Request that the person inform the department of workforce
23development
children and families if a bankruptcy stay is in effect with respect to the
24person or if the claim has been discharged in bankruptcy.
SB1, s. 1693 25Section 1693. 49.85 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,775,6
149.85 (4) (b) If a person has requested a hearing under this subsection, the
2department of workforce development children and families shall hold a contested
3case hearing under s. 227.44, except that the department of workforce development
4children and families may limit the scope of the hearing to exclude issues that were
5presented at a prior hearing or that could have been presented at a prior opportunity
6for hearing.
SB1, s. 1694 7Section 1694. 49.85 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,775,178 49.85 (5) Effect of certification. Receipt of a certification by the department
9of revenue shall constitute a lien, equal to the amount certified, on any state tax
10refunds or credits owed to the obligor. The lien shall be foreclosed by the department
11of revenue as a setoff under s. 71.93. Certification of an amount under this section
12does not prohibit the department of health and family services or the department of
13workforce development children and families from attempting to recover or collect
14the amount through other legal means. The department of health and family
15services or the department of workforce development children and families shall
16promptly notify the department of revenue upon recovery or collection of any amount
17previously certified under this section.
SB1, s. 1695 18Section 1695. 49.852 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.852 (1m) and
19amended to read:
SB1,776,420 49.852 (1m) The department of workforce development may direct the
21department of employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city, any
22retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator
23of any other pension plan to withhold the amount specified in the statewide support
24lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) from any lump sum payment from a pension plan
25that may be paid a delinquent support obligor, except that the department of

1workforce development
may not direct that an amount be withheld under this
2subsection unless it has met the notice requirements under sub. (2) and unless the
3amount specified has either not been appealed or is no longer under appeal under s.
449.854.
SB1, s. 1696 5Section 1696. 49.852 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,776,76 49.852 (1c) In this section, "department" means the department of children
7and families.
SB1, s. 1697 8Section 1697. 49.852 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,776,129 49.852 (2) (intro.) The department of workforce development shall send a
10notice to the last-known address of the person from whom the department intends
11to recover the amount specified in the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
12(2) (b). The notice shall do all of the following:
SB1, s. 1698 13Section 1698. 49.852 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,776,1614 49.852 (2) (c) Request that the person inform the department of workforce
15development
or the appropriate county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) if a
16bankruptcy stay is in effect with respect to the person.
SB1, s. 1699 17Section 1699. 49.852 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,777,918 49.852 (3) If a person has requested a hearing pursuant to sub. (2) (b), the
19hearing shall be conducted before the circuit court that rendered the initial order to
20pay support. The court shall schedule a hearing within 10 business days after
21receiving a request for a hearing. A circuit court commissioner may conduct the
22hearing. If the court determines that the person owes the amount specified in the
23statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), the department of workforce
24development
may direct the department of employee trust funds, the retirement
25system of any 1st class city, any retirement system established under chapter 201,

1laws of 1937, or the administrator of any other pension plan, whichever is
2appropriate, to withhold the amount from any lump sum payment from a pension
3plan that may be paid the person. If the court determines that the person does not
4owe the amount specified in the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b),
5the department of workforce development may not direct the department of
6employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city, any retirement
7system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator of any
8other pension plan, whichever is appropriate, to withhold the amount from any lump
9sum payment from a pension plan that may be paid the person.
SB1, s. 1700 10Section 1700. 49.852 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,777,1711 49.852 (4) (a) If the department of workforce development directs the
12department of employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city, any
13retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator
14of any other pension plan to withhold the amount specified in the statewide support
15lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), this directive shall constitute a lien, equal to the
16amount specified in the statewide support lien docket, on any lump sum payment
17from a pension plan that may be paid the person.
SB1, s. 1701 18Section 1701. 49.852 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,778,919 49.852 (4) (b) If the department of workforce development directs the
20department of employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city, any
21retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator
22of any other pension plan to withhold the amount specified in the statewide support
23lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), the department of employee trust funds, the
24retirement system of any 1st class city, any retirement system established under
25chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator of any other pension plan shall deduct

1from any lump sum payment that may be paid the person the amount specified in
2the statewide support lien docket, less any amount specified under par. (d). If the
3amount specified in the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), less any
4amount specified under par. (d), exceeds the lump sum payment, the department of
5employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city, any retirement
6system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator of any
7other pension plan shall deduct the entire lump sum payment, less any withholdings
8otherwise required by law. The amount deducted under this paragraph shall be
9remitted to the department of workforce development.
SB1, s. 1702 10Section 1702. 49.852 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,778,1611 49.852 (4) (c) A directive to the department of employee trust funds, the
12retirement system of any 1st class city, any retirement system established under
13chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator of any other pension plan to withhold
14the amount specified in the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b)
15under this section does not prohibit the department of workforce development from
16attempting to recover the amount through other legal means.
SB1, s. 1703 17Section 1703. 49.852 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,778,2218 49.852 (4) (d) The department of workforce development shall promptly notify
19the department of employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city,
20any retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the
21administrator of any other pension plan upon recovery of any amount previously
22specified in the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b).
SB1, s. 1704 23Section 1704. 49.853 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,778,2524 49.853 (1) (b) "Department" means the department of workforce development
25children and families.
SB1, s. 1705
1Section 1705. 49.854 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,779,32 49.854 (1) (a) "Department" means the department of workforce development
3children and families.
SB1, s. 1706 4Section 1706. 49.854 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,779,75 49.854 (5) (a) 3. "Lien" means a lien under this section or a lien in favor of
6another state based on a support obligation, including a lien placed under s. 769.305
7(2) (g).
SB1, s. 1707 8Section 1707. 49.854 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,779,189 49.854 (5) (b) Notice to the financial institution. To enforce a lien under this
10section
by levying against an account at a financial institution, the department shall
11send a notice of levy to the financial institution instructing the financial institution
12to prohibit the closing of or withdrawals from one or more accounts that the obligor
13owns in whole or in part, up to a total amount that is sufficient to pay the support
14owed, financial institution fees under par. (e), and estimated levy fees and costs
15under sub. (11), until further notice from the department or a court. The financial
16institution shall comply with the notice of levy and shall hold the amount specified
17in the notice until the financial institution receives further instructions from the
18department or a court.
SB1, s. 1708 19Section 1708. 49.854 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,780,320 49.854 (5) (c) Liens in favor of other states. Notwithstanding par. (b), if a lien
21under par. (b) is in favor of another state, the notice sent by the department to the
22financial institution may consist of the request from the other state to enforce the
23lien, a certification by the department that any necessary due process requirements
24were met in the other state, a request that the financial institution honor the request
25from the other state by sending the amount specified in the request directly to the

1other state, and the address to which the financial institution shall send the funds.
2Notice and hearing requirements under pars. (d) and (f) do not apply to a lien in favor
3of another state.
SB1, s. 1709 4Section 1709. 49.854 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,780,135 49.854 (5) (e) Financial institution fees. A financial institution may continue
6to collect fees, under the terms of the account agreement, on accounts frozen under
7this subsection. In addition to the levy fee authorized under sub. (11) (a), a financial
8institution may collect any early withdrawal penalty incurred under the terms of an
9account as a result of the levy. Financial institution fees authorized under this
10paragraph may be charged to the account immediately prior to the remittance of the
11amount to the department or the other state and may be charged even if the amounts
12in the obligor's accounts are insufficient to pay the total amount of support owed and
13the department's levy costs under sub. (11) (b).
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