AB75,627,1410
3. If the department renews a contract for a subsequent year, the department
11shall allocate to the contract not less than 95 percent of the amount allocated to the
12contract in the previous year, unless the geographic region or Indian tribal unit is not
13comparable or total funding available for all contracts is lower than the total amount
14available in the previous year.
AB75,627,1815
4. Within any contract period, the department may redistribute unexpended
16contract balances for a county department or agency to another county department
17or agency that reports expenditures in excess of their original contract total for the
18period.
AB75, s. 1214
19Section
1214. 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,627,2120
49.155
(6) (e) The department may not increase the maximum reimbursement
21rates for child care providers in 2009, 2010, or 2011.
AB75, s. 1215
22Section
1215. 49.155 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,627,2423
49.155
(8) Cost-saving measures. (a) The department may do any of the
24following:
AB75,628,2
11. Increase copayments specified in the schedule under sub. (5) by up to 10
2percent, excluding any increases for cost-of-living adjustments.
AB75,628,43
3. Implement a waiting list for the receipt of a child care subsidy under this
4section.
AB75,628,65
(b) The department shall implement, effective January 1, 2010, an
6attendance-based rate structure for reimbursement of child care providers.
AB75, s. 1216
7Section
1216. 49.159 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,628,128
49.159
(4) Pregnant women. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically
9verified
, who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial
10parent of a dependent child
, and who does not satisfy the requirements under s.
1149.148 (1m) (a) 2. is eligible for employment training and job search assistance
12services provided by the Wisconsin
works Works agency.
AB75, s. 1217
13Section
1217. 49.17 of the statutes is renumbered 253.06, and 253.06 (2) and
14(5) (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB75,628,2415
253.06
(2) Use of funds. From the appropriation under s.
20.437 (2) 20.435 (5) 16(em), the department shall supplement the provision of supplemental foods,
17nutrition education, and other services, including nutritional counseling, to
18low-income women, infants, and children who meet the eligibility criteria under the
19federal special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children
20authorized under
42 USC 1786. To the extent that funds are available under this
21section and to the extent that funds are available under
42 USC 1786, the
22department shall provide the supplemental food, nutrition education, and other
23services authorized under this section and shall administer that provision in every
24county. The department may enter into contracts for this purpose.
AB75,629,12
1(5) (e) The suspension or termination of authorization of a vendor or eligibility
2of a participant shall be effective beginning on the 15th day after receipt of the notice
3of suspension or termination. All forfeitures, recoupments, and enforcement
4assessments shall be paid to the department within 15 days after receipt of notice
5of assessment or, if the forfeiture, recoupment, or enforcement assessment is
6contested under sub. (6), within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after
7exhaustion of administrative review, unless the final decision is adverse to the
8department or unless the final decision is appealed and the decision is stayed by
9court order under sub. (7). The department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the
10secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund. The department shall
11deposit all enforcement assessments in the appropriation under s.
20.437 (2) 20.435
12(1) (gr).
AB75, s. 1218
13Section
1218. 49.171 of the statutes is renumbered 46.75, and 46.75 (2) (a),
14as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB75,629,1815
46.75
(2) (a) From the appropriation under s.
20.437 (2) 20.435 (5) (dn), the
16department shall award grants to agencies to operate food distribution programs
17that qualify for participation in the emergency food assistance program under
P.L.
1898-8, as amended 7 USC ch. 102.
AB75, s. 1219
19Section
1219. 49.1715 of the statutes is renumbered 46.77 and amended to
20read:
AB75,630,2
2146.77 Food distribution administration. From the appropriation under s.
2220.437 (2) 20.435 (5) (dn), the department shall allocate funds to eligible recipient
23agencies, as defined in
the emergency food assistance act, P.L. 98-8, section 201A,
24as amended 7 USC 7501 (3), for the storage, transportation, and distribution of
1commodities provided under
the hunger prevention act of 1988, P.L. 100-435, as
2amended 7 USC ch. 102.
AB75, s. 1220
3Section
1220. 49.172 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.76 (title).
AB75, s. 1221
4Section
1221. 49.172 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.76 (intro.).
AB75, s. 1222
5Section
1222. 49.172 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.76 (1).
AB75, s. 1223
6Section
1223. 49.172 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.76 (2).
AB75, s. 1224
7Section
1224. 49.172 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1225
8Section
1225. 49.172 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1226
9Section
1226. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,630,1310
49.175
(1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within
11the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm),
(cr), (dz), (k), (kx), (L),
12(mc), (md), (me),
(mf), and (s), the department shall allocate the following amounts
13for the following purposes:
AB75, s. 1227
14Section
1227
. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
15Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75,630,1916
49.175
(1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within
17the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm),
(cr), (dz), (k), (kx), (L),
18(mc), (md), (me), (mf), and (s), the department shall allocate the following amounts
19for the following purposes:
AB75, s. 1228
20Section
1228. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,630,2321
49.175
(1) (a)
Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
22$44,068,500 $44,282,800 in fiscal year
2007-08 2009-10 and
$43,392,200 23$45,947,300 in
each fiscal year
2008-09 thereafter.
AB75, s. 1229
24Section
1229. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,631,5
149.175
(1) (g)
State administration of public assistance programs and costs of
2overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs
,
3$16,670,100 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $16,868,500 and costs associated with the
4collection of public assistance overpayments, $17,708,600 in fiscal year
2008-09 52009-10 and $17,810,400 in each fiscal year thereafter.
AB75, s. 1230
6Section
1230. 49.175 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,631,97
49.175
(1) (h)
Public assistance program fraud and error reduction. For
8activities to reduce fraud under s. 49.197 (1m) and activities to reduce payment
9errors under s. 49.197 (3), $605,500 in each fiscal year.
AB75, s. 1231
10Section
1231
. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,631,1211
49.175
(1) (i)
Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
12$6,000,000 in
each fiscal year
2007-08 and $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2008-09.
AB75, s. 1232
13Section
1232. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
14.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75,631,1715
49.175
(1) (i)
Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
16$6,000,000 $7,000,000 in fiscal year
2007-08 2009-10 and
$7,000,000 $6,000,000 in
17fiscal year
2008-09 2010-11.
AB75, s. 1233
18Section
1233. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,631,2119
49.175
(1) (j)
Aid to families with dependent children overpayments liability. 20For payment of liability to the federal government related to overpayments made
21under the program under s. 49.19, $2,500,500 in fiscal year 2008-09.
AB75, s. 1234
22Section
1234. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is repealed.
AB75, s. 1235
24Section
1235. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,632,4
149.175
(1) (k)
Aid to Families with Dependent Children overpayments liability. 2For payment of liability to the federal government related to overpayments made
3under the program under s. 49.19, $13,183,900 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $0 in fiscal
4year 2010-11.
AB75, s. 1236
5Section
1236. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
6.... (this act), is repealed.
AB75, s. 1237
7Section
1237
. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,632,108
49.175
(1) (p)
Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
949.155, $359,201,800 in fiscal year 2007-08 and
$355,352,000 $375,736,400 in fiscal
10year 2008-09.
AB75, s. 1238
11Section
1238. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
12.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75,632,1513
49.175
(1) (p)
Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
1449.155,
$359,201,800 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $375,736,400 in
each fiscal year
152008-09.
AB75, s. 1239
16Section
1239. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,632,2117
49.175
(1) (q)
Child care state administration and child care licensing
18activities. For administration of child care
services under s. 49.155 (1g) (b),
19$1,765,600 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,600,300 in programs under s. 49.155 and
20the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (c) for child care licensing activities, $8,472,400
21in fiscal year 2009-10 and $8,781,300 in fiscal year
2008-09 2010-11.
AB75, s. 1240
22Section
1240. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,632,2523
49.175
(1) (qm)
Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
24improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g)
(a), $5,311,000 in each fiscal year,
25$6,329,400 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $7,038,300 in each fiscal year thereafter.
AB75, s. 1241
1Section
1241. 49.175 (1) (qs) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1242
2Section
1242. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
3.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75,633,74
49.175
(1) (s)
Kinship care and long-term kinship Foster care assistance. For
5the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under s. 48.57 (3m), (3n), and
6(3p) foster care under s. 48.62, $23,892,400 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $23,903,500
7in each fiscal year thereafter.
AB75, s. 1243
8Section
1243. 49.175 (1) (ze) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1244
9Section
1244. 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,633,1210
49.175
(1) (ze) 1. `Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance.' For the
11kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under s. 48.57 (3m), (3n), and
12(3p), $23,579,800 in
each fiscal year
2007-08 and $23,885,800 in fiscal year 2008-09.
AB75, s. 1245
13Section
1245. 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
14Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.175 (1) (s) and amended to read:
AB75,633,1815
49.175
(1) (s)
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),
$23,579,800 $23,892,400 in fiscal year
2007-08 2009-10 and
$23,885,800 18$23,903,500 in
each fiscal year
2008-09 thereafter.
AB75, s. 1246
19Section
1246. 49.175 (1) (ze) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.175 (1) (r) and
20amended to read:
AB75,633,2521
49.175
(1) (r)
Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For
22payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of
23recipients of supplemental security income,
$30,094,700 in fiscal year 2007-08 and
24$30,094,700 $29,899,800 in fiscal year
2008-09 2009-10 and $29,933,200 in each
25fiscal year thereafter.
AB75, s. 1247
1Section
1247. 49.175 (1) (ze) 10m. of the statutes is renumbered 49.175 (1) (t)
2and amended to read:
AB75,634,73
49.175
(1) (t)
Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided
4in counties having a population of 500,000 or more to ensure the safety of children
5who the department determines may remain at home if appropriate services are
6provided, and for ongoing services provided in those counties to families with
7children placed in out-of-home care,
$5,631,300 $6,700,700 in each fiscal year.
AB75, s. 1248
8Section
1248. 49.175 (1) (ze) 11. of the statutes is renumbered 49.175 (1) (u).
AB75, s. 1249
9Section
1249. 49.175 (1) (ze) 12. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1250
10Section
1250. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,634,1511
49.175
(1) (zh)
Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
12moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation
13account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit,
$21,125,400 14$6,664,200 in fiscal year
2007-08
2009-10 and $6,664,200 in fiscal year
2008-09 152010-2011.
AB75, s. 1251
16Section
1251. 49.19 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,635,217
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, by the department of corrections, or by a federally
1recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state under an agreement
2with a county department.
AB75, s. 1252
3Section
1252. 49.19 (4e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,635,94
49.19
(4e) (a) If a person applying for aid is under 18 years of age, has never
5married
, and is pregnant or has a dependent child in his or her care, the person is
6not eligible for aid unless he or she lives in a place maintained by his or her parent,
7legal guardian
, or other adult relative as the parent's, guardian's or other adult
8relative's own home or lives in a foster home,
treatment foster home, maternity
9home
, or other supportive living arrangement supervised by an adult.
AB75, s. 1253
10Section
1253. 49.19 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,635,2311
49.19
(10) (a) Aid under this section may also be granted to a nonrelative who
12cares for a child dependent upon the public for proper support in a foster home
or
13treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home
or treatment
14foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
15reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation
, 16or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, regardless of the cause or prospective
17period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure
18under s. 48.569 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 48.569 (1)
19(d) for aid granted under this subsection except that if the child does not have legal
20settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county
21department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal settlement of the child.
22A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection
23irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.
AB75, s. 1254
24Section
1254. 49.19 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,636,9
149.19
(10) (c) Reimbursement under par. (a) may also be paid to the county
2when the child is placed in a licensed foster home,
treatment foster home, group
3home, or residential care center for children and youth by a licensed child welfare
4agency or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this
5state or by its designee, if the child is in the legal custody of the county department
6under s. 46.215, 46.22
, or 46.23 or if the child was removed from the home of a relative
7specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the
8home of the relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the
9placement is made
pursuant to under an agreement with the county department.
AB75, s. 1255
10Section
1255. 49.19 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,636,2011
49.19
(10) (d) Aid may also be paid under this section to a licensed foster home,
12treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth
13by the state when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state, when the
14child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the placement is
15made under an agreement between the department and the tribal governing body,
16or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and was removed
17from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a judicial
18determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the
19child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department or the
20department of corrections.
AB75, s. 1256
21Section
1256. 49.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,637,422
49.19
(10) (e) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (c)
, and (d), aid under this section may
23not be granted for placement of a child in a foster home
or treatment foster home 24licensed by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body, for
25placement of a child in a foster home
, treatment foster home, or residential care
1center for children and youth by a tribal governing body or its designee, for the
2placement of a child who is a ward of a tribal court if the tribal governing body is
3receiving or is eligible to receive funds from the federal government for that type of
4placement, or for placement of a child in a group home licensed under s. 48.625.
AB75, s. 1257
5Section
1257. 49.197 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,637,226
49.197
(1m) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2)
7(dz), (kx), (L),
(mc), (md),
(n)
(me), and (nL), the department shall establish a program
8to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families
9with dependent children under s. 49.19, on the part of participants in the Wisconsin
10Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and, if the department of health services
11contracts with the department under sub. (5), on the part of recipients of medical
12assistance under subch. IV, food stamp benefits under the food stamp program under
137 USC 2011 to
2036, supplemental security income payments under s. 49.77,
14payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients
15under s. 49.775, and health care benefits under the Badger Care health care program
16under s. 49.665. The department's activities under this subsection may include, but
17are not limited to, comparisons of information provided to the department by an
18applicant and information provided by the applicant to other federal, state, and local
19agencies, development of an advisory welfare investigation prosecution standard,
20and provision of funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and
21to Wisconsin Works agencies to encourage activities to detect fraud. The department
22shall cooperate with district attorneys regarding fraud prosecutions.
AB75, s. 1258
23Section
1258. 49.197 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: