SB27-SSA1,650,98
49.79 (1) (e) "Multicounty consortium" has the meaning given in s. 49.78 (1)
9(br).
SB27-SSA1,650,1411
49.79
(3) Liability for lost food coupons. (a) A county
, multicounty
12consortium, or federally recognized American Indian tribe is liable for all food stamp
13coupons lost, misappropriated, or destroyed while under the county's
, consortium's, 14or tribe's direct control, except as provided in par. (b).
SB27-SSA1,650,1815
(b) A county
, multicounty consortium, or federally recognized American Indian
16tribe is not liable for food stamp coupons lost in natural disasters if it provides
17evidence acceptable to the department that the coupons were destroyed and not
18redeemed.
SB27-SSA1,650,2219
(c) A county,
multicounty consortium, or federally recognized American Indian
20tribe is liable for food stamp coupons mailed to residents of the county
or counties
21that are in the multicounty consortium or members of the tribe and lost in the mail
22due to incorrect information submitted to the department by the county or tribe.
SB27-SSA1,651,424
49.79
(4) Deductions from county income maintenance payments. The
25department shall withhold the value of food stamp losses for which a county
,
1multicounty consortium, or federally recognized American Indian tribe is liable
2under sub. (3) from the payment to the county
, multicounty consortium, or tribe
3under income maintenance contracts under s. 49.78 and reimburse the federal
4government from the funds withheld.
SB27-SSA1,651,116
49.79
(8) Benefits for qualified aliens. The department shall
not provide
7benefits under this section to a qualified alien
who is ineligible for benefits under this
8section solely because of the application of 9 USC 1612 or 1613 according to a plan
9approved by the federal department of agriculture. This subsection does not apply,
10except to the extent that federal food stamp benefits for qualified aliens are
restored 11required by the federal government.
SB27-SSA1,651,2313
49.79
(9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
14program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract
under s.
1549.78 with county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23,
multicounty
16consortia, and with tribal governing bodies to carry out the administrative functions.
17The department may contract, or a county department
, multicounty consortium, or
18tribal governing body may subcontract, with a Wisconsin Works agency or another
19provider to administer the employment and training program under this subsection.
20Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., the department may require able individuals
21who are 18 to 60 years of age who are not participants in a Wisconsin Works
22employment position to participate in the employment and training program under
23this subsection.
SB27-SSA1,652,6
149.793
(1) The department or a county
or, a multicounty consortium, as defined
2in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or an elected governing body of a federally recognized American
3Indian tribe or band acting on behalf of the department, may recover overpayments
4that arise from an overissuance of food coupons under the food stamp program
5administered under s. 46.215 (1) (k) or 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d. Recovery shall be made in
6accordance with
7 USC 2022.
SB27-SSA1,652,168
49.793
(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a county
, multicounty consortium,
9as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or governing body of a federally recognized American
10Indian tribe may retain a portion of the amount of an overpayment the state is
11authorized to retain under
7 USC 2025 that is recovered under sub. (1) due to the
12efforts of an employee or officer of the county
, multicounty consortium, or tribe. The
13department shall promulgate a rule establishing the portion of the amount of the
14overpayment that the county
, multicounty consortium, or governing body may
15retain. This paragraph does not apply to recovery of an overpayment that was made
16as a result of state, county,
multicounty consortium, or tribal governing body error.
SB27-SSA1,652,1918
49.795 (1) (cm) "Multicounty consortium" has the meaning given in s. 49.78 (1)
19(br).
SB27-SSA1,652,2321
49.795
(1) (e) 1. An employee or officer of the federal government, the state, a
22county
, a multicounty consortium, or a federally recognized American Indian tribe
23acting in the course of official duties in connection with the food stamp program.
SB27-SSA1,653,3
149.795
(1) (e) 2. A person acting in the course of duties under a contract with
2the federal government, the state, a county
, a multicounty consortium, or a federally
3recognized American Indian tribe in connection with the food stamp program.
SB27-SSA1,653,95
49.795
(8) (d) 2. The person may apply to the
county department under s.
646.215, 46.22 or 46.23 multicounty consortium or the federally recognized American
7Indian tribal governing body or, if the person is a supplier, to the federal department
8of agriculture for reinstatement following the period of suspension, if the suspension
9is not permanent.
SB27-SSA1,653,1711
49.797
(8) County participation; exception. The department may not require
12a
county multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or tribal governing
13body to participate in an electronic benefit transfer system under this section if the
14costs to the
county multicounty consortium or tribal governing body would be greater
15than the costs that the
county multicounty consortium or tribal governing body
16would incur in delivering the benefits through a system that is not an electronic
17benefit transfer system.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1544m
18Section 1544m. 49.825 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.825 (2) (d)
19and amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,653,2320
49.825
(2) (d) The department shall reimburse the county for all approved,
21allowable costs
that exceed the amounts specified in subd. 2. and that are incurred
22by the county under a contract with the department for the operation of the public
23assistance programs under par. (a) in the county.
SB27-SSA1,654,7
149.825
(3) (a) Supervisory personnel in the unit shall be state employees.
2Nonsupervisory staff performing services under this section for the unit may be a
3combination of state employees and employees of Milwaukee County.
For the
4performance of services under this section for the unit, the county shall maintain no
5fewer represented authorized full-time employee positions than the number of
6represented full-time employee positions that were authorized on February 1, 2009,
7for performance of the same types of services.
SB27-SSA1,654,149
49.825
(4) Treatment of former county employees appointed to state
10employee positions in the unit before the effective date of this subsection (title)
11.... [LRB inserts date]. (intro.) All of the following shall apply to an employee who
12is appointed to a state employee position in the unit after May 29, 2009,
and before
13the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and who, immediately
14prior to his or her appointment, was a county employee:
SB27-SSA1,654,2516
49.825
(4) (e) Notwithstanding par. (c), beginning on the effective date of this
17paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], an employee who has opted under par. (c) to remain
18a participating employee in the retirement system established under
chapter 201,
19laws of 1937, shall remain a participating employee in the retirement system until
20the employee has vested in all retirement contributions paid by, or on behalf of, the
21employee. When the employee becomes vested in all of the contributions paid by, or
22on behalf of, the employee in the retirement system established under
chapter 201,
23laws of 1937, the employee may no longer be a participating employee in that
24retirement system and shall immediately become a participating employee in the
25Wisconsin retirement system.
SB27-SSA1,655,72
49.825
(5) Treatment of former county employees appointed to state
3employee positions in the unit on or after the effective date of this subsection
4(title) .... [LRB inserts date]. (intro.) All of the following shall apply to an employee
5who is appointed to a state employee position in the unit on or after the effective date
6of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and who, immediately prior to his or her
7appointment, was a county employee performing services for the unit:
SB27-SSA1,655,108
(a) The employee shall serve any applicable probationary period under s.
9230.28, but shall have his or her seniority with the state computed by treating the
10employee's total service with the county as state service.
SB27-SSA1,655,1211
(b) Annual leave for the employee shall accrue at the rate provided in s. 230.35
12using the employee's state service computed under par. (a).
SB27-SSA1,655,2013
(c) 1. The employee shall remain a participating employee in the retirement
14system established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937, until the employee becomes
15vested in all of the contributions paid by, or on behalf of, the employee in the
16retirement system. When the employee becomes vested in all of the contributions
17paid by, or on behalf of, the employee in the retirement system established under
18chapter 201, laws of 1937, the employee may no longer be a participating employee
19in that retirement system and shall immediately become a participating employee
20in the Wisconsin retirement system.
SB27-SSA1,655,2321
2. The secretary shall pay, on behalf of the employee, all required employer
22contributions under the retirement system established under
chapter 201, laws of
231937.
SB27-SSA1,656,724
(d) The employee shall have his or her sick leave accrued with the state
25computed by treating the employee's unused balance of sick leave accrued with the
1county as sick leave accrued in state service, but not to exceed the amount of sick
2leave the employee would have accrued in state service for the same period, if the
3employee is able to provide adequate documentation in accounting for sick leave used
4during the accrual period with the county. Sick leave that transfers under this
5paragraph is not subject to a right of conversion, under s. 40.05 (4) or otherwise, upon
6death or termination of creditable service for payment of health insurance benefits
7on behalf of the employee or the employee's dependents.
SB27-SSA1,656,88
(e) The employee shall not be subject to s. 40.23 (2m) (er) and (3) (b).
SB27-SSA1,656,1410
49.847
(1) Subject to ss. 49.497 (1) and 49.793 (1), the department of health
11services, or a county
, multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or elected
12governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band acting on
13behalf of the department, may recover benefits incorrectly paid under any of the
14programs administered by the department under this chapter.
SB27-SSA1,656,2116
49.847
(2) The department, county,
multicounty consortium, as defined in s.
1749.78 (1) (br), or elected governing body may recover an overpayment from a family
18or individual who continues to receive benefits under any program administered by
19the department under this chapter by reducing the family's or individual's benefit
20amount. Subject to s. 49.793 (1), the department may by rule specify other methods
21for recovering incorrectly paid benefits.
SB27-SSA1,656,2523
49.857
(1) (c) "Credentialing board" means a board, examining board or
24affiliated credentialing board in the department of
regulation and licensing safety
25and professional services that grants a credential.
SB27-SSA1, s. 861
1Section
861. 49.857 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,657,152
49.857
(2) (b) 1. The circumstances under which the licensing authority or the
3licensing agency must restrict, limit, suspend, withhold, deny, refuse to grant or
4issue or refuse to renew or revalidate a license and guidelines for determining the
5appropriate action to take. The memorandum of understanding with the
6department of
regulation and licensing safety and professional services shall include
7the circumstances under which the department of
regulation and licensing safety
8and professional services shall direct a credentialing board to restrict, limit,
9suspend, withhold, deny or refuse to grant a credential and guidelines for
10determining the appropriate action to take. The guidelines under this subdivision
11for determining the appropriate action to take shall require the consideration of
12whether the action is likely to have an adverse effect on public health, safety or
13welfare or on the environment, and of whether the action is likely to adversely affect
14individuals other than the individual holding or applying for the license, such as
15employees of that individual.
SB27-SSA1, s. 862
16Section
862. 49.857 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,657,2517
49.857
(2) (b) 2. a. Certifying to the licensing authority or licensing agency a
18delinquency in support or a failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant. The
19memorandum of understanding with the department of
regulation and licensing 20safety and professional services shall include procedures for the department of
21regulation and licensing safety and professional services to notify a credentialing
22board that a certification of delinquency in support or failure to comply with a
23subpoena or warrant has been made by the department of children and families with
24respect to an individual who holds or applied for a credential granted by the
25credentialing board.
SB27-SSA1, s. 863
1Section
863. 49.857 (2) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,658,102
49.857
(2) (b) 2. c. Notifying the licensing authority or licensing agency that an
3individual has paid delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative payment
4arrangements or satisfied the requirements under a subpoena or warrant. The
5memorandum of understanding with the department of
regulation and licensing 6safety and professional services shall include procedures for the department of
7regulation and licensing safety and professional services to notify a credentialing
8board that an individual who holds or applied for a credential granted by the
9credentialing board has paid delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative
10payment arrangements or satisfied the requirements under a subpoena or warrant.
SB27-SSA1, s. 864
11Section
864. 49.857 (2) (b) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,658,1712
49.857
(2) (b) 3. a. Restricting, limiting, suspending, withholding, denying,
13refusing to grant or issue or refusing to renew or revalidate a license. The
14memorandum of understanding with the department of
regulation and licensing 15safety and professional services shall include procedures for the department of
16regulation and licensing safety and professional services to direct a credentialing
17board to restrict, limit, suspend, withhold, deny or refuse to grant a credential.
SB27-SSA1, s. 865
18Section
865. 49.857 (2) (b) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,659,819
49.857
(2) (b) 3. c. Issuing or reinstating a license if the department of children
20and families notifies the licensing authority or licensing agency that an individual
21who was delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support has paid the
22delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative payment arrangements or that
23an individual who failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant has satisfied the
24requirements under the subpoena or warrant. The memorandum of understanding
25with the department of
regulation and licensing safety and professional services
1shall include procedures for the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
2professional services to direct a credentialing board to grant or reinstate a credential
3if the department of children and families notifies the department of
regulation and
4licensing safety and professional services that an individual who holds or applied for
5a credential granted by the credentialing board has paid the delinquent support or
6made satisfactory alternative payment arrangements or that an individual who
7failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant has satisfied the requirements under
8the subpoena or warrant.
SB27-SSA1, s. 866
9Section
866. 49.857 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,659,1310
49.857
(3) (a) 1. That a certification of delinquency in paying support will be
11made to a licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential
12granted by a credentialing board, the department of
regulation and licensing safety
13and professional services.
SB27-SSA1, s. 867
14Section
867. 49.857 (3) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,659,1815
49.857
(3) (am) 1. That the individual's name has been placed on a certification
16list, which will be provided to a licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect
17to a credential granted by a credentialing board, the department of
regulation and
18licensing safety and professional services.
SB27-SSA1, s. 868
19Section
868. 49.857 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,659,2320
49.857
(3) (b) 1. That a certification of the failure to comply with a subpoena
21or warrant will be made to a licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect
22to a credential granted by a credentialing board, the department of
regulation and
23licensing safety and professional services.
SB27-SSA1, s. 869
24Section
869. 49.857 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,660,7
149.857
(3) (c) (intro.) If the department of children and families provides a
2certification list to a licensing authority, a licensing agency or, with respect to a
3credential granted by a credentialing board, the department of
regulation and
4licensing safety and professional services, upon receipt of the list the licensing
5authority if the licensing authority agrees, the licensing agency or, with respect to
6a credential granted by a credentialing board, the department of
regulation and
7licensing safety and professional services shall do all of the following:
SB27-SSA1, s. 870
8Section
870. 49.857 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,660,209
49.857
(3) (d) 1. Subject to sub. (2) (d), if an individual who, on the basis of
10delinquent support, is denied a license or whose license, on the basis of delinquent
11support, is restricted, limited, suspended, or refused renewal or revalidation under
12a memorandum of understanding entered into under sub. (2) (b) pays the delinquent
13amount of support in full or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements,
14the department of children and families shall immediately notify the licensing
15authority or licensing agency to issue or reinstate the individual's license as provided
16in the memorandum of understanding. If the individual held or applied for a
17credential granted by a credentialing board, the department of
regulation and
18licensing safety and professional services shall, upon notice by the department of
19children and families, notify the credentialing board to grant or reinstate the
20individual's credential.
SB27-SSA1, s. 871
21Section
871. 49.857 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,661,822
49.857
(3) (d) 2. Subject to sub. (2) (d), if an individual who, on the basis of a
23failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant, is denied a license or whose license,
24on the basis of a failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant, is restricted, limited,
25suspended, or refused renewal or revalidation under a memorandum of
1understanding entered into under sub. (2) (b) satisfies the requirements under the
2subpoena or warrant, the department of children and families shall immediately
3notify the licensing authority or licensing agency to issue or reinstate the individual's
4license as provided in the memorandum of understanding. If the individual held or
5applied for a credential granted by a credentialing board, the department of
6regulation and licensing safety and professional services shall, upon notice by the
7department of children and families, notify the credentialing board to grant or
8reinstate the individual's credential.
SB27-SSA1,661,1610
49.857
(4) Each licensing agency shall enter into a memorandum of
11understanding with the department of children and families under sub. (2) (b) and
12shall cooperate with the department of children and families in its administration
13of s. 49.22. The department of
regulation and licensing safety and professional
14services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of
15children and families on behalf of a credentialing board with respect to a credential
16granted by the credentialing board.
SB27-SSA1,661,1919
50.01
(1g) (c) A shelter facility as defined under s.
560.9808 16.308 (1) (d).
SB27-SSA1,662,1021
50.02
(1) Departmental authority. The department may provide uniform,
22statewide licensing, inspection, and regulation of community-based residential
23facilities and nursing homes as provided in this subchapter. The department shall
24certify, inspect, and otherwise regulate adult family homes, as specified under
ss.
2550.031 and s. 50.032 and shall license adult family homes, as specified under s.
150.033. Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to limit the authority of the
2department of
commerce safety and professional services or of municipalities to set
3standards of building safety and hygiene, but any local orders of municipalities shall
4be consistent with uniform, statewide regulation of community-based residential
5facilities. The department may not prohibit any nursing home from distributing
6over-the-counter drugs from bulk supply. The department may consult with
7nursing homes as needed and may provide specialized consultations when requested
8by any nursing home, separate from its inspection process, to scrutinize any
9particular questions the nursing home raises. The department shall, by rule, define
10"specialized consultation".
SB27-SSA1,662,2412
50.02
(2) (a) The department, by rule, shall develop, establish and enforce
13regulations and standards for the care, treatment, health, safety, rights, welfare and
14comfort of residents in community-based residential facilities and nursing homes
15and for the construction, general hygiene, maintenance and operation of those
16facilities which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate
17accommodation, care and treatment of residents in those facilities; and promulgate
18and enforce rules consistent with this section. Such standards and rules shall
19provide that intermediate care facilities, which have 16 or fewer beds may, if
20exempted from meeting certain physical plant, staffing and other requirements of
21the federal regulations, be exempted from meeting the corresponding provisions of
22the department's standards and rules. The department shall consult with the
23department of
commerce safety and professional services when developing
24exemptions relating to physical plant requirements.
SB27-SSA1, s. 878
1Section
878. 50.035 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,663,62
50.035
(2) (a) 3. The department or the department of
commerce safety and
3professional services may waive the requirement under subd. 1. or 2. for a
4community-based residential facility that has a smoke detection or sprinkler system
5in place that is at least as effective for fire protection as the type of system required
6under the relevant subdivision.
SB27-SSA1, s. 879
7Section
879. 50.035 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,663,118
50.035
(2) (b) (intro.) No facility may install a smoke detection system that fails
9to receive the approval of the department or of the department of
commerce safety
10and professional services. At least one smoke detector shall be located at each of the
11following locations:
SB27-SSA1, s. 880
12Section
880. 50.065 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,663,1513
50.065
(2) (am) 3. Information maintained by the department of
regulation and
14licensing safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
15credentials, if applicable.
SB27-SSA1, s. 881
16Section
881. 50.065 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,663,1917
50.065
(2) (b) 3. Information maintained by the department of
regulation and
18licensing safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
19credentials, if applicable.