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1children and families; other
2
support services
SB400, s. 165
3Section
165. 49.203 of the statutes is created to read:
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449.203 Definitions. In this subchapter:
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5(1) "Department" means the department of children and families.
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6(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of children and families.
SB400, s. 166
7Section
166. 49.22 of the statutes is renumbered 49.811, and 49.811 (2m) (a)
8and (7m), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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49.811
(2m) (a) The department may request from any person in this state
10information it determines appropriate and necessary for the administration of this
11section, ss. 49.141 to 49.161, 49.19, 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, and 49.471 and programs
12carrying out the purposes of
7 USC 2011 to
2029 2036. Unless access to the
13information is prohibited or restricted by law, or unless the person has good cause,
14as determined by the department in accordance with federal law and regulations, for
15refusing to cooperate, the person shall make a good faith effort to provide this
16information within 7 days after receiving a request under this paragraph. Except
17as provided in subs. (2p) and (2r) and subject to sub. (12), the department or the
18county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) may disclose information obtained
19under this paragraph only in the administration of this section, ss. 49.141 to 49.161,
2049.19, 49.46, 49.47, and 49.471 and programs carrying out the purposes of
7 USC
212011 to
2029 2036. Employees of the department or a county child support agency
22under s. 59.53 (5) are subject to s.
49.83 49.013.
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23(7m) The department may contract with or employ a collection agency or other
24person to enforce a support obligation of a parent who is delinquent in making
25support payments and may contract with or employ an attorney to appear in an
1action in state or federal court to enforce such an obligation. To pay for the
2department's administrative costs of implementing this subsection, the department
3may charge a fee to counties, use federal matching funds or funds retained by the
4department under s.
49.24 49.821 (2) (c), or use up to 30% of this state's share of a
5collection made under this subsection on behalf of a recipient of aid to families with
6dependent children or a recipient of kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or
7long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3n).
SB400, s. 167
8Section
167. 49.225 of the statutes is renumbered 49.817.
SB400, s. 168
9Section
168. 49.227 of the statutes is renumbered 49.819.
SB400, s. 169
10Section
169. 49.24 of the statutes is renumbered 49.821, and 49.821 (2) (a) and
11(c) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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49.821
(2) (a) The department shall, in consultation with representatives of
13counties, promulgate a rule that specifies the formula according to which the
14payments under sub. (1) and federal child support incentive payments will be
15distributed to counties. The rule shall provide that the total of state and federal
16incentive payments per year to a county may not exceed the costs per year of the
17county's child support program under s.
49.22 49.811.
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(c) The department may retain 70% of the amount of federal child support
19incentive payments awarded to the state for each federal fiscal year that exceeds
20$12,340,000, to be used to pay the costs of the department's activities under ss.
49.22 2149.811 and
49.227 49.819 and costs related to receiving and disbursing support and
22support-related payments.
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23(3) A county that receives any state child support incentive payment under sub.
24(1) or any federal child support incentive payment under sub. (2) may use the funds
25only to pay costs under its child support program under s.
49.22 49.811.
SB400, s. 170
1Section
170. 49.25 of the statutes is renumbered 49.823.
SB400, s. 171
2Section
171. 49.26 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.198 (title).
SB400, s. 172
3Section
172. 49.26 (1) (a) to (h) 1s., (hm) and (hr) of the statutes are
4renumbered 49.198 (1) (a) to (h) 1s., (hm) and (hr), and 49.198 (1) (c), (d), (g) (intro.),
5(ge), (h) 1s. b. and (hr), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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49.198
(1) (c) A
county department or Wisconsin
works Works agency may
7provide services under this subsection directly or may contract with a nonprofit
8agency or a school district to provide the services.
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(d) A
county department or Wisconsin Works agency that provides services
10under this subsection directly shall develop a plan, in coordination with the school
11districts located in whole or in part in the county, describing the assistance that the
12county department or Wisconsin Works agency and school districts will provide to
13individuals receiving services under this subsection, the number of individuals that
14will be served and the estimated cost of the services. The
county department or 15Wisconsin Works agency shall submit the plan to the department and the
16department of public instruction by January 15, annually.
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(g) (intro.) An individual who is a dependent child in a Wisconsin Works group
18that includes a participant under s. 49.147 (3),
(3m), (4), or (5) or who is a recipient
19of aid under s. 49.19 is subject to the school attendance requirement under par. (ge)
20if all of the following apply:
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(ge) An individual fails to meet the school attendance requirement if the
22individual is not enrolled in school or was not enrolled in the immediately preceding
23semester. The Wisconsin
works Works agency
or county department shall verify
24enrollment.
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1(h) 1s. b. An individual who is a dependent child in a Wisconsin Works group
2that includes a participant under s. 49.147 (3),
(3m), (4), or (5) and who fails to meet
3the school attendance requirement under par. (ge) is subject to a monthly sanction.
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(hr) If an individual subject to the school attendance requirement under par.
5(ge) is enrolled in a public school, communications between the school district and
6the department
, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a Wisconsin
7works Works agency concerning the individual's school attendance may only be made
8by a school attendance officer, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (b).
SB400, s. 173
9Section
173. 49.26 (1) (h) 2. and (2) (title) and (a) of the statutes are repealed.
Note: Repeals references to and a definition for "county department" and a
provision relating to recipients of aid to families with dependent children in the learnfare
statute.
SB400, s. 174
10Section
174. 49.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.198 (2) and
11amended to read:
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49.198
(2) County departments or Wisconsin
works Works agencies shall
13provide case management services to individuals who are subject to the school
14attendance requirement under the learnfare program under sub. (1) and their
15families to improve the school attendance and achievement of those individuals.
Note: Strikes references to county departments in the learnfare statute.
SB400, s. 175
16Section
175. 49.265 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Repeals a definition for the term "poverty line", which is defined at the
beginning of the chapter, in s. 49.001 (5).
SB400, s. 176
17Section
176. 49.27 of the statutes is renumbered 49.064.
SB400, s. 177
18Section
177. 49.275 of the statutes is renumbered 49.065 and amended to
19read:
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2049.065 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
21cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
1assistance under
this subchapter subchs. II and III and child welfare under ch. 48
2and in other matters of mutual concern under
this subchapter subchs. II and III 3pertaining to public welfare and under ch. 48 pertaining to child welfare.
Note: Repeals an obsolete section relating to the former aid to families with
dependent children program.
SB400, s. 179
5Section
179. 49.32 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.06 (title).
SB400, s. 180
6Section
180. 49.32 (1), (2) and (7) to (12) of the statutes are renumbered 49.06
7(1), (2) and (6) to (12), and 49.06 (1) (a), (7) (b), (c) and (d), (8), (9) (title), (a), (b) and
8(c), (10) (a) (intro.) and (10m) (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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49.06
(1) (a) Except as provided in s. 49.345 (14) (b) and (c), the department
10shall establish a uniform system of fees for services provided or purchased under
this
11subchapter ss. 49.811 to 49.823, subchs. II and III, and ch. 48 by the department, or
12a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 except as provided in s.
49.22 1349.811 (6) and except when, as determined by the department, a fee is
14administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent accomplishing the
15purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall
16apply the fees that it collects under this program to cover the cost of those services.
17The department shall report to the joint committee on finance no later than March
181 of each year on the number of children placed for adoption by the department
19during the previous year and the costs to the state for services relating to such
20adoptions.
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21(7) (b) The department shall conduct a program to periodically match the
22records of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 and,
23if the department of health services contracts with the department under s. 49.197
1(5), recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV and
food stamp benefits under
2the
food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program under
7 USC 2011 to
32036 with the records of recipients under those programs in other states. If an
4agreement with the other states can be obtained, matches with records of states
5contiguous to this state shall be conducted at least annually.
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(c) The department shall conduct a program to periodically
match review the
7address records of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19
8and, if the department of health services contracts with the department under s.
949.197 (5), recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV and
food stamp benefits
10under the
food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program under
7 USC 2011 11to
2036 to verify residency and to identify recipients receiving duplicate or
12fraudulent payments.
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(d) The department, with assistance from the department of corrections, shall
14conduct a program to periodically match the records of persons confined in state
15correctional facilities with the records of recipients of aid to families with dependent
16children under s. 49.19 and, if the department of health services contracts with the
17department under s. 49.197 (5), recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV and
18food stamp benefits under the
food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance 19program under
7 USC 2011 to
2036 to identify recipients who may be ineligible for
20benefits.
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21(8) Periodic earnings check by department. The department shall make a
22periodic check of the amounts earned by recipients of aid to families with dependent
23children under s. 49.19 and by participants under Wisconsin
works Works under ss.
2449.141 to 49.161 through a check of the amounts credited to the recipient's social
25security number. The department shall make an investigation into any discrepancy
1between the amounts credited to a social security number and amounts reported as
2income on the declaration application and take appropriate action
under s. 4
9.95 3when warranted. The department shall use the state wage reporting system under
41985 Wisconsin Act 17, section
65 (1), when the system is implemented, to make
5periodic earnings checks.
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6(9) (title)
Monthly reports of recipients of aid to families with dependent
7children Wisconsin Works participants. (a)
Each county department under s.
846.215, 46.22, or 46.23 administering aid to families with dependent children shall
9maintain a monthly report at its office showing the names of all persons receiving
10aid to families with dependent children together with the amount paid during the
11preceding month. Each Wisconsin Works agency administering Wisconsin Works
12under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 shall maintain a monthly report at its office showing the
13names of all persons receiving benefits under s. 49.148 together with the amount
14paid during the preceding month. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
15authorize or require the disclosure in the report of any information (names, amounts
16of aid or otherwise) pertaining to adoptions, or aid furnished for the care of children
17in foster homes under s. 48.645 or 49.19 (10).
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(b) The report under par. (a) shall be open to public inspection at all times
19during regular office hours and may be destroyed after the next succeeding report
20becomes available. Any person
, except any public officer, seeking permission to
21inspect such report shall be required to prove his or her identity and to sign a
22statement setting forth his or her address
and, the reasons for making the request
, 23and indicating that he or she understands the provisions of par. (c) with respect to
24the use of the information obtained. The use of a fictitious name is a violation of this
25section. Within 7 days after the record is inspected, or on the next regularly
1scheduled communication with that person, whichever is sooner, the
county
2department or Wisconsin
works Works agency shall notify each person whose name
3and amount of aid was inspected that the record was inspected and of the name and
4address of the person making such inspection.
County departments under ss. 46.215,
546.22 and 46.23 administering aid to families with dependent children and 6Wisconsin
works Works agencies administering Wisconsin
works Works under ss.
749.141 to 49.161 may withhold the right to inspect the name of and amount paid to
8recipients from private individuals who are not inspecting this information for
9purposes related to public, educational, organizational, governmental
, or research
10purposes until the person whose record is to be inspected is notified by the
county
11department or Wisconsin
works Works agency, but in no case may the
county
12department or Wisconsin
works Works agency withhold this information for more
13than 5 working days. The
county department or Wisconsin
works Works agency shall
14keep a record of such requests. The record shall indicate the name, address,
15employer
, and telephone number of the person making the request. If the person
16refuses to provide his or her name, address, employer
, and telephone number, the
17request to inspect this information may be denied.
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(c) It is unlawful to use any information obtained through access to such report
19for political or commercial purposes. The violation of this provision is punishable
20upon conviction as provided in s.
49.83 49.013.
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21(10) (a) (intro.) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may
22release the current address of a recipient of
food stamps supplemental nutrition
23assistance program benefits under s. 49.79 or of aid under s. 49.19, and each
24Wisconsin
works Works agency may release the current address of a participant in
1Wisconsin
works Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, to a law enforcement officer if the
2officer meets all of the following conditions:
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3(10m) (a) A county department, relief agency under s.
49.01 49.801 (3m)
, or
4Wisconsin
works Works agency shall, upon request, and after providing the notice
5to the recipient required by this paragraph, release the current address of a recipient
6of relief under s.
49.01 49.801 (3), aid to families with dependent children
, or benefits
7under s. 49.148 to a person, the person's attorney
, or an employee or agent of that
8attorney, if the person is a party to a legal action or proceeding in which the recipient
9is a party or a witness, unless the person is a respondent in an action commenced by
10the recipient under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.125
, or 813.127. If the person
11is a respondent in an action commenced by the recipient under s. 813.12, 813.122,
12813.123, 813.125
, or 813.127, the county department, relief agency
, or Wisconsin
13works Works agency may not release the current address of the recipient. No county
14department, relief agency
, or Wisconsin
works Works agency may release an address
15under this paragraph until 21 days after the address has been requested. A person
16requesting an address under this paragraph shall be required to prove his or her
17identity and his or her participation as a party in a legal action or proceeding in which
18the recipient is a party or a witness by presenting a copy of the pleading or a copy of
19the subpoena for the witness. The person shall also be required to sign a statement
20setting forth his or her name
, and address and the reasons for making the request
, 21and indicating that he or she understands the provisions of par. (b) with respect to
22the use of the information obtained. The statement shall be made on a form
23prescribed by the department and shall be sworn and notarized. Within 7 days after
24an address has been requested under this paragraph, the county department, relief
25agency
, or Wisconsin
works Works agency shall mail to each recipient whose address
1has been requested a notification of that fact on a form prescribed by the department.
2The form shall also include the date on which the address was requested, the name
3and address of the person who requested the disclosure of the address, the reason
4that the address was requested
, and a statement that the address will be released
5to the person who requested the address no sooner than 21 days after the date on
6which the request for the address was made. County departments, relief agencies
, 7and Wisconsin
works Works agencies shall keep a record of each request for an
8address under this paragraph.
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(b) No person may use an address obtained under this subsection for a purpose
10that is not connected with the legal action or proceeding to which the person
11requesting the address is a party. No person may use an address obtained under this
12subsection for political or commercial purposes. No person may request an address
13under par. (a) using a fictitious name. Any person who violates this paragraph is
14subject to the penalties under s.
49.83 49.013.
SB400, s. 181
15Section
181. 49.32 (3) to (6) of the statutes are repealed.
Note: Repeals obsolete subsections relating to the former aid to families with
dependent children program.
SB400, s. 182
16Section
182. 49.325 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.325
(1) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall
18submit its final budget for services directly provided or purchased under
ss. 49.811
19to 49.823, this subchapter or
subch. II, or ch. 48 to the department by December 31
20annually.
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21Section
183. 49.325 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.325
(2) Assessment of needs. Before developing and submitting a proposed
23budget for services directly provided or purchased under
ss. 49.811 to 49.823, this
1subchapter
or subch. II, or ch. 48 to the county executive or county administrator or
2the county board, the county departments listed in sub. (1) shall assess needs and
3inventory resources and services, using an open public participation process.
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4Section
184. 49.325 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.325
(2g) (a) The department shall annually submit to the county board of
6supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of
7supervisors in counties with a multicounty department a proposed written contract
8containing the allocation of funds for services directly provided or purchased under
9ss. 49.811 to 49.823, this subchapter
or subch. II, or ch. 48 and such administrative
10requirements as necessary. The contract as approved may contain conditions of
11participation consistent with federal and state law. The contract may also include
12provisions necessary to ensure uniform cost accounting of services. Any changes to
13the proposed contract shall be mutually agreed upon. The county board of
14supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of
15supervisors in counties with a multicounty department shall approve the contract
16before January 1 of the year in which it takes effect unless the department grants
17an extension. The county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
18department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty
19department may designate an agent to approve addenda to any contract after the
20contract has been approved.
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21Section
185. 49.325 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.325
(2r) (a) 1. For services under
ss. 49.811 to 49.823, this subchapter
or
23subch. II, or ch. 48 that duplicate or are inconsistent with services being provided or
24purchased by the department or other county departments receiving grants-in-aid
25or reimbursement from the department.
SB400, s. 186
1Section
186. 49.325 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.325
(2r) (a) 2. Inconsistent with state or federal statutes, rules, or
3regulations, in which case the department may also arrange for provision of services
4under
ss. 49.811 to 49.823, this subchapter
or subch. II, or ch. 48 by an alternate
5agency. The department may not arrange for provision of services by an alternate
6agency unless the joint committee on finance or a review body designated by the
7committee reviews and approves the department's determination.
SB400, s. 187
8Section
187. 49.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.34
(1) All services under
ss. 49.811 to 49.823, this subchapter
and subch. II, 10and ch. 48 purchased by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215,
1146.22, or 46.23 shall be authorized and contracted for under the standards
12established under this section. The department may require the county departments
13to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For purchases
14of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived by the
15department. No contract is required for care provided by foster homes that are
16required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the department directly contracts for
17services, it shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting
18purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
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19Section
188. 49.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.34
(2) All services purchased under
ss. 49.811 to 49.823, this subchapter
and
21subch. II, and ch. 48 shall meet standards established by the department and other
22requirements specified by the purchaser in the contract. Based on these standards
23the department shall establish standards for cost accounting and management
24information systems that shall monitor the utilization of the services, and document
1the specific services in meeting the service plan for the client and the objective of the
2service.
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3Section
189. 49.34 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.34
(4) (e) Charge a uniform schedule of fees as specified under s.
49.32 49.06 5(1) unless waived by the purchaser with the approval of the department. Whenever
6providers recover funds attributed to the client, such funds shall offset the amount
7paid under the contract.
SB400, s. 190
8Section
190. 49.345 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.345
(2) Except as provided in sub. (14) (b) and (c), any person, including but
10not limited to a person placed under s. 48.345 (3) or 48.357 (1) or (2m), receiving care,
11maintenance, services, and supplies provided by any institution in this state, in
12which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance,
13services, and supplies, and the person's property and estate, including the
14homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate,
15including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person,
16and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a
17foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his
18or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of
19this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child
20into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate,
21including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance,
22services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the
23department under s.
49.32 49.06 (1). If a spouse, widow, or minor, or an incapacitated
24person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for his or her support, the court
25shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may
1be necessary to provide for the person. The department shall make every reasonable
2effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the
3maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition of liability.
SB400, s. 191
4Section
191. 49.345 (14) (a), (b) and (g) of the statutes are amended to read:
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49.345
(14) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person
6specified in sub. (2) or s.
49.32 49.06 (1) for care and maintenance of persons under
718 years of age in residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster
8homes, subsidized guardianship homes, and residential care centers for children and
9youth is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established under s.
49.32 1049.06 (1). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of liability
11not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (4m) or by other 3rd-party benefits,
12subject to rules that include formulas governing ability to pay established by the
13department under s.
49.32 49.06 (1). Any liability of the person not payable by any
14other person terminates when the person reaches age 18, unless the liable person has
15prevented payment by any act or omission.
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(b) Except as provided in par. (c), and subject to par. (cm), liability of a parent
17specified in sub. (2) or s.
49.32 49.06 (1) for the care and maintenance of the parent's
18minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a
19residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, subsidized
20guardianship home, or residential care center for children and youth shall be
21determined by the court by using the percentage standard established by the
22department under s.
49.22 49.811 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the
23manner established by the department under par. (g).
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(g) For purposes of determining child support under par. (b), the department
25shall promulgate rules related to the application of the standard established by the
1department under s.
49.22 49.811 (9) to a child support obligation for the care and
2maintenance of a child who is placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a
3residential, nonmedical facility. The rules shall take into account the needs of any
4person, including dependent children other than the child, whom either parent is
5legally obligated to support.
SB400, s. 192
6Section
192. 49.35 (title), (1) (a), (b), and (c) and (2) of the statutes are
7renumbered 49.062 (title), (1) (a), (b), and (c) and (2), and 49.062 (1) (a) and (b), as
8renumbered, are amended to read:
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49.062
(1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of programs
10under
this subchapter ss. 49.811 to 49.823, subchs. II and III, and ch. 48. The
11department shall submit to the federal authorities state plans for the administration
12of programs under
this subchapter ss. 49.811 to 49.823, subchs. II and III, and ch.
1348 in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities require,
14and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their correctness.
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(b) All records of the department and all county records relating to programs
16under
this subchapter ss. 49.811 to 49.823, subchs. II and III, and ch. 48 and aid
17under s. 49.18, 1971 stats., s. 49.20, 1971 stats., and s. 49.61, 1971 stats., as affected
18by
chapter 90, laws of 1973, shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by
19authorized representatives of the federal government. Notwithstanding ss. 48.396
20(2) and 938.396 (2), all county records relating to the administration of the services
21and public assistance specified in this paragraph shall be open to inspection at all
22reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the department.
SB400, s. 193
23Section
193. 49.35 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Repeals obsolete paragraph relating to the former aid to families with
dependent children program.
SB400, s. 194
1Section
194. 49.36 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.163 (title).
SB400, s. 195
2Section
195. 49.36 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
3renumbered 49.163 (1) and amended to read:
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49.163
(1) In this section
: (a) "Custodial, "custodial parent" means a parent
5who lives with his or her child for substantial periods of time.
SB400, s. 196
6Section
196. 49.36 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Repeals a definition for the term "tribal governing body", which is created
in Section 70 of the bill.
SB400, s. 197
7Section
197. 49.36 (2) to (7) of the statutes are renumbered 49.163 (2) to (7),
8and 49.163 (2), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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49.163
(2) The department may contract with any county, tribal governing
10body, or Wisconsin Works agency to administer a work experience and job training
11program for parents who are not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support
12or to meet their children's needs for support as a result of unemployment or
13underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work experience and job
14training services available from the program under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., or s. 49.147
15(3),
(3m), or (4). The program may also include job search and job orientation
16activities. The department shall fund the program from the appropriations under
17s. 20.437 (2) (dz) and (k).
SB400, s. 198
18Section
198. 49.385 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1949.385 No action against members of the Menominee Indian tribe in
20certain cases. No action shall be commenced under s. 46.10 or
49.08 49.808 or any
21other provision of law for the recovery from assets distributed to members of the
22Menominee Indian tribe and others by the United States pursuant to P.L.
83-399,
23as amended, for the value of relief or old-age assistance under s. 49.20, 1971 stats.,
1as affected by
chapter 90, laws of 1973, and the value of maintenance in state
2institutions under ch. 46, furnished prior to termination date as defined in s. 70.057
3(1), 1967 stats., to any legally enrolled member of the Menominee Indian tribe, his
4or her dependents, or lawful distributees of such member under section 3, said P.L.
583-399, as amended. For purposes of this section, "legally enrolled members of the
6Menominee Indian tribe" shall include only those persons whose names appear on
7"Final Roll-Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin" as proclaimed by the secretary
8of the interior November 26, 1957, and published at pages 9951 et seq. of the federal
9register, Thursday, December 12, 1957.
SB400, s. 199
10Section
199. Subchapter IV (title) of chapter 49 [precedes 49.43] of the
11statutes is amended to read:
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SUBCHAPTER IV