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449.255 Case management incentive payments. An individual who
5receives case management services under s. 49.1475 is eligible to receive from the
6department a supplement of $50 per month over a period of 12 months if the
7individual meets the federal work participation requirements under
42 USC 607.
SB30,922
8Section 922
. 49.26 (1) (ge) of the statutes is renumbered 49.26 (1) (ge) 1.
9(intro.) and amended to read:
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49.26
(1) (ge) 1. (intro.) An individual fails to meet the school attendance
11requirement if the individual
meets at least one of the following conditions:
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12a. The individual is
either not enrolled in school
or was not enrolled in the
13immediately preceding semester or is a habitual truant.
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142. The Wisconsin
works Works agency or county department shall verify
school 15enrollment
and attendance.
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16Section 923
. 49.26 (1) (ge) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,492,1817
49.26
(1) (ge) 1. b. During the immediately preceding semester, the individual
18was either not enrolled in school or was a habitual truant.
SB30,924
19Section 924
. 49.37 of the statutes is created to read:
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2049.37 Offender reentry demonstration project. (1) Beginning in fiscal
21year 2017-18, the department of children and families shall establish a 5-year
22offender reentry demonstration project focused on noncustodial fathers in a 1st class
23city.
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1(2) Upon completion of the demonstration project under sub. (1) and by June
230, 2023, the department of children and families shall conduct an evaluation of the
3demonstration project.
SB30,925
4Section 925
. 49.45 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.45
(8) (a) 3. “Occupational therapist" has the meaning given in s.
448.96 6464.20 (4).
SB30,926
7Section 926
. 49.45 (8) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.45
(8) (a) 5. “Physical therapist" has the meaning given in s.
448.50 464.01 9(3).
SB30,927
10Section 927
. 49.45 (23) (g) 1. f. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.45
(23) (g) 1. f. Provide employment and training services to childless adults
12receiving Medical Assistance under this subsection.
SB30,928
13Section 928
. 49.45 (23) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.45
(23) (g) 2. If the secretary of the federal department of health and human
15services approves the amendment to the waiver under par. (a), in whole or in part,
16the department shall implement the changes to the demonstration project under this
17subsection specified in subd. 1. a. to e. that are approved by the secretary, consistent
18with the approval.
If the secretary of the federal department of health and human
19services approves the amendment to the waiver under par. (a), in whole or in part,
20the department shall implement the change to the demonstration project under this
21subsection specified in subd. 1. f. consistent with the approval of the secretary if the
22federal government provides federal financial participation for providing
23employment and training services under subd. 1. f.
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24Section 929
. 49.45 (54) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,930
25Section 930
. 49.45 (54) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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149.45
(54) (c)
Special services. From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b)
2and (o) and (7) (bt), the department may pay the costs of services provided under the
3early intervention program under s. 51.44 that are included in program participant's
4individualized family service plan and that were not authorized for payment under
5the state Medicaid plan or a department policy before July 1, 2017, including any
6services under the early intervention program under s. 51.44 that are delivered by
7a type of provider that becomes certified to provide Medical Assistance service on
8July 1, 2017, or after.
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9Section 931
. 49.46 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.46
(1) (em) To the extent approved by the federal government, for the
11purposes of determining financial eligibility and any cost-sharing requirements of
12an individual under par. (a) 6m., 14., or 14m., (d) 2., or (e), the department or its
13designee shall exclude any assets accumulated in a person's independence account,
14as defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and any income or assets from retirement benefits
15earned or accumulated from income or employer contributions while employed and
16receiving state-funded benefits under s. 46.27 or medical assistance under s. 49.472.
SB30,932
17Section 932
. 49.46 (2) (b) 17. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.46
(2) (b) 17. Services under s. 49.45 (54)
(b) (c) for children participating
19in the early intervention program under s. 51.44
, that are provided by a special
20educator.
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21Section 933
. 49.47 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.47
(4) (c) 1.
Except To the extent approved by the federal government and
23except as provided in par. (am), eligibility exists if income does not exceed
133 1/3 100
24percent of the
maximum aid to families with dependent children payment under s.
2549.19 (11) poverty line for the applicant's family size
or the combined benefit amount
1available under supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c and state
2supplemental aid under s. 49.77 whichever is lower. In this subdivision “
income"
3includes earned or unearned income that would be included in determining
4eligibility for the individual or family under s. 49.19 or 49.77, or for the aged, blind
5or disabled under
42 USC 1381 to
1385. “Income" does not include earned or
6unearned income which would be excluded in determining eligibility for the
7individual or family under s. 49.19 or 49.77, or for the aged, blind or disabled
8individual under
42 USC 1381 to
1385.
SB30,934
9Section 934
. 49.472 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.472
(3) (a) The individual's family's net income is less than 250 percent of
11the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. In calculating the net
12income, the department shall apply all of the exclusions specified under
42 USC
131382a (b)
and to the extent approved by the federal government shall exclude
14medical and remedial expenditures and long-term care costs in excess of $500 per
15month that would be incurred by the individual in absence of coverage under the
16medical assistance purchase plan or a Medicaid long-term care program.
SB30,935
17Section 935
. 49.472 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.472
(3) (b) The individual's assets do not exceed $15,000. In determining
19assets, the department may not include assets that are excluded from the resource
20calculation under
42 USC 1382b (a)
or, assets accumulated in an independence
21account
, and, to the extent approved by the federal government, assets from
22retirement benefits accumulated from income or employer contributions while
23employed and receiving medical assistance under this section or state-funded
24benefits under s. 46.27. The department may exclude, in whole or in part, the value
25of a vehicle used by the individual for transportation to paid employment.
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1Section
936. 49.472 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.472
(3) (f) The individual maintains premium payments
under sub. (4) (am)
3and, if applicable and to the extent approved by the federal government, premium
4payments calculated by the department in accordance with sub. (4)
(bm), unless the
5individual is exempted from premium payments under sub. (4)
(b) (dm) or (5).
SB30,937
6Section 937
. 49.472 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.472
(3) (g) The individual is engaged in gainful employment or is
8participating in a program that is certified by the department to provide health and
9employment services that are aimed at helping the individual achieve employment
10goals.
To the extent approved by the federal government, an individual shall prove
11gainful employment and earned income to the department by providing wage income
12or prove in-kind work income by federal tax filing documentation. To qualify as
13gainful income, the amount of in-kind income shall be equal to or greater than the
14minimum amount for which federal income tax reporting is required.
SB30,938
15Section 938
. 49.472 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.472 (4)
16(am) and amended to read:
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49.472
(4) (am)
Except To the extent approved by the federal government and
18except as provided in
par. (b) pars. (dm) and (em) and sub. (5), an individual who
is
19eligible for medical assistance under sub. (3) and receives medical assistance
under
20this section shall pay a monthly premium
of $25 to the department.
The department
21shall establish the monthly premiums by rule in accordance with the following
22guidelines:
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23Section 939
. 49.472 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,940
24Section 940
. 49.472 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,941
25Section 941
. 49.472 (4) (a) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,942
1Section
942. 49.472 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,943
2Section 943
. 49.472 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,944
3Section 944
. 49.472 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.472
(4) (bm) To the extent approved by the federal government, in addition
5to the $25 monthly premium under par. (am), an individual who receives medical
6assistance under this section and whose individual income exceeds 100 percent of the
7poverty line for a single-person household shall pay 3 percent of his or her adjusted
8earned and unearned monthly income under par. (cm) that is in excess of 100 percent
9of the poverty line.
SB30,945
10Section 945
. 49.472 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.472
(4) (cm) For the purposes of par. (bm), an individual's adjusted earned
12and unearned monthly income is calculated by subtracting from the individual's
13earned and unearned monthly income his or her actual out-of-pocket medical and
14remedial expenses, long-term care costs, and impairment-related work expenses.
SB30,946
15Section 946
. 49.472 (4) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.472
(4) (dm) The department shall temporarily waive an individual's
17monthly premium under par. (am) and, if applicable, par. (bm) when the department
18determines that paying the premium would be an undue hardship on the individual.
SB30,947
19Section 947
. 49.472 (4) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.472
(4) (em) If the department determines that a state plan amendment or
21waiver of federal Medicaid law is necessary to implement the premium methodology
22under this subsection and changes to the income and asset eligibility under sub. (3)
23and s. 49.47 (4) (c) 1., the department shall submit a state plan amendment or waiver
24request to the federal department of health and human services requesting those
25changes. If a state plan amendment or waiver is not necessary or if the federal
1department of health and human services does not disapprove the state plan
2amendment or waiver request, the department may implement subs. (3) and (4) and
3s. 49.47 (4) (c) 1. with any adjustments from the federal department of health and
4human services. If the federal department of health and human services disapproves
5the state plan amendment or waiver request in whole or in part, the department may
6implement the income and asset eligibility requirements and premium methodology
7under subs. (3) and (4), 2015 stats., and s. 49.47 (4) (c) 1., 2015 stats.
SB30,948
8Section 948
. 49.472 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.472
(5) Community options participants. From the appropriation under s.
1020.435 (4) (bd), the department may pay all or a portion of the monthly premium
11calculated under sub. (4)
(a) for an individual who is a participant in the community
12options program under s. 46.27 (11).
SB30,949
13Section 949
. 49.472 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.472
(6) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (4)
(a) 3., from the appropriation accounts
15under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), or (w), the department shall, on the part of an individual
16who is eligible for medical assistance under sub. (3), pay premiums for or purchase
17individual coverage offered by the individual's employer if the department
18determines that paying the premiums for or purchasing the coverage will not be more
19costly than providing medical assistance.
SB30,950
20Section 950
. 49.497 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.497
(1m) (a) If, after notice that an incorrect payment was made, a recipient,
22or parent of a minor recipient, who is liable for repayment of an incorrect payment
23fails to repay the incorrect payment or enter into, or comply with, an agreement for
24repayment, the department may bring an action to enforce the liability or may issue
25an order to compel payment of the liability.
The department shall issue the order to
1compel payment personally or by any type of mail service that requires a signature
2of acceptance from the recipient at the address of the person who is liable for
3repayment as it appears on the records of the department. The refusal or failure to
4accept or receive the order to compel payment by the person who is liable for
5repayment does not prevent the department from enforcing the order to compel
6repayment. Any person aggrieved by an order issued by the department under this
7paragraph may appeal the order as a contested case under ch. 227 by filing with the
8department a request for a hearing within 30 days after the date of the order. The
9only issue at the hearing shall be the determination by the department that the
10person has not repaid the incorrect payment or entered into, or complied with, an
11agreement for repayment.
SB30,951
12Section 951
. 49.497 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.497
(1m) (b) If any recipient, or parent of a minor recipient, named in an
14order to compel payment issued under par. (a) fails to pay the department any
15amount due under the terms of the order and no contested case to review the order
16is pending and the time for filing for a contested case review has expired, the
17department may present a
certified true and accurate copy of the order to the circuit
18court for any county.
The sworn statement of the secretary An affidavit from the
19collections unit of the department responsible for recoveries under this section shall
20be evidence of the incorrect payment. The circuit court shall, without notice, render
21judgment in accordance with the order. A judgment rendered under this paragraph
22shall have the same effect and shall be entered in the judgment and lien docket and
23may be enforced in the same manner as if the judgment had been rendered in an
24action tried and determined by the circuit court.
SB30,952
25Section 952
. 49.497 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.497
(1r) (a) The department may recover any penalty assessment not paid
2under s. 49.471 (9) (c) from the employer against which the penalty was assessed.
3If, after notice that payment of a penalty is overdue, the employer who is liable fails
4to pay the penalty amount, or enter into or comply with an agreement for payment,
5the department may bring an action to enforce the liability or may issue an order to
6compel payment of the liability.
The department shall issue the order to compel
7payment personally or by any type of mail service that requires a signature of
8acceptance from the recipient at the address of the employer who is liable for
9repayment as it appears on the records of the department. The refusal or failure to
10accept or receive the order to compel payment by the employer who is liable for
11repayment does not prevent the department from enforcing the order to compel
12repayment. Any person aggrieved by an order issued by the department under this
13paragraph may appeal the order as a contested case under ch. 227 by filing with the
14department a request for a hearing within 30 days after the date of the order. The
15only issue at the hearing shall be the determination by the department that the
16person has not paid the penalty or entered into, or complied with, an agreement for
17payment.
SB30,953
18Section 953
. 49.497 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.497
(1r) (b) If any employer named in an order to compel payment issued
20under par. (a) fails to pay the department any amount due under the terms of the
21order and no contested case to review the order is pending and the time for filing for
22a contested case review has expired, the department may present a
certified true and
23accurate copy of the order to the circuit court for any county.
The sworn statement
24of the secretary An affidavit from the collections unit of the department responsible
25for recoveries under this section shall be evidence of the failure to pay the penalty.
1The circuit court shall, without notice, render judgment in accordance with the order.
2A judgment rendered under this paragraph shall have the same effect and shall be
3entered in the judgment and lien docket and may be enforced in the same manner
4as if the judgment had been rendered in an action tried and determined by the circuit
5court.
SB30,954
6Section 954
. 49.79 (1) (am) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 4.
SB30,955
7Section 955
. 49.79 (1) (am) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 5.
SB30,956
8Section 956
. 49.79 (1) (am) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 7.
SB30,957
9Section 957
. 49.79 (1) (ap) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.79
(1) (ap) (intro.) “Able-bodied adult without dependents” means an
11able-bodied adult who is not any of the following:
SB30,958
12Section 958
. 49.79 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.79
(1) (bg) “Custodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (b).
SB30,959
14Section 959
. 49.79 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.79
(1) (em) “Noncustodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (h).
SB30,960
16Section 960
. 49.79 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.79
(1r) Eligibility; asset limit. (a) In this subsection:
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1. “Elderly, blind, or disabled individual” has the meaning given for “elderly or
19disabled member” in
7 USC 2012 (j).
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2. “Household” has the meaning given in
7 USC 2012 (m).
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3. “Liquid assets” means an individual's financial resources that are cash or can
22be converted to cash without incurring penalties, excluding the equity value of
23vehicles or of a home serving as the individual's primary residence. “Liquid assets”
24does not include any financial resources designated by the department by rule as
25excluded for the purposes of this subsection.
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1(b) Subject to par. (c), an individual who is not an elderly, blind, or disabled
2individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a month in which
3the household of which the individual is a member has liquid assets of more than
4$25,000.
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(c) If necessary, the department shall request a waiver from the U.S.
6department of agriculture to implement this subsection. If the U.S. department of
7agriculture disapproves the waiver request, the department may not implement this
8subsection.
SB30,961
9Section 961
. 49.79 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.79
(6m) Eligibility denial; child support noncompliance. (a) In this
11subsection, what constitutes a refusal to cooperate is determined by the department
12in accordance with
7 USC 2015 (l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated
13under
7 USC 2015 (l) and (m).
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(b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
15month in which any of the following is true:
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1. The individual satisfies all of the following:
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a. The individual is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental
18control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
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b. The individual refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with efforts directed
20at establishing or enforcing any support order or obtaining any other payments or
21property to which that individual or the child may have rights.
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c. The individual does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as
23determined by the department in accordance with
7 USC 2015 (l) (2) and any federal
24regulations promulgated under
7 USC 2015 (l) (2).
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12. The individual is a noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 and the
2individual refuses to cooperate in providing or obtaining support for the child.
SB30,962
3Section 962
. 49.79 (6q) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.79
(6q) Eligibility denial; paternity. (a) In this subsection, the department
5shall determine what constitutes a refusal to cooperate in accordance with
7 USC
62015 (l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated under
7 USC 2015 (l) and
7(m).
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(b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
9month in which any of the following is true: