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21Section
4. 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.306
(2) (a) From the
appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505 (7)
(fk)
23and (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose
24of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and
25families to facilitate their movement to independent living if the conditions under
1par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall
ensure that the funds for the grants are
2reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the
3geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the
4federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality
5of applications submitted award grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis.
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6Section
5. 16.3065 of the statutes is created to read:
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716.3065 Emergency rental assistance. (1) In this section, “eligible
8applicant” has the meaning given in s. 16.306 (1).
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9(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bq), the department shall
10award grants to eligible applicants to provide tenant-based rental assistance to
11individuals and families. All grant funds shall be used to provide tenant-based
12rental assistance to individuals and families who have suffered an economic
13hardship and whose annual household income does not exceed 80 percent of the
14median household income for the county in which the individual or family resides.
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15Section 6
. 16.3085 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.3085
(2) (b) 2. Employment-related services, including connecting parents
17who are job training graduates or who have a recent work history with their local
18workforce development board established under 29 USC
2832 3122 and assisting
19them with using the job center website maintained by the department of workforce
20development.
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21Section
7. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
22the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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1Section
8. 20.320 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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120.320
(2) (a)
Lead service line replacement. As a continuing appropriation, the
2amounts in the schedule for lead service line replacement loans under s. 281.61 (8)
3(b).
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4Section
9. 20.435 (5) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.435
(5) (em)
Sober living residences. Biennially, the amounts in the
6schedule to support sober living residences or sober living residence networks under
7s. 46.483.
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8Section
10. 20.437 (2) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.437
(2) (cs)
Community services block grant; state match. A sum sufficient
10to match 25 percent of the amounts received under
42 USC 9903 for the federal
11community services block grant for the purposes for which the federal community
12services block grant funds are received.
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13Section 11
. 20.437 (2) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.437
(2) (eg)
Internet assistance program. The amounts in the schedule for
15the Internet assistance program under s. 49.168.
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16Section
12. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.445
(1) (fc)
Job and employment services; pilot program. The amounts in the
18schedule for the pilot program established under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act),
19section 69 (1).
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20Section
13
. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
21(this act), is repealed.
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22Section 14
. 20.505 (7) (bq) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.505
(7) (bq)
Emergency rental assistance. As a continuing appropriation,
24the amounts in the schedule for emergency rental assistance grants under s.
2516.3065.
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1Section
15. 20.505 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.505
(7) (e)
Indigent civil legal services. The amounts in the schedule to
3provide grants for the provision of civil legal services to indigent persons under s.
416.19.
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5Section
16. 20.505 (7) (fk) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.505
(7) (fk)
Housing grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in
7the schedule for housing grants under s. 16.306.
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8Section
17. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.25
(56) Annual poverty study. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board
10of Regents under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall, beginning in fiscal year 2023-24,
11allocate $50,000 in each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at the
12University of Wisconsin-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public
13on poverty in this state.
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14Section 18
. 38.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.40
(2) Interagency assistance. The council on workforce investment
16established under 29 USC
2821 3111 and the department of public instruction shall
17assist the board in providing the technical preparation, school-to-work, and
18work-based learning programs under sub. (1m).
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19Section
19. 46.483 of the statutes is created to read:
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2046.483 Sober living residences.
(1) Definition. In this section, “sober living
21residence" means a residential dwelling unit or other form of group housing that is
22offered or advertised by a person as a residence that provides a peer-supported,
23alcohol-free, and drug-free living environment where no treatment services are
24provided on-site and that would qualify for a loan under
42 USC 300x-25.
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1(2) Requirement; funding support. The department shall encourage the
2development, expansion, and quality control of networks of sober living residences.
3From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (em), the department shall allocate
4moneys for any of the following purposes:
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(a) Creating a revolving loan fund for establishing a sober living residence or
6a network of sober living residences.
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(b) Awarding grants to train and supervise field workers to provide technical
8assistance to sober living residences.
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(c) Awarding grants to entities that establish sober living residences or to sober
10living residences to support the development, expansion, and quality operation of
11sober living residences.
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12Section 20
. 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.56
(14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive service
14system of coordinated care for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care
15and their families, the department shall establish a state advisory committee with
16representatives of county departments and tribal governing bodies, the department
17of public instruction, educational agencies, the department of children and families,
18the department of corrections, the juvenile correctional system, professionals
19experienced in the provision of services to children who are involved in 2 or more
20systems of care and their families, advocates for such families and their children, the
21subunit of the department of workforce development that administers vocational
22rehabilitation, a representative of the local workforce development board
23established under 29 USC
2832 3122, a representative of the philanthropy
24community, the technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to
25exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, child welfare officials, and other
1appropriate persons as selected by the department. The department may use an
2existing committee for this purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups
3and is willing to perform the required functions. This committee shall establish
4principles and core values for administering initiatives, monitor the development of
5initiatives throughout the state, and support communication and mutual assistance
6among operating initiatives as well as those that are being developed.
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7Section 21
. 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with local workforce development boards
9established under 29 USC
2832 3122 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no
10duplication of effort.
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11Section 22
. 49.163 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.163
(4) Contract for administration. (intro.) The department may
13contract with any person to administer the program under this section, including a
14Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local
15workforce development board established under 29 USC
2832 3122; or community
16action agency under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which
17the department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:
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18Section 23
. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
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19Section 24
. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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20Section 25
. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
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21Section 26
. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
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22Section 27
. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and
23amended to read:
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49.1635
(1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall
25make a grant of
$500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account
1Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards
of not more than $75,000 per year
2per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under
3par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply:
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(a) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the
5department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant
6conforms to the requirements under
par. (b) sub. (2m); and the secretary of the
7department, or his or her designee, approves the plan.
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(b) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with
9the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and
10the conditions conform to the requirements under
par. (b) sub. (2m) and include
11training, reporting, and auditing requirements.
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(c) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the
13department the reports required under
par. (c)
sub. (3m) by the times required under
14par. (c) sub. (3m).
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15Section 28
. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and
1649.1635 (2m) (a), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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49.1635
(2m) (a) Subject to
subd. 3. par. (c), the grant may be used only to
18provide legal services in civil matters related to
eviction, domestic abuse,
or sexual
19abuse
, or
to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.
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(b) The recipients of the legal services under a grant under this
subsection 21section shall be individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy
22families under
42 USC 601 et seq. and whose gross incomes are at or below 200
23percent of the poverty line. For purposes of this
subdivision paragraph, gross income
24shall be determined in the same way as gross income is determined for purposes of
25eligibility for a Wisconsin Works employment position, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (r),
1including the exclusion of any payments or benefits made under any federal law that
2exempts those payments or benefits from consideration in determining eligibility for
3any federal means-tested program.
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(c) The legal services provided by a grant under this
subsection section shall
5be provided only in matters for which federal temporary assistance for needy families
6block grant funds under
42 USC 601 et seq. may be used.
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7Section 29
. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and
8amended to read:
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49.1635
(3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant
10under
this subsection sub. (1m), Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall
11submit to the department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that
12grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not
13make a grant in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account
14Foundation, Inc., submits the report under this
paragraph subsection within the
15time required and the department determines that the grant proceeds were used in
16accordance with the approved plan under
par. (a) 1.
sub. (1m) (a), the agreement
17under
par. (a) 2. sub. (1m) (b), and the requirements under
par. (b) sub. (2m).
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18Section 30
. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:
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1949.168 Internet assistance program.
(1) The department shall establish
20an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under
21s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to Internet
22service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for
23Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other
24assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract
1with a community action agency under s. 49.265 for the administration of the
2program.
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3(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under
4this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family
5income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.
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6Section
31. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.175
(1) (j)
Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s.
849.1635
(5) (1m) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to
9programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families,
$500,000 10$1,000,000 in each fiscal year.
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11Section
32. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.175
(1) (k)
Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For
13contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional
14Jobs program under s. 49.163,
$9,500,000 $10,500,000 in each fiscal year.
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15Section 33
. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.175
(1) (x)
Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance
17program under s. 49.168, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year.
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18Section
34. 49.265 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(1) (b) “Poor person" means a resident of a community served by a
20community action agency whose income is at or below
125 200 percent of the poverty
21line.
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22Section
35. 49.265 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(3) (b) 11. Provide, to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week
24and whose earned income is at or below
150 200 percent of the poverty line, a program
25of skills enhancement that shall include access to transportation, child care, career
1counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and
2training.
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3Section
36. 49.265 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services
5block grant funds received under
42 USC 9903 and credited to the appropriation
6account under s. 20.437 (2) (mg).
From the appropriation account under s. 20.437
7(2) (cs), the department shall distribute funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of
8the amounts received under 42 USC 9903. AB600,37
9Section 37
. 49.265 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(4) (b) The department shall allocate at least 90 percent of the funds
11received under
42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) to
12community action agencies and organizations.
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13Section 38
. 49.265 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(4) (c) The department may not allocate more than 5 percent of the funds
15received under
42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) for state
16administrative expenses.
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17Section 39
. 49.45 (31m) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.45
(31m) Nonemergency medical transportation services for nursing
19home residents. The department shall determine and apply a reimbursement rate
20for nonemergency medical transportation services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 3. for
21Medical Assistance recipients who are nursing home residents that is the same as
22the prevalent brokerage reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical
23transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients under this subchapter.
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24Section 40
. 49.675 of the statutes is created to read:
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149.675 Community action opioid response grant program. (1) In this
2section, “community action agency” means an eligible entity as defined under
42
3USC 9902 (1) (A).
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4(2) The department shall establish a grant program to enable community
5action agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and
6individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic. Through the
7program under this section, the department shall endeavor to expand and support
8effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of
9opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and
10communities.
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11(3) Any community action agency is eligible to apply for a grant under this
12section by submitting an application in the form and manner specified by the
13department.
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14(4) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys to support one
15or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or
16partnership with other community organizations:
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(a) Enhanced public education to improve individual and community
18awareness, with respect to the opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and
19youth.
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(b) Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid
21misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment,
22recovery, or other resources in the community.
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(c) Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction.
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(d) Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation,
25or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
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1(e) Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children
2in the household.
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(f) Support and assistance to children who are in foster care or at risk of
4placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents and to the
5caregivers for these children.
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(g) Development of partnerships with entities such as local health care
7providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies,
8social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local
9governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand
10resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.