CR 23-016 Rule Text

Effective [LRB inserts effective date of rule]

The department’s maximum registration fee amount is $125.

SECTION 8. DCF 201.04 (2r) (title) is created to read:

DCF 201.04 (2r) Payment procedures.

SECTION 9. DCF 201.06 (2) (a) and (b) are amended to read:

DCF 201.06 (2) (a) The department shall annually contact all licensed group child care centers, family child care centers, and day camps to obtain their child care prices and registration fee amounts.

(b) The department shall include only child care prices and registration fee amounts submitted in writing in the survey results.

SECTION 10. DCF 201.06 (4) (a) (intro.) is renumbered DCF 201.06 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:

DCF 201.06 (4) Rates for certified child care providers. (a) Percentage of licensed rates. The department shall set rates for certified child care providers under s. 49.155 (6) (b) and (c), Stats., as follows:

SECTION 11. DCF 201.06 (4) (b) is repealed.

SECTION 12. DCF 201.08 (1) (a) is amended to read:

DCF 201.08 (1) (a) The department shall set a schedule for parent copayment responsibilities for all parents who receive a child care subsidy, except as provided under sub. (2). Copayment amounts will be based on the size of the assistance group, and the assistance group’s gross income, the number of children in the assistance group in child care, and the number of hours authorized for a child care subsidy. The copayment schedule is provided in Table DCF 201.08.

SECTION 13. DCF 201.08 (2) (am) 5. and 6. are created to read:

DCF 201.08 (2) (am) 5. The parent is enrolled in Wisconsin Works under s. 49.147 (2) to (5), 49.1475, 49.148 (1m) (a), or 49.159, Stats.

6. The gross income of the assistance group is at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level.

SECTION 14. DCF 201.08 (2) (cm) is amended to read:

DCF 201.08 (2) (cm) A parent that leaves a who transitions from Wisconsin works position for under s. 49.147 (2) to (5), 49.1475, 49.148 (1m) (a), or 49.159, Stats., to unsubsidized employment shall be assessed the minimum copayment based on the number of children in the assistance group for whom the parent is receiving a child care subsidy until the parent’s next eligibility redetermination.

SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE DATE. This rule takes effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats., except that SECTIONS 12 to 14 take effect on November 1, 2024.