16,1656tx
Section 1656tx. 49.124 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (8) and amended to read:
49.79
(8) Benefits for qualified aliens. Not later than June 15, 1998, the department shall submit a plan to the secretary of the federal department of agriculture to provide benefits under this section to a qualified alien who is ineligible for benefits under this section solely because of the application of 8 USC 1612 or 1613. If the secretary of the federal department of agriculture approves the plan, the The department shall provide benefits under this section
beginning on August 1, 1998, or on the day that the plan is approved, whichever is later, to a qualified alien who is
otherwise eligible for benefits under this section ineligible for benefits under this section solely because of the application of 9 USC 1612 or 1613 according to a plan approved by the federal department of agriculture. This subsection does not apply to the extent that federal food stamp benefits for qualified aliens are restored by the federal government.
16,1656ty
Section 1656ty. 49.125 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.793.
16,1656tym
Section 1656tym. 49.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.125
(1) The department
, or a county
, or an elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band
or a Wisconsin works agency acting on behalf of the department, may recover overpayments that arise from an overissuance of food coupons under the food stamp program administered under s. 46.215 (1) (k)
, or 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d.
or 49.143 (2) (e). Recovery shall be made in accordance with
7 USC 2022.
16,1656tz
Section 1656tz. 49.127 of the statutes is renumbered 49.795.
16,1656u
Section 1656u. 49.129 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (title).
16,1656ua
Section 1656ua. 49.129 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (1).
16,1656ub
Section 1656ub. 49.129 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (title).
16,1656uc
Section 1656uc. 49.129 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656ud
Section 1656ud. 49.129 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.797 (2) (a) Except as provided in subd. 2. par. (b) and sub. (8), if the necessary authorization under par. (a) is granted, the department shall begin to implement, no later than July 1, 1999, a administer a statewide program to deliver food stamp benefits to recipients of food stamp benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system and shall implement the program statewide no later than April 1, 2000. All suppliers, as defined in s. 49.127 (1) (d) 49.795 (1) (d), may participate in the delivery of food stamp benefits under the electronic benefit transfer system. The department shall explore methods by which nontraditional retailers, such as farmers' markets, may participate in the delivery of food stamp benefits under the electronic benefit transfer system.
16,1656ue
Section 1656ue. 49.129 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (2) (b).
16,1656uf
Section 1656uf. 49.129 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656ug
Section 1656ug. 49.129 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (1) and amended to read:
49.131 (1) The department shall request any necessary authorization from the appropriate federal agency to deliver benefits that are administered by the department, other than food stamp benefits, to recipients of benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system.
16,1656uh
Section 1656uh. 49.129 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.131 (2) and amended to read:
49.131 (2) If the necessary authorization under par. (a) sub. (1) is granted, and except as provided in sub. (8) (3), the department may implement a program to deliver by an electronic benefit transfer system any benefit that is administered by the department and that the department designates by rule.
16,1656uj
Section 1656uj. 49.129 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.797 (4) Duties; implementation. (intro.) In implementing administering a program to deliver benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system, the department shall do all of the following:
16,1656uk
Section 1656uk. 49.129 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (a).
16,1656uL
Section 1656uL. 49.129 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (b).
16,1656um
Section 1656um. 49.129 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (c).
16,1656un
Section 1656un. 49.129 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (4) (d).
16,1656up
Section 1656up. 49.129 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (5).
16,1656uq
Section 1656uq. 49.129 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1656ur
Section 1656ur. 49.129 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (6).
16,1656us
Section 1656us. 49.129 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (7).
16,1656ut
Section 1656ut. 49.129 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.797 (8).
16,1656uu
Section 1656uu. 49.13 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are created to read:
49.13 (1) (intro.) In this section:
(a) "Food stamp program" means the federal food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2036.
16,1656uv
Section 1656uv. 49.131 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
49.131 (title) Electronic transfer of benefits.
16,1656uw
Section 1656uw. 49.131 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
49.131 (3) The department may not require a county or tribal governing body to participate in an electronic benefit transfer system under this section if the costs to the county or tribal governing body would be greater than the costs that the county or tribal governing body would incur in delivering the benefits through a system that is not an electronic benefit transfer system.
16,1657
Section
1657. 49.137 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.137 (4m) Local pass-through grant program. The department shall award grants to local governments and tribal governing bodies for programs to improve the quality of child care. The department shall promulgate rules to administer the grant program, including rules that specify the eligibility criteria and procedures for awarding the grants.
16,1657g
Section 1657g. 49.143 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
49.143 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (ar), the department may do any of the following:
1. Award a contract, on the basis of a competitive process approved by the secretary of administration, to any person to administer Wisconsin works in a geographical area determined by the department under sub. (6). The competitive process shall include cost and prior experience criteria.
2. Contract with a Wisconsin works agency to administer Wisconsin works if that agency has met the performance standards established by the department under sub. (3), during the immediately preceding contract period.
16,1657j
Section 1657j. 49.143 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
49.143 (1) (ag) A contract entered into under par. (a) 2. shall be for a term of at least 2 years. A Wisconsin works agency may elect not to enter into a contract under par. (a) 2. if the Wisconsin works agency informs the department by the date established by the department that the Wisconsin works agency has made that election. A Wisconsin works agency that has not met the performance standards established by the department under sub. (3) may apply for a contract under the competitive process established under par. (a) 1.
16,1657m
Section 1657m. 49.143 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1657p
Section 1657p. 49.143 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
49.143 (1) (ar) If the department changes the geographical areas for which a Wisconsin works agency administers Wisconsin works as provided under sub. (6), the department shall award contracts on the basis of the competitive process established by the department under par. (a) 1. regardless of whether a Wisconsin works agency has met the performance standards established by the department under sub. (3) and is eligible to contract with the department under par. (a) 2.
16,1657r
Section 1657r. 49.143 (1) (ay) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.143 (1) (ay) A county or tribal governing body that enters into a contract under par. (a) or (am) but elects not to compete for a subsequent contract under par. (a) 1. shall provide the notice required under this paragraph at least 6 months prior to the expiration of its contract under par. (a) or (am) 1. A county or tribal governing body that elects not to enter into a contract under par. (am) 1.
(a) 2. or to compete for a contract under par. (am) 2. (ag) shall provide the notice required under this paragraph by the date established by the department, by rule, under par. (am) 1. (ag). The notice shall be provided to all employees of the county or tribal governing body who may be laid off as a result of the county's or tribal governing body's election not to enter into or compete for a contract and to the certified or recognized collective bargaining representatives of such employees, if any. The notice shall inform the employees and the representatives that the county or tribal governing body is making the election not to enter into or compete for a contract; that the employees may be laid off as a result of that election; that the employees may wish to consider forming a private agency to bid on the contract under par. (a) 1.; that the employees may obtain information from the department on the competitive process under par. (a) 1. and the contract requirements under this section; and that the employees may obtain information from the department on steps that the employees might take to organize themselves to form a private agency for the purposes of competing for a contract under par. (a) 1. The department shall provide the information specified in this paragraph upon the request of any employee or collective bargaining representative described in this paragraph.
16,1657u
Section 1657u. 49.143 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.143 (1) (b) If no acceptable provider in a geographical area is selected under par. (a) or (am), the department shall administer Wisconsin works in that geographical area.
16,1659g
Section 1659g. 49.143 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is repealed.
16,1660b
Section 1660b. 49.143 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1660d
Section 1660d. 49.143 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
49.143 (2g) Contract prohibitions. (a) Each contract under sub. (1) shall prohibit a Wisconsin works agency from using funding that is allocated under the contract to pay Wisconsin works benefits under s. 49.148 for any of the following:
1. Costs of providing direct services to Wisconsin works participants.
2. Costs of administering Wisconsin works.
(b) No Wisconsin works agency may expend moneys that are provided under a contract under sub. (1) to conduct public relations activities unless the public relations activities are directly related to providing community outreach and informing participants about the services available under Wisconsin works.
16,1660e
Section 1660e. 49.143 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.143 (4m) Oversight of Wisconsin works agencies. The department shall do all of the following with respect to Wisconsin works agencies that are located in counties that have a population of 500,000 or more:
(a) Monitor each agency's compliance with contracts that are entered into under sub. (1).
(b) Provide technical assistance to each agency.
(c) Assist in coordinating among the agencies the services that are offered to Wisconsin works participants.
16,1660g
Section 1660g. 49.143 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.143 (6) Geographical areas. The department shall determine the geographical area for which a Wisconsin works agency will administer Wisconsin works. Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], the department may not change the number or the boundaries of the geographical areas that have been established under this subsection unless the department first consults with a county department that is created under s. 46.21 (2m) (a) and holds at least one public hearing in each of the geographical areas that would be affected by the proposed change. Except for federally recognized American Indian reservations and in counties with a population of 500,000 or more, no geographical area may be smaller than one county. A geographical area may include more than one county. The department need not establish the geographical areas by rule.
16,1660hb
Section 1660hb. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.145 (3) (b) 1. All earned and unearned income of the individual, except any amount received under section 32 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any amount received under s. 71.07 (9e), any payment made by an employer under section 3507 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any student financial aid received under any federal or state program, any scholarship used for tuition and books, and any assistance received under s. 49.148. In determining the earned and unearned income of the individual, the Wisconsin works agency may not include income earned by a dependent child of the individual.
16,1660jk
Section 1660jk. 49.147 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (4) (am) Education or training activities. A participant under this subsection may be required to participate in education and training activities assigned as part of an employability plan developed by the Wisconsin works agency. The department shall establish by rule permissible education and training under this paragraph, which shall include a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation, technical college courses, employer-sponsored training, and educational courses that provide an employment skill. Permissible education under this paragraph shall also include English as a 2nd language courses that the Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment and adult basic education courses that the Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment.
16,1660jv
Section 1660jv. 49.147 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (5) (bm) Education or training activities. A participant under this subsection may be required to participate in education and training activities assigned as part of an employability plan developed by the Wisconsin works agency. The department shall establish by rule permissible education and training under this paragraph, which shall include a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation, technical college courses, employer-sponsored training, and educational courses that provide an employment skill. Permissible education under this paragraph shall also include English as a 2nd language courses that the Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment and adult basic education courses that the Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment.
16,1660p
Section 1660p. 49.1473 of the statutes is created to read:
49.1473 Wisconsin works; domestic abuse screening and training. (1) (a) The department shall promulgate rules for screening victims of domestic abuse and for the training of Wisconsin works agency employees in domestic abuse issues. The rules shall allow an individual to voluntarily and confidentially disclose that he or she is or has been a victim of domestic abuse or is at risk of further domestic abuse. The rules shall also specify the evidence that is sufficient to establish that an individual is or has been a victim of domestic abuse or is at risk of further domestic abuse.
(b) Each Wisconsin works agency shall establish procedures, in accordance with the rules promulgated by the department under par. (a), for screening victims of domestic abuse.
(2) If a Wisconsin works agency employee identifies an individual as a past or present victim of domestic abuse or determines that the individual is at risk of domestic abuse or if the individual identifies himself or herself as a past or present victim of domestic abuse or as an individual who is at risk of further abuse, the Wisconsin works agency shall provide the individual with information on community-based domestic abuse services, including information on shelters or programs for battered individuals, sexual assault provider services, medical services, sexual assault nurse examiners services, domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines, legal and medical counseling and advocacy, mental health care, counseling, and support groups. The Wisconsin works agency shall provide the information to the individual orally and in writing in accordance with guidelines developed by the department. The Wisconsin works agency shall also provide referrals for community-based counseling and supportive service providers to the individual if the individual elects to receive the services.
16,1660xa
Section 1660xa. 49.155 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (1) (d) "Tribal governing body" means an elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe.
16,1660y
Section 1660y. 49.155 (1d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651. In establishing the requirements for certification under this paragraph of a child care provider who provides care and supervision for children under one year of age, the department shall include a requirement that all providers and all employees and volunteers of a provider who provide care and supervision for children receive, before the date on which the provider is certified or the employment or volunteer work commences, whichever is applicable, training in the most current medically accepted methods of preventing sudden infant death syndrome. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level II certified family day care provider, the department may not include a any other requirement for training for providers.
16,1661b
Section 1661b. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1g) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), distribute $8,012,500 $44,955,200 in fiscal year 1999-2000 2001-02 and
$7,412,500 $27,977,500 in fiscal year 2000-01
2002-03 for the purposes of providing technical assistance for child care providers and of, for administering the child care program under this section and for grants under s. 49.136 (2) for the start-up and expansion of child day care services, and for child day care start-up and expansion planning, for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services, for grants under s. 49.137 (3) to assist child care providers in meeting the quality of care standards established under sub. (1d), and for a system of rates or a program of grants, as provided under sub. (1d), to reimburse for reimbursement of child care providers that meet those quality of care standards and, for grants under s. 49.137 (2) and (4m), for a child care scholarship and bonus program, for safe child care activities, for administration of the department's office of child care, and for contracts under s. 49.137 (4) to improve the quality of child day care services in this state.
16,1662
Section
1662. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1g) (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), transfer $3,596,900 $4,549,500 in fiscal year 1999-2000 2001-02 and $3,745,200 $4,733,700 in fiscal year 2000-01 2002-03 to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (kx), and transfer $20,700 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $27,700 in fiscal year 2000-01 to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (8) (kx), for the purpose of day care center licensing under s. 48.65.
16,1663j
Section 1663j. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component of the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124 (1m) 49.13.
16,1664
Section
1664. 49.155 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (bm) If the individual is providing care for a child under a court order and is receiving payments on behalf of the child under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), or if the individual is a foster parent or treatment foster parent, and child care is needed for that child, the individual meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c).
16,1665
Section
1665. 49.155 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1666
Section
1666. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
