Amendment ASA-AB150

AB150-ASA, s. 2152 Section 2152 . 46.254 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,748,5 46.254 (3) (a) Inform the person that the department intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the department of health and social services has determined to be due under s. 49.083, 49.125, 49.195 (3) or 49.497, for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.

AB150-ASA, s. 2153 Section 2153 . 46.254 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.85 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,748,11 49.85 (3) (a) 1. Inform the person that the department of health and social services intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the department of health and social services has determined to be due under s. 49.125, 49.195 (3) or 49.497, for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.

AB150-ASA, s. 2154 Section 2154. 46.254 (3) (b) to (e) of the statutes are renumbered 49.85 (3) (a) 2. to 5. and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,748,17 49.85 (3) (a) 2. Inform the person that he or she may appeal the department's determination of the department of health and social services to certify the amount by requesting a hearing under sub. (4) within 30 days after the date of the letter and inform the person of the manner in which he or she may request a hearing.

AB150-ASA,748,21 3. Inform the person that, if the department's determination of the department of health and social services is appealed, the that department will not certify the amount to the department of revenue while the determination of the department of health and social services is under appeal.

AB150-ASA,749,2 4. Inform the person that, unless a contested case hearing is requested to appeal the department's determination of the department of health and social services, the person may be precluded from challenging any subsequent setoff of the certified amount by the department of revenue, except on the grounds that the certified amount has been partially or fully paid or otherwise discharged, since the date of the notice.

AB150-ASA,749,5 5. Request that the person inform the department of health and social services if a bankruptcy stay is in effect with respect to the person or if the claim has been discharged in bankruptcy.

AB150-ASA, s. 2155 Section 2155. 46.254 (3) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (3) (a) 6.

AB150-ASA, s. 2156 Section 2156. 46.254 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (4) (a) and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,749,13 49.85 (4) (a) If a person has requested a hearing under this subsection, the department of health and social services shall hold a contested case hearing under s. 227.44, except that the department of health and social services may limit the scope of the hearing to exclude issues that were presented at a prior hearing or that could have been presented at a prior opportunity for hearing.

AB150-ASA, s. 2157 Section 2157. 46.254 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (5) and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,749,24 49.85 (5) Effect of certification. Receipt of a certification by the department of revenue shall constitute a lien, equal to the amount certified, on any state tax refunds or credits owed to the obligor. The lien shall be foreclosed by the department of revenue as a setoff under s. 71.93. Certification of an amount under this section does not prohibit the department of health and social services or the department of industry, labor and human relations from attempting to recover the amount through other legal means. The department of health and social services or the department of industry, labor and human relations shall promptly notify the department of revenue upon recovery of any amount previously certified under this section.

AB150-ASA, s. 2157e Section 2157e. 46.255 of the statutes is renumbered 49.855, and 49.855 (1), (2), (4), (4m) (b) and (c), (5) and (7), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB150-ASA,750,9 49.855 (1) If a person obligated to provide child support or maintenance is delinquent in making court-ordered payments, or owes an outstanding amount that has been ordered by the court for past support, medical expenses or birth expenses, the clerk of circuit court, upon application of the county designee under s. 59.07 (97) or the department of industry, labor and human relations, shall certify the delinquent payment or outstanding amount to the department of industry, labor and human relations.

AB150-ASA,750,14 (2) At least annually, the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations shall provide to the department of revenue the certifications that it receives under sub. (1) and any certifications of delinquencies or outstanding amounts that it receives from another state because the obligor resides in this state.

AB150-ASA,751,4 (4) The department of revenue shall send that portion of any state or federal tax refunds or credits withheld for delinquent child support or maintenance or past support, medical expenses or birth expenses to the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations for distribution to the appropriate clerk of circuit court. The department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations shall make a settlement at least annually with the department of revenue and with each clerk of circuit court who has certified a delinquent obligation or outstanding amount for past support, medical expenses or birth expenses. The settlement shall state the amounts certified, the amounts deducted from tax refunds and credits and returned to the clerk of circuit court and the administrative costs incurred by the department of revenue. The department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations may charge the county whose clerk of circuit court certified the obligation or outstanding amount the related administrative costs incurred by the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations and the department of revenue.

AB150-ASA,752,2 (4m) (b) The department of revenue may provide a certification that it receives under sub. (2) or (2m) to the department of administration. Upon receipt of the certification, the department of administration shall determine whether the obligor is a vendor or is receiving any other payments from this state, except for wages, retirement benefits or assistance under s. 45.352, 1971 stats., s. 45.351 (1), this chapter or ch. 49 46 or 108. If the department of administration determines that the obligor is a vendor or is receiving payments from this state, except for wages, retirement benefits or assistance under s. 45.352, 1971 stats., s. 45.351 (1), this chapter or ch. 49 46 or 108, it shall begin to withhold the amount certified from those payments and shall notify the obligor that the state intends to reduce any payments due the obligor by the amount the obligor is delinquent under the support or maintenance order, by the outstanding amount for past support, medical expenses or birth expenses under the court order or by the amount due under s. 46.10 (4). The notice shall provide that within 20 days after receipt of the notice the obligor may request a hearing before the circuit court rendering the order. An obligor may, within 20 days after receiving notice, request a hearing under this paragraph. Within 10 days after receiving a request for hearing under this paragraph, the court shall set the matter for hearing. The family court commissioner may conduct the hearing. Pending further order by the court or family court commissioner, the clerk of circuit court may not disburse the payments withheld from the obligor. The sole issues at the hearing are whether the obligor owes the amount certified and, if not and it is a support or maintenance order, whether the money withheld shall be paid to the obligor or held for future support or maintenance.

AB150-ASA,752,8 (c) Except as provided by order of the court after hearing under par. (b), the department of administration shall continue withholding until the amount certified is recovered in full. The department of administration shall transfer the amounts withheld under this paragraph to the department of health and social services, or to the department of industry, labor and human relations for distribution to the appropriate clerk of court, whichever is appropriate.

AB150-ASA,752,16 (5) Certification of an obligation to the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations does not deprive any party of the right to collect the obligation or to prosecute the obligor. The clerk of court shall immediately notify the department of industry, labor and human relations of any collection of an obligation that has been certified by the clerk of court. The department of industry, labor and human relations shall correct the certified obligation according to the amount the county has collected and report the correction to the department of revenue.

AB150-ASA,752,22 (7) The department of industry, labor and human relations may provide a certification under sub. (1) to a state agency or authority under s. 21.49 (2) (e), 36.11 (6) (b), 36.25 (14), 36.34 (1), 39.30 (2) (e), 39.38 (2), 39.435 (6), 39.44 (4), 39.47 (2m), 45.351 (2) (c), 45.356 (6), 45.396 (6), 45.74 (6), 144.25 (8) (L), 145.245 (5m) (b), 234.04 (2), 234.49 (1) (c), 234.59 (3) (c), 234.65 (3) (f), 234.90 (3) (d) or (3g) (c), 234.905 (3) (d) or 949.08 (2) (g).

AB150-ASA, s. 2157r Section 2157r. 46.258 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.163 (title).

AB150-ASA, s. 2157x Section 2157x. 46.258 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,753,12 46.258 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (ga) (c), the department shall award grants to counties for programs to revise child support orders. Each county receiving a grant shall review child support orders awarded to persons whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and to persons whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 and shall initiate actions to revise the orders based on that review. Each county receiving a grant shall review child support orders awarded to persons whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and child support orders awarded to persons whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 in proportion to the number of those 2 categories of orders in the county's child support case load. Before a county may initiate an action to revise a child support order under this subsection for a person whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19, the custodial parent of the children must voluntarily consent to the revision.

AB150-ASA, s. 2158b Section 2158b. 46.258 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.163 (1) and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,754,2 49.163 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (c), the department shall award grants to counties for programs to revise child support orders. Each county receiving a grant shall review child support orders awarded to persons whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and to persons whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 and shall initiate actions to revise the orders based on that review. Each county receiving a grant shall review child support orders awarded to persons whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and child support orders awarded to persons whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 in proportion to the number of those 2 categories of orders in the county's child support case load. Before a county may initiate an action to revise a child support order under this subsection for a person whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19, the custodial parent of the children must voluntarily consent to the revision.

AB150-ASA, s. 2159 Section 2159. 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,754,8 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (g) (c), the department shall provide state incentive payments, in a total amount of not less than $259,000 in each fiscal year, to counties that meet the child support collection and child support administrative efficiency criteria, according to a distribution formula determined by the department that does all of the following:

AB150-ASA, s. 2160b Section 2160b. 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.163 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,754,15 49.163 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (c), the department shall provide state incentive payments, in a total amount of not less than $259,000 in each fiscal year, to counties that meet the child support collection and child support administrative efficiency criteria, according to a distribution formula determined by the department that does all of the following:

AB150-ASA, s. 2160f Section 2160f. 46.258 (2) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are renumbered 49.163 (2) (a) 1. to 3., and 49.163 (2) (a) 3., as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,754,21 49.163 (2) (a) 3. Provides for state incentive payments to a county in an amount such that the total of state and federal incentive payments to the county is not more than 5% more than the costs of the county's child support program under s. 46.25 49.143.

AB150-ASA, s. 2160h Section 2160h. 46.258 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.163 (2) (b) and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,755,3 49.163 (2) (b) A county that receives a state incentive payment under par. (a) may use the funds only to pay the costs of its child support program under s. 46.25 49.143.

AB150-ASA, s. 2160m Section 2160m. 46.26 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2160p Section 2160p. 46.26 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2161m Section 2161m. 46.26 (2) (title) and (a) of the statutes are repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2161p Section 2161p. 46.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2162m Section 2162m. 46.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2162p Section 2162p. 46.26 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2162r Section 2162r. 46.26 (3) (title) and (a) of the statutes are repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2163m Section 2163m. 46.26 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2164m Section 2164m. 46.26 (3) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377, is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,755,19 46.26 (3) (d) Subject to pars. (dd), (de) and (dg), in addition to the funds allocated under par. (c), the department of health and social services shall allocate funds to counties under sub. (4) (b) 2. and shall consider each county's proportionate use of applicable services of the department of health and social services under ss. 48.34 and 48.366 or the department of corrections under ss. s. 48.366 and 48.537 during previous calendar years.

AB150-ASA, s. 2164p Section 2164p. 46.26 (3) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2165 Section 2165. 46.26 (3) (dd) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2166 Section 2166. 46.26 (3) (de) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2167 Section 2167. 46.26 (3) (dg) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2168 Section 2168. 46.26 (3) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,756,6 46.26 (3) (dm) The department of health and social services may carry forward for a county from one calendar year to another funds allocated under this subsection that are not spent or encumbered. The amount that the department may carry forward for a county under this paragraph may not exceed 3% 5% of the amount allocated to the county for the 12-month period ending December 31. The funds carried forward under this paragraph do not affect a county's base allocation.

AB150-ASA, s. 2168m Section 2168m. 46.26 (3) (dm) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2168p Section 2168p. 46.26 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2169 Section 2169. 46.26 (3) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,756,17 46.26 (3) (em) The department of health and social services may carry forward any emergency funds allocated under sub. (7) (e) and not encumbered or carried forward under par. (dm) by December 31 to the next 2 calendar years. The department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.435 (3) (cd) to accomplish this purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties that are eligible for emergency payments under sub. (7) (e). The allocation does not affect a county's base allocation.

AB150-ASA, s. 2169m Section 2169m. 46.26 (3) (em) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2170 Section 2170. 46.26 (3) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2171g Section 2171g. 46.26 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2171m Section 2171m. 46.26 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377, is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,757,10 46.26 (4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (cm), the department of health and social services shall bill counties or deduct from the allocations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd) for the costs of care, services and supplies purchased or provided by the department of health and social services for each person receiving services under ss. 48.34, 48.366 and 51.35 (3) or the department of corrections for each person receiving services under s. 48.366. The department of health and social services may not bill a county for or deduct from a county's allocation the cost of care, services and supplies provided to a person subject to an order under s. 48.366 after the person reaches 19 years of age or provided to a person subject to an order under s. 48.34 (4g). Payment shall be due within 60 days of the billing date. If any payment has not been received within 60 days, the department of health and social services may withhold aid payments in the amount due from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (cd) or (7) (b).

AB150-ASA, s. 2171p Section 2171p. 46.26 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 2171m, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-ASA,757,25 46.26 (4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (cm), the department of health and social services shall bill counties or deduct from the allocations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd) for the costs of care, services and supplies purchased or provided by the department of health and social services for each person receiving services under ss. 48.34, 48.366 and 51.35 (3) or the department of corrections for each person receiving services under s. 48.366. The department of health and social services may not bill a county for or deduct from a county's allocation the cost of care, services and supplies provided to a person subject to an order under s. 48.366 after the person reaches 18 years of age. Payment shall be due within 60 days of the billing date. If any payment has not been received within 60 days, the department of health and social services may withhold aid payments in the amount due from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (cd) or (7) (b).

AB150-ASA, s. 2171r Section 2171r. 46.26 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), sections 2171m and 2171p, is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2173m Section 2173m. 46.26 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377, is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,758,19 46.26 (4) (b) 1. Assessment of costs under par. (a) shall be made periodically on the basis of a per person per day cost estimate adjusted at least annually by the department. Except as provided in pars. (bm), (c), and (cm) and (dr), liability shall apply to county departments under s. 46.21, 46.22 or 46.23 in the county of the court exercising jurisdiction under ch. 48 for each person receiving services from the department of health and social services under ss. 48.34, 48.366 and 51.35 (3) or the department of corrections under s. 48.366. Except as provided in pars. (bm), (c), and (cm) and (dr), in multicounty court jurisdictions, the county of residency within the jurisdiction shall be liable for costs under this subsection. Assessment of costs under par. (a) shall also be made according to the general placement type or level of care provided, as defined by the department, and prorated according to the ratio of the amount designated under sub. (3) (c) and (d) to the total applicable estimated costs of care, services and supplies provided by the department of health and social services under ss. 48.34, 48.366 and 51.35 (3) or the department of corrections under ss. 48.34 (4g) and s. 48.366.

AB150-ASA, s. 2173p Section 2173p. 46.26 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2174 Section 2174. 46.26 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2175m Section 2175m. 46.26 (4) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2176m Section 2176m. 46.26 (4) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377, is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,759,6 46.26 (4) (c) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) 1. and (bm), but subject to par. (dr), the department of health and social services shall pay, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (hm), the costs of care, services and supplies provided for each person receiving services under ss. 48.34, 48.366 and 51.35 (3) who was under the guardianship of the department pursuant to an order under ch. 48 at the time that the person was adjudicated delinquent.

AB150-ASA, s. 2176p Section 2176p. 46.26 (4) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2177m Section 2177m. 46.26 (4) (cm) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377, is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,759,17 46.26 (4) (cm) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) 1. and (bm), but subject to par. (dr), the department shall transfer funds from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (cg) to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (hm) for the purpose of reimbursing juvenile correctional institutions for costs incurred beginning on January 1, 1995, for the care of any child who is placed in a juvenile correctional facility based on a delinquent act that is a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.225 (1) or 943.32 (2).

AB150-ASA, s. 2177p Section 2177p. 46.26 (4) (cm) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2177r Section 2177r. 46.26 (4) (cm) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2177t Section 2177t. 46.26 (4) (cm) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2178m Section 2178m. 46.26 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2179m Section 2179m. 46.26 (4) (d) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2180m Section 2180m. 46.26 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,760,9 46.26 (4) (d) 2. Beginning July 1, 1993 1995, and ending December 31, 1993 1995, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $101.55 $120.73 for care in a juvenile correctional institution, $101.55 $120.73 for care for children transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), the dollar amount set by the department of corrections by rule for maintaining a prisoner in an adult correctional institution, $131.65 $147.91 for care in a child caring institution, $92.03 $102.53 for care in a group home for children, $21.02 $22.84 for care in a foster home, $58.37 $65.94 for care in a treatment foster home, $86.51 for departmental corrective sanctions services and $11.57 $12.20 for departmental aftercare services.

AB150-ASA, s. 2180p Section 2180p. 46.26 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2181m Section 2181m. 46.26 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,760,22 46.26 (4) (d) 3. In calendar year 1994 Beginning January 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1996, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $111.73 $120.73 for care in a juvenile correctional institution, $111.73 $120.73 for care for children transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), the dollar amount set by the department of corrections by rule for maintaining a prisoner in an adult correctional institution, $141.05 $153.87 for care in a child caring institution, $98.47 $106.69 for care in a group home for children, $22.49 $23.80 for care in a foster home, $62.46 $68.58 for care in a treatment foster home, $66.75 $86.51 for departmental corrective sanctions services and $12.96 $12.20 for departmental aftercare services.

AB150-ASA, s. 2181p Section 2181p. 46.26 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2183m Section 2183m. 46.26 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-ASA, s. 2184m Section 2184m. 46.26 (4) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.