AB150-ASA,809,64
46.979
(2) (c) 2. For grants under s. 46.984 (2) for child day care resource and
5referral services,
$940,000 $960,000 in fiscal year
1993-94 1995-96 and
$960,000 6$960,000, in fiscal year
1994-95
1996-97.
AB150-ASA,809,158
46.979
(2) (c) 3. For grants under s. 46.987 (3) to assist child care providers in
9meeting the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e) and for a
10system of rates or a program of grants, as provided under s. 46.98 (4) (e), to reimburse
11child care providers that meet those quality of care standards,
$1,200,000 $1,559,200 12in fiscal year
1993-94 1995-96 and
$1,200,000 $1,576,700 in fiscal year
1994-95 131996-97. If an amount distributed under this subdivision will not be fully expended,
14the department may transfer the unexpended funds to the distribution under subd.
154.
AB150-ASA,809,2017
46.979
(2) (c) 4. For grants under s. 46.987 (2) and contracts under s. 46.987
18(4) to improve the quality of child day care services in this state,
$425,000 $450,000 19in fiscal year
1993-94 1995-96 and $450,000 in fiscal year
1994-95 1996-97, plus
20any amounts that the department transfers to this distribution under subd. 3.
AB150-ASA,810,322
46.98
(2) (a) The department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40
23(4) (a) (1) and (2m) (c) for at-risk, low-income and respite child care services under
24subs. (2m) and (4g) to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23. In
25addition, the department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40
(4) (a)
1(1), (2m) (c) and (4m) for low-income and respite child care services under sub. (3)
2to private nonprofit child care providers who provide child care for the children of
3migrant workers.
AB150-ASA,810,115
46.98
(2m) (a) Except as provided in
subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m), funds
6distributed under sub. (2) for at-risk child care may only be used for the purposes
7specified in this paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part
8of a day for children under age 13 of persons who need child care to be able to work,
9who are not receiving aid to families with dependent children and who are at risk of
10becoming eligible for aid to families with dependent children if child care under this
11subsection is not provided.
AB150-ASA,810,1613
46.98
(2m) (d) 2.
Except as provided in sub. (4m), no No funds distributed under
14sub. (2) for at-risk child care may be used for the start-up, improvement or
15expansion of child care services or facilities or for the recruitment, education or
16training of persons providing child care.
AB150-ASA,810,2421
46.98
(3) (a) Except as provided in
subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m), funds distributed
22under sub. (2) for low-income child care may only be used for the purposes specified
23in this subsection. The funds shall be used to provide care for children under age 13
24for all or part of a day during which a child's parent is gainfully employed.
AB150-ASA,811,6
146.98
(3) (b) Counties may spend moneys distributed for low-income child care
2under sub. (2) for child care purposes other than those in par. (a) only as provided in
3par. (bg) and subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m) or with the approval of the department. Child
4care purposes include start-up, improvement and expansion of child care services
5and facilities, and recruitment, education and training for persons providing child
6care.
AB150-ASA,811,149
46.98
(4g) (a) Except as provided in
subs. sub. (2) (c)
and (4m), funds
10distributed under sub. (2) for respite child care may only be used for the purposes
11specified in this paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part
12of a day for children under age 13 of parents who need child care services to prevent
13or remedy child abuse or neglect, to alleviate stress in the family or to preserve the
14family unit.
AB150-ASA, s. 2372
16Section
2372. 46.98 (5) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,811,1917
46.98
(5) (e) The department shall promptly recover all overpayments made
18under this section. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and
19procedures to administer this paragraph.
AB150-ASA,812,321
46.984
(2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 2., the department
22shall make grants to
applying local agencies to fund child care resource and referral
23services provided by those local agencies. The department shall provide an
24allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section.
25The allocation formula shall factor in the level of child care resource and referral
1services provided by the local agency, the number of children in the community
2served by the local agency and the percentage of the mothers in the community
3served by the local agency who work outside the home.
AB150-ASA,812,86
46.984
(4) (a) Administer, or contract for the administration of, the grant
7program under this section
, provide an application procedure for that program and
8disburse funds awarded under that program.
AB150-ASA,812,1711
46.985
(2) (a) 4. Procedures for coordinating the family support program and
12the use of its funds, throughout this state and in each service area, with other
13publicly funded programs including the community options program under s. 46.27;
14the community integration program under ss. 46.275, 46.277 and 46.278; the social
15services, mental health and developmental disabilities programs under ss.
49.52 1646.495, 51.42 and 51.437; the independent living center program under s. 46.96; and
17the medical assistance program under
ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch. IV of ch. 49.
AB150-ASA, s. 2384
24Section
2384. 46.986 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,813,2
146.986
(2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 1., the department
2shall award grants for the start-up or expansion of child care services.
AB150-ASA,813,104
46.986
(2) (b) The department shall attempt to award grants under this section
5equally among to head start agencies designated under
42 USC 9836, employers that
6provide or wish to provide child care services for their employes, family day care
7centers, group day care centers and day care programs for the children of student
8parents
, but may, after considering proposals from child care providers in each of
9those categories, award grants under this section in unequal amounts among those
10categories.
AB150-ASA, s. 2387
12Section
2387. 46.986 (2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 2390
16Section
2390. 46.986 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (cm) and
17amended to read:
AB150-ASA,813,2118
46.986
(2) (cm) A
child care provider or other person that person who is
19awarded a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25%
20of the amount awarded under this subsection. The match may be in the form of
21money or in-kind goods or services, or both.
AB150-ASA, s. 2391
22Section
2391. 46.986 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (d) and
23amended to read:
AB150-ASA,814,1524
46.986
(2) (d) If a
child care provider or other person that person who is
25awarded a grant under this subsection does not provide the new or expanded child
1care services for which the grant was awarded by the end of the grant period, the
2department may require the
child care provider or other person to return to the
3department the full amount of the grant award. If a
child care provider or other
4person that person who is awarded a grant under this subsection provides the new
5or expanded child care services for which the grant was awarded, but terminates
its 6the child care program within 3 years after the awarding of the grant, the
child care
7provider or other person shall return to the department a prorated share of the
8amount awarded, based on the time remaining in that 3-year period at the time of
9program termination. Amounts returned to the department under this paragraph
10shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie). The department may
11bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce repayment of any
12moneys that are required under this paragraph to be repaid. The department may
13reduce or waive the repayment required under this paragraph if in the opinion of the
14department the grant recipient made a good faith effort to comply with the terms of
15the grant.
AB150-ASA,814,2319
46.986
(7) (a) The department shall
promulgate rules for the administration
20of the grant program under this section, including rules to establish criteria for
21evaluating and ranking grant applications establish guidelines for eligibility for a
22grant under this section. The department need not promulgate those guidelines as
23rules under ch. 227.
AB150-ASA,815,12
146.986
(7) (b) The department may administer the grant application process
2under this section or
, if a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has
3established a child care advisory committee that has been approved by the
4department, the department may request the county department to administer the
5grant application process under this section for grant applicants from the county of
6the county department. If a county department administers the grant application
7process under this section, the county department shall review the grant
8applications submitted to the county department using the criteria established by
9the department under par. (a). The department may require a county department
10that reviews grant applications under this section to submit those applications and
11the county department's ranking of those applications to the department for final
12review contract for the administration of that process.
AB150-ASA,815,1714
46.987
(1) (c) "Family child care system"
has the meaning given in s. 46.986 (1)
15(i) means a centralized administrative unit that offers technical assistance and
16support to a group of child care providers with the goal of improving child care
17services.
AB150-ASA,815,2519
46.987
(2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4.
and from the
20appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the department may award grants to child care
21providers that meet the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e)
22to improve the retention of skilled and experienced child care staff. In awarding
23grants under this subsection, the department shall consider the applying child care
24provider's total enrollment of children and average enrollment of children who
25receive or are eligible for publicly funded care from the child care provider.
AB150-ASA,816,52
46.987
(3) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 3.
and the
3appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the department may award grants to child care
4providers for assistance in meeting the quality of care standards established under
5s. 46.98 (4) (e).
AB150-ASA,816,127
46.987
(4) Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the
8allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4.
and the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the
9department may contract with one or more agencies for the provision of training and
10technical assistance to improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The
11training and technical assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may
12include any of the following activities:
AB150-ASA, s. 2401
14Section
2401. 46.987 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.987 (6) and
15amended to read:
AB150-ASA,817,216
46.987
(6) Grant administration. The department may administer the grant
17application processes under subs. (2) and (3) or
, if a county department under s.
1846.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has established a child care advisory committee that has been
19approved by the department, the department may request the county department to
20administer the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3) for grant
21applicants from the county of the county department. If a county department
22administers the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3), the county
23department shall review the grant applications submitted to the county department
24using the criteria established by the department under par. (a). A county department
25that reviews grant applications under subs. (2) and (3) shall submit those
1applications and the county department's ranking of those applications to the
2department for final review contract for the administration of that process.
AB150-ASA,817,175
46.995
(2) Adolescent self-sufficiency services. (intro.) From the
6appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $582,100 in
7each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
8elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
9provide services in counties or to a tribe or band for adolescent parents which shall
10emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training and
11experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's
12capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing
13parenting skills. The public or private entity seeking to receive a grant to provide
14these services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the
15department. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
16department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
17award of grants under this subsection, based on all of the following factors:
AB150-ASA,818,519
46.995
(3) Adolescent pregnancy prevention services. From the
20appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $340,000 in
21each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
22elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
23provide to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services
24which shall be structured so as to increase development of decision-making and
25communications skills, promote graduation from high school and expand career and
1other options and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy
2prevention. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
3department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
4award of grants under this subsection, based on the factors specified under sub. (2)
5(a) to (d).
AB150-ASA,818,8
746.996 Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
820.435 (7)
(er) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
AB150-ASA, s. 2406
9Section
2406. 46.996 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,818,12
1146.996 Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
1220.435 (3) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
