AB591-ASA3,129,1915 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman who meets the resource and income
16limits under s. 49.19 (4) (bm) and (es) and whose pregnancy is medically verified.
17Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last
18day of the pregnancy falls. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
19of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 175 20Section 175. 49.46 (1) (a) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,129,2221 49.46 (1) (a) 4m. Any dependent child whose custodial parent, as defined under
22s. 49.141 (1) (b), receives a payment under s. 49.77 (3v).
AB591-ASA3, s. 176 23Section 176. 49.46 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,129,2524 49.46 (1) (a) 5. Any child in an adoption assistance, foster care, kinship care
25or treatment foster care placement under ch. 48, as determined by the department.
AB591-ASA3, s. 177
1Section 177. 49.46 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,130,62 49.46 (1) (a) 6. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
3under federal law, to be receiving aid to families with dependent children or
4supplemental security income
for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical
5assistance. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
6month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 178 7Section 178. 49.46 (1) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,130,108 49.46 (1) (a) 6m. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
9under federal law, to be receiving supplemental security income for the purpose of
10determining eligibility for medical assistance.
AB591-ASA3, s. 179 11Section 179. 49.46 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,130,1512 49.46 (1) (a) 9. Any pregnant woman not described under subd. 1. or 1m. whose
13family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family the size of the
14woman's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
15month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 180 16Section 180. 49.46 (1) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,130,2117 49.46 (1) (a) 10. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 6 years
18of age and whose family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family
19the size of the child's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first
20day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2)
21(d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 181 22Section 181. 49.46 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,131,223 49.46 (1) (a) 11. Any child not described under subd. 1. who was born after
24September 30, 1983, who has attained the age of 6 but has not attained the age of 19
25and whose family income does not exceed 100% of the poverty line for a family the

1size of the child's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
2of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 182 3Section 182. 49.46 (1) (a) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,131,74 49.46 (1) (a) 12. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 19 years
5of age and who meets the resource and income limits under s. 49.19 (4). This
6subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
7after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 183 8Section 183. 49.46 (1) (a) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,131,129 49.46 (1) (a) 13. Any child who is under one year of age, whose mother was
10determined to be eligible under subd. 9. and who lives with his or her mother. This
11subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
12after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 184 13Section 184. 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,131,1614 49.46 (1) (a) 16. Any child who is living with a relative who is eligible to receive
15payments under s. 48.57 (3m) with respect to that child, if the department
16determines that no other insurance is available to the child.
AB591-ASA3, s. 185 17Section 185. 49.46 (1) (am) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,131,1918 49.46 (1) (am) 3. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of
19the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 186 20Section 186. 49.46 (1) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,131,2221 49.46 (1) (cb) Paragraph (c) does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
22month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 187 23Section 187. 49.46 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,132,824 49.46 (1) (cg) Except as provided in par. (cs), medical assistance shall be
25provided to a dependent child, a relative with whom the child is living or the spouse

1of the relative, if the spouse meets the requirements of s. 49.19 (1) (c) 2. a. or b., for
24 calendar months beginning with the month in which the child, relative or spouse
3is ineligible for aid to families with dependent children because of the collection or
4increased collection of maintenance or support, if the child, relative or spouse
5received aid to families with dependent children in 3 or more of the 6 months
6immediately preceding the month in which that ineligibility begins. This paragraph
7does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date
8stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 188 9Section 188. 49.46 (1) (co) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,132,1110 49.46 (1) (co) 4. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
116th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 189 12Section 189. 49.46 (1) (cr) of the statutes is renumbered 49.46 (1) (cr) 1., and
1349.46 (1) (cr) 1. b. and c., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,132,1514 49.46 (1) (cr) 1. b. Discloses in the application under subd. 1. a. any health
15insurance possessed by a member of the family.
AB591-ASA3,132,1916 c. Demonstrates that, but for the loss of the disregards for earned income under
17s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4., the family was continuously eligible for aid to families with
18dependent children from the date of that loss until the date of the application made
19under subd. 1. a.
AB591-ASA3, s. 190 20Section 190. 49.46 (1) (cr) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,132,2221 49.46 (1) (cr) 2. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the
226th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 191 23Section 191. 49.46 (1) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,133,824 49.46 (1) (cs) Medical assistance shall be provided to members of a
25work-not-welfare group, as defined in s. 49.27 (1) (c), that is eligible for transitional

1medical assistance coverage under s. 49.27 (8) (c). If the person is or was a member
2of a work-not-welfare group, as defined in s. 49.27 (1) (c), and if the period of
3ineligibility under s. 49.27 (4) (f) and (g) for that work-not-welfare group has not yet
4expired, the person is not eligible for medical assistance under par. (c), (cg), (co) or
5(cr), unless the person was a dependent child, as defined in s. 49.19 (1) (a), at the time
6that he or she was a member of the work-not-welfare group. This paragraph does
7not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated
8in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 192 9Section 192. 49.46 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,133,1610 49.46 (1) (d) 1. Children who are placed in licensed foster homes or licensed
11treatment foster homes by the department and who would be eligible for payment
12of aid to families with dependent children in foster homes or treatment foster homes
13except that their placement is not made by a county department under s. 46.215,
1446.22 or 46.23 will be considered as recipients of aid to families with dependent
15children. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month
16beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 193 17Section 193. 49.46 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
18is renumbered 49.46 (1) (e) 1.
AB591-ASA3, s. 194 19Section 194. 49.46 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,133,2320 49.46 (1) (e) 2. Beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the
21date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d), this paragraph does not apply with
22respect to a person who has income and resources within the limitations of s. 49.19
23whether or not the person requests or receives a grant of aid under that section.
AB591-ASA3, s. 195 24Section 195. 49.465 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,134,2
149.465 (7) This section does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
2month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 195m 3Section 195m. 49.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,134,74 49.47 (1) Purpose. Medical assistance as set forth herein shall be provided to
5persons over 65, all disabled children under 18 and , if the child is "dependent"
6pursuant to s. 49.19, the relatives enumerated in s. 49.19 with whom the child is
7living, or
persons who are blind or disabled if eligible under this section.
AB591-ASA3, s. 196 8Section 196. 49.47 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,134,129 49.47 (4) (a) (intro.) Any Except as provided in par. (ag), any individual who
10meets the limitations on income and resources under pars. (b) and (c) and who
11complies with par. (cm) shall be eligible for medical assistance under this section if
12such individual is:
AB591-ASA3, s. 197 13Section 197. 49.47 (4) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,134,1514 49.47 (4) (ag) No individual is eligible for medical assistance in a month that
15the individual is eligible for health care coverage under s. 49.153.
AB591-ASA3, s. 198 16Section 198. 49.47 (4) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,134,1817 49.47 (4) (an) Paragraph (am) does not apply beginning on the first day of the
186th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 198g 19Section 198g. 49.47 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,134,2520 49.47 (4) (c) 2. Whenever an applicant has excess income under subd. 1. or par.
21(am), no certification may be issued until the excess income above the applicable
22limits has been obligated or expended for medical care or for any other type of
23remedial care recognized under state law or for personal health insurance premiums
24or both. No individual is eligible for medical assistance under this subdivision in a
25month in which the individual is eligible for health care coverage under s. 49.153.
AB591-ASA3, s. 199
1Section 199. 49.50 (6e) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB591-ASA3, s. 200 2Section 200. 49.50 (6e) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
327
, section 3091, is renumbered 49.50 (6e).
AB591-ASA3, s. 201 4Section 201. 49.50 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,135,175 49.50 (6g) Day care funds for former recipients of aid to families with
6dependent children.
The department shall pay the child care costs of an individual
7who secures unsubsidized employment and loses eligibility for aid to families with
8dependent children because of earned income or number of hours worked for up to
912 months following the loss of eligibility if the child care is provided by a child care
10provider. The department shall establish a formula for assistance based on ability
11to pay. The rates for child care services under this subsection shall be determined
12under s. 46.98 (4) (d), (dg) or (dm), whichever is applicable, or, if a higher rate is
13established under s. 46.98 (4) (e) and if the child care services meet the quality
14standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e), the rates for child care services under
15this subsection that meet those standards shall be determined under s. 46.98 (4) (e).
16The department shall promulgate rules for the disbursement of funds under this
17subsection.
AB591-ASA3, s. 202 18Section 202. 49.50 (6k) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,135,2419 49.50 (6k) (a) County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall
20administer the funds appropriated for the purpose of providing child care under
21subs. (6e) (b) and (6g) for recipients and former recipients of aid under s. 49.19 and
22under sub. (7) (e) for participants in the learnfare program. The department shall
23allocate funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 for the
24purposes of this paragraph.
AB591-ASA3, s. 203 25Section 203. 49.50 (6k) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,136,6
149.50 (6k) (b) Beginning on January 1, 1994, a county department under s.
246.215, 46.22 or 46.23 may, with the approval of the department, provide payment
3for, or reimbursement of, child care under s. 49.193 (8) or 49.50 (6e) (a) using funds
4allocated under par. (a). The department shall approve or disapprove this use of
5funds under criteria established to maximize state and federal funding available for
6child care.
AB591-ASA3, s. 204 7Section 204. 49.50 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,136,208 49.50 (7) (e) For an individual who is a recipient of aid under s. 49.19, who is
9the parent with whom a dependent child lives and who is either required to attend
10school under par. (g) or is under 20 years of age and wants to attend school, the
11department shall make a monthly payment to the individual or the child care
12provider for the month's child care costs in an amount based on need with the
13maximum amount per child equal to the lesser of the actual cost of the care or the
14rate established under s. 46.98 (4) (d), (dg) or (dm), whichever is applicable, or, if a
15higher rate is established under s. 46.98 (4) (e) and if the child care meets the quality
16standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e), in an amount based on need with the
17maximum amount per child equal to the lesser of the actual cost of the care or the
18rate established under s. 46.98 (4) (e), if the individual demonstrates the need to
19purchase child care services in order to attend school and those services are available
20from a child care provider.
AB591-ASA3, s. 207 21Section 207. 49.52 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2227
, section 3134m, is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,137,1223 49.52 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the
24department shall distribute the funding for social services, including funding for
25foster care or treatment foster care of a child receiving aid under s. 49.19, to county

1departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County
2matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2) , (4m) and (8).
3Each county's required match for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's
4distributions for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount
5the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile
6delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Matching funds may be
7from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds or private donations
8to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5). Private donations
9may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less than the
10amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed
11for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the
12difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.
AB591-ASA3, s. 209 13Section 209. 49.77 (3v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,137,1514 49.77 (3v) Increased supplemental payments to custodial parents. (a) In this
15subsection:
AB591-ASA3,137,1616 1. "Custodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (b).
AB591-ASA3,137,1717 2. "Dependent child" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (c).
AB591-ASA3,137,2018 (b) A person who is entitled to receive supplemental payments under this
19section and who is a custodial parent shall receive an increased state supplement of
20$77 for each dependent child with respect to whom the person is a custodial parent.
AB591-ASA3,137,2521 (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), if a person who is entitled to receive supplemental
22payments under this section is married to a person who is also entitled to receive
23supplemental payments under this section, and both persons are custodial parents
24of a dependent child, only one increased state supplemental payment of $77 may be
25paid with respect to that child.
AB591-ASA3, s. 210
1Section 210. 49.83 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
2sections 3142 and 3144, is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,138,10 349.83 Limitation on giving information. Except as provided under s. 49.32
4(9) and (10), no person may use or disclose information concerning applicants and
5recipients of relief funded by a relief block grant, aid to families with dependent
6children, Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, social services or supplemental
7payments under s. 49.77, for any purpose not connected with the administration of
8the programs. Any person violating this subsection may be fined not less than $25
9nor more than $500 or imprisoned in the county jail not less than 10 days nor more
10than one year or both.
AB591-ASA3, s. 211 11Section 211. 49.84 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
12section 3211, is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,138,1813 49.84 (5) A person applying for Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, aid
14to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under subch.
15IV or food stamp program benefits under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 shall, as a condition
16of eligibility, provide a declaration and other verification of citizenship or satisfactory
17immigration status as required by the department by rule or as required in 42 USC
181320b-7
(d).
AB591-ASA3, s. 212 19Section 212. 49.85 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
20section 2146, is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,139,221 49.85 (1) County department notification requirement. If a county
22department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or, a governing body of a federally
23recognized American Indian tribe or band or a Wisconsin works agency determines
24that the department of health and social services may recover an amount under s.
2549.497 or that the department of industry, labor and human relations may recover

1an amount under s. 49.125, 49.161 or 49.195 (3), the county department or governing
2body shall notify the affected department of the determination.
AB591-ASA3, s. 213 3Section 213. 49.85 (2) (b) and (3) (b) 1. of the statutes, as created by 1995
4Wisconsin Act 27
, are amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,139,135 49.85 (2) (b) At least annually, the department of industry, labor and human
6relations shall certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the
7notifications received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the
8department of industry, labor and human relations, the department of industry,
9labor and human relations has determined that it may recover under ss. 49.125,
1049.161
and 49.195 (3), except that the department of industry, labor and human
11relations may not certify an amount under this subsection unless it has met the
12notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless it's its determination has either not
13been appealed or is no longer under appeal.
AB591-ASA3,139,18 14(3) (b) 1. Inform the person that the department of industry, labor and human
15relations intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the
16department of industry, labor and human relations has determined to be due under
17s. 49.125, 49.161 or 49.195 (3), for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due
18the person.
AB591-ASA3, s. 214 19Section 214. 49.95 (4m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2027
, section 3220, is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,140,221 49.95 (4m) (a) Without legal authority, sends or brings a person to a county,
22tribal governing body or municipality or advises a person to go to a county, tribal
23governing body or municipality for the purpose of obtaining relief funded by a relief
24block grant, benefits under the Wisconsin works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161,

1aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under
2subch. IV or food stamps under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
AB591-ASA3, s. 215 3Section 215. 49.95 (11) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,140,65 49.95 (11) "Public assistance" as used in this section includes relief funded by
6a relief block grant and benefits under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB591-ASA3, s. 216 7Section 216. 49.96 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
8amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,140,14 949.96 Assistance grants exempt from levy. All grants of aid to families with
10dependent children, payments made under ss. 48.57 (3m) or 49.148 (1) (b) to 49.159,
11payments made for social services, cash benefits paid by counties under s. 59.07
12(154), and benefits under s. 49.77 or federal Title XVI, are exempt from every tax, and
13from execution, garnishment, attachment and every other process and shall be
14inalienable.
AB591-ASA3, s. 217 15Section 217. 59.07 (97) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,141,416 59.07 (97) Child and spousal support; paternity program; medical support
17liability program.
The county board shall contract with the department of health
18and social services to implement and administer the child and spousal support and
19establishment of paternity and the medical support liability programs provided for
20by Title IV of the federal social security act. The board may designate by board
21resolution any office, officer, board, department or agency as the county designee.
22The board or its designee shall implement and administer the programs in
23accordance with the contract with the state department of health and social services.
24The attorneys responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.458 (1), family court
25commissioner, clerk of court and all other county officials shall cooperate with the

1county and the department as necessary to provide the services required under the
2programs. The county shall charge the fee established by the department under s.
346.25 for services provided under this subsection to persons not receiving benefits
4under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 or
assistance under s. 46.261, 49.19 or 49.47.
AB591-ASA3, s. 218 5Section 218. 60.23 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:
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