AB591-ASA3, s. 272 12Section 272. 767.47 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,169,2213 767.47 (6) (a) Whenever the state brings the action to determine paternity
14pursuant to an assignment under s. 46.261, 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4)
15(h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159,
16the natural mother of the child may not be compelled to testify about the paternity
17of the child if it has been determined that the mother has good cause for refusing to
18cooperate in establishing paternity as provided in 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) and the
19federal regulations promulgated pursuant to this statute, as of July 1, 1981, and
20pursuant to any rules promulgated by the department of health and social services
21which define good cause in accordance with the federal regulations, as authorized by
2242 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) in effect on July 1, 1981.
AB591-ASA3,170,223 (b) Nothing in par. (a) prevents the state from bringing an action to determine
24paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19
25(4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159,

1where evidence other than the testimony of the mother may establish the paternity
2of the child.
AB591-ASA3, s. 272m 3Section 272m. 799.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,170,94 799.40 (4) Stay of proceeding. The court shall stay the proceedings in a civil
5action of eviction if the tenant applies for emergency assistance under s. 49.19 (11)
6(b)
49.138. The tenant shall inform the court of the outcome of the determination of
7eligibility for emergency assistance. The stay remains in effect until the tenant's
8eligibility for emergency assistance is determined and, if the tenant is determined
9to be eligible, until the tenant receives the emergency assistance.
AB591-ASA3, s. 273 10Section 273. 814.61 (13) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
11is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,170,1712 814.61 (13) Support or maintenance petition. For the cost of court services,
13whenever a person not receiving benefits under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 or aid
14under s. 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.468 or 49.47 files a petition requesting child
15support, maintenance or family support payments, $10 in addition to any other fee
16required under this section. This subsection does not apply to a petition filed by the
17state or its delegate.
AB591-ASA3, s. 274 18Section 274. 948.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,170,2519 948.22 (4) (b) For a person not subject to a court order requiring child,
20grandchild or spousal support payments, when the person knows or reasonably
21should have known that he or she has a dependent, failure to provide support equal
22to at least the amount set forth established by rule by the department of health and
23family services
under s. 49.19 (11) (a) 46.25 (9) (a) or causing a spouse, grandchild
24or child to become a dependent person, or continue to be a dependent person, as
25defined in s. 49.01 (2).
AB591-ASA3, s. 275
1Section 275 . Nonstatutory provisions; industry, labor and job
development.
AB591-ASA3,171,6 2(1t)Alternative name for the department. Notwithstanding section 15.22 of
3the statutes, during the period beginning on July 1, 1996, and ending on the day after
4publication of the 1997-99 biennial budget act, the department of industry, labor and
5job development may use the name "department of workforce development" for any
6official purpose.
AB591-ASA3,171,15 7(2)Rules relating to public assistance. Using the procedure under section
8227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and social services shall promulgate
9rules required under chapters 46, 48 and 49 of the statutes, as affected by the acts
10of 1995, before July 1, 1996, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not
11to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes.
12Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of
13health and social services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation
14of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this
15subsection.
AB591-ASA3,171,24 16(3)Rules on qualification criteria for the administration of Wisconsin
17works
. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of
18industry, labor and job development shall promulgate rules required under sections
1949.143 to 49.157 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before
20permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
21227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2)
22(b) of the statutes, the department need not provide evidence of the necessity of
23preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules
24under this subsection.
AB591-ASA3,172,9
1(4)Rules for the administration of the Wisconsin works health plan.
2Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health
3and family services shall promulgate rules required under section 49.153 of the
4statutes, as created by this act, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but
5not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes.
6Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of
7health and family services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation
8of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this
9subsection.
AB591-ASA3,172,10 10(4m)Transportation to employment opportunities.
AB591-ASA3,172,15 11(a) The department of industry, labor and job development shall identify
12significant local and regional employment opportunities and shall identify the
13residential locations of current and potential Wisconsin works participants. Local
14governmental bodies shall assist the department of industry, labor and job
15development in identifying the employment opportunities and residential locations.
AB591-ASA3,172,23 16(b)  Not later than September 30, 1996, the department of industry, labor and
17job development shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that
18recommends options that Wisconsin works agencies could take to facilitate the
19transportation of Wisconsin works participants to the employment opportunities
20identified under paragraph (a). The report may not recommend options that would
21have an adverse impact on existing public transportation systems. The department
22of transportation shall assist the department of industry, labor and job development
23in developing options to be included in the report.
AB591-ASA3,173,20 24(6)  Kinship care assessments and background investigations. Beginning on
25July 1, 1996, each county department of human services or social services under

1sections 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 of the statutes, when conducting its regularly
2scheduled reinvestigation under section 49.19 (5) (e) of the statutes of each
3nonlegally responsible relative who is providing care for a dependent child, as
4defined in section 49.19 (1) (a) of the statutes, under a program administered by that
5county department, shall assess and conduct a background investigation of the
6relative to determine if the relative is eligible to receive kinship care payments under
7section 48.57 (3m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act. Immediately after
8conducting the assessment and background investigation, each county department
9of human services or social services under section 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 of the
10statutes shall end income maintenance payments under section 49.33 of the statutes
11to the nonlegally responsible relative and, if the relative is determined to be eligible
12to receive kinship care payments under section 48.57 (3m) (am) of the statutes, as
13created by this act, the department of industry, labor and job development shall begin
14making those kinship care payments or, if the relative is determined eligible to
15receive foster care payments under section 48.62 (4) of the statutes, the county
16department shall begin making those foster care payments. Each county
17department of human services or social services under sections 46.215, 46.22 and
1846.23 shall complete all of the assessments and background investigations required
19under this subsection and shall end all income maintenance payments under section
2049.33 of the statutes to those relatives by July 1, 1997.
AB591-ASA3,174,2 21(7)Funding for employment skills advancement program. Notwithstanding
22section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42
23of the statutes for the purposes of the 1997-98 biennial budget bill, the department
24of industry, labor and job development shall submit information concerning the

1appropriation under section 20.445 (3) (em) of the statutes, as created by this act, as
2though the amount of that appropriation in fiscal year 1996-97 had been $1,000,000.
AB591-ASA3, s. 277m 3Section 277m. Appropriation changes; joint committee on finance.
AB591-ASA3,174,9 4(1)  Wisconsin works. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes
5for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a)
6of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by
7$13,000,000 for fiscal year 1996-97 to fund the job opportunities and basic skills
8program, low-income and at-risk child care and initial administrative costs and
9benefit payments under the Wisconsin works program.
AB591-ASA3, s. 278 10Section 278 . Initial applicability.
AB591-ASA3,174,16 11(2t)Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51
12(8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g),
13185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.747,
14632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26 (1) (a) and
15(b) of the statutes and the creation of section 632.745 of the statutes first apply to all
16of the following:
AB591-ASA3,174,19 17(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), group health benefit plans
18that are issued or renewed, and self-insured health plans that are established,
19extended, modified or renewed, on the effective date of this paragraph.
AB591-ASA3,174,22 20(b) Group health benefit plans covering employes who are affected by a
21collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act
22that are issued or renewed on the earlier of the following:
AB591-ASA3,174,23 231. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
AB591-ASA3,174,25 242. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified
25or renewed.
AB591-ASA3,175,3
1(c) Self-insured health plans covering employes who are affected by a
2collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act
3that are established, extended, modified or renewed on the earlier of the following:
AB591-ASA3,175,4 41. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
AB591-ASA3,175,6 52. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified
6or renewed.
AB591-ASA3,175,8 7(3g)Earned income tax credit; tax liability. The treatment of section 71.07
8(9e) (em) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 1997.
AB591-ASA3,175,12 9(3h)Earned income tax credit; contribution liability. The treatment of
10sections 20.445 (1) (gd) and (gg), 108.16 (2) (b), (6) (L) and (11), 108.18 (1) (a), 108.19
11(1) and (1m), 108.20 (2m) and 108.22 (1) (g) of the statutes first applies with respect
12to contributions payable after December 31, 1996.
AB591-ASA3, s. 279 13Section 279. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on
14the day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:
AB591-ASA3,175,25 15(1)Public assistance and local aid. The treatment of sections 20.435 (4) (d),
1646.98 (1) (at) and (b), (2) (a), (3) (c), (4) (a) 2., (am), (bm), (bt), (bu) and (d) and (4g)
17(b), 49.141 (2), 49.143 (1), 49.19 (4e) (a) and (c), 49.193 (2) (a) and (am), (4) (g), (j) 4.,
18and (k) 1m., (4m), (6) (c) and (e), (7) and (9m) (a) and (ag), 49.27 (5) (e) 2., 49.50 (6e)
19(a) and (b), (6g), (6k) (a) and (b) and (7) (e), 49.52 (1) (d) and 560.14 (1) (a) (intro.), 1.
20and 2. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 46.98 (4) (b),
2148.651 and 49.19 (20) of the statutes, the amendment of section 49.193 (8) (bm) of the
22statutes, the creation of sections 16.75 (6) (bm), 20.445 (3) (dy), (dz) and (my), 46.98
23(1) (bd), (bf) and (cm) and (4) (b) 1., 2. and 3., (dg) and (dm), 48.651 (1) (a) and (b) and
24(2) and 49.19 (20) (b) of the statutes and Sections 275 , and (6),
25277m and 278 of this act take effect on the day after publication.
AB591-ASA3,176,6
1(2t) Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51
2(8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g),
3185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.747,
4632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26 (1) (a) and
5(b) of the statutes and the creation of section 632.745 of the statutes take effect on
6the first day of the 12th month beginning after publication.
AB591-ASA3,176,11 7(3)  Qualifying coverage definition. The repeal of section 632.745 (1) (f) 2. of
8the statutes takes effect on the 31st day after the day on which the commissioner of
9insurance certifies to the revisor of statutes under section 632.745 (3) (c) of the
10statutes, as created by this act, that section 632.745 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes, as
11created by this act, is not necessary for the purpose for which it was intended.
AB591-ASA3,176,14 12(3g) Kinship care. The repeal and recreation of section 48.57 (3m) (a), (am)
13(intro.), (d) and (e) of the statutes and the amendment of section 48.57 (3p) (g) (intro.)
14of the statutes take effect on July 1, 1997.
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