Amendment ASA3-AB591

AB591-ASA3, s. 272 Section 272. 767.47 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB591-ASA3,169,22 767.47 (6) (a) Whenever the state brings the action to determine paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 46.261, 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159, the natural mother of the child may not be compelled to testify about the paternity of the child if it has been determined that the mother has good cause for refusing to cooperate in establishing paternity as provided in 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) and the federal regulations promulgated pursuant to this statute, as of July 1, 1981, and pursuant to any rules promulgated by the department of health and social services which define good cause in accordance with the federal regulations, as authorized by 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) in effect on July 1, 1981.

AB591-ASA3,170,2 (b) Nothing in par. (a) prevents the state from bringing an action to determine paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159, where evidence other than the testimony of the mother may establish the paternity of the child.

AB591-ASA3, s. 272m Section 272m. 799.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB591-ASA3,170,9 799.40 (4) Stay of proceeding. The court shall stay the proceedings in a civil action of eviction if the tenant applies for emergency assistance under s. 49.19 (11) (b) 49.138. The tenant shall inform the court of the outcome of the determination of eligibility for emergency assistance. The stay remains in effect until the tenant's eligibility for emergency assistance is determined and, if the tenant is determined to be eligible, until the tenant receives the emergency assistance.

AB591-ASA3, s. 273 Section 273. 814.61 (13) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB591-ASA3,170,17 814.61 (13) Support or maintenance petition. For the cost of court services, whenever a person not receiving benefits under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 or aid under s. 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.468 or 49.47 files a petition requesting child support, maintenance or family support payments, $10 in addition to any other fee required under this section. This subsection does not apply to a petition filed by the state or its delegate.

AB591-ASA3, s. 274 Section 274. 948.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB591-ASA3,170,25 948.22 (4) (b) For a person not subject to a court order requiring child, grandchild or spousal support payments, when the person knows or reasonably should have known that he or she has a dependent, failure to provide support equal to at least the amount set forth established by rule by the department of health and family services under s. 49.19 (11) (a) 46.25 (9) (a) or causing a spouse, grandchild or child to become a dependent person, or continue to be a dependent person, as defined in s. 49.01 (2).

AB591-ASA3, s. 275 Section 275 . Nonstatutory provisions; industry, labor and job development.

AB591-ASA3,171,6 (1t) Alternative name for the department. Notwithstanding section 15.22 of the statutes, during the period beginning on July 1, 1996, and ending on the day after publication of the 1997-99 biennial budget act, the department of industry, labor and job development may use the name "department of workforce development" for any official purpose.

AB591-ASA3,171,15 (2) Rules relating to public assistance. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and social services shall promulgate rules required under chapters 46, 48 and 49 of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, before July 1, 1996, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of health and social services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.

AB591-ASA3,171,24 (3) Rules on qualification criteria for the administration of Wisconsin works. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of industry, labor and job development shall promulgate rules required under sections 49.143 to 49.157 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.

AB591-ASA3,172,9 (4)  Rules for the administration of the Wisconsin works health plan. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and family services shall promulgate rules required under section 49.153 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before permanent rules take effect, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department of health and family services need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.

AB591-ASA3,172,10 (4m) Transportation to employment opportunities.

AB591-ASA3,172,15 (a) The department of industry, labor and job development shall identify significant local and regional employment opportunities and shall identify the residential locations of current and potential Wisconsin works participants. Local governmental bodies shall assist the department of industry, labor and job development in identifying the employment opportunities and residential locations.

AB591-ASA3,172,23 (b)  Not later than September 30, 1996, the department of industry, labor and job development shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that recommends options that Wisconsin works agencies could take to facilitate the transportation of Wisconsin works participants to the employment opportunities identified under paragraph (a). The report may not recommend options that would have an adverse impact on existing public transportation systems. The department of transportation shall assist the department of industry, labor and job development in developing options to be included in the report.

AB591-ASA3,173,20 (6)  Kinship care assessments and background investigations. Beginning on July 1, 1996, each county department of human services or social services under sections 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 of the statutes, when conducting its regularly scheduled reinvestigation under section 49.19 (5) (e) of the statutes of each nonlegally responsible relative who is providing care for a dependent child, as defined in section 49.19 (1) (a) of the statutes, under a program administered by that county department, shall assess and conduct a background investigation of the relative to determine if the relative is eligible to receive kinship care payments under section 48.57 (3m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act. Immediately after conducting the assessment and background investigation, each county department of human services or social services under section 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 of the statutes shall end income maintenance payments under section 49.33 of the statutes to the nonlegally responsible relative and, if the relative is determined to be eligible to receive kinship care payments under section 48.57 (3m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of industry, labor and job development shall begin making those kinship care payments or, if the relative is determined eligible to receive foster care payments under section 48.62 (4) of the statutes, the county department shall begin making those foster care payments. Each county department of human services or social services under sections 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall complete all of the assessments and background investigations required under this subsection and shall end all income maintenance payments under section 49.33 of the statutes to those relatives by July 1, 1997.

AB591-ASA3,174,2 (7)  Funding for employment skills advancement program. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for the purposes of the 1997-98 biennial budget bill, the department of industry, labor and job development shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.445 (3) (em) of the statutes, as created by this act, as though the amount of that appropriation in fiscal year 1996-97 had been $1,000,000.

AB591-ASA3, s. 277m Section 277m. Appropriation changes; joint committee on finance.

AB591-ASA3,174,9 (1)  Wisconsin works. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1996-97 to fund the job opportunities and basic skills program, low-income and at-risk child care and initial administrative costs and benefit payments under the Wisconsin works program.

AB591-ASA3, s. 278 Section 278 . Initial applicability.

AB591-ASA3,174,16 (2t) Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51 (8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.747, 632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes and the creation of section 632.745 of the statutes first apply to all of the following:

AB591-ASA3,174,19 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), group health benefit plans that are issued or renewed, and self-insured health plans that are established, extended, modified or renewed, on the effective date of this paragraph.

AB591-ASA3,174,22 (b) Group health benefit plans covering employes who are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act that are issued or renewed on the earlier of the following:

AB591-ASA3,174,23 1. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.

AB591-ASA3,174,25 2. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified or renewed.

AB591-ASA3,175,3 (c) Self-insured health plans covering employes who are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act that are established, extended, modified or renewed on the earlier of the following:

AB591-ASA3,175,4 1. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.

AB591-ASA3,175,6 2. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified or renewed.

AB591-ASA3,175,8 (3g) Earned income tax credit; tax liability. The treatment of section 71.07 (9e) (em) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 1997.

AB591-ASA3,175,12 (3h) Earned income tax credit; contribution liability. The treatment of sections 20.445 (1) (gd) and (gg), 108.16 (2) (b), (6) (L) and (11), 108.18 (1) (a), 108.19 (1) and (1m), 108.20 (2m) and 108.22 (1) (g) of the statutes first applies with respect to contributions payable after December 31, 1996.

AB591-ASA3, s. 279 Section 279. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on the day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:

AB591-ASA3,175,25 (1) Public assistance and local aid. The treatment of sections 20.435 (4) (d), 46.98 (1) (at) and (b), (2) (a), (3) (c), (4) (a) 2., (am), (bm), (bt), (bu) and (d) and (4g) (b), 49.141 (2), 49.143 (1), 49.19 (4e) (a) and (c), 49.193 (2) (a) and (am), (4) (g), (j) 4., and (k) 1m., (4m), (6) (c) and (e), (7) and (9m) (a) and (ag), 49.27 (5) (e) 2., 49.50 (6e) (a) and (b), (6g), (6k) (a) and (b) and (7) (e), 49.52 (1) (d) and 560.14 (1) (a) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 46.98 (4) (b), 48.651 and 49.19 (20) of the statutes, the amendment of section 49.193 (8) (bm) of the statutes, the creation of sections 16.75 (6) (bm), 20.445 (3) (dy), (dz) and (my), 46.98 (1) (bd), (bf) and (cm) and (4) (b) 1., 2. and 3., (dg) and (dm), 48.651 (1) (a) and (b) and (2) and 49.19 (20) (b) of the statutes and Sections 275 , and (6), 277m and 278 of this act take effect on the day after publication.

AB591-ASA3,176,6 (2t) Group health insurance market reform. The treatment of sections 40.51 (8) and (8m), 60.23 (25), 66.184, 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n), 111.91 (2) (k), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.981 (4t), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 600.01 (2) (b), 628.34 (3) (a) and (b), 632.747, 632.749, 632.76 (2) (a), 632.896 (4), 635.02 (5m), 635.07, 635.17 and 635.26 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes and the creation of section 632.745 of the statutes take effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning after publication.

AB591-ASA3,176,11 (3)  Qualifying coverage definition. The repeal of section 632.745 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes takes effect on the 31st day after the day on which the commissioner of insurance certifies to the revisor of statutes under section 632.745 (3) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, that section 632.745 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, is not necessary for the purpose for which it was intended.

AB591-ASA3,176,14 (3g) Kinship care. The repeal and recreation of section 48.57 (3m) (a), (am) (intro.), (d) and (e) of the statutes and the amendment of section 48.57 (3p) (g) (intro.) of the statutes take effect on July 1, 1997.

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