AB100-ASA1, s. 1457 25Section 1457. 49.153 (3g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,2
149.153 (3g) (a) 1. The individual meets the criteria under s. 49.145 (2) (c), (f),
2(g), (i), (L) and, (m) and (s) and resides in this state.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1458 3Section 1458. 49.153 (4) (b) 1u. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,74 49.153 (4) (b) 1u. The Wisconsin works health plan may cover an
5over-the-counter drug if the department of health and family services determines
6that the over-the-counter drug is more cost-effective than the prescription drug
7equivalent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1459 8Section 1459. 49.153 (4) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,109 49.153 (4) (b) 2. c. Over-the-counter Except as provided in subd. 1u.,
10over-the-counter
drugs.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1460 11Section 1460. 49.153 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,1612 49.153 (4) (c) Distribution of payments. From the appropriations under s.
1320.435 (1) (5) (b) and (o), the department of health and family services shall make
14payments to a health maintenance organization or other health care provider with
15which the department of health and family services has contracted under par. (a) in
16accordance with a payment schedule established by contract.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1837d 17Section 1837d. 49.153 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,2018 49.153 (4) (d) 3. b. For a participant in a grant-paying community service job
19or transitional placement, the Wisconsin works agency shall deduct the premium
20from the participant's monthly grant amount under s. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. or (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1461 21Section 1461. 49.155 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1) (am).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1462 22Section 1462. 49.155 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,2523 49.155 (1) (c) Notwithstanding s. 49.141 (1) (j), "parent" means a custodial
24parent, guardian, foster parent, treatment foster parent, legal custodian or a person
25acting in the place of a parent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1463
1Section 1463. 49.155 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,795,122 49.155 (1d) Child care certification rules. (a) The department shall
3promulgate rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers
4under s. 48.651. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level I
5certified family day care provider, the department shall permit a Level I certified
6family day care provider to provide care for no more than 6 children under the age
7of 7 who are unrelated to the provider, subject to a maximum limitation of 6 children
8of any age, including children who are related to the provider, but not including
9children 7 years of age or over who are the natural, adopted or foster children of the
10provider. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level II certified
11family day care provider, the department may not include a requirement for training
12for providers.
AB100-ASA1,795,2113 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to establish quality of care
14standards for child care providers that are higher than the quality of care standards
15required for licensure under s. 48.65 or for certification under s. 48.651. The
16standards established by rules promulgated under this paragraph shall consist of
17the standards provided for the accreditation of day care centers by the national
18association for the education of young children or any other comparable standards
19that the department may establish, including standards regarding the turnover of
20child care provider staff and the training and benefits provided for child care
21provider staff.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1464 22Section 1464. 49.155 (1g) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,795,2323 49.155 (1g) (title) Distribution of funds.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1465 24Section 1465. 49.155 (1j) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,795,2525 49.155 (1j) (title) Unanticipated federal funds.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1466
1Section 1466. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,52 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a custodial parent of a child who is
3under the age of 13, or is a person who, under s. 48.57 (3m), is providing care and
4maintenance for a child who is under the age of 13, and child care services for that
5child are needed in order for the individual to do any of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1467 6Section 1467. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,147 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. If the individual is under 20 years of age, but is not subject
8to the school attendance requirement under s. 49.26 (1) (ge) and the individual
9resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57
10(3m) or is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a group
11home or an independent living arrangement supervised by an adult, obtain a high
12school diploma or participate in a course of study meeting the standards established
13by the state superintendent of public instruction for the granting of a declaration of
14equivalency of high school graduation.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1468 15Section 1468. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,1816 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works employment position, including
17participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s. 49.147 (2) (a)
18and
in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am), (4) (am) or (5) (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1845b 19Section 1845b. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,2421 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works employment position, including
22participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s. 49.147 (2) (a)
23and in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am), (4) (am) (b) 1. a. or
24(5) (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1845m 25Section 1845m. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,797,2
149.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component
2of the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124 (1m).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1469 3Section 1469. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,797,134 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) Participate in other employment skills training,
5including an English as a 2nd language course, if the Wisconsin works agency
6determines that the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain
7employment; a course of study meeting the standards established by the secretary
8of education
state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for the
9granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation; a course of study
10at a technical college; or participation in educational courses that provide an
11employment skill, as determined by the department. An individual may receive aid
12under this subdivision for up to one year. An individual may not receive aid under
13this subdivision unless the individual meets at least one of the following conditions:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1846d 14Section 1846d. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
15Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100-ASA1,798,216 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) Participate in other employment skills training,
17including an English as a 2nd language course, if the Wisconsin works agency
18determines that the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain
19employment; a course of study meeting the standards established by the state
20superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a
21declaration of equivalency of high school graduation; a course of study at a technical
22college, if the Wisconsin works agency determines that the course would facilitate
23the individual's efforts to obtain or maintain employment; or participation in
24educational courses that provide an employment skill, as determined by the
25department. An individual may receive aid under this subdivision for up to two

1years. An individual may not receive aid under this subdivision unless the
2individual meets at least one of the following conditions:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1470 3Section 1470. 49.155 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1m) (b)
4(intro.) and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,798,65 49.155 (1m) (b) (intro.) The individual meets the eligibility conditions criteria
6under s. all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,798,7 71. Section 49.145 (2) (c) to, (f) and (g) and.
AB100-ASA1,798,10 83. Section 49.145 (3) (a), except that an individual may be eligible for a child
9care subsidy under this section regardless of the number of days the individual has
10resided in this state prior to applying for the child care subsidy
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1471 11Section 1471. 49.155 (1m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,798,1212 49.155 (1m) (b) 2. Section 49.145 (2) (s).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1472 13Section 1472. 49.155 (1m) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1m) (c) 1.
14and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,798,2115 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. The gross income of the individual's family is at or below
16165% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an
17individual who is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross
18income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family
19the size of the individual's family
. In calculating the gross income of the family, the
20Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to
213.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1473 22Section 1473. 49.155 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,798,2323 49.155 (1m) (c) (intro.) Any of the following applies:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1474 24Section 1474. 49.155 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,799,7
149.155 (1m) (c) 2. The individual was eligible under s. 49.132 (4) (am) for aid
2under s. 49.132 and received aid under s. 49.132 on or after May 10, 1996, but lost
3eligibility solely because of increased income, and the gross income of the individual's
4family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's
5family. This subdivision does not apply to an individual whose family's gross income
6increased to more than 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the
7individual's family.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1475 8Section 1475. 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,799,159 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. The individual was eligible for a child care subsidy under s.
1049.191 (2) on or after May 10, 1996, and received a child care subsidy on or after May
1110, 1996, but lost the subsidy solely because of increased income, and the gross
12income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family
13the size of the individual's family. This subdivision does not apply to an individual
14whose family's gross income increased to more than 200% of the poverty line for a
15family the size of the individual's family.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1476 16Section 1476. 49.155 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,799,2117 49.155 (3m) Distribution of child care funds to counties and certain child
18care providers.
(a) The department shall reimburse child care providers or shall
19distribute funds to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 for child care
20services provided under this section and to private nonprofit agencies that provide
21child care for children of migrant workers.
AB100-ASA1,799,2422 (b) Not more than 5%, or $20,000, whichever is greater, of the funds distributed
23under par. (a) may be used for the costs of administering the program under this
24section.
AB100-ASA1,800,7
1(c) From the funds distributed under par. (a), a county may provide child care
2services itself, purchase child care services from a child care provider, provide
3vouchers to an eligible parent for the payment of child care services provided by a
4child care provider, reimburse an eligible parent for payments made by the parent
5to a child care provider for child care services, adopt, with the approval of the
6department, any other arrangement that the county considers appropriate or use
7any combination of these methods to provide child care.
AB100-ASA1,800,108 (d) No funds distributed under par. (a) may be used to provide care for a child
9by a person who resides with the child, unless the county determines that the care
10is necessary because of a special health condition of the child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1477 11Section 1477. 49.155 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,800,1812 49.155 (6) (a) The department Subject to review and approval by the
13department, each county
shall establish the maximum reimbursement rate that a
14county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 may pay
for licensed child care
15services provided under this section. The department A county shall set the rate so
16that at least 75% of the number of places for children within the licensed capacity of
17all child care providers in each that county or in a multicounty area determined by
18the department
can be purchased at or below that maximum rate.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1478 19Section 1478. 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,800,2520 49.155 (6) (b) The department Subject to review and approval by the
21department, each county
shall set a maximum reimbursement rate that a county
22department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 may pay
for Level I certified family day
23care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The
24maximum rate set under this paragraph may not exceed 75% of the rate established
25under par. (a).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1479
1Section 1479. 49.155 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,801,72 49.155 (6) (c) The department Subject to review and approval by the
3department, each county
shall set a maximum reimbursement rate that a county
4department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 may pay
for Level II certified family day
5care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The
6maximum rate set under this paragraph may not exceed 50% of the rate established
7under par. (a).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1480 8Section 1480. 49.155 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,801,159 49.155 (6) (d) The department may promulgate rules to establish a system of
10rates for child care programs that exceed the quality of care standards required for
11licensure under s. 48.65 or for certification under s. 48.651 (1) (a)
or a program of
12grants that the department will pay to child care providers that meet the higher
13quality of care standards established by rules promulgated under sub. (1d) (b). If a
14system of rates is established under this paragraph, the rates under that system
15shall be higher than the rates established under pars. (a) to (c)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1857m 16Section 1857m. 49.161 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,801,2417 49.161 (1) (title) Trial jobs and wage-paying community service jobs
18overpayments.
Notwithstanding s. 49.96, the department shall recover an
19overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a) and (b) 2. from an individual who
20receives or has received benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a) or (b) 2. The value of the
21benefit liable for recovery under this subsection may not exceed the amount that the
22department paid in wage subsidies with respect to that participant while the
23participant was ineligible to participate. The department shall promulgate rules
24establishing policies and procedures for administrating this subsection.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1857n 25Section 1857n. 49.161 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,802,6
149.161 (2) (title) Community Grant-paying community service jobs and
2transitional placements overpayments.
Except as provided in sub. (3), the
3department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (b) 1.
4and (c) from an individual who continues to receive benefits under s. 49.148 (1) (b)
51. and (c) by reducing the amount of the individual's benefit payment by no more than
610%.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1857o 7Section 1857o. 49.170 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,802,12 849.170 Payments for certain tribal economic support programs. (1)
9Definition. In this section, "tribal economic support program" means an economic
10support program, operated by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band
11in this state, that is funded under P.L. 104-193, section 103, and is not part of the
12Wisconsin works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB100-ASA1,802,21 13(2) Department plan. The department shall develop a plan for making
14payments, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), to each federally
15recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that operates a tribal
16economic support program, for the purpose of operating that tribal economic support
17program. As a condition of receiving a payment under this section, the tribal
18economic support program shall meet all requirements specified in the plan. These
19requirements shall be similar to the requirements of the Wisconsin works program
20under ss. 49.141 to 49.161. The plan shall specify the method of determining the
21amount of the payment to be made for each tribal economic support program.
AB100-ASA1,803,2 22(3) Joint committee on finance approval. No later than January 1, 1998, the
23department shall submit the plan under sub. (2) to the cochairpersons of the joint
24committee on finance for review by the joint committee on finance. The department

1may not make a payment under the plan unless the plan is approved by the joint
2committee on finance.
AB100-ASA1,803,5 3(4) Payments. If the joint committee on finance approves the plan submitted
4under sub. (3), the department shall make payments, from the appropriation under
5s. 20.445 (3) (dz), in the manner specified in the plan.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1857p 6Section 1857p. 49.175 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,803,11 749.175 Public assistance and local assistance funding. (1) Funds
8distribution.
Except as provided in sub. (2), within the limits of the appropriations
9under s. 20.445 (3) (a), (br), (cm), (dc), (dz), (e), (em), (g), (jg), (jL), (L), (Lm), (mc), (md),
10(nL), (pm) and (ps), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the
11following purposes:
AB100-ASA1,803,1312 (a) Aid to families with dependent children. For benefits under s. 49.19,
13$28,400,000 in fiscal year 1997-98.
AB100-ASA1,803,1614 (b) Wisconsin works. For payments to Wisconsin works agencies for subsidized
15employment and office costs and as a supplement for long-term and refugee cases,
16$267,692,100 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $283,771,800 in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-ASA1,803,2017 (c) Wisconsin works agency contingency fund. For contingency payments to
18Wisconsin works agencies for subsidized employment and office costs to be
19distributed under criteria established by the department, $25,000,000 in the
201997-99 fiscal biennium.
AB100-ASA1,803,2221 (d) Job opportunities and basic skills program. For services provided under s.
2249.193, $15,079,800 in fiscal year 1997-98.
AB100-ASA1,803,2423 (e) County income maintenance administration. For county income
24maintenance administration, $6,665,600 in fiscal year 1997-98.
AB100-ASA1,804,3
1(f) State administration of public assistance programs. For state
2administration of public assistance programs, $37,449,500 in fiscal year 1997-98
3and $34,338,100 in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-ASA1,804,54 (g) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
5$3,300,000 in each fiscal year.
AB100-ASA1,804,76 (h) Funeral expenses. For funeral expenses under s. 49.30, $3,300,000 in each
7fiscal year.
AB100-ASA1,804,98 (i) Learnfare case management. For case management services for learnfare
9pupils under s. 49.26 (2), $2,619,100 in each fiscal year.
AB100-ASA1,804,1110 (j) Local learnfare projects. For local projects under the learnfare program
11under s. 49.26, $450,000 in fiscal year 1997-98.
AB100-ASA1,804,1312 (k) Children first. For services under the work experience program for
13noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, $1,316,400 in each fiscal year.
AB100-ASA1,804,1514 (L) County fraud investigations and error reduction. For county fraud
15investigations and error reductions under s. 49.197, $588,000 in each fiscal year.
AB100-ASA1,804,1716 (m) Job access loans. For job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $3,645,600 in
17fiscal year 1997-98 and $866,900 in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-ASA1,804,2018 (n) Employment skills advancement grants. For employment skills
19advancement grants under s. 49.185, $833,300 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $1,000,000
20in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-ASA1,804,2221 (o) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155,
22$155,547,200 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $177,427,200 in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-ASA1,805,223 (p) Indirect child care services. For indirect child care services under s. 49.131
24(2) (b), $6,002,400 in each fiscal year. Notwithstanding sub. (2), the department may

1not use any funds allocated under this paragraph for any other purpose under this
2subsection.
AB100-ASA1,805,53 (q) Reserve for benefit payments in a county with a population of 500,000 or
4more.
For a reserve for benefit payments in a county with a population of 500,000
5or more, $11,000,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.
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