AB133-SSA1,675,95 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. The individual is a foster parent of the child and the child's
6biological or adoptive family meets the asset limit under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and has a
7gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross
8income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall
9include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to and 3.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1258 10Section 1258. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,675,1711 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. The individual is a relative of the child, is providing care
12for the child under a court order and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) on
13behalf of the child and the child's biological or adoptive family meets the asset limit
14under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and
has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty
15line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the
16Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to
17and 3.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1259 18Section 1259. 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,675,2519 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. The individual was eligible for a child care subsidy under s.
2049.191 (2), 1997 stats., on or after May 10, 1996, and received a child care subsidy
21on or after May 10, 1996, but lost the subsidy solely because of increased income, and
22the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for
23a family the size of the individual's family. This subdivision does not apply to an
24individual whose family's gross income increased to more than 200% of the poverty
25line for a family the size of the individual's family.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1265
1Section 1265. 49.155 (3m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (3m) (b)
2(intro.) and amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,676,53 49.155 (3m) (b) Not more than 5%, or $20,000, whichever is greater, of Of the
4funds distributed under par. (a) not more than the greatest of the following may be
5used for the costs of administering the program under this section .:
AB133-SSA1, s. 1266 6Section 1266. 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,676,87 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. Five percent of the funds distributed under par. (a) in the
8current year.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1267 9Section 1267. 49.155 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,676,1110 49.155 (3m) (b) 2. Five percent of the funds distributed under par. (a) in the
11immediately preceding year.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1268 12Section 1268. 49.155 (3m) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,676,1313 49.155 (3m) (b) 3. Twenty thousand dollars.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1270p 14Section 1270p. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,676,2115 49.155 (5) Liability for payment. An individual is liable for the percentage of
16the cost of the child care that the department specified by the department in a printed
17copayment schedule. An individual who is under the age of 20 and is attending high
18school or participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under
19s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation
20may not be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the
21type of child care received and the number of children receiving child care
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1275 22Section 1275. 49.161 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
23is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,677,624 49.161 (1) Trial jobs and wage-paying community service jobs overpayments.
25Notwithstanding s. 49.96, the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits

1paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a) and (b) 2. or 49.19 from an individual who receives or has
2received
benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a) or (b) 2. The value of the benefit liable
3for recovery under this subsection may not exceed the amount that the department
4paid in wage subsidies with respect to that participant while the participant was
5ineligible to participate. The department shall promulgate rules establishing
6policies and procedures for administrating this subsection.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1276 7Section 1276. 49.161 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
8is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,677,139 49.161 (2) Grant-paying community Community service jobs and transitional
10placements overpayments.
Except as provided in sub. (3), the department shall
11recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. and or (c) or 49.19
12from an individual who continues to receive benefits under s. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. and (c)
13by reducing the amount of the individual's benefit payment by no more than 10%.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1276f 14Section 1276f. 49.1635 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,677,23 1549.1635 Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation. (1) To the extent
16permitted under federal law and subject to sub. (2), from the appropriation under s.
1720.445 (3) (md) the department shall distribute to the Wisconsin Trust Account
18Foundation an amount equal to the amount received by the foundation from private
19donations, but not to exceed $100,000 in each fiscal year. Except as provided in sub.
20(4), funds distributed under this subsection may be used only for the provision of
21legal services to individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy
22families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and whose incomes are at or below 200% of the
23poverty line.
AB133-SSA1,678,3
1(2) The department may not distribute funds under sub. (1) until the Wisconsin
2Trust Account Foundation reports to the department the amount received by the
3Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation in private donations.
AB133-SSA1,678,5 4(3) If the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation receives funds under sub. (1),
5it shall do all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,678,66 (a) Develop a separate account for the funds distributed under sub. (1).
AB133-SSA1,678,107 (b) Require each organization to which the Wisconsin Trust Account
8Foundation distributes funds received under sub. (1) to match 100% of the amount
9distributed to that organization that is attributable to the funds received by the
10Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation under sub. (1).
AB133-SSA1,678,1211 (c) Annually, prepare a report for distribution to the joint committee on finance
12that specifies the organizations that received funding under this section.
AB133-SSA1,678,14 13(4) Not more than 10% of the total funds received by the Wisconsin Trust
14Account Foundation may be used for administration.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1277 15Section 1277. 49.167 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,678,21 1649.167 Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program. (1) The
17department shall award grants to counties, tribal governing bodies and private
18entities to provide community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment
19programs that are targeted at individuals who have a family income of not more than
20200% of the poverty line and who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy
21families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and that do all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,678,2322 (a) Meet the special needs of low-income persons with problems resulting from
23alcohol or other drug abuse.
AB133-SSA1,679,3
1(b) Emphasize parent education, vocational and housing assistance and
2coordination with other community programs and with treatment under intensive
3care.
AB133-SSA1,679,5 4(2) The department shall do all of the following with respect to the grants under
5par. (a):
AB133-SSA1,679,76 (a) Award the grants in accordance with the department's
7request-for-proposal procedures.
AB133-SSA1,679,98 (b) Ensure that the grants are distributed in both urban and rural
9communities.
AB133-SSA1,679,1110 (c) Evaluate the programs under the grants by use of client-outcome
11measurements that the department develops.
AB133-SSA1,679,14 12(3) The department shall coordinate the grant program under this section with
13any similar grant program administered by the department of health and family
14services.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1277g 15Section 1277g. 49.169 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,679,19 1649.169 Family literacy grants. (1) In this section, "family literacy training"
17means literacy training that focuses on interactive literacy activities between
18parents and their children and that aims at improving the literacy skills of both
19parents and their children.
AB133-SSA1,679,22 20(2) The department shall award not more than $1,404,100 in grants to
21qualified applicants for the provision of family literacy training to individuals who
22are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et. seq.
AB133-SSA1,679,25 23(3) To qualify for a grant under sub. (2), the applicant must be an organization
24that has a demonstrated history of providing literacy training to adults and children
25and must fulfill any other criteria developed under sub. (4).
AB133-SSA1,680,4
1(4) The department, in consultation with the technical college system board,
2the department of public instruction and the governor's office, shall develop written
3criteria to be used to evaluate the grant proposals and to allocate the grants under
4this section among the successful grant applicants.
AB133-SSA1,680,8 5(5) The department shall require grant recipients to coordinate with the
6appropriate Wisconsin works agencies to ensure that those participants in Wisconsin
7works who are served by those Wisconsin works agencies and who need family
8literacy training receive adequate family literacy training.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1277v 9Section 1277v. 49.173 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,680,12 1049.173 Workforce attachment. (1) The department shall distribute funds
11to Wisconsin works agencies and to local workforce development boards established
12under 29 USC 2832 to provide all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,680,1313 (a) Job readiness training and job placement services to unemployed persons.
AB133-SSA1,680,1414 (b) Basic job skills development to unemployed or recently employed persons.
AB133-SSA1,680,1515 (c) Services to assist recently employed persons with job retention.
AB133-SSA1,680,1716 (d) Incumbent worker training to promote job advancement and increased
17earnings.
AB133-SSA1,680,1918 (e) Services to employers to assist them in retaining workers and providing
19workers with position advancement.
AB133-SSA1,680,22 20(2) (a) The department shall allocate a portion of the amount to be distributed
21under sub. (1) and shall distribute that portion in equal amounts among all of the
22Wisconsin works agencies.
AB133-SSA1,680,2523 (b) The department shall distribute the amount that remains after the
24distribution under par. (a) to each Wisconsin works agency and local workforce
25development board based on the criteria specified in sub. (3).
AB133-SSA1,681,3
1(3) (a) The department shall allocate and distribute funds under sub. (2) (b) to
2Wisconsin works agencies based on the number of persons in all of the following case
3categories served by that Wisconsin works agency:
AB133-SSA1,681,44 1. Case management.
AB133-SSA1,681,55 2. Food stamp employment and training.
AB133-SSA1,681,66 3. Diversion, as defined by the department.
AB133-SSA1,681,77 4. Noncustodial parents.
AB133-SSA1,681,88 5. Child care.
AB133-SSA1,681,119 (b) The department shall allocate and distribute to each local workforce
10development board funds under sub. (2) (b) based on a formula that takes into
11account all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,681,1312 1. The percentage of the population of the area served by the local board with
13an income at or below 200% of the poverty line.
AB133-SSA1,681,1414 2. Labor force participation.
AB133-SSA1,681,1515 3. The unemployment rate of the area served by the local board.
AB133-SSA1,681,20 16(4) The department shall require recipients of the funds distributed under this
17section to meet performance standards that are based on employment placement for
18unemployed persons, job retention rates of the persons served by the fund recipients,
19increased earnings of the persons served by the fund recipients, and increased child
20support collections for noncustodial parents served by the fund recipients.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1278g 21Section 1278g. 49.175 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is repealed and recreated to read:
AB133-SSA1,682,2 2349.175 Public assistance and local assistance allocations. (1)
24Allocation of funds. Within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (a),

1(br), (cm), (dc), (dz), (e), (em), (jL), (k), (L), (Lm), (mc), (md), (nL), (pm) and (ps), the
2department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:
AB133-SSA1,682,53 (a) Wisconsin works benefits. For Wisconsin works benefits provided under
4contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2000, and ends on December 31,
52001, $24,649,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $49,309,600 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,682,106 (b) Wisconsin works administration and ancillary services. For administration
7of Wisconsin works and program services under Wisconsin works performed under
8contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2000, and ends
9on December 31, 2001, $64,216,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $128,433,800 in
10fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,682,1411 (c) Performance bonuses. For performance bonuses to Wisconsin works
12agencies that have entered into contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins
13on January 1, 2000, and that ends on December 31, 2001, $2,779,800 in fiscal year
141999-2000 and $5,559,800 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,682,1715 (d) County community reinvestment. For reinvestment of funds into
16communities under s. 49.143 (3p), $3,706,300 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and
17$7,413,100 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,682,1918 (e) Initial contracts. For contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that ends on
19December 31, 1999, $27,844,700 in fiscal year 1999-2000.
AB133-SSA1,682,2420 (f) Wisconsin works agency contingency fund. For contingency payments to
21Wisconsin works agencies for program costs, $95,000,000 in the 1999-2001 fiscal
22biennium, to be distributed under criteria established by the department, except
23that the department may not distribute moneys allocated under this paragraph
24unless the joint committee on finance approves the distribution.
AB133-SSA1,683,3
1(g) State administration of public assistance programs. For state
2administration of public assistance programs, $31,831,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000
3and $31,783,200 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,683,54 (h) Food stamps for legal immigrants. For food stamp benefits to qualified
5aliens under s. 49.124 (8), $420,000 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,683,76 (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
7$3,300,000 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,683,98 (j) Funeral expenses. For funeral expenses under s. 49.30, $3,300,000 in each
9fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,683,1110 (L) Individual development accounts. For the individual development accounts
11program under s. 49.187, $650,000 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,683,1312 (m) Children first. For services under the work experience program for
13noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, $1,140,000 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,683,1514 (n) Job access loans. For job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $600,000 in each
15fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,683,1716 (o) Employment skills advancement grants. For employment skills
17advancement grants under s. 49.185, $100,000 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,683,1918 (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155,
19$159,330,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $180,700,000 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,683,2120 (q) Indirect child care services. For indirect child care services under s. 49.155
21(1g), $11,812,300 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $11,367,600 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,683,2322 (r) Early childhood excellence initiative. For grants under s. 49.1375,
23$7,500,000 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,684,324 (s) Start-up funding. For start-up funding for contracts under s. 49.143 having
25a term that begins on January 1, 2000, and that ends on December 31, 2001,

1$3,519,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000. The department may not distribute moneys
2allocated under this paragraph unless the joint committee on finance approves the
3distribution.
AB133-SSA1,684,74 (t) Wisconsin works contracts in certain counties. For contracts with persons
5for oversight of the administrative structure of Wisconsin works, and of Wisconsin
6works agencies, in counties having a population of 500,000 or more, $1,500,000 in
7fiscal year 1999-2000 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,684,118 (u) Workforce attachment. For services specified under s. 49.173, $9,700,000
9in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01. The department
10may not distribute moneys allocated under this paragraph unless the joint
11committee on finance approves the distribution.
AB133-SSA1,684,1312 (v) Transportation assistance. For transportation assistance under s. 49.157,
13$200,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01.
AB133-SSA1,684,1514 (w) Hospital paternity incentives. For hospital paternity incentive payments
15under s. 69.14 (1) (cm), $91,900 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,684,1916 (x) Passports for youth program. For the passports for youth program operated
17by the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, $300,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000. The
18department may not distribute funds under this paragraph if the passports for youth
19program does not comply with P.L. 104-193, section 103.
AB133-SSA1,684,2120 (y) Literacy initiative. For literacy grants under s. 49.169 and literacy services
21administered by the governor's office, $1,454,100 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,684,2522 (z) Community youth grant. For a competitive grant program administered by
23the department to fund programs that improve social, academic and employment
24skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families
25under 42 USC 601 et seq., $7,500,000 in each fiscal year.
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