Amendment SSA1-SB199

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1999 SENATE BILL 199

February 3, 2000 - Offered by Committee on Human Services and Aging.

SB199-SSA1,1,12 An Act to renumber 49.137 (6); to amend 49.136 (7) (a), 49.155 (1d) (a), 49.155 (3m) (a), 49.175 (1) (q), 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.21 (4), 71.26 (2) (a), 71.34 (1) (g), 71.45 (2) (a) 10. and 77.92 (4); and to create 20.235 (1) (cw), 39.385, 49.137 (6) (a), 49.1375 (3), 49.139, 49.155 (1g) (e), 71.07 (5d), 71.07 (6n), 71.07 (7g), 71.10 (4) (cn), 71.10 (4) (cp), 71.10 (4) (gc), 71.28 (5d), 71.28 (7), 71.30 (3) (dm), 71.30 (3) (ea), 71.47 (5d), 71.47 (7), 71.49 (1) (dm) and 71.49 (1) (ea) of the statutes; relating to: a child care worker loan repayment assistance program; a child care career education scholarship program; requiring recipients of child care funding to have received training in child development and safety; creating tax credits for employers who provide child care; creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses related to child or dependent care; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB199-SSA1, s. 1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

SB199-SSA1, s. 2 Section 2. 20.235 (1) (cw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB199-SSA1,2,6 20.235 (1) (cw) Child care worker loan repayment assistance. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the child care worker loan repayment assistance program under s. 39.385.

SB199-SSA1, s. 3 Section 3. 39.385 of the statutes is created to read:

SB199-SSA1,2,10 39.385 Child care worker loan repayment assistance program. (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a loan repayment assistance program for resident child care workers who meet all of the following requirements:

SB199-SSA1,2,14 (a) Have graduated on or after May 1, 1999, with a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education, as defined in s. 39.32 (1) (a), located in this state or a degree under an associate degree program, as defined in s. 38.01 (1), in an area relating to early childhood education.

SB199-SSA1,2,16 (b) Are currently in loan repayment on any student loan, which loan repayment status is not in default, as determined by the applicable lender.

SB199-SSA1,2,18 (c) Have been continuously employed on a full-time basis in this state for at least 12 months as a child care worker.

SB199-SSA1,2,19 (2) The board shall:

SB199-SSA1,3,8 (a) Reimburse a child care worker for 10% of the outstanding principal amount of any student loans of the child care worker or $1,000, whichever is less, for the 12-month period of eligibility under sub. (1). As a condition of eligibility for loan repayment assistance under this paragraph, the child care worker shall submit to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, a statement certified by the lender of an applicable student loan, within 30 days previous to the filing of the submission, certifying that the loan repayment status of the borrower is not in default and the outstanding principal amount of the applicable student loan.

SB199-SSA1,3,11 (b) For each succeeding 12-month period of eligibility under sub. (1), reimburse the child care worker as determined under par. (a). No child care worker is eligible for more than 5 loan repayment assistance payments under this section.

SB199-SSA1,3,13 (c) Make the loan repayment assistance payments under pars. (a) and (b) from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (cw), subject to the availability of funds.

SB199-SSA1,3,19 (d) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules establishing the criteria and procedures for loan repayment assistance and, after first consulting with the department of health and family services, defining "child care worker" for the purposes of this section. The definition of "child care worker" shall include any child care position specified in rules of the department of health and family services relating to day care and family day care centers for children.

SB199-SSA1, s. 4 Section 4. 49.136 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB199-SSA1,4,2 49.136 (7) (a) The department shall establish guidelines for eligibility for a grant under this section. In establishing those guidelines, the department shall provide that no person may be awarded a grant under this section unless that person and all employes of that person who provide care and supervision for children have received not less than 20 hours of training in child development and safety. The department need not promulgate those guidelines as rules under ch. 227.

SB199-SSA1, s. 5 Section 5. 49.137 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (6) (b).

SB199-SSA1, s. 6 Section 6. 49.137 (6) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB199-SSA1,4,10 49.137 (6) (a) The department shall establish guidelines for eligibility for a grant under this section. In establishing those guidelines, the department shall provide that no person may be awarded a grant under sub. (2) or (3) unless that person and all employes of that person who provide care and supervision for children have received not less than 20 hours of training in child development and safety. The department need not promulgate those guidelines as rules under ch. 227.

SB199-SSA1, s. 7 Section 7. 49.1375 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB199-SSA1,4,14 49.1375 (3) No person may be awarded a grant under sub. (1) or (2) unless that person and all employes of that person who provide care and supervision for children have received not less than 20 hours of training in child care and development.

SB199-SSA1, s. 8 Section 8. 49.139 of the statutes is created to read:

SB199-SSA1,4,24 49.139 Child care career education. (1) Child care career education scholarships. From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (e), the department may award scholarships of not less than $500 per year nor more than $5,000 per year to individuals who are child care providers and to individuals who are employed by a child care provider or by a head start agency designated under 42 USC 9836 in the direct provision of child care services or in the administration of child care services to enable those individuals to earn associate degrees, bachelor's degrees or other credentials approved by the department in the fields of child care or early childhood education.

SB199-SSA1,5,6 (2) Child care career education scholarship contracts. The department shall require a scholarship recipient under sub. (1) and, if applicable, the child care provider or head start agency employing the scholarship recipient to enter into a contract with the department specifying the commitments required of each party to the contract. A contract under this subsection shall specify all of the following terms and conditions:

SB199-SSA1,5,10 (a) The amount of the scholarship, which, subject to the $5,000 maximum limit specified in sub. (1), may cover up to 100% of the cost of the scholarship recipient's tuition and books and which, subject to that limit, may provide for not more than 3 hours per week of paid leave from work to study or attend classes.

SB199-SSA1,5,12 (b) The number of credit hours of instruction that the scholarship recipient will take during the time period of the contract.

SB199-SSA1,5,18 (c) A commitment by the scholarship recipient's employer to provide a pay raise or a bonus to the scholarship recipient on completion of the scholarship recipient's course of study and the amount of that pay raise or bonus; or, if the scholarship recipient is an individual who is a child care provider, a commitment by the department to pay that individual a bonus upon completion of the individual's course of study and the amount of that bonus.

SB199-SSA1,6,2 (d) A commitment by the scholarship recipient not to resign from employment with the child care provider or head start agency that employed the scholarship recipient during the time period of the contract for not less than 6 months nor more than one year after the end of that time period, as specified in the contract; or, if the scholarship recipient is an individual who is a child care provider, a commitment by the individual to remain a child care provider for not less than 6 months nor more than one year after the end of the time period in the contract, as specified in the contract.

SB199-SSA1,6,5 (3) Grant administration. The department may administer the scholarship program under this section or contract for the administration of that scholarship program.

SB199-SSA1, s. 9 Section 9. 49.155 (1d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB199-SSA1,6,11 49.155 (1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level II certified family day care provider, the department may not shall include a requirement for training for that providers have at least 20 hours of training in child development and safety.

SB199-SSA1, s. 10 Section 10. 49.155 (1g) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB199-SSA1,6,18 49.155 (1g) (e) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), distribute $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 for the purpose of providing child care career education scholarships under s. 49.139 (1). The department may carry forward moneys allocated under this paragraph that are not encumbered by June 30 of any year for allocation under this paragraph in the next fiscal year.

SB199-SSA1, s. 11 Section 11. 49.155 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB199-SSA1,7,2 49.155 (3m) (a) The department shall reimburse child care providers or shall distribute funds to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 for child care services provided under this section and to private nonprofit agencies that provide child care for children of migrant workers. The department may not reimburse a child care provider, and no funds distributed under this paragraph may be used to pay for child care services, unless the person to whom the payment is made and all employes of that person who provide care and supervision for children have received not less than 20 hours of training in child development and safety.

SB199-SSA1, s. 12 Section 12. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:

SB199-SSA1,7,7 49.175 (1) (q) Indirect child care services. For indirect child care services under s. 49.155 (1g), $11,812,300 $12,812,300 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $11,267,600 $13,867,600 in fiscal year 2000-01.

SB199-SSA1, s. 13 Section 13. 71.05 (6) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB199-SSA1,7,13 71.05 (6) (a) 15. The amount of the credits computed under s. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx) and, (3s), (5d) and (7g) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership's, company's or tax-option corporation's income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1) (g).

SB199-SSA1, s. 14 Section 14. 71.07 (5d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB199-SSA1,7,15 71.07 (5d) Day care center credit. (a) In this subsection:

SB199-SSA1,7,16 1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

SB199-SSA1,7,18 2. "Equipment" means equipment that is depreciable property for income tax or franchise tax purposes.

SB199-SSA1,7,20 (b) A claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 any of the following:

SB199-SSA1,7,24 1. An amount equal to 50% of the amount paid by the claimant during the taxable year to construct, and purchase equipment for the use at, a licensed day care center under s. 48.65, that is owned and operated by the claimant to care for the children of the claimant's employes during the employes' working hours.