AB75-SSA1,571,2321 49.155 (1g) (c) A transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kx)
22for child
Child care licensing activities, in the amount of at least $4,800,600
23$5,763,900 per fiscal year.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1197 24Section 1197. 49.155 (1g) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1g) (d).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1198 25Section 1198. 49.155 (1g) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1g) (e).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1199
1Section 1199. 49.155 (1g) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1g) (f).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1200 2Section 1200. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1200c 3Section 1200c. 49.155 (1h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,572,84 49.155 (1h) Prohibition on transfer of funds. For purposes of the maximum
5spending amount under sub. (1g) (ac), the department shall not transfer any federal
6Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds received by the
7department to federal Child Care and Development block grant funds received by the
8department.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1201 9Section 1201. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,572,1710 49.155 (1m) Eligibility. (intro.) A Wisconsin works agency shall determine
11eligibility for a
Except as provided in s. 49.155 (3g), the department shall contract
12with a county department or agency to determine the eligibility of individuals
13residing in a particular geographic region or who are members of a particular Indian
14tribal unit for
child care subsidy subsidies under this section. Under this section, an
15individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who has not attained the
16age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age of 19, if the
17individual meets all of the following conditions:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1202 18Section 1202. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,572,2519 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a parent of a child who meets the
20requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is
21disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a person relative who, under s. 48.57 (3m) or
22(3n)
48.62, is providing care and maintenance for a child who meets the requirement
23under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, is
24under the age of 19; and child care services for that child are needed in order for the
25individual to do any of the following:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1203
1Section 1203. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,573,32 49.155 (1m) (a) 1. Meet the Attend school attendance requirement under s.
349.26 (1) (ge)
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1204 4Section 1204. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,573,105 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. (intro.) Obtain a high school diploma or participate in a
6course of study meeting the standards established by the state superintendent of
7public instruction for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school
8graduation, if the individual is not subject to the school attendance requirement
9under s. 49.26 (1) (ge)
enrolled in school and at least one of the following conditions
10is met:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1205 11Section 1205. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,573,1712 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years
13and the individual resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care
14relative under s. 48.57 (3m) or with a long-term kinship care relative under s. 48.57
15(3n) or
is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a
16subsidized guardianship home under s. 48.62 (5), a group home, or an independent
17living arrangement supervised by an adult.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1206 18Section 1206 . 49.155 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,573,2219 49.155 (1m) (bm) If the individual is providing care for a child under a court
20order and is receiving payments on behalf of the child under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or
2148.62 (5), or if the individual is a foster parent or treatment foster parent, and child
22care is needed for that child, the child meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1207 23Section 1207. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,574,1024 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1g., 1h., 1m., 2., and 3.,
25the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 185% of the poverty line for

1a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already
2receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's
3family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's
4family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the Wisconsin works agency
5department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include
6court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual, if those
7support payments exceed $1,250 per month, and
income described under s. 49.145
8(3) (b) 1. and 3., except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the
9Wisconsin works agency department or county department or agency determining
10eligibility
shall include the sum of the following:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1208 11Section 1208 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009
12Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,574,2413 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1g., 1h., 1m., 2., and 3.,
14the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 185% of the poverty line for
15a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already
16receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's
17family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's
18family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the department or county
19department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or
20family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments
21exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.,
22except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the department or
23county department or agency determining eligibility shall include the sum of the
24following:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1209 25Section 1209 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,575,8
149.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized
2guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.62 (5), the child's biological or
3adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In
4calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin
5works agency department or county department or agency determining eligibility
6shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the
7individual, if those support payments exceed $1,250 per month, and
income
8described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1210 9Section 1210 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,575,1810 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. If the individual is a relative of the child, is providing care
11for the child under a court order, and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or
12(3n) on behalf of the child, the child's biological or adoptive family has a gross income
13that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the
14child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency department or
15county department or agency determining eligibility
shall include court-ordered
16child or family support payments received by the individual, if those support
17payments exceed $1,250 per month, and
income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1.
18and 3.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1211 19Section 1211. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1212 21Section 1212. 49.155 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,576,322 49.155 (3) Child care local administration. Except as provided in sub. (3g),
23the county department or agency with which the department contracts under sub.
24(1m) to determine eligibility in a particular geographic region or for a particular
25Indian tribal unit shall administer child care assistance in that geographic region or

1for that tribal unit. For the administration of child care assistance under this
2section, the department may require the county department or agency to do all of the
3following:
AB75-SSA1,576,44 (a) Determine an individual's liability for copayments under sub. (5).
AB75-SSA1,576,65 (b) Determine and authorize the amount of child care for which an individual
6may receive a subsidy.
AB75-SSA1,576,97 (c) Annually perform a survey of market child care rates, as directed by the
8department, and determine maximum reimbursement rates, if the department so
9directs.
AB75-SSA1,576,1210 (d) Assist individuals who are eligible for child care subsidies under this section
11to identify available child care providers and select appropriate child care
12arrangements.
AB75-SSA1,576,1513 (e) At intervals, or as otherwise required by the department, review and
14redetermine the financial and nonfinancial eligibility of individuals receiving child
15care subsidies under this section.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1212m 16Section 1212m. 49.155 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,576,1817 49.155 (3g) Child care administration in certain counties. In a county having
18a population of 500,000 or more all of the following apply:
AB75-SSA1,576,2019 (a) The department may contract with the Milwaukee County enrollment
20services unit, as provided in s. 49.825 (2) (b), to do any of the following:
AB75-SSA1,576,2221 1. Determine the eligibility of individuals for a child care subsidy under this
22section.
AB75-SSA1,576,2323 2. Determine an individual's liability for copayments under sub. (5).
AB75-SSA1,576,2524 3. Determine and authorize the amount of child care for which an individual
25may receive a subsidy.
AB75-SSA1,577,3
14. At intervals, or as otherwise required by the department, review and
2redetermine the financial and nonfinancial eligibility of individuals receiving child
3care subsidies under this section.
AB75-SSA1,577,64 (b) The department may establish a child care provider services unit, as
5provided in s. 49.826, to perform the provider services functions specified in s. 49.826
6(2) (a).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1213 7Section 1213. 49.155 (3m) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,577,138 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department shall, to the
9extent practicable, allocate funds to a contract entered into under sub. (1m) for the
10administration of the program under sub. (3) in the same proportion as the
11geographic region's or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all statewide
12subsidy authorizations and eligibility redeterminations under sub. (3) (e) in the
1312-month period before the start of the contract period.
AB75-SSA1,577,1514 2. The department shall allocate to each contract at least $20,000 per year for
15the administrative responsibilities for each geographic region or Indian tribal unit.
AB75-SSA1,577,2016 3. If the department renews a contract for a subsequent year, the department
17shall allocate to the contract not less than 95 percent of the amount allocated to the
18contract in the previous year, unless the geographic region or Indian tribal unit is not
19comparable or total funding available for all contracts is lower than the total amount
20available in the previous year.
AB75-SSA1,577,2421 4. Within any contract period, the department may redistribute unexpended
22contract balances for a county department or agency to another county department
23or agency that reports expenditures in excess of their original contract total for the
24period.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1213f 25Section 1213f. 49.155 (3m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,578,2
149.155 (3m) (e) 1. In this paragraph, "qualifying child" means a child who
2satisfies both of the following:
AB75-SSA1,578,33 a. He or she is not a child of an employee of the child care provider.
AB75-SSA1,578,44 b. He or she does not reside with an employee of the child care provider.
AB75-SSA1,578,95 2. No funds distributed under par. (a) may be used for child care services that
6are provided for a child by a child care provider who employs either the parent of the
7child or a person who resides with the child, unless the child care provider is licensed
8under s. 48.65 and at all times at least 60 percent of the children for whom the child
9care provider is providing care are qualifying children.
AB75-SSA1,578,1610 3. Notwithstanding subd. 2., if a child care provider described in subd. 2.
11satisfies the requirements for payment under subd. 2. but the percentage of
12qualifying children for whom the provider is providing care falls below 60 percent,
13the provider shall have 6 weeks to raise the percentage of qualifying children for
14whom the provider is providing care to at least 60 percent before payments to the
15provider are discontinued for child care services provided for a child who is not a
16qualifying child.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1214 17Section 1214. 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,578,1918 49.155 (6) (e) The department may not increase the maximum reimbursement
19rates for child care providers in 2009, in 2010, or before June 30 in 2011.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1214a 20Section 1214a. 49.155 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,578,2421 49.155 (6g) Adjustments to authorized child care hours. (a) If
22reimbursement to a child care provider is based on authorized hours of child care, the
23department shall do all of the following with respect to establishing and adjusting
24the number of authorized hours per child:
AB75-SSA1,579,2
11. The department shall track a child's hourly usage of child care
2authorizations over a 6-week period.
AB75-SSA1,579,73 2. If the child's hourly usage tracked under subd. 1. is less than 60 percent of
4the authorized hours of child care in each of the 3 consecutive 2-week periods, the
5department shall reduce the authorized hours of child care for the child to 90 percent
6of the maximum number of hours of child care that the child attended during that
76-week period.
AB75-SSA1,579,108 3. The department shall provide written notice of the proposed adjustment
9under subd. 2. to the child's parents, the child's child care provider, and the applicable
10county department or agency.
AB75-SSA1,579,1411 4. The department shall provide a grace period of 6 weeks after the number of
12authorized hours are reduced under subd. 2., during which time the child care
13subsidy amount paid to the child care provider for the child shall remain the same
14as before the reduction in authorized hours was made.
AB75-SSA1,579,1615 (b) The department shall exclude from a child's hourly usage calculation under
16par. (a) 2., all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,579,1717 1. One week per year of vacation time for the child's child care provider.
AB75-SSA1,579,1818 2. One week per year of sick time for the child's child care provider.
AB75-SSA1,579,1919 3. Two weeks per year of vacation time for the child's parents with the child.
AB75-SSA1,579,2120 (c) The department shall promulgate rules that specify how the requirements
21under this subsection will be implemented.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1214b 22Section 1214b. 49.155 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,579,2423 49.155 (6m) Child care provider recordkeeping. With respect to attendance
24records, a child care provider shall do all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,580,3
1(a) Maintain a written record of the daily hours of attendance of each child for
2whom the provider is providing care under this section, including the actual arrival
3and departure times for each child.
AB75-SSA1,580,64 (b) Retain the written daily attendance records under par. (a) for each child for
5at least 3 years after the child's last day of attendance, regardless of whether the
6child care provider is still receiving or eligible to receive payments under this section.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1214d 7Section 1214d. 49.155 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (7), and
849.155 (7) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,580,119 49.155 (7) (a) The person has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that
10the department or county department determines substantially relates to the care
11of children or to the operation of a business.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1214f 12Section 1214f. 49.155 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,580,1513 49.155 (7) (d) The department or county department reasonably suspects that
14the person has intentionally and egregiously violated any provision under the
15program under this section or any rule promulgated under this section.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1214k 16Section 1214k. 49.155 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,580,2217 49.155 (7m) Penalties. The department shall by rule establish policies and
18procedures permitting the department to do all of the following if a child care
19provider submits false, misleading, or irregular information to the department or if
20a child care provider fails to comply with the terms of the program under this section
21and fails to provide to the satisfaction of the department an explanation for the
22noncompliance:
AB75-SSA1,580,2323 1. Recoup payments made to the child care provider.
AB75-SSA1,580,2424 2. Withhold payments to be made to the child care provider.
AB75-SSA1,580,2525 3. Impose a forfeiture on the child care provider.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1216
1Section 1216. 49.159 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,581,62 49.159 (4) Pregnant women. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically
3verified, who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial
4parent of a dependent child, and who does not satisfy the requirements under s.
549.148 (1m) (a) 2.
is eligible for employment training and job search assistance
6services provided by the Wisconsin works Works agency.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1217 7Section 1217. 49.17 of the statutes is renumbered 253.06, and 253.06 (2) and
8(5) (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,581,189 253.06 (2) Use of funds. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) 20.435 (1)
10(em), the department shall supplement the provision of supplemental foods,
11nutrition education, and other services, including nutritional counseling, to
12low-income women, infants, and children who meet the eligibility criteria under the
13federal special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children
14authorized under 42 USC 1786. To the extent that funds are available under this
15section and to the extent that funds are available under 42 USC 1786, the
16department shall provide the supplemental food, nutrition education, and other
17services authorized under this section and shall administer that provision in every
18county. The department may enter into contracts for this purpose.
AB75-SSA1,582,5 19(5) (e) The suspension or termination of authorization of a vendor or eligibility
20of a participant shall be effective beginning on the 15th day after receipt of the notice
21of suspension or termination. All forfeitures, recoupments, and enforcement
22assessments shall be paid to the department within 15 days after receipt of notice
23of assessment or, if the forfeiture, recoupment, or enforcement assessment is
24contested under sub. (6), within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after
25exhaustion of administrative review, unless the final decision is adverse to the

1department or unless the final decision is appealed and the decision is stayed by
2court order under sub. (7). The department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the
3secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund. The department shall
4deposit all enforcement assessments in the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) 20.435
5(1)
(gr).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1218 6Section 1218. 49.171 of the statutes is renumbered 46.75, and 46.75 (2) (a),
7as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,582,118 46.75 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) 20.435 (1) (dn), the
9department shall award grants to agencies to operate food distribution programs
10that qualify for participation in the emergency food assistance program under P.L.
1198-8, as amended
7 USC ch. 102.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1219 12Section 1219. 49.1715 of the statutes is renumbered 46.77 and amended to
13read:
AB75-SSA1,582,19 1446.77 Food distribution administration. From the appropriation under s.
1520.437 (2) 20.435 (1) (dn), the department shall allocate funds to eligible recipient
16agencies, as defined in the emergency food assistance act, P.L. 98-8, section 201A,
17as amended
7 USC 7501 (3), for the storage, transportation, and distribution of
18commodities provided under the hunger prevention act of 1988, P.L. 100-435, as
19amended
7 USC ch. 102.
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