Amendment SA3-SB331

SB331-SA3,5,11 48.981 (3) (cm) Contract with licensed child welfare agencies. A county department may contract with a licensed child welfare agency to fulfill the county department's duties specified under par. (c) 1., 2. b., 2m. b., 5., 5r., 6., 6m., and 8. The department may contract with a licensed child welfare agency to fulfill the department's duties specified under par. (c) 1., 2. a., 2m. b., 3., 4., 5., 5m., 5r., 6., 6m., 7., 8,. and 9. in a county having a population of 500,000 or more. The confidentiality provisions specified in sub. (7) shall apply to any licensed child welfare agency with which a county department or the department contracts.".

SB331-SA3,5,12 11. Page 23, line 3: after that line insert:

SB331-SA3,5,13 " Section 37f. 49.155 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB331-SA3,5,19 49.155 (8) Ineligibility for conviction of violation. Notwithstanding sub. (1m) and ss. 49.141 (7) (c) and 49.151 (2), if a court finds or it is determined after an administrative hearing that an individual who is receiving or has received a child care subsidy under this section has violated any provision of, or rule promulgated under, this section, the individual shall be ineligible for up to 5 years, beginning on the date of the judgment or decision, to receive a child care subsidy under this section.

SB331-SA3, s. 37k Section 37k. 49.197 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 1262, is amended to read:

SB331-SA3,6,6 49.197 (2) (c) A county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body that establishes a program under par. (b) shall advise both the department and the department of health services of the date on which the program was established and, on an ongoing basis, of any amounts recovered as a result of the program. A county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body may retain any amounts recovered under a program under this subsection and must use the moneys retained to pay cash benefits to Wisconsin Works participants for any purpose for which moneys under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program may be used under federal law.

SB331-SA3, s. 37m Section 37m. 49.197 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 1262m, is amended to read:

SB331-SA3,6,18 49.197 (2) (c) A county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body that establishes a program under par. (b) shall advise both the department and the department of health services of the date on which the program was established and, on an ongoing basis, of any amounts recovered as a result of the program. Except as provided in par. (cm), a county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body may retain any amounts recovered under a program under this subsection and must use the moneys retained to pay cash benefits to Wisconsin Works participants for any purpose for which moneys under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program may be used under federal law.

SB331-SA3, s. 37n Section 37n. 49.197 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB331-SA3,6,24 49.197 (6) Reporting of suspected fraud. If any employee of the department, a county, or a tribal governing body reasonably suspects fraudulent activity as described in sub. (1m) or (2) (b) and reports the facts and circumstances contributing to that suspicion to any management employee of the department, county, or tribal governing body or to the district attorney, all of the following apply:

SB331-SA3,7,6 (a) Any person participating in good faith in the making of a report under sub. (6) (intro.) or in initiating, participating in, or testifying in, any action or proceeding in which fraudulent activity as described in sub. (1m) or (2) (b) is alleged shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that results by reason of the action. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of any person reporting under sub. (6) (intro.) shall be presumed.

SB331-SA3,7,15 (b) The department, a county, a tribal governing body, or an employee of the department, a county, or a tribal governing body may not take disciplinary action against, or threaten to take disciplinary action against, any person because the person in good faith reported any information under sub. (6) (intro.) or initiated, participated in, or testified in, any action or proceeding in which fraudulent activity described in sub. (1m) or (2) (b) was alleged or because the department, county, tribal governing body, or employee believes that the person in good faith reported any information under sub. (6) (intro.) or initiated, participated in, or testified in, such an action or proceeding.

SB331-SA3,7,22 (c) Any employee of the department, a county, or a tribal governing body who is subjected to disciplinary action, or who is threatened with disciplinary action, in violation of par. (b) may file a complaint with the department of workforce development under s. 106.54 (9). If that department finds that a violation of par. (b) has been committed, that department may take such action under s. 111.39 as will effectuate the purpose of this section. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to a disciplinary action arising in connection with any proceeding under this paragraph.

SB331-SA3, s. 37p Section 37p. 49.845 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.845 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB331-SA3,8,10 49.845 (4) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 49.197 (1m) and (3), the department of children and families may contract with the department of health services to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 and participants in Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 and to conduct activities to reduce payment errors in Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, as provided in this section. If any employee of the department of health services reasonably suspects fraudulent activity as described in this paragraph and reports the facts and circumstances contributing to that suspicion to any management employee of that department or to the district attorney, all of the following apply:

SB331-SA3, s. 37r Section 37r. 49.895 (4) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:

SB331-SA3,8,17 49.895 (4) (a) Any person participating in good faith in the making of a report under sub. (4) (intro.) or in initiating, participating in, or testifying in, any action or proceeding in which fraudulent activity as described in sub. (4) (intro.) is alleged shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that results by reason of the action. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of any person reporting under sub. (4) (intro.) shall be presumed.

SB331-SA3,8,25 (b) The department of health services or an employee of that department may not take disciplinary action against, or threaten to take disciplinary action against, any person because the person in good faith reported any information under sub. (4) (intro.) or initiated, participated in, or testified in, any action or proceeding in which fraudulent activity as described in sub. (4) (intro.) was alleged or because that department or employee believes that the person in good faith reported any information under sub. (4) (intro.) or initiated, participated in, or testified in, such an action or proceeding.

SB331-SA3,9,7 (c) Any employee of the department of health services who is subjected to disciplinary action, or who is threatened with disciplinary action, in violation of par. (b) may file a complaint with the department of workforce development under s. 106.54 (9). If that department finds that a violation of par. (b) has been committed, that department may take such action under s. 111.39 as will effectuate the purpose of this section. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to a disciplinary action arising in connection with any proceeding under this paragraph.

SB331-SA3, s. 37v Section 37v. 106.54 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB331-SA3,9,11 106.54 (9) The division shall receive complaints under s. 49.197 (6) (c) or 49.845 (4) (c) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

SB331-SA3, s. 37x Section 37x. 111.322 (2m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB331-SA3,9,15 111.322 (2m) (bm) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce a right under s. 49.197 (6) (c) or 49.845 (4) (c) or testifies or assists in any action or proceeding under s. 49.197 (6) (c) or 49.845 (4) (c).".

SB331-SA3,9,18 12. Page 24, line 1: delete "This act" and substitute "Except for the treatment of sections 49.155 (8) and 49.197 (2) (c) (by Sections 37k and 37m) of the statutes, this act".

SB331-SA3,9,19 13. Page 24, line 7: after that line insert:

SB331-SA3,9,22 "(2) Ineligibility for conviction of violation. The treatment of section 49.155 (8) of the statutes first applies to judgments granted and decisions made on the effective date of this subsection.".

SB331-SA3,9,23 14. Page 24, line 8: delete "6th" and substitute "3rd".

SB331-SA3,9,24 15. Page 24, line 11: delete "section" and substitute "sections 20.437 (1) (jm) and".

SB331-SA3,10,3 16. Page 24, line 13: after that line insert:

SB331-SA3,10,6 "(2) Ineligibility for conviction of violation. The treatment of section 49.155 (8) of the statutes and Section 40 (2) of this act take effect on the day after publication.

SB331-SA3,10,7 (2m) Incentive program for Wisconsin Shares fraud detection.

SB331-SA3,10,9 (a) The treatment of section 49.197 (2) (by Section 37k) of the statutes takes effect on the day after publication.

SB331-SA3,10,11 (b) The treatment of section 49.197 (2) (by Section 37m) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2010, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.".

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