The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB200-ASA3,1 3Section 1. 13.94 (1) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB200-ASA3,1,64 13.94 (1) (n) Annually conduct a financial audit of the procedures performed
5by the department of health services under s. 49.79 (11) and file a copy of each audit
6report under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB200-ASA3,2 7Section 2. 13.94 (1s) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB200-ASA3,1,98 13.94 (1s) (c) 9. The department of health services for the cost of an audit
9performed under sub. (1) (n).
AB200-ASA3,3 10Section 3. 49.79 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB200-ASA3,1,1111 49.79 (11) Limits on replacement cards. (a) In this subsection:
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11. "Elderly or disabled member" has the meaning given in 7 USC 2012 (j).
AB200-ASA3,2,22 2. "Homeless individual" has the meaning given in 7 USC 2012 (l).
AB200-ASA3,2,33 3. "Household" has the meaning given in 7 USC 2012 (m).
AB200-ASA3,2,54 4. "Recipient" means a household that is eligible for and receiving benefits
5under the food stamp program.
AB200-ASA3,2,86 (b) 1. Subject to pars. (c) and (d), the department shall limit the number of
7replacement benefit cards that it issues in a 12-month period to a recipient to 4
8replacement cards.
AB200-ASA3,2,119 2. If a recipient requests a 4th replacement benefit card in a 12-month period,
10the department shall issue the card and provide the recipient the notice under subd.
113.
AB200-ASA3,2,1412 3. The notice that the department must provide a food stamp program recipient
13who requests a 4th replacement benefit card in a 12-month period shall inform the
14recipient of all of the following:
AB200-ASA3,2,1615 a. That the recipient has reached the threshold for the number of replacement
16cards that is determined to be excessive in a 12-month period.
AB200-ASA3,2,2017 b. That, if the recipient requests another replacement card in the same
1812-month period, the recipient's benefit account may be referred to the office of the
19inspector general for review for possible misuse in connection with the recipient's
20benefit card.
AB200-ASA3,2,2121 c. Any other information required by the department.
AB200-ASA3,2,2522 (c) 1. If a recipient requests a 5th replacement benefit card in a 12-month
23period, the department shall issue the card, provide the recipient the notice under
24subd. 2., and refer the recipient's benefit account to the office of the inspector general
25for review for possible misuse in connection with the recipient's benefit card.
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12. Except as provided in par. (d) 2., the notice that the department each time
2must provide a recipient who requests 5 or more replacement benefit cards in a
312-month period shall inform the recipient of all of the following:
AB200-ASA3,3,74 a. That the recipient has exceeded the threshold for the number of replacement
5benefit cards that is determined to be excessive in a 12-month period and that, as
6a result, the recipient's benefit account is being reviewed by the office of the inspector
7general for possible misuse in connection with the recipient's benefit card.
AB200-ASA3,3,108 b. That, if the recipient requests any more replacement benefit cards in the
9same 12-month period, the recipient will be required to contact the department to
10provide an explanation for the need for the replacement card.
AB200-ASA3,3,1211 c. How to contact the department to comply with the requirement under subd.
122. b.
AB200-ASA3,3,1313 d. Any other information required by the department.
AB200-ASA3,3,1614 (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a recipient requests more than 5
15replacement benefit cards in a 12-month period, all of the following apply to each
16request:
AB200-ASA3,3,1717 a. The department shall provide the recipient the notice under par. (c) 2.
AB200-ASA3,3,1918 b. The recipient must contact the department to provide an explanation for the
19need for the replacement card.
AB200-ASA3,3,2220 c. If the recipient does not contact the department as required under subd. 1.
21b., the department shall not issue a replacement card and shall conduct an
22investigation.
AB200-ASA3,4,223 d. If the recipient contacts the department but refuses to provide an
24explanation for the need for the replacement card, or provides an explanation that

1appears to indicate trafficking benefits, the department shall conduct an
2investigation.
AB200-ASA3,4,63 e. If the recipient contacts the department, regardless of whether the recipient
4provides an explanation for the need for the replacement card, the department shall
5issue the replacement card so that the recipient has access to benefits during any
6investigation and while the recipient is awaiting a hearing, if any.
AB200-ASA3,4,157 2. If a recipient requests a replacement benefit card after the recipient has
8already requested 5 or more replacement benefit cards in the same 12-month period,
9the department provides the recipient the notice under par. (c) 2., and the recipient
10contacts the department and provides an appropriate explanation for the need for
11the replacement card, the department shall educate the recipient on the proper use
12of the benefit card and shall not require the recipient to contact the department upon
13any subsequent requests for replacement cards unless the pattern of card activity
14has changed since the recipient contacted the department and indicates possible
15trafficking activity.
AB200-ASA3,4,1916 (dm) Whenever the department provides notice to a recipient under this
17subsection, the department shall provide the notice by at least 2 different methods,
18such as by mail, telephone, or electronic mail, to ensure that the recipient receives
19notice in a manner that is understandable to the recipient.
AB200-ASA3,4,2220 (e) If a food stamp program caseworker suspects that a recipient or another
21person may be committing fraud in connection with a request for a replacement card,
22the caseworker shall report that suspicion to the department.
AB200-ASA3,4,2523 (f) The department shall not count temporary benefit cards or temporary
24replacement benefit cards when determining the number of replacement benefit
25cards requested by or issued to a recipient in a 12-month period.
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1(g) In all cases, the department shall act to protect households that contain
2homeless individuals, elderly or disabled members, victims of crime, or other
3vulnerable persons who may lose benefit cards but who are not committing fraud.
AB200-ASA3,5,64 (h) The department shall discontinue the procedures under this subsection if
5the department determines, or an audit under s. 13.94 (1) (n) shows, that the costs
6of performing the procedures exceed the savings realized by the procedures.
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