AB64-ASA1,953 3Section 953 . 49.497 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,537,154 49.497 (1r) (b) If any employer named in an order to compel payment issued
5under par. (a) fails to pay the department any amount due under the terms of the
6order and no contested case to review the order is pending and the time for filing for
7a contested case review has expired, the department may present a certified true and
8accurate
copy of the order to the circuit court for any county. The sworn statement
9of the secretary
An affidavit from the collections unit of the department responsible
10for recoveries under this section
shall be evidence of the failure to pay the penalty.
11The circuit court shall, without notice, render judgment in accordance with the order.
12A judgment rendered under this paragraph shall have the same effect and shall be
13entered in the judgment and lien docket and may be enforced in the same manner
14as if the judgment had been rendered in an action tried and determined by the circuit
15court.
AB64-ASA1,954 16Section 954 . 49.79 (1) (am) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 4.
AB64-ASA1,955 17Section 955 . 49.79 (1) (am) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 5.
AB64-ASA1,957 18Section 957 . 49.79 (1) (ap) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,537,2019 49.79 (1) (ap) (intro.) “Able-bodied adult without dependents” means an
20able-bodied adult who is not any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,958 21Section 958 . 49.79 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,537,2222 49.79 (1) (bg) “Custodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (b).
AB64-ASA1,959 23Section 959 . 49.79 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,537,2424 49.79 (1) (em) “Noncustodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (h).
AB64-ASA1,960 25Section 960 . 49.79 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,538,1
149.79 (1r) Eligibility; asset limit. (a) In this subsection:
AB64-ASA1,538,32 1. “Elderly, blind, or disabled individual” has the meaning given for “elderly or
3disabled member” in 7 USC 2012 (j).
AB64-ASA1,538,44 2. “Household” has the meaning given in 7 USC 2012 (m).
AB64-ASA1,538,95 3. “Liquid assets” means an individual's financial resources that are cash or can
6be converted to cash without incurring penalties, excluding the equity value of
7vehicles or of a home serving as the individual's primary residence. “Liquid assets”
8does not include any financial resources designated by the department by rule as
9excluded for the purposes of this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,538,1310 (b) Subject to par. (c), an individual who is not an elderly, blind, or disabled
11individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a month in which
12the household of which the individual is a member has liquid assets of more than
13$25,000.
AB64-ASA1,538,1714 (c) If necessary, the department shall request a waiver from the U.S.
15department of agriculture to implement this subsection. If the U.S. department of
16agriculture disapproves the waiver request, the department may not implement this
17subsection.
AB64-ASA1,960c 18Section 960c. 49.79 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,538,2019 49.79 (1t) Financial record matching program. (a) Definitions. In this
20subsection:
AB64-ASA1,538,2321 1. “Account" means a demand deposit account, checking account, negotiable
22withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, or money market
23mutual fund account.
AB64-ASA1,538,2424 2. “Financial institution" has the meaning given in s. 49.45 (4m) (a) 3.
AB64-ASA1,539,3
13. “Other individual" means an individual whose resources are required by law
2to be disclosed to determine the eligibility of an applicant for or recipient of food
3stamp program benefits.
AB64-ASA1,539,74 (b) Matching program and agreements. 1. The department shall operate a
5financial record matching program under this subsection for the purpose of verifying
6the assets of applicants for and recipients of food stamp program benefits and other
7individuals.
AB64-ASA1,539,168 2. The department shall enter into agreements with financial institutions
9doing business in this state to operate the financial record matching program under
10this subsection. An agreement shall require the financial institution to participate
11in the financial record matching program by electing either the financial institution
12matching option under par. (c) or the state matching option under par. (d). Any
13changes to the conditions of the agreement shall be submitted by the financial
14institution or the department at least 60 days before the effective date of the change.
15The department shall furnish the financial institution with a signed copy of the
16agreement.
AB64-ASA1,539,2117 3. The department shall reimburse a financial institution up to $125 per
18calendar quarter for participating in the financial record matching program under
19this subsection, except that a financial institution that is also participating in the
20financial record matching program under s. 49.45 (4m) is eligible for reimbursement
21under only the program under s. 49.45 (4m).
AB64-ASA1,539,2422 4. To the extent feasible, the information to be exchanged under the matching
23program shall be provided by electronic data exchange as prescribed by the
24department in the agreement under subd. 2.
AB64-ASA1,540,3
1(c) Financial institution matching option. If a financial institution with which
2the department has an agreement under par. (b) elects the financial institution
3matching option under this paragraph, all of the following apply:
AB64-ASA1,540,84 1. At least once each calendar quarter, the department shall provide to the
5financial institution, in the manner specified in the agreement under par. (b) 2.,
6information regarding applicants for and recipients of food stamp program benefits
7and other individuals. The information shall include names and social security or
8other taxpayer identification numbers.
AB64-ASA1,540,229 2. Based on the information received under subd. 1., the financial institution
10shall take actions necessary to determine whether any applicant for or recipient of
11food stamp program benefits or other individual has an ownership interest in an
12account maintained at the financial institution. If the financial institution
13determines that an applicant, recipient, or other individual has an ownership
14interest in an account at the financial institution, the financial institution shall
15provide the department with a notice containing the applicant's, recipient's, or other
16individual's name, address of record, social security number or other taxpayer
17identification number, and account information. The account information shall
18include the account number, the account type, the nature of the ownership interest
19in the account, and the balance of the account at the time that the record match is
20made. The notice under this subdivision shall be provided in the manner specified
21in the agreement under par. (b) 2. and, to the extent feasible, by an electronic data
22exchange.
AB64-ASA1,540,2523 (d) State matching option. If a financial institution with which the department
24has an agreement under par. (b) elects the state matching option under this
25paragraph, all of the following apply:
AB64-ASA1,541,9
11. At least once each calendar quarter, the financial institution shall provide
2the department with information concerning all accounts maintained at the
3financial institution. For each account maintained at the financial institution, the
4financial institution shall notify the department of the name and social security
5number or other tax identification number of each person having an ownership
6interest in the account, together with a description of each person's interest. The
7information required under this subdivision shall be provided in the manner
8specified in the agreement under par. (b) 2. and, to the extent feasible, by an
9electronic data exchange.
AB64-ASA1,541,1710 2. The department shall take actions necessary to determine whether any
11applicant for or recipient of food stamp program benefits or other individual has an
12ownership interest in an account maintained at the financial institution providing
13information under subd. 1. Upon the request of the department, the financial
14institution shall provide to the department, for each applicant, recipient, or other
15individual who matches information provided by the financial institution under
16subd. 1., the address of record, the account number and account type, and the balance
17of the account.
AB64-ASA1,542,418 (e) Use of information by financial institution; penalty. A financial institution
19participating in the financial record matching program under this subsection, and
20the employees, agents, officers, and directors of the financial institution, may use
21information received from the department under par. (c) only for the purpose of
22matching records and may use information provided by the department in
23requesting additional information under par. (d) only for the purpose of providing the
24additional information. Neither the financial institution nor any employee, agent,
25officer, or director of the financial institution may disclose or retain information

1received from the department concerning applicants for or recipients of food stamp
2program benefits or other individuals. Any person who violates this paragraph may
3be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned in the county jail for
4not less than 10 days or more than one year or both.
AB64-ASA1,542,115 (f) Use of information by department. The department may use information
6provided by a financial institution under this subsection only for matching records
7under par. (d), for administering the financial record matching program under this
8subsection, and for determining eligibility or continued eligibility under this
9subchapter. The department may not disclose or retain information received from
10a financial institution under this subsection concerning account holders who are not
11applicants for or recipients of food stamp program benefits or other individuals.
AB64-ASA1,542,1512 (g) Financial institution liability. A financial institution is not liable to any
13person for disclosing information to the department under this subsection or for any
14other action that the financial institution takes in good faith to comply with this
15subsection.
AB64-ASA1,961 16Section 961 . 49.79 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,542,2017 49.79 (6m) Eligibility denial; child support noncompliance. (a) In this
18subsection, what constitutes a refusal to cooperate is determined by the department
19in accordance with 7 USC 2015 (l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated
20under 7 USC 2015 (l) and (m).
AB64-ASA1,542,2221 (b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
22month in which any of the following is true:
AB64-ASA1,542,2323 1. The individual satisfies all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,542,2524 a. The individual is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental
25control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
AB64-ASA1,543,3
1b. The individual refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with efforts directed
2at establishing or enforcing any support order or obtaining any other payments or
3property to which that individual or the child may have rights.
AB64-ASA1,543,64 c. The individual does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as
5determined by the department in accordance with 7 USC 2015 (l) (2) and any federal
6regulations promulgated under 7 USC 2015 (l) (2).
AB64-ASA1,543,87 2. The individual is a noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 and the
8individual refuses to cooperate in providing or obtaining support for the child.
AB64-ASA1,962 9Section 962 . 49.79 (6q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,543,1310 49.79 (6q) Eligibility denial; paternity. (a) In this subsection, the department
11shall determine what constitutes a refusal to cooperate in accordance with 7 USC
122015
(l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated under 7 USC 2015 (l) and
13(m).
AB64-ASA1,543,1514 (b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
15month in which any of the following is true:
AB64-ASA1,543,1616 1. The individual satisfies all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,543,1817 a. The individual is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental
18control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
AB64-ASA1,543,2019 b. The individual refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with applicable efforts
20directed at establishing the paternity of the child.
AB64-ASA1,543,2321 c. The individual does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as
22determined by the department in accordance with 7 USC 2015 (l) (2) and any federal
23regulations promulgated under 7 USC 2015 (l) (2).
AB64-ASA1,543,2524 2. The individual is one of the following and refuses to cooperate fully, in good
25faith, with efforts directed at establishing the paternity of the child:
AB64-ASA1,544,1
1a. Alleged to be the father under s. 767.80 of a child under the age of 18.
AB64-ASA1,544,32 b. A noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 for whom paternity has
3not been established.
AB64-ASA1,963 4Section 963 . 49.79 (6t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,544,85 49.79 (6t) Eligibility denial; delinquent support. An individual is ineligible
6to participate in the food stamp program in a month in which the individual is
7obligated by court order to provide support payments and is delinquent in making
8those court-ordered payments, unless any of the following is true:
AB64-ASA1,544,109 (a) The delinquency balance equals less than 3 months of the court-ordered
10support payment amount.
AB64-ASA1,544,1211 (b) A court or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) is allowing the
12individual to delay the child support payments.
AB64-ASA1,544,1413 (c) The individual is complying with a payment plan approved by a county child
14support agency under s. 59.53 (5) to provide support for the child of the individual.
AB64-ASA1,544,1615 (d) The individual is participating in an employment and training program, as
16determined by the department.
AB64-ASA1,963b 17Section 963b. 49.79 (6u) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,544,2018 49.79 (6u) Implementation of paternity and child support requirements. (a)
19The department may not implement sub. (6m), (6q), or (6t) unless all of the following
20are satisfied with respect to that subsection:
AB64-ASA1,544,2421 1. The department of children and families determines that the requirement
22of the subsection as it pertains to child support and paternity order establishment
23and compliance is able to be implemented in a way that is substantially state budget
24neutral in regard to child support fees.
AB64-ASA1,545,3
12. The department of health services or the department of children and families
2has obtained any necessary approval from the federal government to implement the
3subsection in a budget-neutral manner in regard to child support fees.
AB64-ASA1,545,74 3. The department of health services and the department of children and
5families have notified the governor and the joint committee on finance that the
6subsection may be implemented in a budget-neutral manner in regard to child
7support fees and that all necessary federal approval is obtained.
AB64-ASA1,545,118 (b) If the criteria under par. (a) for sub. (6m), (6q), or (6t) are satisfied to be
9implemented, the applicable subsection takes effect on the first day of the 6th month
10beginning after the date that the department of children and families has made the
11notification to the governor and the joint committee on finance under par. (a) 3.
AB64-ASA1,964 12Section 964 . 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,545,2513 49.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
14program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
15departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
16workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832, tribal governing
17bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions. A county
18department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board, tribal
19governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin Works
20agency or another provider to administer the employment and training program
21under this subsection. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., the department may
22require able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age, or a subset of those individuals
23to the extent allowed by the federal government,
who are not participants in a
24Wisconsin Works employment position to participate in the employment and
25training program under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,964d
1Section 964d. 49.79 (9) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,72 49.79 (9) (e) The department shall ensure that all applicants for and recipients
3of the food stamp program are provided information about the employment and
4training program under this subsection at least once every 6 months and that all
5able-bodied adults without dependents are referred to the employment and training
6program under this subsection regardless of whether they are required to comply
7with a work requirement.
AB64-ASA1,965 8Section 965 . 49.79 (10) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,109 49.79 (10) (title) Eligibility and work requirements for able-bodied adults
10without dependents.
AB64-ASA1,966 11Section 966 . 49.79 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,1412 49.79 (10) (a) 1. The department shall require an able-bodied adult without
13dependents
who is participating in the food stamp program to fulfill the work
14requirement defined under 7 CFR 273.24 (a) (1).
AB64-ASA1,967 15Section 967 . 49.79 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,1916 49.79 (10) (a) 2. If an able-bodied adult without dependents does not fulfill the
17work requirement, the department may limit the eligibility of the able-bodied adult's
18eligibility
adult without dependents for food stamps to no more than 3 months during
19a 3-year period.
AB64-ASA1,968 20Section 968 . 49.79 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,2321 49.79 (10) (a) 3. The department may exempt up to 15 percent of the
22able-bodied adults without dependents who are participating in the food stamp
23program from the time limit under subd. 2.
AB64-ASA1,968g 24Section 968g. 49.79 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,547,12
149.79 (11) Treatment of inactive accounts; expungement of unused benefits.
2(a) If, for a period of 6 months or longer, an individual or household that is receiving
3benefits under this section through an electronic benefit transfer system uses no
4benefits that have been posted to the individual's or household's benefit account, the
5department shall remove all benefits from the account electronically and store them
6offline. The benefits being stored offline shall be made available to the individual or
7household again within 48 hours after a request by the individual or a member of the
8household to restore the benefits or upon reapplication by the individual or
9household for benefits under this section, whichever is applicable. The department
10shall attempt to notify the individual or household before benefits are removed from
11the account under this paragraph and shall describe the steps that the individual or
12household must take to get the benefits returned to the account.
AB64-ASA1,547,1413 (b) The department shall expunge any benefits that have not been used after
14a period of one year, regardless of whether either of the following applies:
AB64-ASA1,547,1615 1. The benefits have been removed from an inactive benefit account under par.
16(a) and are being stored offline.
AB64-ASA1,547,1717 2. The benefits are still posted to an active account.
AB64-ASA1,547,2018 (c) The department shall seek any necessary approval from the U.S.
19department of agriculture to implement this subsection. If the U.S. department of
20agriculture disapproves, the department may not implement this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,969n 21Section 969n. 50.14 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,547,2322 50.14 (1) (am) “Institution for mental diseases” has the meaning given in s.
2349.43 (6m).
AB64-ASA1,969p 24Section 969p. 50.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,548,4
150.14 (2) (intro.) For Except as provided under sub. (2d), for the privilege of
2doing business in this state, there is imposed on all licensed beds of a facility an
3assessment in the following amount per calendar month per licensed bed of the
4facility:
AB64-ASA1,969r 5Section 969r. 50.14 (2d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,548,106 50.14 (2d) (a) The department shall request approval from the secretary of the
7federal department of health and human services for the state to allow an exemption
8from the assessment described under sub. (2) for county government-owned
9institutions for mental diseases and facilities that are state licensed but not certified
10to participate in the Medicaid or Medicare programs.
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