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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 119
January 21, 2020 - Offered by Senator Erpenbach.
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42. Page 1, line 2: before “grants" insert “employment and training activities
5for homeless populations, the Council on Workforce Investment, local workforce
6development boards, housing grants to homeless individuals and families, grants to
7defray housing costs and for diversion programming, housing quality standards
8loans,".
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Section 1g. 16.307 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.307
(1m) Grants for housing navigators. From the appropriation under
3s. 20.505 (7) (fn), the department shall make equal grants to each continuum of care
4organization in this state designated by the federal department of housing and urban
5development. All grant funds shall be used to hire housing navigators to engage in
6activities that include: acting as a liaison with landlords, rental property managers,
7and homeless assistance programs; recruiting new landlords; identifying affordable
8housing for program participants; and mediating landlord-tenant issues. The
9department shall ensure that the grant funds are expended to fill housing navigator
10positions that are reasonably balanced among the geographic areas served by each
11continuum of care organization.
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12Section 1k. 16.307 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.307
(2) Supplemental funds. The department shall ensure that grants
14awarded under
sub. subs. (1)
and (1m) are not used to supplant other state funds
15available for homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or
16families.
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17Section 1L. 16.307 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.307
(2m) Report. Annually, the department shall submit a report to the
19speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate
, and
to the appropriate standing
20committees under s. 13.172 (3) that summarizes how much money was received
21under sub. (1) in the previous year and how that money was distributed.”.
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Section 1b. 16.303 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.303 (1r).
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24Section 1c. 16.303 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
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116.303
(1g) In this section, “diversion programming” means short-term
2intervention that supports persons or families of low or moderate income in
3identifying immediate, safe housing arrangements, other than a temporary shelter,
4including by utilizing conflict resolution and mediation skills to reconnect the
5individuals or families to their support systems.
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6Section 1d. 16.303 (1r) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.303
(1r) (am) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (b), subject to sub.
8(2), make grants or loans to agents designated under s. 16.304 to assist persons or
9families of low or moderate income in obtaining and participating in diversion
10programming. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants or loans
11are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the
12geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the
13federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality
14of applications submitted.
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15Section 1e. 16.303 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.303
(2) (intro.) In connection with grants and loans under sub.
(1) (1r), the
17department shall do all of the following:
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18Section 1f. 16.303 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.303
(3) (a) The department may make grants or loans under sub.
(1) (1r) (a)
20directly or through agents designated under s. 16.304.
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21Section 1g. 16.303 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.303
(3) (b) The department may administer and disburse funds from a grant
23or loan under sub.
(1) (1r) (a)
or (am) on behalf of the recipient of the grant or loan.
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24Section 1h. 16.304 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.304
(1) (a) Award grants and loans under s. 16.303
(1) (1r) and (2) subject
2to the approval of the department.”.
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4“
Section 1w. 16.3075 of the statutes is created to read:
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516.3075 Housing quality standards loans. (1) Loans. (a) From the
6appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (fp) and (hp), the department may award loans to
7owners of rental housing units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable
8housing quality standards.
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(b) The department's contract with each loan recipient under par. (a) shall
10require the loan recipient to satisfy all applicable housing quality standards for the
11duration of the loan.
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(c) A loan recipient under par. (a) who rents housing units to persons or families
13of low or moderate income may have the loan forgiven based on the rules
14promulgated under sub. (2).
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15(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section,
16including all of the following:
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(a) Establish procedures for selecting loan recipients and for loan forgiveness.
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(b) Limit each loan award to $10,000.
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(c) Provide that no loan recipient, including all subsidiaries and affiliates, may
20receive more than a total of 5 loans.
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(d) Require that the department, to the extent practicable based on loan
22applications, shall distribute loan awards equally among all counties in the state,
23subject to all of the following:
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11. At least 50 percent of all loans shall be awarded to recipients headquartered
2in a rural county, as defined in s. 39.399 (1g) (a).
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2. No more than 20 percent of all loans may be awarded to recipients
4headquartered in a county containing a 1st class city.
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(e) Require the department to publicize the loan program, including on the
6Internet.”.
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Section 3h. 16.3085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.3085
(2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the department
10may award
up to 10 annual grants
, of up to
$50,000 each, annually $75,000 to any
11shelter facility.
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12Section 3i. 16.3085 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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16.3085
(2) (b) 5. Professional development of case managers, including travel
14expenses necessary for case managers to participate in training for professional
15development. No more than 10 percent of the amount of a grant may be used for the
16purposes described in this subdivision.
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17Section 3m. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.175
(1) (f)
Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter
19facilities under s. 16.3085,
$500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys
20allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under
21s. 20.505 (7) (kg).”.
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Section 3kb. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
24insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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1Section 3Lb. 20.505 (7) (fn) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.505
(7) (fn)
Funding for housing navigators. As a continuing appropriation,
3the amounts in the schedule for grants to continuum of care organizations under s.
416.307 (1m).
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5Section 3Ld. 20.505 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.505
(7) (h)
Funding for the homeless. All moneys received from interest on
7real estate trust accounts under s. 452.13 for grants under s. 16.307
(1), and all
8moneys received under ss. 704.05 (5) (a) 2. and 704.055 (2) (b), for grants to agencies
9and shelter facilities for homeless individuals and families under s. 16.308 (2) (a) and
10(b).”.
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Section 3r. 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
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13106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
14with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce
15Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945 Innovation and Opportunity Act of
162014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361. In administering the programs authorized by that act
17the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies
, the council on
18workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111, and with local workforce
19development boards established under 29 USC
2832
3122, establish a statewide
20workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
1needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
2that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
3by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
4provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
5affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
6those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
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7Section 3s. 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:
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8106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) The council on workforce
9investment established under
29 USC 3111 shall include, in addition to the members
10required by federal law, at least one representative of an organization that provides
11continuum of care services to individuals who are identified as homeless or at risk
12of homelessness.
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13(2) The council on workforce investment shall identify all of the following
14populations of individuals with a barrier to employment to receive employment,
15training, and educational services when submitting the state plan required by
16section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014:
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(a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.
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(b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.
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(c) Homeless adults over age 24.
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20Section 3t. 106.120 of the statutes is created to read:
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21106.120 Local workforce development boards. A local workforce
22development board established under
29 USC 3122 shall include, in addition to the
23members required by federal law, at least one representative of an organization that
24provides continuum of care services to individuals who are identified as homeless or
25at risk of homelessness.