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LRB-0093LRB-0093/P2
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Blaine - BB0011 Family care entitlement; non-MA eligible persons
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: entitlement to the family care benefit.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Long-term care
Currently, under Family Care, a program of financial assistance in providing long-term care and support items, a person is eligible for, but not necessarily entitled to, the family care benefit if he or she is at least 18 years old, has a physical disability or the infirmities of aging, fulfills any applicable cost-sharing requirements, meets financial criteria, and meets any of several criteria relating to functionality. DHFS is authorized to determine the date on which these functionality criteria first apply to applicants for the family care benefit who are not recipients of medical assistance, but the date may not be later than January 1, 2004.
This bill changes the date that DHFS is authorized to determine for applying functionality criteria under the Family Care program to family care benefit applicants who are not medical assistance recipients. Under the bill, the date must be not later than January 1, 2006, but, before the determined date, persons who are not eligible for medical assistance may receive the family care benefit within the limits of state funds appropriated for this purpose and available federal funds.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 46.286 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.286 (3) (d) The department shall determine the date, which shall not be later than January 1, 2004 2006, on which par. (a) shall first apply to persons who are not eligible for medical assistance under ch. 49. Before the date determined by the department, persons who are not eligible for medical assistance may receive the family care benefit within the limits of state funds appropriated for this purpose and available federal funds.
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LRB-0094LRB-0094/P1
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Blaine - BB0012 MA county incentive payments for identification of other insurance
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: medical assistance incentive payments to counties.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Medical Assistance
Under current law, DHFS is required to make incentive payments to counties for identifying medical assistance applicants and recipients who have other health insurance coverage and for identifying the providers of the other coverage. This bill eliminates the requirement that DHFS make such incentive payments to counties.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 49.45 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
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LRB-0099LRB-0099/3
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Milioto - BB0238, Processing charge for GED certificates
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
This bill authorizes DPI to promulgate rules establishing fees for issuing a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development (GED) certificate. The rules may provide exemptions from the fees based on financial need.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.255 (1) (hj) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (1) (hj) General educational development and high school graduation equivalency. The amounts in the schedule for the administrative costs of issuing general educational development certificates and declarations of equivalency of high school graduation under s. 115.29 (4). All moneys received from fees imposed under s. 115.29 (4) (b) shall be credited to this appropriation.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 115.29 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.29 (4) (a).
SECTION 3. 115.29 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
115.29 (4) (b) Promulgate rules establishing fees for issuing a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development certificate under par. (a). The rules may provide exemptions from the fees based on financial need.
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LRB-0107LRB-0107/2
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Mukasa - BB0244, Creating a continuing appropriation for court interpreter training and certification
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
courts, court procedure, and attorneys
Other courts and procedure
This bill appropriates fees imposed by the Supreme Court to train and certify court interpreters for court interpreter training and certification.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.680 (2) (gc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.680 (2) (gc) Court interpreter training and certification. All moneys received from fees imposed under s. 885.38 (2), for court interpreter training and certification.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 885.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
885.38 (2) The supreme court shall establish the procedures and policies for the recruitment, training, and certification of persons to act as qualified interpreters in a court proceeding and for the fees imposed for the training and certification, and for the coordination, discipline, retention, and training of those interpreters. Any fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.680 (2) (gc).
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LRB-0115LRB-0115/1
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Blaine - BB0013, Required use of centralized IV-E unit
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Children
Under current law, the state receives federal foster care and adoption assistance funding under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (generally referred to as "IV-E funds") in reimbursement of moneys spent by the state and the counties for activities relating to foster care and the adoption of children. DHFS distributes IV-E funds as community aids to counties for the provision of social services to children and families. If on December 31 of any year there remains unspent or unencumbered in the community aids basic county allocation an amount that exceeds the amount of IV-E funds allocated as community aids in that year (excess IV-E funds), DHFS must carry forward to the next year those excess IV-E funds and distribute not less than 50% of those excess IV-E funds to counties other than Milwaukee County that are making a good faith effort to implement the statewide automated child welfare information system (generally referred to as "WISACWIS") for services and projects to assist children and families. This bill requires DHFS to reduce by 50% the amount of excess IV-E funds distributed to a county if on December 31 of any year the county is not using a centralized unit contracted for by DHFS for determining whether the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement with IV-E funds.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
46.03 (7) (h) Contract for the provision of a centralized unit for determining whether the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a.
SECTION 2. 46.45 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.45 (2) (a) If Subject to par. (am), if on December 31 of any year there remains unspent or unencumbered in the allocation under s. 46.40 (2) an amount that exceeds the amount received under 42 USC 670 to 679a and allocated under s. 46.40 (2) in that year, the department shall carry forward the excess moneys and distribute not less than 50% of the excess moneys to counties having a population of less than 500,000 that are making a good faith effort, as determined by the department, to comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. for services and projects to assist children and families, notwithstanding the percentage limit specified in sub. (3) (a). A county shall use not less than 50% of the moneys distributed to the county under this subsection for services for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect to prevent the need for child abuse and neglect intervention services, except that in the calendar year in which a county achieves compliance with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. and in the 2 calendar years after that calendar year the county may use 100% of the moneys distributed under this paragraph to reimburse the department for the costs of achieving that compliance. If a county does not comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. before July 1, 2005, the department may recover any amounts distributed to that county under this paragraph after June 30, 2001, by billing the county or deducting from that county's allocation under s. 46.40 (2). All moneys received by the department under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (j).
SECTION 3. 46.45 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
46.45 (2) (am) If on December 31 of any year a county is not using the centralized unit contracted for under s. 46.03 (7) (h) for determining whether the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a, the department shall reduce that county's distribution under par. (a) by 50%.
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LRB-0116LRB-0116/2
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath - BB0014 Inclusion of federal MA funding in community aids
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Children
Under current law, certain federal revenues are appropriated to DHFS for distribution to counties, as community aids, for social, mental health, developmental disabilities, and alcohol and other drug abuse services. This bill appropriates for distribution to counties, as community aids, all federal Medical Assistance (MA) moneys received in reimbursement of the cost of preventing out-of-home placements of children. The bill also directs DHFS to use those moneys as the first source of moneys used to meet the amount of the community aids allocation that is budgeted from federal funds.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
