AB150, s. 2123 5Section 2123. 46.23 (5) (n) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,844,76 46.23 (5) (n) 2. Shall submit a final budget in accordance with s. 49.325 (1) for
7authorized services under subch. III of ch. 49.
AB150, s. 2124 8Section 2124. 46.23 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,844,159 46.23 (5m) (c) Prepare, with the assistance of the county human services
10director under sub. (6m) (e), a proposed budget for submission to the county executive
11or county administrator and, a final budget for submission to the department of
12health and social services in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for authorized services,
13except services under subch. III of ch. 49, and a final budget for submission to the
14department of industry, labor and human relations in accordance with s. 49.325 for
15authorized services under subch. III of ch. 49
.
AB150, s. 2125 16Section 2125. 46.23 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,844,2517 46.23 (6) (a) (intro.) A county human services director appointed under sub. (5)
18(f) shall have all of the administrative and executive powers and duties of managing,
19operating, maintaining and improving the programs of the county department of
20human services, subject to the rules promulgated by the department of health and
21social services under this section for programs, except services or programs under
22subch. III of ch. 49, and subject to the rules promulgated by the department of
23industry, labor and human relations for services or programs under subch. III of ch.
2449
. In consultation with the county human services board under sub. (5) and subject
25to its approval, the county human services director shall prepare:
AB150, s. 2126
1Section 2126. 46.23 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,845,62 46.23 (6) (a) 3. Such other reports as are required by the secretary of health and
3social services or by the secretary of industry, labor and human relations
and the
4county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department of human
5services or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty
6department of human services.
AB150, s. 2127 7Section 2127. 46.23 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,845,98 46.23 (6m) (a) Supervise and administer any program established for which
9supervision and administration is authorized
under this section.
AB150, s. 2128 10Section 2128. 46.25 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,846,211 46.25 (7) The department may represent the state in any action to establish
12paternity or to establish or enforce a support or maintenance obligation. The
13department may delegate its authority to represent the state in any action to
14establish paternity or to establish or enforce a support or maintenance obligation
15under this section to an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.458
16(1) pursuant to a contract entered into under s. 59.07 (97). The department shall
17ensure that any such contract is for an amount reasonable and necessary to assure
18quality service. The department may, by such a contract, authorize a county to
19contract with any attorney, collection agency or other person to collect unpaid child
20support or maintenance. If a county fails to fully implement the programs under s.
2159.07 (97), the department may implement them and may contract with any
22appropriate person to obtain necessary services. The department shall establish a
23formula for
of industry, labor and human relations may transfer funds appropriated
24under s. 20.445 (3) (p) to the department of health and social services for the purpose
25of
disbursing the transferred funds appropriated under s. 20.435 (4) (p), under a

1formula established by the department of health and social services,
to carry out a
2contract under this subsection.
AB150, s. 2129 3Section 2129. 46.25 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,846,134 46.25 (7m) The department may contract with or employ a collection agency,
5attorney or other person to enforce a support obligation of a parent residing outside
6this state, or
who is delinquent in making support payments and may contract with
7or employ an attorney
to appear in an action in state or federal court to enforce such
8an obligation, or both. To pay for the department's administrative costs of
9implementing this subsection, the department may charge a fee to counties, retain
10up to 50% of any incentive payment made to this state under 42 USC 658 for a
11collection under this subsection, and retain 30% of this state's share of a collection
12made under this subsection on behalf of a recipient of aid to families with dependent
13children.
AB150, s. 2130 14Section 2130. 46.25 (12) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,846,1815 46.25 (12) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), from the appropriation
16under s. 20.435 (4) (ch) (ga), the department shall, if sufficient funds are available,
17pay a county $100 for an action to establish paternity in which all of the following
18conditions are met:
AB150, s. 2131 19Section 2131 . 46.25 (12) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995
20Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,846,2421 46.25 (12) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), from the appropriation
22under s. 20.435 (4) (ga) (3) (ga), the department shall, if sufficient funds are available,
23pay a county $100 for an action to establish paternity in which all of the following
24conditions are met:

****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.25 (12) (a) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts
with the following LRB numbers: -0426/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2132 1Section 2132. 46.25 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,847,52 46.25 (12) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (ch) (ga), the
3department shall, if sufficient funds are available, pay $300 to a county that
4administers the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25 for an action to
5establish paternity that meets the conditions in par. (a) 1. to 3.
AB150, s. 2133 6Section 2133 . 46.25 (12) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,847,118 46.25 (12) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (ga) (3) (ga), the
9department shall, if sufficient funds are available, pay $300 to a county that
10administers the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25 for an action to
11establish paternity that meets the conditions in par. (a) 1. to 3.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.25 (12) (b). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0426/3 and -2153/1
AB150, s. 2134 12Section 2134. 46.25 (14) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2135 13Section 2135. 46.253 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (title).
AB150, s. 2136 14Section 2136. 46.253 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (1).
AB150, s. 2137 15Section 2137. 46.253 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (2) and amended
16to read:
AB150,848,217 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county to administer a work
18experience and job training program for parents who are not custodial parents and
19who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's needs for support as a result
20of unemployment or underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work
21experience and job training services available from the program under s. 49.193. The

1department shall fund the program from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (df)
220.445 (3) (df).
AB150, s. 2138 3Section 2138. 46.253 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (3).
AB150, s. 2139 4Section 2139. 46.253 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (4).
AB150, s. 2140 5Section 2140. 46.253 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (5).
AB150, s. 2141 6Section 2141. 46.253 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (6).
AB150, s. 2142 7Section 2142. 46.253 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 49.36 (7).
AB150, s. 2143 8Section 2143. 46.254 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (title).
AB150, s. 2144 9Section 2144 . 46.254 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,848,1510 46.254 (1) County department notification requirement. If a county
11department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally
12recognized American Indian tribe or band determines that it or the department of
13health and social services may recover an amount under s. 49.083, 49.125 (1) or (2m),
1449.195 (3) or (4m) or 49.497 (1) or (2e), the county department or governing body shall
15notify the department of health and social services of the determination.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.254 (1). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0726/1, -0727/2, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2145 16Section 2145 . 46.254 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), section 2144, is amended to read:
AB150,848,2318 46.254 (1) County department notification requirement. If a county
19department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally
20recognized American Indian tribe or band determines that it or the department of
21health and social services may recover an amount under s. 49.083, 49.125 (1) or (2m),
2249.195 (3) or (4m) or 49.497 (1) or (2e), the county department or governing body shall
23notify the department of health and social services of the determination.

****Note: This is reconciled 46.254 (1). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0727/3, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2146 1Section 2146 . 46.254 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), sections 2144 and 2145, is renumbered 49.85 (1) and amended to read:
AB150,849,103 49.85 (1) County department notification requirement. If a county
4department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally
5recognized American Indian tribe or band determines that it or the department of
6health and social services may recover an amount under s. 49.125 (1) or (2m), 49.195
7(3) or (4m)
or 49.497 (1) or (2e) or that the department of industry, labor and human
8relations may recover an amount under s. 49.125 (1) or (2m) or 49.195 (3) or (4m)
, the
9county department or governing body shall notify the affected department of health
10and social services
of the determination.
****Note: This is reconciled 46.254 (1). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0727/3, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2147 11Section 2147 . 46.254 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,849,2012 46.254 (2) Department certification. At least annually, the department shall
13certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the notifications
14received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the department of
15health and social services, the department has determined that it may recover to be
16due
under ss. 49.083, 49.125 (1) and (2m), 49.195 (3) and (4m) and 49.497 (1) and (2e),
17except that the department may not certify an amount under this subsection unless
18the department has met the notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless the
19department's determination has either not been appealed or is no longer under
20appeal.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.254 (2). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0726/1, -0727/2, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2148
1Section 2148 . 46.254 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), section 2147, is amended to read:
AB150,850,113 46.254 (2) Department certification. At least annually, the department shall
4certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the notifications
5received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the department of
6health and social services, the department has determined to be due under ss.
749.083, 49.125 (1) and (2m), 49.195 (3) and (4m) and 49.497 (1) and (2e), except that
8the department may not certify an amount under this subsection unless the
9department has met the notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless the
10department's determination has either not been appealed or is no longer under
11appeal.
****Note: This is reconciled 46.254 (2). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0727/3, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2149 12Section 2149 . 46.254 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
13(this act), sections 2147 and 2148, is renumbered 49.85 (2) (a) and amended to read:
AB150,850,2214 49.85 (2) (a) At least annually, the department of health and social services
15shall certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the
16notifications received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the
17department of health and social services, the department of health and social
18services
has determined to be due under ss. 49.125 (1) and (2m), 49.195 (3) and (4m)
19and
s. 49.497 (1) and (2e), except that the department of health and social services
20may not certify an amount under this subsection unless the department it has met
21the notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless the department's its
22determination has either not been appealed or is no longer under appeal.
****Note: This is reconciled 46.254 (2). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0727/3, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2150
1Section 2150. 46.254 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (3) (a)
2(intro.) and amended to read:
AB150,851,63 49.85 (3) (a) (intro.) At least 30 days before certification of an amount, the
4department of health and social services shall send a notice to the last-known
5address of the person from whom the that department intends to recover the amount.
6The notice shall do all of the following:
AB150, s. 2151 7Section 2151 . 46.254 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,851,118 46.254 (3) (a) Inform the person that the department intends to certify to the
9department of revenue an amount that the department of health and social services
10has determined to be due under s. 49.083, 49.125 (1) or (2m), 49.195 (3) or (4m) or
1149.497 (1) or (2e), for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.254 (3). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0726/1, -0727/2, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2152 12Section 2152 . 46.254 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), section 2151, is amended to read:
AB150,851,1714 46.254 (3) (a) Inform the person that the department intends to certify to the
15department of revenue an amount that the department of health and social services
16has determined to be due under s. 49.083, 49.125 (1) or (2m), 49.195 (3) or (4m) or
1749.497 (1) or (2e), for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.
****Note: This is reconciled 46.254 (3) (a). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0727/3, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2153 18Section 2153 . 46.254 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
19.... (this act), sections 2151 and 2152, is renumbered 49.85 (3) (a) 1. and amended to
20read:
AB150,852,321 49.85 (3) (a) 1. Inform the person that the department of health and social
22services
intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the

1department of health and social services has determined to be due under s. 49.125
2(1) or (2m), 49.195 (3) or (4m) or
49.497 (1) or (2e), for setoff from any state tax refund
3that may be due the person.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.254 (3) (a). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0727/3, -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2154 4Section 2154. 46.254 (3) (b) to (e) of the statutes are renumbered 49.85 (3) (a)
52. to 5. and amended to read:
AB150,852,96 49.85 (3) (a) 2. Inform the person that he or she may appeal the department's
7determination of the department of health and social services to certify the amount
8by requesting a hearing under sub. (4) within 30 days after the date of the letter and
9inform the person of the manner in which he or she may request a hearing.
AB150,852,1310 3. Inform the person that, if the department's determination of the department
11of health and social services
is appealed, the that department will not certify the
12amount to the department of revenue while the determination of the department of
13health and social services is under appeal.
AB150,852,1914 4. Inform the person that, unless a contested case hearing is requested to
15appeal the department's determination of the department of health and social
16services
, the person may be precluded from challenging any subsequent setoff of the
17certified amount by the department of revenue, except on the grounds that the
18certified amount has been partially or fully paid or otherwise discharged, since the
19date of the notice.
AB150,852,2220 5. Request that the person inform the department of health and social services
21if a bankruptcy stay is in effect with respect to the person or if the claim has been
22discharged in bankruptcy.
AB150, s. 2155 23Section 2155. 46.254 (3) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (3) (a) 6.
AB150, s. 2156
1Section 2156. 46.254 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (4) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB150,853,73 49.85 (4) (a) If a person has requested a hearing under this subsection, the
4department of health and social services shall hold a contested case hearing under
5s. 227.44, except that the department of health and social services may limit the
6scope of the hearing to exclude issues that were presented at a prior hearing or that
7could have been presented at a prior opportunity for hearing.
AB150, s. 2157 8Section 2157. 46.254 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.85 (5) and amended
9to read:
AB150,853,1810 49.85 (5) Effect of certification. Receipt of a certification by the department
11of revenue shall constitute a lien, equal to the amount certified, on any state tax
12refunds or credits owed to the obligor. The lien shall be foreclosed by the department
13of revenue as a setoff under s. 71.93. Certification of an amount under this section
14does not prohibit the department of health and social services or the department of
15industry, labor and human relations
from attempting to recover the amount through
16other legal means. The department of health and social services or the department
17of industry, labor and human relations
shall promptly notify the department of
18revenue upon recovery of any amount previously certified under this section.
AB150, s. 2158 19Section 2158. 46.258 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,854,620 46.258 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (ga) (3) (ga), the
21department shall award grants to counties for programs to revise child support
22orders. Each county receiving a grant shall review child support orders awarded to
23persons whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and to persons whose children
24do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 and shall initiate actions to revise the orders
25based on that review. Each county receiving a grant shall review child support orders

1awarded to persons whose children receive benefits under s. 49.19 and child support
2orders awarded to persons whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19 in
3proportion to the number of those 2 categories of orders in the county's child support
4case load. Before a county may initiate an action to revise a child support order under
5this subsection for a person whose children do not receive benefits under s. 49.19, the
6custodial parent of the children must voluntarily consent to the revision.
AB150, s. 2159 7Section 2159. 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,854,128 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (g) (ga), the
9department shall provide state incentive payments, in a total amount of not less than
10$259,000 in each fiscal year, to counties that meet the child support collection and
11child support administrative efficiency criteria, according to a distribution formula
12determined by the department that does all of the following:
AB150, s. 2160 13Section 2160 . 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995
14Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,854,1915 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (ga) (3) (ga),
16the department shall provide state incentive payments, in a total amount of not less
17than $259,000 in each fiscal year, to counties that meet the child support collection
18and child support administrative efficiency criteria, according to a distribution
19formula determined by the department that does all of the following:
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.258 (2) (a) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts
with the following LRB numbers: -0426/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2161 20Section 2161. 46.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,855,421 46.26 (2) (a) All funds to counties under this section shall be allocated to county
22departments under ss. 46.21, 46.22 and 46.23 subject to ss. 46.031 and 49.52 (2)
2346.495 (2), except that monthly advance payments to the counties may be less than

1one-twelfth of the contracted amounts. No reimbursement may be made to any
2multicounty department until the counties which established the department have
3drawn up a detailed contractual agreement, approved by the secretary of health and
4social services, setting forth the plans for joint sponsorship.
AB150, s. 2162 5Section 2162. 46.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,855,136 46.26 (2) (c) All funds to counties under this section shall be used to purchase
7or provide juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 48, except that no funds
8to counties under this section may be used for purposes of land purchase, building
9construction or maintenance of buildings under ss. s. 46.17 and, 46.175 or 301.37, for
10reimbursement of costs under s. 48.209, for city lockups or for reimbursement of care
11costs in temporary shelter care under s. 48.22. Funds to counties under this section
12may be used for reimbursement of costs of program services, other than basic care
13and supervision costs, in juvenile secure detention facilities.
AB150, s. 2163 14Section 2163. 46.26 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,855,1715 46.26 (3) (c) Subject to pars. (dd), (de) and (dg), within Within the limits of the
16appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd) and (oo), the department of health and social
17services shall allocate funds to each county for services under this section.
AB150, s. 2164 18Section 2164. 46.26 (3) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act
19377
, is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.26 (3) (d). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: 2480/3 and 2772/3.
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