AB150,908,2015 46.98 (3) (b) Counties may spend moneys distributed for low-income child care
16under sub. (2) for child care purposes other than those in par. (a) only as provided in
17par. (bg) and subs. sub. (2) (c) and (4m) or with the approval of the department. Child
18care purposes include start-up, improvement and expansion of child care services
19and facilities, and recruitment, education and training for persons providing child
20care.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (3) (b). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0474/3, -0477/3 and -2106/2.
AB150, s. 2369 21Section 2369. 46.98 (3) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (3) (bg). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0477/3, -2106/2 and -2402/1.
AB150, s. 2370 1Section 2370. 46.98 (4g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,909,72 46.98 (4g) (a) Except as provided in subs. sub. (2) (c) and (4m), funds
3distributed under sub. (2) for respite child care may only be used for the purposes
4specified in this paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part
5of a day for children under age 13 of parents who need child care services to prevent
6or remedy child abuse or neglect, to alleviate stress in the family or to preserve the
7family unit.
AB150, s. 2371 8Section 2371. 46.98 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (4m). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0474/3 and -2106/2.
AB150, s. 2372 9Section 2372. 46.98 (5) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,909,1210 46.98 (5) (e) The department shall promptly recover all overpayments made
11under this section. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and
12procedures to administer this paragraph.
AB150, s. 2373 13Section 2373. 46.984 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,909,2114 46.984 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 2., the department
15shall make grants to applying local agencies to fund child care resource and referral
16services provided by those local agencies. The department shall provide an
17allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section.
18The allocation formula shall factor in the level of child care resource and referral
19services provided by the local agency, the number of children in the community
20served by the local agency and the percentage of the mothers in the community
21served by the local agency who work outside the home.
AB150, s. 2374 22Section 2374. 46.984 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2375
1Section 2375. 46.984 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,910,42 46.984 (4) (a) Administer, or contract for the administration of, the grant
3program under this section, provide an application procedure for that program and
4disburse funds awarded under that program.
AB150, s. 2376 5Section 2376. 46.984 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2377 6Section 2377. 46.985 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,910,137 46.985 (2) (a) 4. Procedures for coordinating the family support program and
8the use of its funds, throughout this state and in each service area, with other
9publicly funded programs including the community options program under s. 46.27;
10the community integration program under ss. 46.275, 46.277 and 46.278; the social
11services, mental health and developmental disabilities programs under ss. 49.52
1246.495, 51.42 and 51.437; the independent living center program under s. 46.96; and
13the medical assistance program under ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch. IV of ch. 49.
AB150, s. 2378 14Section 2378. 46.986 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2379 15Section 2379. 46.986 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2380 16Section 2380. 46.986 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2381 17Section 2381. 46.986 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2382 18Section 2382. 46.986 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2383 19Section 2383. 46.986 (1) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2384 20Section 2384. 46.986 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,910,2221 46.986 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 1., the department
22shall award grants for the start-up or expansion of child care services.
AB150, s. 2385 23Section 2385. 46.986 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,911,524 46.986 (2) (b) The department shall attempt to award grants under this section
25equally among to head start agencies designated under 42 USC 9836, employers that

1provide or wish to provide child care services for their employes, family day care
2centers, group day care centers and day care programs for the children of student
3parents, but may, after considering proposals from child care providers in each of
4those categories, award grants under this section in unequal amounts among those
5categories
.
AB150, s. 2386 6Section 2386. 46.986 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2387 7Section 2387. 46.986 (2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
8.... (this act), is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.986 (2) (d). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0474/3 and -2402/2.
AB150, s. 2388 9Section 2388. 46.986 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2389 10Section 2389. 46.986 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2390 11Section 2390. 46.986 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (cm) and
12amended to read:
AB150,911,1613 46.986 (2) (cm) A child care provider or other person that person who is
14awarded a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25%
15of the amount awarded under this subsection. The match may be in the form of
16money or in-kind goods or services, or both.
AB150, s. 2391 17Section 2391. 46.986 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (d) and
18amended to read:
AB150,912,1219 46.986 (2) (d) If a child care provider or other person that person who is
20awarded a grant under this subsection does not provide the new or expanded child
21care services for which the grant was awarded by the end of the grant period, the
22department may require the child care provider or other person to return to the
23department the full amount of the grant award. If a child care provider or other

1person that
person who is awarded a grant under this subsection provides the new
2or expanded child care services for which the grant was awarded, but terminates its
3the child care program within 3 years after the awarding of the grant, the child care
4provider or other
person shall return to the department a prorated share of the
5amount awarded, based on the time remaining in that 3-year period at the time of
6program termination. Amounts returned to the department under this paragraph
7shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie). The department may
8bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce repayment of any
9moneys that are required under this paragraph to be repaid. The department may
10reduce or waive the repayment required under this paragraph if in the opinion of the
11department the grant recipient made a good faith effort to comply with the terms of
12the grant.
AB150, s. 2392 13Section 2392. 46.986 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2393 14Section 2393. 46.986 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2394 15Section 2394. 46.986 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,912,2016 46.986 (7) (a) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration
17of the grant program under this section, including rules to establish criteria for
18evaluating and ranking grant applications
establish guidelines for eligibility for a
19grant under this section. The department need not promulgate those guidelines as
20rules under ch. 227
.
AB150, s. 2395 21Section 2395. 46.986 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,913,822 46.986 (7) (b) The department may administer the grant application process
23under this section or, if a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has
24established a child care advisory committee that has been approved by the
25department, the department may request the county department to administer the

1grant application process under this section for grant applicants from the county of
2the county department. If a county department administers the grant application
3process under this section, the county department shall review the grant
4applications submitted to the county department using the criteria established by
5the department under par. (a). The department may require a county department
6that reviews grant applications under this section to submit those applications and
7the county department's ranking of those applications to the department for final
8review
contract for the administration of that process.
AB150, s. 2396 9Section 2396. 46.987 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,913,1310 46.987 (1) (c) "Family child care system" has the meaning given in s. 46.986 (1)
11(i)
means a centralized administrative unit that offers technical assistance and
12support to a group of child care providers with the goal of improving child care
13services
.
AB150, s. 2397 14Section 2397. 46.987 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,913,2115 46.987 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4. and from the
16appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie)
, the department may award grants to child care
17providers that meet the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e)
18to improve the retention of skilled and experienced child care staff. In awarding
19grants under this subsection, the department shall consider the applying child care
20provider's total enrollment of children and average enrollment of children who
21receive or are eligible for publicly funded care from the child care provider.
AB150, s. 2398 22Section 2398. 46.987 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,914,223 46.987 (3) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 3. and the
24appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie)
, the department may award grants to child care

1providers for assistance in meeting the quality of care standards established under
2s. 46.98 (4) (e).
AB150, s. 2399 3Section 2399. 46.987 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,914,94 46.987 (4)Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the
5allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4. and the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the
6department may contract with one or more agencies for the provision of training and
7technical assistance to improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The
8training and technical assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may
9include any of the following activities:
AB150, s. 2400 10Section 2400. 46.987 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2401 11Section 2401. 46.987 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.987 (6) and
12amended to read:
AB150,914,2413 46.987 (6) Grant administration. The department may administer the grant
14application processes under subs. (2) and (3) or, if a county department under s.
1546.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has established a child care advisory committee that has been
16approved by the department, the department may request the county department to
17administer the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3) for grant
18applicants from the county of the county department. If a county department
19administers the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3), the county
20department shall review the grant applications submitted to the county department
21using the criteria established by the department under par. (a). A county department
22that reviews grant applications under subs. (2) and (3) shall submit those
23applications and the county department's ranking of those applications to the
24department for final review
contract for the administration of that process.
AB150, s. 2402 25Section 2402. 46.987 (6) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2403
1Section 2403. 46.995 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,915,142 46.995 (2)Adolescent self-sufficiency services. (intro.) From the
3appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $582,100 in
4each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
5elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
6provide services in counties or to a tribe or band for adolescent parents which shall
7emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training and
8experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's
9capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing
10parenting skills. The public or private entity seeking to receive a grant to provide
11these services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the
12department. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
13department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
14award of grants under this subsection, based on all of the following factors:
AB150, s. 2404 15Section 2404. 46.995 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,916,216 46.995 (3) Adolescent pregnancy prevention services. From the
17appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $340,000 in
18each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
19elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
20provide to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services
21which shall be structured so as to increase development of decision-making and
22communications skills, promote graduation from high school and expand career and
23other options and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy
24prevention. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
25department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the

1award of grants under this subsection, based on the factors specified under sub. (2)
2(a) to (d).
AB150, s. 2405 3Section 2405. 46.996 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,916,5 446.996Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
520.435 (7) (er) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
AB150, s. 2406 6Section 2406. 46.996 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,916,9 846.996Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
920.435 (3) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
AB150, s. 2407 10Section 2407. 46.997 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,916,1911 46.997 (2) (intro.)  From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (a), the
12department shall allocate not more than $65,500 in each fiscal year to solicit
13applications from organizations and provide technical assistance to grantees and,
14from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (eg), the department shall allocate not
15more than $210,000 in each fiscal year to make grants to applying organizations for
16the provision, on a regional or tribal project basis, of information to communities in
17order to increase community knowledge about problems of adolescents and
18information to and activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in
19order to enable the adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:
AB150, s. 2408 20Section 2408. 47.01 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,916,2221 47.01 (1m) "Department" means the department of industry, labor and human
22relations.
AB150, s. 2409 23Section 2409. 47.02 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,916,2524 47.02 (1m) The department may cooperate with the federal government in
25carrying out federal acts concerning vocational rehabilitation.
AB150, s. 2410
1Section 2410. 47.02 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,917,42 47.02 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 20.445 (5) (bm), provide
3financial aid to any handicapped person who is receiving vocational rehabilitation
4training and who has no other source of aid.
AB150, s. 2411 5Section 2411. 47.02 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,917,86 47.02 (4) (b) Accept gifts, grants and donations to be used for the purposes of
7this chapter. The department shall deposit all moneys received under this
8paragraph in the appropriation under s. 20.435 20.445 (5) (i).
AB150, s. 2412 9Section 2412. 47.02 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2413 10Section 2413. 47.03 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.293.
AB150, s. 2414 11Section 2414. 47.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,917,1412 47.03 (2) The department may accept gifts, grants and donations to be used for
13the purposes of this section. The department shall deposit all moneys received as
14gifts, grants and donations in the appropriation under s. 20.435 20.445 (5) (i).
AB150, s. 2415 15Section 2415. 47.03 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,917,2216 47.03 (4) (b) The department may charge a portion of the expenses of its
17supervised business enterprise program to the net proceeds of each business
18operating under the program. The department shall establish the procedure for
19setting these charges by rule, with the participation of a committee of blind vendors
20established under 20 USC 107b-1. The department shall deposit the moneys from
21the charges made under this paragraph in the appropriations under s. ss. 20.435 (7)
22(kd) and 20.445
(5) (h) and (hd) (he).
AB150, s. 2416 23Section 2416. 47.03 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,918,824 47.03 (7) If the department decides that a business under sub. (4) would not be
25feasible and profitable in any state building, the department may contract with

1vending machine operators to install vending machines in the building, giving
2preference to blind operators of vending machines. The department may, under the
3procedures established as required under sub. (4) (b), charge the net proceeds of each
4business operating under this subsection. The department shall deposit the moneys
5from the charges made under this subsection in the appropriations under s. 20.435
620.445 (5) (h) and (hd) and shall disburse the proceeds to provide services to blind
7persons under sub. (4) and blind or visually impaired persons under sub. (1), in
8accordance with 20 USC 107 to 107f.
AB150, s. 2417 9Section 2417. 47.03 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 46.295, and 46.295 (1),
10(4) (b) and (6), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150,918,1511 46.295 (1) The department may, on the request of any hearing-impaired
12person, city, village, town or county or private agency, provide funds from the
13appropriations appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (a) and (hh) (6) (a) and (hs) to
14reimburse interpreters for hearing-impaired persons for the provision of interpreter
15services.
AB150,918,1816 (4) (b) If an interpreter under subd. 1. par. (a) is unavailable, an interpreter for
17hearing-impaired persons whose qualifications have been determined appropriate
18by the department.
AB150,918,2019 (6) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection
20section.
AB150, s. 2418 21Section 2418. 47.03 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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