****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.17 (2). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and 2153/1.
AB150, s. 2827 16Section 2827. 49.17 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.713 (3).
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.17 (3). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2828 17Section 2828. 49.171 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (title).
AB150, s. 2829 18Section 2829. 49.171 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (1).
AB150, s. 2830 19Section 2830. 49.171 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (2).
AB150, s. 2831
1Section 2831. 49.171 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (3) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB150,1021,33 49.72 (3) (intro.)  As used in ss. 49.171 to 49.173 49.72 to 49.726:
AB150, s. 2832 4Section 2832. 49.171 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (3) (a).
AB150, s. 2833 5Section 2833. 49.171 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (3) (b).
AB150, s. 2834 6Section 2834. 49.171 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (4).
AB150, s. 2835 7Section 2835. 49.172 of the statutes is renumbered 49.723.
AB150, s. 2836 8Section 2836. 49.173 of the statutes is renumbered 49.726.
AB150, s. 2837 9Section 2837. 49.174 of the statutes is renumbered 49.729 and amended to
10read:
AB150,1021,14 1149.729 (title) Fees County infirmaries; fees and expenses of
12proceedings.
The fees of examining physicians, witnesses and guardians ad litem
13and other expenses of proceedings under ss. 49.171 to 49.173 49.72 to 49.726 shall
14be governed by s. 51.20 (18).
AB150, s. 2838 15Section 2838. 49.175 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (title) and
16amended to read:
AB150,1021,17 1749.73 (title) Residential care institution institutions; establishment.
AB150, s. 2839 18Section 2839. 49.175 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (1).
AB150, s. 2840 19Section 2840. 49.175 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (2).
AB150, s. 2841 20Section 2841. 49.175 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (3).
AB150, s. 2842 21Section 2842. 49.175 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (4).
AB150, s. 2843 22Section 2843. 49.175 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (6).
AB150, s. 2844 23Section 2844. 49.177 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
24act), is renumbered 49.77.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.177. This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -2153/1 and -2301/1.
AB150, s. 2845 1Section 2845. 49.177 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1022,32 49.177 (2) (a) 2. Any needy person or couple residing in this state and receiving
3benefits under federal Title XVI, except as provided under par. (am).
AB150, s. 2846 4Section 2846. 49.177 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2847 5Section 2847. 49.177 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1022,196 49.177 (2) (am) The department may submit to the secretary of administration
7a proposal to make certain groups of individuals, who would otherwise be eligible for
8state supplemental payments under par. (a) 2., ineligible for payments under this
9section. If the secretary of administration approves the proposal, he or she shall
10submit it to the joint committee on finance for approval, modification or disapproval.
11Joint committee on finance approval of a proposal will be considered to be given, if
12within 14 calendar days after the secretary of administration files the proposal with
13the joint committee on finance, the committee has not scheduled a public hearing or
14executive session to review the proposal. Proposals approved by the joint committee
15on finance are subject to the approval of the governor. Following action by the joint
16committee on finance, the governor shall have 10 days, not including Sundays, to
17communicate approval or disapproval in writing. If no action is taken by the
18governor within that time, the decision of the joint committee on finance shall take
19effect. The procedures under s. 13.10 do not apply to this paragraph.
AB150, s. 2848 20Section 2848. 49.177 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.177 (2m) and
21amended to read:
AB150,1023,1222 49.177 (2m) (title) Supplemental payment levels. The department may
23submit a proposal to change the amount of supplemental payments under this

1section to the secretary of administration. If the secretary of administration
2approves the proposal, he or she shall submit it to the joint committee on finance for
3approval, modification or disapproval. Joint committee on finance approval of a
4change in the amount of supplemental payments will be considered to be given, if
5within 14 calendar days after the secretary of administration files a proposal with
6the joint committee on finance, the committee has not scheduled a public hearing or
7executive session to review the proposal. Payment changes approved by the joint
8committee on finance are subject to the approval of the governor. Following action
9by the joint committee on finance, the governor shall have 10 days, not including
10Sundays, to communicate approval or disapproval in writing. If no action is taken
11by the governor within that time, the decision of the joint committee on finance shall
12take effect. The procedures under s. 13.10 do not apply to this paragraph subsection.
AB150, s. 2849 13Section 2849. 49.177 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1023,1714 49.177 (3g) Federal payments. If federal supplemental security income
15payments increase, the department may, with approval as provided under sub. (2)
16(b)
(2m), reduce payments under this section by all or part of the amount of the
17increase, subject to 42 USC 1382g.
AB150, s. 2850 18Section 2850. 49.178 of the statutes is renumbered 49.74 and amended to
19read:
AB150,1023,22 2049.74 Institutions subject to chapter 150. Any institution created under
21the authority of s. 49.14, 49.16, 49.171 or 49.175 49.70, 49.71, 49.72 or 49.73 is subject
22to ch. 150.
AB150, s. 2851 23Section 2851. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 49.19 of the
24statutes is repealed.

****Note: This is the reconciled unnumbered subchapter title preceding s. 49.19. This
Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2852 1Section 2852. 49.19 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1024,112 49.19 (1) (a) 2. b. Is living in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed
3under s. 48.62 if a license is required under that section, in a foster home or treatment
4foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
5reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation,
6in a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or in a child-caring institution licensed
7under s. 48.60, and has been placed in the foster home, treatment foster home, group
8home or institution by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, by the
9department of health and social services, by the department of corrections or by a
10federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state under an
11agreement with a county department.
AB150, s. 2853 12Section 2853. 49.19 (4) (g) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,1024,2113 49.19 (4) (g) 1. If the pregnancy is medically verified, a pregnant woman
14receiving aid under this section who notifies the county department under s. 46.215
15or 46.22 before the 7th 8th month of pregnancy begins shall receive a monthly
16payment determined under sub. (11) (a) 4. from the first day of the month in which
17the 7th 8th month of pregnancy begins, in addition to the payment determined
18according to family size under sub. (11) (a). If the recipient provides notification after
19the 7th 8th month of pregnancy begins, the woman shall receive the additional
20monthly payment determined under sub. (11) (a) 4. beginning with the first day of
21the month following notification.
AB150,1025,522 2. Aid to a pregnant woman who is otherwise eligible but has no children is
23available from the first day of the month in which the 7th 8th month of pregnancy

1begins or the date the woman submits a signed and completed application for aid to
2the county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22, whichever is later, if the pregnancy
3is medically verified. The pregnant woman has a family size of one for grant
4determination purposes under sub. (11) (a) and is additionally eligible for a monthly
5payment determined under sub. (11) (a) 4.
AB150, s. 2854 6Section 2854. 49.19 (5) (cm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1025,97 49.19 (5) (cm) 1. In this paragraph, "2-party direct payment" means a check
8which is drawn in favor of the landlord of a recipient of aid under this section and the
9recipient's landlord, jointly
.
AB150, s. 2855 10Section 2855. 49.19 (5) (cm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1025,1311 49.19 (5) (cm) 2. A 2-party direct payment shall be made whenever a recipient
12of aid under this section has failed to pay rent to the landlord for 2 months or more,
13unless the failure to pay rent is authorized by law.
AB150, s. 2856 14Section 2856. 49.19 (5) (cm) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1025,1815 49.19 (5) (cm) 3. c. If it determines that the conditions for issuing a 2-party
16direct payment under subd. 2. are met, inform the recipient of the right to a fair
17hearing on the issue of whether 2-party direct payment of rent should be made and
18inform the department of health and social services of its determination.
AB150, s. 2857 19Section 2857. 49.19 (5) (cm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1025,2320 49.19 (5) (cm) 4. When it has been determined that a 2-party direct payment
21of rent should be made, the department of health and social services shall issue the
22recipient's monthly grant in 2 checks, a 2-party direct payment for the amount of the
23rent and a check drawn in favor of the recipient for the balance of the grant amount.
AB150, s. 2858 24Section 2858. 49.19 (5) (cm) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1026,4
149.19 (5) (cm) 5. The county department shall review each case in which a
22-party direct payment is being made at least once every 12 months and whenever
3a recipient reports that a condition under subd. 6. for the cessation of 2-party direct
4payments exists.
AB150, s. 2859 5Section 2859. 49.19 (5) (cm) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1026,96 49.19 (5) (cm) 6. (intro.) The county department shall inform the department
7of health and social services, and the department of health and social services shall
8cease making a 2-party direct payment, when the county department determines
9that any of the following conditions exists:
AB150, s. 2860 10Section 2860. 49.19 (5) (cm) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1026,1211 49.19 (5) (cm) 6. a. A 2-party direct payment has been made for 24 consecutive
12months.
AB150, s. 2861 13Section 2861. 49.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1026,1614 49.19 (5) (d) The department shall reimburse the county for the funeral, burial
15and actual cemetery expenses of a dependent child or the child's parents as provided
16in s. 49.30.
AB150, s. 2862 17Section 2862. 49.19 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1027,518 49.19 (10) (a) Aid under this section may also be granted to a nonrelative who
19cares for a child dependent upon the public for proper support in a foster home or
20treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment
21foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
22reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation
23or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, regardless of the cause or prospective
24period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure
25under s. 46.495 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 49.52 46.495

1(1) (d)
for aid granted under this subsection except that if the child does not have legal
2settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county
3department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal settlement of the child.
4A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection
5irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.
AB150, s. 2863 6Section 2863. 49.19 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1027,167 49.19 (10) (d) Aid may also be paid under this section to a foster home or
8treatment foster home, to a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or to a child-caring
9institution by the state when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state,
10when the child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the
11placement is made under an agreement between the department and the tribal
12governing body or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and
13was removed from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a
14judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary
15to the child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department of
16health and social services or the department of corrections
.
AB150, s. 2864 17Section 2864. 49.19 (11) (a) 1. a. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1027,2218 49.19 (11) (a) 1. a. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. subs. (11m) and (11s),
19monthly payments made under s. 20.435 (4) (d) and (p) to persons or to families with
20dependent children shall be based on family size and shall be at 80% of the total of
21the allowances under subds. 2. and 4. plus the following standards of assistance
22beginning on September 1, 1987:
AB150, s. 2865 23Section 2865 . 49.19 (11) (a) 1. a. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995
24Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,1028,5
149.19 (11) (a) 1. a. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (11m) and (11s), monthly
2payments made under s. 20.435 (4) (d) and (p) 20.445 (3) (d) and (p) to persons or to
3families with dependent children shall be based on family size and shall be at 80%
4of the total of the allowances under subds. 2. and 4. plus the following standards of
5assistance beginning on September 1, 1987:
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.19 (11) (a) 1. a. (intro.). This Section has been affected by
drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0745/4 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2866 6Section 2866. 49.19 (11m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1029,47 49.19 (11m) (a) The department shall apply to the secretary of the federal
8department of health and human services for approval of a demonstration project
9under which the department provides a person eligible for aid under this section who
10is described in par. (am) with monthly payments, for the first 6 months that he or she
11lives in this state, calculated on the basis of the aid to families with dependent
12children benefit level in the state in which the family most recently resided for one
13month or longer
. The department shall promulgate a rule, which it shall update
14annually,
establishing the methods and identifying the factors that the department
15will use to determine the
aid to families with dependent children benefit that will be
16paid under the demonstration project according to family size and state of former
17residence. The rule shall also establish the initial benefit table to be used in
18determining benefits under the demonstration project. The department shall
19publish annual changes to this benefit table in the Wisconsin administrative
20register.
The department shall base the benefit for a family on the aid to families
21with dependent children benefit available to a typical family of the same size in the
22other state, taking into account all factors that may affect the amount of the benefit.
23The rule shall specify the factors that the department uses to establish the benefit

1for participants in the demonstration project.
If a family moves from a state that
2allows a family to keep a different amount of income without reducing benefits than
3a family would be allowed to keep in this state, the department shall allow the family
4to keep a similar amount of income without reducing benefits.
AB150, s. 2867 5Section 2867. 49.19 (11m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1029,86 49.19 (11m) (am) (intro.) Under the demonstration project, a person is subject
7to receiving the payments under par. (a) if he or she has not previously resided in this
8state for at least 6 consecutive months and either:
AB150, s. 2868 9Section 2868. 49.19 (11s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1029,1710 49.19 (11s) (a) The department shall conduct a demonstration project under
11this subsection pursuant to a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of
12health and human services beginning on January 1, 1996. To the extent permitted
13in the waiver, the department may apply pars. (b) to (d) to all recipients of aid under
14this section or to a test group of recipients of aid under this section determined by
15the department. Paragraphs (b) to (d) do not apply to persons subject to s. 49.25 and
16shall apply only while a waiver under this paragraph is in effect and only with
17respect to recipients covered by the waiver.
AB150,1029,2118 (b) In determining the payment amount under sub. (11) (a), a child born into
19a family more than 10 months after the date that the family was first determined to
20be eligible for assistance under this section shall not be considered in determining
21family size unless at least one of the following conditions is met:
AB150,1029,2522 1. The family did not receive benefits under this section for a period of at least
236 months, other than as a result of sanctions, and the child was born during that
24period or not more than 10 months after the family resumed receiving benefits under
25this section after that period.
AB150,1030,5
12. The child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s.
2940.225 (1), (2) or (3) in which the mother did not indicate a freely given agreement
3to have sexual intercourse or of incest in violation of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that
4incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and to law enforcement
5authorities.
AB150,1030,86 3. The child's mother is a dependent child at the time of the child's birth and
7the child is born as a result of the mother's first pregnancy that resulted in a live
8birth.
AB150,1030,99 4. The child does not reside with his or her biological mother or father.
AB150,1030,1110 5. The family or child meets the criteria for an exemption from the application
11of this paragraph under a rule promulgated by the department.
AB150,1030,1312 (c) The department shall inform all applicants for aid under this section of the
13limitation under par. (b) at the time of application.
AB150,1030,1614 (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (di), the department may award
15grants to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 for providing family
16planning education services to persons subject to par. (b).
AB150, s. 2869 17Section 2869. 49.19 (11s) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,1030,2219 49.19 (11s) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (di) 20.445 (3) (di),
20the department may award grants to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22
21and 46.23 for providing family planning education services to persons subject to par.
22(b).
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.19 (11s) (d). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0745/4 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2870 23Section 2870. 49.19 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1031,4
149.19 (16) The department shall provide written notice of the penalties under
2s. 49.123 (2) 49.29 to each applicant for aid under this section at the time of
3application and to each person who receives aid under this section on June 18, 1992,
4at the time of the next redetermination of the person's eligibility.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.19 (16). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and 2153/1.
AB150, s. 2871 5Section 2871. 49.19 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1031,136 49.19 (17) The department may recover an overpayment of aid under this
7section from an overpaid family who continues to receive aid by reducing the amount
8of the family's monthly aid payment by no more than 10% of the maximum monthly
9payment allowance under sub. (11) for a family of that size, in the case of
10overpayments of aid resulting from an intentional violation of ss. 49.19 to 49.41 or
11the rules promulgated under those sections by a member of the family receiving the
12overpayment, and by no more than 7% of the maximum monthly payment allowance
13under sub. (11) for a family of that size, in all other cases
.
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