AB150-engrossed,945,3
149.84
(4) Notwithstanding sub. (2), the
general relief agency receiving an
2application under sub. (3) shall pay on behalf of any applicant under sub. (3) fees
3required for the applicant to obtain proper identification.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2810
10Section
2810. 49.14 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.70 (title) and
11amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,945,12
1249.70 (title)
County home homes; establishment.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2816
18Section
2816. 49.15 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.703 (title) and
19amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,945,20
2049.703 (title)
County home homes; commitments; admissions.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2820
24Section
2820. 49.16 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.71 (title) and
25amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,946,1
149.71 (title)
County hospital hospitals; establishment.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2831
12Section
2831. 49.171 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.72 (3) (intro.)
13and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,946,1414
49.72
(3) (intro.) As used in ss.
49.171 to 49.173 49.72 to 49.726:
AB150-engrossed,946,25
2249.729 (title)
Fees County infirmaries; fees and expenses of
23proceedings. The fees of examining physicians, witnesses and guardians ad litem
24and other expenses of proceedings under ss.
49.171 to 49.173 49.72 to 49.726 shall
25be governed by s. 51.20 (18).
AB150-engrossed, s. 2838
1Section
2838. 49.175 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.73 (title) and
2amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,947,3
349.73 (title)
Residential care institution institutions; establishment.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2844
9Section
2844. 49.177 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
10act), is renumbered 49.77.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2846b
11Section 2846b. 49.177 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.177 (2) (a)
123. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,947,1613
49.177
(2) (a) 3. (intro.) Any needy person or couple residing in this state whose
14income, after deducting income excludable under federal Title XVI, is less than the
15combined benefit level available under federal Title XVI and this section
., if at least
16one of the following requirements are met:
AB150-engrossed,947,2118
49.177
(2) (a) 3. a. The person or couple was eligible for a state supplement
19under this section based on the last federal eligibility determination prior to January
201, 1996, but was not eligible to receive a payment under federal Title XVI on that
21date.
AB150-engrossed,947,2322
b. In at least one month after January 1, 1996, the person or couple was eligible
23to receive a payment under federal Title XVI.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2848
24Section
2848. 49.177 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.177 (2m) and
25amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,948,14
149.177
(2m) (title)
Supplemental payment levels. The department may
2submit a proposal to change the amount of supplemental payments under this
3section to the secretary of administration. If the secretary of administration
4approves the proposal, he or she shall submit it to the joint committee on finance for
5approval, modification or disapproval. Joint committee on finance approval of a
6change in the amount of supplemental payments will be considered to be given, if
7within 14 calendar days after the secretary of administration files a proposal with
8the joint committee on finance, the committee has not scheduled a public hearing or
9executive session to review the proposal. Payment changes approved by the joint
10committee on finance are subject to the approval of the governor. Following action
11by the joint committee on finance, the governor shall have 10 days, not including
12Sundays, to communicate approval or disapproval in writing. If no action is taken
13by the governor within that time, the decision of the joint committee on finance shall
14take effect. The procedures under s. 13.10 do not apply to this
paragraph subsection.
AB150-engrossed,948,1916
49.177
(3g) Federal payments. If federal supplemental security income
17payments increase, the department may, with approval as provided under sub.
(2)
18(b) (2m), reduce payments under this section by all or part of the amount of the
19increase, subject to
42 USC 1382g.
AB150-engrossed,948,24
2249.74 Institutions subject to chapter 150. Any institution created under
23the authority of s.
49.14, 49.16, 49.171 or 49.175
49.70, 49.71, 49.72 or 49.73 is subject
24to ch. 150.
AB150-engrossed,949,134
49.19
(1) (a) 2. b. Is living in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed
5under s. 48.62 if a license is required under that section, in a foster home or treatment
6foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
7reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation,
8in a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or in a child-caring institution licensed
9under s. 48.60, and has been placed in the foster home, treatment foster home, group
10home or institution by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, by the
11department
of health and social services, by the department of corrections or by a
12federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state under an
13agreement with a county department.
AB150-engrossed,949,2315
49.19
(4) (g) 1. If the pregnancy is medically verified, a pregnant woman
16receiving aid under this section who notifies the county department under s. 46.215
17or 46.22 before the
7th 8th month of pregnancy begins shall receive a monthly
18payment determined under sub. (11) (a) 4. from the first day of the month in which
19the
7th 8th month of pregnancy begins, in addition to the payment determined
20according to family size under sub. (11) (a). If the recipient provides notification after
21the
7th 8th month of pregnancy begins, the woman shall receive the additional
22monthly payment determined under sub. (11) (a) 4. beginning with the first day of
23the month following notification.
AB150-engrossed,950,524
2. Aid to a pregnant woman who is otherwise eligible but has no children is
25available 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-engrossed,950,97
49.19
(5) (d) The department shall reimburse the county for the funeral, burial
8and
actual cemetery expenses of a dependent child or the child's parents as provided
9in s. 49.30.
AB150-engrossed,950,2311
49.19
(10) (a) Aid under this section may also be granted to a nonrelative who
12cares for a child dependent upon the public for proper support in a foster home or
13treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment
14foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian
15reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation
16or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, regardless of the cause or prospective
17period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure
18under s. 46.495 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s.
49.52 46.495
19(1) (d) for aid granted under this subsection except that if the child does not have legal
20settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county
21department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal settlement of the child.
22A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection
23irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.
AB150-engrossed,951,10
149.19
(10) (d) Aid may also be paid under this section to a foster home or
2treatment foster home, to a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or to a child-caring
3institution by the state when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state,
4when the child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the
5placement is made under an agreement between the department and the tribal
6governing body or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and
7was removed from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a
8judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary
9to the child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department
of
10health and social services or the department of corrections.
AB150-engrossed,951,1713
49.19
(11) (a) 1. a. (intro.) Except as provided in
subs. (11m) and (11s), monthly
14payments made under s.
20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (d) and (p) to persons or to families with
15dependent children shall be based on family size and shall be at 80% of the total of
16the allowances under subds. 2. and 4. plus the following standards of assistance
17beginning on September 1, 1987:
AB150-engrossed,952,519
49.19
(11) (b) (intro.) The department shall implement a program of emergency
20assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, homelessness or
21energy crisis. Eligibility shall not exceed the limitations for federal participation
22defined by federal regulations, including
45 CFR 233.120. The
department shall
23establish the maximum amount of aid
to be granted, except for cases of energy crisis,
24shall not exceed $150 per family member
based on the funding available under s.
2520.435 (4) (dc) and (p). The department need not establish the maximum amount by
1rule under ch. 227. The department shall publish the maximum amount and annual
2changes to it in the Wisconsin administrative register. Emergency assistance
3provided to needy persons under this paragraph in cases of homelessness may be
4used only to obtain a permanent living accommodation. For the purposes of this
5paragraph, a family is considered to be homeless if any of the following applies:
AB150-engrossed, s. 2865n
6Section 2865n. 49.19 (11) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995
7Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,952,198
49.19
(11) (b) (intro.) The department shall implement a program of emergency
9assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, homelessness or
10energy crisis. Eligibility shall not exceed the limitations for federal participation
11defined by federal regulations, including
45 CFR 233.120. The department shall
12establish the maximum amount of aid to be granted, except for cases of energy crisis,
13per family member based on the funding available under s.
20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (dc)
14and (p). The department need not establish the maximum amount by rule under ch.
15227. The department shall publish the maximum amount and annual changes to it
16in the Wisconsin administrative register. Emergency assistance provided to needy
17persons under this paragraph in cases of homelessness may be used only to obtain
18a permanent living accommodation. For the purposes of this paragraph, a family is
19considered to be homeless if any of the following applies:
AB150-engrossed,953,1621
49.19
(11m) (a) The department shall apply to the secretary of the federal
22department of health and human services for approval of a demonstration project
23under which the department provides a person eligible for aid under this section who
24is described in par. (am) with monthly payments, for the first 6 months that he or she
25lives in this state, calculated on the basis of the aid to families with dependent
1children benefit level in the state in which the family most recently resided
for one
2month or longer. The department shall promulgate a rule
, which it shall update
3annually, establishing the
methods and identifying the factors that the department
4will use to determine the aid to families with dependent children benefit that will be
5paid under the demonstration project according to family size and state of former
6residence.
The rule shall also establish the initial benefit table to be used in
7determining benefits under the demonstration project. The department shall
8publish annual changes to this benefit table in the Wisconsin administrative
9register. The department shall base the benefit for a family on the aid to families
10with dependent children benefit available to a typical family of the same size in the
11other state, taking into account all factors that may affect the amount of the benefit.
12The rule shall specify the factors that the department uses to establish the benefit
13for participants in the demonstration project. If a family moves from a state that
14allows a family to keep a different amount of income without reducing benefits than
15a family would be allowed to keep in this state, the department shall allow the family
16to keep a similar amount of income without reducing benefits.
AB150-engrossed,953,2018
49.19
(11m) (am) (intro.) Under the demonstration project, a person is subject
19to receiving the payments under par. (a) if he or she has not previously resided in this
20state for at least 6
consecutive months and either:
AB150-engrossed,953,2522
49.19
(16) The department shall provide written notice of the penalties under
23s.
49.123 (2) 49.29 to each applicant for aid under this section at the time of
24application and to each person who receives aid under this section on June 18, 1992,
25at the time of the next redetermination of the person's eligibility.
AB150-engrossed,954,92
49.19
(17) The department may recover an overpayment of aid under this
3section from an overpaid family who continues to receive aid by reducing the amount
4of the family's monthly aid payment by no more than 10% of the maximum monthly
5payment allowance under sub. (11) for a family of that size
, in the case of
6overpayments of aid resulting from an intentional violation of ss. 49.19 to 49.41 or
7the rules promulgated under those sections by a member of the family receiving the
8overpayment, and by no more than 7% of the maximum monthly payment allowance
9under sub. (11) for a family of that size, in all other cases.
AB150-engrossed,954,12
1149.191 (title)
Aid to families with dependent children child care
12funding.