AB591,101,1210 119.82 (1) (a) 2. Is receiving aid to families with dependent children under s.
1149.19 or is a member of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with
12a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5)
.
AB591, s. 200 13Section 200. 120.13 (27m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,102,214 120.13 (27m) Transportation of indigent pupils. Provide transportation to
15and from school for indigent pupils who reside in the school district and who are not
16required to be transported under s. 121.54. In this subsection, "indigent pupils"
17means pupils eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches under 42 USC 1758
18or aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20 or for whom aid to families with
19dependent children is being received under s. 49.19 or who are members of a
20Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is
21participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5)
or any combination
22thereof, as determined by the school board. If a school board determines to provide
23transportation under this subsection, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the
24transportation furnished such pupils whether they attend public or private schools.

1The cost of transporting pupils under this subsection may not be included in the
2school district's shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a).
AB591, s. 201 3Section 201. 227.01 (13) (zr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,102,54 227.01 (13) (zr) Establishes qualification criteria under s. 49.143 for a person
5to administer Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB591, s. 202 6Section 202. 227.01 (13) (zs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,102,87 227.01 (13) (zs) Establishes geographical areas under s. 49.143 for the
8administration of Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB591, s. 203 9Section 203. 230.04 (13) (a) and (e) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to
10read:
AB591,102,1411 230.04 (13) (a) Establish standards for plans to increase state employment of
12recipients of aid under s. 49.19 or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) prepared by
13agencies under s. 230.147 (1). The standards shall state the time periods within
14which these plans shall be prepared.
AB591,102,1715 (e) 1. A description of each agency's effort during that fiscal year to employ
16under s. 230.147 persons who received aid under s. 49.19 or benefits under s. 49.147
17(3) to (5)
.
AB591,102,2018 2. The number of persons receiving aid under s. 49.19 or benefits under s.
1949.147 (3) to (5)
who were employed by each agency under s. 230.147 during that
20fiscal year and the job title or classification of each position filled under s. 230.147.
AB591, s. 204 21Section 204. 230.147 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is amended to read:
AB591,103,723 230.147 (1) Each appointing authority of an agency with more than 100
24authorized permanent full-time equivalent positions shall prepare and implement
25a plan of action to employ persons who, at the time determined under sub. (4), receive

1aid under s. 49.19, or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5), with the goal of making the
2ratio of those persons occupying permanent positions in the agency to the total
3number of persons occupying permanent positions in the agency equal to the ratio
4of the average case load receiving aid under s. 49.19, or benefits under s. 49.147 (3)
5to (5),
in this state in the previous fiscal year to the average number of persons in the
6state civilian labor force in the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the
7department of industry, labor and human relations.
AB591, s. 205 8Section 205. 230.147 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
9is amended to read:
AB591,103,1910 230.147 (2) Each appointing authority of an agency with 100 or fewer
11authorized permanent full-time equivalent positions is encouraged to employ
12persons who, at the time determined under sub. (4), receive aid under s. 49.19, or
13benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5),
to attempt to make the ratio of those persons
14occupying permanent positions in the agency to the total number of persons
15occupying permanent positions in the agency equal to the ratio of the average case
16load receiving aid under s. 49.19, or benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) in this state
17in the previous fiscal year to the average number of persons in the state civilian labor
18force in the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the department of industry, labor
19and human relations.
AB591, s. 206 20Section 206. 230.147 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,104,221 230.147 (3) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), the state fair park board shall
22make every reasonable effort to employ in permanent full-time equivalent positions
23persons who, at the time determined under sub. (4), receive aid under s. 49.19 or
24benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5)
. The state fair park board shall consult with the

1department of employment relations to assure that its efforts under this subsection
2comply with ch. 230.
AB591, s. 207 3Section 207. 560.14 (1) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
4renumbered 560.14 (1) (a) and amended to read:
AB591,104,85 560.14 (1) (a) "Applicable median household income" means the greater of the
6following: 1. The
median family income for the county where the household is
7located, as determined annually by the U.S. department of housing and urban
8development.
AB591, s. 208 9Section 208. 560.14 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 209 10Section 209. 767.045 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,104,1411 767.045 (1) (c) 1. Aid is provided under s. 49.19 or 49.45 on behalf of the child,
12or benefits are provided to the child's custodial parent under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, but
13the state and its delegate under s. 46.25 (7) are barred by a statute of limitations from
14commencing an action under s. 767.45 on behalf of the child.
AB591, s. 210 15Section 210. 767.075 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,104,1816 767.075 (1) (c) Whenever aid under s. 49.19 or 49.45 is provided to a dependent
17child or benefits are provided to a Wisconsin works participant under ss. 49.141 to
1849.161
.
AB591, s. 211 19Section 211. 767.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,105,220 767.15 (1) In any action affecting the family in which either party is a recipient
21of benefits under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 or aid under s. 49.19 or 49.45, each party shall,
22either within 20 days after making service on the opposite party of any motion or
23pleading requesting the court or family court commissioner to order, or to modify a
24previous order, relating to child support, maintenance or family support, or before
25filing the motion or pleading in court, serve a copy of the motion or pleading upon the

1child support program designee under s. 59.07 (97) of the county in which the action
2is begun.
AB591, s. 212 3Section 212. 767.24 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,105,84 767.24 (6) (c) In making an order of joint legal custody and periods of physical
5placement, the court may specify one parent as the primary caretaker of the child and
6one home as the primary home of the child, for the purpose of determining eligibility
7for aid under s. 49.19 or benefits under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 or for any other purpose
8the court considers appropriate.
AB591, s. 213 9Section 213. 767.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,106,910 767.32 (1) (a) After a judgment or order providing for child support under this
11chapter or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 48.363 (2) or 948.22 (7), maintenance
12payments under s. 767.26 or family support payments under this chapter, or for the
13appointment of trustees under s. 767.31, the court may, from time to time, on the
14petition, motion or order to show cause of either of the parties, or upon the petition,
15motion or order to show cause of the department of health and social services, a
16county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a child support program
17designee under s. 59.07 (97) if an assignment has been made under s. 49.19 (4) (h)
18or, 49.153 (3) or 49.45 (19) or if either party or their minor children receive aid under
19ch. 49, and upon notice to the family court commissioner, revise and alter such
20judgment or order respecting the amount of such maintenance or child support and
21the payment thereof, and also respecting the appropriation and payment of the
22principal and income of the property so held in trust, and may make any judgment
23or order respecting any of the matters that such court might have made in the
24original action, except that a judgment or order that waives maintenance payments
25for either party shall not thereafter be revised or altered in that respect nor shall the

1provisions of a judgment or order with respect to final division of property be subject
2to revision or modification. A revision, under this section, of a judgment or order with
3respect to an amount of child or family support may be made only upon a finding of
4a substantial change in circumstances. In any action under this section to revise a
5judgment or order with respect to maintenance payments, a substantial change in
6the cost of living by either party or as measured by the federal bureau of labor
7statistics may be sufficient to justify a revision of judgment or order with respect to
8the amount of maintenance, except that a change in an obligor's cost of living is not
9in itself sufficient if payments are expressed as a percentage of income.
AB591, s. 214 10Section 214. 767.32 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,106,1411 767.32 (1) (b) 1. Commencement of receipt of aid to families with dependent
12children under s. 49.19 or participation in Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to
1349.161
by either parent since the entry of the last child support order, including a
14revision of a child support order under this section.
AB591, s. 215 15Section 215. 767.47 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB591,106,2416 767.47 (6) (a) Whenever the state brings the action to determine paternity
17pursuant to an assignment under s. 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), the
18natural mother of the child may not be compelled to testify about the paternity of the
19child if it has been determined that the mother has good cause for refusing to
20cooperate in establishing paternity as provided in 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) and the
21federal regulations promulgated pursuant to this statute, as of July 1, 1981, and
22pursuant to any rules promulgated by the department of health and social services
23which define good cause in accordance with the federal regulations, as authorized by
2442 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) in effect on July 1, 1981.
AB591,107,4
1(b) Nothing in par. (a) prevents the state from bringing an action to determine
2paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45
3(19) where evidence other than the testimony of the mother may establish the
4paternity of the child.
AB591, s. 216 5Section 216. 814.61 (13) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
6is amended to read:
AB591,107,117 814.61 (13) Support or maintenance petition. For the cost of court services,
8whenever a person not receiving benefits under s. 49.148 or aid under s. 49.19, 49.46,
949.465, 49.468 or 49.47 files a petition requesting child support, maintenance or
10family support payments, $10 in addition to any other fee required under this
11section. This subsection does not apply to a petition filed by the state or its delegate.
AB591, s. 217 12Section 217. 948.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,107,1913 948.22 (4) (b) For a person not subject to a court order requiring child,
14grandchild or spousal support payments, when the person knows or reasonably
15should have known that he or she has a dependent, failure to provide support equal
16to at least the amount set forth established by rule by the department of health and
17family services
under s. 49.19 (11) (a) 46.25 (9) (a) or causing a spouse, grandchild
18or child to become a dependent person, or continue to be a dependent person, as
19defined in s. 49.01 (2).
AB591, s. 218 20Section 218 . Nonstatutory provisions; industry, labor and job
development.
AB591,107,22 21(1) Rules on qualification criteria for the administration of Wisconsin
22works
.
AB591,108,2 23(a) The department of industry, labor and job development shall submit
24proposed rules required under sections 49.143 to 49.157 of the statutes, as created

1by this act, to the legislative council staff for review under section 227.15 (1) of the
2statutes no later than August 31, 1996. 
AB591,108,10 3(b) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
4of industry, labor and job development shall promulgate rules required under
5sections 49.143 to 49.157 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before
6the effective date of the rules submitted under paragraph (a), but not to exceed the
7period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes.
8Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department
9need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health,
10safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this paragraph.
AB591, s. 219 11Section 219 . Appropriation changes; health and social services.
AB591,108,17 12(1)  Community aids. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes
13for the appropriation to the department of health and social services under section
1420.435 (7) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is
15decreased by $21,404,100 for fiscal year 1995-96 and the dollar amount is decreased
16by $21,504,800 for fiscal year 1996-97 to reflect the deletion of low-income and
17at-risk child care from community aids funding.
AB591, s. 220 18Section 220. Appropriation changes; industry, labor and job
development.
AB591,108,23 19(1)  Public assistance and local aid. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3)
20of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of industry, labor and job
21development under section 20.445 (3) (dz) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of
221995, the dollar amount is increased by $218,441,600 for fiscal year 1996-97 for the
23purposes for which the appropriation is made.
AB591, s. 221 24Section 221 . Initial applicability.
AB591,109,3
1(1)  Low-income and at-risk child care. The treatment of sections 46.98 (4) (a)
22. and (4) (b) of the statutes first applies to a person who applies to receive aid on the
3effective date of this subsection.
AB591, s. 222 4Section 222. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on
5the day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:
AB591,109,16 6(1)  Public assistance and local aid. The treatment of sections 16.75 (6) (bm)
7and (bs), 20.435 (4) (cn), (d), (dc), (de), (df) and (dg), 46.253 (2), 46.40 (1) (a) and (4m),
846.45 (intro.), (1) and (6), 46.62 (2), 46.98 (1) (b), (2) (a) and (4) (a) 2. and (b), 49.046
9(4) (f), 49.049 (3), 49.141 (2), 49.143 (1), 49.19 (4e) (a) and (c), 49.193 (2) (a) and (am),
10(4) (g), (j) 4., and (k) 1m., (4m), (6) (e), (7) and (9m) (a) and (ag), 49.27 (5) (e) 2. and
117., 49.50 (6e) (a) and (b) and (6k) (a) and (b), 49.52 (1) (ad) 1., (am) and (d) and (5) and
12560.14 (1) (a) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes, the amendment of sections 13.101 (6)
13(a), 46.979 (2) (a), 49.19 (11) (a) 1. a., 49.193 (8) (bm), 49.193 (10m), 49.197 (1m) and
14(4), 49.20 (3) and 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes, the creation of sections 20.435 (4)
15(dz) and 49.181 (title), (1) (intro.) and (a) to (g) and (2) of the statutes and Sections
16218, 219 and 221 of this act take effect on the day after publication.
AB591,109,19 17(2)  Public assistance. The repeal and recreation of section 46.032 of the
18statutes takes effect on January 1, 1996, or on the day after publication, whichever
19is later.
AB591,109,2020 (End)
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