AB591, s. 119 4Section 119. 49.25 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,79,105 49.25 (10) Sunset. Beginning on January 1, 1999, or beginning on the first day
6of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d),
7whichever is sooner, no person is eligible to receive benefits under this section and
8no aid may be granted under this section. No additional notice, other than enactment
9of this subsection, is required to be given to recipients of aid under this section to
10terminate their benefits under this subsection.
AB591, s. 120 11Section 120. 49.26 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
12is amended to read:
AB591,79,1313 49.26 (title) Learnfare pilot program.
AB591, s. 121 14Section 121. 49.26 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
15is amended to read:
AB591,80,316 49.26 (1) (e) For an individual who is a recipient of aid under s. 49.19, or whose
17custodial parent is a participant under s. 49.147 (3) to (5),
who is the parent with
18whom a dependent child lives and who is either subject to the school attendance
19requirement under par. (ge) or is under 20 years of age and wants to attend school,
20the department shall make a monthly payment to the individual or the child care
21provider for the month's child care costs in an amount based on need with the
22maximum amount per child equal to the lesser of the actual cost of the care or the
23rate established under s. 46.98 (4) (d) or, if a higher rate is established under s. 46.98
24(4) (e) and if the child care meets the quality standards established under s. 46.98
25(4) (e), in an amount based on need with the maximum amount per child equal to the

1lesser of the actual cost of the care or the rate established under s. 46.98 (4) (e),
49.155
2(6)
if the individual demonstrates the need to purchase child care services in order
3to attend school and those services are available from a child care provider.
AB591, s. 122 4Section 122. 49.26 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
5Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB591,80,96 49.26 (1) (g) (intro.) An individual who is a dependent child in a Wisconsin
7works group that includes a participant under s. 49.147 (3), (4) or (5) or who is a

8recipient of aid under s. 49.19 is subject to the school attendance requirement under
9par. (ge) if all of the following apply:
AB591, s. 123 10Section 123. 49.26 (1) (g) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
1127
, is amended to read:
AB591,80,1612 49.26 (1) (g) 1. Before the first day of the fall 1994 school term, as defined in
13s. 115.001 (12), the individual is 13 to 19 years of age. Beginning on the first day of
14the fall 1994 1996 school term, as defined in s. 115.001 (12), the individual is 13 6 to
1519 years of age or the individual lives in a county designated by the department
16under par. (j) and is required to attend school under that paragraph
.
AB591, s. 124 17Section 124. 49.26 (1) (gm) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995
18Wisconsin Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB591,80,2119 49.26 (1) (gm) (intro.) The first time that an individual fails to meet the school
20attendance requirement under par. (ge), the county department under s. 46.215,
2146.22 or 46.23 or the Wisconsin works agency shall do all of the following:
AB591, s. 125 22Section 125. 49.26 (1) (h) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
23Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB591,80,2524 49.26 (1) (h) 1. a. The county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or
25Wisconsin works agency
complies with par. (gm).
AB591, s. 126
1Section 126. 49.26 (1) (hm) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
227
, is amended to read:
AB591,81,53 49.26 (1) (hm) The department may require consent to the release of school
4attendance records, under s. 118.125 (2) (e), as a condition of eligibility for benefits
5under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or
aid under s. 49.19.
AB591, s. 127 6Section 127. 49.26 (1) (hr) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
727
, is amended to read:
AB591,81,128 49.26 (1) (hr) If an individual subject to the school attendance requirement
9under par. (ge) is enrolled in a public school, communications between the school
10district and the department or, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
11or a Wisconsin works agency concerning the individual's school attendance may only
12be made by a school attendance officer, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (a).
AB591, s. 128 13Section 128. 49.26 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
14is repealed.
AB591, s. 129 15Section 129. 49.26 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
16section 2322b, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,82,517 49.26 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), the department
18shall allocate funds to county departments or Wisconsin works agencies for the
19provision of case management services to individuals who are subject to the school
20attendance requirement under the learnfare program under sub. (1) and their
21families to improve the school attendance and achievement of those individuals. At
22least 75% of the funds that the department allocates under this paragraph to provide
23case management services to individuals who are 13 to 19 years of age shall be
24allocated to a county department or to Wisconsin works agencies in a county with a
25population of 500,000 or more. A county or Wisconsin works agency is eligible to

1receive funds under this subsection to provide case management services to
2individuals who are 13 to 19 years of age in a year if 35 or more individuals, 13 to 19
3years of age, residing in the county were sanctioned under sub. (1) (h) or were subject
4to the monthly attendance requirement under s. HSS 201.195 (4) (b) 2., Wis. adm.
5code, in any month during the previous year.
AB591, s. 130 6Section 130. 49.27 (5) (e) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB591, s. 131 7Section 131. 49.27 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,82,138 49.27 (13) Sunset. Beginning on January 1, 1999, or beginning on the first day
9of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d),
10whichever is sooner, no person is eligible to receive benefits under this section and
11no aid may be granted under this section. No additional notice, other than enactment
12of this subsection, is required to be given to recipients of aid under this section to
13terminate their benefits under this subsection.
AB591, s. 132 14Section 132. 49.30 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
15Act 27
, section 2922, is amended to read:
AB591,82,2316 49.30 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (1m), if any recipient of benefits
17under s. 49.153, 49.46 or 49.77, or under 42 USC 1381 to 1385 in effect on May 8,
181980, dies and the estate of the deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral,
19burial and cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable
20tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay,
21to the person designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
22or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the
23recipient, all of the following:
AB591, s. 133 24Section 133. 49.32 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
25is amended to read:
AB591,83,4
149.32 (7) (a) The department shall conduct a program to periodically verify the
2eligibility of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 and
3of participants in Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161
through a check of
4school enrollment records of local school boards as provided in s. 118.125 (2) (i).
AB591, s. 134 5Section 134. 49.32 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27
6is amended to read:
AB591,83,177 49.32 (9) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
8administering aid to families with dependent children shall maintain a monthly
9report at its office showing the names and addresses of all persons receiving such aid
10together with the amount paid during the preceding month. Each Wisconsin works
11agency administering Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 shall maintain a
12monthly report at its office showing the names and addresses of all persons receiving
13benefits under s. 49.148 together with the amount paid during the preceding month.

14Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize or require the disclosure
15in the report of any information (names, addresses, amounts of aid or otherwise)
16pertaining to adoptions, or aid furnished for the care of children in foster homes or
17treatment foster homes under s. 49.19 (10).
AB591, s. 135 18Section 135. 49.32 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
19is amended to read:
AB591,84,620 49.32 (9) (b) The report under par. (a) shall be open to public inspection at all
21times during regular office hours and may be destroyed after the next succeeding
22report becomes available. Any person except any public officer, seeking permission
23to inspect such report shall be required to prove his or her identity and to sign a
24statement setting forth his or her address and the reasons for making the request
25and indicating that he or she understands the provisions of par. (c) with respect to

1the use of the information obtained. The use of a fictitious name is a violation of this
2section. Within 72 hours after any such record has been inspected, the county
3department or Wisconsin works agency shall mail to each person whose record was
4inspected a notification of that fact and the name and address of the person making
5such inspection. The county department or Wisconsin works agency shall keep a
6record of such requests.
AB591, s. 136 7Section 136. 49.32 (10) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
8Act 27
, sections 2930 and 3149, is amended to read:
AB591,84,139 49.32 (10) Release of recipient's addresses to law enforcement officers.
10(intro.) Each county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 may release the current
11address of a recipient of aid under s. 49.19, and each Wisconsin works agency may
12release the current address of a participant in Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to
1349.161,
to a law enforcement officer if the officer meets all of the following conditions:
AB591, s. 137 14Section 137. 49.33 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
15section 2047, is amended to read:
AB591,84,1916 49.33 (1) (b) "Income maintenance program" means aid to families with
17dependent children under s. 49.19, Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161,
18medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 or the food stamp program under 7 USC
192011
to 2029.
AB591, s. 138 20Section 138. 49.33 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
21section 2048, is amended to read:
AB591,84,2522 49.33 (1) (c) "Income maintenance worker" means a person employed by a
23county or, a governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or a
24Wisconsin works agency
whose duties include determinations or redeterminations
25of income maintenance program eligibility.
AB591, s. 139
1Section 139. 49.33 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
2section 2043, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,85,113 49.33 (2) Contracts. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23
4shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the reasonable
5cost of administering the income maintenance programs under ss. 49.19, 49.26 (1)
6and 49.45 to 49.47 and the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 when so
7appointed by the department. Contracts created under this section control the
8distribution of payments under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) in accordance with the
9reimbursement method established under s. 49.33 (8). The department may reduce
10its payment to any county under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) if federal reimbursement
11is withheld due to audits, quality control samples or program reviews.
AB591, s. 140 12Section 140. 49.33 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
13section 3130, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,85,2014 49.33 (8) (a) The department shall reimburse each county for reasonable costs
15of income maintenance relating to the administration of programs under this
16subchapter and subch. IV according to a formula based on workload within the limits
17of available state and federal funds under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (nL) by contract
18under s. 49.33 (2). The amount of reimbursement calculated under this paragraph
19and par. (b) is in addition to any reimbursement provided to a county for fraud and
20error reduction under s. 49.197 (1m) and (4).
AB591, s. 141 21Section 141. 49.33 (9) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
22amended to read:
AB591,86,223 49.33 (9) Reimbursement for income maintenance benefits. The department
24shall reimburse each county from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (d) (dz) and

1(p) for 100% of the cost of aid to families with dependent children granted under s.
249.19 and for funeral expenses paid for recipients of aid under s. 49.30.
AB591, s. 142 3Section 142. 49.36 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB591,86,6 549.36 (title) Work experience and job training program for
6noncustodial parents.
AB591, s. 143 7Section 143. 49.36 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
8section 2137, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,86,159 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county or Wisconsin works
10agency under s. 49.143 to administer a work experience program for parents who are
11not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's
12needs for support as a result of unemployment or underemployment. The program
13may provide the kinds of work experience available from the program under s. 49.193
14or 49.147 (3) or (4). The department shall fund the program from the appropriation
15under s. 20.445 (3) (dz).
AB591, s. 144 16Section 144. 49.36 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
17is amended to read:
AB591,86,2018 49.36 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (f), a person ordered to register under
19s. 767.295 (2) (a) shall participate in a work experience and job training program if
20services are available.
AB591, s. 145 21Section 145. 49.36 (3) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is amended to read:
AB591,87,323 49.36 (3) (g) If the person's child receives benefits under s. 49.19, the liability
24under s. 49.195 of a parent who is a member of the child's household is reduced by
25the amount of the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1) for each

1hour the person participates in a program under this section. This paragraph does
2not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated
3in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 146 4Section 146. 49.36 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
5is amended to read:
AB591,87,86 49.36 (4) When a person completes 16 weeks of participation in a program
7under this section, the county or Wisconsin works agency operating the program
8shall inform the clerk of courts, by affidavit, of that completion.
AB591, s. 147 9Section 147. 49.36 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
10is amended to read:
AB591,87,1411 49.36 (5) A person participating in work experience in a county as part of the
12program under this section is considered an employe of that the county or Wisconsin
13works agency administering the program under this section
for purposes of worker's
14compensation benefits only.
AB591, s. 148 15Section 148. 49.36 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
16is amended to read:
AB591,87,2017 49.36 (6) A county or Wisconsin works agency administering the program
18under this section
shall reimburse a person for reasonable transportation costs
19incurred because of participation in a program under this section up to a maximum
20of $25 per month.
AB591, s. 149 21Section 149. 49.36 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is amended to read:
AB591,88,223 49.36 (7) The department shall pay a county or Wisconsin works agency $200
24for each person who participates in the program under this section in that county the
25region in which the county or Wisconsin works agency administers the program

1under this section
. The county or Wisconsin works agency shall pay any additional
2costs of the program.
AB591, s. 150 3Section 150. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,88,74 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.435 (3) (cd), (4) (de) (dz) or (eb) or (7)
5(b), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount of the
6disallowance from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd), (4) (de) (dz) or (eb) or
7(7) (b) in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB591, s. 151 8Section 151. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
9Acts 27 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB591,88,1610 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.410 (3) (cd), 20.435 (1) (bt) or (bu) or
11(7) (b) or 20.445 (3) (dz), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties
12in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd)
13or 20.435 (1) (bt) or (bu) or (7) (b), or the department shall direct the department of
14industry, labor and job development to reduce allocations of funds to counties or
15Wisconsin works agencies in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation
16under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB591, s. 152 17Section 152. 49.46 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,88,2218 49.46 (1) (a) 1. Any person included in the grant of aid to families with
19dependent children and any person who does not receive such aid solely because of
20the application of s. 49.19 (11) (a) 7. This subdivision does not apply beginning on
21the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s.
2249.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 153 23Section 153. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,324 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman who meets the resource and income
25limits under s. 49.19 (4) (bm) and (es) and whose pregnancy is medically verified.

1Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last
2day of the pregnancy falls. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
3of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 154 4Section 154. 49.46 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,95 49.46 (1) (a) 6. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
6under federal law, to be receiving aid to families with dependent children or
7supplemental security income
for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical
8assistance. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
9month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 155 10Section 155. 49.46 (1) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,89,1311 49.46 (1) (a) 6m. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is considered,
12under federal law, to be receiving supplemental security income for the purpose of
13determining eligibility for medical assistance.
AB591, s. 156 14Section 156. 49.46 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,1815 49.46 (1) (a) 9. Any pregnant woman not described under subd. 1. or 1m. whose
16family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family the size of the
17woman's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
18month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 157 19Section 157. 49.46 (1) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,89,2420 49.46 (1) (a) 10. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 6 years
21of age and whose family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family
22the size of the child's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first
23day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2)
24(d).
AB591, s. 158 25Section 158. 49.46 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,90,5
149.46 (1) (a) 11. Any child not described under subd. 1. who was born after
2September 30, 1983, who has attained the age of 6 but has not attained the age of 19
3and whose family income does not exceed 100% of the poverty line for a family the
4size of the child's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day
5of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 159 6Section 159. 49.46 (1) (a) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,90,107 49.46 (1) (a) 12. Any child not described under subd. 1. who is under 19 years
8of age and who meets the resource and income limits under s. 49.19 (4). This
9subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
10after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 160 11Section 160. 49.46 (1) (a) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,90,1512 49.46 (1) (a) 13. Any child who is under one year of age, whose mother was
13determined to be eligible under subd. 9. and who lives with his or her mother. This
14subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning
15after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 161 16Section 161. 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,90,1917 49.46 (1) (a) 16. Any child who is living with a relative who is eligible to receive
18payments under s. 48.57 (3m) with respect to that child, if the department
19determines that no other insurance is available to the child.
AB591, s. 162 20Section 162. 49.46 (1) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
AB591,90,2221 49.46 (1) (cb) Paragraph (c) does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th
22month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 163 23Section 163. 49.46 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB591,91,824 49.46 (1) (cg) Except as provided in par. (cs), medical assistance shall be
25provided to a dependent child, a relative with whom the child is living or the spouse

1of the relative, if the spouse meets the requirements of s. 49.19 (1) (c) 2. a. or b., for
24 calendar months beginning with the month in which the child, relative or spouse
3is ineligible for aid to families with dependent children because of the collection or
4increased collection of maintenance or support, if the child, relative or spouse
5received aid to families with dependent children in 3 or more of the 6 months
6immediately preceding the month in which that ineligibility begins. This paragraph
7does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date
8stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591, s. 164 9Section 164. 49.46 (1) (co) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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