AB561: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly BILL 561

October 17, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Notestein, Black, Grothman, Carpenter, Jeskewitz, J. Lehman, Plouff, Murat, Powers, Bock, Meyer, Albers, Musser, Hasenohrl, Sykora, Boyle, F. Lasee, R. Potter and Morris-Tatum, cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Plache. Referred to Committee on Wisconsin Works Oversight.

AB561,1,3 An Act to amend 49.145 (3) (a) of the statutes; relating to: disregarding modifications to a vehicle to accommodate persons with disabilities from asset consideration under the Wisconsin works program.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, under the Wisconsin works (W-2) program, a person must meet certain financial and nonfinancial criteria to be eligible for W-2. The person may not, for example, be part of a W-2 group that has assets that exceed $2,500 in value. In determining the total equity value of assets, the W-2 agency must exclude the equity value of vehicles up to a total equity value of $10,000 and one home that serves as the homestead for the W-2 group.

This bill prohibits a W-2 agency from including in the calculation of the total equity value of vehicles the value of any modifications made to a vehicle to accommodate a person with a disability.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB561, s. 1 Section 1. 49.145 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB561,2,7 49.145 (3) (a) Resource limitations. The individual is a member of a Wisconsin works group whose assets do not exceed $2,500 in combined equity value. In determining the combined equity value of assets, the Wisconsin works agency shall exclude the equity value of vehicles up to a total equity value of $10,000, and one home that serves as the homestead for the Wisconsin works group. In determining the equity value of the vehicles, the Wisconsin works agency may not consider any modifications made to any of the vehicles to accommodate a person with a disability.

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