AB848: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly BILL 848

March 2, 1998 - Introduced by Representatives Plouff, Gard, Baldwin, Boyle, Coggs, Dueholm, Goetsch, Hanson, Hebl, Kreibich, Kreuser, Ladwig, J. Lehman, Linton, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Powers, Robson, Ryba, Spillner, Staskunas, Sykora, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Riley, Harsdorf and Huber, cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Farrow, Plache, Wirch, Clausing and Roessler. Referred to Committee on Wisconsin Works Oversight.

AB848,1,3 An Act to amend 49.145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes; relating to: exempting certain income earned by a dependent child from consideration in determining financial eligibility for Wisconsin works.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, an individual who has an gross income of 115% of the federal poverty line or less and who meets certain other financial and nonfinancial criteria is eligible for Wisconsin works (W-2). In calculating the gross income of an individual, a W-2 agency must include all earned and unearned income of that individual except amounts received under W-2 or as an earned income tax credit.

This bill prohibits a W-2 agency, in calculating an individual's earned and unearned income, from considering income earned by a dependent child of the individual through a school work training, work experience or work study program.

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:

AB848, s. 1 Section 1. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB848,2,6 49.145 (3) (b) 1. All earned and unearned income of the individual, except any amount received under section 32 of the internal revenue code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any amount received under s. 71.07 (9e), any payment made by an employer under section 3507 of the internal revenue code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), and any assistance received under s. 49.148. In determining the earned and unearned income of the individual, the Wisconsin works agency may not include income earned by a dependent child of the individual through a school work training, work experience or work study program.

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