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(c) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from making available for
24inspection or disclosing the contents of a record under s. 48.981 (7).
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1(d) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from disclosing the name and
2address of a foster parent, treatment foster parent or family-operated group home
3parent under s. 48.20 (8), 48.227 (2), 48.33 (5), 48.355 (2) (b) 2., 48.357 (1) or (2m) or
448.38 (4) (c).
SB45, s. 1191
5Section
1191. 48.825 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.825
(3) (b) An individual or agency providing adoption information
7exchange services under s. 48.55.
SB45, s. 1192
8Section
1192. 48.825 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 1193
9Section
1193. 48.981 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(3) (c) 4. The county department or, in a county having a population of
11500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
12with the department shall determine, within 60 days after receipt of a report,
13whether abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur. The determination shall
14be based on a preponderance of the evidence produced by the investigation. A
15determination that abuse or neglect has occurred may not be based solely on the fact
16that the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian in good faith selects and relies on
17prayer or other religious means for treatment of disease or for remedial care of the
18child. In making a determination that emotional damage has occurred, the county
19department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department
20or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department shall give due
21regard to the culture of the subjects.
If a determination contains a finding that a
22specific person has abused or neglected a child, the county department, department
23or licensed child welfare agency making the determination shall notify that person
24in writing, at the time that the person is notified of the determination, of the person's
25right to appeal under par. (e) and of the method by which the person may appeal. This
1subdivision does not prohibit a court from ordering medical services for the child if
2the child's health requires it.
SB45, s. 1194
3Section
1194. 48.981 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.981
(3) (e)
Appeal of determination. If a determination under par. (c) 4.
5contains a finding that a specific person has abused or neglected a child, that person
6may appeal that finding in accordance with procedures established by the
7department.
SB45, s. 1195
8Section
1195. 48.981 (7) (a) 18. of the statutes is created to read:
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48.981
(7) (a) 18. A child abuse and neglect citizen review panel established by
10the department or a county department if the panel determines that access to the
11records of an agency responsible for child protection is necessary for the panel to
12carry out its functions.
SB45, s. 1196
13Section
1196. 48.981 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(7) (cm)
An Notwithstanding par. (a), an agency may disclose
15information from its records for use in proceedings under s. 48.25 (6), 813.122 or
16813.125.
SB45, s. 1197
17Section
1197. 48.981 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(7) (d)
The Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may have access
19to any report or record maintained by an agency under this section.
SB45, s. 1198
20Section
1198. 48.981 (7) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
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(7) (dm) Notwithstanding par. (a), an agency may, subject to standards
22established by the department, disclose to the news media and the general public
23information from the agency's records concerning a case in which a child died or was
24placed in serious or critical condition, as certified by a physician, as a result of abuse
25or neglect. An agency may not disclose under this paragraph any information that
1would identify a reporter. Any person who receives any information under this
2paragraph may disclose that information to anyone.
SB45, s. 1199
3Section
1199. 48.982 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.982
(2) (d) Solicit and accept contributions, grants, gifts and bequests for the
5children's trust fund or for any other purpose for which a contribution, grant, gift or
6bequest is made and received. Moneys received under this paragraph may be
7deposited in credited to the appropriation accounts under s. 20.433 (1) (i), (q) or (r).
8This paragraph does not apply to moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6.
SB45, s. 1200
9Section
1200. 48.982 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.982
(2m) Donation uses. (intro.) If money is accepted by the board for the
11children's trust fund or for any other purpose under sub. (2) (d),
except moneys
12received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6., the board shall use the money in accordance with
13the wishes of the donor to do any of the following:
SB45, s. 1201
14Section
1201. 48.985 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.985
(2) Community social and mental hygiene services. From the
16appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (o), the department shall distribute not more than
17$3,804,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 and not more than $3,734,000 in fiscal year
181998-99 $3,734,000 in each fiscal year of the moneys received under
42 USC 620 to
19626 to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 for the provision or
20purchase of child welfare projects and services, for services to children and families,
21for services to the expectant mothers of unborn children and for family-based child
22welfare services.
SB45, s. 1202
23Section
1202. 49.015 (1m) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.015
(1m) 5. The individual has infectious tuberculosis, as defined in s.
25252.07 (1g) (a), or suspect tuberculosis, as defined in s. 252.07 (1g) (d).
SB45, s. 1203
1Section
1203. 49.025 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.025
(2) (a) (intro.) If a county is eligible to receive a relief block grant in a
3year, the department shall pay to the county, in accordance with s. 49.031, from the
4appropriation under s. 20.435
(5) (4) (bt), an amount for that year determined as
5follows:
SB45, s. 1204
6Section
1204. 49.025 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.025
(2) (a) 1. b. For any year, 45% of the total amount expended
by the county
8in that year as relief for health care services provided to dependent persons
,
9including the amount transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4)
10(h) in that year and the amount estimated to be received from the federal government
11as a match to the funds expended from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4)
12(h).
SB45, s. 1205
13Section
1205. 49.027 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.027
(2) (a) (intro.) If a county is eligible to receive a relief block grant in a
15year, the department shall pay to the county, in accordance with s. 49.031, from the
16appropriation under s. 20.435
(5) (bu) (4) (bt), an amount for that year determined
17as follows:
SB45, s. 1206
18Section
1206. 49.027 (2) (a) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.027
(2) (a) 1. d. The department shall multiply the amount determined
20under subd. 1. c. by the amount appropriated under s. 20.435
(5) (bu) (4) (bt) for relief
21block grants for that year.
SB45, s. 1207
22Section
1207
. 49.029 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act ....
23(this act), is amended to read:
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49.029
(2) Amount and distribution of relief block grant. From the
25appropriation under s. 20.435 (4)
(bs) (kb), the department shall distribute a relief
1block grant to each eligible tribal governing body in an amount and in a manner
2determined in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. The
3department shall promulgate the rules after consulting with all tribal governing
4bodies eligible for a relief block grant. In promulgating rules under this section, the
5department shall consider each tribe's economic circumstances and need for health
6care services.
SB45, s. 1208
7Section
1208. 49.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
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849.08 Recovery of relief and other assistance. If any person is the owner
9of property at the time of receiving general relief under ch. 49, 1993 stats., relief
10funded by a relief block grant or other assistance as an inmate of any county or
11municipal institution in which the state is not chargeable with all or a part of the
12inmate's maintenance or as a tuberculosis patient provided for in ss.
58.06 and 13252.07 to 252.10, or at any time thereafter, or if the person becomes self-supporting,
14the authorities charged with the care of the dependent, or the board in charge of the
15institution, may sue for the value of the relief or other assistance from the person or
16the person's estate. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 10-year statute
17of limitations may be pleaded in defense in an action to recover relief or other
18assistance. Where the recipient of relief or other assistance is deceased, a claim may
19be filed against the decedent's estate and the statute of limitations specified in s.
20859.02 shall be exclusively applicable. The court may refuse to render judgment or
21allow the claim in any case where a parent, spouse, surviving spouse or child is
22dependent on the property for support. The court in rendering judgment shall take
23into account the current family budget requirement as fixed by the U.S. department
24of labor for the community or as fixed by the authorities of the community in charge
25of public assistance. The records kept by the municipality, county or institution are
1prima facie evidence of the value of the relief or other assistance furnished.
This
2section shall not apply to any person who receives care for pulmonary tuberculosis
3as provided in s. 252.08 (4).
SB45, s. 1209
4Section
1209. 49.124 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.124
(1g) (a) The individual is a custodial parent of a child who is under the
6age of 18 and who has an absent parent, or the individual lives with and exercises
7parental control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent,
8and the individual does not fully cooperate in good faith with efforts directed at
9establishing the paternity of the child, if necessary,
and obtaining support payments 10establishing or enforcing a support order, if
any appropriate, or
obtaining other
11payments or property, if any, to which that individual or the child may have rights.
12This paragraph does not apply if the individual has good cause for refusing to
13cooperate, as determined by the department in accordance with federal law and
14regulations.
SB45, s. 1210
15Section
1210. 49.136 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.136
(2) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (b), the department shall
17award grants
and low-interest loans for the start-up or expansion of child care
18services.
SB45, s. 1211
19Section
1211. 49.136 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.136
(2) (b) The department shall attempt to award grants
and low-interest
21loans under this section to head start agencies designated under
42 USC 9836,
22employers that provide or wish to provide child care services for their employes,
23family day care centers, group day care centers
and, day care programs for the
24children of student parents
, organizations that provide child care for sick children
1and child care providers that employ participants or former participants in a
2Wisconsin works employment position under s. 49.147 (3) to (5).
SB45, s. 1212
3Section
1212. 49.136 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.136
(7) Grant and low-interest loan administration. (a) The department
5shall establish guidelines for eligibility for a grant or
a low-interest loan under this
6section. The department need not promulgate those guidelines as rules under ch.
7227.
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(b) The department may administer the grant
and low-interest loan 9application
process processes under this section or contract for the administration
10of
that process those processes.
SB45, s. 1213
11Section
1213. 49.1375 of the statutes is created to read:
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1249.1375 Early childhood excellence initiative. (1) The department shall
13establish a grant program to develop at least 5 early childhood centers for children
14under the age of 5 who are eligible to receive temporary assistance to needy families
15under
42 USC 601 et seq. Centers awarded a grant under this subsection shall
16provide outreach and training for parents of the children served by the center and
17training for child care providers. The centers shall emphasize stimulation of the
18child's language skills and senses of vision and touch. A person who is awarded a
19grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds from local or private
20sources equal to 25% of the amount awarded under this subsection.
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21(2) The department shall establish a grant program under which a child care
22provider that receives training at a center that is awarded a grant under sub. (1) may
23apply for a grant to establish an early childhood program that serves children
24specified under sub. (1). The program developed under a grant received under this
25subsection shall emphasize stimulation of the children's language skills and senses
1of vision and touch. A person who is awarded a grant under this subsection shall
2contribute matching funds from local or private sources equal to 25% of the amount
3awarded under this subsection.
SB45, s. 1214
4Section
1214. 49.141 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 1215
5Section
1215. 49.141 (2g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.141 (2g).
SB45, s. 1216
6Section
1216. 49.141 (2g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 1217
7Section
1217. 49.143 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(1) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the department may award a
9contract, on the basis of a competitive process approved by the secretary of
10administration, to any person to administer Wisconsin works in a geographical area
11determined by the department under sub. (6).
The department shall award contracts
12under this paragraph before the date that is specified in s. 49.141 (2) (d).
SB45, s. 1218
13Section
1218. 49.143 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
14read:
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49.143
(1) (am) 1. The department shall contract with a Wisconsin works
16agency to administer Wisconsin works if that agency has met the performance
17standards established by the department during the immediately preceding contract
18period. The contract shall be for a term of at least 2 years. A Wisconsin works agency
19may elect not to enter into a contract under this subdivision if the Wisconsin works
20agency informs the department by the date established by the department that the
21Wisconsin works agency has made that election.
SB45, s. 1219
22Section
1219. 49.143 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(1) (am) 2. A
county or tribal governing body Wisconsin works agency 24that has not met the
aid to families with dependent children caseload performance
1standards established by the department may apply for a contract under the
2competitive process established under par. (a).
SB45, s. 1220
3Section
1220. 49.143 (1) (at) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 1221
4Section
1221. 49.143 (2) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (cr) Provide, or contract with another person to provide,
budgeting
6and financial planning services, including credit establishment
and credit repair
7assistance training to participants.
Prior to providing, or contracting with another
8to provide, the assistance specified under this paragraph, the Wisconsin works
9agency shall submit a proposed plan for the provision of that assistance to the
10department. The secretary shall submit each proposed plan to the cochairpersons
11of the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 days after receiving the proposed
12plans, the cochairpersons do not notify the secretary that the joint committee on
13finance has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plans, the
14department shall direct each Wisconsin works agency that submitted proposed plans
15to implement the plans. If, within 14 days, the co-chairs notify the secretary that
16they have scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plans, no
17Wisconsin works agency may implement its plan until the joint committee on finance
18approves the plan. Every January 31, the department shall submit to the joint
19committee on finance a report specifying the total amount expended in the previous
20year for the provision of credit establishment and credit repair assistance under this
21paragraph.
SB45, s. 1222
22Section
1222. 49.143 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (e) To the extent permitted under federal law or waiver, certify
24eligibility for and issue food coupons
to eligible Wisconsin works participants in
25conformity with 7 USC 2011 to 2029 as provided in ss. 46.215 (1g) and 46.22 (1g).
SB45, s. 1223
1Section
1223. 49.143 (2) (em) of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (em) 1.
2and amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (em) 1.
Determine Except as provided in subd. 2., determine 4eligibility for child care assistance under s. 49.155 and refer eligible families to
5county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 for child care services.
SB45, s. 1224
6Section
1224. 49.143 (2) (em) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.143
(2) (em) 2. If required under s. 49.155 (3) (a) or (am), certify child care
8providers under s. 48.651 and administer child care assistance under s. 49.155.
SB45, s. 1225
9Section
1225. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.145
(2) (n) 1. a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
1149.193
, 1997 stats. Active participation
on or after October 1, 1996, in the job
12opportunities and basic skills program
begins to count
counts toward the 60-month
13limit
beginning on October 1, 1996.
SB45, s. 1226
14Section
1226. 49.145 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.145
(3) (a)
Resource limitations. The individual is a member of a Wisconsin
16works group whose assets do not exceed $2,500 in combined equity value. In
17determining the combined equity value of assets, the Wisconsin works agency shall
18exclude the equity value of vehicles up to a total equity value of $10,000,
the value
19of an individual development account established under s. 49.187 and one home that
20serves as the homestead for the Wisconsin works group.
SB45, s. 1227
21Section
1227. 49.145 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 1228
22Section
1228. 49.145 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.145
(4) Review of eligibility. A Wisconsin works agency shall periodically
24review an individual's eligibility. The individual remains eligible under sub. (3) until
25the Wisconsin works group's assets
exceed the asset limits for at least 2 months or
1until the or income
of the Wisconsin works group is expected to exceed the
asset or 2income
limits limit under sub. (3) for at least 2 consecutive months.
SB45, s. 1229
3Section
1229. 49.147 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.147
(1m) Educational needs assessment. Upon determining that the
5appropriate placement for an individual is in unsubsidized employment or a trial job,
6the Wisconsin works agency shall conduct an educational needs assessment of the
7individual. If the Wisconsin works agency determines that the individual needs
8basic education, including a course of study meeting the standards established under
9s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation,
10and if the individual wishes to pursue basic education, the Wisconsin works agency
11shall include basic education in an employability plan developed for the individual.
12The Wisconsin works agency shall pay for the basic education services identified in
13the employability plan.
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49.147
(4) (c) 1g. `Limited participation.' Not more than 2,500 participants
17statewide may participate under this paragraph at any given time. The department
18shall allocate the 2,500 slots among the Wisconsin works agencies based on a formula
19developed by the department.
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(4) (c) 2. `Eligibility.' A Wisconsin works agency may not place an
23individual under this paragraph unless the
Wisconsin works agency determines that
24the individual is
working at least 15 hours per week in an qualified for unsubsidized
1job employment but has been unable to secure full-time unsubsidized employment
2despite reasonable efforts on the part of the individual.
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(4) (c) 3. `Work supplementation.' The Wisconsin works agency may
6require a participant under this paragraph to work
in a community service job for 7not more than
the lesser of the following in a community service job under this
8paragraph: 30 hours per week and to participate in job search activities for not more
9than 10 hours per week.
SB45, s. 1235
14Section
1235. 49.1475 of the statutes is created to read:
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1549.1475 Follow-up services. Following any follow-up period required by the
16contract entered into under s. 49.143, a Wisconsin works agency may provide case
17management services for an individual who moves from a Wisconsin works
18employment position to unsubsidized employment to help the individual retain the
19unsubsidized employment. Case management services may include the provision of
20employment skills training; English as a 2nd language classes, if the Wisconsin
21works agency determines that the course will facilitate the individual's efforts to
22retain employment; a course of study meeting the standards established under s.
23115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation;
24or other remedial education courses. The Wisconsin works agency may provide case
25management services regardless of the individual's income and asset levels.
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(1) (b) 1. For a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147
4(4) (b), a monthly grant of $673 paid by the Wisconsin works agency
or by the
5department under sub. (2).
If a participant in a community service job under s.
649.147 (4) (b) is required to work fewer than 30 hours per week because the
7participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c), the
8Wisconsin works agency may reduce the monthly grant in accordance with a
9schedule developed by the department by rule. For every hour that the participant
10misses work or education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount
11shall be reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and
12employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good
13cause shall include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
If a
14participant in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) (b) is required to work
15fewer than 30 hours per week because the participant has unsubsidized
16employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c), the grant amount under this paragraph
17may be reduced by an amount equal to the product of $5.15 and the difference
18between 30 and the number of hours the participant is required to work.