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(1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin
works Works employment position,
8including participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s.
949.147 (2) (a)
or (3m) (f) and in education or training activities under s.
49.1465 or 1049.147 (3) (am),
(3m) (g), (4) (am)
, or (5) (bm).
SB44, s. 1246
11Section
1246. 49.161 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,578,1912
49.161
(4) Transitional subsidized private sector jobs overpayments. The
13department shall by rule specify a process for recovering an overpayment of wages
14paid under s. 49.148 (1) (am) or an overpayment of a stipend paid under s. 49.147
15(3m) (g), including an overpayment caused by an intentional violation of ss. 49.141
16to 49.161 or of rules promulgated under those sections, that permits an employer to
17recover a wage overpayment from the individual to whom the wage was paid and that
18requires the department to recover from an employer any overpayment of a
19reimbursement paid by the department to the employer.
SB44, s. 1247
20Section
1247. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,579,321
49.1635
(1) To the extent permitted under federal law and subject to sub. (2),
22from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (md) the department
shall may distribute
23funds to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation
in an amount
equal up to the
24amount received by the foundation from private donations, but not to exceed
25$100,000 in
each a fiscal year. Except as provided in sub. (4), funds distributed under
1this subsection may be used only for the provision of legal services to individuals who
2are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq. and
3whose incomes are at or below 200% of the poverty line.
SB44, s. 1248
4Section
1248. 49.167 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,579,105
49.167
(1) (intro.) The department
shall may award grants to counties, tribal
6governing bodies
, and private entities to provide community-based alcohol and
7other drug abuse treatment programs that are targeted at individuals who have a
8family income of not more than 200% of the poverty line and who are eligible for
9temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq. and that do all of
10the following:
SB44, s. 1249
11Section
1249. 49.167 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,579,1312
49.167
(2) (intro.) The department shall do all of the following with respect to
13the any grants
awarded under par. (a):
SB44, s. 1250
14Section
1250. 49.169 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,579,1715
49.169
(2) The department
shall may award
not more than $1,404,100 in 16grants to qualified applicants for the provision of literacy training to individuals who
17are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et. et seq.
SB44, s. 1251
18Section
1251. 49.169 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,579,2219
49.169
(4) The department, in consultation with the technical college system
20board, the department of public instruction
, and the governor's office, shall develop
21written criteria to be used to evaluate
the any grant proposals and to allocate
the any 22grants under this section among
the successful grant applicants.
SB44, s. 1252
23Section
1252. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,580,224
49.175
(1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within
25the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (a), (cm),
(dc), (dz),
(e), (jL), (k),
1(kx), (L), (mc), (md),
and (nL)
, (pm), and (ps), the department shall allocate the
2following amounts for the following purposes:
SB44, s. 1253
3Section
1253. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,580,114
49.175
(1) (a)
Wisconsin works Works benefits, wages, and stipends. For
5Wisconsin
works Works benefits provided under contracts having a term that begins
6on January 1,
2000 2002, and ends on December 31,
2001 2003,
$24,654,800 7$35,713,700 in fiscal year
2001-02
2003-04; and for Wisconsin
works Works 8benefits
, wages, and stipends provided under contracts having a term that begins on
9January 1,
2002 2004, and ends on December 31,
2003 2005,
$24,654,800 10$35,713,800 in fiscal year
2001-02
2003-04 and
$49,309,600 $78,410,800 in fiscal
11year
2002-03 2004-05.
SB44, s. 1254
12Section
1254. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,580,2113
49.175
(1) (b)
Wisconsin works Works administration and ancillary services. 14For administration of Wisconsin
works and program services under Wisconsin works 15Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on
16January 1,
2000 2002, and ends on December 31,
2001, $63,269,900 2003,
17$11,139,800 in fiscal year
2001-02 2003-04; and for administration of Wisconsin
18works and program services under Wisconsin works
Works performed under
19contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1,
2002 2004, and
20ends on December 31,
2003, $49,610,800 2005, $11,139,900 in fiscal year
2001-02 212003-04 and
$99,221,600 $22,279,700 in fiscal year
2002-03 2004-05.
SB44, s. 1255
22Section
1255. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,581,223
49.175
(1) (c)
Performance bonuses. For the payment of performance bonuses
24to Wisconsin
works Works agencies that have entered into contracts under s. 49.143
1having a term that begins on January 1,
2000 2002, and that ends on
2December 31,
2001, $12,820,800 2003, $0 in fiscal year
2001-02 2003-04.
SB44, s. 1256
3Section
1256. 49.175 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1257
4Section
1257. 49.175 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1258
5Section
1258. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.175
(1) (f)
Wisconsin Works ancillary services. For program services under
7Wisconsin Works, including transportation assistance for individuals who are
8eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq.,
9provided under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1,
102002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $27,803,300 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for
11program services under Wisconsin Works, including transportation assistance for
12individuals who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under
1342 USC 601 et seq., education and training, mentoring, and other services provided
14under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and
15ends on December 31, 2005, $27,803,300 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $55,606,600 in
16fiscal year 2004-05.
SB44, s. 1259
17Section
1259. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,581,2018
49.175
(1) (g)
State administration of public assistance programs. For state
19administration of public assistance programs,
$24,680,700 in fiscal year 2001-02
20and $24,693,200 $18,552,100 in
each fiscal year
2002-03.
SB44, s. 1260
21Section
1260. 49.175 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1261
22Section
1261. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,581,2423
49.175
(1) (i)
Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
24$3,300,000 $4,500,000 in each fiscal year.
SB44, s. 1262
25Section
1262. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1263
1Section
1263. 49.175 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,582,32
49.175
(1) (n)
Job access loans. For job access loans under s. 49.147 (6),
3$600,000 $200,000 in each fiscal year.
SB44, s. 1264
4Section
1264
. 49.175 (1) (n) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
5.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44,582,76
49.175
(1) (n)
Job access loans. For job access loans under s.
49.147 (6) 49.1471,
7$200,000 in each fiscal year.
SB44, s. 1265
8Section
1265. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,582,119
49.175
(1) (p)
Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
1049.155,
$274,500,000 $293,634,300 in fiscal year
2001-02 2003-04 and
11$305,550,000 $291,385,000 in fiscal year
2002-03 2004-05.
SB44, s. 1266
12Section
1266. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,582,1513
49.175
(1) (q)
Indirect child care services. For indirect child care services under
14s. 49.155 (1g),
$24,293,900 $6,859,400 in fiscal year
2001-02 2003-04 and
15$15,458,000 $6,926,700 in fiscal year
2002-03 2004-05.
SB44, s. 1267
16Section
1267. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,582,1917
49.175
(1) (qm)
Local pass-through grant program. For the local pass-through
18grant program under s. 49.137 (4m),
$25,210,800 in fiscal year 2001-02 and
19$17,253,200 $4,395,500 in
each fiscal year
2002-03.
SB44, s. 1268
20Section
1268. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,582,2321
49.175
(1) (r)
Early childhood excellence initiative. For grants under s. 49.1375,
22$11,395,900 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $2,750,000
$2,500,000 in
each fiscal year
232002-03.
SB44, s. 1269
24Section
1269. 49.175 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,583,3
149.175
(1) (u)
Workforce attachment and advancement program. For services
2specified under s. 49.173,
$9,641,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $7,842,200 3$2,000,000 in
each fiscal year
2002-03.
SB44, s. 1270
4Section
1270. 49.175 (1) (v) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1271
5Section
1271. 49.175 (1) (y) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1272
6Section
1272. 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,583,127
49.175
(1) (z)
Community youth grant Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of
8America. For
a competitive grant program administered by the department grants
9to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs
10that improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to
11receive temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq.,
12$7,829,700 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $300,000
in each fiscal year
2002-03.
SB44, s. 1273
13Section
1273. 49.175 (1) (zd) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1274
14Section
1274. 49.175 (1) (ze) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,583,1715
49.175
(1) (ze) 1. `Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance.' For the
16kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under s. 48.57 (3m), (3n), and
17(3p),
$24,852,600 $24,155,700 in each fiscal year.
SB44, s. 1275
18Section
1275. 49.175 (1) (ze) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,583,2219
49.175
(1) (ze) 2. `Children of recipients of supplemental security income.' For
20payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of
21recipients of supplemental security income,
$20,145,000 $20,883,700 in fiscal year
222001-02 2003-04 and
$19,796,000 $19,969,800 in fiscal year
2002-03 2004-05.
SB44, s. 1276
23Section
1276. 49.175 (1) (ze) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1277
24Section
1277. 49.175 (1) (ze) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1278
25Section
1278. 49.175 (1) (ze) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,584,2
149.175
(1) (ze) 8. `Domestic abuse services grants.' For the domestic abuse
2services grants under s. 46.95 (2),
$1,000,000 $750,000 in each fiscal year.
SB44, s. 1279
3Section
1279. 49.175 (1) (ze) 9. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1280
4Section
1280. 49.175 (1) (ze) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.175
(1) (ze) 12. `Milwaukee and statewide child welfare administration.' For
6the costs associated with the Milwaukee child welfare information system and the
7Wisconsin statewide automated child welfare information system, $1,695,700 in
8fiscal year 2003-04 and $1,741,300 in fiscal year 2004-05.
SB44, s. 1281
9Section
1281. 49.175 (1) (zf) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1282
10Section
1282. 49.175 (1) (zg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1283
11Section
1283. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,584,1612
49.175
(1) (zh)
Taxable years 1999 and thereafter. For the transfer of moneys
13from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (md) to the appropriation account
14under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit,
$51,244,500 $57,892,000 in
15fiscal year
2001-02 2003-04 and
$55,160,000 $50,300,000 in fiscal year
2002-03 162004-05.
SB44, s. 1284
17Section
1284. 49.175 (1) (zj) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,584,2018
49.175
(1) (zj)
Head start Start. For the transfer of moneys to the department
19of public instruction for
head start Head Start agencies,
$3,712,500 $3,500,000 in
20each fiscal year.
SB44, s. 1285
21Section
1285. 49.175 (1) (zk) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1286
22Section
1286. 49.179 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1287
23Section
1287. 49.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,585,624
49.19
(3) (b) If the county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 finds a person
25eligible for aid under this section, that county department shall, on a form to be
1prescribed by the department, direct the payment of such aid by order upon the
state
2treasurer secretary of administration. Payment of aid shall be made monthly, based
3on a calendar month or fiscal month as defined by the department; except that the
4director of the county department may, in his or her discretion for the purpose of
5protecting the public, direct that the monthly allowance be paid in accordance with
6sub. (5) (c).
SB44, s. 1288
7Section
1288. 49.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.19
(5) (d) The department shall reimburse the county for the funeral, burial
, 9and cemetery expenses of a dependent child or the child's parents as provided in s.
1049.30 49.785.
SB44, s. 1289
11Section
1289. 49.19 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.19
(14) (b) If the
state treasurer
secretary of administration is unable to
13issue a replacement check or draft requested under par. (a) because the original has
14been paid, the department shall promptly authorize the issuance of a replacement
15check or draft. If the
state treasurer secretary of administration recovers the amount
16of the original check or draft that amount shall be returned to the department. If the
17state treasurer secretary of administration is unable to obtain recovery, the
18department may pursue recovery.
SB44, s. 1290
19Section
1290. 49.195 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,585,21
2049.195 (title)
Recovery of aid to families with dependent children and
21Wisconsin works benefits Works payments.
SB44, s. 1291
22Section
1291. 49.195 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.195
(1) If any parent at the time of receiving aid under s. 49.19
, a stipend
24under s. 49.147 (3m) (g), or a benefit under s. 49.148, 49.155
, or 49.157
, or at any time
25thereafter
, acquires property by gift, inheritance, sale of assets, court judgment
, or
1settlement of any damage claim, or by winning a lottery or prize, the county granting
2such aid, or the Wisconsin
works Works agency granting such a
stipend or benefit,
3may sue the parent on behalf of the department to recover the value of that portion
4of the aid
or of the, stipend, or benefit
which that does not exceed the amount of the
5property so acquired. The value of the aid
, stipend, or benefit liable for recovery
6under this section may not include the value of work performed by a member of the
7family in a community work experience program under s. 46.215 (1) (o), 1991 stats.,
8s. 46.22 (1) (b) 11., 1991 stats., or s. 49.50 (7j) (d), 1991 stats., or in a community work
9experience component under s. 49.193 (6), 1997 stats. During the life of the parent,
10the 10-year statute of limitations may be pleaded in defense against any suit for
11recovery under this section; and if such property is his or her homestead it shall be
12exempt from execution on the judgment of recovery until his or her death or sale of
13the property, whichever occurs first. Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions and
14limitations,
where if the aid
, stipend, or benefit recipient is deceased
, a claim may
15be filed against any property in his or her estate and the statute of limitations
16specified in s. 859.02 shall be exclusively applicable. The court may refuse to render
17judgment or allow the claim in any case where a parent, spouse
, or child is dependent
18on the property for support, and the court in rendering judgment shall take into
19account the current family budget requirement as fixed by the U.S. department of
20labor for the community or as fixed by the authorities of the community in charge of
21public assistance. The records of aid
, stipend, or benefits paid kept by the county, by
22the department
, or by the Wisconsin
works Works agency are prima facie evidence
23of the value of the aid
, stipend, or benefits
furnished paid. Liability under this
24section shall extend to any parent or stepparent whose family receives aid under s.
2549.19
, a stipend under s. 49.147 (3m) (g), or benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155
, or
149.157 during the period that he or she is a member of the same household, but his
2or her liability is limited to such period. This section does not apply to medical and
3health assistance payments for which recovery is prohibited or restricted by federal
4law or regulation.
SB44, s. 1292
5Section
1292. 49.195 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.195
(3) A county, tribal governing body,
or Wisconsin
works Works agency
7or the department shall determine whether an overpayment has been made under
8s.
49.19 49.147 (3m) (g), 49.148, 49.155
or, 49.157
, or 49.19 and, if so, the amount of
9the overpayment. The county, tribal governing body,
or Wisconsin
works Works 10agency or
the department shall provide notice of the overpayment to the liable
11person. The department shall give that person an opportunity for a review following
12the procedure specified under s. 49.152, if the person received the overpayment
13under s. 49.141 to 49.161, and for a hearing under ch. 227. Notwithstanding s. 49.96,
14the department shall promptly recover all overpayments made under s.
49.19 49.147
15(3m) (g), 49.148, 49.155
or, 49.157
, or 49.19 that have not already been received under
16s. 49.161 or 49.19 (17) and shall promulgate rules establishing policies and
17procedures to administer this subsection. The rules shall include notification
18procedures similar to those established for child support collections.
SB44, s. 1293
19Section
1293. 49.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.22
(6) The department shall establish, pursuant to federal and state laws,
21rules
, and regulations, a uniform system of fees for services provided under this
22section to individuals not receiving aid under s. 46.261, 49.19
, or 49.47;
stipends
23under s. 49.147 (3m) (g); benefits
or wages under s. 49.148, 49.155, or 49.79; foster
24care maintenance payments under
42 USC 670 to
679a; or kinship care payments
25under s. 48.57 (3m) or long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3n). The
1system of fees may take into account an individual's ability to pay. Any fee paid and
2collected under this subsection may be retained by the county providing the service
3except for the fee specified in
42 USC 653 (e) (2) for federal parent locator services.
SB44, s. 1294
4Section
1294
. 49.22 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.22
(7m) The department may contract with or employ a collection agency
6or other person to enforce a support obligation of a parent who is delinquent in
7making support payments and may contract with or employ an attorney to appear
8in an action in state or federal court to enforce such an obligation. To pay for the
9department's administrative costs of implementing this subsection, the department
10may charge a fee to counties,
retain up to 50% of any incentive payment made to this
11state under 42 USC 658 for a collection under this subsection, and retain use federal
12matching funds or funds retained by the department under s. 49.24 (2) (c), or use up
13to 30% of this state's share of a collection made under this subsection on behalf of a
14recipient of aid to families with dependent children or a recipient of kinship care
15payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57
16(3n).
SB44, s. 1295
17Section
1295
. 49.22 (7m) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
18(this act), is amended to read:
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49.22
(7m) The department may contract with or employ a collection agency
20or other person to enforce a support obligation of a parent who is delinquent in
21making support payments and may
contract with or employ retain an attorney to
22appear in an action in state or federal court to enforce such an obligation. To pay for
23the department's administrative costs of implementing this subsection, the
24department may charge a fee to counties, use federal matching funds or funds
25retained by the department under s. 49.24 (2) (c), or use up to 30% of this state's share
1of a collection made under this subsection on behalf of a recipient of aid to families
2with dependent children or a recipient of kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m)
3or long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3n).