AB64: Bill Text

AB64,480,4 49.155 (7) (a) 2. If a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 12th 10th birthday, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall immediately suspend payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under this section until the department obtains information regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not ineligible to receive such a payment.

AB64,878 Section 878. 49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,480,10 49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) The department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow payment to a child care provider for child care provided under this section if any of the following applies to the child care provider or to a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care provider:

AB64,879 Section 879. 49.155 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,480,18 49.155 (7) (b) 1. The person has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th 10th birthday for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (c) 3m., but the department, county department, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or school board determines under s. 48.685 48.686 (5m) that the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department or county department determines that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business.

AB64,880 Section 880. 49.155 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,480,24 49.155 (7) (b) 2. The person is a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), and is the subject of a pending criminal charge that the department, county department, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or school board determines substantially relates to the care of children.

AB64,881 Section 881. 49.162 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,481,3 49.162 (1) (bg) “Controlled substance abuse screening” means a questionnaire, a criminal background check, or any other controlled substance abuse screening mechanism identified by the department by rule.

AB64,882 Section 882. 49.162 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,481,5 49.162 (1) (bm) “Dependent child” has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (c).

AB64,883 Section 883. 49.162 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,481,9 49.162 (1) (br) “Group member” means an adult member of an individual's Wisconsin Works group whose income or assets are included in determining the individual's eligibility for a program.

AB64,884 Section 884. 49.162 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,481,11 49.162 (1) (c) 4. A Wisconsin Works employment position.

AB64,885 Section 885. 49.162 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,481,13 49.162 (1) (e) “Wisconsin Works" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p).

AB64,886 Section 886. 49.162 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,481,16 49.162 (1) (f) “Wisconsin Works employment position" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (r).

AB64,887 Section 887. 49.162 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,481,19 49.162 (1) (g) “Wisconsin Works group” has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (s).

AB64,888 Section 888. 49.162 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.162 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB64,482,9 49.162 (2) (a) Beginning on the effective date of the rules promulgated under sub. (7), or on the effective date of the emergency rules promulgated under 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9106 (2c), whichever is earlier, Except as provided in sub. (2m), in order to participate in a program, an individual who applies to participate in a program or who registers for a program under sub. (1) (c) 3., and, with respect to an individual applying for a program under sub. (1) (c) 4., all of the individual's group members shall complete a controlled substance abuse screening questionnaire. If, on the basis of answers to the questionnaire the screening results, the administering agency determines that there is a reasonable suspicion that an individual who is otherwise eligible for a program or any of the individual's group members is abusing a controlled substance, the administering agency shall require the individual or group member to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance. If

AB64,482,13 (b) Except as provided in sub. (4m), if the individual or group member refuses to submit to a test under par. (a), the individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual or group member complies with the requirement to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance.

AB64,889 Section 889. 49.162 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,482,16 49.162 (2m) (a) The screening and testing requirements under sub. (2) do not apply to an individual if the individual is any of the following:

AB64,482,17 1. A custodial parent of a child who is 8 weeks old or less.

AB64,482,19 2. A woman who is in a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown by medical documentation to be at risk.

AB64,482,22 3. A participant in a Wisconsin Works employment position who moves to an unsubsidized employment position and receives case management services under s. 49.1475.

AB64,482,23 4. A dependent child.

AB64,482,25 (b) The screening and testing requirements under sub. (2) do not apply to a group member if the group member is any of the following:

AB64,483,1 1. A custodial parent of a child who is 8 weeks old or less.

AB64,483,3 2. A woman who is in a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown by medical documentation to be at risk.

AB64,483,5 3. Specified as exempt from the screening and testing requirements by department rule.

AB64,890 Section 890 . 49.162 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,483,13 49.162 (3) If an individual or group member who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests negative for the use of a controlled substance, or tests positive for the use of a controlled substance but presents evidence satisfactory to the administering agency that the individual or group member possesses a valid prescription for each controlled substance for which the individual or group member tests positive, the individual or group member will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse testing requirements under this section.

AB64,891 Section 891 . 49.162 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,483,22 49.162 (4) (a) If an individual or group member who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests positive for the use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3), the administering agency shall require the individual or group member to participate in substance abuse treatment to remain eligible to participate in a program. If the individual or group member refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment, the individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual or group member complies with the requirement to participate in substance abuse treatment.

AB64,892 Section 892. 49.162 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,484,16 49.162 (4) (b) During the time that an individual or group member is receiving substance abuse treatment under par. (a), the administering agency shall require the individual or group member to undergo random testing for the use of a controlled substance. For Except as provided in sub. (4m), for the individual to remain eligible for a program, the individual or his or her group member must cooperate with the testing and the results of the tests must be negative or, if any results are positive, the individual or group member must present evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3). If the results of any test during treatment are positive for the use of a controlled substance and the individual or group member does not present evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled substance, the individual or group member shall have the opportunity to begin the treatment again one time, as determined by the administering agency. If Except as provided in sub. (4m), if the individual or group member begins the substance abuse treatment again, he or she shall remain the individual remains eligible for a program as long as the results of all tests for the use of a controlled substance during the subsequent treatment are negative for the use of a controlled substance or, if any results are positive, the individual or group member presents evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled substance.

AB64,893 Section 893 . 49.162 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,484,23 49.162 (4) (c) If an individual or group member receiving treatment under par. (b) completes treatment and, at the conclusion of the treatment, tests negative for the use of a controlled substance or presents evidence of a valid prescription for any controlled substance for which the individual or group member tests positive, the individual or group member will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse testing requirements under this section.

AB64,894 Section 894. 49.162 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,485,9 49.162 (4m) (a) If an individual applying for a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) or a transitional placement under s. 49.147 (5) or his or her group member undergoes a test under sub. (2), tests positive for the use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3), and refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment under sub. (4) (a) or if the individual or his or her group member fails to cooperate with the testing or treatment requirements under sub. (4) (b), the individual remains eligible only for the monthly grant portion of the community service job or transitional placement under s. 49.148 (1) (b) or (c) and only to the extent described in par. (b).

AB64,485,14 (b) 1. In determining the monthly grant for which an individual is eligible under par. (a), the department shall reduce the amount that would otherwise have been established under s. 49.148 (1) (b) or (c) by an amount that reflects the fact that the monthly grant is to be used exclusively for the benefit of the individual's dependent children and not for the benefit of the individual.

AB64,485,19 2. If an individual is eligible for a monthly grant under the circumstances described in par. (a), the department shall pay the monthly grant through a protective payee structure, under which the monthly grant is paid to a protective payee who is not the individual and who holds the money and uses it exclusively for the benefit of the individual's dependent children.

AB64,485,21 3. An individual's partial eligibility under par. (a) ends on the earlier of the following dates:

AB64,485,23 a. The date on which the individual again becomes eligible for full participation in a Wisconsin Works employment position.

AB64,486,3 b. Twelve months after the date on which the individual or his or her group member meets the circumstances described under par. (a), as determined by the department.

AB64,895 Section 895 . 49.162 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,486,7 49.162 (7) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment requirements under this section and the monthly grant eligibility and protective payee structure under sub. (4m).

AB64,896 Section 896. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,486,11 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $83,000,000 $54,173,300 in each fiscal year 2015-16 and $83,000,000 in fiscal year 2016-17.

AB64,897 Section 897. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,486,15 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $58,336,500 $55,000,000 in each fiscal year.

AB64,898 Section 898. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,486,19 49.175 (1) (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement payments to individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2018-19.

AB64,899 Section 899. 49.175 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,486,23 49.175 (1) (d) Families and Schools Together. For the families and schools together program in 5 Milwaukee elementary schools to be chosen by the department, $250,000 in each fiscal year.

AB64,900 Section 900. 49.175 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,487,3 49.175 (1) (e) Text message-based intervention for early education. For a pilot program for a text message-based intervention for early education under s. 48.535, $35,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $60,000 in fiscal year 2018-19.

AB64,901 Section 901. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,487,7 49.175 (1) (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (7) (kg).

AB64,902 Section 902. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,487,12 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection of public assistance overpayments, $15,080,200 $15,987,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $15,295,800 $15,902,900 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.

AB64,903 Section 903. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,487,17 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or weatherization assistance programs, $8,500,000 $7,000,000 in each fiscal year 2015-16 and $8,400,000 in fiscal year 2016-17.

AB64,904 Section 904. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,487,22 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163, $6,000,000 $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $7,000,000 $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.

AB64,905 Section 905. 49.175 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,488,2 49.175 (1) (n) Fostering futures: connections count. For funding community connectors to interact with vulnerable families with young children and to connect families with formal and informal community support, $360,300 in fiscal year 2016-17 2017-18 and $560,300 in fiscal year 2018-19.

AB64,906 Section 906. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,488,6 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155, $262,064,700 $289,215,200 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $280,719,700 $308,167,800 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.

AB64,907 Section 907. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,488,11 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing activities, $35,244,600 $36,189,400 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $33,248,300 $36,030,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.

AB64,908 Section 908. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,488,15 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g), $15,492,700 $15,652,700 in each fiscal year.

AB64,909 Section 909. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,488,20 49.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of supplemental security income, $31,338,200 $27,339,100 in each fiscal year.

AB64,910 Section 910. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,489,3 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the reservations of those tribes, $21,222,700 $22,012,100 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $21,435,000 $22,741,200 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19.

AB64,911 Section 911. 49.175 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,489,13 49.175 (1) (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $3,647,200 $6,282,500 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $5,392,700 $7,314,300 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19. To receive funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).

AB64,912 Section 912. 49.175 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,489,17 49.175 (1) (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect in counties having a population of 750,000 or more, $1,389,600, $5,289,600 in each fiscal year.

AB64,913 Section 913. 49.175 (1) (v) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,489,22 49.175 (1) (v) General education development. For general education development testing and preparation for individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., $127,000 $115,000 in each fiscal year 2015-16 and $115,000 in fiscal year 2016-17.