SB111,938 14Section 938 . 48.913 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,726,1715 48.913 (1) (h) Legal and other services received by a birth parent of the child,
16an alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child in connection with the
17adoption.
SB111,939 18Section 939 . 48.913 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,726,2519 48.913 (2) Payment of expenses when birth parent is residing in another
20state.
(intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the proposed adoptive parents of a child or
21a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents of a child may pay for an
22expense of a birth parent of the child or an alleged or presumed father parent of the
23child if the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent was residing in
24another state when the payment was made and when the expense was incurred and
25if all of the following apply:
SB111,940
1Section 940. 48.913 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,727,42 48.913 (2) (b) The state in which the birth parent or the alleged or presumed
3father parent was residing when the payment was made permits the payment of that
4expense by the proposed adoptive parents of the child.
SB111,941 5Section 941 . 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,727,136 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) A listing of all payments made under this subsection, a
7copy of the statutory provisions of the state in which the birth parent or the alleged
8or presumed father parent was residing when the payments were made that permit
9those payments to be made by the proposed adoptive parents of the child, and a copy
10of all orders entered in the state in which the birth parent or the alleged or presumed
11father parent was residing when the payments were made that relate to the payment
12of expenses of the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent by the
13proposed adoptive parents of the child is submitted to the court as follows:
SB111,942 14Section 942 . 48.913 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,727,2115 48.913 (3) Method of payment. Any payment under sub. (1) or (2) shall be made
16directly to the provider of a good or service except that a payment under sub. (1) or
17(2) may be made to a birth parent of the child or to an alleged or presumed father
18parent of the child as reimbursement of an amount previously paid by the birth
19parent or by the alleged or presumed father parent if documentation is provided
20showing that the birth parent or alleged or presumed father parent has made the
21previous payment.
SB111,943 22Section 943 . 48.913 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,728,223 48.913 (4) Other payments prohibited. The proposed adoptive parents of a
24child or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents may not make any

1payments to or on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father
2parent of the child, or the child except as provided in subs. (1) and (2).
SB111,944 3Section 944 . 48.913 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,728,184 48.913 (7) Report to the court; contents required. The report required under
5sub. (6) shall include a list of all transfers of anything of value made or agreed to be
6made by the proposed adoptive parents or by a person acting on their behalf to a birth
7parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child,
8on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the
9child, or the child, or to any other person in connection with the pregnancy, the birth
10of the child, the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the
11adoption of the child by the proposed adoptive parents. The report shall be itemized
12and shall show the goods or services for which payment was made or agreed to be
13made. The report shall include the dates of each payment, the names and addresses
14of each attorney, doctor, hospital, agency, or other person or organization receiving
15any payment from the proposed adoptive parents or a person acting on behalf of the
16proposed adoptive parents in connection with the pregnancy, the birth of the child,
17the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the adoption of the
18child by the proposed adoptive parents.
SB111,945 19Section 945 . 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,728,2320 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. Any person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental
21interest under s. 48.025, who is alleged to the court to be the father a parent of the
22child, or who may, based on the statements of the mother parent who gave birth to
23the child
or other information presented to the court, be the father parent of the child.
SB111,946 24Section 946 . 48.9795 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.9795 (1) (b) “Party" means the person petitioning for the appointment of a
2guardian for a child or any interested person other than a person who is alleged to
3the court to be the father a parent of the child or who may, based on the statements
4of the mother parent who gave birth to the child or other information presented to
5the court, be the father parent of the child.
SB111,947 6Section 947. 48.981 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,729,217 48.981 (1) (b) “Community placement" means probation; extended supervision;
8parole; aftercare; conditional transfer into the community under s. 51.35 (1);
9conditional transfer or discharge under s. 51.37 (9); placement in a Type 2 residential
10care center for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility
11authorized under s. 938.539 (5);
conditional release under s. 971.17; supervised
12release under s. 980.06 or 980.08; participation in the community residential
13confinement program under s. 301.046, the intensive sanctions program under s.
14301.048, community supervision under s. 938.533, the intensive supervision
15program under s. 938.534, or the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538;
16or any other placement of an adult or juvenile offender in the community under the
17custody or supervision of the department of corrections, the department of health
18services, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 or any
19other person under contract with the department of corrections, the department of
20health services or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437
21to exercise custody or supervision over the offender.
SB111,948 22Section 948 . 49.11 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,730,223 49.11 (1c) “Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
24juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than services

1provided for a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections
2under s. 938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
SB111,949 3Section 949 . 49.11 (1c) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and
42021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB111,730,85 49.11 (1c) “Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
6juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than services
7provided for a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections
8under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m) or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
SB111,950 9Section 950. 49.133 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,730,18 1049.133 Child care quality improvement program. (1) The department
11may establish a program under which it may, from the appropriation under s. 20.437
12(2) (c) and under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), make monthly payments and monthly per-child
13payments to child care providers certified under s. 48.651, child care centers licensed
14under s. 48.65, and child care programs established or contracted for by a school
15board under s. 120.13 (14). Of the amounts from the appropriation under s. 20.437
16(2) (c), the department may award 10 percent to child care providers, child care
17centers, and child care programs located in child care deserts, as defined by the
18department.
SB111,730,21 19(2) The department may promulgate rules to implement the program under
20this section, including establishing eligibility requirements and payment amounts
21and setting requirements for how recipients may use the payments.
SB111,951 22Section 951. 49.138 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,730,24 2349.138 (title) Emergency assistance for needy families with needy
24children
.
SB111,952 25Section 952. 49.138 (1d) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,731,1
149.138 (1d) (am) “Family” means one of the following:
SB111,731,32 1. An individual who has attained the age of 18 years but has not yet attained
3the age of 25 years.
SB111,731,64 2. One or more dependent children and a qualified caretaker relative, as
5defined by the department, with whom the child is living or was living at the time
6the emergency occurred.
SB111,953 7Section 953. 49.138 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,731,208 49.138 (1m) (intro.) The department shall implement a program of emergency
9assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, homelessness or
10impending homelessness, or energy crisis. The department shall establish the
11maximum amounts of aid to be granted. The department need not establish the
12maximum amounts by rule under ch. 227. The department shall publish the
13maximum amounts in the Wisconsin administrative register if the department does
14not establish the maximum amounts by rule. Emergency assistance provided to
15needy persons under this section may only be provided to a needy person once in a
1612-month 6-month period. Emergency assistance provided to needy persons under
17this section in cases of homelessness or impending homelessness may be used only
18to obtain or retain a permanent living accommodation. For the purposes of this
19section, a family is considered to be homeless, or to be facing impending
20homelessness, if any of the following applies:
SB111,954 21Section 954. 49.138 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,731,2522 49.138 (1m) (c) A member of the family was a victim of domestic abuse, as
23defined in s. 968.075 (1) (a)
. Evidence specified under rules promulgated under s.
2449.1473 (1) (a) as sufficient to establish that an individual is or has been a victim of
25domestic abuse is also sufficient for purposes of this paragraph
.
SB111,955
1Section 955. 49.138 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,732,52 49.138 (1m) (f) During a national emergency declared by the U.S. president
3under 50 USC 1621 or a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10,
4the family is delinquent on a rent payment, a mortgage payment, or a property tax
5payment.
SB111,956 6Section 956. 49.1385 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, is
7repealed.
SB111,957 8Section 957 . 49.141 (1) (j) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,732,99 49.141 (1) (j) 1. A biological natural parent.
SB111,958 10Section 958 . 49.141 (1) (j) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,959 11Section 959 . 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,733,212 49.148 (4) (a) A Wisconsin works Works agency shall require a participant in
13a community service job or transitional placement who, after August 22, 1996, was
14convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element possession,
15use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of a controlled
16substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are positive, the
17Wisconsin works Works agency shall decrease the presanction benefit amount for
18that participant by not more than 15 percent for not fewer than 12 months, or for the
19remainder of the participant's period of participation in a community service job or
20transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the
21individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional placement
22and submits to another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the
23test are negative, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall discontinue the reduction
24under this paragraph. In this subsection, “controlled substance” does not include

1tetrahydrocannabinols in any form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in
2marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.
SB111,960 3Section 960 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,733,114 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized
5guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.623, the child's biological
6natural or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200 percent of the
7poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological natural or
8adoptive family, the department or county department or agency determining
9eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by
10the individual, if those support payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income
11described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
SB111,961 12Section 961 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,733,2013 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. If the individual is a relative of the child, is providing care
14for the child under a court order, and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or
15(3n) on behalf of the child, the child's biological natural or adoptive family has a gross
16income that is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. In calculating the gross
17income of the child's biological natural or adoptive family, the department or county
18department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or
19family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments
20exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
SB111,962 21Section 962 . 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,963 22Section 963 . 49.163 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,734,223 49.163 (2) (am) 2. If over 25 years of age, be a biological natural or adoptive
24parent of a child under 18 years of age whose parental rights to the child have not

1been terminated or be a relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of
2age.
SB111,964 3Section 964. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,965 4Section 965. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,966 5Section 966. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,967 6Section 967. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,968 7Section 968. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and
8amended to read:
SB111,734,139 49.1635 (1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall
10make a grant of $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account
11Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards of not more than $75,000 per year
12per program
to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under
13par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply:
SB111,734,1714 (a) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the
15department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant
16conforms to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m); and the secretary of the
17department, or his or her designee, approves the plan.
SB111,734,2118 (b) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with
19the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and
20the conditions conform to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m) and include
21training, reporting, and auditing requirements.
SB111,734,2422 (c) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the
23department the reports required under par. (c) sub. (3m) by the times required under
24par. (c) sub. (3m).
SB111,969
1Section 969. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and
249.1635 (2m) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB111,735,53 49.1635 (2m) (a) Subject to subd. 3. par. (c), the grant may be used only to
4provide legal services in civil matters related to eviction, domestic abuse, or sexual
5abuse, or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.
SB111,970 6Section 970. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and
7amended to read:
SB111,735,168 49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant
9under this subsection, Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall submit to the
10department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that grant, a report
11detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not make a grant
12in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc.,
13submits the report under this paragraph within the time required and the
14department determines that the grant proceeds were used in accordance with the
15approved plan under par. (a) 1. sub. (1m) (a), the agreement under par. (a) 2. sub. (1m)
16(b)
, and the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m).
SB111,971 17Section 971. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,735,24 1849.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish
19an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under
20s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to internet
21service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for
22Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other
23assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract for
24the administration of the program.
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1(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under
2this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family
3income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.
SB111,972 4Section 972 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,736,105 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) In this section, with respect to any
6of the following that fund a contract for services, “allocation” means the amount
7under the contract that the department is obligated to pay.
Except as provided in sub.
8(2), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k), (kx),
9(L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s) and (3) (kp), the department shall allocate the following
10amounts for the following purposes:
SB111,973 11Section 973 . 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,736,1412 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
13$31,110,000 $38,335,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $31,732,200
14$45,703,200 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.
SB111,974 15Section 974 . 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,736,1916 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts
17with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s.
1849.147 (6), $50,000,000 $54,009,700 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $50,000,000
19$57,071,200 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.
SB111,975 20Section 975 . 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,736,2321 49.175 (1) (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement
22payments to individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in each fiscal year 2019-20 and
23$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2020-21
.
SB111,976 24Section 976 . 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,737,4
149.175 (1) (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter
2facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys
3allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under
4s. 20.505 (7) (kg).
SB111,977 5Section 977. 49.175 (1) (fa) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,978 6Section 978 . 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,737,107 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and
8overpayment collections.
For state administration of public assistance programs and
9the collection of public assistance overpayments, $16,671,200 $17,363,300 in fiscal
10year 2019-20 2021-22 and $17,268,300 $17,625,100 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.
SB111,979 11Section 979 . 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,737,1512 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138
13and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or
14weatherization assistance programs, $6,000,000 in each fiscal year $10,829,500 in
15fiscal year 2021-22 and $9,936,400 in fiscal year 2022-23
.
SB111,980 16Section 980 . 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,737,2017 49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s.
1849.1635 (5) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to
19programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, $500,000
20$1,000,000 in each fiscal year.
SB111,981 21Section 981 . 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
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