SB557: Bill Text

SB557,65 Section 65. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:

SB557,31,18 234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1) Definitions. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means households that meet all of the following criteria:

SB557,31,19 (a) Are renters.

SB557,31,20 (b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.

SB557,31,23 (c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and adjusted for family size.

SB557,32,3 (d) Live in severely inadequate conditions, as determined by the federal department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income for rent, or both.

SB557,32,10 (2) Annual report. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state. The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.

SB557,66 Section 66 . 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB557,32,24 238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).

SB557,67 Section 67. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB557,33,3 281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private users of public water systems to replace lead service lines.

SB557,68 Section 68 . 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB557,33,7 946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.

SB557,69 Section 69 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB557,33,20 (1) Job and employment services; pilot program. The department of workforce development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163 (4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2025.

SB557,34,2 (2) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority, maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.

SB557,34,5 (3) Community action opioid response grant program. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.

SB557,34,12 (4) Internet assistance program. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules authorized under s. 49.168 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB557,34,15 (5) Early intervention services. The department of health services may develop a methodology to allocate moneys under s. 20.435 (7) (bt) across county programs.

SB557,70 Section 70 . Fiscal changes.

SB557,34,24 (1) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

SB557,35,8 (2) Grants to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs.

SB557,35,15 (3) Skills enhancement program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

SB557,35,22 (4) Employment transportation assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are increased by 5 percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs) for fiscal year 2022-23 to award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job access and employment transportation assistance programs.

SB557,36,5 (5) Transitional Jobs program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,000,000 for the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163 for programs outside of Milwaukee County. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,000,000 for the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163 for programs outside of Milwaukee County.

SB557,36,12 (6) Civil legal services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $500,000 for the grant for civil legal services under s. 49.1635. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $500,000 for the grant for civil legal services under s. 49.1635.

SB557,36,19 (7) Internet assistance program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $10,000,000 for the Internet assistance program under s. 49.168. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $10,000,000 for the Internet assistance program under s. 49.168.

SB557,36,25 (8) Specialized transportation assistance for counties. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr), the dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are increased by 2 percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr) for fiscal year 2022-23 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

SB557,37,6 (9) Specialized transportation program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq), the dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are increased by 2 percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq) for fiscal year 2022-23 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

SB557,37,11 (10) Lead-Safe Homes Program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $14,200,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $14,200,000 to provide lead abatement services through the Lead-Safe Homes Program.

SB557,37,18 (11) Windows Plus lead exposure program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $961,800 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,054,800 for the purpose of resuming the Windows Plus lead exposure program and increasing the authorized FTE positions for the department of health services by 1.0 GPR position, beginning in fiscal year 2023-24.

SB557,71 Section 71. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB557,37,21 (1) The repeal of s. 20.445 (1) (fc) takes effect on June 30, 2025.

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