49.171(1)(a)
(a) "Agency" means a public agency or private nonprofit organization.
49.171(1)(b)
(b) "Food distribution program" means a program that provides food directly to needy individuals or a program that collects and distributes food to persons who provide the food directly to needy individuals.
49.171(2)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.437 (2) (dn), the department shall award grants to agencies to operate food distribution programs that qualify for participation in the emergency food assistance program under
P.L. 98-8, as amended.
49.171(2)(b)
(b) The department may not award more than $20,000 to any agency for the program under this section.
49.171(3)
(3) Criteria for awarding grants. In evaluating applications for grants, the department shall give priority to food distribution programs that do the following:
49.171(3)(a)
(a) Serve areas that are not served or are underserved by food distribution services.
49.171(3)(b)
(b) Operate a program that routinely provides prepared meals to homeless persons.
49.171(3)(c)
(c) Provide information to individuals with low incomes concerning other services available to those individuals.
49.171(3)(e)
(e) Use simple methods to determine eligibility.
49.171(3)(f)
(f) Appear likely to continue operation after using the grant under this section.
49.1715
49.1715
Food distribution administration. From the appropriation under
s. 20.437 (2) (dn), the department shall allocate funds to eligible recipient agencies, as defined in the emergency food assistance act,
P.L. 98-8, section 201A, as amended, for the storage, transportation, and distribution of commodities provided under the hunger prevention act of 1988,
P.L. 100-435, as amended.
49.172
49.172
Department duties relating to hunger prevention. The department shall do all of the following:
49.172(1)
(1) Annually review existing public and private activities within the state relating to hunger prevention.
49.172(2)
(2) Advise the department of public instruction and any other relevant state agency on the use of state and federal resources and on the provision and administration of programs for hunger prevention.
49.172(4)
(4) Develop an annual plan that documents areas of hunger and populations experiencing hunger within this state and that recommends strategies and state and federal policy changes to address hunger in these areas and populations.
49.172(5)
(5) Submit, by December 31 annually, the plan developed under
sub. (4) to the governor, superintendent of public instruction and the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3).
49.172 History
History: 1993 a. 168;
1995 a. 27 s.
9145 (1);
1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 9;
2007 a. 20 ss.
1174 to
1176f; Stats. 2007 s. 49.172.
49.173
49.173
Workforce attachment and advancement program. 49.173(1)(1) The department shall distribute funds to Wisconsin works agencies and to local workforce development boards established under
29 USC 2832 to provide all of the following to any person who is eligible for the federal temporary assistance to needy families program under
42 USC 601 et. seq.:
49.173(1)(a)
(a) Job readiness training and job placement services to unemployed persons.
49.173(1)(b)
(b) Basic job skills development to unemployed or recently employed persons.
49.173(1)(c)
(c) Services to assist recently employed persons with job retention.
49.173(1)(d)
(d) Incumbent worker training to promote job advancement and increased earnings.
49.173(1)(e)
(e) Services to employers to assist them in retaining workers and providing workers with position advancement.
49.173(2)(a)(a) The department shall allocate a portion of the amount to be distributed under
sub. (1) and shall distribute that portion in equal amounts among all of the Wisconsin works agencies.
49.173(2)(b)
(b) The department shall distribute the amount that remains after the distribution under
par. (a) to each Wisconsin works agency and local workforce development board based on the criteria specified in
sub. (3).
49.173(3)(a)(a) The department shall allocate and distribute funds under
sub. (2) (b) to Wisconsin works agencies based on the number of persons in all of the following case categories served by that Wisconsin works agency:
49.173(3)(b)
(b) The department shall allocate and distribute to each local workforce development board funds under
sub. (2) (b) based on a formula that takes into account all of the following:
49.173(3)(b)1.
1. The percentage of the population of the area served by the local board with an income at or below 200% of the poverty line.
49.173(3)(b)3.
3. The unemployment rate of the area served by the local board.
49.173(4)
(4) The department shall require recipients of the funds distributed under this section to meet performance standards that are based on employment placement for unemployed persons, job retention rates of the persons served by the fund recipients, increased earnings of the persons served by the fund recipients, and increased child support collections for noncustodial parents served by the fund recipients.
49.173 History
History: 1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 16.
49.175
49.175
Public assistance and local assistance allocations. 49.175(1)(1)
Allocation of funds. Except as provided in
sub. (2), within the limits of the appropriations under
s. 20.437 (2) (a),
(cm),
(dz),
(k),
(kx),
(L),
(mc),
(md),
(me), and
(s), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:
49.175(1)(a)
(a)
Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $44,068,500 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $43,392,200 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(b)
(b)
Wisconsin Works administration. For administration of Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under
s. 49.143, $10,701,100 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $10,701,100 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(f)
(f)
Wisconsin Works ancillary services. For program services under Wisconsin Works provided under contracts under
s. 49.143, $38,471,500 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $38,471,500 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(g)
(g)
State administration of public assistance programs. For state administration of public assistance programs, $16,670,100 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $16,868,500 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(i)
(i)
Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under
s. 49.138, $6,000,000 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(m)
(m)
Children first. For services under the work experience program for noncustodial parents under
s. 49.36, $1,140,000 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(p)
(p)
Direct child care services. For direct child care services under
s. 49.155, $359,201,800 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $355,352,000 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(q)
(q)
Child care state administration. For administration of child care services under
s. 49.155 (1g) (b), $1,765,600 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,600,300 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(qm)
(qm)
Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in
s. 49.155 (1g) (a), $5,311,000 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(qs)
(qs)
Child care licensing. For child care licensing, at least $4,800,600 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(z)
(z)
Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq., $350,000 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(ze)1.1. `Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance.' For the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under
s. 48.57 (3m),
(3n), and
(3p), $23,579,800 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(ze)2.
2. `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, $30,094,700 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $30,094,700 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(ze)10m.
10m. `Safety and out-of-home placement services.' For services provided in counties having a population of 500,000 or more to ensure the safety of children who the department determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for ongoing services provided in those counties to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $5,631,300 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(ze)11.
11. `Prevention services.' For services to prevent child abuse or neglect in counties having a population of 500,000 or more, $1,489,600 in each fiscal year.
49.175(1)(ze)12.
12. `Milwaukee and statewide child welfare administration.' For the costs associated with the Milwaukee child welfare information system and the Wisconsin statewide automated child welfare information system, $1,510,500 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,532,100 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(1)(zh)
(zh)
Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of moneys from the appropriation account under
s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation account under
s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $21,125,400 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $6,664,200 in fiscal year 2008-09.
49.175(2)(a)(a) The department may reallocate funds that are allocated under a paragraph under
sub. (1) for any purpose specified in a paragraph under
sub. (1) if the secretary of administration approves the reallocation.
49.175(2)(c)
(c) If the amounts of federal block grant moneys that are required to be credited to the appropriation accounts under
s. 20.437 (2) (mc) and
(md) are less than the amounts appropriated under
s. 20.437 (2) (mc) and
(md), the department shall submit a plan to the secretary of administration for reducing the amounts of moneys allocated under
sub. (1). If the secretary of administration approves the plan, the amounts of moneys required to be allocated under
sub. (1) may be reduced as proposed by the department and the department shall allocate the moneys as specified in the plan.
49.175 History
History: 1997 a. 27,
105,
236,
237,
252,
318;
1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 16,
104,
109;
2003 a. 33,
321,
327;
2005 a. 25,
254;
2007 a. 5,
20,
226.
49.19
49.19
Aid to families with dependent children. 49.19(1)(a)(a) In this section, "dependent child" means a child under the age of 18 or, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching 19, is under the age of 19, who:
49.19(1)(a)1.
1. Has been deprived of parental support or care by reason of the death, continued absence from the home other than absence occasioned solely by reason of the performance of active duty in the uniformed services of the United States, unemployment or incapacity of a parent; and
49.19(1)(a)2.a.a. Is living with a parent; a blood relative, including those of half-blood, and including first cousins, nephews or nieces and persons of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great or great-great; a stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother or stepsister; a person who legally adopts the child or is the adoptive parent of the child's parent, a natural or legally adopted child of such person or a relative of an adoptive parent; or a spouse of any person named in this subparagraph even if the marriage is terminated by death or divorce; and is living in a residence maintained by one or more of these relatives as the child's or their own home, or living in a residence maintained by one or more of these relatives as the child's or their own home because the parents of the child have been found unfit to have care and custody of the child; or
49.19(1)(a)2.b.
b. Is living in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under
s. 48.62 if a license is required under that section, in a foster home or treatment foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation, in a group home licensed under
s. 48.625, or in a residential care center for children and youth licensed under
s. 48.60, and has been placed in the foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or center by a county department under
s. 46.215,
46.22, or
46.23, by the department, by the department of corrections, or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state under an agreement with a county department.
49.19(1)(b)
(b) Any individual may apply for aid to families with dependent children and shall have opportunity to do so. Application for aid shall be made on forms prescribed by the department. Any person having knowledge that any child is dependent upon the public for proper support or that the interest of the public requires that such child be granted aid may bring the facts to the notice of an agency administering such aid in the county in which the child resides.
49.19(1)(c)1.1. "Aid to families with dependent children" means money payments with respect to, or vendor payments as prescribed by the department, or medical care in behalf of or any type of remedial care recognized under
subs. (1) to
(10) or
s. 49.46 or necessary burial expenses as defined in
sub. (5) in behalf of a dependent child or dependent children.
49.19(1)(c)2.
2. "Aid to families with dependent children" also includes such aid to meet the needs of the relative with whom any dependent child is living and the spouse of the relative if:
49.19(1)(c)2.a.
a. The spouse is living with the relative, the relative is the child's parent and the child is a dependent child by reason of the physical or mental incapacity of a parent; or
49.19(1)(c)2.b.
b. The spouse is a convicted offender permitted to live at home but precluded from earning a wage because the spouse is required by a court imposed sentence to perform unpaid public work or unpaid community service.
49.19(1)(c)3.
3. "Aid to families with dependent children" also includes payments made to another individual not a relative enumerated under
par. (a), pursuant to federal regulations, if:
49.19(1)(c)3.a.
a. The individual has been appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction as a legal representative of the dependent child; or
49.19(1)(c)3.b.
b. The individual who may be a caseworker has been designated by the county department under
s. 46.215 or
46.22 to receive payment of the aid or cash payments to recipients who are engaged in an approved work relief or training project.
49.19(1)(d)
(d) The rate of payment for skilled nursing care provided under this section shall be determined by the county under guidelines established by the department pursuant to
s. 49.45 (6m). Payment for limited care shall not exceed 90% of the applicable Title XIX skilled care rate. Payment for personal care shall not exceed 80% of the applicable Title XIX skilled care rate.
49.19(2)(a)(a) A home visit may be made at the option of the county to investigate the circumstances of the child before granting aid. The department may, however, require a county to make a home visit for this purpose if the department finds that a need exists. A report upon a home visit shall be made in writing and become a part of the record in the case. Every applicant shall be promptly notified in writing of the disposition of his or her application. Aid shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to any eligible individual.
49.19(2)(am)
(am) A county department under
s. 46.215,
46.22 or
46.23 may not accept a rent receipt to verify the residence of an applicant for or recipient of aid under this section unless the receipt shows the name, address and home and business telephone numbers of the landlord or the landlord's designee.
49.19(2)(b)
(b) Recipients of aid under this section shall, as a condition for continued receipt of the aid, provide accurate monthly reports of any circumstances which may affect their eligibility or the amount of assistance. The department shall promulgate rules selecting categories of recipients who may report less frequently in order to reduce administrative expense and shall specify monthly dates by which reports shall be submitted.
