AB508: Bill Text

AB508,11 Section 11. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,9,15 36.25 (56) Annual poverty study. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board of Regents under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall, beginning in fiscal year 2019-20, allocate $50,000 in each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public on poverty in this state.

AB508,12 Section 12 . 38.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,9,20 38.40 (2) Interagency assistance. The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111 and the department of public instruction shall assist the board in providing the technical preparation, school-to-work, and work-based learning programs under sub. (1m).

AB508,13 Section 13. 46.483 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,9,24 46.483 Sober living residences. (1) Definition. In this section, “sober living residence" means a residential dwelling unit or other form of group housing that is offered or advertised by a person as a residence that provides a peer-supported, alcohol-free, and drug-free living environment where no treatment services are provided on-site and that would qualify for a loan under 42 USC 300x-25.

AB508,10,6 (2) Requirement; funding support. The department shall encourage the development, expansion, and quality control of networks of sober living residences. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (em), the department shall allocate moneys for any of the following purposes:

AB508,10,8 (a) Creating a revolving loan fund for establishing a sober living residence or a network of sober living residences.

AB508,10,10 (b) Awarding grants to train and supervise field workers to provide technical assistance to sober living residences.

AB508,10,13 (c) Awarding grants to entities that establish sober living residences or to sober living residences to support the development, expansion, and quality operation of sober living residences.

AB508,14 Section 14. 46.538 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,10,20 46.538 Rural mental health research grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cg), the department shall award $50,000 cumulatively in grants to entities or groups to perform research projects on mental health issues and access to mental health services in rural areas of the state. The department shall establish qualifications for entities and groups to be eligible to receive a grant under this section.

AB508,15 Section 15 . 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,11,15 46.56 (14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive service system of coordinated care for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care and their families, the department shall establish a state advisory committee with representatives of county departments and tribal governing bodies, the department of public instruction, educational agencies, the department of children and families, the department of corrections, the juvenile correctional system, professionals experienced in the provision of services to children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care and their families, advocates for such families and their children, the subunit of the department of workforce development that administers vocational rehabilitation, a representative of the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, a representative of the philanthropy community, the technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, child welfare officials, and other appropriate persons as selected by the department. The department may use an existing committee for this purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups and is willing to perform the required functions. This committee shall establish principles and core values for administering initiatives, monitor the development of initiatives throughout the state, and support communication and mutual assistance among operating initiatives as well as those that are being developed.

AB508,16 Section 16. 48.47 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,11,18 48.47 (8) (d) The number of children in out-of-home care in the previous year who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.

AB508,17 Section 17 . 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,11,22 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.

AB508,18 Section 18 . 49.163 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,12,4 49.163 (4) Contract for administration. (intro.) The department may contract with any person to administer the program under this section, including a Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122; or community action agency under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which the department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:

AB508,19 Section 19. 49.265 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,12,10 49.265 (3) (b) 11. Provide, to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week and whose earned income is at or below 150 200 percent of the poverty line, a program of skills enhancement that shall include access to transportation, child care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and training.

AB508,20 Section 20. 49.265 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,12,16 49.265 (4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services block grant funds received under 42 USC 9903 and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (mg). From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (cs), the department shall distribute funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amounts received under 42 USC 9903.

AB508,21 Section 21 . 49.265 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,12,20 49.265 (4) (b) The department shall allocate at least 90 percent of the funds received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) to community action agencies and organizations.

AB508,22 Section 22 . 49.265 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,12,24 49.265 (4) (c) The department may not allocate more than 5 percent of the funds received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) for state administrative expenses.

AB508,23 Section 23 . 49.45 (31m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,13,6 49.45 (31m) Nonemergency medical transportation services for nursing home residents. The department shall determine and apply a reimbursement rate for nonemergency medical transportation services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 3. for Medical Assistance recipients who are nursing home residents that is the same as the prevalent brokerage reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients under this subchapter.

AB508,24 Section 24 . 49.675 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,13,10 49.675 Community action opioid response grant program. (1) In this section, “community action agency” means an eligible entity as defined under 42 USC 9902 (1) (A).

AB508,13,17 (2) The department shall establish a grant program to enable community action agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic. Through the program under this section, the department shall endeavor to expand and support effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and communities.

AB508,13,20 (3) Any community action agency is eligible to apply for a grant under this section by submitting an application in the form and manner specified by the department.

AB508,13,23 (4) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys to support one or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or partnership with other community organizations:

AB508,14,3 (a) Enhanced public education to improve individual and community awareness, with respect to the opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and youth.

AB508,14,6 (b) Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment, recovery, or other resources in the community.

AB508,14,7 (c) Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction.

AB508,14,9 (d) Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation, or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.

AB508,14,11 (e) Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children in the household.

AB508,14,14 (f) Support and assistance to children who are in foster care or at risk of placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents and to the caregivers for these children.

AB508,14,19 (g) Development of partnerships with entities such as local health care providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies, social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.

AB508,14,22 (h) Training for agency personnel on issues related to opioid addiction, including early identification of at-risk individuals and administration of overdose prevention medications.

AB508,14,24 (5) Each grant awarded by the department under this section shall be at least $25,000 and not more than $250,000 each fiscal year.

AB508,15,3 (6) A grant awarded by the department under this section may not be more than 3 years in duration unless approved by the secretary based on outcome data or extenuating circumstances.

AB508,15,14 (7) Each grant recipient shall submit an annual report to the department detailing goals, interventions, outcomes, and expenditures related to the recipient's program funded by a grant under this section. Each grant recipient shall make each report under this subsection publicly available on the recipient's Internet site. The department shall publish each report submitted under this subsection on the department's Internet site and coordinate with the department of children and families to provide additional public access to the reports through the Internet site of the department of children and families. Annually, the department shall compile reports submitted under this subsection and submit the compilation with a report containing a summary of the information in the recipients' reports to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

AB508,15,18 (8) The department shall publish on its Internet site the application process and criteria for grants under this section. In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, the department shall require each application submitted to include all of the following items:

AB508,15,23 (a) A description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to be served, including any targeted subgroups, such as incarcerated or homeless individuals.

AB508,15,25 (b) A description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely success.

AB508,16,3 (c) A plan for measuring progress in achieving the objectives identified under par. (a), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project's effectiveness.

AB508,16,6 (d) Identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination or partnership.

AB508,16,10 (e) Sufficient affirmation, as determined by the department, that the applicant has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment.

AB508,16,13 (f) Confirmation that any funds awarded through the grant program under this section will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar objectives.

AB508,16,15 (g) Confirmation that the recipient will use evidence-based approaches to the maximum extent practicable.

AB508,16,18 (9) In considering applications for grants under this section, the department shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics:

AB508,16,20 (a) Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.

AB508,16,22 (b) Evidence of leveraging nonstate funds or in-kind resources to extend the reach or duration of the program proposed by the application.

AB508,16,25 (c) Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving the goals of the program and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.

AB508,17,2 (d) Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses to the opioid crisis.

AB508,17,4 (e) Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on children of addicted individuals.

AB508,17,5 (f) Demonstrated knowledge of opioid-related needs in the target community.

AB508,17,8 (g) Use of innovative or evidence-based approaches to address unmet opioid needs, including to promote self-sufficiency and well-being for families with children impacted by opioid addiction.

AB508,25 Section 25 . 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,17,18 49.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, tribal governing bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions. A county department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board, tribal governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin Works agency or another provider to administer the employment and training program under this subsection.

AB508,26 Section 26. 49.82 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,18,2 49.82 (3) Public assistance advisory committee. (a) The department of health services, in consultation with the department of children and families and the department of administration, shall create an advisory committee to review proposed legislation and proposed requests for approval from the federal government of changes to public assistance programs and to review performance data, outcomes, and costs of changes to public assistance programs after federal approval of changes to those programs.

AB508,18,12 (b) The department of health services shall appoint to the advisory committee under par. (a) participants in public assistance programs; representatives of advocacy groups, including groups that support the rights of individuals with physical and invisible disabilities; at least one representative from a community action program; providers of services under public assistance programs; representatives of the state agencies that administer public assistance programs; members of the legislature, suggested by the majority and minority leaders of both houses of the legislature; and policy experts from organizations such as the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and Institute for Research on Poverty.

AB508,18,15 (c) A state agency that administers a public assistance program that is the subject of a proposed waiver request to be submitted to the federal government shall, in collaboration with the advisory committee under par. (a), do all of the following:

AB508,18,17 1. Hold a public comment period lasting at least 30 days before the development of the waiver proposal language.

AB508,18,19 2. Conduct no fewer than 3 public hearings on the proposed waiver before the waiver is submitted to the federal government.

AB508,18,22 (d) No state agency may submit a request to waive federal law involving a public assistance program without approval of the proposed waiver request by the joint committee on finance.

AB508,27 Section 27 . 60.85 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,19,6 60.85 (7) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. a., d., i., and j. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any positions to be filled in the county in which the town that created the tax incremental district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,28 Section 28 . 60.85 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,19,15 60.85 (7) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in a tax incremental district from a town for which the town incurs real property assembly costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the town creating the tax incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,29 Section 29 . 66.1103 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,19,24 66.1103 (6m) Notification of position openings. A municipality or county may not enter into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless that person has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position to be filled in that municipality or county within one year after issuance of the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect the offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).

AB508,30 Section 30 . 66.1105 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,20,9 66.1105 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created the tax incremental district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,31 Section 31 . 66.1105 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,20,18 66.1105 (6c) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in a tax incremental district from a city for which the city incurs real property assembly costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position to be filled in the county in which the city creating the tax incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,32 Section 32 . 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,21,8 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. “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 qualified summer youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), 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 s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency, as defined in s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.

AB508,33 Section 33 . 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,21,15 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.

AB508,34 Section 34 . 71.07 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,21,18 71.07 (8m) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB508,21,21 1. “Claimant" means an individual who is eligible for and claims the household and dependent care expenses tax credit for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates.

AB508,21,23 2. “Household and dependent care expenses tax credit" means the tax credit under section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code.