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AB68,730,21 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.
AB68,951 22Section 951. 49.138 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,730,24 2349.138 (title) Emergency assistance for needy families with needy
24children
.
AB68,952 25Section 952. 49.138 (1d) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,731,1
149.138 (1d) (am) “Family” means one of the following:
AB68,731,32 1. An individual who has attained the age of 18 years but has not yet attained
3the age of 25 years.
AB68,731,64 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.
AB68,953 7Section 953. 49.138 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,731,208 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:
AB68,954 21Section 954. 49.138 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,731,2522 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
.
AB68,955
1Section 955. 49.138 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,732,52 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.
AB68,956 6Section 956. 49.1385 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, is
7repealed.
AB68,957 8Section 957 . 49.141 (1) (j) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,732,99 49.141 (1) (j) 1. A biological natural parent.
AB68,958 10Section 958 . 49.141 (1) (j) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,959 11Section 959 . 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,733,212 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.
AB68,960 3Section 960 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,733,114 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.
AB68,961 12Section 961 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,733,2013 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.
AB68,962 21Section 962 . 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,963 22Section 963 . 49.163 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,734,223 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.
AB68,964 3Section 964. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,965 4Section 965. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,966 5Section 966. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,967 6Section 967. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,968 7Section 968. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and
8amended to read:
AB68,734,139 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:
AB68,734,1714 (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.
AB68,734,2118 (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.
AB68,734,2422 (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).
AB68,969
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:
AB68,735,53 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.
AB68,970 6Section 970. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and
7amended to read:
AB68,735,168 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).
AB68,971 17Section 971. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,735,24 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.
AB68,736,3
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.
AB68,972 4Section 972 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,736,105 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:
AB68,973 11Section 973 . 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,736,1412 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.
AB68,974 15Section 974 . 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,736,1916 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.
AB68,975 20Section 975 . 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,736,2321 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
.
AB68,976 24Section 976 . 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,737,4
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).
AB68,977 5Section 977. 49.175 (1) (fa) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,978 6Section 978 . 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,737,107 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.
AB68,979 11Section 979 . 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,737,1512 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
.
AB68,980 16Section 980 . 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,737,2017 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.
AB68,981 21Section 981 . 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,737,2522 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For
23contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional
24Jobs program under s. 49.163, $8,500,000 $12,100,000 in fiscal year 2019-20
252021-22 and $9,500,000 $14,700,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.
AB68,982
1Section 982. 49.175 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,738,52 49.175 (1) (Lm) Jobs for America's Graduates. For grants to the Jobs for
3America's Graduates to fund programs that improve social, academic, and
4employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy
5families under 42 USC 601 et seq., $500,000 in each fiscal year.
AB68,983 6Section 983. 49.175 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,738,97 49.175 (1) (o) Evidence-based substance abuse prevention grants Grants for
8youth services
. For grants awarded under s. 48.545 (2) (c) 48.481, $500,000 in each
9fiscal year.
AB68,984 10Section 984 . 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,738,1311 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
1249.155 or 49.257, $357,097,500 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $365,700,400
13$311,236,600 in each fiscal year 2020-21.
AB68,985 14Section 985 . 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,738,1815 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state
16administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing
17activities, $40,152,100 $42,678,900 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $41,555,200
18$41,922,600 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.
AB68,986 19Section 986 . 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,738,2320 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
21improvement activities specified in ss. 49.133, 49.155 (1g), and 49.257, $16,532,900
22$33,847,900 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $16,683,700 $34,484,700 in fiscal
23year 2020-21 2022-23.
AB68,987 24Section 987 . 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,739,4
149.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For
2payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of
3recipients of supplemental security income, $25,013,300 in each fiscal year
4$18,564,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $18,145,000 in fiscal year 2022-23.
AB68,988 5Section 988 . 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,739,126 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship
7care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am),
8for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements
9under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration
10of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of
11the reservations of those tribes, $26,640,000 $28,727,100 in fiscal year 2019-20
122021-22 and $28,159,200 $31,441,800 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.
AB68,989 13Section 989 . 49.175 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,739,2114 49.175 (1) (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided
15to ensure the safety of children who the department or a county determines may
16remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to
17families with children placed in out-of-home care, $8,314,300 in fiscal year 2019-20
18and
$9,314,300 in each fiscal year 2020-21. To receive funding under this paragraph,
19a county shall match a percentage of the amount received that is equal to the
20percentage the county is required to match for a distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as
21specified by the schedule established by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).
AB68,990 22Section 990 . 49.175 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,739,2523 49.175 (1) (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or
24neglect, $5,789,600 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $6,789,600 $7,289,600 in each fiscal
25year 2020-21.
AB68,991
1Section 991. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,740,32 49.175 (1) (x) Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance
3program under s. 49.168, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year.
AB68,992 4Section 992 . 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,740,175 49.175 (1) (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the
6Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that
7improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive
8temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study
9habits, intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career options and
10role models, $2,675,000 $2,807,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this
11paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs
12that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than
13those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the
14grants includes funds for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of
15matching funds that the program provides, up to $1,400,000 $1,532,000 in each fiscal
16year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
17Families block grant moneys may be used.
AB68,993 18Section 993 . 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,740,2219 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
20moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation
21account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $116,716,400 in
22fiscal year 2021-22 and
$69,700,000 in each fiscal year 2022-23.
AB68,994 23Section 994 . 49.19 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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