AB68: Bill Text

AB68,963 Section 963 . 49.163 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,734,2 49.163 (2) (am) 2. If over 25 years of age, be a biological natural or adoptive parent of a child under 18 years of age whose parental rights to the child have not been terminated or be a relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of age.

AB68,964 Section 964. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,965 Section 965. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,966 Section 966. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,967 Section 967. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,968 Section 968. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and amended to read:

AB68,734,13 49.1635 (1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall make a grant of $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards of not more than $75,000 per year per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply:

AB68,734,17 (a) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant conforms to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m); and the secretary of the department, or his or her designee, approves the plan.

AB68,734,21 (b) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and the conditions conform to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m) and include training, reporting, and auditing requirements.

AB68,734,24 (c) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the department the reports required under par. (c) sub. (3m) by the times required under par. (c) sub. (3m).

AB68,969 Section 969. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and 49.1635 (2m) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB68,735,5 49.1635 (2m) (a) Subject to subd. 3. par. (c), the grant may be used only to provide legal services in civil matters related to eviction, domestic abuse, or sexual abuse, or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.

AB68,970 Section 970. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and amended to read:

AB68,735,16 49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant under this subsection, Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall submit to the department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not make a grant in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits the report under this paragraph within the time required and the department determines that the grant proceeds were used in accordance with the approved plan under par. (a) 1. sub. (1m) (a), the agreement under par. (a) 2. sub. (1m) (b), and the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m).

AB68,971 Section 971. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,735,24 49.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to internet service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract for the administration of the program.

AB68,736,3 (2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.

AB68,972 Section 972 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,736,10 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) In this section, with respect to any of the following that fund a contract for services, “allocation” means the amount under the contract that the department is obligated to pay. 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) and (3) (kp), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:

AB68,973 Section 973 . 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,736,14 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $31,110,000 $38,335,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $31,732,200 $45,703,200 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.

AB68,974 Section 974 . 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,736,19 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $50,000,000 $54,009,700 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $50,000,000 $57,071,200 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.

AB68,975 Section 975 . 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,736,23 49.175 (1) (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement payments to individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in each fiscal year 2019-20 and $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB68,976 Section 976 . 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,737,4 49.175 (1) (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (7) (kg).

AB68,977 Section 977. 49.175 (1) (fa) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,978 Section 978 . 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,737,10 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection of public assistance overpayments, $16,671,200 $17,363,300 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $17,268,300 $17,625,100 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.

AB68,979 Section 979 . 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,737,15 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or weatherization assistance programs, $6,000,000 in each fiscal year $10,829,500 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $9,936,400 in fiscal year 2022-23.

AB68,980 Section 980 . 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,737,20 49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s. 49.1635 (5) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year.

AB68,981 Section 981 . 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,737,25 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163, $8,500,000 $12,100,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $9,500,000 $14,700,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.

AB68,982 Section 982. 49.175 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,738,5 49.175 (1) (Lm) Jobs for America's Graduates. For grants to the Jobs for America's Graduates 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., $500,000 in each fiscal year.

AB68,983 Section 983. 49.175 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,738,9 49.175 (1) (o) Evidence-based substance abuse prevention grants Grants for youth services. For grants awarded under s. 48.545 (2) (c) 48.481, $500,000 in each fiscal year.

AB68,984 Section 984 . 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,738,13 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155 or 49.257, $357,097,500 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $365,700,400 $311,236,600 in each fiscal year 2020-21.

AB68,985 Section 985 . 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,738,18 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing activities, $40,152,100 $42,678,900 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $41,555,200 $41,922,600 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.

AB68,986 Section 986 . 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,738,23 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in ss. 49.133, 49.155 (1g), and 49.257, $16,532,900 $33,847,900 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $16,683,700 $34,484,700 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.

AB68,987 Section 987 . 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,739,4 49.175 (1) (r) 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, $25,013,300 in each fiscal year $18,564,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $18,145,000 in fiscal year 2022-23.

AB68,988 Section 988 . 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,739,12 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the reservations of those tribes, $26,640,000 $28,727,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $28,159,200 $31,441,800 in fiscal year 2020-21 2022-23.

AB68,989 Section 989 . 49.175 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,739,21 49.175 (1) (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $8,314,300 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $9,314,300 in each fiscal year 2020-21. To receive funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).

AB68,990 Section 990 . 49.175 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,739,25 49.175 (1) (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect, $5,789,600 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $6,789,600 $7,289,600 in each fiscal year 2020-21.

AB68,991 Section 991. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,740,3 49.175 (1) (x) Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance program under s. 49.168, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year.

AB68,992 Section 992 . 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,740,17 49.175 (1) (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., focusing on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career options and role models, $2,675,000 $2,807,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the grants includes funds for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $1,400,000 $1,532,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.

AB68,993 Section 993 . 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,740,22 49.175 (1) (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, $116,716,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $69,700,000 in each fiscal year 2022-23.

AB68,994 Section 994 . 49.19 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,741,9 49.19 (1) (a) 2. 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 stepparent, 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 subd. 2. a. 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

AB68,995 Section 995 . 49.19 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,741,13 49.19 (4) (d) (intro.) Aid may be granted to the mother or stepmother parent or stepparent of a dependent child if he or she is without a husband spouse or if he or she:

AB68,996 Section 996 . 49.19 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,741,16 49.19 (4) (d) 1. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who is incapacitated for gainful work by mental or physical disability; or

AB68,997 Section 997 . 49.19 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,741,21 49.19 (4) (d) 2. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who is incarcerated or who is a convicted offender permitted to live at home but precluded from earning a wage because the husband person is required by a court imposed sentence to perform unpaid public work or unpaid community service; or

AB68,998 Section 998 . 49.19 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,741,25 49.19 (4) (d) 3. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who has been committed to the department pursuant to ch. 975, irrespective of the probable period of such commitment; or

AB68,999 Section 999. 49.19 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,742,4 49.19 (4) (d) 4. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who has continuously abandoned or failed to support him or her, if proceedings have been commenced against the husband person under ch. 769; or

AB68,1000 Section 1000 . 49.19 (4) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,742,9 49.19 (4) (d) 5. Has been divorced and is without a husband spouse or legally separated from his or her husband spouse and is unable through use of the provisions of law to compel his or her former husband spouse to adequately support the child for whom aid is sought; or

AB68,1001 Section 1001. 49.343 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,742,22 49.343 (1g) Establishment of rates. For services provided beginning on January 1, 2011, the department shall establish the per client rate that a residential care center for children and youth or a group home may charge for its services, and the per client administrative rate that a child welfare agency may charge for the administrative portion of its foster care services, as provided in this section. In establishing rates for a placement specified in s. 938.357 (4) (c) 1. or 2., 2019 stats., the department shall consult with the department of corrections. A residential care center for children and youth and a group home shall charge all purchasers the same rate for the same services and a child welfare agency shall charge all purchasers the same administrative rate for the same foster care services. The department shall determine the levels of care created under the rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8) to which this section applies.

AB68,1002 Section 1002 . 49.345 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,743,19 49.345 (2) Except as provided in sub. (14) (b) and (c), any person, including a person placed under s. 48.32 (1) (am) or (b), 48.345 (3), 48.357 (1) or (2m), 938.183, 938.34 (3) or (4d), or 938.357 (1), (2m), (4), or (5) (e), receiving care, maintenance, services, and supplies provided by any institution in this state, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance, services, and supplies, and the person's property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 49.32 (1). If a spouse, widow surviving spouse, or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for his or her support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may be necessary to provide for the person. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt of the notice is not a condition of liability.

AB68,1003 Section 1003 . 49.345 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB68,744,17 49.345 (2) Except as provided in sub. (14) (b) and (c), any person, including a person placed under s. 48.32 (1) (am) or (b), 48.345 (3), 48.357 (1) or (2m), 938.183, 938.34 (3) or (4d), or 938.357 (1), (2m), (4), or (5) (e), receiving care, maintenance, services, and supplies provided by any institution in this state, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance, services, and supplies, and the person's property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 49.32 (1). If a spouse, surviving spouse, or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for his or her support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may be necessary to provide for the person. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt of the notice is not a condition of liability.

AB68,1004 Section 1004. 49.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,744,21 49.37 (1) Beginning in fiscal year 2017-18, the department of children and families shall establish a 5-year 6-year offender reentry demonstration project focused on noncustodial fathers in a 1st class city.

AB68,1005 Section 1005. 49.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,744,25 49.37 (2) Upon completion of the demonstration project under sub. (1) and by June 30, 2023 2024, the department of children and families shall conduct an evaluation of the demonstration project.