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AB43-ASA2,311,1120 48.977 (3r) (a) Guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623
21(1) may not be made to a guardian of a child unless a subsidized guardianship
22agreement under s. 48.623 (2) is entered into before the guardianship order is
23granted and the court either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or
24dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been adjudicated in need of
25protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If a child's permanency plan calls

1for placement of the child in the home of a guardian and the provision of monthly
2subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian, the petitioner under sub. (4) (a)
3shall include in the petition under sub. (4) (b) a statement of the determinations
4made under s. 48.623 (1) and a request for the court to include in the court's findings
5under sub. (4) (d) a finding confirming those determinations. If the court confirms
6those determinations, appoints a guardian for the child under sub. (2), and either
7terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which
8the child is adjudicated to be in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2)
9(a), the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3) (a), an Indian tribe or the
10department shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the
11guardian under s. 48.623 (1).
AB43-ASA2,281 12Section 281 . 48.977 (3r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,312,213 48.977 (3r) (b) Successor guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under
14s. 48.623 (6) (bm) may not be made to a successor guardian of a child unless the court
15makes a finding confirming that the successor guardian is named as a prospective
16successor guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended
17subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) that was entered into before
18the death or incapacity of the guardian and that the conditions specified in s. 48.623
19(6) (bm) have been met, appoints the successor guardian to assume the duty and
20authority of guardianship as provided in sub. (5m), and either terminates any order
21specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been
22adjudicated in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If the court
23makes that finding and appointment and either terminates such an order or
24dismisses such a proceeding, the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3)

1(a), an Indian tribe or the department shall provide monthly subsidized
2guardianship payments to the successor guardian under s. 48.623 (6) (bm).
AB43-ASA2,282 3Section 282. 49.155 (1g) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,312,74 49.155 (1g) (ac) A child care scholarship and bonus program, in the amount of
5at least $3,975,000 per in fiscal year 2023-24, a child care scholarship program, in
6the amount of at least $3,275,000 in fiscal year 2024-25, and a child care bonus
7program, in the amount of at least $5,700,000 in fiscal year 2024-25
.
AB43-ASA2,283 8Section 283. 49.155 (1g) (bc) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,312,109 49.155 (1g) (bc) Grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child care resource and referral
10services, in the amount of at least $1,298,600 $2,598,600 per fiscal year.
AB43-ASA2,284 11Section 284. 49.155 (1g) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,312,1412 49.155 (1g) (h) A grant to support development and expansion of the Wisconsin
13Early Education Shared Services Network, in the amount of at least $2,500,000 in
14fiscal year 2024-25.
AB43-ASA2,285 15Section 285. 49.155 (1g) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,312,1716 49.155 (1g) (i) Increases to the maximum payment rates paid to child care
17providers on the basis of a provider's quality rating under sub. (6) (e) 3. d. and e.
AB43-ASA2,286 18Section 286. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,313,519 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1d., 1g., 1h., 1m., 2., and
203., the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 185 percent of the poverty
21line for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already
22receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's
23family is at or below
200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the
24individual's family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the department or
25county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered

1child or family support payments received by the individual, if those support
2payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1.
3and 3., except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the
4department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include the
5sum of the following:
AB43-ASA2,287 6Section 287. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,313,127 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. Notwithstanding sub. (5) (b), if the individual is already
8receiving a child care subsidy under this section and the gross income of the
9individual's family exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the
10individual's family, the individual's copayment amount under sub. (5) increases by
11$1 for every $3 $5 by which the individual's family's gross income exceeds 200 percent
12of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family.
AB43-ASA2,288 13Section 288. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,313,1714 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
15$37,000,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $34,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the
16following fiscal year, for such benefits, $28,000,000. In the fiscal year after that, for
17such benefits, $29,000,000.
AB43-ASA2,289 18Section 289. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,313,2219 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts
20with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s.
2149.147 (6), $54,009,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $57,071,200 in fiscal year 2022-23
22each of the following fiscal years.
AB43-ASA2,290 23Section 290. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,314,324 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and
25overpayment collections.
For state administration of public assistance programs and

1the collection of public assistance overpayments, $17,231,100 in fiscal year 2021-22
2and $17,482,300 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such
3purposes, $19,015,300. In the fiscal year after that, for such purposes, $19,424,300.
AB43-ASA2,291 4Section 291 . 49.175 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,314,85 49.175 (1) (Lm) Jobs for America's Graduates. For grants to the Jobs for
6America's Graduates-Wisconsin to fund programs that improve social, academic,
7and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for
8needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., $500,000 in each fiscal year, $1,000,000.
AB43-ASA2,292 9Section 292 . 49.175 (1) (Lp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,314,1110 49.175 (1) (Lp) Skills enhancement program. For skills enhancement grants,
11$500,000 in each fiscal year.
AB43-ASA2,293 12Section 293. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,314,1713 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
1449.155 or 49.257, $376,700,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $383,900,400 in fiscal year
152022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such direct child care services,
16$368,834,800. In the fiscal year after that, for such direct child care services,
17$428,779,700.
AB43-ASA2,294 18Section 294. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,314,2319 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state
20administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing
21activities, $42,117,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $41,803,100 in fiscal year 2022-23.
22In the following fiscal year, for such programs and activities, $45,796,000. In the
23fiscal year after that, for such programs and activities, $45,570,300.
AB43-ASA2,295 24Section 295 . 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,315,4
149.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
2improvement activities specified in ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700 in each
3fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such activities, $28,518,700. In
4the fiscal year after that, for such activities, $46,018,700
.
AB43-ASA2,296 5Section 296. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,315,106 49.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For
7payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of
8recipients of supplemental security income, $18,564,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 and
9$18,145,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such payments,
10$9,699,900. In the fiscal year after that, for such payments, $10,990,400.
AB43-ASA2,297 11Section 297. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,315,1912 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship
13care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am),
14for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements
15under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration
16of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of
17the reservations of those tribes, $28,727,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $31,441,800
18in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such payments, $31,719,200.
19In the fiscal year after that, for such payments, $35,661,000.
AB43-ASA2,298 20Section 298. 49.175 (1) (y) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43-ASA2,299 21Section 299 . 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is renumbered 49.175 (1) (z) 1. and
22amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,316,1023 49.175 (1) (z) 1. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls
24Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social, academic, and employment
25skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families

1under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and
2English, and exposure to career options and role models, $2,807,000 in each fiscal
3year, except as provided in subd. 2. Grants provided under this paragraph may not
4be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs that are being funded,
5when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the
6appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the grants includes
7funds for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that
8the program provides, up to $1,532,000 in each fiscal year, except as provided in subd.
92.,
to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
10Families block grant moneys may be used.
AB43-ASA2,300 11Section 300. 49.175 (1) (z) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,316,1612 49.175 (1) (z) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., there is a onetime allocation
13increase for fiscal year 2023-24 for the purposes described in subd. 1. For grants to
14the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the amount allocated
15is $7,807,000. For the BE GREAT: Graduate program, up to $6,532,000 may be
16expended for that fiscal year.
AB43-ASA2,301 17Section 301. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,316,2318 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
19moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation
20account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $63,600,000 in fiscal
21year 2021-22 and $66,600,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year,
22for such purposes, $61,725,000. In the fiscal year after that, for such purposes,
23$65,002,000.
AB43-ASA2,302 24Section 302. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,317,7
149.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (d) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from
2the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
3shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an
4amount equal to the sum of, as the state share of payments, $47,500,000 $71,600,000
5and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment
6to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation method described in par. (b)
7if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:
AB43-ASA2,303 8Section 303. 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,317,219 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the
10appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
11shall pay $4,500,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share
12of payments,
to hospitals that are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but that
13meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) 1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for
14which information is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for
15services to the Medical Assistance program for services provided to Medical
16Assistance recipients an amount equal to the sum of $2,250,000, as the state share
17of payments, and the matching federal share of payments
. The department may
18make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method
19determined by the department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental
20payment that increases as the percentage of the total amount of the hospital's overall
21charges for services that are charges to the Medical Assistance program increases.
AB43-ASA2,304 22Section 304. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,318,423 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.435 (7) (b) or 20.437 (1) (cj) or (q) or
24(2) (dz), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount
25of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b), or the

1department shall direct the department of children and families to reduce allocations
2of funds to counties or Wisconsin Works agencies in the amount of the disallowance
3from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (2) (dz), in accordance with
4s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB43-ASA2,305 5Section 305. 49.45 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,318,156 49.45 (7) (a) A Before July 1, 2024, a recipient who is a patient in a public
7medical institution or an accommodated person and has a monthly income exceeding
8the payment rates established under 42 USC 1382 (e) may retain $45 unearned
9income or the amount of any pension paid under 38 USC 5503 (d), whichever is
10greater, per month for personal needs. Beginning on July 1, 2024, the maximum
11amount of unearned income a recipient may retain per month under this paragraph
12is $55.
Except as provided in s. 49.455 (4) (a), the recipient shall apply income in
13excess of $45 or the amount of any pension paid under 38 USC 5503 (d) or $55,
14whichever is greater, less any amount deducted under rules promulgated by the
15department, toward the cost of care in the facility.
AB43-ASA2,306 16Section 306. 49.45 (29r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43-ASA2,307 17Section 307. 49.45 (29u) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43-ASA2,308 18Section 308 . 49.46 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 49.46 (2) (f) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,318,2120 49.46 (2) (f) (intro.) Benefits under this subsection may not include payment
21for gastric any of the following:
AB43-ASA2,318,23 221. Gastric bypass surgery or gastric stapling surgery unless it is performed
23because of a medical emergency.
AB43-ASA2,309 24Section 309 . 49.46 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,318,2525 49.46 (2) (f) 2. To the extent permitted by federal law, either of the following:
AB43-ASA2,319,2
1a. Puberty-blocking drugs used for the purposes of gender dysphoria or gender
2transition.
AB43-ASA2,319,33 b. Gender reassignment surgery.
AB43-ASA2,310 4Section 310 . 49.471 (6) (j) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,319,65 49.471 (6) (j) 4. Section 49.46 (2) (f) 1., relating to prohibiting payment for
6gastric bypass or stapling surgery.
AB43-ASA2,311 7Section 311 . 49.471 (6) (j) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,319,98 49.471 (6) (j) 5. Section 49.46 (2) (f) 2., relating to prohibiting payment for either
9of the following:
AB43-ASA2,319,1110 a. Puberty-blocking drugs used for the purposes of gender dysphoria or gender
11transition.
AB43-ASA2,319,1212 b. Gender reassignment surgery.
AB43-ASA2,312 13Section 312. 49.775 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,319,1814 49.775 (4) Payment amount. The payment under sub. (2) is $250 per month for
15one dependent child and $150 per month for each additional dependent child, except
16that beginning in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the payment under sub. (2) is $275 per
17month for one dependent child and $165 per month for each additional dependent
18child
.
AB43-ASA2,313 19Section 313. 51.445 of the statutes is repealed.
AB43-ASA2,314 20Section 314 . 60.33 (10p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,319,2521 60.33 (10p) Claims in towns containing state institutions. Make a certified
22claim against the state, without direction from the board, in all cases in which the
23reimbursement is directed in s. 16.51 (7), upon forms prescribed by the department
24of administration. The forms shall contain information required by the clerk and
25shall be filed annually with the department of corrections on or before June 1.
AB43-ASA2,315
1Section 315. 60.48 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,320,3 260.48 Tax levy rate limitation. The town of Sanborn in Ashland County may
3not impose a property tax levy at a rate that is greater than 5 mills.
AB43-ASA2,316 4Section 316 . 61.25 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,320,95 61.25 (11) To make a certified claim against the state, without direction from
6the board, in all cases in which the reimbursement is directed in s. 16.51 (7), upon
7forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms shall contain
8information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the department
9of corrections on or before June 1.
AB43-ASA2,317 10Section 317 . 62.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,320,1311 62.03 (1) This subchapter, except ss. 62.071, 62.08 (1), 62.09 (1) (e) and (11) (j)
12and, (k), and (m), 62.175, 62.23 (7) (em) and (he), and 62.237, does not apply to 1st
13class cities under special charter.
AB43-ASA2,318 14Section 318 . 62.09 (11) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,320,1915 62.09 (11) (m) The clerk shall make a certified claim against the state, without
16direction from the council, in all cases in which the reimbursement is directed in s.
1716.51 (7), upon forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms
18shall contain information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the
19department of corrections on or before June 1.
AB43-ASA2,319 20Section 319. 66.0602 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,321,321 66.0602 (2) (b) For purposes of par. (a), in 2018, and in each year thereafter, the
22base amount to which the limit under this section applies is the actual levy for the
23immediately preceding year, plus the amount of the payment payments under s. ss.
2479.096 and 79.0965, and the levy limit is the base amount multiplied by the valuation
25factor, minus the amount of the payment payments under s. ss. 79.096 and 79.0965,

1except that the adjustments for payments received under s. 79.096 or 79.0965 do not
2apply to payments received under s. 79.096 (3) or 79.0965 (3) for a tax incremental
3district that has been terminated.
AB43-ASA2,320 4Section 320. 66.0602 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,321,125 66.0602 (3) (d) 2. The limit otherwise applicable under this section does not
6apply to amounts levied by a political subdivision for the payment of any general
7obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or
8refund outstanding obligations of the political subdivision, interest on outstanding
9obligations of the political subdivision, or the payment of related issuance costs or
10redemption premiums, authorized on or after July 1, 2005, and secured by the full
11faith and credit of the political subdivision. This subdivision does not apply to the
12town of Sanborn in Ashland County.
AB43-ASA2,321 13Section 321. 70.11 (47) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,321,1714 70.11 (47) Cranberry research and educational station. All property owned
15or leased by an entity that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (c) (3) of the
16Internal Revenue Code and that is used primarily for research and educational
17activities associated with commercial cranberry production.
AB43-ASA2,322 18Section 322 . 70.119 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,321,2119 70.119 (2) The department shall make reasonable payments for municipal
20services pursuant to the procedures specified in subs. (4), (5) and, (6), and (6m),
21except as provided in sub. (9).
AB43-ASA2,323 22Section 323 . 70.119 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,321,2523 70.119 (6m) In negotiating and computing the proposed payments to a
24municipality, the department may not consider the municipality's receipt of a grant
25under s. 45.58 to be a payment for municipal services.
AB43-ASA2,324
1Section 324. 70.119 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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