Amendment SSA2-SB70

SB70-SSA2,282 Section 282. 49.155 (1g) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,312,7 49.155 (1g) (ac) A child care scholarship and bonus program, in the amount of at least $3,975,000 per in fiscal year 2023-24, a child care scholarship program, in the amount of at least $3,275,000 in fiscal year 2024-25, and a child care bonus program, in the amount of at least $5,700,000 in fiscal year 2024-25.

SB70-SSA2,283 Section 283. 49.155 (1g) (bc) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,312,10 49.155 (1g) (bc) Grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child care resource and referral services, in the amount of at least $1,298,600 $2,598,600 per fiscal year.

SB70-SSA2,284 Section 284. 49.155 (1g) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,312,14 49.155 (1g) (h) A grant to support development and expansion of the Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network, in the amount of at least $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2024-25.

SB70-SSA2,285 Section 285. 49.155 (1g) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,312,17 49.155 (1g) (i) Increases to the maximum payment rates paid to child care providers on the basis of a provider's quality rating under sub. (6) (e) 3. d. and e.

SB70-SSA2,286 Section 286. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,313,5 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1d., 1g., 1h., 1m., 2., and 3., the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 185 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3., except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include the sum of the following:

SB70-SSA2,287 Section 287. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,313,12 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. Notwithstanding sub. (5) (b), if the individual is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section and the gross income of the individual's family exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family, the individual's copayment amount under sub. (5) increases by $1 for every $3 $5 by which the individual's family's gross income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family.

SB70-SSA2,288 Section 288. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,313,17 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $37,000,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $34,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such benefits, $28,000,000. In the fiscal year after that, for such benefits, $29,000,000.

SB70-SSA2,289 Section 289. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,313,22 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), $54,009,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $57,071,200 in fiscal year 2022-23 each of the following fiscal years.

SB70-SSA2,290 Section 290. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,314,3 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, $17,231,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $17,482,300 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such purposes, $19,015,300. In the fiscal year after that, for such purposes, $19,424,300.

SB70-SSA2,291 Section 291 . 49.175 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,314,8 49.175 (1) (Lm) Jobs for America's Graduates. For grants to the Jobs for America's Graduates-Wisconsin 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, $1,000,000.

SB70-SSA2,292 Section 292 . 49.175 (1) (Lp) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,314,11 49.175 (1) (Lp) Skills enhancement program. For skills enhancement grants, $500,000 in each fiscal year.

SB70-SSA2,293 Section 293. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,314,17 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155 or 49.257, $376,700,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $383,900,400 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such direct child care services, $368,834,800. In the fiscal year after that, for such direct child care services, $428,779,700.

SB70-SSA2,294 Section 294. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,314,23 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, $42,117,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $41,803,100 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such programs and activities, $45,796,000. In the fiscal year after that, for such programs and activities, $45,570,300.

SB70-SSA2,295 Section 295 . 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,315,4 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700 in each fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such activities, $28,518,700. In the fiscal year after that, for such activities, $46,018,700.

SB70-SSA2,296 Section 296. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,315,10 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, $18,564,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $18,145,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such payments, $9,699,900. In the fiscal year after that, for such payments, $10,990,400.

SB70-SSA2,297 Section 297. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,315,19 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, $28,727,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $31,441,800 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such payments, $31,719,200. In the fiscal year after that, for such payments, $35,661,000.

SB70-SSA2,298 Section 298. 49.175 (1) (y) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2,299 Section 299 . 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is renumbered 49.175 (1) (z) 1. and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,316,10 49.175 (1) (z) 1. 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, $2,807,000 in each fiscal year, except as provided in subd. 2. 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 $1,532,000 in each fiscal year, except as provided in subd. 2., to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.

SB70-SSA2,300 Section 300. 49.175 (1) (z) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,316,16 49.175 (1) (z) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., there is a onetime allocation increase for fiscal year 2023-24 for the purposes described in subd. 1. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the amount allocated is $7,807,000. For the BE GREAT: Graduate program, up to $6,532,000 may be expended for that fiscal year.

SB70-SSA2,301 Section 301. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,316,23 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, $63,600,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $66,600,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such purposes, $61,725,000. In the fiscal year after that, for such purposes, $65,002,000.

SB70-SSA2,302 Section 302. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,317,7 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (d) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an amount equal to the sum of, as the state share of payments, $47,500,000 $71,600,000 and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation method described in par. (b) if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:

SB70-SSA2,303 Section 303. 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,317,21 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department shall pay $4,500,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments, to hospitals that are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but that meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) 1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for which information is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for services to the Medical Assistance program for services provided to Medical Assistance recipients an amount equal to the sum of $2,250,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method determined by the department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental payment that increases as the percentage of the total amount of the hospital's overall charges for services that are charges to the Medical Assistance program increases.

SB70-SSA2,304 Section 304. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,318,4 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.435 (7) (b) or 20.437 (1) (cj) or (q) or (2) (dz), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b), or the department shall direct the department of children and families to reduce allocations of funds to counties or Wisconsin Works agencies in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (2) (dz), in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.

SB70-SSA2,305 Section 305. 49.45 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,318,15 49.45 (7) (a) A Before July 1, 2024, a recipient who is a patient in a public medical institution or an accommodated person and has a monthly income exceeding the payment rates established under 42 USC 1382 (e) may retain $45 unearned income or the amount of any pension paid under 38 USC 5503 (d), whichever is greater, per month for personal needs. Beginning on July 1, 2024, the maximum amount of unearned income a recipient may retain per month under this paragraph is $55. Except as provided in s. 49.455 (4) (a), the recipient shall apply income in excess of $45 or the amount of any pension paid under 38 USC 5503 (d) or $55, whichever is greater, less any amount deducted under rules promulgated by the department, toward the cost of care in the facility.

SB70-SSA2,306 Section 306. 49.45 (29r) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2,307 Section 307. 49.45 (29u) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2,308 Section 308 . 49.46 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 49.46 (2) (f) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,318,21 49.46 (2) (f) (intro.) Benefits under this subsection may not include payment for gastric any of the following:

SB70-SSA2,318,23 1. Gastric bypass surgery or gastric stapling surgery unless it is performed because of a medical emergency.

SB70-SSA2,309 Section 309 . 49.46 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,318,25 49.46 (2) (f) 2. To the extent permitted by federal law, either of the following:

SB70-SSA2,319,2 a. Puberty-blocking drugs used for the purposes of gender dysphoria or gender transition.

SB70-SSA2,319,3 b. Gender reassignment surgery.

SB70-SSA2,310 Section 310 . 49.471 (6) (j) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,319,6 49.471 (6) (j) 4. Section 49.46 (2) (f) 1., relating to prohibiting payment for gastric bypass or stapling surgery.

SB70-SSA2,311 Section 311 . 49.471 (6) (j) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,319,9 49.471 (6) (j) 5. Section 49.46 (2) (f) 2., relating to prohibiting payment for either of the following:

SB70-SSA2,319,11 a. Puberty-blocking drugs used for the purposes of gender dysphoria or gender transition.

SB70-SSA2,319,12 b. Gender reassignment surgery.

SB70-SSA2,312 Section 312. 49.775 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,319,18 49.775 (4) Payment amount. The payment under sub. (2) is $250 per month for one dependent child and $150 per month for each additional dependent child, except that beginning in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the payment under sub. (2) is $275 per month for one dependent child and $165 per month for each additional dependent child.

SB70-SSA2,313 Section 313. 51.445 of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2,314 Section 314 . 60.33 (10p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,319,25 60.33 (10p) Claims in towns containing state institutions. Make a certified claim against the state, without direction from the board, in all cases in which the reimbursement is directed in s. 16.51 (7), upon forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms shall contain information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the department of corrections on or before June 1.

SB70-SSA2,315 Section 315. 60.48 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,320,3 60.48 Tax levy rate limitation. The town of Sanborn in Ashland County may not impose a property tax levy at a rate that is greater than 5 mills.

SB70-SSA2,316 Section 316 . 61.25 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,320,9 61.25 (11) To make a certified claim against the state, without direction from the board, in all cases in which the reimbursement is directed in s. 16.51 (7), upon forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms shall contain information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the department of corrections on or before June 1.

SB70-SSA2,317 Section 317 . 62.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,320,13 62.03 (1) This subchapter, except ss. 62.071, 62.08 (1), 62.09 (1) (e) and (11) (j) and, (k), and (m), 62.175, 62.23 (7) (em) and (he), and 62.237, does not apply to 1st class cities under special charter.

SB70-SSA2,318 Section 318 . 62.09 (11) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,320,19 62.09 (11) (m) The clerk shall make a certified claim against the state, without direction from the council, in all cases in which the reimbursement is directed in s. 16.51 (7), upon forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms shall contain information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the department of corrections on or before June 1.

SB70-SSA2,319 Section 319. 66.0602 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,321,3 66.0602 (2) (b) For purposes of par. (a), in 2018, and in each year thereafter, the base amount to which the limit under this section applies is the actual levy for the immediately preceding year, plus the amount of the payment payments under s. ss. 79.096 and 79.0965, and the levy limit is the base amount multiplied by the valuation factor, minus the amount of the payment payments under s. ss. 79.096 and 79.0965, except that the adjustments for payments received under s. 79.096 or 79.0965 do not apply to payments received under s. 79.096 (3) or 79.0965 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated.

SB70-SSA2,320 Section 320. 66.0602 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,321,12 66.0602 (3) (d) 2. The limit otherwise applicable under this section does not apply to amounts levied by a political subdivision for the payment of any general obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding obligations of the political subdivision, interest on outstanding obligations of the political subdivision, or the payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums, authorized on or after July 1, 2005, and secured by the full faith and credit of the political subdivision. This subdivision does not apply to the town of Sanborn in Ashland County.

SB70-SSA2,321 Section 321. 70.11 (47) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,321,17 70.11 (47) Cranberry research and educational station. All property owned or leased by an entity that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is used primarily for research and educational activities associated with commercial cranberry production.

SB70-SSA2,322 Section 322 . 70.119 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,321,21 70.119 (2) The department shall make reasonable payments for municipal services pursuant to the procedures specified in subs. (4), (5) and, (6), and (6m), except as provided in sub. (9).

SB70-SSA2,323 Section 323 . 70.119 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,321,25 70.119 (6m) In negotiating and computing the proposed payments to a municipality, the department may not consider the municipality's receipt of a grant under s. 45.58 to be a payment for municipal services.

SB70-SSA2,324 Section 324. 70.119 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2,322,8 70.119 (7) (a) The department shall make payment from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (5) (a) (r) for municipal services provided by municipalities to state facilities. If the appropriation under s. 20.835 (5) (a) (r) is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (6) in any one year, the department shall prorate payments among the municipalities entitled thereto. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall make payment for municipal services provided by municipalities to facilities of the authority described in s. 70.11 (38).

SB70-SSA2,325 Section 325 . 71.05 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2,322,14 71.05 (1) (i) Commercial loans. Income from a tax-option corporation that is a financial institution, as defined in s. 69.30 (1) (b), including interest, fees, and penalties, derived from a commercial loan of $5,000,000 or less provided to a person residing or located in this state and used primarily for a business or agricultural purpose.