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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 12, 2020 - Introduced by Senators Johnson, Erpenbach, Ringhand and
Smith, cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Billings, Anderson,
Crowley, Hebl, Kolste, Neubauer, Sargent, Subeck, C. Taylor, Zamarripa,
Spreitzer and Brostoff. Referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing
and State-Federal Relations.
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1An Act to amend 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes;
relating to: child care provider
2rates under Wisconsin Shares, funding for Wisconsin Shares child care
3subsidies, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill increases funding for child care subsidies under the Wisconsin Shares
program and requires the Department of Children and Families to increase
maximum payment rates for licensed child care services provided under Wisconsin
Shares no later than 30 days after the bill goes into effect.
The Wisconsin Works (W-2) program under current law, which is administered
by DCF, provides work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents who
are at least 18 years old. Also, an individual who is the parent of a child under the
age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, under the age of 19, who needs child care services
to participate in various educational or work activities, and who satisfies other
eligibility criteria may receive a child care subsidy for child care services under the
W-2 program. This child care subsidy program is known as Wisconsin Shares.
Under current law, DCF is directed to allocate in each fiscal year specific
amounts of money, including federal moneys received under the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families block grant program, for various public assistance
programs. Current law directs DCF to allocate $365,700,400 in fiscal year 2020-21
for direct child care services under Wisconsin Shares. This bill increases that
allocation to $416,700,400.
The bill directs that DCF increase child care payment rates under Wisconsin
Shares no later than 30 days after the bill goes into effect.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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49.175
(1) (p)
Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
449.155 or 49.257, $357,097,500 in fiscal year 2019-20 and
$365,700,400 5$416,700,400 in fiscal year 2020-21.
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6Section
2.
Nonstatutory provisions.
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(1) The department of children and families shall increase the child care
8payment rates for licensed child care services under s. 49.155 (6) no later than the
930th day beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
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10Section 3
.
Fiscal changes.
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(1)
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
12of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year
132020-21 is increased by $51,000,000 for the purpose of increasing the child care
14payment rates for child care services provided under s. 49.155.
