This is the preview version of the Wisconsin State Legislature site.
Please see http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov for the production version.
CORRECTED COPY
LRB-5571/1
TJD:emw
2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 31, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Born, Armstrong, August,
Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, James,
Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco,
Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa,
Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Tittl, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wichgers
and Zimmerman, cosponsored by Senators Testin, Bernier, Felzkowski,
Feyen, Marklein, Nass and Stroebel. Referred to Committee on Public
Benefit Reform.
AB935,1,2 1An Act relating to: FoodShare work and FoodShare employment and training
2requirements and drug testing.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
2015 Wisconsin Act 55 required the Department of Health Services to
promulgate rules to develop and implement a drug screening, testing, and treatment
policy, which DHS promulgated as Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 38. 2017 Wisconsin
Act 370
incorporated ch. DHS 38 into statutes, relating to drug screening, testing,
and treatment for recipients of the FoodShare employment and training program,
known as FSET. Current law requires DHS to require all able-bodied adults, with
some limited exceptions, who seek benefits from the FoodShare program to
participate in FSET unless they are already employed. Current law also requires
able-bodied adults without dependents to comply with certain work requirements,
and, if they do not comply or meet a specified exception, their eligibility for
FoodShare is limited to three months during a three-year period. DHS is currently
waiving, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the time limits on benefits for failing to
comply with the FoodShare work requirement, and the other requirements have not
yet been implemented. This bill requires DHS to enforce the work requirement on
able-bodied adults without dependents; the FSET requirement on able-bodied
adults; and the drug screening, testing, and treatment requirements. If necessary
to comply with this requirement, DHS must immediately withdraw any waiver or
suspension of the time limits on eligibility for FoodShare for not fulfilling the work
requirement.
Current law prohibits DHS from submitting a request to a federal agency for
a waiver or renewal, modification, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of a

waiver of federal law or rules or for authorization to implement a pilot program or
demonstration project unless legislation has been enacted specifically directing the
submission of the request. If legislation allows DHS to submit such a request,
current law specifies a procedure for that submission process that includes review
by the Joint Committee on Finance. The bill prohibits DHS from waiving the
requirements specified in the bill without either complying with the current law
process or, if the process is inapplicable, submitting the waiver proposal to JCF for
review under its passive review process.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB935,1 1Section 1. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB935,2,32 (1) FoodShare and employment and training program participation
3requirements.
AB935,2,124 (a) The department of health services shall enforce the work requirement
5under s. 49.79 (10) on able-bodied adults without dependents, the employment and
6training program requirement for able-bodied adults under s. 49.79 (9) (a) 1g., and
7the substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment requirements under s. 49.791
8to the maximum extent allowed under federal law. The department of health
9services shall immediately withdraw any waiver or suspension of the time limits on
10eligibility for food stamps under s. 49.79 (10) (a) 2. for not fulfilling the work
11requirement if such withdrawal of a waiver or suspension is necessary to comply with
12this paragraph.
AB935,3,613 (b) The department of health services may not waive any of the requirements
14described in par. (a) without complying with s. 20.940 or, if s. 20.940 is not applicable,
15without first submitting a request to the joint committee on finance for review of the
16waiver request. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify
17the department of health services within 14 working days after the date of the
18submittal under this paragraph that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the

1purpose of reviewing the proposed waiver, the department may waive the
2requirement. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal under this
3paragraph by the department of health services, the cochairpersons of the committee
4notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose
5of reviewing the proposed waiver, the department may waive the requirement only
6upon approval by the committee.
AB935,3,77 (End)
Loading...
Loading...