SB70: Bill Text

SB70,1035 Section 1035. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1036 Section 1036. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and amended to read:

SB70,724,17 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:

SB70,724,21 (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.

SB70,724,25 (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.

SB70,725,3 (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).

SB70,1037 Section 1037. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and 49.1635 (2m) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB70,725,8 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.

SB70,1038 Section 1038. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and amended to read:

SB70,725,19 49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant under this subsection section, 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 subsection 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).

SB70,1039 Section 1039. 49.166 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,726,2 49.166 Living independently through financial empowerment. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (ce), the department may allocate no more than $14,000,000 in each fiscal year to establish and administer the living independently through financial empowerment program. Under that program, the department may provide short-term assistance to individuals who are survivors of domestic abuse. The department may contract with a Wisconsin works agency to administer the program under this section.

SB70,1040 Section 1040. 49.170 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,726,6 49.170 Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin. From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (er), the department shall provide funding annually to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin.

SB70,1041 Section 1041. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,726,14 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) In this section, with respect to any of the following that fund a contract for services, “allocate” means to designate an amount of money equal to 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:

SB70,1042 Section 1042. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,726,18 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $37,000,000 $30,717,200 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $34,000,000 $32,913,100 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1043 Section 1043. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,726,23 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 $52,580,300 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $57,071,200 $59,854,900 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1044 Section 1044. 49.175 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,727,4 49.175 (1) (d) Families and Schools Together. For the families and schools together program in 5 Milwaukee elementary schools to be chosen by the department, $250,000 in each fiscal year and an additional $250,000 in each fiscal year for this purpose to be distributed only if the recipient provides matching funds.

SB70,1045 Section 1045. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,727,9 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).

SB70,1046 Section 1046. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,727,14 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 $19,160,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $17,482,300 $19,569,100 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1047 Section 1047. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,727,19 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.

SB70,1048 Section 1048. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,727,23 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, $9,500,000 $11,200,000 in each fiscal year.

SB70,1049 Section 1049. 49.175 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,728,4 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 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year.

SB70,1050 Section 1050 . 49.175 (1) (ms) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,728,8 49.175 (1) (ms) Child support debt reduction. For the child support debt reduction program for low-income noncustodial parents under s. 49.226, $3,472,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $6,944,000 in fiscal year 2024-25.

SB70,1051 Section 1051 . 49.175 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,728,12 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.

SB70,1052 Section 1052. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,728,16 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155 or 49.257, $376,700,400 $385,628,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $383,900,400 $403,573,700 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1053 Section 1053. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,728,21 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 $45,957,600 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $41,803,100 $46,043,900 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1054 Section 1054. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,729,2 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 and the establishment of an early childhood education center under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9106 (3 ), $42,850,900 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $42,647,700 in fiscal year 2024-25.

SB70,1055 Section 1055. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,729,7 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 $12,762,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $18,145,000 $12,188,900 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1056 Section 1056. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,729,15 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 $43,574,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $31,441,800 $53,719,500 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1057 Section 1057. 49.175 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,729,24 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, $10,314,300 $6,282,400 in each fiscal year. 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).

SB70,1058 Section 1058. 49.175 (1) (u) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,730,1 49.175 (1) (u) (title) Prevention Child welfare prevention services.

SB70,1059 Section 1059. 49.175 (1) (y) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1060 Section 1060. 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,730,16 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, $2,807,000 $3,307,000 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 $1,532,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.

SB70,1061 Section 1061. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,730,22 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, $63,600,000 $109,020,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $66,600,000 $111,260,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70,1062 Section 1062 . 49.19 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,731,9 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

SB70,1063 Section 1063 . 49.19 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,731,13 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:

SB70,1064 Section 1064 . 49.19 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,731,16 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

SB70,1065 Section 1065 . 49.19 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,731,21 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

SB70,1066 Section 1066 . 49.19 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,731,25 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

SB70,1067 Section 1067. 49.19 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,732,4 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

SB70,1068 Section 1068 . 49.19 (4) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,732,9 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

SB70,1069 Section 1069 . 49.226 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,732,14 49.226 Child support debt reduction. (1) The department shall establish a program to provide a noncustodial child support debt reduction. A noncustodial parent qualifies to receive $1,500 in debt reduction under this section if all of the following apply:

SB70,732,16 (a) The noncustodial parent completes an eligible employment program, as defined by the department in rules promulgated under sub. (3).

SB70,732,18 (b) The custodial parent agrees to reducing child support debt owed up to the amount of the benefit paid.

SB70,732,20 (2) A noncustodial parent may not receive debt reduction under sub. (1) more than once in any 12-month period.

SB70,732,23 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules to determine how debt reduction provided under sub. (1) is apportioned among multiple child support orders.

SB70,1070 Section 1070 . 49.345 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,733,21 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.

SB70,1071 Section 1071 . 49.37 of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

SB70,1072 Section 1072. 49.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,734,3 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.

SB70,1073 Section 1073 . 49.43 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,734,7 49.43 (12) “Spouse" means the legal husband or wife of person to whom the beneficiary is legally married, whether or not the person is eligible for medical assistance.

SB70,1074 Section 1074. 49.45 (2p) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1075 Section 1075 . 49.45 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1076 Section 1076. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. of the statutes is amended to read: