Chapter 20

20.437(2)(md) (md) Federal block grant aids. The amounts in the schedule for aids to individuals or organizations and to be transferred to the appropriation accounts under ss. 20.435 (4) (kz), (6) (kx), (7) (ky), and (8) (kx) and 20.835 (2) (kf). All block grant moneys received for these purposes from the federal government or any of its agencies shall be credited to this appropriation account. The department may credit to this appropriation account the amount of any returned check, or payment in other form, that is subject to expenditure in the same contract period in which the original payment attempt was made, regardless of the fiscal year in which the original payment attempt was made.

20.437(2)(me) (me) Child care and temporary assistance overpayment recovery. All moneys received from the recovery of overpayments, and incorrect or disallowed payments, and voluntary repayments of federal Child Care and Development Fund block grant funds, of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds, and of state moneys paid from other appropriations to meet maintenance-of-effort requirements under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program under 42 USC 601 to 619 and the federal Child Care and Development Fund block grant program under 42 USC 9858 that the department elects to treat as federal revenue, for costs related to recovering the overpayments and incorrect or disallowed payments, for activities to reduce errors under the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and for any of the purposes specified under s. 49.175 (1).

20.437(2)(mg) (mg) Community services block grant; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government from the community services block grant for assistance and administration under the community services block grant program.

20.437(2)(mm) (mm) Reimbursements from federal government. All moneys received from the federal government that are intended to reimburse the state for expenditures in previous fiscal years from general purpose revenue appropriations whose purpose includes a requirement to match or secure federal funds and that exceeded in those fiscal years the estimates reflected in the intentions of the legislature and governor, as expressed by them in the budget determinations, and the joint committee on finance, as expressed by the committee in any determinations, and the estimates approved for expenditure by the secretary of administration under s. 16.50 (2), for the purpose of paying federal disallowances, federal sanctions or penalties and the costs of any corrective action affecting the department of children and families. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), at the end of each fiscal year, the amount determined by the department of administration under s. 16.54 (12) (d) shall lapse to the general fund.

20.437(2)(n) (n) Child support state operations; federal funds. All federal child support incentive payments retained under s. 49.24 (2) (c), and all other moneys received from the federal government for activities related to child support, including federal funds for any purpose under s. 49.22 or 49.227 and for the federal share of any costs associated with receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments, and for the state administration of those activities, to be expended for such purposes.

20.437(2)(nL) (nL) Child support local assistance; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for continuing programs, except for federal child support incentive payments retained by the department under s. 49.24 (2) (c), to be expended as local assistance for the purposes specified.

20.437(2)(om) (om) Refugee assistance; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government for refugee assistance and the administration of refugee assistance programs, to be expended for such purposes.

20.437(2)(q) (q) Centralized support receipt and disbursement; interest. From the support collections trust fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amounts earned by the support collections trust fund for costs associated with receiving and disbursing payments under ss. 767.57 and 767.75, including any contract costs, and for costs associated with any other support enforcement function.

20.437(2)(qm) (qm) Child support state operations and reimbursement for claims and expenses; unclaimed payments. From the support collections trust fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amounts credited under s. 20.912 (1) to the support collections trust fund and the amounts not distributable under par. (r) for administering the program under s. 49.22 and all other purposes specified in s. 49.22 and for reimbursing the department of revenue under s. 177.0503 (2n) (b).

20.437(2)(r) (r) Support receipt and disbursement program; payments. From the support collections trust fund, except as provided in par. (qm), all moneys received under s. 49.854, except for moneys received under s. 49.854 (11) (b), all moneys received under ss. 767.57 and 767.75 for child or family support, maintenance, spousal support, health care expenses, or birth expenses, all other moneys received under judgments or orders in actions affecting the family, as defined in s. 767.001 (1), and all moneys received under s. 49.855 (4) from the department of revenue or the department of administration that were withheld by the department of revenue or the internal revenue service for delinquent child support, family support, or maintenance or outstanding court-ordered amounts for past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses, for disbursement to the persons for whom the payments are awarded, and, if assigned under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.145 (2) (s), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b., or 49.775 (2) (bm), for transfer to the appropriation account under par. (k). Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

20.437(2)(s) (s) Economic support — public benefits. From the utility public benefits fund, the amounts in the schedule for the Wisconsin Works program under subch. III of ch. 49 and for any of the purposes under s. 49.175 (1).

20.437(3) (3) General administration. The amounts indicated in this subsection for expenses not immediately identifiable with a specific program. When practicable, the expenditures from the appropriations under this subsection shall be distributed to the various programs.

20.437(3)(a) (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for executive, management, and policy and budget services and activities.

20.437(3)(i) (i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, donations, and burial trusts for the execution of the department’s functions that are not immediately identifiable with a specific program, to carry out the purposes for which made and received.

20.437(3)(jb) (jb) Fees for administrative services. All moneys received from fees charged for providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications that are not immediately identifiable with a specific program, for the purpose of providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications that are not immediately identifiable with a specific program.

20.437(3)(k) (k) Administrative and support services. The amounts in the schedule for administrative and support services and products. All moneys received as payment for administrative and support services and products shall be credited to this appropriation.

20.437(3)(kp) (kp) Interagency and intra-agency aids; income augmentation services receipts. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb), 2013 stats., to be used as provided in s. 48.567, 2013 stats. All moneys received under this paragraph in excess of the moneys necessary to support the costs specified in s. 48.567, 2013 stats., shall be deposited into the general fund as a nonappropriated receipt.

20.437(3)(kx) (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department not credited to the appropriation account under par. (k) for the administration of programs or projects for which received.

20.437(3)(ky) (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department not credited to the appropriation account under par. (k) for aids to individuals and organizations.

20.437(3)(kz) (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department not credited to the appropriation account under par. (k) for local assistance.

20.437(3)(mc) (mc) Federal block grant operations. All block grant moneys received from the federal government for the state administration of federal block grants, except as otherwise appropriated under this section, to be expended for the purposes for which received.

20.437(3)(md) (md) Federal block grant aids. All block grant moneys received from the federal government, except as otherwise appropriated under this section, to be expended as aids to individuals or organizations or for local assistance.

20.437(3)(mf) (mf) Federal economic stimulus funds. All federal economic stimulus funds received by the state for programs administered by the department, for the purposes for which made and received. In this paragraph, “federal economic stimulus funds” means federal moneys received by the state, pursuant to federal legislation enacted during the 111th Congress for the purpose of reviving the economy of the United States.

20.437(3)(mm) (mm) Reimbursements from federal government. All moneys received from the federal government that are intended to reimburse the state for expenditures in previous fiscal years from general purpose revenue appropriations whose purpose includes a requirement to match or secure federal funds and that exceeded in those fiscal years the estimates reflected in the intentions of the legislature and governor, as expressed by them in the budget determinations, and the joint committee on finance, as expressed by the committee in any determinations, and the estimates approved for expenditure by the secretary of administration under s. 16.50 (2), for the purpose of paying federal disallowances, federal sanctions, or penalties and the costs of any corrective action affecting the department of children and families. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), at the end of each fiscal year, the amount determined by the department of administration under s. 16.54 (12) (d) shall lapse to the general fund.

20.437(3)(n) (n) Federal project activities. All moneys received from the federal government for specific projects, except as otherwise appropriated under this section, to be expended for the purposes for which received.

20.437(3)(pz) (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements. All moneys received from the federal government as reimbursement of indirect costs of grants and contracts for the purposes authorized in s. 16.54 (9) (b).

20.437 History History: 2007 a. 20 ss. 331, 335, 340, 341, 342, 344 to 352, 354 to 368g, 374 to 376, 380, 381, 401, 404, 405, 423 to 437, 447, 448, 450, 451, 453, 453p, 454, 456 to 458, 460e, 463, 465 to 472, 474 to 480, 9121 (6) (a); 2009 a. 28 ss. 471 to 513, 522; 2009 a. 76, 180, 185, 265, 339; 2011 a. 32, 258; 2013 a. 20, 170, 334; 2015 a. 55 ss. 660, 662, 665, 720 to 723n, 811, 812; 2015 a. 128, 172; 2017 a. 59, 185, 260, 261; 2019 a. 9; 2021 a. 87, 132; 2021 a. 238 s. 45; 2023 a. 19.

20.438 20.438 Board for people with developmental disabilities. There is appropriated to the board for people with developmental disabilities for the following program:

20.438(1) (1) Developmental disabilities.

20.438(1)(a) (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule to be used for general program operations of the board for people with developmental disabilities, including for providing grants under s. 46.2898.

20.438(1)(h) (h) Program services. As a continuing appropriation, all moneys received by the board for people with developmental disabilities from invoicing entities for using state-owned space, as conference fees and other related expenditures, and from printing and publishing forms, documents, pamphlets, and other publications, to carry out the responsibilities of the board for people with developmental disabilities.

20.438(1)(i) (i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, and bequests for the activities of the board for people with developmental disabilities, to carry out the purposes for which made and received.

20.438(1)(mc) (mc) Federal project operations. All moneys received from the federal government as project operations under 42 USC 15021 to 15029, for the purposes for which provided.

20.438(1)(md) (md) Federal project aids. All moneys received from the federal government as aids under 42 USC 15021 to 15029, for the purposes for which provided.

20.438 History History: 2007 a. 20; 2007 a. 152 s. 1; Stats. 2007 s. 20.438; 2009 a. 28; 2017 a. 323.

20.440 20.440 Health and Educational Facilities Authority. There is appropriated to the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority for the following program:

20.440(1) (1) Construction of health and educational facilities.

20.440(1)(a) (a) General program operations. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purposes of ch. 231.

20.440(2) (2) Rural hospital loan guarantee.

20.440(2)(a) (a) Rural assistance loan fund. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to be transferred by March 1, 1991, to the rural hospital loan fund under s. 231.36.

20.440 History History: 1973 c. 304; 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 317; 2001 a. 104.

20.445 20.445 Workforce development, department of. There is appropriated to the department of workforce development for the following programs:

20.445(1) (1) Workforce development.

20.445(1)(a) (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations.

20.445(1)(aa) (aa) Special death benefit. A sum sufficient for the payment of death benefits under s. 102.475.

20.445(1)(aL) (aL) Unemployment insurance administration; controlled substances testing and substance abuse treatment. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for conducting screenings of applicants, testing applicants for controlled substances, the provision of substance abuse treatment to applicants and claimants, and related expenses under s. 108.133. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (b), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall be transferred to the unemployment program integrity fund.

20.445(1)(b) (b) Workforce training; programs, grants, services, and contracts. The amounts in the schedule for the workforce training programs, grants, and services under s. 106.27 (1), (1g), (1j), (1r), and (1u) and for the costs associated with contracts entered into under s. 47.07.

20.445(1)(bg) (bg) Worker training and employment program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the worker training and employment program under s. 106.271.

20.445(1)(bk) (bk) Commercial driver training grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the commercial driver training grant program under s. 106.276.

Effective date note NOTE: Par. (bk) is repealed eff. 7-1-25 by 2023 Wis. Act 153.

20.445(1)(bm) (bm) Workforce training; administration. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the administration of the local youth apprenticeship grant program under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26, the workforce training program under s. 106.27, the teacher development program grants under s. 106.272, the career and technical education incentive grant program under s. 106.273, the technical education equipment grant program under s. 106.275, and the apprentice programs under subch. I of ch. 106.

Effective date note NOTE: Par. (bm) is shown as amended eff. 7-1-25 by 2023 Wis. Act 153. Prior to 7-1-25 it reads:

Effective date text (bm) Workforce training; administration. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the administration of the local youth apprenticeship grant program under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26, the workforce training program under s. 106.27, the teacher development program grants under s. 106.272, the career and technical education incentive grant program under s. 106.273, the technical education equipment grant program under s. 106.275, the commercial driver training grant program under s. 106.276, and the apprentice programs under subch. I of ch. 106.

20.445(1)(bt) (bt) Workforce development; grants for teacher training and recruitment. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 106.277.

20.445(1)(bz) (bz) Career and technical education incentive grants. The amounts in the schedule for the career and technical education incentive grants under s. 106.273 (3).

20.445(1)(c) (c) Career and technical education completion awards. A sum sufficient for the career and technical education completion awards under s. 106.273 (4).

20.445(1)(cg) (cg) Technical education equipment grants. The amounts in the schedule for the technical education equipment grants under s. 106.275.

20.445(1)(cr) (cr) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of providing state funds to supplement, on a one-to-one matching basis, federal employment opportunity demonstration project funds received under 42 USC 1315 or from other federal or private foundation sources, to be allocated under s. 103.005 (21).

20.445(1)(d) (d) Reimbursement for tuition payments. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse school districts, charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and private schools for payments under s. 118.55 (5) (e) 2.

20.445(1)(dg) (dg) Teacher development program grants. The amounts in the schedule for the teacher development program grants under s. 106.272.

20.445(1)(dr) (dr) Apprenticeship programs. The amounts in the schedule for the apprentice programs under subch. I of ch. 106.

20.445(1)(e) (e) Local youth apprenticeship grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for local youth apprenticeship grants under s. 106.13 (3m).

20.445(1)(f) (f) Death and disability benefit payments; public insurrections. A sum sufficient for the payment of death and disability benefits under s. 106.25.

20.445(1)(fg) (fg) Employment transit assistance grants. The amounts in the schedule for the employment transit assistance grants under s. 106.26.

20.445(1)(fm) (fm) Youth summer jobs programs. The amounts in the schedule for youth summer jobs programs in 1st class cities under s. 106.18.

20.445(1)(g) (g) Gifts and grants. Except as provided in par. (gr), all moneys received as gifts or grants to carry out the purposes for which made.

20.445(1)(ga) (ga) Auxiliary services. All moneys received from fees collected under ss. 102.16 (2m) (d), 103.005 (15) and 106.09 (7) for the delivery of services under ss. 102.16 (2m) (f), 103.005 (15) and 106.09 and ch. 108.

20.445(1)(gb) (gb) Local agreements. All moneys received through contracts or financial agreements for provision of services to local units of government or local organizations, for the purpose of providing the services.

20.445(1)(gc) (gc) Unemployment administration. All moneys received by the department under s. 108.19 not otherwise appropriated under this subsection for the administration of ch. 108.

20.445(1)(gd) (gd) Unemployment interest and penalty payments. All moneys received as interest and penalties collected under ss. 108.04 (11) (c) and (cm) and (13) (c) and 108.22 except interest and penalties deposited under s. 108.19 (1q), and forfeitures under s. 103.05 (5), all moneys not appropriated under par. (gg) and all moneys transferred to this appropriation account from the appropriation account under par. (gh) for the payment of benefits specified in s. 108.07 (5) and 1987 Wisconsin Act 38, section 132 (1) (c), for the payment of interest to employers under s. 108.17 (3m), for research relating to the condition of the unemployment reserve fund under s. 108.14 (6), for administration of the unemployment insurance program and federal or state unemployment insurance programs authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for satisfaction of any federal audit exception concerning a payment from the unemployment reserve fund or any federal aid disallowance concerning the unemployment insurance program, for assistance to the department of justice in the enforcement of ch. 108, for the payment of interest due on advances from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act to the unemployment reserve fund, and for payments made to the unemployment reserve fund to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on these advances, except as otherwise provided in s. 108.20.

20.445(1)(gg) (gg) Unemployment information technology systems; interest and penalties. From the moneys received as interest and penalties collected under ss. 108.04 (11) (c) and (cm) and (13) (c) and 108.22 except interest and penalties deposited under s. 108.19 (1q), as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purpose specified in s. 108.19 (1e) (d).

20.445(1)(gh) (gh) Unemployment information technology systems; assessments. All moneys received from assessments levied under s. 108.19 (1e) (a) and 1997 Wisconsin Act 39, section 164 (2), for the purpose specified in s. 108.19 (1e) (d). The treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund may transfer moneys from this appropriation account to the appropriation account under par. (gd).

20.445(1)(gk) (gk) Permit system for employment of minors; fees. The amounts in the schedule to fund the cost of the department’s information technology systems, including the department’s permit system for the employment of minors, and to fund other operational expenses of the division of equal rights in the department. All moneys received from fees collected under s. 103.805 (1) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

20.445(1)(gm) (gm) Unemployment insurance handbook. All moneys received under s. 108.14 (23) (d) for the costs of printing and distribution of the unemployment insurance handbook, to pay for those costs.

20.445(1)(gr) (gr) Agricultural education and workforce development council, gifts and grants. All moneys received as gifts and grants for the activities of the agricultural education and workforce development council to carry out the activities of the council.

20.445(1)(ka) (ka) Interagency and intra-agency agreements. All moneys received through contracts or financial agreements from other state agencies for the provision of services to those state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department for the provision of services to the department, except moneys appropriated under par. (kc), for the purpose of providing the services.

20.445(1)(kc) (kc) Administrative services. The amounts in the schedule for administrative and support services for programs administered by the department. All moneys received by the department from the department as payment for administrative and support services for programs administered by the department shall be credited to this appropriation.

20.445(1)(km) (km) Nursing workforce survey and grants. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (jm) for developing, compiling, processing, evaluating, and reporting on the survey required under s. 106.30 (2) and (3) and for awarding grants under s. 106.30 (5) (a).

20.445(1)(m) (m) Workforce investment and assistance; federal moneys. All federal moneys received as authorized under s. 16.54, except as otherwise appropriated under this section, for the workforce investment and assistance activities of the department, to be used for those purposes.

20.445(1)(n) (n) Employment assistance and unemployment insurance administration; federal moneys. All federal moneys received, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for the administration of employment assistance and unemployment insurance programs of the department, for the performance of the department’s other functions under subch. I of ch. 106 and ch. 108, and to pay the compensation and expenses of appeal tribunals and of employment councils appointed under s. 108.14, to be used for such purposes, except as provided in s. 108.161 (3e), and, from the moneys received by this state under section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, to transfer to the appropriation account under par. (nb) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s. 108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par. (nb), to transfer to the appropriation account under par. (nd) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s. 108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par. (nd), to transfer to the appropriation account under par. (ne) an amount not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s. 108.161 (4) (d) or the sum of the amounts in the schedule under par. (ne) and the amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund that is required to pay for the cost of banking services incurred by the unemployment reserve fund, and to transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.427 (1) (k) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund.

20.445(1)(na) (na) Employment security buildings and equipment. All federal moneys transferred from par. (n) for the purpose of funding employment security buildings and equipment under ss. 108.161 and 108.162.

20.445(1)(nb) (nb) Unemployment administration; information technology systems. From the moneys received from the federal government under section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for the purpose specified in s. 108.19 (1e) (d). All moneys transferred from par. (n) for this purpose shall be credited to this appropriation account. No moneys may be expended from this appropriation unless the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund determines that such expenditure is currently needed for the purpose specified in s. 108.19 (1e) (d).

20.445(1)(nd) (nd) Unemployment administration; apprenticeship and other employment services. From the moneys received from the federal government under section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, the amounts in the schedule, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to be used for administration by the department of apprenticeship programs under subch. I of ch. 106 and for administration and service delivery of employment and workforce information services, including the delivery of reemployment assistance services to unemployment insurance claimants. All moneys transferred from par. (n) for this purpose shall be credited to this appropriation account. No moneys may be expended from this appropriation unless the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund determines that such expenditure is currently needed for the purposes specified in this paragraph.

20.445(1)(ne) (ne) Unemployment insurance administration and bank service costs. From the moneys received by this state under section 903 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, all moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (n) to be used for the administration of unemployment insurance and for the payment of the cost of banking services incurred by the unemployment reserve fund. No moneys may be expended from this appropriation unless the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund determines that such expenditure is currently needed for the purpose specified in this paragraph.

20.445(1)(o) (o) Equal rights; federal moneys. All federal moneys received for the activities of the division of equal rights in the department, to be used for those purposes, and to transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.427 (1) (km).

20.445(1)(p) (p) Worker’s compensation; federal moneys. All federal moneys received for the worker’s compensation activities of the department, to be used for those purposes.

20.445(1)(pz) (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements. All moneys received from the federal government as reimbursement of indirect costs of grants and contracts for the purposes authorized in s. 16.54 (9) (b).

20.445(1)(ra) (ra) Worker’s compensation operations fund; administration. From the worker’s compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administration of the worker’s compensation program by the department, for assistance to the department of justice in investigating and prosecuting fraudulent activity related to worker’s compensation, for transfer to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), and for transfer to the appropriation accounts under par. (rp) and s. 20.427 (1) (ra). All moneys received under ss. 102.28 (2) (b) and 102.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account. From this appropriation, an amount not to exceed $5,000 may be expended each fiscal year for payment of expenses for travel and research by the council on worker’s compensation, an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred in each fiscal year to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), the amount in the schedule under par. (rp) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under par. (rp), and the amount in the schedule under s. 20.427 (1) (ra) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.427 (1) (ra).

20.445(1)(rb) (rb) Worker’s compensation operations fund; contracts. From the worker’s compensation operations fund, all moneys received in connection with contracts entered into under s. 102.31 (7) for the purpose of carrying out those contracts.