AB1145,12,25 36.25 (56) Annual poverty study. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board of Regents under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall, beginning in fiscal year 2021-22, allocate $50,000 in each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public on poverty in this state.

AB1145,19 Section 19. 38.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,13,5 38.40 (2) Interagency assistance. The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111 and the department of public instruction shall assist the board in providing the technical preparation, school-to-work, and work-based learning programs under sub. (1m).

AB1145,20 Section 20. 46.483 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1145,13,11 46.483 Sober living residences. (1) Definition. In this section, “sober living residence" means a residential dwelling unit or other form of group housing that is offered or advertised by a person as a residence that provides a peer-supported, alcohol-free, and drug-free living environment where no treatment services are provided on-site and that would qualify for a loan under 42 USC 300x-25.

AB1145,13,15 (2) Requirement; funding support. The department shall encourage the development, expansion, and quality control of networks of sober living residences. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (em), the department shall allocate moneys for any of the following purposes:

AB1145,13,17 (a) Creating a revolving loan fund for establishing a sober living residence or a network of sober living residences.

AB1145,13,19 (b) Awarding grants to train and supervise field workers to provide technical assistance to sober living residences.

AB1145,13,22 (c) Awarding grants to entities that establish sober living residences or to sober living residences to support the development, expansion, and quality operation of sober living residences.

AB1145,21 Section 21. 46.538 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1145,14,4 46.538 Rural mental health research grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cg), the department shall award $50,000 cumulatively in grants to entities or groups to perform research projects on mental health issues and access to mental health services in rural areas of the state. The department shall establish qualifications for entities and groups to be eligible to receive a grant under this section.

AB1145,22 Section 22. 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,14,24 46.56 (14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive service system of coordinated care for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care and their families, the department shall establish a state advisory committee with representatives of county departments and tribal governing bodies, the department of public instruction, educational agencies, the department of children and families, the department of corrections, the juvenile correctional system, professionals experienced in the provision of services to children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care and their families, advocates for such families and their children, the subunit of the department of workforce development that administers vocational rehabilitation, a representative of the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, a representative of the philanthropy community, the technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, child welfare officials, and other appropriate persons as selected by the department. The department may use an existing committee for this purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups and is willing to perform the required functions. This committee shall establish principles and core values for administering initiatives, monitor the development of initiatives throughout the state, and support communication and mutual assistance among operating initiatives as well as those that are being developed.

AB1145,23 Section 23. 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,15,3 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.

AB1145,24 Section 24. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,15,16 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:

AB1145,25 Section 25. 49.163 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,15,23 49.163 (4) Contract for administration. (intro.) The department may contract with any person to administer the program under this section, including a Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122; or community action agency under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which the department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:

AB1145,26 Section 26. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1145,27 Section 27. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1145,28 Section 28. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1145,29 Section 29. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1145,30 Section 30. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and amended to read:

AB1145,16,9 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:

AB1145,16,13 (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.

AB1145,16,17 (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.

AB1145,16,20 (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).

AB1145,31 Section 31. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and 49.1635 (2m) (a), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read: