AB1145,15,2318 49.163 (4) Contract for administration. (intro.) The department may
19contract with any person to administer the program under this section, including a
20Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local
21workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122; or community
22action agency under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which
23the department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:

AB1145,16,95 49.1635 (1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall
6make a grant of $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account
7Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards of not more than $75,000 per year
8per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under
9par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply:

AB1145,16,1310 (a) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the
11department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant
12conforms to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m); and the secretary of the
13department, or his or her designee, approves the plan.

AB1145,16,1714 (b) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with
15the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and
16the conditions conform to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m) and include
17training, reporting, and auditing requirements.

AB1145,16,2018 (c) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the
19department the reports required under par. (c) sub. (3m) by the times required under
20par. (c) sub. (3m).

AB1145,31 21Section 31. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and
2249.1635 (2m) (a), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB1145,16,2523 49.1635 (2m) (a) Subject to subd. 3. par. (c), the grant may be used only to
24provide legal services in civil matters related to eviction, domestic abuse, or sexual
25abuse, or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.

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1(b) The recipients of the legal services under a grant under this subsection
2section shall be individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy
3families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and whose gross incomes are at or below 200
4percent of the poverty line. For purposes of this subdivision paragraph, gross income
5shall be determined in the same way as gross income is determined for purposes of
6eligibility for a Wisconsin Works employment position, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (r),
7including the exclusion of any payments or benefits made under any federal law that
8exempts those payments or benefits from consideration in determining eligibility for
9any federal means-tested program.

AB1145,17,1210 (c) The legal services provided by a grant under this subsection section shall
11be provided only in matters for which federal temporary assistance for needy families
12block grant funds under 42 USC 601 et seq. may be used.

AB1145,17,2315 49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant
16under this subsection sub. (1m), Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall
17submit to the department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that
18grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not
19make a grant in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account
20Foundation, Inc., submits the report under this paragraph subsection within the
21time required and the department determines that the grant proceeds were used in
22accordance with the approved plan under par. (a) 1. sub. (1m) (a), the agreement
23under par. (a) 2. sub. (1m) (b), and the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m).

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149.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish
2an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under
3s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to Internet
4service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for
5Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other
6assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract for
7the administration of the program.

AB1145,18,10 8(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under
9this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family
10income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.

AB1145,18,1512 49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s.
1349.1635 (5) (1m) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to
14programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, $500,000
15$1,000,000 in each fiscal year.

AB1145,18,2018 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For
19contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional
20Jobs program under s. 49.163, $9,500,000 $10,500,000 in each fiscal year.

AB1145,18,2322 49.175 (1) (x) Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance
23program under s. 49.168, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year.

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149.265 (1) (b) “Poor person" means a resident of a community served by a
2community action agency whose income is at or below 125 200 percent of the poverty
3line.