AB1145,29 Section 29. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.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

AB1145,16,25 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.

AB1145,17,9 (b) The recipients of the legal services under a grant under this subsection section shall be individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and whose gross incomes are at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. For purposes of this subdivision paragraph, gross income shall be determined in the same way as gross income is determined for purposes of eligibility for a Wisconsin Works employment position, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (r), including the exclusion of any payments or benefits made under any federal law that exempts those payments or benefits from consideration in determining eligibility for any federal means-tested program.

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

AB1145,32 Section 32. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and amended to read:

AB1145,17,23 49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant under this subsection sub. (1m), 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).

AB1145,33 Section 33. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1145,18,7 49.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to Internet service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract for the administration of the program.

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

AB1145,34 Section 34. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,18,15 49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s. 49.1635 (5) (1m) 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.

AB1145,35 Section 35. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, is amended to read:

AB1145,18,20 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 $10,500,000 in each fiscal year.

AB1145,36 Section 36. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:

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

AB1145,37 Section 37. 49.265 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,19,3 49.265 (1) (b) “Poor person" means a resident of a community served by a community action agency whose income is at or below 125 200 percent of the poverty line.

AB1145,38 Section 38. 49.265 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,19,9 49.265 (3) (b) 11. Provide, to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week and whose earned income is at or below 150 200 percent of the poverty line, a program of skills enhancement that shall include access to transportation, child care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and training.

AB1145,39 Section 39. 49.265 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,19,15 49.265 (4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services block grant funds received under 42 USC 9903 and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (mg). From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (cs), the department shall distribute funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amounts received under 42 USC 9903.

AB1145,40 Section 40. 49.265 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1145,19,19 49.265 (4) (b) The department shall allocate at least 90 percent of the funds received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) to community action agencies and organizations.