AB43-ASA2,294 18Section 294. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,314,2319 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state
20administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing
21activities, $42,117,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $41,803,100 in fiscal year 2022-23.
22In the following fiscal year, for such programs and activities, $45,796,000. In the
23fiscal year after that, for such programs and activities, $45,570,300.
AB43-ASA2,295 24Section 295 . 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
2improvement activities specified in ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700 in each
3fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such activities, $28,518,700. In
4the fiscal year after that, for such activities, $46,018,700
.
AB43-ASA2,296 5Section 296. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,315,106 49.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For
7payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of
8recipients of supplemental security income, $18,564,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 and
9$18,145,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such payments,
10$9,699,900. In the fiscal year after that, for such payments, $10,990,400.
AB43-ASA2,297 11Section 297. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,315,1912 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship
13care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am),
14for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements
15under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration
16of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of
17the reservations of those tribes, $28,727,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $31,441,800
18in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year, for such payments, $31,719,200.
19In the fiscal year after that, for such payments, $35,661,000.
AB43-ASA2,298 20Section 298. 49.175 (1) (y) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43-ASA2,299 21Section 299 . 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is renumbered 49.175 (1) (z) 1. and
22amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,316,1023 49.175 (1) (z) 1. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls
24Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social, academic, and employment
25skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families

1under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and
2English, and exposure to career options and role models, $2,807,000 in each fiscal
3year, except as provided in subd. 2. Grants provided under this paragraph may not
4be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs that are being funded,
5when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the
6appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the grants includes
7funds for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that
8the program provides, up to $1,532,000 in each fiscal year, except as provided in subd.
92.,
to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
10Families block grant moneys may be used.
AB43-ASA2,300 11Section 300. 49.175 (1) (z) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43-ASA2,316,1612 49.175 (1) (z) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., there is a onetime allocation
13increase for fiscal year 2023-24 for the purposes described in subd. 1. For grants to
14the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the amount allocated
15is $7,807,000. For the BE GREAT: Graduate program, up to $6,532,000 may be
16expended for that fiscal year.
AB43-ASA2,301 17Section 301. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,316,2318 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
19moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation
20account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $63,600,000 in fiscal
21year 2021-22 and $66,600,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In the following fiscal year,
22for such purposes, $61,725,000. In the fiscal year after that, for such purposes,
23$65,002,000.
AB43-ASA2,302 24Section 302. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (d) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from
2the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
3shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an
4amount equal to the sum of, as the state share of payments, $47,500,000 $71,600,000
5and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment
6to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation method described in par. (b)
7if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:
AB43-ASA2,303 8Section 303. 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,317,219 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the
10appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
11shall pay $4,500,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share
12of payments,
to hospitals that are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but that
13meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) 1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for
14which information is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for
15services to the Medical Assistance program for services provided to Medical
16Assistance recipients an amount equal to the sum of $2,250,000, as the state share
17of payments, and the matching federal share of payments
. The department may
18make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method
19determined by the department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental
20payment that increases as the percentage of the total amount of the hospital's overall
21charges for services that are charges to the Medical Assistance program increases.
AB43-ASA2,304 22Section 304. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,318,423 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.435 (7) (b) or 20.437 (1) (cj) or (q) or
24(2) (dz), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount
25of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b), or the

1department shall direct the department of children and families to reduce allocations
2of funds to counties or Wisconsin Works agencies in the amount of the disallowance
3from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (2) (dz), in accordance with
4s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.
AB43-ASA2,305 5Section 305. 49.45 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,318,156 49.45 (7) (a) A Before July 1, 2024, a recipient who is a patient in a public
7medical institution or an accommodated person and has a monthly income exceeding
8the payment rates established under 42 USC 1382 (e) may retain $45 unearned
9income or the amount of any pension paid under 38 USC 5503 (d), whichever is
10greater, per month for personal needs. Beginning on July 1, 2024, the maximum
11amount of unearned income a recipient may retain per month under this paragraph
12is $55.
Except as provided in s. 49.455 (4) (a), the recipient shall apply income in
13excess of $45 or the amount of any pension paid under 38 USC 5503 (d) or $55,
14whichever is greater, less any amount deducted under rules promulgated by the
15department, toward the cost of care in the facility.
AB43-ASA2,306 16Section 306. 49.45 (29r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43-ASA2,307 17Section 307. 49.45 (29u) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43-ASA2,308 18Section 308 . 49.46 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 49.46 (2) (f) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
AB43-ASA2,318,2120 49.46 (2) (f) (intro.) Benefits under this subsection may not include payment
21for gastric any of the following:
AB43-ASA2,318,23 221. Gastric bypass surgery or gastric stapling surgery unless it is performed
23because of a medical emergency.
AB43-ASA2,309 24Section 309 . 49.46 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: