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:

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.