SB111,252,9 8(4) Eligibility. Subject to sub. (3) (b), the following households are eligible to
9receive water utility assistance under this section:
SB111,252,1110 (a) A household with income that is not more than 60 percent of the statewide
11median household income.
SB111,252,1412(b) A household entirely composed of persons receiving food stamps under 7
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to 2036 or supplemental security income or state supplemental payments
14under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or s. 49.77.
SB111,252,1815 (c) A household with income within the limits specified under par. (b) that
16resides in housing that is subsidized or administered by a municipality, a county, the
17state, or the federal government for which a utility allowance is applied to determine
18the amount of rent or the amount of the subsidy.
SB111,252,21 19(5) Assistance payments. Subject to moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (7)
20(e) and any payment reduction under sub. (3) (b), water utility assistance shall be
21paid according to the payment schedule established under sub. (2) (a).
SB111,253,2 22(6) Individuals in state prisons or secured juvenile facilities. No assistance
23payment under sub. (5) may be made to an individual who is imprisoned in a state
24prison under s. 302.01 or to an individual placed at a juvenile correctional facility,

1as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and
2youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g).
SB111,253,9 3(7) Crisis assistance program. A household eligible for water utility assistance
4under sub. (5) may also be eligible for a crisis assistance payment. The department
5shall define the circumstances constituting a crisis for which an assistance payment
6may be made and shall establish the amount of payment to an eligible household.
7The department may delegate a portion of its responsibility under this subsection to
8a county department, another local governmental agency, or a private nonprofit
9organization.
SB111,114 10Section 114. 16.295 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,253,1211 16.295 (5) (b) 4. Unless otherwise directed by the department, the gross
12proceeds from all investments of the moneys designated in subd. 1.
SB111,115 13Section 115. 16.295 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,116 14Section 116. 16.3065 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,253,16 1516.3065 Affordable workforce housing grants. (1) Definition. In this
16section, “municipality” means a city, village, or town.
SB111,253,21 17(2) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fq), the department
18shall award grants to municipalities for the purpose of increasing the availability of
19affordable workforce housing within the municipality. The department may
20establish eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the grant
21program under this subsection.
SB111,117 22Section 117 . 16.3077 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,253,25 2316.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under
24s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing
25units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards.
SB111,118
1Section 118. 16.3078 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,254,6 216.3078 Rental assistance grants for homeless veterans. From the
3appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bq), the department shall award grants to each
4continuum of care organization in this state designated by the federal department
5of housing and urban development. All grant funds shall be used to provide
6tenant-based rental assistance to homeless veterans in this state.
SB111,119 7Section 119. 16.3085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,254,108 16.3085 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the department
9may award up to 10 annual grants , of up to $50,000 $75,000 each, annually to any
10shelter facility.
SB111,120 11Section 120. 16.313 of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,121 12Section 121. 16.40 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,254,1913 16.40 (24) Worker misclassification outreach. Direct all departments to
14provide targeted educational outreach regarding worker misclassification in
15English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a significant number of individuals
16in this state, to employers, workers, and organizations that serve vulnerable
17populations, including individuals with limited English proficiency. The outreach
18shall emphasize the appropriate departments to contact and the rights of individuals
19to remain anonymous when reporting worker misclassification.
SB111,122 20Section 122. 16.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,255,1821 16.51 (7) Audit claims for expenses in connection with prisoners and
22juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities.
Receive, examine, determine, and
23audit claims, duly certified and approved by the department of corrections, from the
24county clerk of any county in, city, village, or town, on behalf of the county, city,
25village, or town,
which are presented for payment to reimburse the county

1reimbursement for certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to all matters
2growing out of actions and proceedings involving prisoners in state prisons, as
3defined in s. 302.01, or juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities, as defined in s.
4938.02 (10p), including prisoners or juveniles transferred to a mental health
5institute for observation or treatment, when the. The department shall reimburse
6a county under this subsection for expenses relating to actions or
proceedings that
7are commenced in counties in which the prisons or juvenile correctional facilities are
8located by a district attorney or by the prisoner or juvenile as a postconviction remedy
9or a matter involving the prisoner's status as a prisoner or the juvenile's status as
10a resident of a juvenile correctional facility and for certain expenses incurred or paid
11by it the county in reference to holding those juveniles in secure custody while those
12actions or proceedings are pending. The department shall reimburse a county, city,
13village, or town under this subsection for expenses relating to law enforcement
14investigative services that it provided for an incident involving a prisoner in a state
15prison or a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility within its jurisdiction.

16Expenses shall only include the amounts that were necessarily incurred and actually
17paid and shall be no more than the legitimate cost would be to any other county
18jurisdiction had the offense or crime occurred therein.
SB111,123 19Section 123. 16.705 (1b) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,255,2120 16.705 (1b) (d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51 or the
21small business retirement savings board under s. 224.56
.
SB111,124 22Section 124. 16.71 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,255,2523 16.71 (5r) The department shall delegate authority to the department of
24financial institutions to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.51 and to the small
25business retirement savings board to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.56
.
SB111,125
1Section 125. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.