AB68,952
25Section
952. 49.138 (1d) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,731,1
149.138
(1d) (am) “Family” means one of the following:
AB68,731,32
1. An individual who has attained the age of 18 years but has not yet attained
3the age of 25 years.
AB68,731,64
2. One or more dependent children and a qualified caretaker relative, as
5defined by the department, with whom the child is living or was living at the time
6the emergency occurred.
AB68,953
7Section
953. 49.138 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,731,208
49.138
(1m) (intro.) The department shall implement a program of emergency
9assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, homelessness or
10impending homelessness, or energy crisis. The department shall establish the
11maximum amounts of aid to be granted. The department need not establish the
12maximum amounts by rule under ch. 227. The department shall publish the
13maximum amounts in the Wisconsin administrative register if the department does
14not establish the maximum amounts by rule. Emergency assistance provided to
15needy persons under this section may only be provided to a needy person once in a
1612-month 6-month period. Emergency assistance provided to needy persons under
17this section in cases of homelessness or impending homelessness may be used only
18to obtain or retain a permanent living accommodation. For the purposes of this
19section, a family is considered to be homeless, or to be facing impending
20homelessness, if any of the following applies:
AB68,954
21Section
954. 49.138 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,731,2522
49.138
(1m) (c) A member of the family was a victim of domestic abuse
, as
23defined in s. 968.075 (1) (a). Evidence specified under rules promulgated under s.
2449.1473 (1) (a) as sufficient to establish that an individual is or has been a victim of
25domestic abuse is also sufficient for purposes of this paragraph.
AB68,955
1Section
955. 49.138 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,732,52
49.138
(1m) (f) During a national emergency declared by the U.S. president
3under
50 USC 1621 or a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10,
4the family is delinquent on a rent payment, a mortgage payment, or a property tax
5payment.
AB68,957
8Section 957
. 49.141 (1) (j) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,732,99
49.141
(1) (j) 1. A
biological
natural parent.
AB68,958
10Section 958
. 49.141 (1) (j) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,959
11Section 959
. 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,733,212
49.148
(4) (a) A Wisconsin
works
Works agency shall require a participant in
13a community service job or transitional placement who, after August 22, 1996, was
14convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element possession,
15use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of a controlled
16substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are positive, the
17Wisconsin
works Works agency shall decrease the presanction benefit amount for
18that participant by not more than 15 percent for not fewer than 12 months, or for the
19remainder of the participant's period of participation in a community service job or
20transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the
21individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional placement
22and submits to another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the
23test are negative, the Wisconsin
works Works agency shall discontinue the reduction
24under this paragraph.
In this subsection, “controlled substance” does not include
1tetrahydrocannabinols in any form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in
2marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.
AB68,960
3Section 960
. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,733,114
49.155
(1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized
5guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.623, the child's
biological 6natural or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200 percent of the
7poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's
biological natural or
8adoptive family, the department or county department or agency determining
9eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by
10the individual, if those support payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income
11described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
AB68,961
12Section 961
. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,733,2013
49.155
(1m) (c) 1h. If the individual is a relative of the child, is providing care
14for the child under a court order, and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or
15(3n) on behalf of the child, the child's
biological
natural or adoptive family has a gross
16income that is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. In calculating the gross
17income of the child's
biological natural or adoptive family, the department or county
18department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or
19family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments
20exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
AB68,962
21Section 962
. 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,963
22Section 963
. 49.163 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,734,223
49.163
(2) (am) 2. If over 25 years of age, be a
biological natural or adoptive
24parent of a child under 18 years of age whose parental rights to the child have not
1been terminated or be a relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of
2age.
AB68,964
3Section
964. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,965
4Section
965. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,966
5Section
966. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,967
6Section
967. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,968
7Section
968. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and
8amended to read:
AB68,734,139
49.1635
(1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall
10make a grant of
$500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account
11Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards
of not more than $75,000 per year
12per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under
13par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply: