Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

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5	5	October 31, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SUBECK, SHELTON, C. ANDERSON,
6	6	BARE, BILLINGS, CABRERA, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, DRAKE, EMERSON, GOYKE, HONG,
7	7	JOERS, MOORE OMOKUNDE, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF,
8	8	SHANKLAND, STUBBS, SINICKI, HAYWOOD, CLANCY and JACOBSON, cosponsored by
9	9	Senators SMITH, L. JOHNSON, HESSELBEIN, LARSON, ROYS, SPREITZER, TAYLOR
10	10	and WIRCH. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
11	11	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
12	12	AN ACT to repeal 20.445 (1) (fc), 49.1635 (1), 49.1635 (2), 49.1635 (3), 49.1635 (4)
13	13	and 106.15; to renumber and amend 49.1635 (5) (a), 49.1635 (5) (b) and
14	14	49.1635 (5) (c); to amend 16.306 (2) (a), 16.3085 (2) (b) 2., 38.40 (2), 46.56 (14)
15	15	(a), 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e., 49.163 (4) (intro.), 49.175 (1) (j), 49.175 (1) (k), 49.265
16	16	(1) (b), 49.265 (3) (b) 11., 49.265 (4) (a), 49.265 (4) (b), 49.265 (4) (c), 49.79 (9) (a)
17	17	1., 60.85 (7) (a), 60.85 (7) (b), 66.1103 (6m), 66.1105 (6c) (a), 66.1105 (6c) (b),
18	18	71.07 (2dx) (a) 5., 71.07 (5r) (b) 2., 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5., 71.28 (5r) (b) 2., 71.47 (1dx)
19	19	(a) 5., 71.47 (5r) (b) 2., 76.636 (1) (e) 12., 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b., 106.11, 106.13 (2),
20	20	106.16 (2), 106.27 (1m), 109.07 (1m) (a), 115.28 (24), 238.30 (4m) and 946.13
21	21	(10); and to create 13.48 (26m), 16.03 (2) (d), 16.19, 16.3065, 20.320 (2) (a),
22	22	20.435 (5) (em), 20.437 (2) (cs), 20.437 (2) (eg), 20.445 (1) (fc), 20.505 (7) (bq),
23	23	20.505 (7) (e), 20.505 (7) (fk), 36.25 (56), 46.483, 49.168, 49.175 (1) (x), 49.45
24	24	(31m), 49.675, 51.44 (5) (bm), 106.115, 115.28 (66), 234.253 and 281.61 (8) (b)
25	25	of the statutes; relating to: housing and homelessness; emergency rental
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42	42	assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development;
43	43	community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security;
44	44	reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass
45	45	transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line
46	46	replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures;
47	47	granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
48	48	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
49	49	HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, AND INDIGENCE
50	50	1. Grants to facilitate the independent living of homeless persons
51	51	Under current law, the Department of Administration provides housing grants
52	52	to counties, municipalities, community action agencies, and private organizations
53	53	for the purpose of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless
54	54	individuals and families in order to facilitate the movement of homeless persons to
55	55	independent living. This bill provides an additional $5,000,000 in the 2023-25 fiscal
56	56	biennium to fund that grant program.
57	57	2. Emergency rental assistance grants
58	58	The bill creates an emergency rental assistance program under which DOA
59	59	awards grants to provide tenant-based rental assistance to individuals and families
60	60	who have suffered an economic hardship and whose annual household income does
61	61	not exceed 80 percent of the median household income for the county in which the
62	62	individual or family resides. The bill appropriates $10,000,000 for the program in
63	63	the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.
64	64	3. Grants to defray housing costs
65	65	The bill increases funding for DOA to award grants to persons or families of low
66	66	or moderate income to defray housing costs. The bill provides an additional $220,000
67	67	in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for that purpose.
68	68	4. Duties of the Interagency Council on Homelessness
69	69	The bill requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness to do all of the
70	70	following every two years:
71	71	1. Identify ways in which DOA and other state agencies specified in the bill and
72	72	the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority can increase access to
73	73	services for homeless individuals and families, including homeless children and
74	74	youths as defined under federal law.
75	75	2. Advise each of the state agencies specified in the bill and WHEDA to revise
76	76	any policy or practice that the council determines impedes homeless individuals and
77	77	families from obtaining services.
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87	87	5. Report concerning homeless children and youth
88	88	The bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to annually issue a
89	89	report to the legislature on the number of homeless children and youths in the public
90	90	schools of this state. Under the bill, “homeless children and youths” is defined by
91	91	reference to federal law providing homeless assistance.
92	92	6. Report concerning households with worst case housing needs
93	93	The bill requires WHEDA to annually issue a report to the legislature on the
94	94	number of households with worst case housing needs in this state. “Households with
95	95	worst case housing needs” is defined in a manner consistent with that used by the
96	96	federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The report must include
97	97	data and demographic information on these households, analysis of the impediments
98	98	to obtaining affordable housing, and recommendations on how to improve state and
99	99	local programs to assist these households with their housing needs.
100	100	7. Pilot program related to the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program
101	101	The bill creates a two-year pilot program that gives priority to homeless
102	102	children and their families, as defined under federal law, on the waiting list that
103	103	WHEDA, or a public housing agency that contracts with WHEDA, maintains under
104	104	the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. Under the bill, WHEDA is required
105	105	to develop policies and procedures for the pilot program.
106	106	8. Civil legal services for the indigent
107	107	Under current law, the Department of Children and Families is directed to
108	108	allocate in each fiscal year specific amounts of money, including federal moneys
109	109	received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, for
110	110	various public assistance programs. Under current law, DCF provides funding to the
111	111	Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., (the foundation) to provide civil legal
112	112	services to TANF-eligible individuals in two ways:
113	113	1. DCF provides up to $100,000 in each fiscal year in matching funds to the
114	114	foundation for the provision of civil legal services to eligible individuals. This grant
115	115	does not specify what types of civil legal services may be provided.
116	116	2. DCF provides a $500,000 grant from federal TANF funding in each fiscal
117	117	year to the foundation to provide grants to programs, up to $75,000 each, that provide
118	118	certain legal services to eligible individuals. The legal services provided through this
119	119	grant are limited to legal services in civil matters related to domestic abuse or sexual
120	120	abuse or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk.
121	121	The bill removes the grant that requires matching funds and increases the
122	122	grant to provide certain legal services to eligible individuals to $1,000,000 per fiscal
123	123	year. Under the bill, the foundation may additionally use this funding to provide to
124	124	eligible individuals civil legal services related to eviction. The bill removes the
125	125	$75,000 cap on grants provided by the foundation to individual programs.
126	126	The bill also requires DOA to make annual payments of $30,000,000 to the
127	127	foundation for the purpose of providing civil legal services to indigent persons.
128	128	9. Internet assistance program
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133	133	to assist with paying for Internet service, and provides $10,000,000 in each fiscal
134	134	year for this purpose. The bill requires that other assistance program options be
135	135	exhausted before assistance is provided under this program. The bill allows DCF to
136	136	contract with a community action agency for the administration of the program. The
137	137	bill requires DCF to promulgate rules to implement the program, which must include
138	138	a requirement that the family income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the
139	139	federal poverty line.
140	140	WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB AND INCOME SUPPORTS
141	141	1. Job and Business Development Program
142	142	The bill increases funding by $799,400 in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal
143	143	biennium to supplement, on a one-to-one matching basis, federal employment
144	144	opportunity demonstration project funds and funds from other federal and private
145	145	foundation sources for job creation and development for individuals with low
146	146	incomes. The program funded by these funds is commonly referred to as the Job and
147	147	Business Development Program.
148	148	2. Skills enhancement services
149	149	Under current law, DCF must distribute grants to community action agencies
150	150	to provide skills enhancement services, including access to transportation, child
151	151	care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for
152	152	education and training. Under this program, a community action agency may
153	153	provide these services to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week and whose
154	154	earned income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line. The bill increases the
155	155	earned income threshold for eligibility to 200 percent of the poverty line.
156	156	3. Transitional Jobs program
157	157	Under current law, DCF administers the Transitional Jobs program, which
158	158	provides wage subsidies to employers of certain low-income parents or primary
159	159	caregivers of a child and low-income young adults. The bill provides an additional
160	160	$1,000,000 per fiscal year in federal TANF funding to the Transitional Jobs program
161	161	to provide these services outside of Milwaukee County.
162	162	4. Job and employment services pilot program
163	163	The bill requires the Department of Workforce Development to establish a pilot
164	164	program that offers job and employment services for individuals receiving housing
165	165	vouchers or receiving services from state-funded homeless shelters. The bill
166	166	requires the pilot program to offer services similar to those offered under the existing
167	167	Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs in current law. The bill
168	168	funds the pilot program with $500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal
169	169	biennium. Under the bill, the pilot program sunsets on June 30, 2025.
170	170	5. Council on Workforce Investment strategic plan
171	171	Under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA),
172	172	federal funds are allocated to the state and, in turn, to local workforce development
173	173	areas designated by the governor to provide employment and training activities for
174	174	job seekers and workers. The WIOA repealed a prior law known as the federal
175	175	Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which contained a number of similar
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180	180	Council on Workforce Investment. The bill requires the council to identify certain
181	181	populations for services under its WIOA strategic plan. The populations to be
182	182	included are 1) homeless individuals from ages 18 to 24; 2) certain children placed
183	183	in out-of-home care; and 3) homeless adults.
184	184	6. Miscellaneous provisions
185	185	The bill repeals a provision concerning review and approval of certain matters
186	186	regarding assistance to dislocated workers that was administered as part of the WIA,
187	187	but that no longer exists. In addition, the bill updates references to the United States
188	188	Code sections regarding WIOA.
189	189	COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES
190	190	Under current law, DCF must distribute grants to community action agencies
191	191	to provide skills enhancement services, including access to transportation, child
192	192	care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for
193	193	education and training. The bill provides an additional $1,000,000 in each fiscal year
194	194	of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for that purpose.
195	195	The bill also provides a match from state funding to the federal community
196	196	services block grant, which funds the work of community action agencies. Under
197	197	current law, a community action agency is an entity that provides services such as
198	198	employment or housing assistance, financial planning, or educational services to
199	199	low-income individuals and that works to combat poverty in the community that it
200	200	serves. The bill increases the income cap for receiving services from a community
201	201	action agency from 125 percent of the federal poverty line to 200 percent of the federal
202	202	poverty line.
203	203	The bill also requires the Department of Health Services to establish a grant
204	204	program to provide grants to community action agencies to enable them to respond
205	205	to the needs of communities and low-income families and individuals in crisis
206	206	resulting from opioid addiction-related issues. Through the program, DHS is
207	207	required to endeavor to expand and support effective community efforts to identify
208	208	and respond to causes and consequences of opioid misuse and addiction experienced
209	209	by low-income individuals, families, and communities. Under the bill, DHS must
210	210	award grants of at least $25,000 and up to $250,000 per year. The bill sets out criteria
211	211	DHS must use in awarding grants as well as characteristics of applications to which
212	212	DHS must give preference. Grants under the bill may not be more than three years
213	213	in duration unless approved by the secretary of health services.
214	214	LEAD EXPOSURE AND ABATEMENT
215	215	1. Early intervention services for children with lead in their blood
216	216	Under current law, DHS implements a statewide program, referred to as the
217	217	Birth to 3 Program, that provides early intervention services for children aged three
218	218	and under who are developmentally delayed or are diagnosed as having a condition
219	219	that is likely to result in significantly delayed development. The bill ensures that
220	220	children with a concentration of lead in their blood of at least 3.5 micrograms per 100
221	221	milliliters of blood are eligible for services under the Birth to 3 Program. The bill also
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226	226	2. Lead-Safe Homes Program
227	227	Under current law, DHS provides lead abatement services through the
228	228	Lead-Safe Homes Program. The Lead-Safe Homes Program provides repairs to
229	229	owner-occupied and rental properties to make them lead-safe. Currently, the
230	230	program is funded in part through federal funding. The bill increases state funding
231	231	for the program by $28,400,000 over the fiscal biennium.
232	232	3. Windows Plus lead exposure program
233	233	The bill authorizes one general purpose revenue position within DHS and
234	234	increases funding to resume the Windows Plus lead exposure program. The
235	235	Windows Plus lead exposure program was initiated in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium
236	236	with onetime funding to provide lead-safe renovations in homes built before 1950
237	237	that are inhabited or frequently visited by low-income families with children. The
238	238	program focuses renovations on high-risk components of housing, such as windows,
239	239	porches, floors, and siding.
240	240	4. Lead service line replacement
241	241	This bill appropriates $200,000,000 from the general fund to the environmental
242	242	improvement program for projects involving forgivable loans to private users of
243	243	public water systems to replace lead service lines. Under current law, DOA and the
244	244	Department of Natural Resources administer the safe drinking water loan program
245	245	(SDWLP), which provides financial assistance from the environmental improvement
246	246	program to local governmental units and to the private owners of community water
247	247	systems that serve local governmental units for projects for the planning, designing,
248	248	construction, or modification of public water systems. DNR establishes a funding list
249	249	for SDWLP projects and DOA allocates funding for those projects.
250	250	SOBER LIVING
251	251	The bill requires DHS to encourage the development, expansion, and quality
252	252	control of networks of sober living residences and to allocate moneys to create a
253	253	revolving loan fund for establishing sober living residences or a network of sober
254	254	living residences or to award grants for purposes specified in the bill.
255	255	NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
256	256	The bill requires DHS to determine and implement a reimbursement rate for
257	257	nonemergency medical transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients
258	258	who are nursing home residents that is the same as the prevalent brokerage
259	259	reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical transportation services
260	260	for Medical Assistance recipients.
261	261	TRANSPORTATION
262	262	1. Transportation grants
263	263	Under current law, the Department of Transportation may award grants to
264	264	public and private organizations for the development and implementation of
265	265	demand management, ride-sharing, and job access and employment transportation
266	266	assistance programs. The bill increases the amount of state monies appropriated in
267	267	the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for the development and implementation of job access
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273	273	2. Urban mass transit aid
274	274	Under current law, DOT provides state aid payments to local public bodies in
275	275	urban areas served by mass transit systems to assist the local public bodies with the
276	276	expenses of operating those systems. The bill increases the total amount of state aid
277	277	payments for mass transit systems serving urban areas having a population of less
278	278	than 50,000 to $5,707,800 in calendar year 2023 and thereafter.
279	279	3. Specialized transportation services
280	280	Under current law, DOT administers specialized transportation programs to
281	281	provide financial assistance for transportation services for seniors and individuals
282	282	with disabilities. One program provides funding to counties based on each county's
283	283	proportion of the state's population of seniors and individuals with disabilities. The
284	284	other program provides funds to local public bodies and nonprofit organizations
285	285	through a competitive application process to supplement federal funding under the
286	286	Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program. The bill
287	287	increases funding for both programs by 2 percent of the amount appropriated for
288	288	those purposes in fiscal year 2022-23.
289	289	HIGHER EDUCATION
290	290	The bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
291	291	to allocate $50,000 each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at
292	292	UW-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public on poverty in this
293	293	state.
294	294	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
295	295	printed as an appendix to this bill.
296	296	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
297	297	enact as follows:
298	298	SECTION 1. 13.48 (26m) of the statutes is created to read:
299	299	13.48 (26m) LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT. The legislature finds and
300	300	determines that the prevalence of lead service lines in connections to public water
301	301	systems poses a public health hazard and that processes for reducing lead entering
302	302	drinking water from such pipes requires additional treatment of wastewater. It is
303	303	therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist
304	304	private users of public water systems in replacing lead service lines.
305	305	SECTION 2. 16.03 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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316	316	16.03 (2) (d) No later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, do all of the
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318	318	1. Identify ways in which the departments of administration, children and
319	319	families, health services, public instruction, workforce development, and veterans
320	320	affairs and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority can
321	321	increase access to services for homeless individuals and families, including
322	322	individuals who are included in the category of homeless children and youths, as
323	323	defined in 42 USC 11434a (2).
324	324	2. Advise each of the departments specified in subd. 1. and the Wisconsin
325	325	Housing and Economic Development Authority to revise any policy or practice of the
326	326	department or authority that the council determines impedes homeless individuals
327	327	and families from obtaining services.
328	328	SECTION 3. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read:
329	329	16.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall
330	330	pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (7) (e) to the Wisconsin Trust Account
331	331	Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin
332	332	Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to
333	333	programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs
334	334	may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may
335	335	be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.
336	336	SECTION 4. 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
337	337	16.306 (2) (a) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (fk)
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339	339	of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and
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370	370	par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are
371	371	reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the
372	372	geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the
373	373	federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality
374	374	of applications submitted award grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis.
375	375	SECTION 5. 16.3065 of the statutes is created to read:
376	376	16.3065 Emergency rental assistance. (1) In this section, “eligible
377	377	applicant” has the meaning given in s. 16.306 (1).
378	378	(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bq), the department shall
379	379	award grants to eligible applicants to provide tenant-based rental assistance to
380	380	individuals and families. All grant funds shall be used to provide tenant-based
381	381	rental assistance to individuals and families who have suffered an economic
382	382	hardship and whose annual household income does not exceed 80 percent of the
383	383	median household income for the county in which the individual or family resides.
384	384	SECTION 6. 16.3085 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
385	385	16.3085 (2) (b) 2. Employment-related services, including connecting parents
386	386	who are job training graduates or who have a recent work history with their local
387	387	workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 and assisting
388	388	them with using the job center website maintained by the department of workforce
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417	417	20.320Environmental improvement program
418	418	(2) SAFE DRINKING WATER LOAN PROGRAM OPERATIONS
419	419	(a)Lead service line replacementGPR C 200,000,000 -0-
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421	421	(5) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
422	422	(em)Sober living residences GPR B 1,000,000 1,000,000
423	423	20.437 Children and families, department of
424	424	(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT
425	425	(eg)Internet assistance program GPR A 10,000,000 10,000,000
426	426	20.445 Workforce development, department of
427	427	(1) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
428	428	(fc)Job and employment services;
429	429	pilot program GPR A 500,000 500,000
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431	431	(7) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
432	432	(bq)Emergency rental assistance GPR C 5,000,000 5,000,000
433	433	(e)Indigent civil legal servicesGPR A 30,000,000 30,000,000
434	434	(fk)Housing grants GPR C 2,500,000 2,500,000
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459	459	20.320 (2) (a) Lead service line replacement. As a continuing appropriation, the
460	460	amounts in the schedule for lead service line replacement loans under s. 281.61 (8)
461	461	(b).
462	462	SECTION 9. 20.435 (5) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
463	463	20.435 (5) (em) Sober living residences. Biennially, the amounts in the
464	464	schedule to support sober living residences or sober living residence networks under
465	465	s. 46.483.
466	466	SECTION 10. 20.437 (2) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
467	467	20.437 (2) (cs) Community services block grant; state match. A sum sufficient
468	468	to match 25 percent of the amounts received under 42 USC 9903 for the federal
469	469	community services block grant for the purposes for which the federal community
470	470	services block grant funds are received.
471	471	SECTION 11. 20.437 (2) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
472	472	20.437 (2) (eg) Internet assistance program. The amounts in the schedule for
473	473	the Internet assistance program under s. 49.168.
474	474	SECTION 12. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
475	475	20.445 (1) (fc) Job and employment services; pilot program. The amounts in the
476	476	schedule for the pilot program established under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act),
477	477	section 69 (1).
478	478	SECTION 13. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
479	479	(this act), is repealed.
480	480	SECTION 14. 20.505 (7) (bq) of the statutes is created to read:
481	481	20.505 (7) (bq) Emergency rental assistance. As a continuing appropriation,
482	482	the amounts in the schedule for emergency rental assistance grants under s.
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511	511	SECTION 15. 20.505 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
512	512	20.505 (7) (e) Indigent civil legal services. The amounts in the schedule to
513	513	provide grants for the provision of civil legal services to indigent persons under s.
514	514	16.19.
515	515	SECTION 16. 20.505 (7) (fk) of the statutes is created to read:
516	516	20.505 (7) (fk) Housing grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in
517	517	the schedule for housing grants under s. 16.306.
518	518	SECTION 17. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:
519	519	36.25 (56) ANNUAL POVERTY STUDY. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board
520	520	of Regents under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall, beginning in fiscal year 2023-24,
521	521	allocate $50,000 in each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at the
522	522	University of Wisconsin-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public
523	523	on poverty in this state.
524	524	SECTION 18. 38.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
525	525	38.40 (2) INTERAGENCY ASSISTANCE. The council on workforce investment
526	526	established under 29 USC 2821 3111 and the department of public instruction shall
527	527	assist the board in providing the technical preparation, school-to-work, and
528	528	work-based learning programs under sub. (1m).
529	529	SECTION 19. 46.483 of the statutes is created to read:
530	530	46.483 Sober living residences. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “sober living
531	531	residence" means a residential dwelling unit or other form of group housing that is
532	532	offered or advertised by a person as a residence that provides a peer-supported,
533	533	alcohol-free, and drug-free living environment where no treatment services are
534	534	provided on-site and that would qualify for a loan under 42 USC 300x-25.
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563	563	(2) REQUIREMENT; FUNDING SUPPORT. The department shall encourage the
564	564	development, expansion, and quality control of networks of sober living residences.
565	565	From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (em), the department shall allocate
566	566	moneys for any of the following purposes:
567	567	(a) Creating a revolving loan fund for establishing a sober living residence or
568	568	a network of sober living residences.
569	569	(b) Awarding grants to train and supervise field workers to provide technical
570	570	assistance to sober living residences.
571	571	(c) Awarding grants to entities that establish sober living residences or to sober
572	572	living residences to support the development, expansion, and quality operation of
573	573	sober living residences.
574	574	SECTION 20. 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
575	575	46.56 (14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive service
576	576	system of coordinated care for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care
577	577	and their families, the department shall establish a state advisory committee with
578	578	representatives of county departments and tribal governing bodies, the department
579	579	of public instruction, educational agencies, the department of children and families,
580	580	the department of corrections, the juvenile correctional system, professionals
581	581	experienced in the provision of services to children who are involved in 2 or more
582	582	systems of care and their families, advocates for such families and their children, the
583	583	subunit of the department of workforce development that administers vocational
584	584	rehabilitation, a representative of the local workforce development board
585	585	established under 29 USC 2832 3122, a representative of the philanthropy
586	586	community, the technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to
587	587	exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, child welfare officials, and other
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615	615	appropriate persons as selected by the department. The department may use an
616	616	existing committee for this purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups
617	617	and is willing to perform the required functions. This committee shall establish
618	618	principles and core values for administering initiatives, monitor the development of
619	619	initiatives throughout the state, and support communication and mutual assistance
620	620	among operating initiatives as well as those that are being developed.
621	621	SECTION 21. 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
622	622	49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with local workforce development boards
623	623	established under 29 USC 2832 3122 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no
624	624	duplication of effort.
625	625	SECTION 22. 49.163 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
626	626	49.163 (4) CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATION. (intro.) The department may
627	627	contract with any person to administer the program under this section, including a
628	628	Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local
629	629	workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122; or community
630	630	action agency under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which
631	631	the department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:
632	632	SECTION 23. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
633	633	SECTION 24. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
634	634	SECTION 25. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
635	635	SECTION 26. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
636	636	SECTION 27. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and
637	637	amended to read:
638	638	49.1635 (1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall
639	639	make a grant of $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account
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669	669	Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards of not more than $75,000 per year
670	670	per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under
671	671	par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply:
672	672	(a) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the
673	673	department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant
674	674	conforms to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m); and the secretary of the
675	675	department, or his or her designee, approves the plan.
676	676	(b) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with
677	677	the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and
678	678	the conditions conform to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m) and include
679	679	training, reporting, and auditing requirements.
680	680	(c) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the
681	681	department the reports required under par. (c) sub. (3m) by the times required under
682	682	par. (c) sub. (3m).
683	683	SECTION 28. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and
684	684	49.1635 (2m) (a), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
685	685	49.1635 (2m) (a) Subject to subd. 3. par. (c), the grant may be used only to
686	686	provide legal services in civil matters related to eviction, domestic abuse, or sexual
687	687	abuse, or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.
688	688	(b) The recipients of the legal services under a grant under this subsection
689	689	section shall be individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy
690	690	families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and whose gross incomes are at or below 200
691	691	percent of the poverty line. For purposes of this subdivision paragraph, gross income
692	692	shall be determined in the same way as gross income is determined for purposes of
693	693	eligibility for a Wisconsin Works employment position, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (r),
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721	721	including the exclusion of any payments or benefits made under any federal law that
722	722	exempts those payments or benefits from consideration in determining eligibility for
723	723	any federal means-tested program.
724	724	(c) The legal services provided by a grant under this subsection section shall
725	725	be provided only in matters for which federal temporary assistance for needy families
726	726	block grant funds under 42 USC 601 et seq. may be used.
727	727	SECTION 29. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and
728	728	amended to read:
729	729	49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant
730	730	under this subsection sub. (1m), Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall
731	731	submit to the department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that
732	732	grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not
733	733	make a grant in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account
734	734	Foundation, Inc., submits the report under this paragraph subsection within the
735	735	time required and the department determines that the grant proceeds were used in
736	736	accordance with the approved plan under par. (a) 1. sub. (1m) (a), the agreement
737	737	under par. (a) 2. sub. (1m) (b), and the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m).
738	738	SECTION 30. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:
739	739	49.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish
740	740	an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under
741	741	s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to Internet
742	742	service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for
743	743	Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other
744	744	assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract
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773	773	with a community action agency under s. 49.265 for the administration of the
774	774	program.
775	775	(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under
776	776	this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family
777	777	income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.
778	778	SECTION 31. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
779	779	49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s.
780	780	49.1635 (5) (1m) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to
781	781	programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, $500,000
782	782	$1,000,000 in each fiscal year.
783	783	SECTION 32. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
784	784	49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For
785	785	contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional
786	786	Jobs program under s. 49.163, $9,500,000 $10,500,000 in each fiscal year.
787	787	SECTION 33. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
788	788	49.175 (1) (x) Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance
789	789	program under s. 49.168, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year.
790	790	SECTION 34. 49.265 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
791	791	49.265 (1) (b) “Poor person" means a resident of a community served by a
792	792	community action agency whose income is at or below 125 200 percent of the poverty
793	793	line.
794	794	SECTION 35. 49.265 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
795	795	49.265 (3) (b) 11. Provide, to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week
796	796	and whose earned income is at or below 150 200 percent of the poverty line, a program
797	797	of skills enhancement that shall include access to transportation, child care, career
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825	825	counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and
826	826	training.
827	827	SECTION 36. 49.265 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
828	828	49.265 (4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services
829	829	block grant funds received under 42 USC 9903 and credited to the appropriation
830	830	account under s. 20.437 (2) (mg). From the appropriation account under s. 20.437
831	831	(2) (cs), the department shall distribute funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of
832	832	the amounts received under 42 USC 9903.
833	833	SECTION 37. 49.265 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
834	834	49.265 (4) (b) The department shall allocate at least 90 percent of the funds
835	835	received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) to
836	836	community action agencies and organizations.
837	837	SECTION 38. 49.265 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
838	838	49.265 (4) (c) The department may not allocate more than 5 percent of the funds
839	839	received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) for state
840	840	administrative expenses.
841	841	SECTION 39. 49.45 (31m) of the statutes is created to read:
842	842	49.45 (31m) NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR NURSING
843	843	HOME RESIDENTS. The department shall determine and apply a reimbursement rate
844	844	for nonemergency medical transportation services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 3. for
845	845	Medical Assistance recipients who are nursing home residents that is the same as
846	846	the prevalent brokerage reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical
847	847	transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients under this subchapter.
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877	877	49.675 Community action opioid response grant program. (1) In this
878	878	section, “community action agency” means an eligible entity as defined under 42
879	879	USC 9902 (1) (A).
880	880	(2) The department shall establish a grant program to enable community
881	881	action agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and
882	882	individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic. Through the
883	883	program under this section, the department shall endeavor to expand and support
884	884	effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of
885	885	opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and
886	886	communities.
887	887	(3) Any community action agency is eligible to apply for a grant under this
888	888	section by submitting an application in the form and manner specified by the
889	889	department.
890	890	(4) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys to support one
891	891	or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or
892	892	partnership with other community organizations:
893	893	(a) Enhanced public education to improve individual and community
894	894	awareness, with respect to the opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and
895	895	youth.
896	896	(b) Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid
897	897	misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment,
898	898	recovery, or other resources in the community.
899	899	(c) Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction.
900	900	(d) Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation,
901	901	or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
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929	929	(e) Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children
930	930	in the household.
931	931	(f) Support and assistance to children who are in foster care or at risk of
932	932	placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents and to the
933	933	caregivers for these children.
934	934	(g) Development of partnerships with entities such as local health care
935	935	providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies,
936	936	social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local
937	937	governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand
938	938	resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
939	939	(h) Training for agency personnel on issues related to opioid addiction,
940	940	including early identification of at-risk individuals and administration of overdose
941	941	prevention medications.
942	942	(5) Each grant awarded by the department under this section shall be at least
943	943	$25,000 and not more than $250,000 each fiscal year.
944	944	(6) A grant awarded by the department under this section may not be more
945	945	than 3 years in duration unless approved by the secretary based on outcome data or
946	946	extenuating circumstances.
947	947	(7) Each grant recipient shall submit an annual report to the department
948	948	detailing goals, interventions, outcomes, and expenditures related to the recipient's
949	949	program funded by a grant under this section. Each grant recipient shall make each
950	950	report under this subsection publicly available on the recipient's website. The
951	951	department shall publish each report submitted under this subsection on the
952	952	department's website and coordinate with the department of children and families
953	953	to provide additional public access to the reports through the website of the
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983	983	department of children and families. Annually, the department shall compile reports
984	984	submitted under this subsection and submit the compilation with a report
985	985	containing a summary of the information in the recipients' reports to the chief clerk
986	986	of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
987	987	(8) The department shall publish on its website the application process and
988	988	criteria for grants under this section. In order to be eligible for a grant under this
989	989	section, the department shall require each application submitted to include all of the
990	990	following items:
991	991	(a) A description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by
992	992	the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including
993	993	specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to
994	994	be served, including any targeted subgroups, such as incarcerated or homeless
995	995	individuals.
996	996	(b) A description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely
997	997	success.
998	998	(c) A plan for measuring progress in achieving the objectives identified under
999	999	par. (a), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project's
1000	1000	effectiveness.
1001	1001	(d) Identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the
1002	1002	applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination
1003	1003	or partnership.
1004	1004	(e) Sufficient affirmation, as determined by the department, that the applicant
1005	1005	has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and
1006	1006	addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses
1007	1007	of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment.
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1035	1035	(f) Confirmation that any funds awarded through the grant program under this
1036	1036	section will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar
1037	1037	objectives.
1038	1038	(g) Confirmation that the recipient will use evidence-based approaches to the
1039	1039	maximum extent practicable.
1040	1040	(9) In considering applications for grants under this section, the department
1041	1041	shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the
1042	1042	following characteristics:
1043	1043	(a) Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with
1044	1044	experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.
1045	1045	(b) Evidence of leveraging nonstate funds or in-kind resources to extend the
1046	1046	reach or duration of the program proposed by the application.
1047	1047	(c) Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program
1048	1048	proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving the goals of the program
1049	1049	and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.
1050	1050	(d) Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses
1051	1051	to the opioid crisis.
1052	1052	(e) Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on
1053	1053	children of addicted individuals.
1054	1054	(f) Demonstrated knowledge of opioid-related needs in the target community.
1055	1055	(g) Use of innovative or evidence-based approaches to address unmet opioid
1056	1056	needs, including to promote self-sufficiency and well-being for families with
1057	1057	children impacted by opioid addiction.
1058	1058	SECTION 41. 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1087	1087	49.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
1088	1088	program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
1089	1089	departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
1090	1090	workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, tribal
1091	1091	governing bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions.
1092	1092	A county department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board,
1093	1093	tribal governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin
1094	1094	Works agency or another provider to administer the employment and training
1095	1095	program under this subsection.
1096	1096	SECTION 42. 51.44 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
1097	1097	51.44 (5) (bm) Ensure that any child with a level of lead in his or her blood that
1098	1098	is 5 or more micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood, as confirmed by one venous blood
1099	1099	test, is eligible for services under the program under this section.
1100	1100	SECTION 43. 60.85 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
1101	1101	60.85 (7) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under
1102	1102	sub. (1) (h) 1. a., d., i., and j. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental
1103	1103	district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local
1104	1104	workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any positions
1105	1105	to be filled in the county in which the town that created the tax incremental district
1106	1106	is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work
1107	1107	on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs.
1108	1108	The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
1109	1109	SECTION 44. 60.85 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
1110	1110	60.85 (7) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in
1111	1111	a tax incremental district from a town for which the town incurs real property
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1139	1139	assembly costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
1140	1140	development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
1141	1141	2832 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the town creating the tax
1142	1142	incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
1143	1143	lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
1144	1144	position.
1145	1145	SECTION 45. 66.1103 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
1146	1146	66.1103 (6m) NOTIFICATION OF POSITION OPENINGS. A municipality or county may
1147	1147	not enter into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless
1148	1148	that person has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the
1149	1149	local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
1150	1150	position to be filled in that municipality or county within one year after issuance of
1151	1151	the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before
1152	1152	advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect the
1153	1153	offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).
1154	1154	SECTION 46. 66.1105 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
1155	1155	66.1105 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs
1156	1156	under sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax
1157	1157	incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the
1158	1158	local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
1159	1159	positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created the tax incremental
1160	1160	district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first
1161	1161	performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment
1162	1162	of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to
1163	1163	advertising the position.
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1193	1193	SECTION 47. 66.1105 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
1194	1194	66.1105 (6c) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property
1195	1195	in a tax incremental district from a city for which the city incurs real property
1196	1196	assembly costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
1197	1197	development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
1198	1198	2832, 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the city creating the tax
1199	1199	incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
1200	1200	lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
1201	1201	position.
1202	1202	SECTION 48. 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
1203	1203	71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
1204	1204	in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
1205	1205	a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
1206	1206	requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
1207	1207	a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
1208	1208	in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
1209	1209	is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
1210	1210	rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
1211	1211	disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
1212	1212	assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
1213	1213	youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
1214	1214	29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
1215	1215	in the manner under s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
1216	1216	as defined in s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
1217	1217	SECTION 49. 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1245	1245	71.07 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
1246	1246	for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
1247	1247	institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
1248	1248	projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
1249	1249	development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
1250	1250	eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
1251	1251	SECTION 50. 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
1252	1252	71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
1253	1253	in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
1254	1254	a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
1255	1255	requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
1256	1256	a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
1257	1257	in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
1258	1258	is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
1259	1259	rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
1260	1260	disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
1261	1261	assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
1262	1262	youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
1263	1263	29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
1264	1264	in the manner under s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
1265	1265	as defined in s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
1266	1266	SECTION 51. 71.28 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
1267	1267	71.28 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
1268	1268	for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
1269	1269	institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
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1298	1298	ASSEMBLY BILL 600
1299	1299	projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
1300	1300	development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
1301	1301	eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
1302	1302	SECTION 52. 71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
1303	1303	71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
1304	1304	in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
1305	1305	a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
1306	1306	requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
1307	1307	a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
1308	1308	in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
1309	1309	is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
1310	1310	rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
1311	1311	disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
1312	1312	assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
1313	1313	youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
1314	1314	29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
1315	1315	in the manner under s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
1316	1316	as defined in s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
1317	1317	SECTION 53. 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
1318	1318	71.47 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
1319	1319	for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
1320	1320	institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
1321	1321	projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
1322	1322	development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
1323	1323	eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
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1351	1351	SECTION 54. 76.636 (1) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
1352	1352	76.636 (1) (e) 12. A dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15).
1353	1353	SECTION 55. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
1354	1354	Act 19, is amended to read:
1355	1355	85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
1356	1356	amounts for aids are $5,292,700 in calendar years 2020 to 2023 2022 and $5,398,600
1357	1357	in each calendar year $5,707,800 in calendar year 2023 and thereafter. These
1358	1358	amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform
1359	1359	percentage in the particular calendar year.
1360	1360	SECTION 56. 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
1361	1361	106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
1362	1362	with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce
1363	1363	Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
1364	1364	Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361. In administering the programs authorized by that
1365	1365	act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, the council on
1366	1366	workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111, and with local workforce
1367	1367	development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide
1368	1368	workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
1369	1369	needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
1370	1370	that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
1371	1371	by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
1372	1372	provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
1373	1373	affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
1374	1374	those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
1375	1375	SECTION 57. 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:
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1405	1405	106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) In this section, “homeless”
1406	1406	has the meaning given in 42 USC 11302 (a).
1407	1407	(2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111 shall
1408	1408	identify all of the following populations of individuals with a barrier to employment
1409	1409	to receive employment, training, and educational services when submitting the state
1410	1410	plan required by section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
1411	1411	Act of 2014:
1412	1412	(a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.
1413	1413	(b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.
1414	1414	(c) Homeless adults over age 24.
1415	1415	SECTION 58. 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
1416	1416	106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC
1417	1417	2821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public
1418	1418	instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship
1419	1419	program under sub. (1).
1420	1420	SECTION 59. 106.15 of the statutes is repealed.
1421	1421	SECTION 60. 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
1422	1422	106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
1423	1423	an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce
1424	1424	development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position in the
1425	1425	company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
1426	1426	filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
1427	1427	shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
1428	1428	SECTION 61. 106.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1455	1455	106.27 (1m) LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM. From the appropriation under
1456	1456	s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market
1457	1457	information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and
1458	1458	projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information
1459	1459	relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The
1460	1460	department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of
1461	1461	charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college
1462	1462	campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development
1463	1463	boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, employers, job seekers, and the general
1464	1464	public, including making that information available on the department's Internet
1465	1465	site.
1466	1466	SECTION 62. 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
1467	1467	109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
1468	1468	a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
1469	1469	department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
1470	1470	bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
1471	1471	municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
1472	1472	action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
1473	1473	layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
1474	1474	information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122
1475	1475	serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of
1476	1476	resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all
1477	1477	information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
1478	1478	remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The
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1508	1508	manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
1509	1509	SECTION 63. 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
1510	1510	115.28 (24) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS. Give priority in awarding grants to
1511	1511	school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received
1512	1512	under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to
1513	1513	programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under s.
1514	1514	115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601
1515	1515	to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 3172 (b) (1) (B).
1516	1516	SECTION 64. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
1517	1517	115.28 (66) REPORT ON HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. Annually, submit to the
1518	1518	chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
1519	1519	s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in
1520	1520	42 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.
1521	1521	SECTION 65. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:
1522	1522	234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1)
1523	1523	DEFINITIONS. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means
1524	1524	households that meet all of the following criteria:
1525	1525	(a) Are renters.
1526	1526	(b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.
1527	1527	(c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as
1528	1528	determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and
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1556	1556	department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income
1557	1557	for rent, or both.
1558	1558	(2) ANNUAL REPORT. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of
1559	1559	each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2),
1560	1560	a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state.
1561	1561	The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by
1562	1562	county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the
1563	1563	impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and
1564	1564	local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.
1565	1565	SECTION 66. 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
1566	1566	238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an
1567	1567	area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a
1568	1568	person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements
1569	1569	under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who
1570	1570	is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial
1571	1571	employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is
1572	1572	eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
1573	1573	rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
1574	1574	disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
1575	1575	assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker,
1576	1576	as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has
1577	1577	been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local
1578	1578	agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).
1579	1579	SECTION 67. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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1609	1609	281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount
1610	1610	appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private
1611	1611	users of public water systems to replace lead service lines.
1612	1612	SECTION 68. 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
1613	1613	946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce
1614	1614	development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the
1615	1615	council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.
1616	1616	SECTION 69.0Nonstatutory provisions.
1617	1617	(1) JOB AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES; PILOT PROGRAM. The department of workforce
1618	1618	development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and
1619	1619	employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services
1620	1620	from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this
1621	1621	subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided
1622	1622	under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under
1623	1623	s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals
1624	1624	participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the
1625	1625	department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163
1626	1626	(4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under
1627	1627	this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program
1628	1628	established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2025.
1629	1629	(2) PILOT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. The Wisconsin Housing
1630	1630	and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and
1631	1631	implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included
1632	1632	in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and
1633	1633	families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that
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1661	1661	the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority,
1662	1662	maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.
1663	1663	(3) COMMUNITY ACTION OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM. During the 2023-25
1664	1664	fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total
1665	1665	of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.
1666	1666	(4) INTERNET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the
1667	1667	department of children and families may promulgate the rules authorized under s.
1668	1668	49.168 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
1669	1669	department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that
1670	1670	promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
1671	1671	preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
1672	1672	provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
1673	1673	(5) EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. The department of health services may
1674	1674	develop a methodology to allocate moneys under s. 20.435 (7) (bt) across county
1675	1675	programs.
1676	1676	SECTION 70.0Fiscal changes.
1677	1677	(1) STATE SUPPLEMENT TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
1678	1678	In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
1679	1679	workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
1680	1680	2023-24 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
1681	1681	made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
1682	1682	of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
1683	1683	2024-25 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
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1713	1713	(2) GRANTS TO DEFRAY HOUSING COSTS. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1714	1714	appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar
1715	1715	amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303
1716	1716	(1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In
1717	1717	the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
1718	1718	administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is
1719	1719	increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low
1720	1720	or moderate income to defray housing costs.
1721	1721	(3) SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1722	1722	appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
1723	1723	dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for
1724	1724	which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1725	1725	appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
1726	1726	dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for
1727	1727	which the appropriation is made.
1728	1728	(4) EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. In the schedule under s. 20.005
1729	1729	(3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs),
1730	1730	the dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are increased by
1731	1731	5 percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the department of
1732	1732	transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs) for fiscal year 2022-23 to award grants to
1733	1733	public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job
1734	1734	access and employment transportation assistance programs.
1735	1735	(5) TRANSITIONAL JOBS PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1736	1736	appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
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1765	1765	Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163 for programs outside of Milwaukee
1766	1766	County. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
1767	1767	of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year
1768	1768	2024-25 is increased by $1,000,000 for the Transitional Jobs program under s.
1769	1769	49.163 for programs outside of Milwaukee County.
1770	1770	(6) CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1771	1771	appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
1772	1772	the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $500,000 for the grant for
1773	1773	civil legal services under s. 49.1635. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1774	1774	appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
1775	1775	the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $500,000 for the grant for
1776	1776	civil legal services under s. 49.1635.
1777	1777	(7) INTERNET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1778	1778	appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
1779	1779	the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $10,000,000 for the Internet
1780	1780	assistance program under s. 49.168. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1781	1781	appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
1782	1782	the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $10,000,000 for the Internet
1783	1783	assistance program under s. 49.168.
1784	1784	(8) SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTIES. In the schedule under
1785	1785	s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s.
1786	1786	20.395 (1) (cr), the dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are
1787	1787	increased by 2 percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the
1788	1788	department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr) for fiscal year 2022-23 for the
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1819	1819	(9) SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
1820	1820	for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq), the
1821	1821	dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are increased by 2
1822	1822	percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the department of
1823	1823	transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq) for fiscal year 2022-23 for the purpose for
1824	1824	which the appropriation is made.
1825	1825	(10) LEAD-SAFE HOMES PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
1826	1826	appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the dollar
1827	1827	amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $14,200,000 and the dollar amount
1828	1828	for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $14,200,000 to provide lead abatement
1829	1829	services through the Lead-Safe Homes Program.
1830	1830	(11) WINDOWS PLUS LEAD EXPOSURE PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005
1831	1831	(3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ef),
1832	1832	the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $961,800 and the dollar
1833	1833	amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,054,800 for the purpose of
1834	1834	resuming the Windows Plus lead exposure program and increasing the authorized
1835	1835	FTE positions for the department of health services by 1.0 GPR position, beginning
1836	1836	in fiscal year 2023-24.
1837	1837	SECTION 71.0Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
1838	1838	except as follows:
1839	1839	(1) The repeal of s. 20.445 (1) (fc) takes effect on June 30, 2025.
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