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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 600
October 31, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SUBECK, SHELTON, C. ANDERSON,
BARE, BILLINGS, CABRERA, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, DRAKE, EMERSON, GOYKE, HONG,
JOERS, MOORE OMOKUNDE, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF,
SHANKLAND, STUBBS, SINICKI, HAYWOOD, CLANCY and JACOBSON, cosponsored by
Senators SMITH, L. JOHNSON, HESSELBEIN, LARSON, ROYS, SPREITZER, TAYLOR
and WIRCH. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to repeal 20.445 (1) (fc), 49.1635 (1), 49.1635 (2), 49.1635 (3), 49.1635 (4)
and 106.15; to renumber and amend 49.1635 (5) (a), 49.1635 (5) (b) and
49.1635 (5) (c); to amend 16.306 (2) (a), 16.3085 (2) (b) 2., 38.40 (2), 46.56 (14)
(a), 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e., 49.163 (4) (intro.), 49.175 (1) (j), 49.175 (1) (k), 49.265
(1) (b), 49.265 (3) (b) 11., 49.265 (4) (a), 49.265 (4) (b), 49.265 (4) (c), 49.79 (9) (a)
1., 60.85 (7) (a), 60.85 (7) (b), 66.1103 (6m), 66.1105 (6c) (a), 66.1105 (6c) (b),
71.07 (2dx) (a) 5., 71.07 (5r) (b) 2., 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5., 71.28 (5r) (b) 2., 71.47 (1dx)
(a) 5., 71.47 (5r) (b) 2., 76.636 (1) (e) 12., 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b., 106.11, 106.13 (2),
106.16 (2), 106.27 (1m), 109.07 (1m) (a), 115.28 (24), 238.30 (4m) and 946.13
(10); and to create 13.48 (26m), 16.03 (2) (d), 16.19, 16.3065, 20.320 (2) (a),
20.435 (5) (em), 20.437 (2) (cs), 20.437 (2) (eg), 20.445 (1) (fc), 20.505 (7) (bq),
20.505 (7) (e), 20.505 (7) (fk), 36.25 (56), 46.483, 49.168, 49.175 (1) (x), 49.45
(31m), 49.675, 51.44 (5) (bm), 106.115, 115.28 (66), 234.253 and 281.61 (8) (b)
of the statutes; relating to: housing and homelessness; emergency rental
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assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development;
community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security;
reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass
transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line
replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures;
granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, AND INDIGENCE
1. Grants to facilitate the independent living of homeless persons
Under current law, the Department of Administration provides housing grants
to counties, municipalities, community action agencies, and private organizations
for the purpose of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless
individuals and families in order to facilitate the movement of homeless persons to
independent living. This bill provides an additional $5,000,000 in the 2023-25 fiscal
biennium to fund that grant program.
2. Emergency rental assistance grants
The bill creates an emergency rental assistance program under which DOA
awards grants to provide tenant-based rental assistance to individuals and families
who have suffered an economic hardship and whose annual household income does
not exceed 80 percent of the median household income for the county in which the
individual or family resides. The bill appropriates $10,000,000 for the program in
the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.
3. Grants to defray housing costs
The bill increases funding for DOA to award grants to persons or families of low
or moderate income to defray housing costs. The bill provides an additional $220,000
in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for that purpose.
4. Duties of the Interagency Council on Homelessness
The bill requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness to do all of the
following every two years:
1. Identify ways in which DOA and other state agencies specified in the bill and
the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority can increase access to
services for homeless individuals and families, including homeless children and
youths as defined under federal law.
2. Advise each of the state agencies specified in the bill and WHEDA to revise
any policy or practice that the council determines impedes homeless individuals and
families from obtaining services.
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5. Report concerning homeless children and youth
The bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to annually issue a
report to the legislature on the number of homeless children and youths in the public
schools of this state. Under the bill, “homeless children and youths” is defined by
reference to federal law providing homeless assistance.
6. Report concerning households with worst case housing needs
The bill requires WHEDA to annually issue a report to the legislature on the
number of households with worst case housing needs in this state. “Households with
worst case housing needs” is defined in a manner consistent with that used by the
federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The report must include
data and demographic information on these households, analysis of the impediments
to obtaining affordable housing, and recommendations on how to improve state and
local programs to assist these households with their housing needs.
7. Pilot program related to the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program
The bill creates a two-year pilot program that gives priority to homeless
children and their families, as defined under federal law, on the waiting list that
WHEDA, or a public housing agency that contracts with WHEDA, maintains under
the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. Under the bill, WHEDA is required
to develop policies and procedures for the pilot program.
8. Civil legal services for the indigent
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families is directed to
allocate in each fiscal year specific amounts of money, including federal moneys
received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, for
various public assistance programs. Under current law, DCF provides funding to the
Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., (the foundation) to provide civil legal
services to TANF-eligible individuals in two ways:
1. DCF provides up to $100,000 in each fiscal year in matching funds to the
foundation for the provision of civil legal services to eligible individuals. This grant
does not specify what types of civil legal services may be provided.
2. DCF provides a $500,000 grant from federal TANF funding in each fiscal
year to the foundation to provide grants to programs, up to $75,000 each, that provide
certain legal services to eligible individuals. The legal services provided through this
grant are limited to legal services in civil matters related to domestic abuse or sexual
abuse or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk.
The bill removes the grant that requires matching funds and increases the
grant to provide certain legal services to eligible individuals to $1,000,000 per fiscal
year. Under the bill, the foundation may additionally use this funding to provide to
eligible individuals civil legal services related to eviction. The bill removes the
$75,000 cap on grants provided by the foundation to individual programs.
The bill also requires DOA to make annual payments of $30,000,000 to the
foundation for the purpose of providing civil legal services to indigent persons.
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to assist with paying for Internet service, and provides $10,000,000 in each fiscal
year for this purpose. The bill requires that other assistance program options be
exhausted before assistance is provided under this program. The bill allows DCF to
contract with a community action agency for the administration of the program. The
bill requires DCF to promulgate rules to implement the program, which must include
a requirement that the family income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the
federal poverty line.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB AND INCOME SUPPORTS
1. Job and Business Development Program
The bill increases funding by $799,400 in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal
biennium to supplement, on a one-to-one matching basis, federal employment
opportunity demonstration project funds and funds from other federal and private
foundation sources for job creation and development for individuals with low
incomes. The program funded by these funds is commonly referred to as the Job and
Business Development Program.
2. Skills enhancement services
Under current law, DCF must distribute grants to community action agencies
to provide skills enhancement services, including access to transportation, child
care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for
education and training. Under this program, a community action agency may
provide these services to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week and whose
earned income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line. The bill increases the
earned income threshold for eligibility to 200 percent of the poverty line.
3. Transitional Jobs program
Under current law, DCF administers the Transitional Jobs program, which
provides wage subsidies to employers of certain low-income parents or primary
caregivers of a child and low-income young adults. The bill provides an additional
$1,000,000 per fiscal year in federal TANF funding to the Transitional Jobs program
to provide these services outside of Milwaukee County.
4. Job and employment services pilot program
The bill requires the Department of Workforce Development to establish a pilot
program that offers job and employment services for individuals receiving housing
vouchers or receiving services from state-funded homeless shelters. The bill
requires the pilot program to offer services similar to those offered under the existing
Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs in current law. The bill
funds the pilot program with $500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal
biennium. Under the bill, the pilot program sunsets on June 30, 2025.
5. Council on Workforce Investment strategic plan
Under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA),
federal funds are allocated to the state and, in turn, to local workforce development
areas designated by the governor to provide employment and training activities for
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Council on Workforce Investment. The bill requires the council to identify certain
populations for services under its WIOA strategic plan. The populations to be
included are 1) homeless individuals from ages 18 to 24; 2) certain children placed
in out-of-home care; and 3) homeless adults.
6. Miscellaneous provisions
The bill repeals a provision concerning review and approval of certain matters
regarding assistance to dislocated workers that was administered as part of the WIA,
but that no longer exists. In addition, the bill updates references to the United States
Code sections regarding WIOA.
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES
Under current law, DCF must distribute grants to community action agencies
to provide skills enhancement services, including access to transportation, child
care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for
education and training. The bill provides an additional $1,000,000 in each fiscal year
of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for that purpose.
The bill also provides a match from state funding to the federal community
services block grant, which funds the work of community action agencies. Under
current law, a community action agency is an entity that provides services such as
employment or housing assistance, financial planning, or educational services to
low-income individuals and that works to combat poverty in the community that it
serves. The bill increases the income cap for receiving services from a community
action agency from 125 percent of the federal poverty line to 200 percent of the federal
poverty line.
The bill also requires the Department of Health Services to establish a grant
program to provide grants to community action agencies to enable them to respond
to the needs of communities and low-income families and individuals in crisis
resulting from opioid addiction-related issues. Through the program, DHS is
required to endeavor to expand and support effective community efforts to identify
and respond to causes and consequences of opioid misuse and addiction experienced
by low-income individuals, families, and communities. Under the bill, DHS must
award grants of at least $25,000 and up to $250,000 per year. The bill sets out criteria
DHS must use in awarding grants as well as characteristics of applications to which
DHS must give preference. Grants under the bill may not be more than three years
in duration unless approved by the secretary of health services.
LEAD EXPOSURE AND ABATEMENT
1. Early intervention services for children with lead in their blood
Under current law, DHS implements a statewide program, referred to as the
Birth to 3 Program, that provides early intervention services for children aged three
and under who are developmentally delayed or are diagnosed as having a condition
that is likely to result in significantly delayed development. The bill ensures that
children with a concentration of lead in their blood of at least 3.5 micrograms per 100
milliliters of blood are eligible for services under the Birth to 3 Program. The bill also
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2. Lead-Safe Homes Program
Under current law, DHS provides lead abatement services through the
Lead-Safe Homes Program. The Lead-Safe Homes Program provides repairs to
owner-occupied and rental properties to make them lead-safe. Currently, the
program is funded in part through federal funding. The bill increases state funding
for the program by $28,400,000 over the fiscal biennium.
3. Windows Plus lead exposure program
The bill authorizes one general purpose revenue position within DHS and
increases funding to resume the Windows Plus lead exposure program. The
Windows Plus lead exposure program was initiated in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium
with onetime funding to provide lead-safe renovations in homes built before 1950
that are inhabited or frequently visited by low-income families with children. The
program focuses renovations on high-risk components of housing, such as windows,
porches, floors, and siding.
4. Lead service line replacement
This bill appropriates $200,000,000 from the general fund to the environmental
improvement program for projects involving forgivable loans to private users of
public water systems to replace lead service lines. Under current law, DOA and the
Department of Natural Resources administer the safe drinking water loan program
(SDWLP), which provides financial assistance from the environmental improvement
program to local governmental units and to the private owners of community water
systems that serve local governmental units for projects for the planning, designing,
construction, or modification of public water systems. DNR establishes a funding list
for SDWLP projects and DOA allocates funding for those projects.
SOBER LIVING
The bill requires DHS to encourage the development, expansion, and quality
control of networks of sober living residences and to allocate moneys to create a
revolving loan fund for establishing sober living residences or a network of sober
living residences or to award grants for purposes specified in the bill.
NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
The bill requires DHS to determine and implement a reimbursement rate for
nonemergency medical transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients
who are nursing home residents that is the same as the prevalent brokerage
reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical transportation services
for Medical Assistance recipients.
TRANSPORTATION
1. Transportation grants
Under current law, the Department of Transportation may award grants to
public and private organizations for the development and implementation of
demand management, ride-sharing, and job access and employment transportation
assistance programs. The bill increases the amount of state monies appropriated in
the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for the development and implementation of job access
and employment transportation assistance programs by 5 percent of the amount
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2. Urban mass transit aid
Under current law, DOT provides state aid payments to local public bodies in
urban areas served by mass transit systems to assist the local public bodies with the
expenses of operating those systems. The bill increases the total amount of state aid
payments for mass transit systems serving urban areas having a population of less
than 50,000 to $5,707,800 in calendar year 2023 and thereafter.
3. Specialized transportation services
Under current law, DOT administers specialized transportation programs to
provide financial assistance for transportation services for seniors and individuals
with disabilities. One program provides funding to counties based on each county's
proportion of the state's population of seniors and individuals with disabilities. The
other program provides funds to local public bodies and nonprofit organizations
through a competitive application process to supplement federal funding under the
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program. The bill
increases funding for both programs by 2 percent of the amount appropriated for
those purposes in fiscal year 2022-23.
HIGHER EDUCATION
The bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
to allocate $50,000 each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at
UW-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public on poverty in this
state.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 13.48 (26m) of the statutes is created to read:
13.48 (26m) LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT. The legislature finds and
determines that the prevalence of lead service lines in connections to public water
systems poses a public health hazard and that processes for reducing lead entering
drinking water from such pipes requires additional treatment of wastewater. It is
therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist
private users of public water systems in replacing lead service lines.
SECTION 2. 16.03 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.03 (2) (d) No later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, do all of the
following:
1. Identify ways in which the departments of administration, children and
families, health services, public instruction, workforce development, and veterans
affairs and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority can
increase access to services for homeless individuals and families, including
individuals who are included in the category of homeless children and youths, as
defined in 42 USC 11434a (2).
2. Advise each of the departments specified in subd. 1. and the Wisconsin
Housing and Economic Development Authority to revise any policy or practice of the
department or authority that the council determines impedes homeless individuals
and families from obtaining services.
SECTION 3. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read:
16.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall
pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (7) (e) to the Wisconsin Trust Account
Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin
Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to
programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs
may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may
be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.
SECTION 4. 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.306 (2) (a) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (fk)
and (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose
of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and
families to facilitate their movement to independent living if the conditions under
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par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are
reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the
geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the
federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality
of applications submitted award grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis.
SECTION 5. 16.3065 of the statutes is created to read:
16.3065 Emergency rental assistance. (1) In this section, “eligible
applicant” has the meaning given in s. 16.306 (1).
(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bq), the department shall
award grants to eligible applicants to provide tenant-based rental assistance to
individuals and families. All grant funds shall be used to provide tenant-based
rental assistance to individuals and families who have suffered an economic
hardship and whose annual household income does not exceed 80 percent of the
median household income for the county in which the individual or family resides.
SECTION 6. 16.3085 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.3085 (2) (b) 2. Employment-related services, including connecting parents
who are job training graduates or who have a recent work history with their local
workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 and assisting
them with using the job center website maintained by the department of workforce
development.
SECTION 7. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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20.320Environmental improvement program
(2) SAFE DRINKING WATER LOAN PROGRAM OPERATIONS
(a)Lead service line replacementGPR C 200,000,000 -0-
20.435 Health services, department of
(5) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
(em)Sober living residences GPR B 1,000,000 1,000,000
20.437 Children and families, department of
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT
(eg)Internet assistance program GPR A 10,000,000 10,000,000
20.445 Workforce development, department of
(1) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
(fc)Job and employment services;
pilot program GPR A 500,000 500,000
20.505 Administration, department of
(7) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(bq)Emergency rental assistance GPR C 5,000,000 5,000,000
(e)Indigent civil legal servicesGPR A 30,000,000 30,000,000
(fk)Housing grants GPR C 2,500,000 2,500,000
SECTION 8. 20.320 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.320 (2) (a) Lead service line replacement. As a continuing appropriation, the
amounts in the schedule for lead service line replacement loans under s. 281.61 (8)
(b).
SECTION 9. 20.435 (5) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
20.435 (5) (em) Sober living residences. Biennially, the amounts in the
schedule to support sober living residences or sober living residence networks under
s. 46.483.
SECTION 10. 20.437 (2) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
20.437 (2) (cs) Community services block grant; state match. A sum sufficient
to match 25 percent of the amounts received under 42 USC 9903 for the federal
community services block grant for the purposes for which the federal community
services block grant funds are received.
SECTION 11. 20.437 (2) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
20.437 (2) (eg) Internet assistance program. The amounts in the schedule for
the Internet assistance program under s. 49.168.
SECTION 12. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.445 (1) (fc) Job and employment services; pilot program. The amounts in the
schedule for the pilot program established under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act),
section 69 (1).
SECTION 13. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
(this act), is repealed.
SECTION 14. 20.505 (7) (bq) of the statutes is created to read:
20.505 (7) (bq) Emergency rental assistance. As a continuing appropriation,
the amounts in the schedule for emergency rental assistance grants under s.
16.3065.
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SECTION 15. 20.505 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
20.505 (7) (e) Indigent civil legal services. The amounts in the schedule to
provide grants for the provision of civil legal services to indigent persons under s.
16.19.
SECTION 16. 20.505 (7) (fk) of the statutes is created to read:
20.505 (7) (fk) Housing grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in
the schedule for housing grants under s. 16.306.
SECTION 17. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:
36.25 (56) ANNUAL POVERTY STUDY. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board
of Regents under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall, beginning in fiscal year 2023-24,
allocate $50,000 in each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public
on poverty in this state.
SECTION 18. 38.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.40 (2) INTERAGENCY ASSISTANCE. The council on workforce investment
established under 29 USC 2821 3111 and the department of public instruction shall
assist the board in providing the technical preparation, school-to-work, and
work-based learning programs under sub. (1m).
SECTION 19. 46.483 of the statutes is created to read:
46.483 Sober living residences. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “sober living
residence" means a residential dwelling unit or other form of group housing that is
offered or advertised by a person as a residence that provides a peer-supported,
alcohol-free, and drug-free living environment where no treatment services are
provided on-site and that would qualify for a loan under 42 USC 300x-25.
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(2) REQUIREMENT; FUNDING SUPPORT. The department shall encourage the
development, expansion, and quality control of networks of sober living residences.
From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (em), the department shall allocate
moneys for any of the following purposes:
(a) Creating a revolving loan fund for establishing a sober living residence or
a network of sober living residences.
(b) Awarding grants to train and supervise field workers to provide technical
assistance to sober living residences.
(c) Awarding grants to entities that establish sober living residences or to sober
living residences to support the development, expansion, and quality operation of
sober living residences.
SECTION 20. 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.56 (14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive service
system of coordinated care for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care
and their families, the department shall establish a state advisory committee with
representatives of county departments and tribal governing bodies, the department
of public instruction, educational agencies, the department of children and families,
the department of corrections, the juvenile correctional system, professionals
experienced in the provision of services to children who are involved in 2 or more
systems of care and their families, advocates for such families and their children, the
subunit of the department of workforce development that administers vocational
rehabilitation, a representative of the local workforce development board
established under 29 USC 2832 3122, a representative of the philanthropy
community, the technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to
exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, child welfare officials, and other
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appropriate persons as selected by the department. The department may use an
existing committee for this purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups
and is willing to perform the required functions. This committee shall establish
principles and core values for administering initiatives, monitor the development of
initiatives throughout the state, and support communication and mutual assistance
among operating initiatives as well as those that are being developed.
SECTION 21. 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with local workforce development boards
established under 29 USC 2832 3122 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no
duplication of effort.
SECTION 22. 49.163 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.163 (4) CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATION. (intro.) The department may
contract with any person to administer the program under this section, including a
Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local
workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122; or community
action agency under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which
the department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:
SECTION 23. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 24. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 25. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 26. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 27. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and
amended to read:
49.1635 (1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall
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Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards of not more than $75,000 per year
per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under
par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply:
(a) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the
department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant
conforms to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m); and the secretary of the
department, or his or her designee, approves the plan.
(b) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with
the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and
the conditions conform to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m) and include
training, reporting, and auditing requirements.
(c) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the
department the reports required under par. (c) sub. (3m) by the times required under
par. (c) sub. (3m).
SECTION 28. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and
49.1635 (2m) (a), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
49.1635 (2m) (a) Subject to subd. 3. par. (c), the grant may be used only to
provide legal services in civil matters related to eviction, domestic abuse, or sexual
abuse, or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.
(b) The recipients of the legal services under a grant under this subsection
section shall be individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy
families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and whose gross incomes are at or below 200
percent of the poverty line. For purposes of this subdivision paragraph, gross income
shall be determined in the same way as gross income is determined for purposes of
eligibility for a Wisconsin Works employment position, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (r),
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including the exclusion of any payments or benefits made under any federal law that
exempts those payments or benefits from consideration in determining eligibility for
any federal means-tested program.
(c) The legal services provided by a grant under this subsection section shall
be provided only in matters for which federal temporary assistance for needy families
block grant funds under 42 USC 601 et seq. may be used.
SECTION 29. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and
amended to read:
49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant
under this subsection sub. (1m), Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall
submit to the department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that
grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not
make a grant in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account
Foundation, Inc., submits the report under this paragraph subsection within the
time required and the department determines that the grant proceeds were used in
accordance with the approved plan under par. (a) 1. sub. (1m) (a), the agreement
under par. (a) 2. sub. (1m) (b), and the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m).
SECTION 30. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:
49.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish
an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under
s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to Internet
service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for
Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other
assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract
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with a community action agency under s. 49.265 for the administration of the
program.
(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under
this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family
income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.
SECTION 31. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s.
49.1635 (5) (1m) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to
programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, $500,000
$1,000,000 in each fiscal year.
SECTION 32. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For
contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional
Jobs program under s. 49.163, $9,500,000 $10,500,000 in each fiscal year.
SECTION 33. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
49.175 (1) (x) Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance
program under s. 49.168, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year.
SECTION 34. 49.265 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.265 (1) (b) “Poor person" means a resident of a community served by a
community action agency whose income is at or below 125 200 percent of the poverty
line.
SECTION 35. 49.265 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.265 (3) (b) 11. Provide, to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week
and whose earned income is at or below 150 200 percent of the poverty line, a program
of skills enhancement that shall include access to transportation, child care, career
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counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and
training.
SECTION 36. 49.265 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.265 (4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services
block grant funds received under 42 USC 9903 and credited to the appropriation
account under s. 20.437 (2) (mg). From the appropriation account under s. 20.437
(2) (cs), the department shall distribute funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of
the amounts received under 42 USC 9903.
SECTION 37. 49.265 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.265 (4) (b) The department shall allocate at least 90 percent of the funds
received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) to
community action agencies and organizations.
SECTION 38. 49.265 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.265 (4) (c) The department may not allocate more than 5 percent of the funds
received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) for state
administrative expenses.
SECTION 39. 49.45 (31m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.45 (31m) NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR NURSING
HOME RESIDENTS. The department shall determine and apply a reimbursement rate
for nonemergency medical transportation services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 3. for
Medical Assistance recipients who are nursing home residents that is the same as
the prevalent brokerage reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical
transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients under this subchapter.
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49.675 Community action opioid response grant program. (1) In this
section, “community action agency” means an eligible entity as defined under 42
USC 9902 (1) (A).
(2) The department shall establish a grant program to enable community
action agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and
individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic. Through the
program under this section, the department shall endeavor to expand and support
effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of
opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and
communities.
(3) Any community action agency is eligible to apply for a grant under this
section by submitting an application in the form and manner specified by the
department.
(4) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys to support one
or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or
partnership with other community organizations:
(a) Enhanced public education to improve individual and community
awareness, with respect to the opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and
youth.
(b) Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid
misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment,
recovery, or other resources in the community.
(c) Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction.
(d) Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation,
or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
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(e) Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children
in the household.
(f) Support and assistance to children who are in foster care or at risk of
placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents and to the
caregivers for these children.
(g) Development of partnerships with entities such as local health care
providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies,
social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local
governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand
resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
(h) Training for agency personnel on issues related to opioid addiction,
including early identification of at-risk individuals and administration of overdose
prevention medications.
(5) Each grant awarded by the department under this section shall be at least
$25,000 and not more than $250,000 each fiscal year.
(6) A grant awarded by the department under this section may not be more
than 3 years in duration unless approved by the secretary based on outcome data or
extenuating circumstances.
(7) Each grant recipient shall submit an annual report to the department
detailing goals, interventions, outcomes, and expenditures related to the recipient's
program funded by a grant under this section. Each grant recipient shall make each
report under this subsection publicly available on the recipient's website. The
department shall publish each report submitted under this subsection on the
department's website and coordinate with the department of children and families
to provide additional public access to the reports through the website of the
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department of children and families. Annually, the department shall compile reports
submitted under this subsection and submit the compilation with a report
containing a summary of the information in the recipients' reports to the chief clerk
of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
(8) The department shall publish on its website the application process and
criteria for grants under this section. In order to be eligible for a grant under this
section, the department shall require each application submitted to include all of the
following items:
(a) A description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by
the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including
specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to
be served, including any targeted subgroups, such as incarcerated or homeless
individuals.
(b) A description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely
success.
(c) A plan for measuring progress in achieving the objectives identified under
par. (a), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project's
effectiveness.
(d) Identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the
applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination
or partnership.
(e) Sufficient affirmation, as determined by the department, that the applicant
has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and
addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses
of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment.
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(f) Confirmation that any funds awarded through the grant program under this
section will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar
objectives.
(g) Confirmation that the recipient will use evidence-based approaches to the
maximum extent practicable.
(9) In considering applications for grants under this section, the department
shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the
following characteristics:
(a) Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with
experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.
(b) Evidence of leveraging nonstate funds or in-kind resources to extend the
reach or duration of the program proposed by the application.
(c) Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program
proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving the goals of the program
and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.
(d) Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses
to the opioid crisis.
(e) Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on
children of addicted individuals.
(f) Demonstrated knowledge of opioid-related needs in the target community.
(g) Use of innovative or evidence-based approaches to address unmet opioid
needs, including to promote self-sufficiency and well-being for families with
children impacted by opioid addiction.
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49.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, tribal
governing bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions.
A county department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board,
tribal governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin
Works agency or another provider to administer the employment and training
program under this subsection.
SECTION 42. 51.44 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
51.44 (5) (bm) Ensure that any child with a level of lead in his or her blood that
is 5 or more micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood, as confirmed by one venous blood
test, is eligible for services under the program under this section.
SECTION 43. 60.85 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
60.85 (7) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under
sub. (1) (h) 1. a., d., i., and j. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental
district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local
workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any positions
to be filled in the county in which the town that created the tax incremental district
is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work
on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs.
The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
SECTION 44. 60.85 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
60.85 (7) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in
a tax incremental district from a town for which the town incurs real property
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assembly costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
2832 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the town creating the tax
incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
position.
SECTION 45. 66.1103 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1103 (6m) NOTIFICATION OF POSITION OPENINGS. A municipality or county may
not enter into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless
that person has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the
local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
position to be filled in that municipality or county within one year after issuance of
the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before
advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect the
offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).
SECTION 46. 66.1105 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs
under sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax
incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the
local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created the tax incremental
district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first
performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment
of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to
advertising the position.
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SECTION 47. 66.1105 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (6c) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property
in a tax incremental district from a city for which the city incurs real property
assembly costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
2832, 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the city creating the tax
incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
position.
SECTION 48. 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
in the manner under s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
as defined in s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
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71.07 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SECTION 50. 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
in the manner under s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
as defined in s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SECTION 51. 71.28 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
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projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SECTION 52. 71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
in the manner under s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
as defined in s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SECTION 53. 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
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SECTION 54. 76.636 (1) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
76.636 (1) (e) 12. A dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15).
SECTION 55. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
Act 19, is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
amounts for aids are $5,292,700 in calendar years 2020 to 2023 2022 and $5,398,600
in each calendar year $5,707,800 in calendar year 2023 and thereafter. These
amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform
percentage in the particular calendar year.
SECTION 56. 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361. In administering the programs authorized by that
act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, the council on
workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111, and with local workforce
development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide
workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
SECTION 57. 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:
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106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) In this section, “homeless”
has the meaning given in 42 USC 11302 (a).
(2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111 shall
identify all of the following populations of individuals with a barrier to employment
to receive employment, training, and educational services when submitting the state
plan required by section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act of 2014:
(a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.
(b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.
(c) Homeless adults over age 24.
SECTION 58. 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC
2821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public
instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship
program under sub. (1).
SECTION 59. 106.15 of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 60. 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce
development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position in the
company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
SECTION 61. 106.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.27 (1m) LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM. From the appropriation under
s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market
information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and
projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information
relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The
department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of
charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college
campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development
boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, employers, job seekers, and the general
public, including making that information available on the department's Internet
site.
SECTION 62. 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122
serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of
resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all
information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The
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department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the
manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
SECTION 63. 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (24) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS. Give priority in awarding grants to
school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received
under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to
programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under s.
115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601
to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 3172 (b) (1) (B).
SECTION 64. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (66) REPORT ON HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. Annually, submit to the
chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in
42 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.
SECTION 65. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:
234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1)
DEFINITIONS. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means
households that meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Are renters.
(b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.
(c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as
determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and
adjusted for family size.
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(d) Live in severely inadequate conditions, as determined by the federal
department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income
for rent, or both.
(2) ANNUAL REPORT. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of
each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2),
a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state.
The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by
county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the
impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and
local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.
SECTION 66. 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an
area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a
person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements
under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who
is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial
employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is
eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker,
as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has
been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local
agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).
SECTION 67. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount
appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private
users of public water systems to replace lead service lines.
SECTION 68. 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce
development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the
council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.
SECTION 69.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) JOB AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES; PILOT PROGRAM. The department of workforce
development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and
employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services
from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this
subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided
under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under
s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals
participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the
department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163
(4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under
this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program
established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2025.
(2) PILOT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. The Wisconsin Housing
and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and
implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included
in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and
families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that
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the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority,
maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.
(3) COMMUNITY ACTION OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM. During the 2023-25
fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total
of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.
(4) INTERNET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the
department of children and families may promulgate the rules authorized under s.
49.168 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that
promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
(5) EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. The department of health services may
develop a methodology to allocate moneys under s. 20.435 (7) (bt) across county
programs.
SECTION 70.0Fiscal changes.
(1) STATE SUPPLEMENT TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
2023-24 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
2024-25 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
made.
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(2) GRANTS TO DEFRAY HOUSING COSTS. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar
amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303
(1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In
the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is
increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low
or moderate income to defray housing costs.
(3) SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for
which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for
which the appropriation is made.
(4) EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. In the schedule under s. 20.005
(3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs),
the dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are increased by
5 percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the department of
transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs) for fiscal year 2022-23 to award grants to
public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job
access and employment transportation assistance programs.
(5) TRANSITIONAL JOBS PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,000,000 for the
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Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163 for programs outside of Milwaukee
County. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year
2024-25 is increased by $1,000,000 for the Transitional Jobs program under s.
49.163 for programs outside of Milwaukee County.
(6) CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $500,000 for the grant for
civil legal services under s. 49.1635. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $500,000 for the grant for
civil legal services under s. 49.1635.
(7) INTERNET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $10,000,000 for the Internet
assistance program under s. 49.168. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $10,000,000 for the Internet
assistance program under s. 49.168.
(8) SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTIES. In the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s.
20.395 (1) (cr), the dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are
increased by 2 percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the
department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr) for fiscal year 2022-23 for the
purpose for which the appropriation is made.
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(9) SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq), the
dollar amounts for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25 are increased by 2
percent of the amount in the schedule for the appropriation to the department of
transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq) for fiscal year 2022-23 for the purpose for
which the appropriation is made.
(10) LEAD-SAFE HOMES PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the dollar
amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $14,200,000 and the dollar amount
for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $14,200,000 to provide lead abatement
services through the Lead-Safe Homes Program.
(11) WINDOWS PLUS LEAD EXPOSURE PROGRAM. In the schedule under s. 20.005
(3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ef),
the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $961,800 and the dollar
amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,054,800 for the purpose of
resuming the Windows Plus lead exposure program and increasing the authorized
FTE positions for the department of health services by 1.0 GPR position, beginning
in fiscal year 2023-24.
SECTION 71.0Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
except as follows:
(1) The repeal of s. 20.445 (1) (fc) takes effect on June 30, 2025.
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