AB150, s. 2359 16Section 2359. 46.979 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,907,217 46.979 (2) (c) 3. For grants under s. 46.987 (3) to assist child care providers in
18meeting the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e) and for a
19system of rates or a program of grants, as provided under s. 46.98 (4) (e), to reimburse
20child care providers that meet those quality of care standards, $1,200,000 $1,559,200
21in fiscal year 1993-94 1995-96 and $1,200,000 $1,576,700 in fiscal year 1994-95
221996-97. If an amount distributed under this subdivision will not be fully expended,

1the department may transfer the unexpended funds to the distribution under subd.
24.
AB150, s. 2360 3Section 2360. 46.979 (2) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,907,74 46.979 (2) (c) 4. For grants under s. 46.987 (2) and contracts under s. 46.987
5(4) to improve the quality of child day care services in this state, $425,000 $450,000
6in fiscal year 1993-94 1995-96 and $450,000 in fiscal year 1994-95 1996-97, plus
7any amounts that the department transfers to this distribution under subd. 3.
AB150, s. 2361 8Section 2361. 46.98 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,907,159 46.98 (2) (a) The department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40
10(4) (a) (1) and (2m) (c) for at-risk, low-income and respite child care services under
11subs. (2m) and (4g) to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23. In
12addition, the department shall distribute the funds allocated under s. 46.40 (4) (a)
13(1) and (2m) (c) for low-income and respite child care services under sub. (3) to
14private nonprofit child care providers who provide child care for the children of
15migrant workers.
AB150, s. 2362 16Section 2362. 46.98 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,907,2317 46.98 (2m) (a) Except as provided in subs. sub. (2) (c) and (4m), funds
18distributed under sub. (2) for at-risk child care may only be used for the purposes
19specified in this paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part
20of a day for children under age 13 of persons who need child care to be able to work,
21who are not receiving aid to families with dependent children and who are at risk of
22becoming eligible for aid to families with dependent children if child care under this
23subsection is not provided.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (2m) (a). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0474/3 and -2106/2.
AB150, s. 2363
1Section 2363. 46.98 (2m) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,908,52 46.98 (2m) (d) 2. Except as provided in sub. (4m), no No funds distributed under
3sub. (2) for at-risk child care may be used for the start-up, improvement or
4expansion of child care services or facilities or for the recruitment, education or
5training of persons providing child care.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (2m) (d) 2. This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0474/3 and -2106/2.
AB150, s. 2364 6Section 2364. 46.98 (2r) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2365 7Section 2365. 46.98 (2r) (cg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2366 8Section 2366. 46.98 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2367 9Section 2367. 46.98 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,908,1310 46.98 (3) (a) Except as provided in subs. sub. (2) (c) and (4m), funds distributed
11under sub. (2) for low-income child care may only be used for the purposes specified
12in this subsection. The funds shall be used to provide care for children under age 13
13for all or part of a day during which a child's parent is gainfully employed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (3) (a). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0474/3 and -2106/2.
AB150, s. 2368 14Section 2368. 46.98 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,908,2015 46.98 (3) (b) Counties may spend moneys distributed for low-income child care
16under sub. (2) for child care purposes other than those in par. (a) only as provided in
17par. (bg) and subs. sub. (2) (c) and (4m) or with the approval of the department. Child
18care purposes include start-up, improvement and expansion of child care services
19and facilities, and recruitment, education and training for persons providing child
20care.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (3) (b). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0474/3, -0477/3 and -2106/2.
AB150, s. 2369 21Section 2369. 46.98 (3) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (3) (bg). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0477/3, -2106/2 and -2402/1.
AB150, s. 2370 1Section 2370. 46.98 (4g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,909,72 46.98 (4g) (a) Except as provided in subs. sub. (2) (c) and (4m), funds
3distributed under sub. (2) for respite child care may only be used for the purposes
4specified in this paragraph. The funds shall be used to provide care for all or part
5of a day for children under age 13 of parents who need child care services to prevent
6or remedy child abuse or neglect, to alleviate stress in the family or to preserve the
7family unit.
AB150, s. 2371 8Section 2371. 46.98 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.98 (4m). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0474/3 and -2106/2.
AB150, s. 2372 9Section 2372. 46.98 (5) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,909,1210 46.98 (5) (e) The department shall promptly recover all overpayments made
11under this section. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and
12procedures to administer this paragraph.
AB150, s. 2373 13Section 2373. 46.984 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,909,2114 46.984 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 2., the department
15shall make grants to applying local agencies to fund child care resource and referral
16services provided by those local agencies. The department shall provide an
17allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section.
18The allocation formula shall factor in the level of child care resource and referral
19services provided by the local agency, the number of children in the community
20served by the local agency and the percentage of the mothers in the community
21served by the local agency who work outside the home.
AB150, s. 2374 22Section 2374. 46.984 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2375
1Section 2375. 46.984 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,910,42 46.984 (4) (a) Administer, or contract for the administration of, the grant
3program under this section, provide an application procedure for that program and
4disburse funds awarded under that program.
AB150, s. 2376 5Section 2376. 46.984 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2377 6Section 2377. 46.985 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,910,137 46.985 (2) (a) 4. Procedures for coordinating the family support program and
8the use of its funds, throughout this state and in each service area, with other
9publicly funded programs including the community options program under s. 46.27;
10the community integration program under ss. 46.275, 46.277 and 46.278; the social
11services, mental health and developmental disabilities programs under ss. 49.52
1246.495, 51.42 and 51.437; the independent living center program under s. 46.96; and
13the medical assistance program under ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch. IV of ch. 49.
AB150, s. 2378 14Section 2378. 46.986 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2379 15Section 2379. 46.986 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2380 16Section 2380. 46.986 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2381 17Section 2381. 46.986 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2382 18Section 2382. 46.986 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2383 19Section 2383. 46.986 (1) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2384 20Section 2384. 46.986 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,910,2221 46.986 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 1., the department
22shall award grants for the start-up or expansion of child care services.
AB150, s. 2385 23Section 2385. 46.986 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,911,524 46.986 (2) (b) The department shall attempt to award grants under this section
25equally among to head start agencies designated under 42 USC 9836, employers that

1provide or wish to provide child care services for their employes, family day care
2centers, group day care centers and day care programs for the children of student
3parents, but may, after considering proposals from child care providers in each of
4those categories, award grants under this section in unequal amounts among those
5categories
.
AB150, s. 2386 6Section 2386. 46.986 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2387 7Section 2387. 46.986 (2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
8.... (this act), is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.986 (2) (d). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0474/3 and -2402/2.
AB150, s. 2388 9Section 2388. 46.986 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2389 10Section 2389. 46.986 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2390 11Section 2390. 46.986 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (cm) and
12amended to read:
AB150,911,1613 46.986 (2) (cm) A child care provider or other person that person who is
14awarded a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25%
15of the amount awarded under this subsection. The match may be in the form of
16money or in-kind goods or services, or both.
AB150, s. 2391 17Section 2391. 46.986 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 46.986 (2) (d) and
18amended to read:
AB150,912,1219 46.986 (2) (d) If a child care provider or other person that person who is
20awarded a grant under this subsection does not provide the new or expanded child
21care services for which the grant was awarded by the end of the grant period, the
22department may require the child care provider or other person to return to the
23department the full amount of the grant award. If a child care provider or other

1person that
person who is awarded a grant under this subsection provides the new
2or expanded child care services for which the grant was awarded, but terminates its
3the child care program within 3 years after the awarding of the grant, the child care
4provider or other
person shall return to the department a prorated share of the
5amount awarded, based on the time remaining in that 3-year period at the time of
6program termination. Amounts returned to the department under this paragraph
7shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie). The department may
8bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce repayment of any
9moneys that are required under this paragraph to be repaid. The department may
10reduce or waive the repayment required under this paragraph if in the opinion of the
11department the grant recipient made a good faith effort to comply with the terms of
12the grant.
AB150, s. 2392 13Section 2392. 46.986 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2393 14Section 2393. 46.986 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2394 15Section 2394. 46.986 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,912,2016 46.986 (7) (a) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration
17of the grant program under this section, including rules to establish criteria for
18evaluating and ranking grant applications
establish guidelines for eligibility for a
19grant under this section. The department need not promulgate those guidelines as
20rules under ch. 227
.
AB150, s. 2395 21Section 2395. 46.986 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,913,822 46.986 (7) (b) The department may administer the grant application process
23under this section or, if a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has
24established a child care advisory committee that has been approved by the
25department, the department may request the county department to administer the

1grant application process under this section for grant applicants from the county of
2the county department. If a county department administers the grant application
3process under this section, the county department shall review the grant
4applications submitted to the county department using the criteria established by
5the department under par. (a). The department may require a county department
6that reviews grant applications under this section to submit those applications and
7the county department's ranking of those applications to the department for final
8review
contract for the administration of that process.
AB150, s. 2396 9Section 2396. 46.987 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,913,1310 46.987 (1) (c) "Family child care system" has the meaning given in s. 46.986 (1)
11(i)
means a centralized administrative unit that offers technical assistance and
12support to a group of child care providers with the goal of improving child care
13services
.
AB150, s. 2397 14Section 2397. 46.987 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,913,2115 46.987 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4. and from the
16appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie)
, the department may award grants to child care
17providers that meet the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 (4) (e)
18to improve the retention of skilled and experienced child care staff. In awarding
19grants under this subsection, the department shall consider the applying child care
20provider's total enrollment of children and average enrollment of children who
21receive or are eligible for publicly funded care from the child care provider.
AB150, s. 2398 22Section 2398. 46.987 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,914,223 46.987 (3) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 3. and the
24appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie)
, the department may award grants to child care

1providers for assistance in meeting the quality of care standards established under
2s. 46.98 (4) (e).
AB150, s. 2399 3Section 2399. 46.987 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,914,94 46.987 (4)Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the
5allocation under s. 46.979 (2) (c) 4. and the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ie), the
6department may contract with one or more agencies for the provision of training and
7technical assistance to improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The
8training and technical assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may
9include any of the following activities:
AB150, s. 2400 10Section 2400. 46.987 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2401 11Section 2401. 46.987 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.987 (6) and
12amended to read:
AB150,914,2413 46.987 (6) Grant administration. The department may administer the grant
14application processes under subs. (2) and (3) or, if a county department under s.
1546.215, 46.22 or 46.23 has established a child care advisory committee that has been
16approved by the department, the department may request the county department to
17administer the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3) for grant
18applicants from the county of the county department. If a county department
19administers the grant application processes under subs. (2) and (3), the county
20department shall review the grant applications submitted to the county department
21using the criteria established by the department under par. (a). A county department
22that reviews grant applications under subs. (2) and (3) shall submit those
23applications and the county department's ranking of those applications to the
24department for final review
contract for the administration of that process.
AB150, s. 2402 25Section 2402. 46.987 (6) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2403
1Section 2403. 46.995 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,915,142 46.995 (2)Adolescent self-sufficiency services. (intro.) From the
3appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $582,100 in
4each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
5elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
6provide services in counties or to a tribe or band for adolescent parents which shall
7emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training and
8experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's
9capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing
10parenting skills. The public or private entity seeking to receive a grant to provide
11these services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the
12department. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
13department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
14award of grants under this subsection, based on all of the following factors:
AB150, s. 2404 15Section 2404. 46.995 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,916,216 46.995 (3) Adolescent pregnancy prevention services. From the
17appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (eg), the department may allocate $340,000 in
18each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
19elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
20provide to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services
21which shall be structured so as to increase development of decision-making and
22communications skills, promote graduation from high school and expand career and
23other options and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy
24prevention. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
25department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the

1award of grants under this subsection, based on the factors specified under sub. (2)
2(a) to (d).
AB150, s. 2405 3Section 2405. 46.996 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,916,5 446.996Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
520.435 (7) (er) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
AB150, s. 2406 6Section 2406. 46.996 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,916,9 846.996Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
920.435 (3) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
AB150, s. 2407 10Section 2407. 46.997 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,916,1911 46.997 (2) (intro.)  From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (a), the
12department shall allocate not more than $65,500 in each fiscal year to solicit
13applications from organizations and provide technical assistance to grantees and,
14from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (eg), the department shall allocate not
15more than $210,000 in each fiscal year to make grants to applying organizations for
16the provision, on a regional or tribal project basis, of information to communities in
17order to increase community knowledge about problems of adolescents and
18information to and activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in
19order to enable the adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:
AB150, s. 2408 20Section 2408. 47.01 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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