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Capitol Update

January 29, 2018Like us on Facebook
Contents Include:
1.  Governor Calls Special Session for Welfare Reform Bills
2 .  Upcoming Hearings of Interest
3.  New Bills of Interest
4.  Websites of Interest
 
Governor Calls Special Session for Welfare Reform Bills
On January 18, Governor Walker announced that he was calling a special session of the Legislature to take up a package of 10 welfare reform bills called Wisconsin Works for Everyone.  The bills are authored by Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) and Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester).  The bills will receive a joint hearing this Wednesday (see below) and the WCC will offer testimony.
 
Upcoming Hearings of Interest
(N.B. Only bills of interest are flagged.  In most cases, committees will be considering other bills as well.)
 
Joint Senate Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism and Assembly Jobs and the Economy, 1 pm, Tue, Jan 30, 411-S
 SB-637  Rental Purchase Agreements (Moulton, Terry) Regulation of rental-purchase agreements and granting rule-making authority.
AB-759  Rental Purchase Agreements (Petryk, Warren) Regulation of rental-purchase agreements and granting rule-making authority.
 
Joint Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations and Assembly Public Benefit Reform, 12 pm, Wed, Jan 31, 412 E
JR8 SB1  FoodShare Hours of Participation (Kapenga, Chris) Required hours of participation in the FoodShare employment and training program. 
JR8 SB2  FoodShare Employment (Kapenga, Chris) Statewide FoodShare employment and training program requirement for able-bodied adults. 
JR8 SB3  FoodShare Asset Restrictions (Kapenga, Chris) Asset restrictions on eligibility for FoodShare, Wisconsin Works, and Wisconsin Shares. 
JR8 SB4  Employment Screening (Kapenga, Chris) Employment screening of and employability plans for residents in public housing. 
JR8 SB5  Earned Income Periodic Payments (Kapenga, Chris) Creating a pilot and permanent program for making periodic payments to eligible recipients of the earned income tax credit and making an appropriation. 
JR8 SB6  Wisconsin Works Performance Payment (Kapenga, Chris) Payments based on performance for Wisconsin Works and FoodShare employment and training program contractors. 
JR8 SB7  Success Contracting (Kapenga, Chris) Pay for success contracting, establishment of pay for success trust fund, and making an appropriation. 
JR8 SB8  MA Child Support Compliance (Kapenga, Chris) Requiring child support compliance in the Medical Assistance program. 
JR8 SB9  MA Savings Account (Kapenga, Chris) Creation of a savings account program in the Medical Assistance program. 
JR8 SB10  FoodShare ID (Kapenga, Chris) Photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients. 
JR8 AB1  FoodShare Hours of Participation (Vos, Robin) Required hours of participation in the FoodShare employment and training program.
JR8 AB2  FoodShare Employment (Vos, Robin) Statewide FoodShare employment and training program requirement for able-bodied adults.
JR8 AB3  FoodShare Asset Restrictions (Vos, Robin) Asset restrictions on eligibility for FoodShare, Wisconsin Works, and Wisconsin Shares.
JR8 AB4  Employment Screening (Vos, Robin) Employment screening of and employability plans for residents in public housing.
JR8 AB5  Earned Income Periodic Payments (Vos, Robin) Creating a pilot and permanent program for making periodic payments to eligible recipients of the earned income tax credit and making an appropriation.
JR8 AB6  Wisconsin Works Performance Payment (Vos, Robin) Payments based on performance for Wisconsin Works and FoodShare employment and training program contractors.
JR8 AB7  Success Contracting (Vos, Robin) Pay for success contracting, establishment of pay for success trust fund, and making an appropriation.
JR8 AB8  MA Child Support Compliance (Vos, Robin) Requiring child support compliance in the Medical Assistance program.
JR8 AB9  MA Savings Account (Vos, Robin) Creation of a savings account program in the Medical Assistance program.
JR8 AB10  FoodShare ID (Vos, Robin) Photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients.
 
New Bills of Interest
JR8 SB1  FoodShare Hours of Participation (Kapenga, Chris) Required hours of participation in the FoodShare employment and training program. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB2  FoodShare Employment (Kapenga, Chris) Statewide FoodShare employment and training program requirement for able-bodied adults. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB3  FoodShare Asset Restrictions (Kapenga, Chris) Asset restrictions on eligibility for FoodShare, Wisconsin Works, and Wisconsin Shares. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB4  Employment Screening (Kapenga, Chris) Employment screening of and employability plans for residents in public housing. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB5  Earned Income Periodic Payments (Kapenga, Chris) Creating a pilot and permanent program for making periodic payments to eligible recipients of the earned income tax credit and making an appropriation. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB6  Wisconsin Works Performance Payment (Kapenga, Chris) Payments based on performance for Wisconsin Works and FoodShare employment and training program contractors. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB7  Success Contracting (Kapenga, Chris) Pay for success contracting, establishment of pay for success trust fund, and making an appropriation. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB8  MA Child Support Compliance (Kapenga, Chris) Requiring child support compliance in the Medical Assistance program. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB9  MA Savings Account (Kapenga, Chris) Creation of a savings account program in the Medical Assistance program. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
JR8 SB10  FoodShare ID (Kapenga, Chris) Photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
 
SB-706  Low-Income Tax Credit (Testin, Patrick) An income and franchise tax credit for the development of low-income housing. Referred to Senate Revenue, Financial Institutions & Rural Issues

SB-711  High School College Courses (Olsen, Luther) A pilot grant program to support college courses taught in high schools and making an appropriation. Referred to Senate Education  

SB-720  Bingo and Raffles (Law Revision Committee) Various changes to bingo and raffles (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Administration). Referred to Senate Organization
 
SB-725  Education Savings Program (Darling, Alberta) An education savings account program for gifted and talented pupils, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Referred to Senate Education
 
JR8 AB1  FoodShare Hours of Participation (Vos, Robin) Required hours of participation in the FoodShare employment and training program.
 
JR8 AB2  FoodShare Employment (Vos, Robin) Statewide FoodShare employment and training program requirement for able-bodied adults.
 
JR8 AB3  FoodShare Asset Restrictions (Vos, Robin) Asset restrictions on eligibility for FoodShare, Wisconsin Works, and Wisconsin Shares.
 
JR8 AB4  Employment Screening (Vos, Robin) Employment screening of and employability plans for residents in public housing.
 
JR8 AB5  Earned Income Periodic Payments (Vos, Robin) Creating a pilot and permanent program for making periodic payments to eligible recipients of the earned income tax credit and making an appropriation.
 
JR8 AB6  Wisconsin Works Performance Payment (Vos, Robin) Payments based on performance for Wisconsin Works and FoodShare employment and training program contractors.
 
JR8 AB7  Success Contracting (Vos, Robin) Pay for success contracting, establishment of pay for success trust fund, and making an appropriation.
 
JR8 AB8  MA Child Support Compliance (Vos, Robin) Requiring child support compliance in the Medical Assistance program.
 
JR8 AB9  MA Savings Account (Vos, Robin) Creation of a savings account program in the Medical Assistance program.
 
JR8 AB10  FoodShare ID (Vos, Robin) Photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients.

AB-841  Bingo and Raffles (Law Revision Committee) Various changes to bingo and raffles (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Administration).Referred to Assembly Rules

AB-851  High School College Courses (Rohrkaste, Michael) A pilot grant program to support college courses taught in high schools and making an appropriation. Referred to Assembly Education  

AB-858  School Conference Leave (Pope, Sondy) School conference and activities leave. Referred to Assembly Labor
AB-866  Employee Rights (Hebl, Gary) The rights of employees to request and receive work schedule changes; predictable work schedules for retail, food service, and cleaning employees, granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty. Referred to Assembly Labor
 
AB-869  Low-Income Tax Credit (Summerfield, Rob) An income and franchise tax credit for the development of low-income housing. Referred to Assembly Housing and Real Estate
 
AB-870  Physicians at Camps (Edming, James) Temporary practice by physicians at camps. Referred to Assembly Health
AB-871  Medical Assistance (Rodriguez, Jessie) Intensive care coordination program in the Medical Assistance program. Referred to Assembly Health
 
AB-872  Career and Tech Ed Grants (Loudenbeck, Amy) Career and technical education incentive grants for school districts and completion awards for pupils and making an appropriation. Referred to Assembly Workforce Development

Websites of Interest
WisconsinEye - Independent, nonpartisan news service that provides uncut video coverage of state government proceedings, as well as interviews with lawmakers and policy experts.
 
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