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The Department of Revenue will also compare pilot participants to a group of 100 claimants not receiving the advance payments to determine the success of the program. For tax years after the two-year pilot, this advance payment program may be made permanent and apply to all eligible EITC claimants if agreed to by the IRS. LRB-5217/5279 – Relating to: payments based on performance for Wisconsin Works and FoodShare employment and training program contractors. Pay-for-Performance Measures for W-2 and FoodShare Vendor Contracts Requires DHS and DCF to implement performance-based payment systems for W-2 and FSET contracts. This is a new requirement for FSET and would apply for the next round of contracts under W-2, which currently include some level of performance-based payments. LRB-5214/5258 – Relating to: required hours of participation in the FoodShare employment and training program. Move Work Requirements from 20 Hours to 30 Hours The bill allows DHS to set the required hours of participation in FSET to coincide with the maximum allowed by the federal government for both able-bodied adults with and without dependent children. Currently, 20 hours is required for able-bodied adults without dependents. It is currently allowable to require 30 hours for able-bodied adults with dependents. This bill would only impose requirements for able-bodied adults with dependents if able-bodied adults without dependents are allowed with a federal law change. This would treat both groups the same. LRB-5213/5286 – Relating to: statewide FoodShare employment and training program requirement for able-bodied adults. Statewide Work Requirements for those Receiving Food Stamps This bill requires all able-bodied adults to include able-bodied adults with school aged dependents (six or over). This bill goes into effect on October 1, 2019 to align with the federal fiscal year. The funding for the program would be included in the 2019-21 budget. LRB-5222/5287 – Relating to: asset restrictions on eligibility for FoodShare, Wisconsin Works, and Wisconsin Shares. Asset Testing for Certain Welfare Programs Establish a limit on assets related to a primary residence such that it cannot exceed 200 percent of the statewide median value home ($321,200) for W-2, Wisconsin Shares, and FoodShare and add a $20,000 limit on the total equity value of non-work-related vehicles to Shares and Food Share. An explicit exemption for agricultural land is included in the bill. W-2 would retain current law vehicle equity value limit of $10,000. Those on currently on Wisconsin Shares would be grandfathered in. Also, allow agencies to write rules creating hardship exemptions. Some provisions require a federal law change. LRB-5216/5288 – Relating to: requiring child support compliance in the Medical Assistance Program. Child Support Compliance as a Condition of Medicaid for able-bodied adults The bill prohibits from participation in Medicaid parents and certain individuals who refuse to cooperate in paternity determination of a child, establishing or enforcing any child support order or obtaining any other payments to which a child or individual has rights. This is for able-bodied adults. LRB-5223/5289 – Relating to: require drug screening, testing, and treatment and employment screening of and employability plans for residents in public housing. |