Children and families, department of
Wis. Stat. § 20.437
in effectThere is appropriated to the department of children and families for the following programs:
(1) Children and family services.
(a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations relating to services for children and families, including field services and administrative services.
(ab) Child abuse and neglect prevention grants. The amounts in the schedule for child abuse and neglect prevention grants under s. 48.983.
(ac) Child abuse and neglect prevention technical assistance. The amounts in the schedule for child abuse and neglect prevention technical assistance and training under s. 48.983 (8).
(b) Children and family aids payments. The amounts in the schedule for services for children and families under s. 48.563, for reimbursement to counties having a population of less than 750,000 for the cost of court attached intake services under s. 48.06 (4), for shelter care under ss. 48.58 and 938.22, and for foster care and subsidized guardianship care under ss. 48.645 and 49.19 (10). Social services disbursements under s. 49.32 (2) (b) may be made from this appropriation. Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 49.32 (2) (b) for the provision of services for which moneys are appropriated under this paragraph shall be returned to this appropriation. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department of children and families may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. The department shall deposit into this appropriation funds it recovers under s. 48.569 (2) (b), from prior fiscal year audit adjustments. Except for amounts authorized to be carried forward under s. 48.565, all funds recovered under s. 48.569 (2) (b) and all funds allocated under s. 48.563 and not spent or encumbered by December 31 of each year shall lapse to the general fund on the succeeding January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.
(bc) Grants for children’s community programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants for children’s community programs under s. 48.481. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All moneys under this appropriation account that are distributed under s. 48.481 but are not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.
(bf) Family and juvenile treatment court grants. The amounts in the schedule for family treatment court grants under s. 48.546 and juvenile treatment court grants under s. 938.546.
(bg) Grants to support foster parents and children. The amounts in the schedule for grants by the department of children and families under 2017 Wisconsin Act 260, section 3.
(br) Grant for child care facility. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act 15, section 9106 (1).
(cd) Domestic abuse grants. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of s. 49.165. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All funds allocated by the department under s. 49.165 (2) but not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless transferred to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.
(cf) Foster parent insurance and liability. The amounts in the schedule to purchase insurance or pay claims as provided under s. 48.627.
(cj) Community youth and family aids. The amounts in the schedule for the improvement and provision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under s. 48.526 and juvenile correctional services under s. 301.26 and for reimbursement to counties having a population of less than 750,000 for the cost of court attached intake services as provided in s. 938.06 (4). Disbursements may be made from this appropriation account under s. 49.32 (2). Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 49.32 (2) shall be returned to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department of children and families may transfer moneys under this paragraph between fiscal years. Except for moneys authorized for transfer under s. 48.526 (3), all moneys from this paragraph allocated under s. 48.526 (3) and not spent or encumbered by counties by December 31 of each year shall lapse into the general fund on the succeeding January 1. The joint committee on finance may transfer additional moneys to the next calendar year.
(ck) Community youth and family aids; bonus for county facilities. The amounts in the schedule for bonuses to qualifying counties with a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 48.527.
(cm) Community intervention program. The amounts in the schedule for the community intervention program under s. 48.528.
(cw) Milwaukee child welfare services; general program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations relating to providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17).
(cx) Child welfare services; aids. The amounts in the schedule for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17) in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) or (6), and, to the extent that a demonstration project authorized under 42 USC 1320a-9 reduces the cost of providing out-of-home care for children in that county, for services for children and families under s. 48.563 (4) in counties having a population of less than 750,000.
(dd) State out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized guardianships. The amounts in the schedule for foster care, institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss. 48.48 (12) and 48.52, for the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), for the cost of placements of children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children and youth under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that terminate as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., for the cost of the foster care monitoring system, for the cost of reimbursing counties for subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), for the cost of services to children with special needs who are under the guardianship of the department to prepare those children for adoption, and for the cost of postadoption services to children with special needs.
(dg) State adoption information exchange and state adoption center. The amounts in the schedule to operate a state adoption information exchange and a state adoption center under s. 48.55.
(e) Services for sex-trafficking victims. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for treatment and services for sex-trafficking victims under s. 48.48 (19).
(eg) Brighter futures initiative. The amounts in the schedule for the brighter futures initiative under s. 48.545.
(em) National reading program grants. The amounts in the schedule to support national reading program grants.
(er) Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth. The amounts in the schedule for grants to support programs that provide services for homeless and runaway youth under s. 49.1385.
(f) Second-chance homes. The amounts in the schedule for grants for 2nd-chance homes under s. 48.647 (2) (a) and for an evaluation of that grant program under s. 48.647 (4). Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department of children and families shall transfer from this appropriation account to the appropriation account under sub. (2) (dz) all funds allocated under s. 48.647 (2) (a) and (4) but unexpended by June 30 of each year.
(gg) Collection remittances to local units of government. All moneys received under ss. 49.32 (1) and 49.345 for the purposes of remitting departmental collections under s. 49.32 (1) (g) or 49.345 (8) (g).
(gx) Milwaukee child welfare services; collections. All moneys received by the department in payment for services provided to children and families under s. 48.48 (17), to be used to provide those services.
(hh) Domestic abuse surcharge grants. All moneys received from the domestic abuse surcharge on court fines, as authorized under s. 971.37 (1m) (c) 1. or 973.055, to provide grants to domestic abuse services organizations under s. 49.165.
(i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, donations, and burial trusts for the execution of the department’s functions relating to children and family services, to carry out the purposes for which made and received.
(j) Statewide automated child welfare information system receipts. All moneys received from counties under s. 48.565 (2) (a), for the costs of implementing and operating the statewide automated child welfare information system established under s. 48.47 (7g).
(jb) Fees for administrative services. All moneys received from fees charged for providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications relating to children and family services, for the purpose of providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications relating to children and family services.
(jj) Searches for birth parents and adoption record information; foreign adoptions. The amounts in the schedule for paying the cost of searches for birth parents under ss. 48.432 (4) and 48.433 (6) and for paying the costs of reviewing, certifying and approving foreign adoption documents under s. 48.838 (2) and (3). All moneys received as fees paid by persons requesting a search under s. 48.432 (3) (c) or (4), 48.433 (6) or 48.93 (1r) and paid by persons for the review, certification and approval of foreign adoption documents under s. 48.838 (2) and (3) shall be credited to this appropriation.
(jm) Licensing activities. All moneys received from licensing activities under ss. 48.60, 48.62, 48.625, and 938.22 (7) and from fees under ss. 48.615, 48.625, 48.685 (8), and 938.22 (7) (b) and (c), for the costs of licensing child welfare agencies under s. 48.60, foster homes under s. 48.62, group homes under s. 48.625, and shelter care facilities under s. 938.22 (7) and for the purposes specified in s. 48.685 (2) (am), (b), and (ba), (3) (a), (b), and (c), and (5) (a) with respect to those entities.
(js) Tribal family services grants. The amounts in the schedule for tribal family services grants under s. 48.487. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 12. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (b), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
(kb) Interagency aids; brighter futures initiative. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bf) for the brighter futures initiative under s. 48.545.
(kj) Interagency and intra-agency aids; Menominee child welfare services. The amounts in the schedule to be used to support the Menominee Indian tribe’s child welfare services. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 12d. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
(kL) Interagency and intra-agency aids; tribal subsidized guardianships. The amounts in the schedule for the cost of reimbursing Indian tribes for subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 12r. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
(km) Interagency and intra-agency aids; children and family aids; local assistance. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (o), for services for children and families under s. 48.563.
(kw) Interagency and intra-agency aids; Milwaukee child welfare services. The amounts in the schedule for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17). All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department for this purpose shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs. Except as provided in pars. (km) and (kw), all moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department for the administration of programs or projects for which received, for such purposes.
(ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids. Except as provided in pars. (km) and (kw), all moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department for local assistance, for such purposes.
(kz) Interagency and intra-agency aids; tribal placements. The amounts in the schedule to be used for unexpected or unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, including placements of Indian juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 21. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
(m) Federal project operations. All moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for the state administration of specific projects to be expended for such purposes.
(ma) Federal project aids. All moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for specific projects to be expended as aids to individuals or organizations for such purposes.
(mb) Federal project local assistance. All moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for specific limited term projects to be expended as local assistance for the purposes specified.
(mc) Federal block grant operations. Except as provided in sub. (2) (mc) and (mg), all block grant moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for the state administration of federal block grants, for such purposes.
(md) Federal block grant aids. Except as provided in sub. (2) (md) and (mg), all block grant moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies to be expended as local assistance or aids to individuals or organizations, for such purposes.
(mw) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services general program operations. All federal moneys received for general program operations relating to providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17), to carry out the purposes for which received.
(mx) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services aids. All federal moneys received for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17), to carry out the purposes for which received and for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) or (6).
(n) Federal program operations. Except as provided in pars. (m), (mc), and (mw), all moneys received from the federal government for the state administration of programs under this subsection, for such purposes.
(na) Federal program aids. Except as provided in pars. (ma), (md), and (mx), all moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies to be expended as aids to individuals or organizations, for such purposes.
(nL) Federal program local assistance. All moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for continuing programs to be expended as local assistance.
(o) Federal aid; children, youth, and family aids. All federal moneys received in amounts pursuant to allocation plans developed by the department for the provision or purchase of services authorized under pars. (b), (cj), and (q) and all federal moneys received as child welfare funds under 42 USC 620 to 626 for the provision or purchase of child welfare projects and services. Disbursements from this appropriation may be made directly to counties for services to children and families under s. 49.32 (2) (b) or 49.325 or directly to counties in accordance with federal requirements for the disbursal of federal funds.
(pd) Federal aid; state out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized guardianships. All federal moneys received for meeting the costs of providing foster care, institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss. 48.48 (12) and 48.52, the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), the cost of placements of children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children and youth under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that terminate as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., the cost of reimbursing counties and Indian tribes for subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), the cost of services to children with special needs who are under the guardianship of the department to prepare those children for adoption, and the cost of postadoption services to children with special needs. Disbursements for foster care under s. 49.32 (2) and for the purposes described under s. 48.627 may be made from this appropriation.
(pm) Federal aid; adoption incentive payments. All federal moneys received as adoption incentive payments under 42 USC 473A, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to be expended for the purposes for which received.
(q) Community youth and family aids; local government fund. From the local government fund, the amounts in the schedule for the purposes described under par. (cj). Disbursements may be made from this appropriation account under s. 49.32 (2). Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 49.32 (2) from this appropriation account shall be returned to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department of children and families may transfer moneys under this paragraph between fiscal years. Except for moneys authorized for transfer under s. 48.526 (3), all moneys from this paragraph allocated under s. 48.526 (3) and not spent or encumbered by counties by December 31 of each year shall lapse into the local government fund on the succeeding January 1. The joint committee on finance may transfer additional moneys to the next calendar year.
(2) Economic support.
(a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations relating to economic support, including field services, administrative services and services related to identifying maintenance-of-effort funds, for costs associated with receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments, including any contract costs, and for administering the program under s. 49.22 and all other purposes specified in s. 49.22. No moneys may be expended under this paragraph for the program under, or any other purpose specified in, s. 49.22 unless moneys appropriated under par. (ja) are insufficient for the purposes specified under that paragraph.
(bc) Child support local assistance. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to be distributed as child support incentive payments as provided in s. 49.24 (1) (a). If federal legislation provides for the matching of federal funds for federal child support incentive payments at a rate of 66 percent or more, no moneys may be encumbered under or expended from this appropriation while the federal legislation is in effect.
(bp) Child care access program. The amounts in the schedule for the program under s. 49.1335.
(cm) Wisconsin works child care. The amounts in the schedule for paying child care subsidies under s. 49.155.
(cr) Community-based option for elementary school readiness. The amounts in the schedule for the payments under s. 49.132 (5) (a).
(dz) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs; maintenance of effort. The amounts in the schedule for administration and benefit payments under Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, the learnfare program under s. 49.26, and the work experience program for noncustodial parents under s. 49.36; for payments to local governments, organizations, tribal governing bodies, and Wisconsin Works agencies; for kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance as specified under s. 49.175 (1) (s); for aid payments and local administration with respect to any services or program specified under s. 49.175 (1); and for emergency assistance for families with needy children under s. 49.138. Payments may be made from this appropriation account for any contracts under s. 49.845 (4) and for any fraud investigation and error reduction activities under s. 49.197 (1m). Moneys appropriated under this paragraph may be used to match federal funds received under par. (md). Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) and 20.002 (1), the department of health services shall credit to this appropriation account funds for the purposes of this appropriation that the department transfers from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bc). All funds allocated by the department but not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless transferred to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.
(e) Incentive payments for identifying children with health insurance. The amounts in the schedule for incentive payments under s. 49.25.
(em) Drug testing and treatment costs. The amounts in the schedule to pay substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment costs under s. 49.162.
(f) Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley. The amounts in the schedule to provide the funding to the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley under s. 49.139.
(fr) Skills enhancement grants. The amounts in the schedule to provide skills enhancement grants under s. 49.265 (4) (cm).
(i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, donations, and burial trusts for the execution of the department’s functions relating to economic support, to carry out the purposes for which made and received.
(ja) Child support state operations — fees, reimbursements, and collections. All moneys received from fees charged under s. 49.22 (8), from fees ordered or otherwise owed under s. 767.57 (1e) (a), from fees collected under ss. 49.854 (11) (b) and 767.57 (1e) (b) 1m. and (c), from reimbursements under s. 108.13 (4) (f), from fees charged and incentive payments and collections retained under s. 49.22 (7m), and under s. 49.855 (4) or (4m) from the department of revenue or the department of administration that were withheld by the department of revenue or the internal revenue service or the department of administration for unpaid fees ordered or otherwise owed under s. 767.57 (1e) (a), for costs associated with receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments, including any contract costs, and for administering the program under s. 49.22 and all other purposes specified in s. 49.22; and all moneys received under s. 49.855 (4m) from the department of administration that were withheld for child support, family support, maintenance, medical expenses, or birth expenses, to be distributed in accordance with state law and federal regulations.
(jb) Fees for administrative services. All moneys received from fees charged for filing statements of economic interest under s. 49.143 (1) (ac), for providing worker’s compensation coverage for persons participating in employment and training programs under ch. 49, and for providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications relating to economic support, for the purposes of administering s. 49.143, providing worker’s compensation coverage for persons participating in employment and training programs under ch. 49, and providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications relating to economic support.
(jL) Job access loan repayments. All moneys received from repayments of loans made under s. 49.147 (6), and from the department of revenue under s. 71.93 for delinquent job access loan repayments certified under s. 49.85, for making loans under s. 49.147 (6) and for administrative costs associated with collecting delinquent job access loan repayments.
(jm) Child care worker background check. All moneys received from fees under s. 48.686 to be used for the purposes of obtaining a fingerprint-based criminal history search with respect to child care programs.
(jn) Child care licensing and certification activities. All moneys received from licensing activities under s. 48.65, from certifying activities under s. 48.651, and from fees under ss. 48.65 (3), 48.651 (2), and 48.686 (2) (ag) for the costs of licensing child care centers under s. 48.65 and of certifying child care providers under s. 48.651 and for the purposes specified in s. 48.686 (2) (am), (3) (am) and (bm), and (5) (a).
(k) Child support transfers. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (r), to be expended under the Wisconsin Works program under subch. III of ch. 49 and under the work experience program for noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, to be distributed as child support incentive payments as provided in s. 49.24, for costs associated with receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments, including any contract costs, for administering the program under s. 49.22 and all other purposes specified in s. 49.22, and for the support of dependent children in accordance with applicable federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and state rules.
(kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department for the administration of programs and projects for which received and for local assistance and aids to individuals and organizations relating to economic support.
(L) Public assistance overpayment recovery, fraud investigation, and error reduction. All moneys received as the state’s share of the recovery of overpayments and incorrect payments under s. 49.191 (3) (c), 1997 stats., and s. 49.195, 1997 stats., for any contracts under s. 49.845 (4), for any activities under s. 49.197 (1m) to investigate fraud relating to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program and the Wisconsin Works program, for any activities under s. 49.197 (3) to reduce payment errors in the Wisconsin Works program, and for costs associated with collection of public assistance overpayments.
(ma) Federal project activities and administration. All moneys received from the federal government for specific projects, to be expended for those projects and their administration.
(mc) Federal block grant operations. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of operating and administering the block grant programs for which the block grant moneys are received and transferring moneys to the appropriation account under sub. (1) (kx). All block grant moneys received for these purposes from the federal government or any of its agencies for the state administration of federal block grants shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(md) Federal block grant aids. The amounts in the schedule for aids to individuals or organizations and to be transferred to the appropriation accounts under ss. 20.435 (4) (kz), (6) (kx), (7) (ky), and (8) (kx) and 20.835 (2) (kf). All block grant moneys received for these purposes from the federal government or any of its agencies shall be credited to this appropriation account. The department may credit to this appropriation account the amount of any returned check, or payment in other form, that is subject to expenditure in the same contract period in which the original payment attempt was made, regardless of the fiscal year in which the original payment attempt was made.
(me) Child care and temporary assistance overpayment recovery. All moneys received from the recovery of overpayments, and incorrect or disallowed payments, and voluntary repayments of federal Child Care and Development Fund block grant funds, of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds, and of state moneys paid from other appropriations to meet maintenance-of-effort requirements under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program under 42 USC 601 to 619 and the federal Child Care and Development Fund block grant program under 42 USC 9858 that the department elects to treat as federal revenue, for costs related to recovering the overpayments and incorrect or disallowed payments, for activities to reduce errors under the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and for any of the purposes specified under s. 49.175 (1).
(mf) Child care bridge payments.
(mg) Community services block grant; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government from the community services block grant for assistance and administration under the community services block grant program.
(mh) Child care center teacher-student ratio pilot project. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of providing the additional payments described in the child care center teacher-student ratio pilot project under 2025 Wisconsin Act 15, section 9106 (2m), during the period of that pilot project. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(mm) Reimbursements from federal government. All moneys received from the federal government that are intended to reimburse the state for expenditures in previous fiscal years from general purpose revenue appropriations whose purpose includes a requirement to match or secure federal funds and that exceeded in those fiscal years the estimates reflected in the intentions of the legislature and governor, as expressed by them in the budget determinations, and the joint committee on finance, as expressed by the committee in any determinations, and the estimates approved for expenditure by the secretary of administration under s. 16.50 (2), for the purpose of paying federal disallowances, federal sanctions or penalties and the costs of any corrective action affecting the department of children and families. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), at the end of each fiscal year, the amount determined by the department of administration under s. 16.54 (12) (d) shall lapse to the general fund.
(n) Child support state operations; federal funds. All federal child support incentive payments retained under s. 49.24 (2) (c), and all other moneys received from the federal government for activities related to child support, including federal funds for any purpose under s. 49.22 or 49.227 and for the federal share of any costs associated with receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments, and for the state administration of those activities, to be expended for such purposes.
(nL) Child support local assistance; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for continuing programs, except for federal child support incentive payments retained by the department under s. 49.24 (2) (c), to be expended as local assistance for the purposes specified.
(om) Refugee assistance; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government for refugee assistance and the administration of refugee assistance programs, to be expended for such purposes.
(q) Centralized support receipt and disbursement; interest. From the support collections trust fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amounts earned by the support collections trust fund for costs associated with receiving and disbursing payments under ss. 767.57 and 767.75, including any contract costs, and for costs associated with any other support enforcement function.
(qm) Child support state operations and reimbursement for claims and expenses; unclaimed payments. From the support collections trust fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amounts credited under s. 20.912 (1) to the support collections trust fund and the amounts not distributable under par. (r) for administering the program under s. 49.22 and all other purposes specified in s. 49.22 and for reimbursing the department of revenue under s. 177.0503 (2n) (b).
(r) Support receipt and disbursement program; payments. From the support collections trust fund, except as provided in par. (qm), all moneys received under s. 49.854, except for moneys received under s. 49.854 (11) (b), all moneys received under ss. 767.57 and 767.75 for child or family support, maintenance, spousal support, health care expenses, or birth expenses, all other moneys received under judgments or orders in actions affecting the family, as defined in s. 767.001 (1), and all moneys received under s. 49.855 (4) from the department of revenue or the department of administration that were withheld by the department of revenue or the internal revenue service for delinquent child support, family support, or maintenance or outstanding court-ordered amounts for past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses, for disbursement to the persons for whom the payments are awarded, and, if assigned under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.145 (2) (s), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b., or 49.775 (2) (bm), for transfer to the appropriation account under par. (k). Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.
(s) Economic support — public benefits. From the utility public benefits fund, the amounts in the schedule for the Wisconsin Works program under subch. III of ch. 49 and for any of the purposes under s. 49.175 (1).
(3) General administration. The amounts indicated in this subsection for expenses not immediately identifiable with a specific program. When practicable, the expenditures from the appropriations under this subsection shall be distributed to the various programs.
(a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for executive, management, and policy and budget services and activities.
(i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, donations, and burial trusts for the execution of the department’s functions that are not immediately identifiable with a specific program, to carry out the purposes for which made and received.
(jb) Fees for administrative services. All moneys received from fees charged for providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications that are not immediately identifiable with a specific program, for the purpose of providing state mailings, special computer services, training programs, printed materials, and publications that are not immediately identifiable with a specific program.
(k) Administrative and support services. The amounts in the schedule for administrative and support services and products. All moneys received as payment for administrative and support services and products shall be credited to this appropriation.
(kp) Interagency and intra-agency aids; income augmentation services receipts. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb), 2013 stats., to be used as provided in s. 48.567, 2013 stats. All moneys received under this paragraph in excess of the moneys necessary to support the costs specified in s. 48.567, 2013 stats., shall be deposited into the general fund as a nonappropriated receipt.
(kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department not credited to the appropriation account under par. (k) for the administration of programs or projects for which received.
(ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department not credited to the appropriation account under par. (k) for aids to individuals and organizations.
(kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the department from the department not credited to the appropriation account under par. (k) for local assistance.
(mc) Federal block grant operations. All block grant moneys received from the federal government for the state administration of federal block grants, except as otherwise appropriated under this section, to be expended for the purposes for which received.
(md) Federal block grant aids. All block grant moneys received from the federal government, except as otherwise appropriated under this section, to be expended as aids to individuals or organizations or for local assistance.
(mf) Federal economic stimulus funds. All federal economic stimulus funds received by the state for programs administered by the department, for the purposes for which made and received. In this paragraph, “federal economic stimulus funds” means federal moneys received by the state, pursuant to federal legislation enacted during the 111th Congress for the purpose of reviving the economy of the United States.
(mm) Reimbursements from federal government. All moneys received from the federal government that are intended to reimburse the state for expenditures in previous fiscal years from general purpose revenue appropriations whose purpose includes a requirement to match or secure federal funds and that exceeded in those fiscal years the estimates reflected in the intentions of the legislature and governor, as expressed by them in the budget determinations, and the joint committee on finance, as expressed by the committee in any determinations, and the estimates approved for expenditure by the secretary of administration under s. 16.50 (2), for the purpose of paying federal disallowances, federal sanctions, or penalties and the costs of any corrective action affecting the department of children and families. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), at the end of each fiscal year, the amount determined by the department of administration under s. 16.54 (12) (d) shall lapse to the general fund.
(n) Federal project activities. All moneys received from the federal government for specific projects, except as otherwise appropriated under this section, to be expended for the purposes for which received.
(pz) Indirect cost reimbursements. All moneys received from the federal government as reimbursement of indirect costs of grants and contracts for the purposes authorized in s. 16.54 (9) (b).
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/20.437Fetched: 10/7/2026