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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 1079
February 26, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Roys
,
L. Johnson
,
Carpenter
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Hesselbein
,
Larson
,
Ratcliff
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Sheehan
,
Joers
,
Brown
,
Anderson
,
Andraca
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Billings
,
Clancy
,
DeSanto
,
DeSmidt
,
Emerson
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Hong
,
J. Jacobson
,
Johnson
,
Kirsch
,
Madison
,
Mayadev
,
McCarville
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Phelps
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Spaude
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Taylor
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
and
Vining
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB1079,1,3
1
An Act
to amend
49.175 (1) (p) and 49.175 (1) (q);
to create
49.155 (5) (ag) and
2
49.155 (5) (ar) of the statutes;
relating to:
Wisconsin Shares copayment
3
amounts and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Wisconsin Shares program provides child care subsidies as a part of Wisconsin Works (W-2), which provides work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents, and is administered by the Department of Children and Families. Under current law, in order to qualify for a Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy, a parent, including a foster parent, a subsidized guardian, or a kinship care provider, of a child under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, under the age of 19, must participate in one of several specified education or work activities, and must satisfy financial and other eligibility criteria.
Under current law, DCF calculates a minimum “copayment” for an individual eligible for Wisconsin Shares, which is an amount by which the individual’s child care subsidy is reduced that is based on family size, income level, and other factors. Under this bill, such a copayment may not exceed 7 percent of the individual’s family income and an individual is not liable for any copayment if the individual’s family income is below 150 percent of the poverty line.
The bill maintains a current law provision allowing DCF to increase the copayment amount that an individual must pay to reduce costs under the Wisconsin Shares program.
The bill increases funding allocated to the Wisconsin Shares program by $22,930,000 each fiscal year.
For further information see the state 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:
SB1079,1
1
Section
1
.
49.155 (5) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1079,2,4
2
49.155
(5)
(ag) Notwithstanding par. (a), an individual may not be determined
3
to be liable for a copayment amount that exceeds 7 percent of the individual’s
4
family’s gross income.
SB1079,2
5
Section
2
.
49.155 (5) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1079,2,8
6
49.155
(5)
(ar) Notwithstanding par. (a), an individual may not be determined
7
to be liable for any copayment if the gross income of the individual’s family is below
8
150 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual’s family.
SB1079,3
9
Section
3
.
49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes, as affected by
2025 Wisconsin Act
10
15
, is amended to read:
SB1079,2,17
11
49.175
(1)
(p)
Direct child care services.
For direct child care services under s.
12
49.155 or 49.257,
$376,700,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $383,900,400 in fiscal
13
year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such direct child care services,
14
$368,834,800. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such direct child care services,
15
$428,779,700. In
$531,926,700 in
fiscal year 2025-26
, for such direct child care
16
services, $509,026,700. In
and $548,926,700 in
fiscal year 2026-27
, for such direct
17
child care services, $526,026,700
.
SB1079,4
18
Section
4
.
49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by
2025 Wisconsin Act
19
15
, is amended to read:
SB1079,3,8
1
49.175
(1)
(q)
Child care state administration and licensing activities.
For
2
state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care
3
licensing activities,
$42,117,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $41,803,100 in fiscal
4
year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such programs and activities, $45,796,000.
5
In fiscal year 2024-25, for such programs and activities, $45,570,300. In
6
$51,094,000 in
fiscal year 2025-26
, for such programs and activities, $51,064,000.
7
In
and $48,764,700 in
fiscal year 2026-27
, for such programs and activities,
8
$48,734,700
.
SB1079,5
9
Section
5
. Fiscal changes.
SB1079,3,17
10
(
1
)
Child care subsidies.
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
11
appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md),
12
the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $22,930,000 for the
13
payments and administration of child care subsidies under s. 49.155. In the
14
schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and
15
families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is
16
increased by $22,930,000 for the payments and administration of child care
17
subsidies under s. 49.155.
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18
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