1. Legislative Update
Presented to: Wisconsin County Human Service Association Fall Conference
Presented by: Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, Wisconsin Counties Association

2. Elections

3. A Change at the Top
Governor Scott Walker
Governor-Elect Tony Evers

4. A Change at the Top What does that mean? A whole new administration
New DCF, DHS, and DOC secretaries
New ideas
New philosophies
A change in priorities
New relationships
New tensions between the executive and legislative branches

5. A Change at the Top What do we know? Chief of Staff: Maggie Gau
Transition Team Leaders
Policy Teams
A lot of people are jockeying for positions with the new administration

6. Wisconsin State Legislature
Virtually no change
Senate: Republicans control 19-14
Assembly: Republicans control 63-36
Top leaders in all four caucuses remain the same

7. Wisconsin State Senate
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling

8. Wisconsin State Assembly
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz

9. Lame Duck Session Kimberly-Clark Powers of the governor
Administrative rules process
Appointments
Presidential primary

10. 2019-21 State Biennial Budget

11. 2019-21 State Biennial Budget
November 20 Report
$2.1 billion in new GPR through mid-2021
$1.6 billion in additional GPR over the budget
Ending June 30 balance $440.9 million more than expected

12. 2019-21 State Biennial Budget
November 20 Report
New spending requests from state agencies: $1.1 billion higher than anticipated revenue growth
DPI, UW System, and DHS requested $2.3 billion in additional GPR
Legislative Fiscal Bureau: Updated revenue estimates in January

13. 2019-21 State Biennial Budget
Possible Revenue Uppers
Transportation – Gas Tax
Medicaid Expansion
Agency budget proposals contained $180 million in tax cuts

14. State Budget What does an Evers budget look like?
Agency budget requests
Short timeline to put a budget request together

15. JCF and the Budget Where will the JCF begin its deliberations?
Governor’s recommendation?
Start from base?

16. Top Budget/Legislative Priorities

18. WCA’s Top Budget Priorities
Child welfare
SRCCCYs
911 funding
Levy limit relief

19. Child Welfare Budget request is an increase of $30 million annually
Out-of-home care cost increases
Increase staffing levels

20. Child Welfare
To accomplish this significant ask all counties need to help
Adopt resolutions
Meet with local legislators
Join the CAP Team

21. Child Welfare Advocacy Plan Social media campaign
Newsmakers with Steve Walters
Editorial boards
January 2019 Wisconsin Counties
Letters from social workers

22. SRCCCYs
2017 Wisconsin Act 185
Modifications in two phases: fiscal and non-fiscal

23. SRCCCYs Non-fiscal/technical requests Continuation of 365/180 programs
Use of medical assistance
Education
Timeline
Youth aids bonus
Operating loss reimbursement program

24. SRCCCYs
Fiscal requests
Bonding authority
Start up costs

25. SRCCCYs Other items (clarification needed)
Judicial discretion on placement
Grant pay out structure
Definition of design and construction costs

26. SRCCCYs Administrative rules DOC to submit to governor by December 17
No process for public comment prior to submission of emergency rules
Request made on behalf of counties for opportunity for review and comment prior to submission

27. Economic Support
Increase the income maintenance administration allocation by $6,905,808 annually
Increase FPIP by $1 million annually
If MA expansion occurs, increase the IMAA to cover increased program administration costs

28. Child Support
Increase GPR support for the child support enforcement program by $1.5 million GPR annually
Draws down approximately $3 million in FED match
Birth costs

29. 17-Year-Olds
Incorporate the provisions of 2017 Assembly Bill 660 in the state budget
Raises the age to 18 for first-time, non-violent offenders
Allocates $10 million to reimburse county costs

30. Other Items IM – Fraud Child Care Administration Act 184 – SVPs
Birth to 3
Fully fund crisis services
Emergency detentions

31. Questions Contact: Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf
Deputy Director of Government Affairs
Wisconsin Counties Association
22 E Mifflin Street, Suite 900
Madison, WI 53703