Assembly Bill 862
Payments to child care providers, preventing fraud in the child care subsidy program, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 11, 2014
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Children and Families. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The Wisconsin Works (W-2) program under current law provides work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents who are at least 18 years old. Also, an individual who is the parent of a child under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, under the age of 19, who needs child care services to participate in various education or work activities, and who satisfies other eligibility criteria may receive a child care subsidy for child care services under W-2. This child care subsidy program is called Wisconsin Shares.
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) sets the maximum payment rates for child care providers who provide services under Wisconsin Shares and may modify an individual child care provider's payment rate in the following manner on the basis of the child care provider's quality rating under the quality rating system known as Young Star: a provider who receives a one-star rating may be denied payment; a provider who receives a two-star rating may have the maximum payment rate reduced by up to 5 percent; a provider who receives a three-star rating may receive up to the maximum payment rate; a provider who receives a four-star rating may have the maximum payment rate increased by up to 10 percent; and a provider who receives a five-star rating may have the maximum payment rate increased by up to 25 percent. Under the bill, DCF is required to pay an individual child care provider on the basis of the child care provider's quality rating under Young Star, as follows: a provider who receives a one-star rating is denied payment; a provider who receives a two-star rating is paid the maximum payment rate; a provider who receives a three-star rating is paid the maximum payment rate plus 5 percent; a provider who receives a four-star rating is paid the maximum payment rate plus 10 percent, and a provider who receives a five-star rating is paid the maximum payment rate plus 25 percent.
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For purposes of reducing the cost of Wisconsin Shares, current law allows DCF to adjust the amount paid to child care providers under the program. Currently, DCF pays or reimburses licensed family child care providers based on a child's actual attendance, while DCF pays licensed group child care providers based on a child's enrollment with the provider. Under the bill, DCF must base the payment for a child receiving care from a licensed family child care provider on the child's enrollment and may not base the payment to a licensed family child care provider on a child's actual attendance. Additionally, the bill eliminates DCF's authority to adjust the amount paid to child care providers for purposes of reducing costs in Wisconsin Shares.
Under current law, DCF must establish a program to investigate fraudulent activity by participants in W-2, which includes Wisconsin Shares, and establish an incentive program to provide rewards to local agencies administering Wisconsin Shares for identifying fraud in the program. The bill requires DCF to establish policies and procedures to prevent fraud in Wisconsin Shares and requires the Legislative Audit Bureau to annually audit such policies and procedures. Finally, the bill requires that any money recovered from overpayments in Wisconsin Shares be used to pay for direct child care services under Wisconsin Shares or to reduce fraud in Wisconsin Shares.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 1, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 11, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Mar 11, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 11, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Johnson, Zamarripa, Berceau, Ohnstad, Pasch, Ringhand, Sargent, Shankland, Wachs and Jorgensen; cosponsored by Senators Harris and Miller
- Mar 11, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
- Apr 1, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor