Assembly Bill 5
Maximum child care subsidy rates for part-time child care and the authorized amount of child care under Wisconsin Shares (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families). (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Jan 12, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill makes various changes to the requirements for the administration of Wisconsin Shares. Wisconsin Shares is a part of the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program under current law, which is administered by the Department of Children and Families and which provides work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents who are at least 18 years old. Under Wisconsin Shares, 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 may receive a child care subsidy if the individual needs child care services to participate in various educational or work activities and satisfies other eligibility criteria.
Current law requires DCF to establish maximum payment rates for licensed child care services provided through Wisconsin Shares. Current law states that child care provider payment rates for after-school child care must be set lower than payment rates for full-time child care. This bill eliminates the requirement for DCF to establish a lower rate for after-school child care and instead allows DCF to apply a lower rate to part-time child care, regardless of whether that part-time care occurs after school.
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Under current law, DCF may not authorize more than 12 hours of child care per day per child for which an individual may receive a Wisconsin Shares subsidy. This bill eliminates requirements under current law that DCF reduce the maximum authorized amount of child care hours if the subsidy payment is based on the authorized hours of care and the child's actual attendance is less than 60 percent of the authorized hours of child care over any six-week period and that DCF notify both the parent and the child care provider of any such reduction in authorized hours.
Also under current law, if DCF reduces the authorized hours of child care per day from more than 12 to 12 or less hours because a parent fails to provide written documentation of work or transportation requirements that exceed 12 hours in a day, DCF must provide written notice to the parent and the child care provider four weeks before actually reducing the child's authorized hours. This bill removes the requirement to provide notice to the child care provider and the four weeks' notice time frame when providing the notice to the parent.
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . 1 is a Republican. 2 have no party on record.
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Authors (3)
- Families
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- by request of Department of Children
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 19, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 18, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 12, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Ott, by request of Department of Children and Families
- Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 18, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 19, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 28, 2018 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate