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Wis. Stat. § 49.001

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Showing this section's text as in effect on January 1, 2003 (in force January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005). View current text →

In this chapter:

(1) "Child care provider" means a child care provider that is licensed under s. 48.65 (1) , certified under s. 48.651 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) .

(1m) "Essential person" means any person defined as an essential person under federal Title XVI.

(2) "Federal Title XVI" means Title XVI of the federal social security act.

(3) "Foster home" has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (6) .

(4) "Municipality" means any town, city or village.

(5) "Poverty line" means the poverty line as defined and revised annually under 42 USC 9902 (2).

(5m) "Prisoner" means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to s. 51.15 , 51.20 , 51.45 (11) (b) or 55.06 (11) (a) or ch. 980 . "Prisoner" does not include any person who is serving a sentence of detention under s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the county jail under s. 973.03 (4) (c) .

(5p) "Relief block grant" means a block grant awarded to a county or tribal governing body under s. 49.025 , 49.027 or 49.029 .

(6) "Residence" means the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation. Physical presence is prima facie evidence of intent to remain.

(7) "Treatment foster home" has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (17q) .

(8) "Voluntary" means according to a person's free choice, if competent, or by choice of a guardian if incompetent.

(9) "Wisconsin works agency" means a person under contract under s. 49.143 to administer Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 . If no contract is awarded under s. 49.143 , "Wisconsin works agency" means the department of workforce development.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.