AB905,6,2219 2. An individual working in a transitional job who has other employment in the
20regular labor market may not work at the transitional job more hours than would
21make his or her total work hours at the transitional job and the other employment
22more than 40 hours per week.
AB905,7,223 (e) The department shall determine and specify in a contract whether a
24contractor under sub. (5) (b) or an employer is the individual's employer of record.
25The employer of record shall pay the individual for hours actually worked at not less

1than the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher, that applies to the
2individual.
AB905,7,93 (f) The department shall pay an employer, or a contractor under sub. (5) (b),
4that employs an individual in a transitional job at a location in this state a subsidy
5equal to the federal minimum wage or the state minimum wage, whichever is higher,
6for each hour of work actually performed by the individual and for which the
7employer or contractor has paid the individual a wage, as well as amounts for all of
8the following costs actually incurred by the employer or contractor that are
9attributable to the employment of the individual in the transitional job:
AB905,7,1010 1. Federal social security and Medicare taxes.
AB905,7,1111 2. State and federal unemployment insurance contributions or taxes, if any.
AB905,7,1212 3. Worker's compensation insurance premiums, if any.
AB905,7,1613 (g) An employer, or, subject to the approval of the department, a contractor
14under sub. (5) (b), that employs an individual participating in the program may pay
15the individual an amount that exceeds any wage subsidy paid to the employer or
16contractor by the department under par. (f).
AB905,7,1817 (h) The employment of an individual under this section may not do any of the
18following:
AB905,7,2119 1. Have the effect of filling a vacancy created by an employer terminating a
20regular employee or otherwise reducing its work force for the purpose of hiring an
21individual under this section.
AB905,7,2322 2. Fill a position when any other person is on layoff or strike from the same or
23a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
AB905,7,2524 3. Fill a position when any other person is engaged in a labor dispute regarding
25the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
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1(5) Administration. (a) The department shall administer the program. In
2addition to any other duties specified in this section, the department shall do all of
3the following:
AB905,8,44 1. Promulgate any rules necessary for the operation of the program.
AB905,8,65 2. Cooperate with the legislative audit bureau in the performance of the audits
6under s. 13.94 (1) (r).
AB905,8,87 3. Annually, submit a report on the operation of the program to the legislature
8under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor.
AB905,8,149 4. Conduct, or enter into arrangements with independent academic or research
10organizations to conduct, periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of the program in
11reducing poverty and unemployment; helping unemployed and underemployed
12Wisconsin residents gain, through wage-paying employment, the skills needed to
13move as quickly as possible into unsubsidized employment; and assisting employers
14in Wisconsin in creating new jobs.
AB905,8,2015 (b) The department shall contract with a person, which may include a
16Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local
17workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832; or community action
18agency under s. 49.265, in each county to administer the program in that county. The
19department, or the person or persons with which the department contracts under
20this subsection, shall do all of the following:
AB905,8,2121 1. Determine the eligibility of applicants for the program.
AB905,8,2422 2. Provide, or identify employers to provide, jobs for individuals transitioning
23to unsubsidized employment from unemployment, underemployment, limited work
24history, foster care, or other circumstances identified by the department.
AB905,8,2525 3. Conduct job orientation activities.
AB905,9,2
14. Provide employment services, as specified by the department, for program
2participants.
AB905,9,43 5. Maintain and update participant demographic, eligibility, and employment
4records in the manner required by the department.
AB905,9,8 5(6) Reimbursements. (a) 1. To participate in the program, an individual must
6agree, in writing, to reimburse the department for all amounts that the department
7pays to an employer or contractor under sub. (4) (f) that are attributable to the
8employment of the individual under the program.
AB905,9,149 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., an individual is not required to sign a
10reimbursement agreement or to reimburse the department for amounts paid under
11sub. (4) (f) on behalf of the individual for time worked in a transitional job while the
12individual is also participating in a trial employment match program job under s.
1349.147 (3), including an individual placed in a trial employment match program job
14under s. 49.159 (1) (b) 2.
AB905,9,1815 (b) 1. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the terms and
16conditions of reimbursement. The rules shall provide for reimbursement by
17performance of in-kind services and shall set out the criteria for approving in-kind
18reimbursement.
AB905,9,2019 2. The department shall credit all reimbursements paid under this subsection
20to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (g).
AB905,9,24 21(7) Recovery of overpayments. (a) The department may recover from any
22individual participating, or who has participated, in the program any overpayment
23resulting from a misrepresentation by the individual as to any criterion for eligibility
24under sub. (3).
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1(b) The department shall recover from a contractor under sub. (5) (b) any
2overpayment resulting from the failure of the contractor to comply with the terms
3of the contract or to meet performance standards established by the department.
AB905,8 4Section 8. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 113,
5is amended to read:
AB905,10,96 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For
7contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional
8Jobs program under s. 49.163, 2013 stats., $3,750,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and
9$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15.
AB905,9 10Section 9. Initial applicability.
AB905,10,1211 (1) This act first applies to individuals who apply for the Transitional Jobs
12program on the effective date of this subsection.
AB905,10 13Section 10. Effective date.
AB905,10,1414 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2015.
AB905,10,1515 (End)
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