AB40, s. 1339 13Section 1339 . 48.685 (5) (br) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
14Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40,632,2315 48.685 (5) (br) 5. An offense involving fraudulent activity as a participant in
16the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, including as a recipient of
17a child care subsidy under s. 49.155, or as a recipient of aid to families with dependent
18children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49, food stamps
19benefits under the food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program under 7
20USC 2011
to 2036, supplemental security income payments under s. 49.77, 2009
21stats., or s. 49.39, payments for the support of children of supplemental security
22income recipients under s. 49.775, 2009 stats., or s. 49.395, or health care benefits
23under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665.
AB40, s. 1340 24Section 1340. 48.78 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,633,14
148.78 (2) (g) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from disclosing
2information about an individual in its care or legal custody on the written request
3of the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services or of
4any interested examining board or affiliated credentialing board in that department
5for use in any investigation or proceeding relating to any alleged misconduct by any
6person who is credentialed or who is seeking credentialing under ch. 448, 455 or 457.
7Unless authorized by an order of the court, the department of regulation and
8licensing
safety and professional services and any examining board or affiliated
9credentialing board in that department shall keep confidential any information
10obtained under this paragraph and may not disclose the name of or any other
11identifying information about the individual who is the subject of the information
12disclosed, except to the extent that redisclosure of that information is necessary for
13the conduct of the investigation or proceeding for which that information was
14obtained.
AB40, s. 1341 15Section 1341. 48.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,634,416 48.84 (1) Before a child may be placed under s. 48.833 for adoption by a
17proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child, before a proposed
18adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may petition for placement
19of a child for adoption under s. 48.837, and before a proposed adoptive parent who
20has not previously adopted a child may bring a child into this state for adoption under
21s. 48.839, the proposed adoptive parent shall complete the preadoption preparation
22required under this section. The preparation shall be provided by a licensed child
23welfare agency, a licensed private adoption agency, the state adoption information
24exchange under s. 48.55, the state adoption center under s. 48.55, a state-funded
25foster care and adoption resource center, a state-funded postadoption resource

1center, a technical college district school, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or
2an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System. If the
3proposed adoptive parent does not reside in this state, he or she may meet this
4requirement by obtaining equivalent preparation in his or her state of residence.
AB40, s. 1342 5Section 1342. 48.981 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,634,196 48.981 (3m) (b) (intro.) The department shall establish a pilot program under
7which an agency in a county having a population of 500,000 or more or a county
8department that is selected to participate in the pilot program may employ
9alternative responses to a report of abuse or neglect or of threatened abuse or neglect.
10The department shall select an agency in a county having a population of 500,000
11or more and not more than 4
agencies and county departments to participate in the
12pilot program in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures
13and according to criteria developed by the department. Those criteria shall include
14an assessment of the plan of an agency or county department for involving the
15community in providing services for a family that is participating in the pilot
16program and a determination of whether an agency or a county department has an
17agreement with local law enforcement agencies and the representative of the public
18under s. 48.09 to ensure interagency cooperation in implementing the pilot program.
19To implement the pilot program, the department shall provide all of the following:
AB40, s. 1343 20Section 1343. 49.131 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,635,221 49.131 (3) The Except as provided in s. 49.377 (2), the department may not
22require a county or tribal governing body to participate in an electronic benefit
23transfer system under this section if the costs to the county or tribal governing body
24would be greater than the costs that the county or tribal governing body would incur

1in delivering the benefits through a system that is not an electronic benefit transfer
2system.
AB40, s. 1344 3Section 1344. 49.141 (7) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,635,74 49.141 (7) (c) 3. Fraudulently misstating or misrepresenting his or her identity
5or place of residence for the purpose of receiving simultaneously in this state and at
6least one other state benefits under the federal food stamp supplemental nutrition
7assistance
program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 2036.
AB40, s. 1345 8Section 1345. 49.143 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,635,149 49.143 (2) (d) If the Wisconsin works Works agency is not a county department
10under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or tribal governing body, cooperate with the county
11department or tribal governing body to ensure that services delivered under
12Wisconsin works Works, the food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program
13and medical assistance are coordinated with the county or tribal governing body in
14a manner that most effectively serves the recipients of those services.
AB40, s. 1346 15Section 1346. 49.143 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,635,2116 49.143 (2r) Job programs. A Wisconsin Works agency shall collaborate with
17the local workforce development board to connect individuals seeking employment
18with employment opportunities, including the trial job program under s. 49.147 (3)
19and, if operating in the geographical area in which the Wisconsin Works agency
20administers Wisconsin Works, the transitional jobs demonstration project under s.
2149.162
.
AB40, s. 1347 22Section 1347. 49.145 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,636,823 49.145 (2) (i) The individual is not receiving supplemental security income
24under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77 49.39
25and, if the individual is a dependent child, the custodial parent of the individual does

1not receive a payment on behalf of the individual under s. 49.775 49.395. The
2department may require an individual who receives benefits under s. 49.148 and who
3has applied for supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c to
4authorize the federal social security administration to reimburse the department for
5the benefits paid to the individual under s. 49.148 during the period that the
6individual was entitled to supplemental security income benefits to the extent that
7retroactive supplemental security income benefits are made available to the
8individual.
AB40, s. 1348 9Section 1348. 49.147 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,636,2010 49.147 (3) (c) Time-limited participation. A participant under this subsection
11may participate in a trial job for a maximum of 3 months, with an opportunity for a
123-month extension under circumstances determined by the Wisconsin Works
13agency. A participant may participate in more than one trial job, but may not exceed
14a total of 24 months of participation under this subsection. The months need not be
15consecutive. The department or, with the approval of the department, the Wisconsin
16Works agency may grant an extension of the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis
17if the participant has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment
18and has been unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market
19conditions preclude a reasonable job opportunity for that participant, as determined
20by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the department.
AB40, s. 1349 21Section 1349. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,637,522 49.147 (4) (as) Required hours. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av) and
23sub. (5m), a Wisconsin Works agency shall require a participant placed in a
24community service job program to work in a community service job for the number
25of hours determined by the Wisconsin Works agency to be appropriate for the

1participant at the time of application or review, except that the but not to exceed 30
2hours per week. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av), a
Wisconsin Works agency
3may not require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per
4week in combined activities under this subsection
participate in education or
5training activities for not more than 10 hours per week
.
AB40, s. 1350 6Section 1350. 49.147 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,637,217 49.147 (4) (b) Time-limited participation. An individual may participate in a
8community service job for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for a
93-month extension under circumstances approved by the department. An individual
10may participate in more than one community service job, but may not exceed a total
11of 24 months of participation under this subsection. The months need not be
12consecutive. The department or, with the approval of the department, the Wisconsin
13Works agency may grant an extension to the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis
14if the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the individual has made all
15appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and has been unable to find
16unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions preclude a
17reasonable employment opportunity in unsubsidized employment for that
18participant, as determined by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the
19department, and if the Wisconsin Works agency determines, and the department
20agrees, that no trial job opportunities are available in the specified local labor
21market.
AB40, s. 1351 22Section 1351. 49.147 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5)
23(b) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB40,638,324 49.147 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) The Wisconsin works Works agency shall assign a
25participant under this subsection to work activities such as a community

1rehabilitation program, as defined by the department, a job similar to a community
2service job, or a volunteer activity. A Wisconsin works Works agency may require a
3participant under this subsection to participate in any of the following:
AB40, s. 1352 4Section 1352. 49.147 (5) (b) 1m. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5) (b)
51. a. and amended to read:
AB40,638,76 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. An alcohol and other drug abuse evaluation, assessment, and
7treatment program.
AB40, s. 1353 8Section 1353. 49.147 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,638,129 49.147 (5) (b) 2. An individual may participate in a transitional placement for
10a maximum of 24 months. The months need not be consecutive. This period may be
11extended on a case-by-case basis by the department or by the Wisconsin Works
12agency with the approval of the department.
AB40, s. 1354 13Section 1354. 49.147 (5) (b) 2m. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5) (b)
141. b.
AB40, s. 1355 15Section 1355. 49.147 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5) (b) 1.
16c.
AB40, s. 1356 17Section 1356. 49.147 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5) (b) 1.
18d. and amended to read:
AB40,638,2019 49.147 (5) (b) 1. d. Other activities that the Wisconsin works Works agency
20determines are consistent with the capabilities of the individual.
AB40, s. 1357 21Section 1357. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,639,322 49.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. (bt) and sub. (5m),
23a Wisconsin Works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional
24placement to engage in activities under par. (b) 1m. to 4. The 1. for up to 28 hours
25per week. Except as provided in sub. (5m), a
Wisconsin Works agency may not

1require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week
2in combined activities under this subsection
participate in education or training
3activities under par. (bm) for not more than 12 hours per week
.
AB40, s. 1358 4Section 1358. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,639,165 49.148 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., for a participant in a
6community service job under s. 49.147 (4), a monthly grant of $673 $653, paid by the
7Wisconsin works Works agency. For every hour that the participant misses work or
8education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be
9reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
10planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
11include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant
12in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) is required to work fewer than 30 hours
13per week because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s.
1449.147 (1) (c), the grant amount under this paragraph shall equal the amount
15specified under subd. 1m. minus $5.15 for each hour that the participant misses work
16or education or training activities without good cause.
AB40, s. 1359 17Section 1359. 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,639,1918 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. d. For a participant placed in a community service job for
19more than 20 hours per week, $673 $653.
AB40, s. 1360 20Section 1360. 49.148 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,640,221 49.148 (1) (b) 3. For a participant in a community service job who participates
22in technical college education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $673 $653,
23paid by the Wisconsin works Works agency. For every hour that the participant
24misses work or other required activities without good cause, the grant amount shall
25be reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and

1employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good
2cause shall include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB40, s. 1361 3Section 1361. 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,640,124 49.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
5placement under s. 49.147 (5) or in a transitional placement and in technical college
6education under s. 49.147 (5m), a grant of $628 $608, paid monthly by the Wisconsin
7Works agency. For every hour that the participant fails to participate in any required
8activity without good cause, including any activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1m. to 4.
91. a. to d., the grant amount shall be reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be
10determined by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules
11promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include required court
12appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB40, s. 1362 13Section 1362. 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,640,1514 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) For purposes of the time limit limits under s. ss. 49.145
15(2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b), and (5) (b) 2., all of the following apply:
AB40, s. 1363 16Section 1363. 49.148 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,640,2017 49.148 (4) (b) The Wisconsin Works agency may require an individual who tests
18positive for use of a controlled substance under par. (a) to participate in a drug abuse
19evaluation, assessment, and treatment program as part of the participation
20requirement under s. 49.147 (4) (a) and (am) (as) or (5) (b) and (bm) (bs).
AB40, s. 1364 21Section 1364. 49.151 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,641,322 49.151 (1) (b) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
23Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
24(2), fails, without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency, to
25appear for an interview with a prospective employer or, if the participant is in a

1Wisconsin Works transitional placement, the participant fails to appear for an
2assigned activity, including an activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1m. to 4. 1. a. to d.,
3without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency.
AB40, s. 1365 4Section 1365. 49.1515 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,641,5 549.1515 (title) Determining nonparticipation without good cause.
AB40, s. 1366 6Section 1366. 49.1515 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1367 7Section 1367. 49.1515 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1368 8Section 1368. 49.153 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1369 9Section 1369. 49.153 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 49.153 (1) (a) and
10amended to read:
AB40,641,1311 49.153 (1) (a) After providing the explanation under par. (am), provide Provide
12to the participant written notice of the proposed action and of the reasons for the
13proposed action.
AB40, s. 1370 14Section 1370. 49.153 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,641,1915 49.153 (1) (c) After providing the explanation or the attempts to provide an
16explanation under par. (am) and the notice under par. (bm), if the participant has not
17already been afforded a conciliation period under s. 49.1515 (3)
(a), allow the
18participant a reasonable time to rectify the deficiency, failure, or other behavior to
19avoid the proposed action.
AB40, s. 1371 20Section 1371. 49.153 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,641,2421 49.153 (2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish
22procedures for the notice and explanation under sub. (1) (a) and that define
23"reasonable attempts" for the purpose of sub. (1) (am) and "reasonable time" for the
24purpose of sub. (1) (c).
AB40, s. 1372 25Section 1372. 49.155 (1) (ah) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,642,3
149.155 (1) (ah) "County department or agency" means a county department
2under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, the unit, as defined in s. 49.825 (1) (e), or a Wisconsin
3Works agency, child care resource and referral agency, or other agency.
AB40, s. 1373 4Section 1373. 49.155 (1g) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,642,65 49.155 (1g) (ac) A child care scholarship and bonus program, in the amount of
6at least $3,475,000 $3,975,000 per fiscal year.
AB40, s. 1374 7Section 1374. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,642,98 49.155 (1g) (c) Child care licensing activities, in the amount of at least
9$5,763,900 $8,767,000 per fiscal year.
AB40, s. 1375 10Section 1375. 49.155 (1g) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,642,1211 49.155 (1g) (g) Contracts and grants to implement the child care quality rating
12system under s. 48.659.
AB40, s. 1376 13Section 1376. 49.155 (1h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1377 14Section 1377. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,642,1715 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component
16of the food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training
17program under s. 49.79 (9) 49.37 (9).
AB40, s. 1378 18Section 1378. 49.155 (3g) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,642,2119 49.155 (3g) (a) (intro.) The department may contract with the Milwaukee
20County enrollment services unit, as provided in s. 49.825 (2) (b)
department of health
21services
, to do any of the following:
AB40, s. 1379 22Section 1379. 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (6) (e) 2. and
23amended to read:
AB40,643,3
149.155 (6) (e) 2. The Except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not
2increase the maximum reimbursement rates for child care providers in 2009, in
32010, or
before June 30 in 2011, 2013.
AB40, s. 1380 4Section 1380. 49.155 (6) (e) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,643,75 49.155 (6) (e) 1. In this paragraph, "quality rating plan" means the plan for
6implementing the child care quality rating system under s. 48.659 submitted by the
7department under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9108 (7f).
AB40, s. 1381 8Section 1381. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,643,119 49.155 (6) (e) 3. The department may modify a child care provider's
10reimbursement rate under subd. 2. on the basis of the provider's quality rating, as
11described in the quality rating plan, in the following manner:
AB40,643,1312 a. For a child care provider who receives a 1-star rating, the department may
13deny reimbursement.
AB40,643,1514 b. For a child care provider who receives a 2-star rating, the department may
15reduce the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 5 percent.
AB40,643,1716 c. For a child care provider who receives a 3-star rating, the department shall
17pay the maximum reimbursement rate.
AB40,643,1918 d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the department may
19increase the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 5 percent.
AB40,643,2120 e. For a child care provider who receives a 5-star rating, the department may
21increase the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 10 percent.
AB40, s. 1382 22Section 1382. 49.155 (6) (e) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,644,223 49.155 (6) (e) 4. The department may use a severity-index tool, as described
24in the quality rating plan, to disqualify child care providers who receive a low quality

1rating, as described in the quality rating plan, from providing child care services to
2individuals under this section.
AB40, s. 1383 3Section 1383. 49.155 (6d) of the statutes is created to read:
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