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AB40, s. 1366 6Section 1366. 49.1515 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1367 7Section 1367. 49.1515 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1368 8Section 1368. 49.153 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.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:
AB40,644,54 49.155 (6d) Cost-saving measures. To reduce costs under the program under
5this section, the department may do any of the following:
AB40,644,76 (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1m), implement a waiting list for receipt of a child
7care subsidy under this section.
AB40,644,98 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (5), increase the copayment amount that an
9individual must pay toward the cost of child care received under this section.
AB40,644,1110 (c) Notwithstanding sub. (6), adjust the amount of reimbursement paid to child
11care providers providing child care services under this section.
AB40,644,1312 (d) Notwithstanding sub. (1m), adjust the gross income levels for eligibility for
13receipt of a child care subsidy under this section.
AB40, s. 1384 14Section 1384. 49.159 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,644,2215 49.159 (2) Minor custodial parents; financial and employment counseling.
16A custodial parent who is under the age of 18 is eligible, regardless of that
17individual's or that individual's parent's income or assets, to meet with a financial
18and employment planner. The financial and employment planner may provide the
19individual with information regarding Wisconsin works Works eligibility, available
20child care services, employment and financial planning, family planning services, as
21defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b), community resources, eligibility for food stamps the
22supplemental nutrition assistance program,
and other food and nutrition programs.
AB40, s. 1385 23Section 1385. 49.162 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 333,
24is repealed.
AB40, s. 1386 25Section 1386. 49.165 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,645,8
149.165 (2) (c) (intro.) No grant may be made to an organization which provides
2or will provide shelter facilities unless the department of commerce safety and
3professional services
determines that the physical plant of the facility will not be
4dangerous to the health or safety of the residents when the facility is in operation.
5No grant may be given to an organization which provides or will provide shelter
6facilities or private home shelter care unless the organization ensures that the
7following services will be provided either by that organization or by another
8organization, person or agency:
AB40, s. 1387 9Section 1387. 49.173 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,645,1110 49.173 (3) (a) 2. Food stamp Supplemental nutrition assistance employment
11and training.
AB40, s. 1388 12Section 1388. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
13Act 28
, section 1227, is amended to read:
AB40,645,1714 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within
15the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (ed), (k), (kx), (L),
16(mc), (md), (me), (mf), and (s), the department shall allocate the following amounts
17for the following purposes:
AB40, s. 1389 18Section 1389. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,645,2119 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
20$49,139,400 $78,787,800 in fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12 and $51,229,600
21$61,779,400 in fiscal year 2010-11 2012-13.
AB40, s. 1390 22Section 1390. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,646,223 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works administration. For administration of
24Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143, $8,247,000

1$11,830,800 in fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12 and $8,247,000 $11,117,100 in fiscal year
22010-11 2012-13.
AB40, s. 1391 3Section 1391. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,646,74 49.175 (1) (f) Wisconsin Works ancillary services. For program services under
5Wisconsin Works provided under contracts under s. 49.143, $38,471,500 $54,846,300
6in fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12 and $35,471,500 $45,637,000 in fiscal year 2010-11
72012-13.
AB40, s. 1392 8Section 1392. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,646,129 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and costs of
10overpayment collections.
For state administration of public assistance programs and
11costs associated with the collection of public assistance overpayments, $16,985,900
12in fiscal year 2009-10 and $17,091,700
$12,322,400 in each fiscal year 2010-11.
AB40, s. 1393 13Section 1393. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,646,1714 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
15$6,500,000
and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income
16energy or weatherization assistance programs, $6,200,000
in fiscal year 2009-10
172011-12 and $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2010-11 2012-13.
AB40, s. 1394 18Section 1394. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,646,2119 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
2049.155, $384,987,600 $290,042,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12 and $402,496,800
21$288,018,300 in fiscal year 2010-11 2012-13.
AB40, s. 1395 22Section 1395. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,647,223 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and child care licensing
24activities.
For administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and the
25allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (c) for child care licensing activities, $8,534,700

1$21,061,700 in fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12 and $8,889,700 $21,143,400 in fiscal
2year 2010-11 2012-13.
AB40, s. 1396 3Section 1396. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,647,64 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
5improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g), $5,384,600 $13,486,700 in fiscal
6year 2009-10 2011-12 and $5,384,600 $13,169,400 in fiscal year 2010-11 2012-13.
AB40, s. 1397 7Section 1397. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,647,118 49.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For
9payments made under s. 49.775 49.395 for the support of the dependent children of
10recipients of supplemental security income, $29,899,800 in fiscal year 2009-10 and
11$29,933,200
$31,232,200 in each fiscal year thereafter.
AB40, s. 1398 12Section 1398. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,647,1613 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care, long-term kinship care, and foster care assistance.
14For the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under s. 48.57 (3m), (3n),
15and (3p) and for foster care for relatives under s. 48.62, $24,435,000 in fiscal year
162009-10 and $24,435,000
$21,375,800 in each fiscal year 2010-11.
AB40, s. 1399 17Section 1399. 49.175 (1) (v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,647,2018 49.175 (1) (v) Program improvement plan. For services provided under the
19child welfare program improvement plan developed under 45 CFR 1355.35, $680,400
20in fiscal year 2011-12 and $1,360,800 in each fiscal year thereafter.
AB40, s. 1400 21Section 1400. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,647,2522 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
23moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation
24account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $6,664,200 in fiscal
25year 2009-10 and $6,664,200
$43,664,200 in each fiscal year 2010-2011.
AB40, s. 1401
1Section 1401. 49.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,648,42 49.19 (5) (d) The department shall reimburse the county for pay the funeral,
3burial, and cemetery expenses of a dependent child or the child's parents as provided
4in s. 49.785.
AB40, s. 1402 5Section 1402. 49.19 (19m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,648,76 49.19 (19m) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (19), no aid may be paid under this
7section for a child on whose behalf a payment is made under s. 49.775 49.395.
AB40, s. 1403 8Section 1403. 49.197 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,649,39 49.197 (1m) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2)
10(dz), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (nL), the department shall establish a program
11to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families
12with dependent children under s. 49.19, supplemental security income payments
13under s. 49.77, 2009 stats., or s. 49.39, and payments for the support of children of
14supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, 2009 stats., or s. 49.395,

15on the part of participants in the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to
1649.161, and, if the department of health services contracts with the department
17under sub. (5), on the part of recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV, food
18stamp benefits under the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036,
19supplemental security income payments under s. 49.77, payments for the support of
20children of supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775,
and health care
21benefits under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665. The
22department's activities under this subsection may include, but are not limited to,
23comparisons of information provided to the department by an applicant and
24information provided by the applicant to other federal, state, and local agencies,
25development of an advisory welfare investigation prosecution standard, and

1provision of funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and to
2Wisconsin Works agencies to encourage activities to detect fraud. The department
3shall cooperate with district attorneys regarding fraud prosecutions.
AB40, s. 1404 4Section 1404 . 49.197 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
5.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40,649,256 49.197 (1m) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2)
7(dz), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (nL), the department shall establish a program
8to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families
9with dependent children under s. 49.19, on the part of recipients of benefits under
10the supplemental nutrition assistance program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036,
11supplemental security income payments under s. 49.77, 2009 stats., or s. 49.39, and
12payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients
13under s. 49.775, 2009 stats., or s. 49.395, on the part of participants in the Wisconsin
14Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and, if the department of health services
15contracts with the department under sub. (5), on the part of recipients of medical
16assistance under subch. IV, food stamp benefits under the food stamp program under
177 USC 2011 to 2036,
and health care benefits under the Badger Care health care
18program under s. 49.665. The department's activities under this subsection may
19include, but are not limited to, comparisons of information provided to the
20department by an applicant and information provided by the applicant to other
21federal, state, and local agencies, development of an advisory welfare investigation
22prosecution standard, and provision of funds to county departments under ss.
2346.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and to Wisconsin Works agencies to encourage activities to
24detect fraud. The department shall cooperate with district attorneys regarding
25fraud prosecutions.
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