AB40,627,9
147.03 (11) (a) The department shall provide services, including vocational
2training, craft instruction and a supervised business initiatives program for persons
3with severe disabilities who are eligible for vocational rehabilitation services. Under
4this subsection, the department may own, lease, manage, supervise or operate
5businesses for the benefit of persons with severe disabilities, including home-based
6employment and craft work,
with the ultimate objective of enabling persons with
7severe disabilities to operate their own businesses. The department shall assist
8persons with severe disabilities who receive these services in marketing the finished
9products.
AB40, s. 1318 10Section 1318. 47.03 (11) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1319 11Section 1319. 47.03 (11) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1320 12Section 1320. 47.03 (11) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1321 13Section 1321. 48.345 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,627,1614 48.345 (12) (a) 1. A nonresidential educational program , including a program
15for children at risk under s. 118.153,
provided by the school district in which the child
16resides.
AB40, s. 1322 17Section 1322. 48.487 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,627,1918 48.487 (4m) (a) 2. "Dropout" has the meaning given under s. 118.153 (1) (b)
19115.001 (2m).
AB40, s. 1323 20Section 1323. 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,628,221 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (eg), (kb), and
22(nL), the department shall distribute $2,097,700 in each fiscal year to applying
23nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county having a population
24of 500,000 or more, $1,171,800 in each fiscal year to applying county departments
25under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 operating in counties other than a county

1having a population of 500,000 or more, and $55,000 in each fiscal year to Diverse
2and Resilient, Inc. to provide programs to accomplish all of the following:
AB40, s. 1324 3Section 1324. 48.563 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,628,74 48.563 (1) (a) Within the limits of available federal funds and of the
5appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (b), (km), and (o), the department shall distribute
6funds for children and family services to county departments as provided in subs. (2),
7(3), and (7m) and s. 48.986.
AB40, s. 1325 8Section 1325. 48.565 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,628,119 48.565 (2) (c) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under
10s. 20.437 (3) (mp) (kp) any moneys carried forward under par. (a), but not distributed
11to counties, and may expend those moneys as provided in s. 48.567.
AB40, s. 1326 12Section 1326. 48.567 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,628,1913 48.567 (1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (3) (mp) (kp), the
14department shall support costs that are exclusively related to the ongoing and
15recurring operational costs of augmenting the amount of moneys received under 42
16USC 670
to 679a and to any other purpose provided for by the legislature by law or
17in budget determinations. In addition, the department may expend moneys from the
18those appropriation account under s. 20.437 (3) (mp) accounts as provided in subs.
19(1m) and (2).
AB40, s. 1327 20Section 1327. 48.567 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,629,421 48.567 (1m) In addition to expending moneys from the appropriation account
22under s. 20.437 (3) (mp) (kp) for the augmentation activities specified in sub. (1), the
23department may expend moneys received under 42 USC 1396 to 1396v in
24reimbursement of the cost of providing targeted case management services to
25children whose care is not eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a and

1credited to the
from that appropriation account under s. 20.437 (3) (mp) to support
2the counties' share of implementing the statewide automated child welfare
3information system under s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. and to provide services to children and
4families under s. 48.48 (17).
AB40, s. 1328 5Section 1328. 48.567 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,629,206 48.567 (2) If the department proposes to use any moneys from the
7appropriation account under s. 20.437 (3) (mp) (kp) for any purpose other than the
8purposes specified in subs. (1) and (1m), the department shall submit a plan for the
9proposed use of those moneys to the secretary of administration by September 1 of
10the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which those moneys were received. If the
11secretary of administration approves the plan, he or she shall submit the plan to the
12joint committee on finance by October 1 of the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which
13those moneys were received. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
14secretary of administration within 14 working days after the date of submittal of the
15plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
16plan, the department may implement the plan. If within 14 working days after the
17date of the submittal by the secretary of administration the cochairpersons of the
18committee notify him or her that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
19purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan only with the
20approval of the committee.
AB40, s. 1329 21Section 1329. 48.569 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,629,2422 48.569 (1) (am) The department shall reimburse each county from the
23appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (b), (km), and (o) for children and family services
24as approved by the department under ss. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. f. and (e) 3. b.
AB40, s. 1330 25Section 1330. 48.569 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,630,13
148.569 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (b), (km), and (o), the
2department shall distribute the funding for children and family services, including
3funding for foster care or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose behalf aid
4is received under s. 48.645 to county departments as provided under s. 48.563.
5County matching funds are required for the distribution under s. 48.563 (2). Each
6county's required match for the distribution under s. 48.563 (2) shall be specified in
7a schedule established annually by the department. Matching funds may be from
8county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private donations to
9the county that meet the requirements specified in sub. (1m). Private donations may
10not exceed 25 percent of the total county match. If the county match is less than the
11amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed
12for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the
13difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.
AB40, s. 1331 14Section 1331. 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,630,1715 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. The child for whom the kinship care relative is providing
16care and maintenance is not receiving supplemental security income under 42 USC
171381
to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77 49.39.
AB40, s. 1332 18Section 1332. 48.57 (3n) (am) 5r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,630,2119 48.57 (3n) (am) 5r. The child for whom the long-term kinship care relative is
20providing care and maintenance is not receiving supplemental security income
21under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77 49.39.
AB40, s. 1333 22Section 1333. 48.67 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,631,9 2348.67 Rules governing child welfare agencies, child care centers,
24foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments.

25(intro.) The department shall promulgate rules establishing minimum

1requirements for the issuance of licenses to, and establishing standards for the
2operation of, child welfare agencies, child care centers, foster homes, group homes,
3shelter care facilities, and county departments. Those rules shall be designed to
4protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the children in the care of all
5licensees. The department shall consult with the department of commerce safety
6and professional services
, the department of public instruction, and the child abuse
7and neglect prevention board before promulgating those rules. For foster homes,
8those rules shall include the rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8). Those rules shall
9include rules that require all of the following:
AB40, s. 1334 10Section 1334. 48.685 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,631,1311 48.685 (2) (am) 3. Information maintained by the department of regulation and
12licensing
safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
13credentials, if applicable.
AB40, s. 1335 14Section 1335. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,631,1715 48.685 (2) (b) 1. c. Information maintained by the department of regulation and
16licensing
safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
17credentials, if applicable.
AB40, s. 1336 18Section 1336. 48.685 (4m) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,631,2219 48.685 (4m) (a) 5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be
20credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
21services
, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person
22from providing adequate care to a client.
AB40, s. 1337 23Section 1337. 48.685 (4m) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,632,224 48.685 (4m) (b) 5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be
25credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional

1services
, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person
2from providing adequate care to a client.
AB40, s. 1338 3Section 1338. 48.685 (5) (br) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,632,124 48.685 (5) (br) 5. An offense involving fraudulent activity as a participant in
5the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, including as a recipient of
6a child care subsidy under s. 49.155, or as a recipient of aid to families with dependent
7children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49, food stamps
8benefits under the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, supplemental
9security income payments under s. 49.77, 2009 stats., or s. 49.39, payments for the
10support of children of supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, 2009
11stats., or s. 49.395,
or health care benefits under the Badger Care health care
12program under s. 49.665.
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).
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