AB242,4,19 16(b) Except as provided in sub. (4m), if the individual or group member refuses
17to submit to a test under par. (a), the individual is not eligible to participate in a
18program until the individual or group member complies with the requirement to
19undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance.
AB242,9 20Section 9. 49.162 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB242,4,2221 49.162 (2m) (a) The screening and testing requirements under sub. (2) do not
22apply to an individual if the individual is any of the following:
AB242,4,2323 1. A custodial parent of a child who is 8 weeks old or less.
AB242,4,2524 2. A woman who is in a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown
25by medical documentation to be at risk.
AB242,5,3
13. A participant in a Wisconsin Works employment position who moves to an
2unsubsidized employment position and receives case management services under s.
349.1475.
AB242,5,44 4. A dependent child.
AB242,5,65 (b) The screening and testing requirements under sub. (2) do not apply to a
6group member if the group member is any of the following:
AB242,5,77 1. A custodial parent of a child who is 8 weeks old or less.
AB242,5,98 2. A woman who is in a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown
9by medical documentation to be at risk.
AB242,5,1110 3. Specified as exempt from the screening and testing requirements by
11department rule.
AB242,10 12Section 10. 49.162 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB242,5,1913 49.162 (3) If an individual or group member who undergoes a test under sub.
14(2) tests negative for the use of a controlled substance, or tests positive for the use
15of a controlled substance but presents evidence satisfactory to the administering
16agency that the individual or group member possesses a valid prescription for each
17controlled substance for which the individual or group member tests positive, the
18individual or group member will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse
19testing requirements under this section.
AB242,11 20Section 11. 49.162 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB242,6,321 49.162 (4) (a) If an individual or group member who undergoes a test under sub.
22(2) tests positive for the use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence
23of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3), the administering agency shall require
24the individual or group member to participate in substance abuse treatment to
25remain eligible to participate in a program. If the individual or group member

1refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment, the individual is not eligible to
2participate in a program until the individual or group member complies with the
3requirement to participate in substance abuse treatment.
AB242,12 4Section 12. 49.162 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB242,6,225 49.162 (4) (b) During the time that an individual or group member is receiving
6substance abuse treatment under par. (a), the administering agency shall require
7the individual or group member to undergo random testing for the use of a controlled
8substance. For Except as provided in sub. (4m), for the individual to remain eligible
9for a program, the individual or his or her group member must cooperate with the
10testing and the results of the tests must be negative or, if any results are positive, the
11individual or group member must present evidence of a valid prescription as
12described in sub. (3). If the results of any test during treatment are positive for the
13use of a controlled substance and the individual or group member does not present
14evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled substance, the individual or group
15member
shall have the opportunity to begin the treatment again one time, as
16determined by the administering agency. If Except as provided in sub. (4m), if the
17individual or group member begins the substance abuse treatment again, he or she
18shall remain the individual remains eligible for a program as long as the results of
19all tests for the use of a controlled substance during the subsequent treatment are
20negative for the use of a controlled substance or, if any results are positive, the
21individual or group member presents evidence of a valid prescription for the
22controlled substance.
AB242,13 23Section 13. 49.162 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB242,7,424 49.162 (4) (c) If an individual or group member receiving treatment under par.
25(b) completes treatment and, at the conclusion of the treatment, tests negative for

1the use of a controlled substance or presents evidence of a valid prescription for any
2controlled substance for which the individual or group member tests positive, the
3individual or group member will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse
4testing requirements under this section.
AB242,14 5Section 14. 49.162 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB242,7,146 49.162 (4m) (a) If an individual applying for a community service job under s.
749.147 (4) or a transitional placement under s. 49.147 (5) or his or her group member
8undergoes a test under sub. (2), tests positive for the use of a controlled substance
9without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3), and
10refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment under sub. (4) (a) or if the
11individual or his or her group member fails to cooperate with the testing or treatment
12requirements under sub. (4) (b), the individual remains eligible only for the monthly
13grant portion of the community service job or transitional placement under s. 49.148
14(1) (b) or (c) and only to the extent described in par. (b).
AB242,7,1915 (b) 1. In determining the monthly grant for which an individual is eligible
16under par. (a), the department shall reduce the amount that would otherwise have
17been established under s. 49.148 (1) (b) or (c) by an amount that reflects the fact that
18the monthly grant is to be used exclusively for the benefit of the individual's
19dependent children and not for the benefit of the individual.
AB242,7,2420 2. If an individual is eligible for a monthly grant under the circumstances
21described in par. (a), the department shall pay the monthly grant through a
22protective payee structure, under which the monthly grant is paid to a protective
23payee who is not the individual and who holds the money and uses it exclusively for
24the benefit of the individual's dependent children.
AB242,8,2
13. An individual's partial eligibility under par. (a) ends on the earlier of the
2following dates:
AB242,8,43 a. The date on which the individual again becomes eligible for full participation
4in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
AB242,8,75 b. Twelve months after the date on which the individual or his or her group
6member meets the circumstances described under par. (a), as determined by the
7department.
AB242,15 8Section 15. 49.162 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB242,8,119 49.162 (7) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the substance
10abuse screening, testing, and treatment requirements under this section and the
11monthly grant eligibility and protective payee structure under sub. (4m)
.
AB242,16 12Section 16 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB242,8,2313 (1) (a) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the
14department of children and families may promulgate the rules required under
15section 49.162 (7) of the statutes for the period before the effective date of the
16permanent rule promulgated under section 49.162 (7) of the statutes but not to
17exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to
18extension under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24
19(1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide
20evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is
21necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is
22not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this
23paragraph.
AB242,9,224 (b) The department of children and families shall present the statement of
25scope of any emergency rules promulgated under paragraph (a) to the governor for

1approval under section 227.135 (2) of the statutes no later than the 120th day after
2the effective date of this paragraph.
AB242,17 3Section 17. Initial applicability.
AB242,9,114 (1) The treatment of sections 49.162 (1) (bg), (3), (4) (a), (b), and (c), (4m), and
5(7) of the statutes first applies to an individual who applies to participate in a
6program or who registers for a program under section 49.162 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes
7or, with respect to an individual who applies to participate in a program under
8section 49.162 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes, to the individual's group members on the
9effective date of the rules promulgated under section 49.162 (1) (7) to implement the
10changes made by this act or on the effective date of the emergency rules promulgated
11under Section 16 (1) (a ) of this act, whichever is earlier.
AB242,9,1212 (End)
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