AB591-ASA3, s. 83e 5Section 83e. 49.138 (title), (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
AB591-ASA3,54,6 649.138 (title) Emergency assistance for families with needy children.
AB591-ASA3,54,8 7(2) Emergency assistance provided to a person under sub. (1) (c) may be
8provided once in a 12-month period.
AB591-ASA3,54,15 9(3) The department shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2)
10no later than 12 months following the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2)
11(d). The report shall discuss the interaction between the program under this section
12and Wisconsin works, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (p). The report shall include
13information on the utilization of the program under this section and the
14department's recommendations, if any, for changes to the program under this
15section.
AB591-ASA3, s. 84 16Section 84. 49.141 of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,54,18 1749.141 Wisconsin works; general provisions. (1) Definitions. As used in
18ss. 49.141 to 49.161:
AB591-ASA3,54,2019 (a) "Community service job" means a work component of Wisconsin works
20administered under s. 49.147 (4).
AB591-ASA3,54,2421 (b) "Custodial parent" means, with respect to a dependent child, a parent who
22resides with that child and, if there has been a determination of legal custody with
23respect to the dependent child, has legal custody of that child. For the purposes of
24this paragraph, "legal custody" has the meaning given in s. 767.001 (2) (a).
AB591-ASA3,55,4
1(c) "Dependent child" means a person who resides with a parent and who is
2under the age of 18 or, if the person is a full-time student at a secondary school or
3a vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the
4program before attaining the age of 19, is under the age of 19.
AB591-ASA3,55,75 (d) "Financial and employment planner" means a caseworker employed by a
6Wisconsin works agency who provides financial or employment counseling services
7to a participant.
AB591-ASA3,55,88 (e) "Job access loan" means a loan administered under s. 49.147 (6).
AB591-ASA3,55,99 (f) "Migrant worker" has the meaning given in s. 103.90 (5).
AB591-ASA3,55,1110 (g) "Minimum wage" means the state minimum hourly wage under ch. 104 or
11the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1), whichever is applicable.
AB591-ASA3,55,1312 (h) "Noncustodial parent" means, with respect to a dependent child, a parent
13who is not the custodial parent.
AB591-ASA3,55,1814 (i) "Nonmarital coparent" means, with respect to an individual and a
15dependent child, a parent who is not married to the individual, resides with the
16dependent child and is either an adjudicated parent or a parent who has signed and
17filed with the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. a statement acknowledging
18paternity.
AB591-ASA3,55,2019 (j) "Parent" means either a biological parent, a person who has consented to the
20artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40, or a parent by adoption.
AB591-ASA3,55,2221 (k) "Participant" means an individual who participates in any component of the
22Wisconsin works program.
AB591-ASA3,55,2323 (L) "Strike" has the meaning provided in 29 USC 142 (2).
AB591-ASA3,55,2524 (m) "Transitional placement" means a work component of Wisconsin works
25administered under s. 49.147 (5).
AB591-ASA3,56,2
1(n) "Trial job" means a work component of Wisconsin works administered under
2s. 49.147 (3).
AB591-ASA3,56,43 (p) "Wisconsin works" means the assistance program for families with
4dependent children, administered under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB591-ASA3,56,65 (r) "Wisconsin works employment position" means any job or placement under
6s. 49.147 (3) to (5).
AB591-ASA3,56,147 (s) "Wisconsin works group" means an individual who is a custodial parent, all
8dependent children with respect to whom the individual is a custodial parent and all
9dependent children with respect to whom the individual's dependent child is a
10custodial parent. "Wisconsin works group" includes any nonmarital coparent or any
11spouse of the individual who resides in the same household as the individual and any
12dependent children with respect to whom the spouse or nonmarital coparent is a
13custodial parent. "Wisconsin works group" does not include any person who is
14receiving benefits under s. 49.027 (3) (b).
AB591-ASA3,56,24 15(2) Waivers; legislation. (a) If necessary, the department shall request a
16waiver from the secretaries of the federal department of health and human services,
17the federal department of agriculture and the federal social security administration
18or shall seek the passage of federal legislation to permit the department to conduct
19the Wisconsin works program in lieu of the aid to families with dependent children
20program under s. 49.19, the job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
2149.193, the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25 and the
22work-not-welfare program under s. 49.27 and as part of the food stamp program
23under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 and the medical assistance program under 42 USC 1396
24to 1396u.
AB591-ASA3,57,9
1(b) If a waiver is granted and in effect or legislation is enacted, and if the
2department determines that sufficient funds are available, the department may
3begin to implement the Wisconsin works program no sooner than July 1, 1996, for
4selected counties or groups determined by the department and shall implement the
5Wisconsin works program statewide for all groups no later than September 1, 1997.
6If a waiver is not granted and in effect or federal legislation is not enacted before
7March 30, 1997, the department shall implement the Wisconsin works program
8statewide for all groups no later than 3 months after the necessary waiver has been
9granted or federal legislation has been enacted.
AB591-ASA3,57,1310 (d) Before implementing the Wisconsin works program, the department shall
11publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that states the date on
12which the department will begin to implement the Wisconsin works program
13statewide.
AB591-ASA3,57,17 14(2g) Financial and performance audit. (a) 1. The department shall contract
15with the legislative audit bureau to conduct a financial and performance audit of
16Wisconsin works. The legislative audit bureau shall include in its audit all of the
17following:
AB591-ASA3,57,2118 a. The effect of the Wisconsin works employment component on the
19unsubsidized wages of former Wisconsin works employment position participants,
20the wages of trial job participants and the wages of participants that move from
21community service jobs and transitional placements to trial jobs.
AB591-ASA3,57,2222 b. The effect of Wisconsin works on the provision of child care services.
AB591-ASA3,57,2323 c. The utilization and cost of the Wisconsin works health plan under s. 49.153.
AB591-ASA3,57,2524 2. The legislative audit bureau shall file the audit no later than July 1, 2000,
25in the manner described under s. 13.94 (1) (b).
AB591-ASA3,58,4
1(b) If an evaluation is required under the terms of a federal waiver obtained
2under sub. (2) (a), the legislative audit bureau, in consultation with the department,
3may contract with a private or public agency to perform that evaluation and may
4charge the department for the cost of the evaluation.
AB591-ASA3,58,6 5(2m) Statistics on homelessness. The department shall maintain a record
6detailing statistics on the homelessness of participants.
AB591-ASA3,58,12 7(3) Applications. Any individual may apply for any component of Wisconsin
8works. Application for each component of Wisconsin works shall be made on a form
9prescribed by the department. The individual shall submit a completed application
10form to a Wisconsin works agency in the geographical area specified by the
11department under s. 49.143 (6) in which the individual lives and in the manner
12prescribed by the department.
AB591-ASA3,58,15 13(4) Nonentitlement. Notwithstanding fulfillment of the eligibility
14requirements for any component of Wisconsin works, an individual is not entitled to
15services or benefits under Wisconsin works.
AB591-ASA3,58,17 16(5) Nonsupplant. No Wisconsin works employment position may be operated
17so as to do any of the following:
AB591-ASA3,58,2018 (a) Have the effect of filling a vacancy created by an employer terminating a
19regular employe or otherwise reducing its work force for the purpose of hiring an
20individual under s. 49.147 (3), (4) or (5).
AB591-ASA3,58,2221 (b) Fill a position when any other person is on layoff or strike from the same
22or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
AB591-ASA3,58,2423 (c) Fill a position when any other person is engaged in a labor dispute regarding
24the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
AB591-ASA3,59,2
1(6) Prohibited conduct. A person, in connection with Wisconsin works, may
2not do any of the following:
AB591-ASA3,59,43 (a) Knowingly and wilfully make or cause to be made any false statement or
4representation of a material fact in any application for any benefit or payment.
AB591-ASA3,59,95 (b) Having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting the initial or
6continued eligibility for a benefit or payment under Wisconsin works, conceal or fail
7to disclose that event with an intent fraudulently to secure a benefit or payment
8under Wisconsin works either in a greater amount or quantity than is due or when
9no such benefit or payment is authorized.
AB591-ASA3,59,13 10(7) Penalties. (a) A person who is convicted of violating sub. (6) in connection
11with the furnishing by that person of items or services for which payment is or may
12be made under Wisconsin works may be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned
13for not more than 5 years or both.
AB591-ASA3,59,1614 (b) A person, other than a person under par. (a), who is convicted of violating
15sub. (6) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year
16or both.
AB591-ASA3,60,2 17(8) Damages. If a person is convicted under sub. (6), the state has a cause of
18action for relief against the person in an amount equal to 3 times the amount of actual
19damages sustained as a result of any excess payments made in connection with the
20offense for which the conviction was obtained. Proof by the state of a conviction under
21sub. (6) is conclusive proof in a civil action of the state's right to damages and the only
22issue in controversy shall be the amount, if any, of the actual damages sustained.
23Actual damages consist of the total amount of excess payments, any part of which is
24paid with state funds. In a civil action under this subsection, the state may elect to

1file a motion in expedition of the action. Upon receipt of the motion, the presiding
2judge shall expedite the action.
AB591-ASA3,60,10 3(9) Kickbacks, bribes and rebates. (a) Whoever solicits or receives any
4remuneration in cash or in-kind, in return for referring an individual to a person for
5the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any item or service for which
6payment may be made in whole or in part under Wisconsin works, or in return for
7purchasing, leasing, ordering, or arranging for or recommending purchasing,
8leasing, or ordering any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be
9made in whole or in part under Wisconsin works, may be fined not more than $25,000
10or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both.
AB591-ASA3,60,1811 (b) Whoever offers or pays any remuneration in cash or in-kind to any person
12to induce the person to refer an individual to a person for the furnishing or arranging
13for the furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole
14or in part under Wisconsin works, or to purchase, lease, order, or arrange for or
15recommend purchasing, leasing, or ordering any good, facility, service or item for
16which payment may be made in whole or in part under any provision of Wisconsin
17works, may be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years
18or both.
AB591-ASA3,60,1919 (c) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
AB591-ASA3,60,2320 1. A discount or other reduction in price obtained by a provider of services or
21other entity under chs. 46 to 51 and 58 if the reduction in price is properly disclosed
22and appropriately reflected in the costs claimed or charges made by the provider or
23entity under Wisconsin works.
AB591-ASA3,61,3
12. An amount paid by an employer to an employe who has a bona fide
2employment relationship with the employer for employment in the provision of
3covered items or services.
AB591-ASA3,61,8 4(10) Prohibited charges. (a) A provider may not knowingly impose upon a
5recipient charges in addition to payments received for services under Wisconsin
6works or knowingly impose direct charges upon a recipient in lieu of obtaining
7payment under Wisconsin works unless benefits or services are not provided under
8Wisconsin works and the recipient is advised of this fact prior to receiving the service.
AB591-ASA3,61,109 (b) A person who violates this subsection may be fined not more than $25,000
10or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both.
AB591-ASA3, s. 85 11Section 85. 49.143 of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,61,17 1249.143 Wisconsin works; agency contracts. (1) Awarding contracts. (a)
13Except as provided in par. (am), the department may award a contract, on the basis
14of a competitive process approved by the secretary of administration, to any person
15to administer Wisconsin works in a geographical area determined by the department
16under sub. (6). The department shall award contracts under this paragraph at least
176 months before the date that is specified in s. 49.141 (2) (d).
AB591-ASA3,62,718 (am) 1. The department shall contract with a county under s. 46.215, 46.22 or
1946.23 or with a tribal governing body to administer Wisconsin works in that county
20or within the boundaries of that reservation if the county or tribal governing body
21has met the aid to families with dependent children caseload performance standards
22established by the department. The contract shall be awarded at least 6 months
23before the date that Wisconsin works is implemented in that county or on that
24reservation and shall be for a term of at least 2 years beginning on the date on which
25the department implements Wisconsin works in that county or reservation. A

1contract under this subdivision may be terminated only by mutual consent of the
2parties. When the contract expires, a county or tribal governing body may apply for
3a new contract under the competitive process established under par. (a). A county
4or tribal governing body may elect not to enter into a contract under this subdivision
5if the county or tribal governing body informs the department by the date established
6by the department by rule that the county or tribal governing body has made that
7election.
AB591-ASA3,62,118 2. A county or tribal governing body that has not met the aid to families with
9dependent children caseload performance standards established by the department
10by rule may apply for a contract under the competitive process established under par.
11(a).
AB591-ASA3,62,1712 (at) A county that is awarded a contract under par. (am) 1. to administer
13Wisconsin works shall offer a subcontract for the administration of s. 49.147 to the
14public or private agency, if different from the county department under s. 46.215,
1546.22 or 46.23, that administers the job opportunities and basic skills program under
16s. 49.193 in that county. A contract entered into under this paragraph is subject to
17approval by the department.
AB591-ASA3,62,2018 (b) If no acceptable provider in a geographical area is selected under par. (a) or
19(am), the department shall administer Wisconsin works directly in that geographical
20area.
AB591-ASA3,62,23 21(2) Contract requirements. Each contract under sub. (1) shall contain
22performance-based incentives established by the department by rule. The contract
23shall require a Wisconsin works agency to do all of the following:
AB591-ASA3,63,1224 (a) Establish a community steering committee within 60 days after the date on
25which the contract is awarded. The Wisconsin works agency shall recommend the

1members of the committee to the chief executive officer of each county served by the
2Wisconsin works agency. The chief executive officer of each county shall appoint the
3members of the committee. The number of members that each chief executive officer
4appoints to the committee shall be in proportion to the population of that officer's
5county relative to the population of each other county served by the Wisconsin works
6agency, except that the chief executive officer of a county that is not a Wisconsin
7works agency shall appoint the director of the county department under s. 46.215,
846.22 or 46.23, or his or her designee, and one other representative of the county
9department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23. The committee shall consist of at least
1012 members, but not more than 15 members. The members of the committee shall
11appoint a chairperson who shall be a person who represents business interests. The
12committee shall do all of the following:
AB591-ASA3,63,1413 1. Advise the Wisconsin works agency concerning employment and training
14activities.
AB591-ASA3,63,1615 2. Identify and encourage employers to provide permanent jobs for persons who
16are eligible for trial jobs or community service jobs.
AB591-ASA3,63,1817 3. Create, and encourage others to create, subsidized jobs for persons who are
18eligible for trial jobs or community service jobs.
AB591-ASA3,63,2019 4. Create, and encourage others to create, on-the-job training sites for persons
20who are eligible for trial jobs or community service jobs.
AB591-ASA3,63,2221 5. Foster and guide the entrepreneurial efforts of participants who are eligible
22for trial jobs or community service jobs.
AB591-ASA3,64,223 6. Provide mentors, both from its membership and from recruitment of
24members of the community, to provide job-related guidance, including assistance in

1resolving job-related issues and the provision of job leads or references, to persons
2who are eligible for trial jobs or community service jobs.
AB591-ASA3,64,43 7. Coordinate with the governor's council on workforce excellence under s.
4106.115 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.
AB591-ASA3,64,75 8. Work with participants, employers, child care providers and the community
6to identify child care needs, improve access to child care and expand availability of
7child care.
AB591-ASA3,64,98 9. Seek sources of private funding to match employment skills advancement
9grants under s. 49.185 (3) (i).
AB591-ASA3,64,1110 10. Identify motivational training programs, including programs that enhance
11parenting skills.
AB591-ASA3,64,1712 (b) Establish a children's services network. The children's services network
13shall provide information about community resources available to the dependent
14children in a Wisconsin works group, including charitable food and clothing centers;
15subsidized and low-income housing; transportation subsidies; the state
16supplemental food program for women, infants and children under s. 253.06; and
17child care programs.
AB591-ASA3,64,2318 (c) Employ at least one financial and employment planner. The financial and
19employment planner shall work with a participant to facilitate the participant's
20achievement of the maximum degree of self-sufficiency. The department shall
21ensure that a financial and employment planner employed by a Wisconsin works
22agency meets certification and training requirements established by the department
23by rule and that appropriate training is provided by a Wisconsin works agency.
AB591-ASA3,65,3
1(cg) Employ staff, if necessary, to meet the needs of participants who are
2refugees and who have cultural or linguistic barriers to participation in Wisconsin
3works.
AB591-ASA3,65,84 (cm) If a significant proportion of the population served by the Wisconsin works
5agency is comprised of a refugee group, employ staff that is proficient in the language
6of the refugee group to aid the financial and employment planner in locating
7appropriate employment opportunities that do not require English proficiency for
8participants who are members of that refugee group.
AB591-ASA3,65,119 (cp) Enter into a written contract with each employer that agrees to provide a
10trial job for a participant. The contract terms shall include the hourly wage at which
11the participant is to be paid, which may not be less than minimum wage.
AB591-ASA3,65,1712 (d) If the Wisconsin works agency is not a county department under s. 46.215,
1346.22 or 46.23 or tribal governing body, cooperate with the county department or
14tribal governing body to ensure that services delivered under Wisconsin works, the
15food stamp program and medical assistance are coordinated with the county or tribal
16governing body in a manner that most effectively serves the recipients of those
17services.
AB591-ASA3,65,1918 (e) Certify eligibility for and issue food coupons to eligible Wisconsin works
19participants in conformity with 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
AB591-ASA3,65,2220 (em) Determine eligibility for child care assistance under s. 49.155 and refer
21eligible families to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 for child care
22services.
AB591-ASA3,65,2423 (f) Perform any other tasks specified by the department in the contract that the
24department determines are necessary for the administration of Wisconsin works.
AB591-ASA3,66,5
1(3) Performance standards. The department shall promulgate rules
2establishing performance standards for the administration of Wisconsin works. If
3a Wisconsin works agency does not meet the standards established under this
4subsection, the department may withhold any or all payment from the Wisconsin
5works agency.
AB591-ASA3,66,7 6(4) Audits. The department may require a Wisconsin works agency to submit
7to an independent annual audit paid for by the Wisconsin works agency.
AB591-ASA3,66,18 8(5) Requests for information. (a) In accordance with rules promulgated by
9the department, a Wisconsin works agency may request from any person any
10information that it determines appropriate and necessary for the administration of
11Wisconsin works. Any person in this state shall provide this information within 7
12days after receiving a request under this paragraph. The Wisconsin works agency
13may extend the 7-day time limit for an individual for whom compliance with that
14limit would be unduly burdensome, as determined by the agency. The Wisconsin
15works agency may disclose information obtained under this paragraph only in the
16administration of Wisconsin works. The Wisconsin works agency shall keep all
17information that it receives regarding victims of domestic abuse strictly confidential,
18except to the extent needed to administer Wisconsin works.
AB591-ASA3,66,2319 (b) The department may request from any Wisconsin works agency any
20information that the department determines appropriate and necessary for the
21overall administration of Wisconsin works. A Wisconsin works agency shall provide
22the department with the requested information in the manner prescribed by the
23department by rule.
AB591-ASA3,67,3
1(c) The department may inspect at any time any Wisconsin works agency's
2records as the department determines is appropriate and necessary for the overall
3administration of Wisconsin works.
AB591-ASA3,67,84 (d) The legislative audit bureau may inspect at any time any Wisconsin works
5agency's records as the legislative audit bureau determines appropriate and
6necessary. If, in inspecting a Wisconsin works agency's records, the legislative audit
7bureau inspects the records of individual participants, the legislative audit bureau
8shall protect the confidentiality of those records.
AB591-ASA3,67,14 9(6) Geographical areas. The department shall determine the geographical
10area for which a Wisconsin works agency will administer Wisconsin works. Except
11for federally recognized American Indian reservations and in counties with a
12population of 500,000 or more, no geographical area may be smaller than one county.
13A geographical area may include more than one county. The department need not
14establish the geographical areas by rule.
AB591-ASA3, s. 86 15Section 86. 49.145 of the statutes is created to read:
AB591-ASA3,67,22 1649.145 Wisconsin works; eligibility for employment positions. (1)
17General eligibility. In order to be eligible for Wisconsin works employment
18positions and job access loans for any month, an individual shall meet the eligibility
19requirements under subs. (2) and (3). The department may promulgate rules
20establishing additional eligibility criteria and specifying how eligibility criteria are
21to be administered. The department may promulgate rules establishing payment
22and reporting periods as needed to administer this subsection.
AB591-ASA3,67,25 23(2) Nonfinancial eligibility requirements. An individual is eligible for a
24Wisconsin works employment position and a job access loan in a month only if all of
25the following nonfinancial eligibility requirements are met:
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