AB100-ASA1-AA8,142,1413 c. Whether making an exception to the denial or prohibition would be in the
14best interests of the child.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,315 4. If the director of the county department, the person designated by the
16governing body of the federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or, in a
17county having a population of 500,000 or more, the person designated by the
18secretary of health and family services determines that the conviction record on
19which the denial of payments or the prohibition on employment or being an adult
20resident is based does not include any arrests, convictions or penalties that are likely
21to adversely affect the child or the ability of the kinship care relative to care for the
22child, the director of the county department, the person designated by the governing
23body of the federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or the person
24designated by the secretary of health and family services may approve the making
25of payments under sub. (3m) or may permit a person receiving payments under sub.

1(3m) to employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact
2with the child for whom payments are being made or permit a person to be an adult
3resident.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,44 5. A decision under this paragraph is not subject to review under ch. 227.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,5 5650. Page 722, line 8: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,6 6" Section 1628g. 48.57 (3t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,137 48.57 (3t) Notwithstanding subs. (3m) and (3p), the department may enter into
8an agreement with the governing body of a federally recognized American Indian
9tribe to allow that governing body to administer the program under subs. (3m) and
10(3p) within the boundaries of that reservation. Any agreement under this subsection
11shall specify the person with whom a request for review under sub. (3p) (h) 2. may
12be filed and the person who has been designated by the governing body to conduct
13the review under sub. (3p) (h) 3. and make the determination under sub. (3p) (h) 4.
".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,14 14651. Page 727, line 17: delete " 4 " and substitute "4".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,16 16653. Page 727, line 19: delete "except that a".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,17 17654. Page 727, line 20: delete lines 20 to 23.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,18 18655. Page 727, line 24: delete "department".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,19 19656. Page 729, line 14: delete " 4 5" and substitute "4".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,20 20657. Page 730, line 2: delete "5" and substitute "4".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,21 21658. Page 741, line 2: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,143,22 22" Section 1701m. 48.981 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,3
148.981 (2m) (b) 2. "Health care service" means family planning services, as
2defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b), 1995 stats.,
pregnancy testing, obstetrical health care or
3screening, diagnosis and treatment for a sexually transmitted disease.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,4 4659. Page 759, line 25: delete "and (bm)" and substitute "and , (bm) and (br)".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,5 5660. Page 760, line 7: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,6 6" Section 1749m. 49.124 (1m) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,97 49.124 (1m) (br) 1. In this paragraph, "area" means a county or combination
8of counties; a city; a village; a town; a smaller geographic region of a county, city,
9village or town; or a federally recognized American Indian reservation.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,1410 2. The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal
11department of agriculture to permit the department to waive the work requirement
12under 7 USC 2015, as amended by section 824 of P.L. 104-193, for any group of
13individuals, to the extent permitted under federal law, for whom any of the following
14is true:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,1615 a. The group resides in an area determined by the department to have an
16unemployment rate of over 10%.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,1817 b. The group resides in an area that the department determines does not have
18a sufficient number of jobs to provide employment for that group of individuals.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,144,2419 2m. To determine if any of the conditions under subd. 2. are met, the
20department shall evaluate independent studies, including studies prepared by the
21U.S. department of labor, regarding job scarcity or lagging job growth in any area
22and, if any of those studies indicate that there is a substantial likelihood that any of
23the conditions under subd. 2. are met in any area, the department shall request a
24waiver under subd. 2. for any group of individuals residing in that area.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,2
13. If the waiver under subd. 2. is granted and in effect, the department shall
2implement the waiver.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,3 3661. Page 762, line 4: delete lines 4 to 8 and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,8 4"(b) The department may require an individual whose needs are not considered
5under par. (a) to submit to a test for use of a controlled substance not more than every
63 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the result of each test is negative, the
7department shall consider the individual's needs in determining the eligibility of the
8individual's household.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,9 9662. Page 762, line 13: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,10 10" Section 1755m. 49.124 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,1711 49.124 (7) Simplified food stamp program. The department shall develop a
12simplified food stamp program that meets all of the requirements under P.L.
13104-193, section 854, and shall submit the plan to the secretary of the federal
14department of agriculture for approval. If the secretary of the federal department
15of agriculture approves the plan, the department shall submit the plan to the
16secretary of administration for approval. If the secretary of administration approves
17the plan, the department may implement the plan.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,20 18663. Page 767, line 19: after "1997" insert ", or on the first day of the first
19month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date],
20whichever is later
".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,21 21664. Page 773, line 19: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,22 22" Section 1798m. 49.141 (2g) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is repealed.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,23 23665. Page 775, line 12: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,145,24 24" Section 1801mm. 49.143 (2) (ep) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,2
149.143 (2) (ep) Distribute the amount specified in the contract for any of the
2following purposes, as specified in the contract:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,53 1. Customized labor training for a participant in a Wisconsin works
4employment position to provide training for a specific job that an employer has
5guaranteed to the participant upon successful completion of the training.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,76 2. Enhancement of the education and training activities described under s.
749.147 (4) (am) and (5) (bm).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,98 3. Employment of job coaches and interpreters for participants in Wisconsin
9works employment positions.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,1510 4. Support and treatment services, including child care, family counseling and
11in-home counseling, for the treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse. A Wisconsin
12works agency may contract or work with community-based support groups or other
13organizations to provide the services under this subdivision. Services provided
14under this subdivision do not include treatment of alcoholism or other drug abuse
15problems in excess of the minimum coverage required under s. 632.89 (2).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,1616 5. Learning labs.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1801mn 17Section 1801mn. 49.143 (2) (ep) 2. of the statutes, as created by 1997
18Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,2019 49.143 (2) (ep) 2. Enhancement of the education and training activities
20described under s 49.147 (4) (am) (b) 1. a. and (5) (bm).".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,146,23 21666. Page 778, 3: delete lines 3 and 4 and substitute "remain assigned to the
22state until the amount due to the federal government has been recovered. No amount
23of support".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,3
1667. Page 778, line 10: after "works." insert "The department shall pay the
2federal share of support assigned under this paragraph as required under federal
3law or waiver.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,5 4668. Page 779, line 13: after "statutes" insert ", as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
5Act .... (this act),".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,8 6669. Page 780, line 16: after "employment." insert "Participation in
7customized training, as described in s. 49.143 (2) (ep) 1., shall be considered
8participation in education and training activities under this subd. 1. a.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,12 9670. Page 780, line 17: after "week." insert "To the extent that the
10participation in customized training, as described in s. 49.143 (2) (ep) 1., exceeds 10
11hours per week, it shall be considered participation in a community service job under
12this subd. 1. b.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,13 13671. Page 780, line 24: substitute "attained the age" for "obtained the age".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,18 14672. Page 783, line 22: after the period insert "Participation in customized
15training, as described in s. 49.143 (2) (ep) 1., shall be considered participation in
16education and training activities. To the extent that the participation in customized
17training exceeds 10 hours per week, it shall also be considered part of the work
18requirement.
".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,19 19673. Page 784, line 1: substitute "attained the age" for "obtained the age".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,20 20674. Page 786, line 12: delete "$555 $673" and substitute "$555".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,21 21675. Page 786, line 15: delete "$4.25 $5.15" and substitute "$4.25".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,22 22676. Page 786, line 20: delete "(a)" and substitute " (c)".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,147,23 23677. Page 786, line 21: delete "$5.15" and substitute " $4.25".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,1
1678. Page 787, line 2: delete "$673" and substitute "$555".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,2 2679. Page 787, line 5: delete "$5.15" and substitute "$4.25".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,8 3680. Page 787, line 7: after the period insert "If a participant in a community
4service job under s. 49.147 (4) (b) is required to work fewer than 30 hours per week
5because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c),
6the grant amount under this paragraph may be reduced by an amount equal to the
7product of $5.15 and the difference between 30 and the number of hours the
8participant is required to work.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,9 9681. Page 787, line 15: delete "$518 $628" and substitute "$518".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,10 10682. Page 787, line 19: delete "$4.25 $5.15" and substitute "$4.25".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,11 11683. Page 787, line 25: delete "$555 $673" and substitute "$555".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,12 12684. Page 788, line 3: delete "(a)" and substitute " (c)".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,13 13685. Page 788, line 14: delete "$673" and substitute "$555".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,14 14686. Page 788, line 17: delete "(a)" and substitute "(c)".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,15 15687. Page 789, line 11: delete lines 11 to 16 and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,16 16" Section 1819b. 49.148 (3) of the statutes is repealed.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,23 17688. Page 790, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute "job or transitional
18placement, if less than 12 months. The Wisconsin works agency may require the
19participant to submit to a test for the use of a controlled substance not more than
20every 3 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the result of each test is negative and
21the individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional
22placement, the Wisconsin works agency shall discontinue the reduction under this
23subsection.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,1
1689. Page 790, line 12: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,2 2" Section 1820c. 49.15 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,5 349.15 Wisconsin works; 2-parent families. (1) Definition. In this section,
4"other parent" means a parent who is not a participant in a Wisconsin works
5employment position.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,16 6(2) Requirements for nonparticipant parent. (a) If a participant in a
7Wisconsin works employment position resides with the other parent of a dependent
8child with respect to whom the participant is a custodial parent, the other parent
9shall participate in activities described under sub. (3) if the Wisconsin works group
10receives federally funded child care assistance on behalf of the dependent child. The
11other parent shall participate in activities described under sub. (3) for a number of
12hours per week that is at least equal to the difference between 55 hours and the sum
13of the number of hours that the participant in the Wisconsin works employment
14position participates in the Wisconsin works employment position and the number
15of hours that the participant in the Wisconsin works employment position
16participates in any activity described in sub. (3) during that week.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,1917 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the other parent is disabled, as defined by
18the department, or is caring for a severely disabled child, as defined by the
19department.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,22 20(3) Prescribed work activities. An individual who is subject to the work
21requirement under sub. (2) may satisfy the requirement only by participating in any
22of the following activities:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,2323 (a) Unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (a).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,149,2424 (b) Subsidized employment, as defined by the department.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,150,2
1(c) If sufficient private sector employment is not available, work experience, as
2defined by the department.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,150,33 (d) On-the-job training, as defined by the department.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,150,44 (e) A community service program, as defined by the department.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,150,17 5(4) Grant. An individual who satisfies the requirement under sub. (2) by
6participating in any of the activities under sub. (3) (b) to (e) shall receive a monthly
7grant of $555, paid by the Wisconsin works agency. For every hour that the
8individual fails to participate for the required hours under sub. (2) without good
9cause and for every hour that the individual participates in an activity under sub.
10(3) (a) to satisfy the requirement under sub. (2), the grant amount shall be reduced
11by $4.25. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment planner
12in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include
13required court appearances for a victim of domestic violence. If the individual is
14required under sub. (2) to work fewer than 30 hours per week, the grant amount shall
15be reduced by an amount equal to the product of $4.25 and the difference between
1630 and the number of hours that the individual is required to participate under sub.
17(2).
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1820d 18Section 1820d. 49.151 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,151,619 49.151 (1) Refusal to participate. (intro.) A participant who refuses to
20participate 3 times in any Wisconsin works employment position component is
21ineligible to participate in that component. A participant is also ineligible to
22participate in that Wisconsin works employment position component if an individual
23in the participant's Wisconsin works group is subject to the work requirement under
24s. 49.15 (2) and refuses 3 times to participate as required.
A participant whom the
25Wisconsin works agency has determined is ineligible under this section for a

1particular Wisconsin works employment position component may be eligible to
2participate in any other Wisconsin works employment position component in which
3the participant has not refused to participate 3 times. A participant refuses to
4participate in a Wisconsin works employment position component if the
participant
5does
or an individual who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15 (2)
6demonstrates a refusal to participate if
any of the following applies:
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1820e 7Section 1820e. 49.151 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,151,118 49.151 (1) (a) Expresses The participant, or an individual who is in the
9participant's Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement
10under s. 49.15 (2), expresses
verbally or in writing to a Wisconsin works agency that
11he or she refuses to participate.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1820f 12Section 1820f. 49.151 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,151,1913 49.151 (1) (b) Fails The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
14Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
15(2), fails, without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency,
to
16appear for an interview with a prospective employer or, if the participant is in a
17Wisconsin works transitional placement, the participant fails to appear for an
18assigned activity, including an activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to e., without good
19cause, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1820g 20Section 1820g. 49.151 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,151,2421 49.151 (1) (c) Voluntarily The participant, or an individual who is in the
22participant's Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement
23under s. 49.15 (2), voluntarily
leaves appropriate employment or training without
24good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1820h 25Section 1820h. 49.151 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,152,3
149.151 (1) (d) Loses The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
2Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
3(2), loses
employment as a result of being discharged for cause.
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