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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.
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2. Enhancement of the education and training activities described under s.
749.147 (4) (am) and (5) (bm).
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3. Employment of job coaches and interpreters for participants in Wisconsin
9works employment positions.
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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).
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17Section 1801mn. 49.143 (2) (ep) 2. of the statutes, as created by 1997
18Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
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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).".
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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".
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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.".
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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.".
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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.".
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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.".
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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.".
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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.".
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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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:
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(a) Unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (a).
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(b) Subsidized employment, as defined by the department.
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1(c) If sufficient private sector employment is not available, work experience, as
2defined by the department.
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(d) On-the-job training, as defined by the department.
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(e) A community service program, as defined by the department.
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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).
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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49.151
(1) (e)
Demonstrates The participant, or an individual who is in the
6participant's Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement
7under s. 49.15 (2), demonstrates through other behavior or action, as specified by the
8department by rule, that he or she refuses to participate in a Wisconsin works
9employment position.".
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49.152
(2) (d) If the department reviews a decision under par. (b) and upon
14receipt of a petition or request under par. (c) the department shall give the applicant
15or participant reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair hearing and shall permit
16the applicant or participant to present evidence and testimony and to be represented
17by counsel at the hearing and to have access to records in preparation for the hearing.
18The department may make any additional investigation that it considers necessary.
19Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant or participant and, if
20appropriate, to the county clerk. The Wisconsin works agency may be represented
21at the hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
22hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the applicant or participant,
23the county clerk, if appropriate, and the Wisconsin works agency. The decision of the
24department shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may
1require. The department shall deny a petition for a hearing or shall refuse to grant
2relief if the applicant or participant does any of the following:
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a. Withdraws the petition in writing.
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b. Abandons the petition. Abandonment occurs if the applicant or participant
5fails to appear in person or by representative at a scheduled hearing without good
6cause as defined by the department by rule.".
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49.155
(1m) (c) 1m. The individual was eligible under s. 49.132 (4) (a) for aid
17under s. 49.132 and received aid under s. 49.132 on September 30, 1997, but lost aid
18solely because of the application of s. 49.132 (6), and the gross income of the
19individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the
20individual's family. This subdivision does not apply to an individual whose family's
21gross income at any time on or after September 30, 1997, is more than 200% of the
22poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family.".
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149.159
(2) Minor custodial parents; financial and employment counseling. 2A custodial parent who is under the age of 18 is eligible, regardless of that
3individual's or that individual's parent's income or assets, to meet with a financial
4and employment planner. The financial and employment planner may provide the
5individual with information regarding Wisconsin works eligibility, available child
6care services, employment and financial planning, family planning services,
as
7defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b), community resources, eligibility for food stamps and other
8food and nutrition programs.".
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10"(b)
Subsidized employment. For payments to Wisconsin works agencies for
11subsidized employment costs, $155,375,100 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $158,678,000
12in fiscal year 1998-99. Amounts allocated under this paragraph shall include
13$20,000,000 in each fiscal year for the purposes set forth under s. 49.143 (2) (ep). The
14department shall establish by rule a method to determine the amount that each
15Wisconsin works agency must allocate for the activities specified in s. 49.143 (2) (ep).
16Any moneys that are allocated by a Wisconsin works agency for the activities
17specified in s. 49.143 (2) (ep) but are not spent by the end of the period specified in
18the contract between the department and the Wisconsin works agency shall be
19returned to the department, which shall add the moneys to the allocation under par.
20(c).
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(bg)
Long-term and refugee supplement. For payments to Wisconsin works
22agencies as a supplement for long-term and refugee cases, $8,200,000 in fiscal year
231997-98 and $9,800,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.
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1(bm)
Wisconsin works agency office costs. For payments to Wisconsin works
2agencies for office costs, $104,117,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $115,293,800 in
3fiscal year 1998-99.".
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5"(br)
Payments for 2-parent families. For payments under s. 49.15 (4),
6$735,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $1,100,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.".
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8"(q)
Education, training and support services. In counties having a population
9of 500,000 or more, for the purposes set forth under s. 49.143 (2) (ep), $11,000,000 in
10fiscal year 1997-98 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.".
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12"(v)
Passports for youth program. For the passports for youth program operated
13by the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee,".
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17"49.175
(1) (b) 1.
For Except as provided in subd. 2. for payments to Wisconsin
18works agencies for subsidized employment costs, $155,375,100 in fiscal year
191997-98 and $155,678,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.".
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20704. Page 806, line 24: after "(d)" insert "
, or on the first day of the first month
21beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date],
22whichever is later".
