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AB100-ASA1-AA8,148,16 16" Section 1819b. 49.148 (3) of the statutes is repealed.".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.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1820j 4Section 1820j. 49.151 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,152,95 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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,152,10 10690. Page 791, line 7: on lines 7 and 11, delete "14" and substitute "21".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,152,11 11691. Page 791, line 13: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,152,12 12" Section 1831g. 49.152 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,213 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:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,33 a. Withdraws the petition in writing.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,64 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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,8 7692. Page 792, line 7: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
8with page 793, line 20, and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,10 9" Section 1833c. 49.153 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 3,
10is repealed.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,11 11693. Page 794, line 4: delete that line and substitute "under s. 48.651.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,12 12694. Page 794, line 5: delete lines 5 to 9.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,13 13695. Page 794, line 10: delete "provider.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,14 14696. Page 797, line 23: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,15 15" Section 1850m. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,2216 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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,23 23697. Page 800, line 15: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,153,24 24" Section 1857f. 49.159 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,154,8
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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,154,9 9698. Page 802, line 14: delete lines 14 to 16 and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,154,20 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).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,154,2321 (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.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,3
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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,4 4699. Page 802, line 16: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,6 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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,7 7700. Page 804, line 3: delete lines 3 to 5 and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,10 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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,11 11701. Page 804, line 20: delete that line and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,13 12"(v) Passports for youth program. For the passports for youth program operated
13by the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee,".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,15 14702. Page 804, line 22: delete that line and substitute "paragraph if the
15passports for youth program does not comply with P.L. 104-193, section 103.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,16 16703. Page 806, line 9: delete lines 9 to 12 and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,19 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.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,22 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
".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,155,23 23705. Page 806, line 25: delete that line.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,156,1
1706. Page 807, line 1: delete lines 1 to 14.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,156,2 2707. Page 808, line 6: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,156,3 3" Section 1861d. 49.19 (11s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,156,74 49.19 (11s) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (a), the
5department may award grants to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and
646.23 for providing family planning education services relating to family planning,
7as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (a),
to persons who are subject to par. (b).".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,156,8 8708. Page 809, line 15: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,156,9 9" Section 1866v. 49.195 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,157,1510 49.195 (1) If any parent at the time of receiving aid under s. 49.19 or a benefit
11under s. 49.148, 49.153, 49.155 or 49.157 or at any time thereafter acquires property
12by gift, inheritance, sale of assets, court judgment or settlement of any damage claim,
13or by winning a lottery or prize, the county granting such aid, or the Wisconsin works
14agency granting such a benefit, may sue the parent on behalf of the department to
15recover the value of that portion of the aid or of the benefit which does not exceed the
16amount of the property so acquired. The value of the aid or benefit liable for recovery
17under this section may not include the value of work performed by a member of the
18family in a community work experience program under s. 46.215 (1) (o), 1991 stats.,
19s. 46.22 (1) (b) 11., 1991 stats., or s. 49.50 (7j) (d), 1991 stats., or in a community work
20experience component under s. 49.193 (6). During the life of the parent, the 10-year
21statute of limitations may be pleaded in defense against any suit for recovery under
22this section; and if such property is his or her homestead it shall be exempt from
23execution on the judgment of recovery until his or her death or sale of the property,
24whichever occurs first. Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions and limitations,

1where the aid or benefit recipient is deceased a claim may be filed against any
2property in his or her estate and the statute of limitations specified in s. 859.02 shall
3be exclusively applicable. The court may refuse to render judgment or allow the
4claim in any case where a parent, spouse or child is dependent on the property for
5support, and the court in rendering judgment shall take into account the current
6family budget requirement as fixed by the U.S. department of labor for the
7community or as fixed by the authorities of the community in charge of public
8assistance. The records of aid or benefits paid kept by the county, by the department
9or by the Wisconsin works agency are prima facie evidence of the value of the aid or
10benefits furnished. Liability under this section shall extend to any parent or
11stepparent whose family receives aid under s. 49.19 or benefits under s. 49.148,
1249.155 or 49.157 during the period that he or she is a member of the same household,
13but his or her liability is limited to such period. This section does not apply to medical
14and health assistance payments for which recovery is prohibited or restricted by
15federal law or regulation.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1866x 16Section 1866x. 49.195 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,157,2017 49.195 (3) Notwithstanding s. 49.96, the department shall promptly recover all
18overpayments made under s. 49.19, 49.148, 49.153, 49.155 or 49.157 and shall
19promulgate rules establishing policies and procedures to administer this
20subsection.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,157,21 21709. Page 811, line 16: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,157,22 22" Section 1878p. 49.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,158,623 49.22 (6) The department shall establish, pursuant to federal and state laws,
24rules and regulations, a uniform system of fees for services provided under this

1section to individuals not receiving aid under s. 46.261, 49.19 or 49.47 or benefits
2under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 and to individuals not receiving kinship care
3payments under s. 48.57 (3m). The system of fees may take into account an
4individual's ability to pay. Any fee paid and collected under this subsection may be
5retained by the county providing the service except for the fee specified in 42 USC
6653
(e) (2) for federal parent locator services.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,158,7 7710. Page 812, line 18: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,158,8 8" Section 1882m. 49.24 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,158,13 949.24 Child support incentive payments. (1) From the appropriation
10under s. 20.445 (3) (g), the department shall provide child support incentive
11payments to counties to offset reduced federal child support incentive payments.
12Total payments under this subsection may not exceed $3,178,000 in fiscal year
131997-98 or $3,850,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,158,17 14(2) The department shall distribute the payments under sub. (1) in accordance
15with a formula developed by the department in consultation with representatives of
16counties. The total of payments made to counties under sub. (1) and in federal child
17support incentive payments may not exceed $10,500,000 in a state fiscal year.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,158,19 18(3) A county that receives payment under sub. (1) may use the funds only to
19pay costs under its child support program under s. 49.22.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 1882n 20Section 1882n. 49.24 (1) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
21(this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,159,222 49.24 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (g) (k), the department
23shall provide child support incentive payments to counties to offset reduced federal

1child support incentive payments. Total payments under this subsection may not
2exceed $3,178,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 or $3,850,000 in fiscal year 1998-99.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,159,3 3711. Page 812, line 18: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,159,4 4" Section 1883m. 49.25 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,159,115 49.25 (7) (a) The department shall contract with the county department under
6s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 to provide education on parenting, human growth and
7development, family planning, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (a), and independent living
8skills and to provide employment-related training to persons subject to the program
9under this section and to persons subject to orders under s. 767.078 (1) (d). The
10county department may contract with other agencies for the provision of these
11services.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,159,12 12712. Page 812, line 22: after that line insert:
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