AB100-engrossed, s. 1815 18Section 1815. 49.148 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,864,519 49.148 (1) (b) Community service jobs. For a participant in a community service
20job, a monthly grant of $555, paid by the Wisconsin works agency or by the
21department under sub. (2)
. For every hour that the participant misses work or
22education or training activities without good cause, the Wisconsin works agency
23shall reduce
the grant amount shall be reduced by $4.25. Good cause shall be
24determined by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules
25promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include required court

1appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant in a community service
2job is required to work fewer than 30 hours per week because the participant has
3unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c), the grant amount under this
4paragraph may be reduced by an amount equal to the product of $4.25 and the
5difference between 30 and the number of hours the participant is required to work.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1815c 6Section 1815c. 49.148 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is renumbered 49.148 (1) (b) 1. and amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,864,198 49.148 (1) (b) 1. For a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147
9(4) (b)
, a monthly grant of $555, paid by the Wisconsin works agency or by the
10department under sub. (2). For every hour that the participant misses work or
11education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be
12reduced by $4.25. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
13planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
14include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant
15in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) (b) is required to work fewer than 30
16hours per week because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in
17s. 49.147 (1) (c), the grant amount under this paragraph may be reduced by an
18amount equal to the product of $4.25 and the difference between 30 and the number
19of hours the participant is required to work.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1815d 20Section 1815d. 49.148 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,864,2421 49.148 (1) (b) 2. For a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147
22(4) (c), minimum wage for every hour actually worked in the community service job,
23not to exceed 15 hours per week, paid by the employer, as defined in s. 49.147 (4) (c)
241.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1816 25Section 1816. 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,865,8
149.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
2placement, a grant of $518, paid monthly by the Wisconsin works agency or by the
3department under sub. (2)
. For every hour that the participant fails to participate
4in any required activity without good cause, including any activity under s. 49.147
5(5) (b) 1. a. to e., the Wisconsin works agency shall reduce the grant amount shall be
6reduced
by $4.25. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
7planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
8include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1817 9Section 1817. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,865,2110 49.148 (1m) (a) A custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less and
11who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a
12monthly grant of $555 unless another adult member of the custodial parent's
13Wisconsin works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin
14works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined
15in s. 49.147 (1) (c)
. A Wisconsin works agency may not require a participant under
16this subsection to participate in any employment positions. Receipt of a grant under
17this subsection does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works employment
18position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b)
19or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the
20date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s.
2149.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1817b 22Section 1817b. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
23Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,866,1024 49.148 (1m) (a) A custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less and
25who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a

1monthly grant of $555 unless another adult member of the custodial parent's
2Wisconsin works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin
3works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined
4in s. 49.147 (1) (c). A Wisconsin works agency may not require a participant under
5this subsection to participate in any employment positions. Receipt of a grant under
6this subsection does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works employment
7position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b)
82. or (c) 4. or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months
9after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance
10under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1817c 11Section 1817c. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,866,2112 49.148 (1m) (b) Receipt of a grant under this subsection constitutes
13participation in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes of the time
14limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) 2. or (c) 4. or (5) (b) 2. if the
15child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the date that the
16participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a
17Wisconsin works employment position unless the child was conceived as a result of
18a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2) or (3) in which the mother did not
19indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or of incest in violation
20of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual assault has been reported to a
21physician and to law enforcement authorities.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1819b 22Section 1819b. 49.148 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820 23Section 1820. 49.148 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,867,1224 49.148 (4) Drug testing. (a) A Wisconsin works agency shall require a
25participant in a community service job or transitional placement who, after August

122, 1996, was convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element
2possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of
3a controlled substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are
4positive, the Wisconsin works agency shall decrease the pre-sanction benefit
5amount for that participant by not more than 15% for not fewer than 12 months, or
6for the remainder of the participant's period of participation in a community service
7job or transitional placement, if less than 12 months. The Wisconsin works agency
8may require the participant to submit to a test for the use of a controlled substance
9not more than every 3 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the result of each test is
10negative and the individual is still a participant in a community service job or
11transitional placement, the Wisconsin works agency shall discontinue the reduction
12under this subsection.
AB100-engrossed,867,1613 (b) The Wisconsin works agency may require an individual who tests positive
14for use of a controlled substance under par. (a) to participate in a drug abuse
15evaluation, assessment and treatment program as part of the participation
16requirement under s. 49.147 (4) (as) or (5) (bs).
AB100-engrossed,867,1917 (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the participant was convicted more than 5
18years prior to the date on which the participant applied for a Wisconsin works
19employment position.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820c 20Section 1820c. 49.15 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,867,23 2149.15 Wisconsin works; 2-parent families. (1) Definition. In this section,
22"other parent" means a parent who is not a participant in a Wisconsin works
23employment position.
AB100-engrossed,868,9 24(2) Requirements for nonparticipant parent. (a) If a participant in a
25Wisconsin works employment position resides with the other parent of a dependent

1child with respect to whom the participant is a custodial parent, the other parent
2shall participate in activities described under sub. (3) if the Wisconsin works group
3receives federally funded child care assistance on behalf of the dependent child. The
4other parent shall participate in activities described under sub. (3) for a number of
5hours per week that is at least equal to the difference between 55 hours and the sum
6of the number of hours that the participant in the Wisconsin works employment
7position participates in the Wisconsin works employment position and the number
8of hours that the participant in the Wisconsin works employment position
9participates in any activity described in sub. (3) during that week.
AB100-engrossed,868,1210 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the other parent is disabled, as defined by
11the department, or is caring for a severely disabled child, as defined by the
12department.
AB100-engrossed,868,15 13(3) Prescribed work activities. An individual who is subject to the work
14requirement under sub. (2) may satisfy the requirement only by participating in any
15of the following activities:
AB100-engrossed,868,1616 (a) Unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (a).
AB100-engrossed,868,1717 (b) Subsidized employment, as defined by the department.
AB100-engrossed,868,1918 (c) If sufficient private sector employment is not available, work experience, as
19defined by the department.
AB100-engrossed,868,2020 (d) On-the-job training, as defined by the department.
AB100-engrossed,868,2121 (e) A community service program, as defined by the department.
AB100-engrossed,869,9 22(4) Grant. An individual who satisfies the requirement under sub. (2) by
23participating in any of the activities under sub. (3) (b) to (e) shall receive a monthly
24grant of $555, paid by the Wisconsin works agency. For every hour that the
25individual fails to participate for the required hours under sub. (2) without good

1cause and for every hour that the individual participates in an activity under sub.
2(3) (a) to satisfy the requirement under sub. (2), the grant amount shall be reduced
3by $4.25. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment planner
4in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include
5required court appearances for a victim of domestic violence. If the individual is
6required under sub. (2) to work fewer than 30 hours per week, the grant amount shall
7be reduced by an amount equal to the product of $4.25 and the difference between
830 and the number of hours that the individual is required to participate under sub.
9(2).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820d 10Section 1820d. 49.151 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,869,2311 49.151 (1) Refusal to participate. (intro.) A participant who refuses to
12participate 3 times in any Wisconsin works employment position component is
13ineligible to participate in that component. A participant is also ineligible to
14participate in that Wisconsin works employment position component if an individual
15in the participant's Wisconsin works group is subject to the work requirement under
16s. 49.15 (2) and refuses 3 times to participate as required.
A participant whom the
17Wisconsin works agency has determined is ineligible under this section for a
18particular Wisconsin works employment position component may be eligible to
19participate in any other Wisconsin works employment position component in which
20the participant has not refused to participate 3 times. A participant refuses to
21participate in a Wisconsin works employment position component if the
participant
22does
or an individual who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15 (2)
23demonstrates a refusal to participate if
any of the following applies:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820e 24Section 1820e. 49.151 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,870,4
149.151 (1) (a) Expresses The participant, or an individual who is in the
2participant's Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement
3under s. 49.15 (2), expresses
verbally or in writing to a Wisconsin works agency that
4he or she refuses to participate.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820f 5Section 1820f. 49.151 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,870,126 49.151 (1) (b) Fails The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
7Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
8(2), fails, without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency,
to
9appear for an interview with a prospective employer or, if the participant is in a
10Wisconsin works transitional placement, the participant fails to appear for an
11assigned activity, including an activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to e., without good
12cause, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820g 13Section 1820g. 49.151 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,870,1714 49.151 (1) (c) Voluntarily The participant, or an individual who is in the
15participant's Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement
16under s. 49.15 (2), voluntarily
leaves appropriate employment or training without
17good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820h 18Section 1820h. 49.151 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,870,2119 49.151 (1) (d) Loses The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
20Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
21(2), loses
employment as a result of being discharged for cause.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1820j 22Section 1820j. 49.151 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,871,223 49.151 (1) (e) Demonstrates The participant, or an individual who is in the
24participant's Wisconsin works group and who is subject to the work requirement
25under s. 49.15 (2), demonstrates
through other behavior or action, as specified by the

1department by rule, that he or she refuses to participate in a Wisconsin works
2employment position.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1828 3Section 1828. 49.152 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,871,124 49.152 (1) Petition for review. Any individual whose application for any
5component of
Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (1) to (5) is not acted upon by the
6Wisconsin works agency with reasonable promptness after the filing of the
7application, as defined by the department by rule, or is denied in whole or in part,
8whose benefit is modified or canceled, or who believes that the benefit was calculated
9incorrectly or that the employment position in which the individual was placed is
10inappropriate
, may petition the Wisconsin works agency for a review of such action.
11Review is unavailable if the action by the Wisconsin works agency occurred more
12than 45 days prior to submission of the petition for review.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1829 13Section 1829. 49.152 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,871,2014 49.152 (2) (a) (intro.) Upon a timely petition under sub. (1), the Wisconsin
15works agency shall give the applicant or participant reasonable notice and
16opportunity for a review. The Wisconsin works agency shall render its decision as
17soon as possible after the review and shall send by 1st class mail a certified copy of
18its decision to the last-known address of the applicant or participant. The Wisconsin
19works agency shall deny a petition for a review or shall refuse to grant relief if the
20petitioner does any of the following:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1830 21Section 1830. 49.152 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,871,2422 49.152 (2) (b) 1. Within 15 21 days of receiving after the date on which the
23certified copy of
the decision of the Wisconsin works agency is mailed, the applicant
24or participant petitions the department for a review of that decision.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1831 25Section 1831. 49.152 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,872,3
149.152 (2) (c) 1. Within 15 21 days after receiving the date on which the certified
2copy of
the decision of the Wisconsin works agency is mailed, the applicant petitions
3the department for a review of the decision.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1831g 4Section 1831g. 49.152 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,872,185 49.152 (2) (d) If the department reviews a decision under par. (b) and upon
6receipt of a petition or request under par. (c) the department shall give the applicant
7or participant reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair hearing and shall permit
8the applicant or participant to present evidence and testimony and to be represented
9by counsel at the hearing and to have access to records in preparation for the hearing.
10The department may make any additional investigation that it considers necessary.
11Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant or participant and, if
12appropriate, to the county clerk. The Wisconsin works agency may be represented
13at the hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
14hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the applicant or participant,
15the county clerk, if appropriate, and the Wisconsin works agency. The decision of the
16department shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may
17require. The department shall deny a petition for a hearing or shall refuse to grant
18relief if the applicant or participant does any of the following:
AB100-engrossed,872,1919 a. Withdraws the petition in writing.
AB100-engrossed,872,2220 b. Abandons the petition. Abandonment occurs if the applicant or participant
21fails to appear in person or by representative at a scheduled hearing without good
22cause as defined by the department by rule.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1832 23Section 1832. 49.152 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,873,824 49.152 (3) Remedies. (a) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin
25works agency or the department determines that an individual, whose application

1for a Wisconsin works employment position was denied based on eligibility, was in
2fact eligible, or that the individual was placed in an inappropriate Wisconsin works
3employment position, the Wisconsin works agency shall place the individual in the
4first available Wisconsin works employment position that is appropriate for that
5individual, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency or the department. An
6individual who is placed in a Wisconsin works employment position under this
7paragraph is eligible for the benefit for that position under s. 49.148 beginning on the
8date on which the individual begins participation under s. 49.147.
AB100-engrossed,873,149 (b) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin works agency or the
10department determines that a participant's benefit was improperly modified or
11canceled, or was calculated incorrectly, the Wisconsin works agency shall restore the
12benefit to the level determined to be appropriate by the Wisconsin works agency or
13by the department retroactive to the date on which the benefit was first improperly
14modified or canceled or incorrectly calculated.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1833c 15Section 1833c. 49.153 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 3, is
16repealed.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1838 17Section 1838. 49.155 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1) (am).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1839 18Section 1839. 49.155 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,873,2119 49.155 (1) (c) Notwithstanding s. 49.141 (1) (j), "parent" means a custodial
20parent, guardian, foster parent, treatment foster parent, legal custodian or a person
21acting in the place of a parent.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1840 22Section 1840. 49.155 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,874,223 49.155 (1d) Child care certification rules. (a) The department shall
24promulgate rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers
25under s. 48.651. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level II

1certified family day care provider, the department may not include a requirement for
2training for providers.
AB100-engrossed,874,113 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to establish quality of care
4standards for child care providers that are higher than the quality of care standards
5required for licensure under s. 48.65 or for certification under s. 48.651. The
6standards established by rules promulgated under this paragraph shall consist of
7the standards provided for the accreditation of day care centers by the national
8association for the education of young children or any other comparable standards
9that the department may establish, including standards regarding the turnover of
10child care provider staff and the training and benefits provided for child care
11provider staff.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1841 12Section 1841. 49.155 (1g) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,874,1313 49.155 (1g) (title) Distribution of funds.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1842 14Section 1842. 49.155 (1j) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,874,1515 49.155 (1j) (title) Unanticipated federal funds.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1843 16Section 1843. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,874,2017 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a custodial parent of a child who is
18under the age of 13, or is a person who, under s. 48.57 (3m), is providing care and
19maintenance for a child who is under the age of 13, and child care services for that
20child are needed in order for the individual to do any of the following:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1844 21Section 1844. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,875,422 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. If the individual is under 20 years of age, but is not subject
23to the school attendance requirement under s. 49.26 (1) (ge) and the individual
24resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57
25(3m) or is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a group

1home or an independent living arrangement supervised by an adult, obtain a high
2school diploma or participate in a course of study meeting the standards established
3by the state superintendent of public instruction for the granting of a declaration of
4equivalency of high school graduation.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1845 5Section 1845. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,875,86 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works employment position, including
7participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s. 49.147 (2) (a)
8and
in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am), (4) (am) or (5) (bm).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1845b 9Section 1845b. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
10Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,875,1411 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works employment position, including
12participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s. 49.147 (2) (a)
13and in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am), (4) (am) (b) 1. a. or
14(5) (bm).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1845m 15Section 1845m. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,875,1716 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component
17of the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124 (1m).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1846 18Section 1846. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,876,319 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) Participate in other employment skills training,
20including an English as a 2nd language course, if the Wisconsin works agency
21determines that the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain
22employment; a course of study meeting the standards established by the secretary
23of education
state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for the
24granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation; a course of study
25at a technical college; or participation in educational courses that provide an

1employment skill, as determined by the department. An individual may receive aid
2under this subdivision for up to one year. An individual may not receive aid under
3this subdivision unless the individual meets at least one of the following conditions:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1846d 4Section 1846d. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
5Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100-engrossed,876,176 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) Participate in other employment skills training,
7including an English as a 2nd language course, if the Wisconsin works agency
8determines that the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain
9employment; a course of study meeting the standards established by the state
10superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a
11declaration of equivalency of high school graduation; a course of study at a technical
12college, if the Wisconsin works agency determines that the course would facilitate
13the individual's efforts to obtain or maintain employment; or participation in
14educational courses that provide an employment skill, as determined by the
15department. An individual may receive aid under this subdivision for up to two
16years. An individual may not receive aid under this subdivision unless the
17individual meets at least one of the following conditions:
AB100-engrossed, s. 1847 18Section 1847. 49.155 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1m) (b)
19(intro.) and amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,876,2120 49.155 (1m) (b) (intro.) The individual meets the eligibility conditions criteria
21under s. all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,876,22 221. Section 49.145 (2) (c) to, (f) and (g) and.
AB100-engrossed,876,25 233. Section 49.145 (3) (a), except that an individual may be eligible for a child
24care subsidy under this section regardless of the number of days the individual has
25resided in this state prior to applying for the child care subsidy
.
AB100-engrossed, s. 1848
1Section 1848. 49.155 (1m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-engrossed,877,22 49.155 (1m) (b) 2. Section 49.145 (2) (s).
AB100-engrossed, s. 1850 3Section 1850. 49.155 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
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