9,1252
Section
1252. 49.155 (1m) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (1m) (a) 5. Participate in a course of study at a technical college, or participate in educational courses that provide an employment skill, as determined by the department, if the Wisconsin works agency determines that the course or courses would facilitate the individual's efforts to
obtain or maintain employment. An individual may receive aid under this subdivision for up to 2 years.
9,1253
Section
1253. 49.155 (1m) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
9,1254
Section
1254. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) The gross income of the individual's family is at or below 165% 185% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to and 3., except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the Wisconsin works agency shall include the sum of the following:
9,1255
Section
1255. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1. a. Net earnings reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
9,1256
Section
1256. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1. b. Depreciation expenses, personal business and entertainment expenses, personal transportation costs, purchases of capitol equipment and payments on the principal of loans.
9,1257
Section
1257. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. The individual is a foster parent of the child and the child's biological or adoptive family meets the asset limit under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to
and 3.
9,1258
Section
1258. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. The individual is a relative of the child, is providing care for the child under a court order and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) on behalf of the child and the child's biological or adoptive family meets the asset limit under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to
and 3.
9,1259
Section
1259. 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 3. The individual was eligible for a child care subsidy under s. 49.191 (2), 1997 stats., on or after May 10, 1996, and received a child care subsidy on or after May 10, 1996, but lost the subsidy solely because of increased income, and the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. This subdivision does not apply to an individual whose family's gross income increased to more than 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family.
9,1265
Section
1265. 49.155 (3m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (3m) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.155 (3m) (b) Not more than 5%, or $20,000, whichever is greater, of Of the funds distributed under par. (a) not more than the greatest of the following may be used for the costs of administering the program under this section.:
9,1266
Section
1266. 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (3m) (b) 1. Five percent of the funds distributed under par. (a) in the current year.
9,1267
Section
1267. 49.155 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (3m) (b) 2. Five percent of the funds distributed under par. (a) in the immediately preceding year.
9,1268
Section
1268. 49.155 (3m) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
49.155 (3m) (b) 3. Twenty thousand dollars.
9,1270p
Section 1270p. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (5) Liability for payment. An individual is liable for the percentage of the cost of the child care that the department specified by the department in a printed copayment schedule. An individual who is under the age of 20 and is attending high school or participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation may not be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the type of child care received and the number of children receiving child care.
49.161 (1) Trial jobs and wage-paying community service jobs overpayments. Notwithstanding s. 49.96, the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a) and (b) 2. from an individual who receives or has received benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a) or (b) 2. The value of the benefit liable for recovery under this subsection may not exceed the amount that the department paid in wage subsidies with respect to that participant while the participant was ineligible to participate. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and procedures for administrating this subsection.
49.161 (2) Grant-paying community Community service jobs and transitional placements overpayments. Except as provided in sub. (3), the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. and or (c) from an individual who continues to receive benefits under s. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. and (c) by reducing the amount of the individual's benefit payment by no more than 10%.
9,1276f
Section 1276f. 49.1635 of the statutes is created to read:
49.1635 Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation. (1) To the extent permitted under federal law and subject to sub. (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (md) the department shall distribute to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation an amount equal to the amount received by the foundation from private donations, but not to exceed $100,000 in each fiscal year. Except as provided in sub. (4), funds distributed under this subsection may be used only for the provision of legal services to individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq. and whose incomes are at or below 200% of the poverty line.
(2) The department may not distribute funds under sub. (1) until the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation reports to the department the amount received by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation in private donations.
(3) If the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation receives funds under sub. (1), it shall do all of the following:
(a) Develop a separate account for the funds distributed under sub. (1).
(b) Require each organization to which the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation distributes funds received under sub. (1) to match 100% of the amount distributed to that organization that is attributable to the funds received by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation under sub. (1).
(c) Annually, prepare a report for distribution to the joint committee on finance that specifies the organizations that received funding under this section.
(4) Not more than 10% of the total funds received by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation may be used for administration.
9,1277
Section
1277. 49.167 of the statutes is created to read:
49.167 Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program. (1) The department shall award grants to counties, tribal governing bodies and private entities to provide community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that are targeted at individuals who have a family income of not more than 200% of the poverty line and who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq. and that do all of the following:
(a) Meet the special needs of low-income persons with problems resulting from alcohol or other drug abuse.
(b) Emphasize parent education, vocational and housing assistance and coordination with other community programs and with treatment under intensive care.
(2) The department shall do all of the following with respect to the grants under par. (a):
(a) Award the grants in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures.
(b) Ensure that the grants are distributed in both urban and rural communities.
(c) Evaluate the programs under the grants by use of client-outcome measurements that the department develops.
(3) The department shall coordinate the grant program under this section with any similar grant program administered by the department of health and family services.
9,1277g
Section 1277g. 49.169 of the statutes is created to read:
49.169
Family literacy grants.
(1) In this section, "family literacy training" means literacy training that focuses on interactive literacy activities between parents and their children and that aims at improving the literacy skills of both parents and their children.
(2) The department shall award not more than $1,404,100 in grants to qualified applicants for the provision of
family literacy training to individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et. seq.
(3) To qualify for a grant under sub. (2), the applicant must be an organization that has a demonstrated history of providing literacy training to adults and children and must fulfill any other criteria developed under sub. (4).
(4) The department, in consultation with the technical college system board, the department of public instruction and the governor's office, shall develop written criteria to be used to evaluate the grant proposals and to allocate the grants under this section among the successful grant applicants.
(5) The department shall require grant recipients to coordinate with the appropriate Wisconsin works agencies to ensure that those participants in Wisconsin works who are served by those Wisconsin works agencies and who need
family literacy training receive adequate family literacy training.
9,1277v
Section 1277v. 49.173 of the statutes is created to read:
49.173 Workforce attachment. (1) The department shall distribute funds to Wisconsin works agencies and to local workforce development boards established under
29 USC 2832 to provide all of the following to any person who is eligible for the federal temporary assistance to needy families program under
42 USC 601 et. seq.:
(a) Job readiness training and job placement services to unemployed persons.
(b) Basic job skills development to unemployed or recently employed persons.
(c) Services to assist recently employed persons with job retention.
(d) Incumbent worker training to promote job advancement and increased earnings.
(e) Services to employers to assist them in retaining workers and providing workers with position advancement.
(2) (a) The department shall allocate a portion of the amount to be distributed under sub. (1) and shall distribute that portion in equal amounts among all of the Wisconsin works agencies.
(b) The department shall distribute the amount that remains after the distribution under par. (a) to each Wisconsin works agency and local workforce development board based on the criteria specified in sub. (3).
(3) (a) The department shall allocate and distribute funds under sub. (2) (b) to Wisconsin works agencies based on the number of persons in all of the following case categories served by that Wisconsin works agency:
1. Case management.
2. Food stamp employment and training.
3. Diversion, as defined by the department.
4. Noncustodial parents.
5. Child care.
(b) The department shall allocate and distribute to each local workforce development board funds under sub. (2) (b) based on a formula that takes into account all of the following:
1. The percentage of the population of the area served by the local board with an income at or below 200% of the poverty line.
2. Labor force participation.
3. The unemployment rate of the area served by the local board.
(4) The department shall require recipients of the funds distributed under this section to meet performance standards that are based on employment placement for unemployed persons, job retention rates of the persons served by the fund recipients, increased earnings of the persons served by the fund recipients, and increased child support collections for noncustodial parents served by the fund recipients.
49.175 Public assistance and local assistance allocations. (1) Allocation of funds. Within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (a), (br), (cm), (dc), (dz), (e), (em), (jL), (k), (L), (Lm), (mc), (md), (nL), (pm) and (ps), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:
(a) Wisconsin works benefits. For Wisconsin works benefits provided under contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2000, and ends on December 31, 2001, $24,649,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $49,309,600 in fiscal year 2000-01.
(b) Wisconsin works administration and ancillary services. For administration of Wisconsin works and program services under Wisconsin works performed under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2000, and ends on December 31, 2001, $64,216,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $128,433,800 in fiscal year 2000-01.
(c) Performance bonuses. For performance bonuses to Wisconsin works agencies that have entered into contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2000, and that ends on December 31, 2001, $3,706,300 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $7,413,100 in fiscal year 2000-01.
(cr) Credit assistance. For payments to Wisconsin works agencies in 1st class cities for the provision of credit establishment and credit repair assistance to Wisconsin works participants, not more than $3,000,000 in each fiscal year. Notwithstanding sub. (2), the department may not use any funds allocated under this paragraph for any other purpose under this subsection.
(d)
County community reinvestment. For reinvestment of funds into communities under s. 49.179, $2,779,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $5,559,800 in fiscal year 2000-01.
(e) Initial contracts. For contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that ends on December 31, 1999, $245,171,800 in fiscal year 1999-2000.
(f) Wisconsin works agency contingency fund. For contingency payments to Wisconsin works agencies for program costs, $102,000,000 in the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, to be distributed under criteria established by the department, except that the department may not distribute moneys allocated under this paragraph unless the joint committee on finance approves the distribution.
(g) State administration of public assistance programs. For state administration of public assistance programs, $31,831,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $31,783,200 in fiscal year 2000-01.
(h) Food stamps for legal immigrants. For food stamp benefits to qualified aliens under s. 49.124 (8), $420,000 in each fiscal year.
(i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138, $3,300,000 in each fiscal year.
(j) Funeral expenses. For funeral expenses under s. 49.30, $3,300,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $3,925,100 in fiscal year 2000-01.
(m) Children first. For services under the work experience program for noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, $1,140,000 in each fiscal year.
(n) Job access loans. For job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $600,000 in each fiscal year.
(o) Employment skills advancement grants. For employment skills advancement grants under s. 49.185, $100,000 in each fiscal year.
(p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155, $159,560,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $181,050,000 in fiscal year 2000-01.
