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(2) (cr) Provide, or contract with another person to provide,
budgeting
6and financial planning services, including credit establishment
and credit repair
7assistance training to participants.
Prior to providing, or contracting with another
8to provide, the assistance specified under this paragraph, the Wisconsin works
9agency shall submit a proposed plan for the provision of that assistance to the
10department. The secretary shall submit each proposed plan to the cochairpersons
11of the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 days after receiving the proposed
12plans, the cochairpersons do not notify the secretary that the joint committee on
13finance has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plans, the
14department shall direct each Wisconsin works agency that submitted proposed plans
15to implement the plans. If, within 14 days, the co-chairs notify the secretary that
16they have scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plans, no
17Wisconsin works agency may implement its plan until the joint committee on finance
18approves the plan. Every January 31, the department shall submit to the joint
19committee on finance a report specifying the total amount expended in the previous
20year for the provision of credit establishment and credit repair assistance under this
21paragraph.
SB45, s. 1222
22Section
1222. 49.143 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (e) To the extent permitted under federal law or waiver, certify
24eligibility for and issue food coupons
to eligible Wisconsin works participants in
25conformity with 7 USC 2011 to 2029 as provided in ss. 46.215 (1g) and 46.22 (1g).
SB45, s. 1223
1Section
1223. 49.143 (2) (em) of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (em) 1.
2and amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (em) 1.
Determine Except as provided in subd. 2., determine 4eligibility for child care assistance under s. 49.155 and refer eligible families to
5county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 for child care services.
SB45, s. 1224
6Section
1224. 49.143 (2) (em) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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(2) (em) 2. If required under s. 49.155 (3) (a) or (am), certify child care
8providers under s. 48.651 and administer child care assistance under s. 49.155.
SB45, s. 1225
9Section
1225. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.145
(2) (n) 1. a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
1149.193
, 1997 stats. Active participation
on or after October 1, 1996, in the job
12opportunities and basic skills program
begins to count
counts toward the 60-month
13limit
beginning on October 1, 1996.
SB45, s. 1226
14Section
1226. 49.145 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.145
(3) (a)
Resource limitations. The individual is a member of a Wisconsin
16works group whose assets do not exceed $2,500 in combined equity value. In
17determining the combined equity value of assets, the Wisconsin works agency shall
18exclude the equity value of vehicles up to a total equity value of $10,000,
the value
19of an individual development account established under s. 49.187 and one home that
20serves as the homestead for the Wisconsin works group.
SB45, s. 1227
21Section
1227. 49.145 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 1228
22Section
1228. 49.145 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) Review of eligibility. A Wisconsin works agency shall periodically
24review an individual's eligibility. The individual remains eligible under sub. (3) until
25the Wisconsin works group's assets
exceed the asset limits for at least 2 months or
1until the or income
of the Wisconsin works group is expected to exceed the
asset or 2income
limits limit under sub. (3) for at least 2 consecutive months.
SB45, s. 1229
3Section
1229. 49.147 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1m) Educational needs assessment. Upon determining that the
5appropriate placement for an individual is in unsubsidized employment or a trial job,
6the Wisconsin works agency shall conduct an educational needs assessment of the
7individual. If the Wisconsin works agency determines that the individual needs
8basic education, including a course of study meeting the standards established under
9s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation,
10and if the individual wishes to pursue basic education, the Wisconsin works agency
11shall include basic education in an employability plan developed for the individual.
12The Wisconsin works agency shall pay for the basic education services identified in
13the employability plan.
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(4) (c) 1g. `Limited participation.' Not more than 2,500 participants
17statewide may participate under this paragraph at any given time. The department
18shall allocate the 2,500 slots among the Wisconsin works agencies based on a formula
19developed by the department.
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(4) (c) 2. `Eligibility.' A Wisconsin works agency may not place an
23individual under this paragraph unless the
Wisconsin works agency determines that
24the individual is
working at least 15 hours per week in an qualified for unsubsidized
1job employment but has been unable to secure full-time unsubsidized employment
2despite reasonable efforts on the part of the individual.
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(4) (c) 3. `Work supplementation.' The Wisconsin works agency may
6require a participant under this paragraph to work
in a community service job for 7not more than
the lesser of the following in a community service job under this
8paragraph: 30 hours per week and to participate in job search activities for not more
9than 10 hours per week.
SB45, s. 1235
14Section
1235. 49.1475 of the statutes is created to read:
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1549.1475 Follow-up services. Following any follow-up period required by the
16contract entered into under s. 49.143, a Wisconsin works agency may provide case
17management services for an individual who moves from a Wisconsin works
18employment position to unsubsidized employment to help the individual retain the
19unsubsidized employment. Case management services may include the provision of
20employment skills training; English as a 2nd language classes, if the Wisconsin
21works agency determines that the course will facilitate the individual's efforts to
22retain employment; a course of study meeting the standards established under s.
23115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation;
24or other remedial education courses. The Wisconsin works agency may provide case
25management services regardless of the individual's income and asset levels.
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(1) (b) 1. For a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147
4(4) (b), a monthly grant of $673 paid by the Wisconsin works agency
or by the
5department under sub. (2).
If a participant in a community service job under s.
649.147 (4) (b) is required to work fewer than 30 hours per week because the
7participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c), the
8Wisconsin works agency may reduce the monthly grant in accordance with a
9schedule developed by the department by rule. For every hour that the participant
10misses work or education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount
11shall be reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and
12employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good
13cause shall include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
If a
14participant in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) (b) is required to work
15fewer than 30 hours per week because the participant has unsubsidized
16employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c), the grant amount under this paragraph
17may be reduced by an amount equal to the product of $5.15 and the difference
18between 30 and the number of hours the participant is required to work.
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(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 30 hours per week, paid by the employer, as defined in s. 49.147 (4)
24(c) 1.
SB45, s. 1238
25Section
1238. 49.151 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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149.151
(1) (f) If the individual is a participant under s. 49.147 (4) (c), the
2individual fails, without good cause, to participate in job search activities required
3under s. 49.147 (4) (c) 3.
SB45, s. 1239
4Section
1239. 49.155 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(1) (ad) "Administering agency" means the county department, a tribal
6governing body or the Wisconsin works agency that is required by the department
7under sub. (3) (a) or (am) to administer child care assistance under this section.
SB45, s. 1240
8Section
1240. 49.155 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(1) (aj) "County department" means a county department under s.
1046.215, 46.22 or 46.23.
SB45, s. 1241
11Section
1241. 49.155 (1) (aL) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(1) (aL) "Disabled" means physically or mentally incapable of caring for
13oneself.
SB45, s. 1242
14Section
1242. 49.155 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1) (am) "Level I certified family day care provider" means a day care
16provider certified under s. 48.651
(1) (1m) (a).
SB45, s. 1243
17Section
1243. 49.155 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1) (b) "Level II certified family day care provider" means a day care
19provider certified under s. 48.651
(1) (1m) (b).
SB45, s. 1244
20Section
1244. 49.155 (1g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1g) Distribution of funds. (intro.) Subject to sub. (1j)
and s. 16.54 (2),
22the department shall, within the limits of the availability of the federal child care and
23development block grant funds received under
42 USC 9858, do all of the following:
SB45, s. 1245
24Section
1245. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.155
(1g) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), distribute
2$4,315,000 $15,178,900 in fiscal year
1997-98 1999-2000 and
$4,315,000 3$12,878,900 in fiscal year
1998-99
2000-01 for the purposes of providing technical
4assistance for child care providers and of administering the child care program under
5this section and for grants under s. 49.136 (2) for the start-up and expansion of child
6day care services, and for child day care start-up and expansion planning, for grants
7and low-interest loans under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral
8services, for grants under s. 49.137 (3) to assist child care providers in meeting the
9quality of care standards established under sub. (1d), and for a system of rates or a
10program of grants, as provided under sub. (1d), to reimburse child care providers that
11meet those quality of care standards and for grants under s. 49.137 (2) and contracts
12under s. 49.137 (4) to improve the quality of child day care services in this state.
SB45, s. 1246
13Section
1246. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1g) (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc)
, transfer
15$1,687,400 $3,596,900 in fiscal year
1997-98 1999-2000 and
$1,687,400 $3,745,200 16in fiscal year
1998-99 2000-01 to the appropriation under s. 20.435
(6) (3) (kx)
, and
17transfer $20,700 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $27,700 in fiscal year 2000-01 to the
18appropriation under s. 20.435 (8) (kx), for the purpose of day care center licensing
19under s. 48.65.
SB45, s. 1247
20Section
1247. 49.155 (1g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(1g) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), transfer
22$182,200 in each fiscal year to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (kx) for the
23administration of day care programs for foster parents in a county having a
24population of 500,000 or more.
SB45, s. 1248
25Section
1248. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.155
(1m) Eligibility. (intro.) A Wisconsin works agency shall determine
2eligibility for a child care subsidy under this section. Under this section, an
3individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who has not attained the
4age of 13
or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age of 19, if the
5individual meets all of the following conditions:
SB45, s. 1249
6Section
1249. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a parent of a child who is under the
8age of 13
, or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a person who, under
9s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), is providing care and maintenance for a child who is under the
10age of 13
, or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; and child care services
11for that child are needed in order for the individual to do any of the following:
SB45, s. 1250
12Section
1250. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1m) (a) 4. (intro.)
Participate in other employment skills training If the
14Wisconsin works agency determines that basic education would facilitate the
15individual's efforts to obtain or maintain employment, participate in basic education,
16including an English as a 2nd language course
, if the Wisconsin works agency
17determines that the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain
18employment;
literacy tutoring; or a course of study meeting the standards
19established by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for
20the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation
; a course of
21study at a technical college, if the Wisconsin works agency determines that the
22course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain or maintain employment; or 23participation in educational courses that provide an employment skill, as
24determined by the department. An individual may receive aid under this subdivision
1for up to
two 2 years. An individual may not receive aid under this subdivision unless
2the individual meets at least one of the following conditions:
SB45, s. 1251
3Section
1251. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1m) (a) 4. a. The individual
has been is employed in unsubsidized
5employment
for 9 consecutive months and continues to be so employed.
SB45, s. 1252
6Section
1252. 49.155 (1m) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(1m) (a) 5. Participate in a course of study at a technical college, or
8participate in educational courses that provide an employment skill, as determined
9by the department, if the Wisconsin works agency determines that the course or
10courses would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain or maintain employment.
11An individual may receive aid under this subdivision for up to 2 years. An individual
12may not receive aid under this subdivision unless the individual meets at least one
13of the following conditions:
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a. The individual has been employed in unsubsidized employment for 3
15consecutive months and continues to be so employed.
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b. The individual is a participant in a Wisconsin works employment position.
SB45, s. 1253
17Section
1253. 49.155 (1m) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 1254
18Section
1254. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1m) (c)
191. (intro.) and amended to read:
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(1m) (c) 1. (intro.) The gross income of the individual's family is at or
21below
165% 185% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family
22or, for an individual who is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section,
23the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for
24a family the size of the individual's family. In calculating the gross income of the
25family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145
1(3) (b) 1.
to and 3.
, except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the
2Wisconsin works agency shall include the sum of the following:
SB45, s. 1255
3Section
1255. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(1m) (c) 1. a. Net earnings reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
SB45, s. 1256
5Section
1256. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(1m) (c) 1. b. Depreciation expenses, personal business and
7entertainment expenses, personal transportation costs, purchases of capitol
8equipment and payments on the principal of loans.
SB45, s. 1257
9Section
1257. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1m) (c) 1g. The individual is a foster parent of the child and the child's
11biological or adoptive family
meets the asset limit under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and has a
12gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross
13income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall
14include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1.
to
and 3.
SB45, s. 1258
15Section
1258. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(1m) (c) 1h. The individual is a relative of the child, is providing care
17for the child under a court order and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) on
18behalf of the child and the child's biological or adoptive family
meets the asset limit
19under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty
20line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the
21Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1.
to 22and 3.
SB45, s. 1259
23Section
1259. 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1m) (c) 3. The individual was eligible for a child care subsidy under s.
2549.191 (2)
, 1997 stats., on or after May 10, 1996, and received a child care subsidy
1on or after May 10, 1996, but lost the subsidy solely because of increased income, and
2the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for
3a family the size of the individual's family. This subdivision does not apply to an
4individual whose family's gross income increased to more than 200% of the poverty
5line for a family the size of the individual's family.
SB45, s. 1260
6Section
1260. 49.155 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (title)
County
Child care administration.
SB45, s. 1261
8Section
1261. 49.155 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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49.155
(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the department may require a
10Wisconsin works agency, a tribal governing body or a county department to
11administer child care assistance under this section. If the department requires a
12county department to administer child care assistance under this section, the
13Wisconsin works agency shall refer an individual who has been determined eligible
14under sub. (1m) to the county department for child care assistance.
SB45, s. 1262
15Section
1262. 49.155 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(3) (am) In a county with a population of 500,000 or more, the
17department shall require a Wisconsin works agency in that county to administer
18child care assistance under this section.
SB45, s. 1263
19Section
1263. 49.155 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (b) (intro.) The
county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23
21shall administer child care assistance under this section. In administering child care
22assistance under this section, the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 23administering agency shall do all of the following:
SB45, s. 1264
24Section
1264. 49.155 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (a) The department shall reimburse child care providers or shall
2distribute funds to
county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 3administering agencies for child care services provided under this section and to
4private nonprofit agencies that provide child care for children of migrant workers.
SB45, s. 1265
5Section
1265. 49.155 (3m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (3m) (b)
6(intro.) and amended to read:
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(3m) (b)
Not more than 5%, or $20,000, whichever is greater, of Of the
8funds distributed under par. (a)
not more than the greatest of the following may be
9used for the costs of administering the program under this section
.:
SB45, s. 1266
10Section
1266. 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.155
(3m) (b) 1. Five percent of the funds distributed under par. (a) in the
12current year.