SB55-SSA1-SA2,721,22 221521. Page 1374, line 15: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,722,5
1"7. That the entered employment standard the department applies to
2determine whether a Wisconsin works agency meets the base contract and
3right-of-first-selection benchmarks requires the Wisconsin works agency to place
4at least 50% of Wisconsin works and food stamp employment and training program
5participants in unsubsidized employment.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,722,9 68. That, for purposes of applying the entered employment standard under
7subdivision 7., each participant who participates in unsubsidized employment is
8counted only once regardless of the number of times the participant participates in
9a new unsubsidized employment placement.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,722,22 109. That the performance standards the department applies to determine
11whether a Wisconsin works agency meets the base contract, right-of-first-selection,
12and tiers one and 2 unrestricted bonus funds benchmarks include a wage rate
13standard that measures the initial wage rate placement for each participant. For
14purposes of the base contract and right-of-first-selection benchmarks, the
15department shall require a Wisconsin works agency to have a wage rate equal to the
16average wage rate in the county in which the Wisconsin works agency contracts. For
17purposes of the tier one unrestricted bonus funds benchmark, the department shall
18require a Wisconsin works agency to have a wage rate equal to 102.5% of the average
19wage rate for the base contract and right-of-first-selection benchmarks. For
20purposes of the tier 2 unrestricted bonus funds benchmark, the department shall
21require a Wisconsin works agency to have a wage rate equal to 105% of the average
22wage rate for the base contract and right-of-first-selection benchmarks.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,722,24 2310. That, for informational purposes, the job retention standard also measures
24the percentage of participants who remain employed after 360 days.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,723,8
111. That the job retention standard requires 85% of Wisconsin works and food
2stamp employment and training program participants to remain employed after a
330-day follow-up for purposes of the base contract and right-of-first-selection
4benchmarks, requires 90% of Wisconsin works and food stamp employment and
5training participants to remain employed after a 30-day follow-up for purposes of
6the tier one unrestricted bonus funds, and requires 95% of Wisconsin works and food
7stamp employment and training program participants to remain employed after a
830-day follow-up for purposes of the tier 2 unrestricted bonus funds benchmark.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,723,19 912. That the full and appropriate engagement standard requires that 90% of
10Wisconsin works and food stamp employment and training program participants be
11appropriately engaged in work and educational activities with a current
12employability plan for purposes of the base contract and right-of-first-selection
13benchmarks, requires that 95% of Wisconsin works and food stamp employment and
14training program participants be appropriately engaged in work and educational
15activities with a current employability plan for purposes of the tier one unrestricted
16bonus funds benchmark, and requires that 100% of Wisconsin works and food stamp
17employment and training program participants be appropriately engaged in work
18and educational activities with a current employability plan for purposes of the tier
192 unrestricted bonus funds benchmark.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,724,2 2013. That the basic education activities standard requires that 90% of Wisconsin
21works participants are participating in appropriate education and training activities
22for purposes of the base contract and right-of-first-selection benchmarks, requires
23that 95% of Wisconsin works participants are participating in appropriate education
24and training activities for purposes of the tier one unrestricted bonus funds
25benchmark, and requires that 100% of Wisconsin works participants are

1participating in appropriate education and training activities for purposes of the tier
22 unrestricted bonus funds benchmark.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,724,9 314. That the educational attainment standard requires that 40% of Wisconsin
4works participants complete an education or training activity for purposes of the
5base contract and right-of-first-selection benchmarks, requires that 45% of
6Wisconsin works participants complete an education or training activity for
7purposes of the tier one unrestricted bonus funds benchmark, and requires that 50%
8of Wisconsin works participants complete an education or training activity for
9purposes of the tier 2 unrestricted bonus funds benchmark.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,724,13 1015. That the staff training standard requires that 100% of Wisconsin works
11agency employees and persons with whom the Wisconsin works agency contracts
12meet training requirements specified by the department for purposes of the base
13contract and right-of-first-selection benchmarks.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,724,18 1416. That the appropriate tier placement standard requires that 100% of
15Wisconsin works participants receive an assessment to determine appropriate
16placement in a Wisconsin works employment position within 30 days of applying to
17the program for purposes of the base contract and right-of-first-selection
18benchmarks.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,724,22 1917. That the department will not apply the staff training standard under
20subdivision 15. or the appropriate tier placement standard under subd. 16. to
21determine whether a Wisconsin works agency meets the tier one and tier 2
22unrestricted bonus funds benchmarks.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,725,2 2318. That the department will not apply the faith-based contracts standard or
24the supplemental security income program advocacy standard to determine whether

1a Wisconsin works agency meets the base contract, right-of-first-selection, or tier
2one and tier 2 unrestricted bonus funds benchmarks.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,725,7 319. That for purposes of determining whether a Wisconsin works agency meets
4the base contract and right-of-first-selection benchmarks, the department shall
5apply the employer health insurance standard and that the employer health
6insurance standard requires that 55% of participants placed in unsubsidized
7employment have employer health insurance.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,725,12 820. That for purposes of determining whether a Wisconsin works agency meets
9the tier one unrestricted bonus funds benchmark, the department shall apply the
10employer health insurance standard and that the employer health insurance
11standard requires that 60% of participants placed in unsubsidized employment have
12employer health insurance.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,725,17 1321. That for purposes of determining whether a Wisconsin works agency meets
14the tier 2 unrestricted bonus funds benchmark, the department shall apply the
15employer health insurance standard and that the employer health insurance
16standard requires that 65% of participants placed in unsubsidized employment have
17employer health insurance.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,725,18 181522. Page 1375, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,725,24 19"(10d) Early childhood excellence initiative; La Causa. Notwithstanding
20section 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, from the moneys allocated
21under section 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of
22workforce development shall provide, in each year of the 2001-03 fiscal biennium,
23a grant of $250,000 to La Causa, Inc., to expand its day care facilities and to provide
24community services.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,726,1
11523. Page 1375, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,726,2 2"(10c) Predatory residential real estate lending practices investigation.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,726,16 3(a) Grant for investigation of predatory residential real estate lending practices.
4From the appropriation under section 20.445 (1) (a) of the statutes, the department
5of workforce development shall award a grant of $150,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 to
6the Milwaukee Metropolitan Fair Housing Council, Inc., for the investigation of
7predatory practices of lenders in the making of loans that are secured by a first lien
8real estate mortgage on, or an equivalent security interest in, a one-family to
94-family dwelling that the borrower uses as his or her principal place of residence.
10The investigation shall examine the practices of lenders only in Milwaukee County.
11The investigation shall examine the practices of making loans based upon the equity
12in a property rather than on the particular borrower's ability to repay the loan,
13including credit insurance and other financial products as part of or in association
14with loans, and inducing borrowers to repeatedly refinance their loans, and shall
15examine any other unfair, deceptive, false, misleading, or unconscionable practices
16within the scope of the investigation.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,517 (b) Report on predatory residential real estate lending practices. By January
181, 2004, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Fair Housing Council, Inc., shall submit a
19report evaluating the results of its investigation under paragraph (a) to the secretary
20of workforce development, and by February 1, 2004, the secretary of workforce
21development shall forward copies of the report to the appropriate standing
22committees of the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the
23statutes, to the secretary of financial institutions, and to the governor. The report
24shall indicate the number of predatory practices discovered during the investigation,

1and, for each loan with regard to which a predatory practice is discovered, a
2description of the practice, the total amount of the loan, the cost to the borrower as
3a result of the practice, the income level, age, race, national origin, and gender of the
4borrower, and a description of the census block in which the real estate securing the
5loan is located.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,6 61524. Page 1375, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,12 7"(11e) Early childhood excellence initiative; Noel Learning Center.
8Notwithstanding section 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, from
9the moneys allocated under section 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes, as affected by this
10act, the department of workforce development shall provide, in fiscal year 2002-03,
11one grant of $50,000 to the Noel Learning Center to provide child care for low-income
12individuals.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,13 131525. Page 1375, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,19 14"(10b) Vocational rehabilitation report. By the first day of the 10th month
15after the effective date of this subsection, the subunit of the department of workforce
16development that deals with vocational rehabilitation shall report to the joint
17committee on finance of the legislature, to all other standing committees of the
18legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, and to
19the governor on all of the following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,21 20(a) Any reduction in the length of waiting lists that developed after August
212000 for clients of the vocational rehabilitation program.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,22 22(b) The status of personnel in the subunit.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,727,24 23(c) The current and future capacity of the subunit to meet vocational
24rehabilitation program client caseloads.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,1
11526. Page 1375, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,7 2"(10g) Community reinvestment funds for Milwaukee County.
3Notwithstanding section 49.175 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act, from
4the moneys allocated under section 49.175 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this
5act, the department shall provide $656,000 in fiscal year 2001-03 and $1,312,000 in
6fiscal year 2002-03 to Milwaukee County to provide services to individuals who are
7eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 to 619.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,8 81527. Page 1375, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,16 9"(11d) Investigation of discriminatory housing practices. From the
10appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (a) of the statutes, the department of
11workforce development shall distribute $80,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $80,000
12in fiscal year 2002-03 to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc., for
13the investigation of discriminatory housing practices. Of the amounts distributed
14under this subsection, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc., shall
15allocate $20,000 in each of those fiscal years for the investigation of discriminatory
16housing practices in each of the following areas:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,17 17(a) Milwaukee County.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,1818 (b) Dane County.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,1919 (c) Racine County.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,2020 (d) Brown, Fond Du Lac, Outagamie, and Winnebago counties.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,728,21 211528. Page 1375, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,4 22"(11vw) Apprenticeship marketing council; initial terms. Notwithstanding
23the length of terms specified for the members of the apprenticeship marketing
24council under section 15.227 (14) of the statutes, as created by this act, representing

1the interests of employees and the members of that council representing the interests
2of employers, the initial members of that council representing the interests of
3employees and the initial members of that council representing the interests of
4employers shall be appointed for the following terms:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,65 (l) One member representing employees and one member representing
6employers, for terms expiring on July 1, 2001.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,87 (m) One member representing employees and one member representing
8employers, for terms expiring on July 1, 2002.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,109 (n) Two members representing employees and 2 members representing
10employers, for terms expiring on July 1, 2003.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,11 11(11vx) Workplace diversity grant program.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,16 12(a) The department of workforce development shall administer a grant
13program under which local, nonprofit organizations that offer diversity training,
14basic employment skills development, or instruction in English as a 2nd language
15to employees and persons seeking employment may receive grants for the operation
16of those activities.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,1817 (b) A local, nonprofit organization is qualified for a grant under this subsection
18if any of the following applies:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,729,2219 1. The governing body of the local, nonprofit organization is comprised of
20representatives of private sector employers and local governmental units or
21agencies, and the local, nonprofit organization assists local employees in meeting
22their workforce needs.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,223 2. The local, nonprofit organization assists persons who have been convicted
24of a crime, whether employed or not, in strengthening or developing their

1employment skills and in making or easing their transition from incarceration to
2work.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,43 3. The local, nonprofit organization assists any of the following persons,
4whether employed or not, in preparing for or gaining entry into the skilled trades:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,65 a. Persons who are eligible for benefits under the Wisconsin works program
6under sections 49.141 to 49.161 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,77 b. Persons who are military veterans.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,88 c. Persons who have been convicted of a crime.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,99 d. Persons who are eligible for food stamps under section 49.124, 1999 stats.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,1110 e. Persons who are minority group members, as defined in section 560.036 (1)
11(f) of the statutes.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,1412 (c) To the extent practicable, the department of workforce development shall
13ensure that the grants under this subsection are awarded to local, nonprofit
14organizations from different geographic regions of the state.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,730,1815 (o) To qualify for a grant under this subsection, a local, nonprofit organization
16must apply to the department by December 1, 2002. The application shall describe
17how the organization qualifies for a grant under paragraphs (a) and (b) and how the
18organization will use the grant.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,731,219 (p) The department of workforce development shall promulgate emergency
20rules under section 227.24 of the statutes to establish criteria to be used in
21determining which qualified local, nonprofit organizations are eligible for grants
22under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes,
23the department of workforce development is not required to provide evidence that
24promulgating an emergency rule under this paragraph is necessary for the

1preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and is not required to provide
2a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,731,43 (q) The department of workforce development may not expend more than
4$30,000 as grants under this subsection for any given local, nonprofit organization.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,731,75 (r) By January 1, 2003, the department of workforce development shall make
6the grants under this subsection from the appropriation under section 20.445 (1) (d)
7of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,731,158 (s) By September 1, 2003, the department of workforce development shall
9report on the grant program under this subsection, including the uses that the grant
10recipients made of the grants and a recommendation on whether the grant program
11should be funded in the next biennium and, if so, a recommendation of an
12appropriate funding level and any changes that should be made to the program. The
13report shall be submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
14in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, to the joint
15committee on finance, and to the governor.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,731,16 161529. Page 1376, line 14: delete that line.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,731,17 171530. Page 1377, line 5: delete lines 5 to 10.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,731,18 181531. Page 1378, line 9: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,3 19"(3q) City of La Crosse claim. There is directed to be expended from the
20appropriation under section 20.395 (1) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of
211999 and 2001, $8,420.92 in payment of a claim against the state made by the city
22of La Crosse as partial reimbursement for the penalty that was assessed against the
23city for tardy filing of its annual report with the departments of transportation and
24revenue for 1999 under section 86.303 (5) (g) of the statutes. Acceptance of this

1payment releases this state and its officers, employees, and agents from any further
2liability relating to deduction of penalties from general transportation aids payable
3to the city for the 2000 calendar year.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,4 41532. Page 1379, line 17: delete lines 17 to 25.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,5 51533. Page 1380, line 1: delete lines 1 to 4.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,6 61534. Page 1381, line 11: delete lines 11 to 13 and substitute:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,10 7"(6d) Office of justice assistance penalty assessment moneys.
8Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (c) of the statutes, on July 1 2001, there is lapsed
9to the general fund $875,200 from the appropriation account to the office of justice
10assistance under section 20.505 (6) (j) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,11 111535. Page 1387, line 1: delete lines 1 to 12 and substitute:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,19 12"(5zo) Federal reimbursement of targeted case management costs; lapse; use
13of remaining moneys.
Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (c) of the statutes, the
14secretary of administration shall lapse to the general fund, from the appropriation
15account under section 20.435 (8) (mb) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001,
16$1,622,100 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $1,839,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 in moneys
17received under 42 USC 1396 to 1396v in reimbursement of the cost of providing
18targeted case management services to children whose care is not eligible for
19reimbursement under 42 USC 6670 to 679a.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,20 201536. Page 1389, line 4: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,23 21"(2i) Additional transfers from environmental fund. There is transferred
22from the environmental fund to the general fund, $956,200 on June 30, 2002, and
23$1,055,200 on June 30, 2003.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,732,24 241537. Page 1389, line 12: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,4
1"(5c) Forest income aids transfer. On the effective date of this subsection,
2there is transferred $451,400 from the forestry account of the conservation fund to
3the appropriation account to the department of natural resources under section
420.370 (9) (iq) of the statutes.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,5 51538. Page 1393, line 19: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,10 6"(3z) Job retention skills development programs. There is transferred from
7the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445
8(3) (md) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, to the appropriation to the
9technical college system board under section 20.292 (1) (kd) of the statutes, as
10created by this act, $200,000 in fiscal year 2001-02.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,11 111539. Page 1393, line 22: delete lines 22 and 23.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,12 121540. Page 1393, line 24: delete lines 24 and 25.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,13 131541. Page 1394, line 1: delete lines 1 and 2.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,14 141542. Page 1394, line 5: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,17 15"(3c) Unclaimed prizes. The treatment of section 562.065 (4) of the statutes
16first applies to prizes that are unclaimed on the 90th day after the effective date of
17this subsection.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,18 181543. Page 1394, line 13: delete "and (b) 1.," and substitute ", (b) 1., and (d),".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,19 191544. Page 1394, line 18: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,733,23 20"(1d) Agricultural chemical cleanup program. The treatment of section 94.73
21(3m) (r) of the statutes first applies to applications received on the effective date of
22this subsection for costs incurred not more than 36 months before the effective date
23of this subsection.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,734,1
11545. Page 1395, line 6: delete lines 6 to 9 and substitute:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,734,6 2"(1n) Court interpreters. The treatment of sections 20.625 (1) (c), 48.315 (1)
3(h), 48.375 (7) (d) 1m., 758.19 (8), 814.67 (1) (am), (b) (intro.) and 2., 885.37 (title), (1)
4(a) and (b), (2), (4) (a), and (5) (a), 885.38, 905.015, and 938.315 (1) (h) of the statutes
5first applies to interpreters used by a clerk of court or appointed by a court on the
6effective date of this subsection.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,734,7 71546. Page 1395, line 10: delete lines 10 to 19.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,734,8 81547. Page 1396, line 6: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,734,11 9"(6d) Fees of register in probate. The treatment of section 814.66 (1) (a) 2. and
10(b) 2. and (3) of the statutes first applies to petitions filed on the effective date of this
11subsection.".
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