SB44, s. 1216 22Section 1216. 49.147 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1217 23Section 1217. 49.147 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1218 24Section 1218. 49.147 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.147 (2) (a) 1. An individual who applies for a Wisconsin works Works
2employment position may be required by the Wisconsin works Works agency to
3search for unsubsidized employment during the period that his or her application is
4being processed as a condition of eligibility. A Subject to sub. (3m) (f) 2., a participant
5in a Wisconsin works Works employment position shall search for unsubsidized
6employment throughout his or her participation. The department shall define by
7rule satisfactory search efforts for unsubsidized employment.
SB44, s. 1219 8Section 1219. 49.147 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,564,259 49.147 (3) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin works Works agency shall
10administer a trial job program as part of its administration of the Wisconsin works
11Works program to improve the employability of individuals who are not otherwise
12able to obtain unsubsidized employment, as determined by the Wisconsin works
13Works agency, by providing work experience and training to assist them to move
14promptly into unsubsidized employment. In determining an appropriate placement
15for a participant, a Wisconsin works Works agency shall give priority to placement
16under this subsection over placements under subs. (3m), (4), and (5). The Wisconsin
17works Works agency shall pay a wage subsidy to an employer that employs a
18participant under this subsection and agrees to make a good faith effort to retain the
19participant as a permanent unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy is
20terminated. The wage subsidy may not exceed $300 per month for full-time
21employment of a participant. For less than full-time employment of a participant
22during a month, the wage subsidy may not exceed a dollar amount determined by
23multiplying $300 by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours
24worked by the participant in the month and the denominator of which is the number
25of hours which would be required for full-time employment in that month.
SB44, s. 1220
1Section 1220. 49.147 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,565,132 49.147 (3m) Transitional subsidized private sector jobs. (a) Administration.
31. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a transitional subsidized private
4sector job program as part of its administration of the Wisconsin Works program to
5improve the employability of individuals who are not otherwise able to obtain
6unsubsidized employment, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency. If a
7Wisconsin Works agency determines for a participant that a placement under sub.
8(3) is inappropriate, or that an appropriate trial job is unavailable, and that a
9placement under either this subsection or sub. (4) is appropriate, the participant
10shall be allowed to choose between a placement under this subsection and a
11placement under sub. (4), to the extent of the availability of appropriate transitional
12subsidized private sector jobs and community service jobs. A placement under this
13subsection shall be given priority over placements under sub. (5).
SB44,565,2014 2. If a participant chooses a placement under this subsection, a Wisconsin
15Works agency shall arrange for a transitional subsidized private sector job, if
16available, to be offered to the participant at a reasonably accessible location with one
17or more employers selected under s. 49.146 (2). Job offers under this subsection shall
18be limited by the number of employers selected under s. 49.146 (2) and the number
19and types of employment positions available with each employer, as provided in the
20employer's contract with the department.
SB44,565,2421 3. An employer that employs a participant under this subsection shall be
22reimbursed by the department for up to 100% of the employer's costs that are
23attributable to employment of the participant, as determined by the department,
24including any of the following:
SB44,565,2525 a. Wages.
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1b. Federal social security taxes.
SB44,566,22 c. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes, if any.
SB44,566,33 d. Worker's compensation insurance premiums, if any.
SB44,566,44 e. Liability insurance premiums, if any.
SB44,566,65 f. Supervisory costs and other overhead as specified in the employer's contract
6with the department.
SB44,566,147 (b) Jobs description. 1. To the extent possible, each transitional subsidized
8private sector job shall be designed by the employer, in consultation with the
9Wisconsin Works agency and the department, to meet the needs and fit the abilities
10of the participant to whom the job is offered. Each transitional subsidized private
11sector job shall involve the performance of useful work. Employers offering
12transitional subsidized private sector jobs and the department shall consult with
13labor unions representing public sector employees on the design of transitional
14subsidized private sector jobs to ensure compliance with s. 49.141 (5).
SB44,566,1615 2. The department may design transitional subsidized private sector jobs that
16do any of the following:
SB44,566,1917 a. Allow a participant to work in supported employment, if the Wisconsin
18Works agency determines that the participant is highly unlikely to be able to obtain
19or retain unsubsidized employment at a minimum wage.
SB44,566,2220 b. Allow a participant to care for a severely disabled child or other relative of
21the participant, if the Wisconsin Works agency determines that such an
22arrangement would be cost-effective for taxpayers.
SB44,567,323 (c) Required hours. Unless a different number of hours is recommended on a
24case-by-case basis by the Wisconsin Works agency in accordance with guidelines
25established by the department, each transitional subsidized private sector job shall

1provide at least 25 hours, but not more than 30 hours, of work per week to allow a
2participant time to continue to search for unsubsidized employment, as required
3under par. (f).
SB44,567,134 (d) Employer-employee relationship. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
5subsection or in a contract between the department and the employer, a participant
6who accepts a transitional subsidized private sector job with an employer selected
7under s. 49.146 (2) is an employee of that employer for all purposes and in all
8respects. The participant shall be supervised in the same manner as the employer's
9other employees, shall be covered under the employer's worker's compensation
10coverage, and shall receive his or her paycheck in the same manner as the employer's
11other employees, with appropriate payroll deductions. The department may require
12an employer to provide a sick leave benefit to a participant in a transitional
13subsidized private sector job.
SB44,567,2014 2. A participant working in a transitional subsidized private sector job may be
15terminated from employment by the employer, in accordance with guidelines
16established by the department, for misconduct, failure to perform work
17satisfactorily, or repeated unexcused absences from work. A participant who
18believes that he or she has been wrongfully terminated under this subdivision from
19a transitional subsidized private sector job may appeal the termination to the
20department.
SB44,568,521 (e) Time-limited participation. A participant under this subsection may be
22employed in any one transitional subsidized private sector job for a maximum of 6
23months, unless granted an extension by the Wisconsin Works agency. A participant
24may be employed in more than one transitional subsidized private sector job, and at
25the conclusion of each assignment under this subsection, the Wisconsin Works

1agency shall reassess the individual's employability. A participant's employment
2under this subsection may not exceed 24 months, which need not be consecutive. The
3department or, with the approval of the department, the Wisconsin Works agency
4may grant an extension of the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis if any of the
5following applies:
SB44,568,66 1. The participant is employed under par. (b) 2. a. or b.
SB44,568,107 2. The participant has made all appropriate job search efforts but has been
8unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions
9preclude a reasonable job opportunity for that participant, as determined by a
10Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the department.
SB44,568,1811 (f) Unsubsidized employment search. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a
12participant in a transitional subsidized private sector job shall search for
13unsubsidized employment throughout his or her participation, including any time
14during which the participant is pursuing education or training under par. (g). The
15Wisconsin Works agency shall determine, in accordance with guidelines established
16by the department, the number of hours that a participant in a transitional
17subsidized private sector job should reasonably spend searching for unsubsidized
18employment.
SB44,568,2119 2. A Wisconsin Works agency may grant a participant in a transitional
20subsidized private sector job an exception to the requirement under subd. 1. if any
21of the following applies:
SB44,568,2222 a. The participant is employed under par. (b) 2. a. or b.
SB44,569,223 b. The Wisconsin Works agency determines, in accordance with guidelines
24established by the department, that the participant has made all appropriate job

1search efforts but has been unable to find unsubsidized employment because local
2labor market conditions preclude a reasonable job opportunity for that participant.
SB44,569,93 3. If the Wisconsin Works agency determines that a participant working in a
4transitional subsidized private sector job is not making satisfactory or good faith
5efforts to seek unsubsidized employment after having been given appropriate notice
6by the Wisconsin Works agency, as defined by the department, the participant shall
7be terminated from his or her employment in the transitional subsidized private
8sector job. A participant who believes that he or she has been wrongfully terminated
9under this subdivision may appeal the termination to the department.
SB44,569,1410 (g) Education or training substitution. 1. If a participant has been employed
11in a transitional subsidized private sector job for at least 2 weeks and the employer
12determines that the participant's work performance has been satisfactory, the
13participant and the Wisconsin Works agency, in consultation with the employer, may
14enter into an agreement under which all of the following occur:
SB44,569,1715 a. The participant enrolls in an education or training program that the
16participant and Wisconsin Works agency agree has a high probability of enabling the
17participant to acquire skills leading to unsubsidized employment.
SB44,569,1918 b. The participant's work hours in the transitional subsidized private sector job
19are reduced to between 15 and 20 hours per week.
SB44,569,2220 c. The Wisconsin Works agency pays the participant a stipend equal to 90% of
21the wages that the participant would have earned in the transitional subsidized
22private sector job if his or her hours had not been reduced.
SB44,570,223 2. A stipend under subd. 1. c. may not be paid for longer than 3 months, unless
24the Wisconsin Works agency recommends a longer period in accordance with
25guidelines established by the department. In no case, however, may the stipend be

1paid after the participant's employment in the transitional subsidized private sector
2job terminates.
SB44, s. 1221 3Section 1221. 49.147 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,570,224 49.147 (4) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin works Works agency shall
5administer a community service job program as part of its administration of
6Wisconsin works Works to improve the employability of an individual who is not
7otherwise able to obtain employment, as determined by the Wisconsin works Works
8agency, by providing work experience and training, if necessary, to assist the
9individual to move promptly into unsubsidized public or private employment or a
10trial job. In determining an appropriate placement for a participant, a Wisconsin
11works Works agency shall give placement under this subsection priority over
12placements under sub. (5). If a Wisconsin Works agency determines that placement
13is appropriate for a participant under either this subsection or sub. (3m), the
14participant shall be allowed to choose between a placement under this subsection
15and a placement under sub. (3m), to the extent of the availability of appropriate
16transitional subsidized private sector jobs and community service jobs.
Community
17service jobs shall be limited to projects that the department determines would serve
18a useful public purpose or projects the cost of which is partially or wholly offset by
19revenue generated from such projects. After each 6 months of an individual's
20participation under this subsection and at the conclusion of each assignment under
21this subsection, a Wisconsin works Works agency shall reassess the individual's
22employability.
SB44, s. 1222 23Section 1222. 49.147 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.147 (5) (a) 3. The Wisconsin works Works agency determines that the
2individual is incapable of performing a trial job, transitional subsidized private
3sector job,
or community service job.
SB44, s. 1223 4Section 1223 . 49.147 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
5(this act), is renumbered 49.1471, and 49.1471 (title), (1) (c), (2) (c), (3m) (b) and (4)
6(intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB44,571,7 749.1471 (title) Job Wisconsin Works; job access loan loans.
SB44,571,10 8(1) (c) The individual is not in default with respect to the repayment of any
9previous job access loan or repayment of any grant or , wage, or stipend overpayments
10under this section Wisconsin Works.
SB44,571,14 11(2) (c) The terms and conditions of repayment. The rules promulgated under
12this subdivision paragraph shall provide for repayment by performance of in-kind
13services. The rules shall establish criteria that the Wisconsin works Works agency
14shall use to approve in-kind repayment of loans.
SB44,571,17 15(3m) (b) Subdivision 1. Paragraph (a) applies to delinquent repayments
16existing on or after the effective date of this subdivision paragraph .... [revisor inserts
17date], regardless of when the loan was made or when the delinquency accrued.
SB44,571,21 18(4) Minor custodial parents. (intro.) An individual who would be eligible for
19a job access loan under par. (a) sub. (1), except that the individual has not attained
20the age of 18, is eligible under this paragraph subsection if the individual meets the
21following requirements:
SB44, s. 1224 22Section 1224. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,572,223 49.147 (6) (c) Distribution and administration. From the appropriations under
24s. 20.445 (3) (e) (dz), (jL), and (md), the department shall distribute funds for job

1access loans to a Wisconsin works Works agency, which shall administer the loans
2in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
SB44, s. 1225 3Section 1225. 49.147 (6) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,572,114 49.147 (6) (cm) Collection of delinquent repayments. 1. The department of
5workforce development may, in the manner provided in s. 49.85, collect job access
6loan repayments that are delinquent under the terms of a repayment agreement.
7The department of workforce development shall credit all delinquent repayments
8collected by the department of revenue as a setoff under s. 71.93 to the appropriation
9account under s. 20.445 (3) (jL). Use of the process under s. 49.85 does not preclude
10the department of workforce development from collecting delinquent repayments
11through other legal means.
SB44,572,1412 2. Subdivision 1. applies to delinquent repayments existing on or after the
13effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], regardless of when the loan
14was made or when the delinquency accrued.
SB44, s. 1226 15Section 1226. 49.148 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,572,1816 49.148 (1) Benefit levels and wages for participants in employment
17positions.
(intro.) A participant in a Wisconsin works Works employment position
18shall receive the following benefits or wages:
SB44, s. 1227 19Section 1227. 49.148 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,572,2220 49.148 (1) (am) Transitional subsidized private sector jobs. For a participant
21in a transitional subsidized private sector job, the prevailing federal minimum wage
22for hours actually worked, paid by the participant's employer.
SB44, s. 1228 23Section 1228. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,573,1024 49.148 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., for a participant in a
25community service job under s. 49.147 (4), a monthly grant of $673, paid by the

1Wisconsin works Works agency. For every hour that the participant misses work or
2education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be
3reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
4planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
5include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant
6in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) is required to work fewer than 30 hours
7per week because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s.
849.147 (1) (c)
, the grant amount under this paragraph shall equal the amount
9specified under subd. 1m. minus $5.15 for each hour that the participant misses work
10or education or training activities without good cause.
SB44, s. 1229 11Section 1229. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,573,2512 49.148 (1m) (a) A person who meets the eligibility requirements under s.
1349.145 (2) and (3) and who is a
custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks 6 months
14old or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may
15receive a monthly grant of $673 unless another adult member of the custodial
16parent's Wisconsin works Works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate
17in, a Wisconsin works Works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized
18employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c). A Wisconsin works Works agency may
19not require a participant under this subsection to participate in any Wisconsin Works
20employment positions. Receipt of a grant under this subsection does not constitute
21participation in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes of the time
22limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born
23to the participant not more than 10 months after the date that the participant was
24first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works

25employment position.
SB44, s. 1230
1Section 1230. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (b)
22. and amended to read:
SB44,574,123 49.148 (1m) (b) 2. Receipt of a grant under this subsection constitutes
4participation in a Wisconsin works Works employment position for purposes of the
5time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (3m) (e), (4) (b), or (5) (b) 2. if
6the child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the date that the
7participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a
8Wisconsin works Works employment position unless the child was conceived as a
9result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3) in which the mother
10did not indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or of incest in
11violation of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual assault has been reported
12to a physician and to law enforcement authorities.
SB44, s. 1231 13Section 1231. 49.148 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,574,1914 49.148 (1m) (b) 1. Receipt of a grant under this subsection does not constitute
15participation in a Wisconsin Works employment position for purposes of the time
16limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (3m) (e), (4) (b), or (5) (b) 2. if the child
17is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the date that the participant
18was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin
19Works employment position.
SB44, s. 1232 20Section 1232. 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,575,1221 49.148 (4) (a) A Wisconsin works Works agency shall require a participant in
22a transitional subsidized private sector job, community service job, or transitional
23placement who, after August 22, 1996, was convicted in any state or federal court of
24a felony that had as an element possession, use, or distribution of a controlled
25substance to submit to a test for use of a controlled substance as a condition of

1continued eligibility. If the test results are positive, the Wisconsin works Works
2agency shall decrease the presanction benefit amount for that a participant in a
3community service job or a transitional placement not more than 15%, and shall
4decrease the number of hours that a participant in a transitional subsidized private
5sector job may work by up to 15%,
for not fewer than 12 months, or for the remainder
6of the participant's period of participation in a transitional subsidized private sector
7job,
community service job, or transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at
8the end of 12 months, the individual is still a participant in a transitional subsidized
9private sector job,
community service job, or transitional placement and submits to
10another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the test are
11negative, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall discontinue the reduction in
12benefits or work hours
under this paragraph.
SB44, s. 1233 13Section 1233. 49.148 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,575,1814 49.148 (4) (b) The Wisconsin works Works agency may require an individual
15who tests positive for use of a controlled substance under par. (a) to participate in a
16drug abuse evaluation, assessment, and treatment program as part of the
17participation requirement under s. 49.147 (4) (as) or (5) (bs) or as a condition of
18employment in the transitional subsidized private sector job
.
SB44, s. 1234 19Section 1234. 49.149 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1235 20Section 1235. 49.149 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1465 (2) (a).
SB44, s. 1236 21Section 1236. 49.149 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1465 (2) (b).
SB44, s. 1237 22Section 1237. 49.149 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1465 (2) (c).
SB44, s. 1238 23Section 1238. 49.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,575,2424 49.15 (3) (a) Unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).
SB44, s. 1239 25Section 1239. 49.152 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.152 (1) Petition for review. Any individual whose application for any
2component of Wisconsin works Works is not acted upon by the Wisconsin works
3Works agency with reasonable promptness after the filing of the application, as
4defined by the department by rule, or is denied in whole or in part, whose benefit,
5wage, or stipend
is modified or canceled, or who believes that the benefit, wage, or
6stipend
was calculated incorrectly or that the Wisconsin Works employment position
7in which the individual was placed or the transitional subsidized private sector job
8that the individual was offered
is inappropriate, may petition the Wisconsin works
9Works agency for a review of such action. Review is unavailable if the action by the
10Wisconsin works Works agency occurred more than 45 days prior to submission of
11the petition for review.
SB44, s. 1240 12Section 1240. 49.152 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,576,2513 49.152 (3) (a) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin works Works
14agency or the department determines that an individual, whose application for a
15Wisconsin works Works employment position was denied based on eligibility, was in
16fact eligible, or that the individual was placed in an inappropriate Wisconsin works
17Works employment position or offered an inappropriate transitional subsidized
18private sector job
, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall place the individual in
19the first available Wisconsin works Works employment position, or offer the
20individual the first available transitional subsidized private sector job,
that is
21appropriate for that individual, as determined by the Wisconsin works Works agency
22or the department. An individual who is placed in a Wisconsin works employment
23position under this paragraph is eligible for the benefit for that position under s.
2449.148 beginning on the date on which the individual begins participation under s.
2549.147.
SB44, s. 1241
1Section 1241. 49.152 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,577,82 49.152 (3) (b) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin works Works
3agency or the department determines that a participant's benefit, wage, or stipend
4was improperly modified or canceled, or was calculated incorrectly, the Wisconsin
5works Works agency shall restore the benefit, wage, or stipend to the level
6determined to be appropriate by the Wisconsin works Works agency or by the
7department retroactive to the date on which the benefit, wage, or stipend was first
8improperly modified or canceled or incorrectly calculated.
SB44, s. 1242 9Section 1242. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,577,2310 49.155 (1g) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), distribute
11$44,955,200 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $27,977,500 $6,679,100 in each fiscal year
122002-03 for the purposes of providing technical assistance for child care providers,
13for administering the child care program under this section and for grants under s.
1449.136 (2) for the start-up and expansion of child day care services, for child day care
15start-up and expansion planning
, for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care
16resource and referral services, for grants under s. 49.137 (3) to assist child care
17providers in meeting the quality of care standards established under sub. (1d), for
18a system of rates or a program of grants, as provided under sub. (1d), for
19reimbursement of child care providers that meet those quality of care standards, for
20grants under s. 49.137 (2) and (4m), for a child care scholarship and bonus program,
21for safe child care activities,
and for administration of the department's office of child
22care, and for contracts under s. 49.137 (4) to improve the quality of child day care
23services in this state
.
SB44, s. 1243 24Section 1243. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.155 (1g) (c) From the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (mc),
2transfer $4,549,500 $4,440,600 in fiscal year 2001-02 2003-04 and $4,733,700
3$4,507,900 in fiscal year 2002-03 2004-05 to the appropriation account under s.
420.435 (3) (kx).
SB44, s. 1244 5Section 1244. 49.155 (1g) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1245 6Section 1245. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,578,107 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works Works employment position,
8including participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s.
949.147 (2) (a) or (3m) (f) and in education or training activities under s. 49.1465 or
1049.147 (3) (am), (3m) (g), (4) (am), or (5) (bm).
SB44, s. 1246 11Section 1246. 49.161 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,578,1912 49.161 (4) Transitional subsidized private sector jobs overpayments. The
13department shall by rule specify a process for recovering an overpayment of wages
14paid under s. 49.148 (1) (am) or an overpayment of a stipend paid under s. 49.147
15(3m) (g), including an overpayment caused by an intentional violation of ss. 49.141
16to 49.161 or of rules promulgated under those sections, that permits an employer to
17recover a wage overpayment from the individual to whom the wage was paid and that
18requires the department to recover from an employer any overpayment of a
19reimbursement paid by the department to the employer.
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