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49.147
(4m) Subsidized private sector employment. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and
20(cm), the department shall establish and administer a subsidized private sector
21employment program, under which participants shall be paid the benefits under s.
2249.148 (1) (d) for work in projects that the department determines would serve a
23useful public purpose or projects the cost of which is partially or wholly offset by
24revenue generated from such projects. An individual may participate in a project
1under this subsection for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for an
2extension.
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(b) Subject to par. (cm), the department shall begin operating the program
4under this subsection only if all of the following occur:
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1. The secretary structures the subsidized private sector employment program
6in such a manner that the total cost for a participant in the program under this
7subsection does not exceed what the total cost would be for the participant in the
8community service job program administered under sub. (4).
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2. The secretary determines that the cash flow to a participant in the subsidized
10private sector employment program under this subsection, including the advance
11payment of any tax credit, is not less than what the cash flow would be to the
12participant in the community service job program administered under sub. (4).
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3. The secretary determines that administering the subsidized private sector
14employment program in the manner provided under this subsection is permitted
15under federal law or under a waiver, or an amendment to a waiver, approved by the
16federal department of health and human services for the operation of Wisconsin
17Works.
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(c) 1. If the secretary of children and families determines that a waiver, or an
19amendment to a waiver, is necessary to administer the subsidized private sector
20employment program in the manner provided under this subsection, the secretary
21of children and families shall no later than September 30, 2009, request the waiver
22or the amendment to the waiver from the secretary of the federal department of
23health and human services to permit the secretary of children and families to
24administer the subsidized private sector employment program in the manner
25provided under this subsection.
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12. If the secretary determines that administering the subsidized private sector
2employment program in the manner provided under this subsection would
3necessitate changes in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block
4grant program legislation under
42 USC 601 et seq., the secretary shall pursue the
5necessary changes to the federal legislation.
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(cm) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the department may not begin operating
7the program under this subsection before January 1, 2011.
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2. If the department determines that a waiver, an amendment to a waiver, or
9changes in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant
10program legislation are necessary for administering the subsidized private sector
11employment program in the manner provided under this section, the department
12may not begin operating the program under this subsection before the later of the
13following:
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a. The waiver or waiver amendment is approved and in effect or the federal
15legislation changes are adopted and in effect, or both, whichever is applicable.
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b. January 1, 2011.
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(d) 1. The department shall promulgate rules for the establishment and
18administration of the program under this subsection.
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2. The department may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 for the
20establishment and administration of this subsection for the period before the
21effective date of any permanent rules promulgated under subd. 1., but not to exceed
22the period authorized under s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1)
23(a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that
24promulgating a rule under this subdivision as an emergency rule is necessary for the
1preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
2provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subdivision.".
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49.148
(1) Benefit and wage levels for participants in employment positions. 6(intro.) A participant in a Wisconsin
works Works employment position shall receive
7the following
wages or benefits:".
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49.148
(1) (d)
Subsidized private sector employment. 1. In this paragraph,
11"benefits" means compensation in the form of the state or federal minimum wage,
12whichever is higher.
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2. For a participant in subsidized private sector employment under s. 49.147
14(4m), a monthly grant of not more than $25, as well as benefits for each hour actually
15worked in subsidized private sector employment, up to 20 hours per week.".
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18"49.155
(6g) Authorized child care hours. (a) 1. In this paragraph,
19"department" means the department or the county department or agency
20determining and authorizing the amount of child care for which an individual may
21receive a subsidy under this section.
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2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the department shall authorize no more than
2312 hours of child care per day per child.
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13. The department may authorize more than 12 hours, not exceeding 16 hours,
2of child care per day for a child whose parent provides written documentation of work
3or transportation requirements that exceed 12 hours in a day.
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4. If the authorized hours of child care per day for a child will be reduced from
5more than 12 to 12 or less because the child's parent does not provide the written
6documentation required under subd. 3., the department shall provide to the child's
7parent who is receiving the subsidy under this section and to the child's child care
8provider 4 weeks' notice of the reduction in authorized hours before actually reducing
9the child's authorized hours.
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1849.162 Transitional jobs demonstration project. (1) In this section,
19"Wisconsin Works" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p).
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20(2) Subject to sub. (3) (b), the department shall conduct a demonstration
21project, beginning on January 1, 2010, that offers transitional jobs to low-income
22adults. To be eligible to participate in the demonstration project, an individual must
23satisfy all of the following criteria:
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(a) Be at least 21 but not more than 64 years of age.
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1(b) Be ineligible for Wisconsin Works.
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(c) Have an annual household income that is below 150 percent of the poverty
3line.
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(d) Be unemployed for at least 4 weeks.
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(e) Be ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
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6(3) (a) The department shall provide up to 2,500 transitional jobs under the
7demonstration project. The jobs shall be allocated among Milwaukee County, Dane
8County, Racine County, Kenosha County, Rock County, Brown County, and other
9regions of the state, as determined by the department, in the same proportion as the
10total number of Wisconsin Works participants are allocated among those counties
11and other regions as of June 30, 2009.
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(b) The department shall seek federal funds to pay for the cost of operating the
13demonstration project, and may conduct the project only to the extent that the
14department obtains federal funds.
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(c) The department shall promulgate rules for the operation of the
16demonstration project under this section.".
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19"
Section 1292n. 49.45 (6u) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.45
(6u) (am) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (6m), from the appropriations
21under s. 20.435 (4) (o), and (w), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under
22the methodology used by the department in December 2000, incurred by a facility
23that is established under s. 49.70 (1) or that is owned and operated by a city, village,
24or town, and as payment to care management organizations, the department
may not
1shall distribute to these facilities and to care management organizations
more than
2$37,100,000 a total of $40,100,000 in each fiscal year
, as determined by the
3department. The total amount that a county certifies under this subsection may not
4exceed 100% of otherwise-unreimbursed care. In distributing funds under this
5subsection, the department shall perform all of the following:".
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49.45
(24d) Primary care provider; managed care organizations. (a) In this
9subsection, "managed care organization" includes a health maintenance
10organization, a limited service health organization, and a preferred provider plan.
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(b) In a contract with a managed care organization to provide medical
12assistance, the department shall require the managed care organization to assign to
13each enrollee who receives medical assistance a primary care provider.
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(c) The managed care organization under contract under par. (b) shall pay to
15the primary care provider a monthly fee per each patient who is a recipient of medical
16assistance for care coordination.".
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49.45
(43m) Case management for children with medically complex
20conditions. The department shall provide case management services to an
21individual who is under 19 years of age and who is a recipient of medical assistance
22and who has a medically complex condition.".
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149.45
(44g) Prenatal care coordination; managed care organizations. (a) In
2this subsection, "managed care organization" includes a health maintenance
3organization, a limited service health organization, and a preferred provider plan.
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(b) In a contract with a managed care organization to provide medical
5assistance, the department shall require the managed care organization to provide
6or contract with a prenatal care coordination program to serve recipients of medical
7assistance.
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(c) The managed care organization under contract under par. (b) shall ensure
9that each enrollee who is pregnant and who is a recipient of medical assistance is
10enrolled in the prenatal care coordination program under par. (b).".
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49.45
(50m) Chronic disease management; managed care organizations. (a)
14In this subsection, "managed care organization" includes a health maintenance
15organization, a limited service health organization, and a preferred provider plan.
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(b) In a contract with a managed care organization to provide medical
17assistance, the department shall require the managed care organization to provide
18a chronic disease management and case coordination program for every recipient of
19medical assistance diagnosed with diabetes, asthma, congestive heart failure,
20coronary artery disease, or a primary or secondary behavioral health diagnosis,
21including substance abuse and depression.".
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149.471
(4) (d) An individual is eligible to purchase coverage of the benefits
2described in sub. (11) for himself or herself and for his or her spouse and dependent
3children, at the full per member per month cost of coverage, if all of the following
4apply:
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1. The individual lost his or her employer-sponsored health care coverage as
6a result of his or her employer's or former employer's bankruptcy.
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2. After losing his or her employer-sponsored health care coverage, the
8individual received health care coverage through a voluntary employment benefit
9association that was established before August 2006.
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3. The individual is not otherwise eligible for coverage under this section.
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4. The individual is under 65 years of age.".
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49.471
(11c) Podiatrists' services. Individuals who are eligible for the
15childless adults demonstration project under s. 49.45 (23) shall have coverage for
16podiatrists' services under this section in addition to any other benefits for which
17they have coverage.".
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51.15
(2) Facilities for detention. (intro.) The law enforcement officer or
24other person authorized to take a child into custody under ch. 48 or to take a juvenile
1into custody under ch. 938 shall transport the individual, or cause him or her to be
2transported, for detention
, if the county department of community programs in the
3county in which the individual is to be detained approves the need for detention, and
4for evaluation, diagnosis
, and treatment if permitted under sub. (8) to any of the
5following facilities:".
