AB40-ASA1,963
12Section
963. 49.147 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,557,1913
49.147
(1m) (b) If the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the appropriate
14placement for an individual is in unsubsidized employment or a trial
employment
15match program job and that the individual needs and wishes to pursue basic
16education, including a course of study meeting the standards established under s.
17115.29 (4) (a) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school
18graduation, the Wisconsin Works agency shall pay for the basic education services
19identified in the employability plan developed for the individual.
AB40-ASA1,964
20Section
964. 49.147 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,558,221
49.147
(2) (am) 2. A Wisconsin Works agency shall, every 30 days, review the
22provision of case management services to an individual under this paragraph, if the
23individual is not successful in obtaining unsubsidized employment after legitimate
24efforts to secure employment, to determine whether the individual should be placed
25in a trial
employment match program job, community service job, or transitional
1placement. The department shall promulgate rules that specify the criteria for the
2review process under this subdivision.
AB40-ASA1,965
3Section
965. 49.147 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,558,44
49.147
(3) (title)
Trial jobs employment match program.
AB40-ASA1,966
5Section
966. 49.147 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,558,136
49.147
(3) (a)
Administration. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a
7trial
job employment match program as part of its administration of the Wisconsin
8Works program to improve the employability of individuals who
are not otherwise
9are not able to obtain unsubsidized employment, as determined by the Wisconsin
10Works agency, by providing work experience and training to assist them to move
11promptly into unsubsidized employment. In determining an appropriate placement
12for a participant, a Wisconsin Works agency shall give priority to placement under
13this subsection over placements under subs. (4) and (5).
AB40-ASA1,559,5
14(ac) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. The Wisconsin Works agency
15shall pay
a wage subsidy to an employer that employs a participant under this
16subsection
and that agrees to make a good faith effort to retain the participant as a
17permanent unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy is terminated. The wage
18subsidy may not exceed $300 per month for full-time employment of a participant.
19For less than full-time employment of a participant during a month, the wage
20subsidy may not exceed a dollar amount determined by multiplying $300 by a
21fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours worked by the participant
22in the month and the denominator of which is the number of hours that would be
23required for full-time employment in that month. a wage subsidy in an amount that
24is negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not
25less than the state or federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The
1wage subsidy shall be paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to
2a maximum of 40 hours per week. In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the
3Wisconsin Works agency may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency
4and the employer, reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are
5attributable to the employment of the participant, including any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,967
6Section
967. 49.147 (3) (ac) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,559,77
49.147
(3) (ac) 1. Federal social security and Medicare taxes.
AB40-ASA1,968
8Section
968. 49.147 (3) (ac) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,559,99
49.147
(3) (ac) 2. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes.
AB40-ASA1,969
10Section
969. 49.147 (3) (ac) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,559,1111
49.147
(3) (ac) 3. Worker's compensation insurance premiums.
AB40-ASA1,970
12Section
970. 49.147 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,559,1613
49.147
(3) (am)
Education or training activities. A trial
employment match
14program job includes education and training activities, as prescribed by the
15employer as an integral part of work performed in
the trial
job employment match
16program employment.
AB40-ASA1,971
17Section
971. 49.147 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,560,418
49.147
(3) (c)
Time-limited participation. A participant under this subsection
19may participate in a trial
employment match program job for a maximum of
3 6 20months, with an opportunity for a 3-month extension under circumstances
21determined by the Wisconsin Works agency. A participant may participate in more
22than one trial
employment match program job, but may not exceed a total of 24
23months of participation under this subsection. The months need not be consecutive.
24The department or, with the approval of the department, the Wisconsin Works
25agency may grant an extension of the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis if the
1participant has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and
2has been unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market
3conditions preclude a reasonable job opportunity for that participant, as determined
4by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the department.
AB40-ASA1,972
5Section
972. 49.147 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,560,156
49.147
(3) (d)
Employer effort to retain, refer, or evaluate participant. An
7employer that employs a participant under this subsection and receives a wage
8subsidy shall agree to make a good faith effort to retain the participant as a
9permanent unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy ends, although nothing in
10this subsection requires an employer to retain a participant as a permanent
11unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy ends. An employer shall also agree
12that, if the employer does not retain a participant as a permanent unsubsidized
13employee, the employer will serve as an employment reference for the participant or
14provide to the Wisconsin Works agency a written performance evaluation of the
15participant, including recommendations for improvements.
AB40-ASA1,973
16Section
973. 49.147 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,560,2117
49.147
(3) (e)
Noncustodial parents. Notwithstanding s. 49.145 (1) and (2) (a),
18an individual who would be eligible for a job under this subsection except that the
19individual is a noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible for placement
20under this subsection, subject to s. 49.159 (1) (b) 2., if the individual is eligible for
21services and benefits under s. 49.159 (1) (a).
AB40-ASA1,974
22Section
974. 49.147 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,975
23Section
975. 49.147 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,561,1224
49.147
(4) (a)
Administration. A Wisconsin
works Works agency shall
25administer a community service job program as part of its administration of
1Wisconsin
works Works to improve the employability of an individual who is not
2otherwise able to obtain employment, as determined by the Wisconsin
works Works 3agency, by providing work experience and training, if necessary, to assist the
4individual to move promptly into unsubsidized public or private employment or a
5trial
employment match program job. In determining an appropriate placement for
6a participant, a Wisconsin
works Works agency shall give placement under this
7subsection priority over placements under sub. (5). Community service jobs shall be
8limited to projects that the department determines would serve a useful public
9purpose or projects the cost of which is partially or wholly offset by revenue generated
10from such projects. After each 6 months of an individual's participation under this
11subsection and at the conclusion of each assignment under this subsection, a
12Wisconsin
works Works agency shall reassess the individual's employability.
AB40-ASA1,976
13Section
976. 49.147 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,562,314
49.147
(4) (b)
Time-limited participation. An individual may participate in a
15community service job for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for a
163-month extension under circumstances approved by the department. An
17individual may participate in more than one community service job, but may not
18exceed a total of 24 months of participation under this subsection. The months need
19not be consecutive. The department or, with the approval of the department, the
20Wisconsin Works agency may grant an extension to the 24-month limit on a
21case-by-case basis if the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the individual
22has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and has been
23unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions
24preclude a reasonable employment opportunity in unsubsidized employment for that
25participant, as determined by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the
1department, and if the Wisconsin Works agency determines, and the department
2agrees, that no trial
employment match program job opportunities are available in
3the specified local labor market.
AB40-ASA1,977
4Section
977. 49.147 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,978
5Section
978. 49.147 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,562,86
49.147
(5) (a) 3. The Wisconsin
works
Works agency determines that the
7individual is incapable of performing a trial
employment match program job or
8community service job.
AB40-ASA1,979
9Section
979. 49.147 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,980
10Section
980. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,562,1511
49.147
(6) (c)
Distribution
Funding and administration. From the
12appropriation appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (jL)
and (md), the department shall
13distribute allocate funds for job access loans to
a Wisconsin Works
agency agencies,
14which shall administer the loans in accordance with rules promulgated by the
15department.
AB40-ASA1,981
16Section
981. 49.147 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,562,2017
49.147
(6) (e)
Noncustodial parents. Notwithstanding s. 49.145 (1) and (2) (a),
18an individual who would be eligible for a job access loan under par. (a) except that
19the individual is a noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible to receive a job
20access loan under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,982
21Section
982. 49.148 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,563,422
49.148
(1) (a)
Trial employment match program jobs. For a participant in a trial
23employment match program job, the amount established in the contract between the
24Wisconsin
works Works agency and the trial
employment match program job
25employer, but not less than minimum wage for every hour actually worked in the
1trial
employment match program job, not to exceed 40 hours per week paid by the
2employer. Hours spent participating in education and training activities under s.
349.147 (3) (am) shall be included in determining the number of hours actually
4worked.
AB40-ASA1,983
5Section
983. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,563,176
49.148
(1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., for a participant in a
7community service job under s. 49.147 (4), a monthly grant of $653
, paid by the
8Wisconsin Works agency. For every hour that the participant misses work or
9education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be
10reduced by $5. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
11planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
12include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant
13in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) is required to work fewer than 30 hours
14per week because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s.
1549.147 (1), the grant amount under this paragraph shall equal the amount specified
16under subd. 1m. minus $5 for each hour that the participant misses work or
17education or training activities without good cause.
AB40-ASA1,984
18Section
984. 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,563,2119
49.148
(1) (b) 1m. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 1., the
Wisconsin works
20agency department or an entity contracting with the department shall pay a
21participant in a community service job the following:
AB40-ASA1,985
22Section
985. 49.148 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,564,423
49.148
(1) (b) 3. For a participant in a community service job who participates
24in technical college education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $653
, paid by
25the Wisconsin Works agency. For every hour that the participant misses work or
1other required activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be reduced by
2$5. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment planner in
3accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include
4required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB40-ASA1,986
5Section
986. 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,564,146
49.148
(1) (c)
Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
7placement under s. 49.147 (5) or in a transitional placement and in technical college
8education under s. 49.147 (5m), a
monthly grant of $608
, paid monthly by the
9Wisconsin Works agency. For every hour that the participant fails to participate in
10any required activity without good cause, including any activity under s. 49.147 (5)
11(b) 1. a. to d., the grant amount shall be reduced by $5. Good cause shall be
12determined by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules
13promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include required court
14appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB40-ASA1,987
15Section
987. 49.148 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,988
16Section
988. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,564,1817
49.155
(1g) (c) Child care licensing activities
, in the amount of at least
18$8,767,000 per fiscal year.
AB40-ASA1,989
19Section
989. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,564,2120
49.155
(1m) (a) 3r. Participate in the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program
21under s. 49.163.
AB40-ASA1,990
22Section
990. 49.155 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,991
23Section
991. 49.155 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,565,924
49.155
(3m) (a) The department shall
issue benefits directly to individuals who
25are eligible for subsidies under this section or pay or reimburse child care providers
1or shall distribute funds to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23,
2county departments or agencies, or tribal governing bodies for child care services
3provided under this section
and. The department may also contract with and provide
4grants to private nonprofit agencies that provide child care for children of migrant
5workers. The department may
pay or reimburse a Wisconsin
works Works agency
6for child care that the Wisconsin
works Works agency provides to the children of
7Wisconsin
works Works participants and applicants
or that the Wisconsin Works
8agency arranges to meet immediate, short-term child care needs of participants
9prior to authorization of a subsidy under sub. (1m).
AB40-ASA1,992
10Section
992. 49.155 (3m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,993
11Section
993. 49.155 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,565,1812
49.155
(4) (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) and subject to subd. 2., an eligible
13individual may receive a child care subsidy under this section for child care that is
14provided by an out-of-state provider of child care. Notwithstanding sub. (6),
15payments for child care services provided by an out-of-state provider under this
16subdivision shall be based on the maximum rate applicable in the county in which
17the eligible individual resides or on the out-of-state provider's actual rate,
18whichever is lower.
AB40-ASA1,565,2319
2. As a condition of payment under this section for child care services provided
20to a child of an individual who is eligible for a subsidy under this section, an
21out-of-state provider is subject to, and shall comply with, the provisions of this
22section, and rules promulgated under this section, that apply to a child care provider,
23as determined by the department.
AB40-ASA1,994
24Section
994. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (5) (a) and
25amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,566,7
149.155
(5) (a) An individual
receiving a subsidy under this section is liable for
2the
percentage of difference, if any, between the cost of the child care
specified by the
3department in a printed copayment schedule. An provided by the child care provider
4or providers selected by the individual and the subsidy amount. The department
5shall specify minimum or estimated copayment amounts based on family size,
6income level, and other factors, a schedule of which will be available in electronic
7form on the department's Internet site and in paper form.
AB40-ASA1,566,12
8(b) An individual who is under the age of 20 and
is attending high school or
9participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29
10(4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation may not
11be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the type of
12child care received and the number of children receiving child care.
AB40-ASA1,995
13Section
995. 49.155 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,566,1914
49.155
(6) (a)
Subject to review and approval by the The department
, each
15county shall establish
the maximum
reimbursement rate payment rates for licensed
16child care services provided under this section.
A county The department shall set
17the
rate rates so that at least 75% of the number of places for children within the
18licensed capacity of all child care providers
in that county can be purchased
at or
19below that maximum rate by eligible individuals under this section.
AB40-ASA1,996
20Section
996. 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,566,2521
49.155
(6) (b)
Subject to review and approval by the The department
, each
22county shall set
a maximum
reimbursement rate payment rates for Level I certified
23family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this
24section. The maximum
rate rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 75% of
25the
rate rates established under par. (a).
AB40-ASA1,997
1Section
997. 49.155 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,62
49.155
(6) (c)
Subject to review and approval by the The department
, each
3county shall set
a maximum
reimbursement rate payment rates for Level II certified
4family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this
5section. The maximum
rate rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 50% of
6the
rate rates established under par. (a).
AB40-ASA1,998
7Section
998. 49.155 (6) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,108
49.155
(6) (cm) The department shall modify child care provider
9reimbursement payment rates established under pars. (a) to (c) so that
10reimbursement payment rates are lower for providers of after-school child care.
AB40-ASA1,999
11Section
999. 49.155 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,1612
49.155
(6) (d) The department may promulgate rules to establish a system of
13rates or a program of grants
that the department will pay to for child care providers
14that meet the higher quality of care standards established by rules promulgated
15under sub. (1d) (b). If a system of rates is established under this paragraph, the rates
16under that system shall be higher than the rates established under pars. (a) to (c).
AB40-ASA1,1000
17Section
1000. 49.155 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,2018
49.155
(6) (e) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not
19increase the maximum
reimbursement payment rates for child care providers before
20June 30, 2013.
AB40-ASA1,1001
21Section
1001. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,2522
49.155
(6) (e) 3. (intro.)
Beginning on July 1, 2012, the The department may
23modify a child care provider's
reimbursement payment rate under subd. 2. on the
24basis of the provider's quality rating, as described in the quality rating plan, in the
25following manner:
AB40-ASA1,1002
1Section
1002. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,32
49.155
(6) (e) 3. a. For a child care provider who receives a 1-star rating, the
3department shall deny
reimbursement payment.
AB40-ASA1,1003
4Section
1003. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,75
49.155
(6) (e) 3. b. For a child care provider who receives a 2-star rating, the
6department may reduce the maximum
reimbursement payment rate by up to 5
7percent.
AB40-ASA1,1004
8Section
1004. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,109
49.155
(6) (e) 3. c. For a child care provider who receives a 3-star rating, the
10department may pay up to the maximum
reimbursement
payment rate.
AB40-ASA1,1005
11Section
1005. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,1412
49.155
(6) (e) 3. d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the
13department may increase the maximum
reimbursement
payment rate by up to 5
14percent.
AB40-ASA1,1006
15Section
1006
. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin
16Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,1817
49.155
(6) (e) 3. d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the
18department may increase the maximum payment rate by up to
5 10 percent.
AB40-ASA1,1007
19Section
1007. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,2420
49.155
(6) (e) 3. e. For a child care provider who receives a 5-star rating,
the
21department may increase the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 10 percent,
22except that beginning on January 1, 2013, the department may increase the
23maximum
reimbursement payment rate for such a child care provider by up to 25
24percent.
AB40-ASA1,1008
25Section
1008. 49.155 (6) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,569,4
149.155
(6) (e) 5. For purposes of modifying
reimbursement payment rates
2under subd. 3., the department shall assign a child care provider that is accredited
3from the Council on Accreditation a 4-star rating or 5-star rating, whichever the
4department determines is appropriate.