SB21-SSA1,520,53 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with the council on workforce investment local
4workforce development boards
established under 29 USC 2821 2832 to ensure
5compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.
SB21-SSA1,1716 6Section 1716. 49.143 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1717 7Section 1717. 49.143 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1718 8Section 1718. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,520,149 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 4., beginning on the date
10on which the individual has attained the age of 18, the total number of months in
11which the individual or any adult member of the individual's Wisconsin works Works
12group has participated in, or has received benefits under, any of the following or any
13combination of the following does not exceed 60 48 months, whether or not
14consecutive:
SB21-SSA1,1719 15Section 1719. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,520,1816 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
1749.193, 1997 stats. Active participation on or after October 1, 1996, in the job
18opportunities and basic skills program counts toward the 60-month 48-month limit.
SB21-SSA1,1720 19Section 1720. 49.145 (2) (n) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,520,2520 49.145 (2) (n) 3. A Wisconsin works Works agency may extend the time limit
21under this paragraph only if the Wisconsin works Works agency determines, in
22accordance with rules promulgated by the department, that unusual circumstances
23exist that warrant an extension of the participation period
the individual is
24experiencing hardship or that the individual's family includes an individual who has
25been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty
.
SB21-SSA1,1721
1Section 1721. 49.147 (3) (ac) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,521,132 49.147 (3) (ac) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. (intro.) The
3Wisconsin Works agency shall pay to an employer that employs a participant under
4this subsection a wage subsidy in an amount that is negotiated between the
5Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not less more than the state
6or federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The wage subsidy shall be
7paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to a maximum of 40 hours
8per week. The employer shall pay the participant any difference between the wage
9subsidy amount and the participant's wage and must pay the participant at least
10minimum wage.
In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the Wisconsin Works agency
11may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer,
12reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are attributable to the
13employment of the participant, including any of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1722 14Section 1722. 49.147 (4) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,521,2015 49.147 (4) (at) Motivational training. A Wisconsin works Works agency may
16require a participant, during the first 2 weeks of participation under this subsection,
17to participate in an assessment and motivational training program identified by the
18community steering committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) 10
. The Wisconsin works
19Works agency may require not more than 40 hours of participation per week under
20this paragraph in lieu of the participation requirement under par. (as).
SB21-SSA1,1723 21Section 1723. 49.147 (5) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,522,222 49.147 (5) (bt) Motivational training. A Wisconsin works Works agency may
23require a participant, during the first 2 weeks of participation under this subsection,
24to participate in an assessment and motivational training program identified by the
25community steering committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) 10
. The Wisconsin works

1Works agency may require not more than 40 hours of participation per week under
2this paragraph in lieu of the participation requirement under par. (bs).
SB21-SSA1,1724 3Section 1724. 49.151 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m)
4(intro.).
SB21-SSA1,1725 5Section 1725. 49.151 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1726 6Section 1726. 49.151 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (a)
7(intro.) and amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,522,118 49.151 (1m) (a) (intro.) The participant, or an individual who is in the
9participant's Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement
10under s. 49.15 (2), fails, without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin Works
11agency, to appear do any of the following:
SB21-SSA1,522,13 121. Appear for an interview with a prospective employer or, if the participant is
13in a Wisconsin Works transitional placement, the participant fails to appear
.
SB21-SSA1,522,16 142. Appear for an assigned work activity, including an activity under s. 49.147
15(5) (b) 1. a. to d., without good cause, as determined
as defined in 42 USC 607 (d), or
16for an activity assigned
by the Wisconsin Works agency.
SB21-SSA1,1727 17Section 1727. 49.151 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (b) and
18amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,522,2219 49.151 (1m) (b) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
20Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
2149.15 (2), voluntarily leaves appropriate employment or training without good cause,
22as determined by the Wisconsin works Works agency.
SB21-SSA1,1728 23Section 1728. 49.151 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (d) and
24amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,523,4
149.151 (1m) (d) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
2Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
349.15 (2), loses is discharged from appropriate employment as a result of being
4discharged
or training for cause.
SB21-SSA1,1729 5Section 1729. 49.151 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (f) and
6amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,523,117 49.151 (1m) (f) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
8Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
949.15 (2), demonstrates through other behavior or action, as specified by the
10department by rule, that he or she refuses to participate in a Wisconsin works Works
11employment position.
SB21-SSA1,1730 12Section 1730. 49.151 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,523,1313 49.151 (1c) Definitions. In this section:
SB21-SSA1,523,1514 (a) "Employer" means a subsidized or unsubsidized employer or a work
15experience provider.
SB21-SSA1,523,1716 (b) "Employment" means subsidized or unsubsidized employment or an
17assigned work experience activity.
SB21-SSA1,1731 18Section 1731. 49.151 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,523,2219 49.151 (1m) (c) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
20Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
21(2), voluntarily leaves a work experience site without good cause, as determined by
22the Wisconsin Works agency.
SB21-SSA1,1732 23Section 1732. 49.151 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,524,3
149.151 (1m) (e) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
2Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
3(2), is discharged from a work experience site for cause.
SB21-SSA1,1733 4Section 1733. 49.1515 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,524,85 49.1515 (1) Guidelines by rule. The department shall by rule specify
6guidelines for determining when a participant, or individual in the participant's
7Wisconsin Works group, who engages in a behavior specified in s. 49.151 (1) (1m) (a),
8(b), (c), (d), or (e), or (f) is demonstrating a refusal to participate.
SB21-SSA1,1734g 9Section 1734g. 49.153 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,524,1410 49.153 (1) Written and oral notice. (intro.) Before Except as provided in sub.
11(1m), before
taking any action against a participant that would result in a 20 percent
12or more reduction in the participant's benefits or in termination of the participant's
13eligibility to participate in Wisconsin Works, a Wisconsin Works agency shall do all
14of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1734r 15Section 1734r. 49.153 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,524,1916 49.153 (1m) Notice not required. A Wisconsin Works agency is not required
17to comply with the requirements under sub. (1) if the action taken against a
18participant is a result of the participant no longer meeting the eligibility criteria
19under s. 49.145 (2) (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (i), (j), (m), (q), (r), or (rm) or (3).
SB21-SSA1,1735 20Section 1735. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,525,321 49.155 (1m) Eligibility. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 49.155 (3g), the
22department shall determine, contract with a county department or agency to
23determine, or contract with a county department or agency to share determination
24of
the eligibility of individuals residing in a particular geographic region or who are
25members of a particular Indian tribal unit for child care subsidies under this section.

1Under this section, an individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who
2has not attained the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age
3of 19, if the individual meets all of the following conditions:
SB21-SSA1,1736 4Section 1736. 49.155 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,525,115 49.155 (3) Child care local administration. (intro.) Except as provided in sub.
6(3g), the a county department or agency with which the department contracts under
7sub. (1m) to determine eligibility in a particular geographic region or for a particular
8Indian tribal unit shall administer child care assistance in that geographic region or
9for that tribal unit. For the administration of child care assistance under this
10section, the department may require the county department or agency to do all of the
11following:
SB21-SSA1,1737 12Section 1737. 49.155 (3m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,525,1913 49.155 (3m) (am) If the department contracts with a county department or
14agency under sub. (1m), the department shall allocate funds for the eligibility
15determination function under the contract. When allocating these funds, the
16department may consider trends in applications, a county department's or agency's
17past eligibility determination expenditures, the respective portions of the eligibility
18determination function to be performed by the department and the county
19department or agency, and any other factor determined by the department.
SB21-SSA1,1738 20Section 1738. 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,526,521 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department shall, to the
22extent practicable, allocate funds to a contract entered into under sub. (1m) for the
23administration of the program under sub. (3) in the same proportion as the
24geographic region's or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all statewide
25subsidy authorizations and eligibility redeterminations under sub. (3) (e)
funding

1allocated under par. (am) for eligibility determination functions during the contract
2period or, if the department elects, in the same proportion as the geographic region's
3or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all children for whom a subsidy was
4provided under this section
in the most recent 12-month period for which applicable
5statistics are available
before the start of the contract period.
SB21-SSA1,1739 6Section 1739. 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,526,127 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145
8except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible
9for services and benefits under par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support
10order, the individual satisfies all of the requirements related to substance abuse
11screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual,
and
12any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the dependent child:
SB21-SSA1,1740 13Section 1740. 49.162 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,526,15 1449.162 Substance abuse screening and testing for certain work
15experience programs.
(1) In this section:
SB21-SSA1,526,1716 (a) "Administering agency" means the department or an agency with which the
17department contracts to administer a program.
SB21-SSA1,526,1818 (b) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4).
SB21-SSA1,526,1919 (c) "Program" means any of the following:
SB21-SSA1,526,2020 1. Services and benefits under s. 49.159 (1) (b).
SB21-SSA1,526,2221 2. The Transform Milwaukee Jobs program or the Transitional Jobs program
22under s. 49.163.
SB21-SSA1,526,2323 3. A work experience and job training program under s. 49.36.
SB21-SSA1,527,10 24(2) Beginning on the effective date of the rules promulgated under sub. (7), or
25on the effective date of the emergency rules promulgated under 2015 Wisconsin Act

1.... (this act), section 9106 (2c), whichever is earlier, in order to participate in a
2program, an individual who applies to participate in a program or who registers for
3a program under sub. (1) (c) 3., shall complete a controlled substance abuse screening
4questionnaire. If, on the basis of answers to the questionnaire, the administering
5agency determines that there is a reasonable suspicion that an individual who is
6otherwise eligible for a program is abusing a controlled substance, the administering
7agency shall require the individual to undergo a test for the use of a controlled
8substance. If the individual refuses to submit to a test, the individual is not eligible
9to participate in a program until the individual complies with the requirement to
10undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance.
SB21-SSA1,527,16 11(3) If an individual who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests negative for the
12use of a controlled substance, or tests positive for the use of a controlled substance
13but presents evidence satisfactory to the administering agency that the individual
14possesses a valid prescription for each controlled substance for which the individual
15tests positive, the individual will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse
16testing requirements under this section.
SB21-SSA1,527,23 17(4) (a) If an individual who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests positive for the
18use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as
19described in sub. (3), the administering agency shall require the individual to
20participate in substance abuse treatment to remain eligible to participate in a
21program. If the individual refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment, the
22individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual complies
23with the requirement to participate in substance abuse treatment.
SB21-SSA1,528,1324 (b) During the time that an individual is receiving substance abuse treatment
25under par. (a), the administering agency shall require the individual to undergo

1random testing for the use of a controlled substance. For the individual to remain
2eligible for a program, the individual must cooperate with the testing and the results
3of the tests must be negative or, if any results are positive, the individual must
4present evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3). If the results of any
5test during treatment are positive for the use of a controlled substance and the
6individual does not present evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled
7substance, the individual shall have the opportunity to begin the treatment again
8one time, as determined by the administering agency. If the individual begins the
9substance abuse treatment again, he or she shall remain eligible for a program as
10long as the results of all tests for the use of a controlled substance during the
11subsequent treatment are negative for the use of a controlled substance or, if any
12results are positive, the individual presents evidence of a valid prescription for the
13controlled substance.
SB21-SSA1,528,1814 (c) If an individual receiving treatment under par. (b) completes treatment and,
15at the conclusion of the treatment, tests negative for the use of a controlled substance
16or presents evidence of a valid prescription for any controlled substance for which the
17individual tests positive, the individual will have satisfactorily completed the
18substance abuse testing requirements under this section.
SB21-SSA1,528,21 19(5) The department shall manage the costs and reinvest the savings under this
20section, and shall work with the administering agency, if different from the
21department, to manage the costs and reinvest the savings.
SB21-SSA1,529,3 22(6) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (em), the department shall pay
23substance abuse treatment costs under this section that are not otherwise covered
24by medical assistance under subch. IV, private insurance, or another type of
25coverage. If treatment costs payable by the department exceed the moneys available

1under s. 20.437 (2) (em), the department shall request the joint committee on finance
2to take action under s. 13.101. The requirement of a finding of emergency under s.
313.101 (3) (a) 1. does not apply to such a request.
SB21-SSA1,529,5 4(7) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the substance abuse
5screening, testing, and treatment requirements under this section.
SB21-SSA1,1741 6Section 1741. 49.163 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,529,157 49.163 (2) (a) The department shall establish a Transform Milwaukee Jobs
8program in Milwaukee County and, if funding is available, may establish a
9Transitional Jobs program outside of Milwaukee County. To the extent of available
10funds, the department shall conduct the Transitional Jobs program, if established,
11in one or more geographic areas in the state that are not in Milwaukee County. In
12selecting the geographic area or areas in which to conduct the Transitional Jobs
13program, the department shall give priority to those areas with relatively high rates
14of unemployment and childhood poverty and to other areas with special needs that
15the department determines should be given priority
.
SB21-SSA1,1742 16Section 1742. 49.163 (2) (am) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,529,1817 49.163 (2) (am) 7. Satisfy all of the requirements related to substance abuse
18screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual.
SB21-SSA1,1743 19Section 1743. 49.163 (3) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,529,2420 49.163 (3) (a) 3. a. A wage subsidy that is equal to the an amount of wages that
21negotiated between the department and the employer or contractor pays to the
22individual
, that is paid for hours each hour the individual actually worked, not to
23exceed 40 hours per week at, and that is not more than the federal or state minimum
24wage that applies to the individual.
SB21-SSA1,1744 25Section 1744. 49.163 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,530,5
149.163 (3) (a) 4. An employer, or, subject to the approval of the department, a
2contractor under sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program
3may pay the individual an amount that exceeds any wage subsidy paid to the
4employer or contractor by the department under subd. 3. a., except that the employer
5or contractor must pay the individual at least minimum wage.
SB21-SSA1,1745 6Section 1745. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,530,107 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. subs. (2)
8and (3), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k),
9(kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s) and (3) (kp), the department shall allocate the
10following amounts for the following purposes:
SB21-SSA1,1746 11Section 1746. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,530,1412 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
13$82,014,000 $83,000,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 2015-16 and $72,696,000
14$83,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 2016-17.
SB21-SSA1,1747 15Section 1747. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,530,1916 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts
17with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s.
1849.147 (6), $57,586,500 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $58,336,500 $58,336,500 in each
19fiscal year 2014-15.
SB21-SSA1,1748 20Section 1748. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,530,2421 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and
22overpayment collections.
For state administration of public assistance programs and
23the collection of public assistance overpayments, $12,697,100 $15,080,200 in fiscal
24year 2013-14 2015-16 and $12,812,700 $15,295,800 in fiscal year 2014-15 2016-17.
SB21-SSA1,1749 25Section 1749. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,531,4
149.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138
2and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or
3weatherization assistance programs, $7,500,000 $8,500,000 in fiscal year 2015-16
4and $8,400,000
in each fiscal year 2016-17.
SB21-SSA1,1749m 5Section 1749m. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,531,96 49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under
72015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9106 (2q), to Wisconsin Trust Account
8Foundation, Inc., for distribution to programs that provide civil legal services to
9low-income families, $500,000 in each fiscal year.
SB21-SSA1,1750 10Section 1750. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,531,1411 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For
12contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional
13Jobs program under s. 49.163, $3,750,000 $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 2015-16
14and $5,000,000 $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 2016-17.
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