SB21,700,25
254m. The committee shall do all of the following:
SB21,1708
1Section
1708. 49.143 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
2a.
SB21,1709
3Section
1709. 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,701,54
49.143
(2) (a) 1m. a. The total number of members on the committee may not
5exceed 20.
SB21,1710
6Section
1710. 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.143
(2) (a) 1m. b. Each county that the Wisconsin Works agency serves must
8be represented on a committee by a member who is a representative of a county
9department responsible for economic development, of a city department responsible
10for economic development for a city that is in that county, or of the business
11community in that county. The Wisconsin Works agency shall appoint at least one
12representative of business interests as a member of the committee.
SB21,1711
13Section
1711. 49.143 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
14b. and amended to read:
SB21,701,1715
49.143
(2) (a) 4m. b. Identify and encourage employers to provide permanent
16jobs for persons who are eligible for
trial employment match program jobs or
17community service jobs Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1712
18Section
1712. 49.143 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
19c. and amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (a) 4m. c. Create, and encourage others to create, subsidized jobs for
21persons who are eligible for
trial employment match program jobs or community
22service jobs Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1713
23Section
1713. 49.143 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
24d. and amended to read:
SB21,702,4
149.143
(2) (a) 4m. d. Create, and encourage others to create,
on-the-job
2training sites work experience opportunities, including supported work experience, 3for persons who are eligible for
trial employment match program jobs or community
4service jobs Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1714
5Section
1714. 49.143 (2) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes are consolidated,
6renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 3m. and amended to read:
SB21,702,147
49.143
(2) (a) 3m.
Foster The committee may foster and guide the
8entrepreneurial efforts of participants who are eligible for
trial employment match
9program jobs or community service jobs. 6. Provide Wisconsin Works and provide 10mentors, both from its membership and from recruitment of members of the
11community, to provide job-related guidance, including assistance in resolving
12job-related issues and the provision of job leads or references, to persons who are
13eligible for
trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs 14Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1715
15Section
1715. 49.143 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
16e. and amended to read:
SB21,702,1917
49.143
(2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with
the council on workforce investment local
18workforce development boards established under 29 USC
2821 2832 to ensure
19compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.
SB21,1716
20Section
1716. 49.143 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1717
21Section
1717. 49.143 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1718
22Section
1718. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,703,323
49.145
(2) (n) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 4., beginning on the date
24on which the individual has attained the age of 18, the total number of months in
25which the individual or any adult member of the individual's Wisconsin
works Works
1group has participated in, or has received benefits under, any of the following or any
2combination of the following does not exceed
60 48 months, whether or not
3consecutive:
SB21,1719
4Section
1719. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,703,75
49.145
(2) (n) 1. a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
649.193, 1997 stats. Active participation on or after October 1, 1996, in the job
7opportunities and basic skills program counts toward the
60-month 48-month limit.
SB21,1720
8Section
1720. 49.145 (2) (n) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,703,149
49.145
(2) (n) 3. A Wisconsin
works
Works agency may extend the time limit
10under this paragraph only if the Wisconsin
works
Works agency determines, in
11accordance with rules promulgated by the department, that
unusual circumstances
12exist that warrant an extension of the participation period the individual is
13experiencing hardship or that the individual's family includes an individual who has
14been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.
SB21,1721
15Section
1721. 49.147 (3) (ac) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,704,216
49.147
(3) (ac)
Employer subsidies and reimbursements. (intro.) The
17Wisconsin Works agency shall pay to an employer that employs a participant under
18this subsection a wage subsidy in an amount that is negotiated between the
19Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not
less more than the state
20or federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The wage subsidy shall be
21paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to a maximum of 40 hours
22per week.
The employer shall pay the participant any difference between the wage
23subsidy amount and the participant's wage and must pay the participant at least
24minimum wage. In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the Wisconsin Works agency
25may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer,
1reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are attributable to the
2employment of the participant, including any of the following:
SB21,1722
3Section
1722. 49.147 (4) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,704,94
49.147
(4) (at)
Motivational training. A Wisconsin
works Works agency may
5require a participant, during the first 2 weeks of participation under this subsection,
6to participate in an assessment and motivational training program
identified by the
7community steering committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) 10. The Wisconsin
works 8Works agency may require not more than 40 hours of participation per week under
9this paragraph in lieu of the participation requirement under par. (as).
SB21,1723
10Section
1723. 49.147 (5) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,704,1611
49.147
(5) (bt)
Motivational training. A Wisconsin
works Works agency may
12require a participant, during the first 2 weeks of participation under this subsection,
13to participate in an assessment and motivational training program
identified by the
14community steering committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) 10. The Wisconsin
works 15Works agency may require not more than 40 hours of participation per week under
16this paragraph in lieu of the participation requirement under par. (bs).
SB21,1724
17Section
1724. 49.151 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m)
18(intro.).
SB21,1725
19Section
1725. 49.151 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1726
20Section
1726. 49.151 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (a)
21(intro.) and amended to read:
SB21,704,2522
49.151
(1m) (a) (intro.) The participant, or an individual who is in the
23participant's Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement
24under s. 49.15 (2), fails, without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin Works
25agency, to
appear do any of the following:
SB21,705,2
11. Appear for an interview with a prospective employer
or, if the participant is
2in a Wisconsin Works transitional placement, the participant fails to appear.
SB21,705,5
32. Appear for an assigned
work activity,
including an activity under s. 49.147
4(5) (b) 1. a. to d., without good cause, as determined as defined in 42 USC 607 (d), or
5for an activity assigned by the Wisconsin Works agency.
SB21,1727
6Section
1727. 49.151 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (b) and
7amended to read:
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49.151
(1m) (b) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
9Wisconsin
works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
1049.15 (2), voluntarily leaves appropriate employment or training without good cause,
11as determined by the Wisconsin
works Works agency.
SB21,1728
12Section
1728. 49.151 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (d) and
13amended to read:
SB21,705,1714
49.151
(1m) (d) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
15Wisconsin
works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
1649.15 (2),
loses is discharged from appropriate employment
as a result of being
17discharged or training for cause.
SB21,1729
18Section
1729. 49.151 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (f) and
19amended to read:
SB21,705,2420
49.151
(1m) (f) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
21Wisconsin
works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
2249.15 (2), demonstrates through other behavior or action, as specified by the
23department by rule, that he or she refuses to participate in a Wisconsin
works Works 24employment position.
SB21,1730
25Section
1730. 49.151 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,706,1
149.151
(1c) Definitions. In this section:
SB21,706,32
(a) "Employer" means a subsidized or unsubsidized employer or a work
3experience provider.
SB21,706,54
(b) "Employment" means subsidized or unsubsidized employment or an
5assigned work experience activity.
SB21,1731
6Section
1731. 49.151 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,706,107
49.151
(1m) (c) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
8Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
9(2), voluntarily leaves a work experience site without good cause, as determined by
10the Wisconsin Works agency.
SB21,1732
11Section
1732. 49.151 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,706,1412
49.151
(1m) (e) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
13Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
14(2), is discharged from a work experience site for cause.
SB21,1733
15Section
1733. 49.1515 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,706,1916
49.1515
(1) Guidelines by rule. The department shall by rule specify
17guidelines for determining when a participant, or individual in the participant's
18Wisconsin Works group, who engages in a behavior specified in s. 49.151
(1) (1m) (a),
19(b), (c), (d),
or (e)
, or (f) is demonstrating a refusal to participate.
SB21,1734
20Section
1734. 49.153 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1735
21Section
1735. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,707,422
49.155
(1m) Eligibility. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 49.155 (3g), the
23department shall
determine, contract with a county department or agency to
24determine
, or contract with a county department or agency to share determination
25of the eligibility of individuals residing in a particular geographic region or who are
1members of a particular Indian tribal unit for child care subsidies under this section.
2Under this section, an individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who
3has not attained the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age
4of 19, if the individual meets all of the following conditions:
SB21,1736
5Section
1736. 49.155 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(3) Child care local administration. (intro.) Except as provided in sub.
7(3g),
the a county department or agency with which the department contracts under
8sub. (1m) to determine eligibility in a particular geographic region or for a particular
9Indian tribal unit shall administer child care assistance in that geographic region or
10for that tribal unit. For the administration of child care assistance under this
11section, the department may require the county department or agency to do all of the
12following:
SB21,1737
13Section
1737. 49.155 (3m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,707,2014
49.155
(3m) (am) If the department contracts with a county department or
15agency under sub. (1m), the department shall allocate funds for the eligibility
16determination function under the contract. When allocating these funds, the
17department may consider trends in applications, a county department's or agency's
18past eligibility determination expenditures, the respective portions of the eligibility
19determination function to be performed by the department and the county
20department or agency, and any other factor determined by the department.
SB21,1738
21Section
1738. 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,708,622
49.155
(3m) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department shall, to the
23extent practicable, allocate funds to a contract entered into under sub. (1m) for the
24administration of the program under sub. (3) in the same proportion as the
25geographic region's or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all
statewide
1subsidy authorizations and eligibility redeterminations under sub. (3) (e) funding
2allocated under par. (am) for eligibility determination functions during the contract
3period or, if the department elects, in the same proportion as the geographic region's
4or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all children for whom a subsidy was
5provided under this section in the
most recent 12-month period
for which applicable
6statistics are available before the start of the contract period.
SB21,1739
7Section
1739. 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,708,138
49.159
(1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145
9except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible
10for services and benefits under par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support
11order
, the individual satisfies all of the requirements related to substance abuse
12screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual, and
13any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the dependent child:
SB21,1740
14Section
1740. 49.162 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,708,16
1549.162 Substance abuse screening and testing for certain work
16experience programs. (1) In this section:
SB21,708,1817
(a) "Administering agency" means the department or an agency with which the
18department contracts to administer a program.
SB21,708,1919
(b) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4).
SB21,708,2020
(c) "Program" means any of the following:
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1. Services and benefits under s. 49.159 (1) (b).
SB21,708,2322
2. The Transform Milwaukee Jobs program or the Transitional Jobs program
23under s. 49.163.
SB21,708,2424
3. A work experience and job training program under s. 49.36.
SB21,709,9
1(2) In order to participate in a program, an individual shall complete a
2controlled substance abuse screening questionnaire. If, on the basis of answers to
3the questionnaire, the administrating agency determines that there is a reasonable
4suspicion that an individual who is otherwise eligible for a program is abusing a
5controlled substance, the administrating agency shall require the individual to
6undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance. If the individual refuses to
7submit to a test, the individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the
8individual complies with the requirement to undergo a test for the use of a controlled
9substance.
SB21,709,15
10(3) If an individual who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests negative for the
11use of a controlled substance, or tests positive for the use of a controlled substance
12but presents evidence satisfactory to the administering agency that the individual
13possesses a valid prescription for each controlled substance for which the individual
14tests positive, the individual will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse
15testing requirements under this section.
SB21,709,22
16(4) (a) If an individual who undergoes a test under sub. (2) tests positive for the
17use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as
18described in sub. (3), the administrating agency shall require the individual to
19participate in substance abuse treatment to remain eligible to participate in a
20program. If the individual refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment, the
21individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual complies
22with the requirement to participate in substance abuse treatment.
SB21,710,1223
(b) During the time that an individual is receiving substance abuse treatment
24under par. (a), the administrating agency shall require the individual to undergo
25random testing for the use of a controlled substance. For the individual to remain
1eligible for a program, the individual must cooperate with the testing and the results
2of the tests must be negative or, if any results are positive, the individual must
3present evidence of a valid prescription as described in sub. (3). If the results of any
4test during treatment are positive for the use of a controlled substance and the
5individual does not present evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled
6substance, the individual shall have the opportunity to begin the treatment again
7one time, as determined by the administering agency. If the individual begins the
8substance abuse treatment again, he or she shall remain eligible for a program as
9long as the results of all tests for the use of a controlled substance during the
10subsequent treatment are negative for the use of a controlled substance or, if any
11results are positive, the individual presents evidence of a valid prescription for the
12controlled substance.
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(c) If an individual receiving treatment under par. (b) completes treatment and,
14at the conclusion of the treatment, tests negative for the use of a controlled substance
15or presents evidence of a valid prescription for any controlled substance for which the
16individual tests positive, the individual will have satisfactorily completed the
17substance abuse testing requirements under this section.
SB21,710,20
18(5) The department shall manage the costs and reinvest the savings under this
19section, and shall work with the administering agency, if different from the
20department, to manage the costs and reinvest the savings.
SB21,1741
21Section
1741. 49.163 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,711,522
49.163
(2) (a) The department shall establish a Transform Milwaukee Jobs
23program in Milwaukee County and, if funding is available, may establish a
24Transitional Jobs program outside of Milwaukee County. To the extent of available
25funds, the department shall conduct the Transitional Jobs program, if established,
1in one or more geographic areas in the state that are not in Milwaukee County. In
2selecting the geographic area or areas in which to conduct the Transitional Jobs
3program, the department shall give priority to those areas with relatively high rates
4of unemployment and childhood poverty
and to other areas with special needs that
5the department determines should be given priority.
SB21,1742
6Section
1742. 49.163 (2) (am) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,711,87
49.163
(2) (am) 7. Satisfy all of the requirements related to substance abuse
8screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual.
SB21,1743
9Section
1743. 49.163 (3) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,711,1410
49.163
(3) (a) 3. a. A wage subsidy
that is equal to
the an amount
of wages that 11negotiated between the department and the employer or contractor
pays to the
12individual, that is paid for
hours
each hour the individual actually worked, not to
13exceed 40 hours per week
at, and that is not more than the federal or state minimum
14wage that applies to the individual.
SB21,1744
15Section
1744. 49.163 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,711,2016
49.163
(3) (a) 4. An employer, or, subject to the approval of the department, a
17contractor under sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program
18may pay the individual an amount that exceeds any wage subsidy paid to the
19employer or contractor by the department under subd. 3. a.
, except that the employer
20or contractor must pay the individual at least minimum wage.
SB21,1745
21Section
1745. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,711,2522
49.175
(1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in
sub. subs. (2)
23and (3), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k),
24(kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s)
and (3) (kp), the department shall allocate the
25following amounts for the following purposes:
SB21,1746
1Section
1746. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,712,42
49.175
(1) (a)
Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
3$82,014,000 $89,796,000 in fiscal year
2013-14 2015-16 and
$72,696,000 4$88,796,000 in fiscal year
2014-15
2016-17.