AB56,515,2522 49.143 (2r) Job programs. A Wisconsin Works agency shall collaborate with
23the local workforce development board to connect individuals seeking employment
24with employment opportunities, including the trial employment match program
25subsidized employment placement under s. 49.147 (3).
AB56,610
1Section 610. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,516,72 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 4., beginning on the date
3on which the individual has attained the age of 18, the total number of months in
4which the individual or any adult member of the individual's Wisconsin Works group
5has participated in, or has received benefits under, any of the following or any
6combination of the following does not exceed 48 60 months, whether or not
7consecutive:
AB56,611 8Section 611. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,516,119 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
1049.193, 1997 stats. Active participation on or after October 1, 1996, in the job
11opportunities and basic skills program counts toward the 48 60-month limit.
AB56,612 12Section 612. 49.147 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,516,2013 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
subsidized employment placement and that the individual needs
16and wishes to pursue basic education, including a course of study meeting the
17standards established under s. 115.29 (4) (a) for the granting of a declaration of
18equivalency of high school graduation, the Wisconsin Works agency shall pay for the
19basic education services identified in the employability plan developed for the
20individual.
AB56,613 21Section 613. 49.147 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,517,322 49.147 (2) (am) 2. A Wisconsin Works agency shall, every 30 days, review the
23provision of case management services to an individual under this paragraph, if the
24individual is not successful in obtaining unsubsidized employment after legitimate
25efforts to secure employment, to determine whether the individual should be placed

1in a trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement,
2community service job, or transitional placement. The department shall promulgate
3rules that specify the criteria for the review process under this subdivision.
AB56,614 4Section 614. 49.147 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,517,55 49.147 (3) (title) Trial Subsidized employment match program placement.
AB56,615 6Section 615. 49.147 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,517,157 49.147 (3) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a
8trial employment match program subsidized employment placement as part of its
9administration of the Wisconsin Works program to improve the employability of
10individuals who otherwise are not able to obtain unsubsidized employment, as
11determined by the Wisconsin Works agency, by providing work experience and
12training to assist them to move promptly into unsubsidized employment. In
13determining an appropriate placement for a participant, a Wisconsin Works agency
14shall give priority to placement under this subsection over placements under subs.
15(4) and (5).
AB56,616 16Section 616. 49.147 (3) (ac) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,518,417 49.147 (3) (ac) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. (intro.) The
18Wisconsin Works agency shall pay to an employer that employs a participant under
19this subsection a wage subsidy in an amount that is negotiated between the
20Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not more than the state or
21federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The wage subsidy shall be
22paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to a maximum of 40 hours
23number of hours per week, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and
24the employer
. The employer shall pay the participant any difference between the
25wage subsidy amount and the participant's wage and must pay the participant at

1least minimum wage. In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the Wisconsin Works
2agency may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer,
3reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are attributable to the
4employment of the participant, including any of the following:
AB56,617 5Section 617. 49.147 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,518,96 49.147 (3) (am) Education or training activities. A trial employment match
7program job
subsidized employment placement includes education and training
8activities, as prescribed by the employer as an integral part of work performed in
9trial employment match program the subsidized employment placement.
AB56,618 10Section 618. 49.147 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,518,2311 49.147 (3) (c) Time-limited participation. A participant under this subsection
12may participate in a trial employment match program job subsidized employment
13placement
for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for a 3-month extension
14under circumstances determined by the Wisconsin Works agency. A participant may
15participate in more than one trial employment match program job subsidized
16employment placement
, but may not exceed a total of 24 months of participation
17under this subsection. The months need not be consecutive. The department or, with
18the approval of the department, the Wisconsin Works agency may grant an extension
19of the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis if the participant has made all
20appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and has been unable to find
21unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions preclude a
22reasonable job opportunity for that participant, as determined by a Wisconsin Works
23agency and approved by the department
.
AB56,619 24Section 619. 49.147 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,519,14
149.147 (4) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a
2community service job program as part of its administration of Wisconsin Works to
3improve the employability of an individual who is not otherwise able to obtain
4employment, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency, by providing work
5experience and training, if necessary, to assist the individual to move promptly into
6unsubsidized public or private employment or a trial employment match program job
7subsidized employment placement. In determining an appropriate placement for a
8participant, a Wisconsin Works agency shall give placement under this subsection
9priority over placements under sub. (5). Community service jobs shall be limited to
10projects that the department determines would serve a useful public purpose or
11projects the cost of which is partially or wholly offset by revenue generated from such
12projects. After each 6 months of an individual's participation under this subsection
13and at the conclusion of each assignment under this subsection, a Wisconsin Works
14agency shall reassess the individual's employability.
AB56,620 15Section 620. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,519,2416 49.147 (4) (as) Required hours. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av) and
17sub. (5m), a Wisconsin Works agency shall require a participant placed in a
18community service job program to work in a community service job for the number
19of hours determined by the Wisconsin Works agency to be appropriate for the
20participant at the time of application or review and may require a participant to
21participate in education or training activities for not more than 10 hours per week
,
22except that the Wisconsin Works agency may not require a participant under this
23subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this
24subsection.
AB56,621 25Section 621. 49.147 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,520,15
149.147 (4) (b) Time-limited participation. An individual may participate in a
2community service job for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for a
33-month extension under circumstances approved by the department. An
4individual may participate in more than one community service job , but may not
5exceed a total of 24 months of participation under this subsection. The months need
6not be consecutive. The department or, with the approval of the department, the
7Wisconsin Works agency may grant an extension to the 24-month limit on a
8case-by-case basis if the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the individual
9has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and has been
10unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions
11preclude a reasonable employment opportunity in unsubsidized employment for that
12participant, as determined by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the
13department, and if the Wisconsin Works agency determines, and the department
14agrees, that no trial employment match program job opportunities are available in
15the specified local labor market
.
AB56,622 16Section 622. 49.147 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,520,1917 49.147 (5) (a) 3. The Wisconsin Works agency determines that the individual
18is incapable of performing a trial employment match program job subsidized
19employment placement
or community service job.
AB56,623 20Section 623. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5)
21(b) (intro.).
AB56,624 22Section 624 . 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to d. of the statutes are renumbered 49.147 (5)
23(b) 1m. to 4m.
AB56,625 24Section 625 . 49.147 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,626 25Section 626. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,521,6
149.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. (bt) and sub. (5m),
2a Wisconsin Works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional
3placement to participate in education or training activities for not more than 12
4hours per week
and to engage in activities under par. (b) 1., but may not require a
5participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined
6activities under this subsection.
AB56,627 7Section 627 . 49.147 (5m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,521,108 49.147 (5m) (a) 4. The participant is employed or engages in work under a
9community service job or transitional placement for 25 hours per week in addition
10to participation under this subsection.
AB56,628 11Section 628. 49.148 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,521,2212 49.148 (1) (a) Trial employment match program jobs Subsidized employment
13placement
. For a participant in a trial employment match program job subsidized
14employment placement
, the amount established in the contract between the
15Wisconsin Works agency and the trial employment match program job subsidized
16employment placement
employer, but not less than minimum wage for every hour
17actually worked in the trial employment match program job subsidized employment
18placement
, not to exceed 40 hours the maximum number of allowable hours per
19week, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer, paid by
20the employer. Hours spent participating in education and training activities under
21s. 49.147 (3) (am) shall be included in determining the number of hours actually
22worked.
AB56,629 23Section 629 . 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,522,624 49.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
25placement under s. 49.147 (5) or in a transitional placement and in technical college

1education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $608. For every hour that the
2participant fails to participate in any required activity without good cause, including
3any activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to d. 1m. to 4m., the grant amount shall be
4reduced by $5. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
5planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
6include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB56,630 7Section 630. 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,522,128 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. A custodial parent of a child 8 12 weeks old or less who meets
9the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3), unless another adult member
10of the custodial parent's Wisconsin Works group is participating in, or is eligible to
11participate in, a Wisconsin Works employment position or is employed in
12unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1).
AB56,631 13Section 631 . 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,522,1514 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) For purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n)
15and 49.147 (3) (c), and (4) (b), and (5) (b) 2., all of the following apply:
AB56,632 16Section 632. 49.148 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,522,2517 49.148 (2) Internet service provider subscriptions. A person who meets the
18eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may apply to the department for
19a monthly amount sufficient to pay the cost of an Internet service provider
20subscription or $57, whichever is lower. An application submitted under this
21subsection shall include documentation of the Internet service provider and the
22monthly cost of the subscription. If the department determines that an applicant is
23eligible, the department shall coordinate with a Wisconsin Works agency to make
24payments on behalf of the person to the appropriate Internet service provider. The
25department may promulgate rules to administer this subsection.
AB56,633
1Section 633. 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,523,52 49.155 (6) (b) The department shall set maximum payment rates for Level I
3certified family child care providers certified under s. 48.651 (1) (a) for services
4provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rates set under
5this paragraph may not exceed 75 percent of the rates established under par. (a).
AB56,634 6Section 634. 49.155 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,523,107 49.155 (6) (c) The department shall set maximum payment rates for Level II
8certified family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals
9under this section. The maximum rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 50
10percent of
the rates established under par. (a).
AB56,635 11Section 635. 49.155 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,523,2312 49.155 (7) (a) 1. If a child care provider is convicted of a serious crime, as defined
13in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient
14resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the
person subject to a background check
15under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a
child care provider is
16convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or
17her 10th birthday
, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if the department provides written
18notice under s. 48.686 (4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient
19resident
person is ineligible for certification, employment, or residence to operate,
20work at, or reside
at the child care provider, the department or the county
21department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall refuse to allow payment to the child
22care provider for any child care provided under this section beginning on the date of
23the conviction or delinquency adjudication.
AB56,636 24Section 636. 49.155 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,524,13
149.155 (7) (a) 2. If a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal
2charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686
3(1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as
4defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the
person subject to a background check under s.
548.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a
child care provider is the subject
6of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has
7committed a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, as defined in s. 48.686
8(1) (c)
, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall
9immediately suspend refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for any child
10care provided under this section until the department obtains information regarding
11the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person
12is not ineligible to receive such a payment operate, work at, or reside at the child care
13provider
.
AB56,637 14Section 637. 49.155 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,524,2215 49.155 (7) (b) 1. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2)
16who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider has been convicted or
17adjudicated delinquent for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as
18defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that
19the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines
20that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department
21or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow
22payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.
AB56,525,523 2. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates,
24works at, or resides at a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge
25or delinquency petition for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as

1defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that
2the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines
3that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department
4or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow
5payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.
AB56,638 6Section 638. 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,525,127 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:
AB56,639 13Section 639. 49.161 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,525,1514 49.161 (1) (title) Trial employment match program jobs Subsidized
15employment placement
overpayments.
AB56,640 16Section 640. 49.162 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,641 17Section 641. 49.163 (2) (am) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,642 18Section 642. 49.164 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,525,22 1949.164 Transform Milwaukee Jobs for Childless Adults. The department
20shall establish a program identical to the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program under
21s. 49.163 except that a participant is not required to meet the eligibility criterion
22under s. 49.163 (2) (am) 2.
AB56,643 23Section 643 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,526,424 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) In this section, with respect to any
25of the following that fund a contract for services, “allocation” means the amount

1under the contract that the department is obligated to pay.
Except as provided in
2subs. sub. (2) and (3), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a),
3(cm), (dz), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s) and (3) (kp), the department shall
4allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:
AB56,644 5Section 644. 49.175 (1) (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), (i), (k), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (qm), (r),
6(s), (t), (u), (w), (y), (z) and (zh) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56,526,97 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
8$42,500,000 $41,156,900 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $44,625,000
9$41,157,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,526,1310 (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with
11Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147
12(6), $52,000,000 $51,528,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $54,600,000
13$51,528,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,526,1614 (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement payments to
15individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and
16$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,526,2017 (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities
18under s. 16.3085, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated
19under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505
20(7) (kg).
AB56,526,2421 (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment
22collections.
For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection
23of public assistance overpayments, $15,987,000 $16,461,200 in fiscal year 2017-18
242019-20 and $15,902,900 $16,608,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,3
1(i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for
2transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or
3weatherization assistance programs, $7,000,000 $6,000,000 in each fiscal year.
AB56,527,74 (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs
5under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program
6under s. 49.163, $7,000,000 $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and
7$8,000,000 $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,98 (m) Children first. For services under the work experience program for
9noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, $1,140,000 $2,280,000 in each fiscal year.
AB56,527,1310 (n) Fostering futures: connections count. For funding community connectors to
11interact with vulnerable families with young children and to connect families with
12formal and informal community support, $360,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 and
13$560,300 in fiscal year 2018-19
$560,300 in each fiscal year.
AB56,527,1514 (o) Evidence-based substance abuse prevention grants. For grants awarded
15under s. 48.545 (2) (c), $500,000 in each fiscal year 2018-19.
AB56,527,1816 (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155,
17$289,215,200
or 49.257, $367,967,800 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and
18$318,369,200 $376,852,600 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,2219 (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state
20administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing
21activities, $36,189,400 $39,722,100 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $36,030,000
22$40,215,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,2523 (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement
24activities specified in s. ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $15,652,700 $16,532,900 in each
25fiscal year 2019-20 and $16,683,700 in fiscal year 2020-21.
AB56,528,3
1(r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For payments made
2under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of
3supplemental security income, $26,938,000 $25,013,300 in each fiscal year.
AB56,528,104 (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and
5long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for
6assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under
7s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the
8kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the
9reservations of those tribes, $22,012,100 $26,847,200 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20
10and $22,741,200 $28,448,100 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,528,1911 (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure
12the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at
13home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with
14children placed in out-of-home care, $6,282,500 $9,300,900 in fiscal year 2017-18
152019-20 and $7,314,300 $10,191,900 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21. To receive
16funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount
17received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a
18distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the
19department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).
AB56,528,2220 (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect,
21$5,289,600 in each fiscal year $6,302,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $7,464,600 in
22fiscal year 2020-21
.
AB56,529,323 (w) Wisconsin Community Services grants. For a grant to Wisconsin
24Community Services for the community building workshop facilitator training to
25provide services that are targeted to individuals in the city of Milwaukee who are

1eligible for funds under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block
2grant program under 42 USC 601 et seq., $400,000 in each fiscal year , and for a grant
3to the We Got This program in the city of Milwaukee, $25,000 in each fiscal year
.
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