SB557,18,223 49.265 (3) (b) 11. Provide, to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week
24and whose earned income is at or below 150 200 percent of the poverty line, a program
25of skills enhancement that shall include access to transportation, child care, career

1counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and
2training.
SB557,36 3Section 36. 49.265 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,18,84 49.265 (4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services
5block grant funds received under 42 USC 9903 and credited to the appropriation
6account under s. 20.437 (2) (mg). From the appropriation account under s. 20.437
7(2) (cs), the department shall distribute funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of
8the amounts received under 42 USC 9903.
SB557,37 9Section 37 . 49.265 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,18,1210 49.265 (4) (b) The department shall allocate at least 90 percent of the funds
11received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) to
12community action agencies and organizations.
SB557,38 13Section 38 . 49.265 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,18,1614 49.265 (4) (c) The department may not allocate more than 5 percent of the funds
15received under 42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) for state
16administrative expenses.
SB557,39 17Section 39 . 49.45 (31m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,18,2318 49.45 (31m) Nonemergency medical transportation services for nursing
19home residents.
The department shall determine and apply a reimbursement rate
20for nonemergency medical transportation services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 3. for
21Medical Assistance recipients who are nursing home residents that is the same as
22the prevalent brokerage reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical
23transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients under this subchapter.
SB557,40 24Section 40 . 49.675 of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,19,3
149.675 Community action opioid response grant program. (1) In this
2section, “community action agency” means an eligible entity as defined under 42
3USC 9902
(1) (A).
SB557,19,10 4(2) The department shall establish a grant program to enable community
5action agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and
6individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic. Through the
7program under this section, the department shall endeavor to expand and support
8effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of
9opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and
10communities.
SB557,19,13 11(3) Any community action agency is eligible to apply for a grant under this
12section by submitting an application in the form and manner specified by the
13department.
SB557,19,16 14(4) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys to support one
15or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or
16partnership with other community organizations:
SB557,19,1917 (a) Enhanced public education to improve individual and community
18awareness, with respect to the opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and
19youth.
SB557,19,2220 (b) Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid
21misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment,
22recovery, or other resources in the community.
SB557,19,2323 (c) Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction.
SB557,19,2524 (d) Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation,
25or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
SB557,20,2
1(e) Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children
2in the household.
SB557,20,53 (f) Support and assistance to children who are in foster care or at risk of
4placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents and to the
5caregivers for these children.
SB557,20,106 (g) Development of partnerships with entities such as local health care
7providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies,
8social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local
9governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand
10resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
SB557,20,1311 (h) Training for agency personnel on issues related to opioid addiction,
12including early identification of at-risk individuals and administration of overdose
13prevention medications.
SB557,20,15 14(5) Each grant awarded by the department under this section shall be at least
15$25,000 and not more than $250,000 each fiscal year.
SB557,20,18 16(6) A grant awarded by the department under this section may not be more
17than 3 years in duration unless approved by the secretary based on outcome data or
18extenuating circumstances.
SB557,21,4 19(7) Each grant recipient shall submit an annual report to the department
20detailing goals, interventions, outcomes, and expenditures related to the recipient's
21program funded by a grant under this section. Each grant recipient shall make each
22report under this subsection publicly available on the recipient's website. The
23department shall publish each report submitted under this subsection on the
24department's website and coordinate with the department of children and families
25to provide additional public access to the reports through the website of the

1department of children and families. Annually, the department shall compile reports
2submitted under this subsection and submit the compilation with a report
3containing a summary of the information in the recipients' reports to the chief clerk
4of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
SB557,21,8 5(8) The department shall publish on its website the application process and
6criteria for grants under this section. In order to be eligible for a grant under this
7section, the department shall require each application submitted to include all of the
8following items:
SB557,21,139 (a) A description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by
10the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including
11specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to
12be served, including any targeted subgroups, such as incarcerated or homeless
13individuals.
SB557,21,1514 (b) A description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely
15success.
SB557,21,1816 (c) A plan for measuring progress in achieving the objectives identified under
17par. (a), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project's
18effectiveness.
SB557,21,2119 (d) Identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the
20applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination
21or partnership.
SB557,21,2522 (e) Sufficient affirmation, as determined by the department, that the applicant
23has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and
24addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses
25of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment.
SB557,22,3
1(f) Confirmation that any funds awarded through the grant program under this
2section will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar
3objectives.
SB557,22,54 (g) Confirmation that the recipient will use evidence-based approaches to the
5maximum extent practicable.
SB557,22,8 6(9) In considering applications for grants under this section, the department
7shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the
8following characteristics:
SB557,22,109 (a) Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with
10experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.
SB557,22,1211 (b) Evidence of leveraging nonstate funds or in-kind resources to extend the
12reach or duration of the program proposed by the application.
SB557,22,1513 (c) Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program
14proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving the goals of the program
15and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.
SB557,22,1716 (d) Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses
17to the opioid crisis.
SB557,22,1918 (e) Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on
19children of addicted individuals.
SB557,22,2020 (f) Demonstrated knowledge of opioid-related needs in the target community.
SB557,22,2321 (g) Use of innovative or evidence-based approaches to address unmet opioid
22needs, including to promote self-sufficiency and well-being for families with
23children impacted by opioid addiction.
SB557,41 24Section 41 . 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,23,9
149.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
2program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
3departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
4workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, tribal
5governing bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions.
6A county department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board,
7tribal governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin
8Works agency or another provider to administer the employment and training
9program under this subsection.
SB557,42 10Section 42. 51.44 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,23,1311 51.44 (5) (bm) Ensure that any child with a level of lead in his or her blood that
12is 5 or more micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood, as confirmed by one venous blood
13test, is eligible for services under the program under this section.
SB557,43 14Section 43 . 60.85 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,23,2215 60.85 (7) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under
16sub. (1) (h) 1. a., d., i., and j. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental
17district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local
18workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any positions
19to be filled in the county in which the town that created the tax incremental district
20is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work
21on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs.
22The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
SB557,44 23Section 44 . 60.85 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,24,624 60.85 (7) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in
25a tax incremental district from a town for which the town incurs real property

1assembly costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
2development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
32832 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the town creating the tax
4incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
5lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
6position.
SB557,45 7Section 45 . 66.1103 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,24,158 66.1103 (6m) Notification of position openings. A municipality or county may
9not enter into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless
10that person has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the
11local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
12position to be filled in that municipality or county within one year after issuance of
13the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before
14advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect the
15offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).
SB557,46 16Section 46 . 66.1105 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,24,2517 66.1105 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs
18under sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax
19incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the
20local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
21positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created the tax incremental
22district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first
23performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment
24of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to
25advertising the position.
SB557,47
1Section 47. 66.1105 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,25,92 66.1105 (6c) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property
3in a tax incremental district from a city for which the city incurs real property
4assembly costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
5development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
62832, 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the city creating the tax
7incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
8lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
9position.
SB557,48 10Section 48 . 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,25,2411 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
12in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
13a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
14requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
15a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
16in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
17is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
18rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
19disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
20assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
21youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
2229 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
23in the manner under s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
24as defined in s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SB557,49 25Section 49 . 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,26,6
171.07 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
2for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
3institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
4projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
5development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
6eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SB557,50 7Section 50 . 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,26,218 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
9in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
10a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
11requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
12a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
13in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
14is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
15rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
16disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
17assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
18youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
1929 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
20in the manner under s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
21as defined in s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SB557,51 22Section 51 . 71.28 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,27,323 71.28 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
24for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
25institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a

1projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
2development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
3eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SB557,52 4Section 52 . 71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,27,185 71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
6in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
7a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
8requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
9a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
10in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
11is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
12rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
13disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
14assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
15youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
1629 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
17in the manner under s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
18as defined in s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SB557,53 19Section 53 . 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,27,2520 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
21for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
22institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
23projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
24development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
25eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SB557,54
1Section 54. 76.636 (1) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,28,22 76.636 (1) (e) 12. A dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15).
SB557,55 3Section 55. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
4Act 19
, is amended to read:
SB557,28,95 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
6amounts for aids are $5,292,700 in calendar years 2020 to 2023 2022 and $5,398,600
7in each calendar year
$5,707,800 in calendar year 2023 and thereafter. These
8amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform
9percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB557,56 10Section 56 . 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,28,24 11106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
12with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce
13Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
14Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361
. In administering the programs authorized by that
15act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies , the council on
16workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111,
and with local workforce
17development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide
18workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
19needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
20that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
21by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
22provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
23affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
24those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
SB557,57 25Section 57 . 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,29,2
1106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) In this section, “homeless”
2has the meaning given in 42 USC 11302 (a).
SB557,29,7 3(2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111 shall
4identify all of the following populations of individuals with a barrier to employment
5to receive employment, training, and educational services when submitting the state
6plan required by section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
7Act of 2014:
SB557,29,88 (a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.
SB557,29,99 (b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.
SB557,29,1010 (c) Homeless adults over age 24.
SB557,58 11Section 58 . 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,29,1512 106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC
132821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public
14instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship
15program under sub. (1).
SB557,59 16Section 59 . 106.15 of the statutes is repealed.
SB557,60 17Section 60 . 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,29,2318 106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
19an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce
20development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position in the
21company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
22filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
23shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
SB557,61 24Section 61 . 106.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,30,11
1106.27 (1m) Labor market information system. From the appropriation under
2s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market
3information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and
4projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information
5relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The
6department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of
7charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college
8campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development
9boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, employers, job seekers, and the general
10public, including making that information available on the department's Internet
11site.
SB557,62 12Section 62 . 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,31,213 109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
14a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
15department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
16bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
17municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
18action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
19layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
20information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122
21serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of
22resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all
23information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
24remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The

1department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the
2manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
SB557,63 3Section 63 . 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
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