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(b) A course of instruction in massage therapy or bodywork offered by a school accredited by an accrediting agency.

SECTION 17. RL 92.01 (5) (e) and (f) are amended to read:

RL 92.01 (5) (e) Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and standard first aid: 8 classroom hours. The requirement of this paragraph may be alternatively satisfied as provided under s. RL 91.01 (3) (f).

(f) Additional massage therapy or bodywork course offerings meeting the objectives of the course of instruction: 102 100 classroom hours.

SECTION 18. RL 92.02 is amended to read:

RL 92.02 Approved schools. Except for a course of instruction that is approved by the department, as provided under s. RL 92.01 (3) (4), an approved course of instruction designed to meet the requirements in this chapter shall be provided by an approved a school of massage therapy or bodywork, approved by the educational approval board as provided under s. 440.982 (1) (b), s. 45.54, Stats.

Fiscal Estimate

1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

These proposed rules will be reviewed by the Department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.

Copies of Rule and Contact Information

Copies of this proposed rule are available without cost upon request to:

Pamela Haack

Dept. of Regulation and Licensing

Office of Administrative Rules

1400 East Washington Ave., Room 171

P.O. Box 8935

Madison, WI 53708

Telephone: (608) 266-0495

Email: pamela.haack@drl.state.wi.us

Notice of Hearing

Workforce Development

(Economic Support,
Chs. DWD 11-59)

[CR 00-129]

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 49.145 (2) (d) and (n) 1. a., (3) (b) 1. and (4), 49.147 (6) (a) 2., 49.148 (1), 49.155 (1m) (d) and (5), and 227.11, Stats., the Department of Workforce Development proposes to hold a public hearing on proposed rules affecting chs. DWD 12 and 56, relating to W-2 eligibility and child care copayments.

Hearing Information

The public hearing will be held as follows:

Date & Time Location

September 29, 2000 Room 400X

Friday GEF #1 Building

Beginning at 201 East Washington Ave.

1:30 p.m. MADISON, WI

An accessible entrance to the building is available via a ramp from the corner of Washington Avenue and Webster Street to the Webster Street entrance. If you have special needs or circumstances that may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call (608) 267-9403 at least 5 working days before the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audiotape format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.

Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views, and suggested rewording in writing. The address for written comments follows later in this notice.

Analysis Prepared by the Dept. of Workforce Development

Statutory authority: ss. 49.145 (2) (d) and (n) 1. a., (3) (b) 1. and (4), 49.147 (6) (a) 2., 49.148 (1), 49.155 (1m) (d) and (5), and 227.11, Stats., as affected by 1999 Wis. Act 9.

Statutes interpreted: ss. 49.145 (2) (d) and (n) 1. a., (3) (b) 1. and (4), 49.147 (6) (a) 2., 49.148 (1), 49.155 (1m) (d) and (5), Stats., as affected by 1999 Wis. Act 9.

Substantive changes:

1. Copayment responsibility is eliminated for foster parents and for kinship care relatives who are caring for a kinship care child under court order, unless they are receiving a child care subsidy for another child who is not a foster or kinship care child. Foster parents and kinship care relatives currently pay the minimum copayment based on number of children in child care and type of care received, unless they are receiving a child care subsidy for another child who is not a foster or kinship care child. Kinship care relatives caring for a child without a court order will continue to pay the minimum copayment.

2. Foster care payments received pursuant to s. 46.261, Stats., and kinship care payments received pursuant to s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), Stats., will be considered to be allocated toward the care of the child for whom they are received and will not be included in determining financial eligibility for child care subsidies under s. 49.155, Stats., for other children in the household. Currently, these payments are counted as household income and some families become ineligible for child care subsidies for their own children if they care for foster children or kinship care children.

Clarifications:

Two changes made to the child care copayment table in March 2000 are incorporated into rule language. Children who are authorized for child care assistance for 20 hours or less are subject to 50% of the copayment amounts. Also, parents who have left a W-2 employment position for unsubsidized employment pay the minimum copayment amount based on number of children in the family in child care and the type of child care selected for the first month of the unsubsidized employment.

Statutory updates:

Several updates are made to bring the rules in compliance with changes made in 1999 Wis. Act 9. The 60-day residency requirement for W-2 is repealed. Earned income of dependent children and child support income is excluded in determining W-2 eligibility. A job access loan may be used to purchase a car. Language changes are made regarding JOBS participation and eligibility reviews. A reference to a statutory section that lists the grant amounts for prorated community service jobs is added. Language on child care eligibility which duplicated obsolete statutory provisions is repealed.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Privately-run W-2 agencies will be affected by the rule change, but the rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small businesses.

Fiscal Estimate

The fiscal effect of the elimination of copayment responsibility for foster parents and kinship care relatives is expected to be approximately $173,160 (740 children x $4.50/week copay adjustment x 52 weeks).

Other changes are not expected to have a significant fiscal effect.

Copies of Rule and Contact Information

The proposed rules are available on the DWD web site at http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwd/hearings.htm. A paper copy may be obtained at no charge by contacting:

Elaine Pridgen

Office of Legal Counsel

Dept. of Workforce Development

P. O. Box 7946

Madison, WI 53707-7946

Telephone: (608) 267-9403

Email: pridgel@dwd.state.wi.us

Written Comments

Written comments on the proposed rules received at the above address no later than Friday, October 6, 2000 will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.