49.155 (4) (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) and subject to subd. 2., an eligible individual may receive a child care subsidy under this section for child care that is provided by an out-of-state provider of child care. Notwithstanding sub. (6), payments for child care services provided by an out-of-state provider under this subdivision shall be based on the maximum rate applicable in the county in which the eligible individual resides or on the out-of-state provider's actual rate, whichever is lower.
2. As a condition of payment under this section for child care services provided to a child of an individual who is eligible for a subsidy under this section, an out-of-state provider is subject to, and shall comply with, the provisions of this section, and rules promulgated under this section, that apply to a child care provider, as determined by the department.
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994. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (5) (a) and amended to read:
49.155 (5) (a) An individual receiving a subsidy under this section is liable for the percentage of
difference, if any, between the cost of the child care specified by the department in a printed copayment schedule. An provided by the child care provider or providers selected by the individual and the subsidy amount. The department shall specify minimum or estimated copayment amounts based on family size, income level, and other factors, a schedule of which will be available in electronic form on the department's Internet site and in paper form.
(b) An individual who is under the age of 20 and
is attending high school or participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation may not be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the type of child care received and the number of children receiving child care.
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995. 49.155 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (a) Subject to review and approval by the The department, each county shall establish the maximum reimbursement rate payment rates for licensed child care services provided under this section. A county The department shall set the rate
rates so that at least 75% of the number of places for children within the licensed capacity of all child care providers in that county can be purchased at or below that maximum rate by eligible individuals under this section.
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996. 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (b) Subject to review and approval by the The department, each county shall set a maximum reimbursement rate payment rates for Level I certified family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rate rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 75% of the rate
rates established under par. (a).
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997. 49.155 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (c) Subject to review and approval by the The department, each county shall set a maximum reimbursement rate payment rates for Level II certified family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rate rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 50% of the rate
rates established under par. (a).
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998. 49.155 (6) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (cm) The department shall modify child care provider reimbursement payment rates established under pars. (a) to (c) so that reimbursement payment rates are lower for providers of after-school child care.
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999. 49.155 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (d) The department may promulgate rules to establish a system of rates or a program of grants that the department will pay to for child care providers that meet the higher quality of care standards established by rules promulgated under sub. (1d) (b). If a system of rates is established under this paragraph, the rates under that system shall be higher than the rates established under pars. (a) to (c).
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1000. 49.155 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not increase the maximum reimbursement payment rates for child care providers before June 30, 2013.
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1001. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) Beginning on July 1, 2012, the The department may modify a child care provider's reimbursement payment rate under subd. 2. on the basis of the provider's quality rating, as described in the quality rating plan, in the following manner:
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1002. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 3. a. For a child care provider who receives a 1-star rating, the department shall deny reimbursement payment.
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1003. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 3. b. For a child care provider who receives a 2-star rating, the department may reduce the maximum reimbursement payment rate by up to 5 percent.
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1004. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 3. c. For a child care provider who receives a 3-star rating, the department may pay up to the maximum reimbursement payment rate.
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1005. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the department may increase the maximum reimbursement payment rate by up to 5 percent.
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1006
. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the department may increase the maximum payment rate by up to 5 10 percent.
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1007. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 3. e. For a child care provider who receives a 5-star rating, the department may increase the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 10 percent, except that beginning on January 1, 2013, the department may increase the maximum reimbursement payment rate for such a child care provider by up to 25 percent.
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1008. 49.155 (6) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6) (e) 5. For purposes of modifying reimbursement payment rates under subd. 3., the department shall assign a child care provider that is accredited from the Council on Accreditation a 4-star rating or 5-star rating, whichever the department determines is appropriate.
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1009. 49.155 (6d) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6d) (a) 2. Notwithstanding
Subject to sub. (5) (b), increase the copayment amount that an individual must pay toward the cost of child care received under this section.
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1010. 49.155 (6d) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6d) (a) 3. Notwithstanding sub. (6), adjust the amount of reimbursement paid payment to child care providers providing child care services under this section.
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1011. 49.155 (6g) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (6g) (am) (intro.) If reimbursement payment to a child care provider is based on authorized hours of child care, the department shall do all of the following with respect to establishing and adjusting the number of authorized hours per child:
20,1012
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1012. 49.155 (7) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (7) (title) Refusal to pay of payment to child care providers.
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1013. 49.155 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (7) (a) 1. If a child care provider is convicted of a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the child care provider is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 12th birthday, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall refuse to pay
allow payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under this section beginning on the date of the conviction or delinquency adjudication.
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1014. 49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) The department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to pay allow payment to a child care provider for child care provided under this section if any of the following applies to the child care provider or to a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. a. or nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the child care provider:
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1015. 49.159 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child, is eligible for services and benefits under this subsection if the dependent child's custodial parent is a participant and par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support order. The Wisconsin works agency may provide job search assistance and case management designed to enable eligible noncustodial parents to obtain and retain employment. and any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the dependent child:
20,1016
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1016. 49.159 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
49.159 (1) (a) 1. The custodial parent is receiving case management services under s. 49.147 (2) (am).
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1017. 49.159 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
49.159 (1) (a) 2. The custodial parent is participating in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
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1018. 49.159 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
49.159 (1) (a) 3. The custodial parent is receiving a grant under s. 49.148 (1m).
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1019. 49.159 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
49.159 (1) (a) 4. The custodial parent is receiving a subsidy for child care for the dependent child under s. 49.155.
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1020. 49.159 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
49.159 (1) (b) A Wisconsin Works agency may provide to an individual who is eligible under par. (a) any of the following services or benefits:
1. Job search assistance and case management designed to enable the individual to obtain and retain employment.
2. Placement in one job under s. 49.147 (3).
3. A stipend in an amount determined by the Wisconsin Works agency for not more than 4 months. A stipend under this subdivision terminates if the individual is placed in a job under s. 49.147 (3) or obtains unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1).
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Section
1021. 49.161 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.161 (1) (title) Trial employment match program jobs overpayments.
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1022. 49.163 of the statutes is created to read:
49.163 Transform Milwaukee Jobs program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "Wisconsin Works" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p).
(b) "Wisconsin Works employment position" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (r).
(2) Eligibility for program. (a) The department shall establish a Transform Milwaukee Jobs program in Milwaukee County. To be eligible to participate in the program, an individual must satisfy all of the following criteria:
1. Be at least 18 years of age.
2. If over 24 years of age, be a biological or adoptive parent of a child under 18 years of age whose parental rights to the child have not been terminated or be a relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of age.
3. Have an annual household income that is below 150 percent of the poverty line.
4. Be unemployed for at least 4 weeks.
5. Be ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
6. Not be participating in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
(b) For purposes of par. (a) 3., the household income of an individual transitioning from foster care to independent living shall be based on the individual's own income over a period determined by the department and shall not include the household income of the individual's foster parents.
(c) The department may establish additional eligibility criteria consistent with its mission and the funding available.
(3) Program description. (a) The program under this section shall include all of the following features and requirements:
1. An individual may participate in the program for a maximum of 1,040 hours actually worked.
2. The department shall determine and specify in a contract whether a contractor under sub. (4) or an employer is the individual's employer of record. The employer of record shall pay the individual for hours actually worked at not less than the federal or state minimum wage that applies to the individual.
3. The department may reimburse an employer, or a contractor under sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program for a minimum of 20 hours per week at a location in this state for any of the following costs that are attributable to the employment of the individual under the program:
a. A wage subsidy equal to the amount of wages that the employer or contractor pays to the individual for hours actually worked, not to exceed 40 hours per week at the federal or state minimum wage that applies to the individual.
b. Federal social security and Medicare taxes.
c. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes, if any.
d. Worker's compensation insurance premiums, if any.
4. An employer, or, subject to the approval of the department, a contractor under sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program may pay the individual an amount that exceeds any wage subsidy paid to the employer or contractor by the department under subd. 3. a.
5. The employment of an individual under this section may not do any of the following:
a. Have the effect of filling a vacancy created by an employer terminating a regular employee or otherwise reducing its work force for the purpose of hiring an individual under this section.
b. Fill a position when any other person is on layoff or strike from the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
c. Fill a position when any other person is engaged in a labor dispute regarding the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
(b) The department may set priorities for the program consistent with its mission and available funding.
