AB100-ASA1,769,2216 49.137 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.131 (2) (c) 4. 49.131 (2) (b) 1m.,
17the department may award grants to child care providers that meet the quality of
18care standards established under s. 49.132 (4) (e) or 49.155 (6) 49.155 (1d) (b) to
19improve the retention of skilled and experienced child care staff. In awarding grants
20under this subsection, the department shall consider the applying child care
21provider's total enrollment of children and average enrollment of children who
22receive or are eligible for publicly funded care from the child care provider.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1416 23Section 1416 . 49.137 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,770,7
149.137 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.131 (2) (b) 1m. 49.155 (1g) (b), the
2department may award grants to child care providers that meet the quality of care
3standards established under s. 49.132 (4) (e) or 49.155 (6) 49.155 (1d) (b) to improve
4the retention of skilled and experienced child care staff. In awarding grants under
5this subsection, the department shall consider the applying child care provider's
6total enrollment of children and average enrollment of children who receive or are
7eligible for publicly funded care from the child care provider.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1417 8Section 1417 . 49.137 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,770,119 49.137 (3) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.131 (2) (c) 3. 49.131 (2) (b) 1m.,
10the department may award grants to child care providers for assistance in meeting
11the quality of care standards established under s. 49.132 (4) (e) 49.155 (1d) (b).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1418 12Section 1418 . 49.137 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,770,1614 49.137 (3) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.131 (2) (b) 1m. 49.155 (1g) (b), the
15department may award grants to child care providers for assistance in meeting the
16quality of care standards established under s. 49.132 (4) (e) 49.155 (1d) (b).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1419 17Section 1419 . 49.137 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,770,2318 49.137 (4) Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the
19allocation under s. 49.131 (2) (c) 4. 49.131 (2) (b) 1m., the department may contract
20with one or more agencies for the provision of training and technical assistance to
21improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The training and technical
22assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may include any of the
23following activities:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1420 24Section 1420 . 49.137 (4) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
25Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,771,6
149.137 (4) Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the
2allocation under s. 49.131 (2) (b) 1m. 49.155 (1g) (b), the department may contract
3with one or more agencies for the provision of training and technical assistance to
4improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The training and technical
5assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may include any of the
6following activities:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1788m 7Section 1788m. 49.137 (4) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,771,108 49.137 (4) (gm) Providing training to child care providers in providing child
9care for children with special needs and developing a network of child care providers
10who are qualified to provide child care for children with special needs.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1421 11Section 1421. 49.138 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.138 (1m), and 49.138
12(1m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,772,213 49.138 (1m) (intro.) The department shall implement a program of emergency
14assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, homelessness or
15energy crisis. Eligibility shall not exceed the limitations for federal participation
16defined by applicable federal laws and regulations.
The department shall establish
17the maximum amount of aid to be granted, except for cases of energy crisis, per family
18member based on the funding available under s. 20.445 (3) (dc) and (p) (md). The
19department need not establish the maximum amount by rule under ch. 227. The
20department shall publish the maximum amount and annual changes to it in the
21Wisconsin administrative register. Emergency assistance provided to needy persons
22under this section in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster or energy crisis may only
23be provided to a needy person once in a 12-month period.
Emergency assistance
24provided to needy persons under this section in cases of homelessness may be used
25only to obtain a permanent living accommodation and, except as provided in sub. (2),

1may only be provided to a needy person once in a 36-month period. For the purposes
2of this section, a family is considered to be homeless if any of the following applies:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1422 3Section 1422. 49.138 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,772,44 49.138 (1d) In this section:
AB100-ASA1,772,75 (a) "Administering agency" means the department or, if the department has
6contracted with a Wisconsin works agency under sub. (3), the Wisconsin works
7agency.
AB100-ASA1,772,88 (b) "Needy person" has the meaning specified by the department by rule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1423 9Section 1423. 49.138 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,772,1110 49.138 (2) Emergency assistance provided to a person under sub. (1) (1m) (c)
11may be provided once in a 12-month period.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1424 12Section 1424. 49.138 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,772,1413 49.138 (3) The department may contract with a Wisconsin works agency to
14administer this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1425 15Section 1425. 49.138 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,772,2216 49.138 (4) (a) Any individual whose application for emergency assistance
17under this section is not acted upon with reasonable promptness after the filing of
18the application, as defined by the department by rule, or is denied in whole or in part,
19or who believes that the assistance amount was calculated incorrectly, may petition
20the administering agency for a review of such action. Review is unavailable if the
21action by the administering agency occurred more than 45 days prior to submission
22of the petition for review.
AB100-ASA1,773,323 (b) Upon a timely petition under par. (a), the administering agency shall give
24the petitioner reasonable notice and opportunity for a review. The administering
25agency shall render its decision as soon as possible after the review and shall send

1by 1st class mail a certified copy of its decision to the petitioner. The administering
2agency shall deny a petition for a review or shall refuse to grant relief if the petitioner
3does any of the following:
AB100-ASA1,773,44 1. Withdraws the petition in writing.
AB100-ASA1,773,75 2. Abandons the petition. Abandonment occurs if the petitioner fails to appear
6in person or by representative at a scheduled review without good cause, as defined
7by the department by rule.
AB100-ASA1,773,128 (c) If the administering agency is a Wisconsin works agency, the department
9may review the decision of the Wisconsin works agency if, within 14 days after the
10date on which the certified copy of the decision of the Wisconsin works agency is
11mailed, the applicant or participant petitions the department for a review of that
12decision.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1426 13Section 1426. 49.141 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 49.141 (1) (j) (intro.)
14and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,773,1515 49.141 (1) (j) (intro.) "Parent" means either a any of the following:
AB100-ASA1,773,16 161. A biological parent, a.
AB100-ASA1,773,18 172. A person who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under
18s. 891.40, or a.
AB100-ASA1,773,19 193. A parent by adoption.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1427 20Section 1427. 49.141 (1) (j) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,773,2321 49.141 (1) (j) 4. A man adjudged in a judicial proceeding to be the biological
22father of a child if the child is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents
23do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.60.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1428 24Section 1428. 49.141 (1) (j) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,774,2
149.141 (1) (j) 5. A man who has signed and filed with the state registrar under
2s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. a statement acknowledging paternity.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1429 3Section 1429. 49.141 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,774,84 49.141 (1) (p) "Wisconsin works" means the assistance program for families
5with dependent children, administered under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, except that
6"Wisconsin works" does not include the Wisconsin works health plan under s. 49.153,
7unless a waiver under s. 49.153 (1m) is granted and in effect or federal legislation
8that permits the application of s. 49.153 is enacted
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1430 9Section 1430. 49.141 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,774,1910 49.141 (2) (a) If necessary, the department shall request a waiver from the
11secretaries of the federal department of health and human services, the federal
12department of agriculture and the federal social security administration or shall
13seek the passage of federal legislation to permit the department to conduct the
14Wisconsin works program in lieu of the aid to families with dependent children
15program under s. 49.19, the job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
1649.193, the parental responsibility pilot program under s. 49.25 and the
17work-not-welfare program under s. 49.27 and as part of the food stamp program
18under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 and the medical assistance program under 42 USC 1396
19to 1396u
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1431 20Section 1431. 49.141 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,774,2421 49.141 (7) (c) Except as provided in par. (d), in addition to the penalties
22applicable under par. (a) or (b), a person shall be suspended from participating in
23Wisconsin works, except s. 49.153, for a period of 10 years, beginning on the date of
24conviction, if the person is convicted in a federal or state court for any of the following:
AB100-ASA1,775,4
11. Violating sub. (6) (a) with respect to his or her identity or place of residence
2for the purpose of receiving simultaneously from this state and at least one other
3state assistance funded by a block grant under Title I of the Federal Personal
4Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
AB100-ASA1,775,75 2. Fraudulently misstating or misrepresenting his or her identity or place of
6residence for the purpose of receiving simultaneously from this state and at least one
7other state benefits under the medical assistance program under 42 USC 1396 et seq.
AB100-ASA1,775,108 3. Fraudulently misstating or misrepresenting his or her identity or place of
9residence for the purpose of receiving simultaneously in this state and at least one
10other state benefits under the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
AB100-ASA1,775,1411 4. Fraudulently misstating or misrepresenting his or her identity or place of
12residence for the purpose of receiving simultaneously in this state and at least one
13other state benefits under the federal supplemental security income program under
1442 USC 1381 to 1383d.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1432 15Section 1432. 49.141 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,775,2016 49.141 (7) (d) A person who has been suspended from participating in
17Wisconsin works under par. (c) and whom the president of the United States has
18pardoned with respect to the conduct for which the person had been suspended may
19have his or her eligibility to participate in Wisconsin works reinstated beginning on
20the first day of the first month beginning after the pardon.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1801g 21Section 1801g. 49.143 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,776,822 49.143 (2) (b) Establish a children's services network. The children's services
23network shall provide information about community resources available to the
24dependent children in a Wisconsin works group, including charitable food and
25clothing centers; subsidized and low-income housing; transportation subsidies; the

1state supplemental food program for women, infants and children under s. 253.06;
2and child care programs. In a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a
3children's services network shall, in addition, provide a forum for those persons who
4are interested in the delivery of child welfare services and other services to children
5and families in the geographical area under sub. (6) served by that children's services
6network to communicate with and make recommendations to the providers of those
7services in that geographical area with respect to the delivery of those services in that
8area.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1801m 9Section 1801m. 49.143 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,776,1210 49.143 (2) (e) Certify To the extent permitted under federal law or waiver,
11certify
eligibility for and issue food coupons to eligible Wisconsin works participants
12in conformity with 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1433 13Section 1433. 49.145 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,776,1714 49.145 (2) (i) The individual is not receiving supplemental security income
15under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77 and, if
16the individual is a dependent child, the custodial parent of the individual does not
17receive a payment on behalf of the individual under s. 49.775
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1434 18Section 1434. 49.145 (2) (n) of the statutes is renumbered 49.145 (2) (n) 1.
19(intro.) and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,777,220 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) Beginning Except as provided in subd. 4., beginning
21on the date on which the individual has attained the age of 18, the total number of
22months in which the individual or any adult member of the individual's Wisconsin
23works group
has actively participated in the job opportunities and basic skills
24program under s. 49.193 or has participated in a Wisconsin works employment
25position or both
, or has received benefits under, any of the following or any

1combination of the following
does not exceed 60 months . The months need not be
2consecutive. Participation in the
, whether or not consecutive:
AB100-ASA1,777,5 3a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s. 49.193. Active
4participation in the job opportunities and basic skills program
begins to count toward
5the 60-month limit beginning on July October 1, 1996.
AB100-ASA1,777,9 63. A Wisconsin works agency may extend the time limit under this paragraph
7only if the Wisconsin works agency determines, in accordance with rules
8promulgated by the department, that unusual circumstances exist that warrant an
9extension of the participation period.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1435 10Section 1435. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,777,1111 49.145 (2) (n) 1. b. A Wisconsin works employment position.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1436 12Section 1436. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,777,1613 49.145 (2) (n) 1. c. Any program in this state or in any other state funded by
14a federal block grant for temporary assistance for needy families under title I of P.L.
15104-193, if the individual received benefits under that program that were
16attributable to funds provided by the federal government.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1437 17Section 1437. 49.145 (2) (n) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,777,2218 49.145 (2) (n) 2. Except as provided in subd. 4., in calculating the number of
19months in which the individual participated under subd. 1., the Wisconsin works
20agency shall include any month in which any adult member of a Wisconsin works
21group participated in a Wisconsin works employment position, if the individual was
22a member of that Wisconsin works group during that month.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1438 23Section 1438. 49.145 (2) (n) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,778,524 49.145 (2) (n) 4. In calculating the number of months under subds. 1. and 2.,
25a Wisconsin works agency shall exclude, to the extent permitted under federal law,

1any month during which any adult in the Wisconsin works group participated in any
2activity listed under subd. 1. a. to c. while living on a federally recognized American
3Indian reservation, in an Alaskan Native village or, in Indian country, as defined in
418 USC 1151, occupied by an Indian tribe, if, during that month, all of the following
5applied:
AB100-ASA1,778,76 a. At least 1,000 individuals were living on the reservation or in the village or
7Indian country.
AB100-ASA1,778,98 b. At least 50% of the adults living on the reservation or in the village or Indian
9country were unemployed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1439 10Section 1439. 49.145 (2) (r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,778,1211 49.145 (2) (r) The individual is not a fugitive felon under 42 USC 608 (a) (9) (A)
12(i).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1440 13Section 1440. 49.145 (2) (rm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,778,1514 49.145 (2) (rm) The individual is not violating a condition of probation or parole
15imposed under federal or state law.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1441 16Section 1441. 49.145 (2) (s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,779,1017 49.145 (2) (s) The individual assigns to the state any right of the individual or
18of any dependent child of the individual to support or maintenance from any other
19person, including any right to amounts accruing during the time that any Wisconsin
20works benefit is paid to the individual. If a minor who is a beneficiary of any
21Wisconsin works benefit is also the beneficiary of support under a judgment or order
22that includes support for one or more children not receiving a benefit under
23Wisconsin works, any support payment made under the judgment or order is
24assigned to the state during the period that the minor is a beneficiary of the
25Wisconsin works benefit in the amount that is the proportionate share of the minor

1receiving the benefit under Wisconsin works, except as otherwise ordered by the
2court on the motion of a party. Amounts assigned to the state under this paragraph
3remain assigned to the state until that amount of benefits paid that represents the
4amount due as support or maintenance has been recovered. No amount of support
5that begins to accrue after the individual ceases to receive benefits under Wisconsin
6works may be considered assigned to this state. Except as provided in s. 49.1455, any
7money received by the department in a month under an assignment to the state
8under this paragraph for an individual applying for or participating in Wisconsin
9works shall be paid to the individual applying for or participating in Wisconsin
10works.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1442 11Section 1442. 49.145 (2) (v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,779,1412 49.145 (2) (v) The individual states in writing whether the individual has been
13convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that has as an element possession,
14use or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in 21 USC 802 (6).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1443 15Section 1443. 49.145 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,779,2016 49.145 (3) (b) 2. Child support payments received by the individual on behalf
17of a child who is a member of the Wisconsin works group. The Wisconsin works
18agency shall not include child support payments received by the department under
19an assignment under sub. (2) (s) unless the department has distributed the money
20to the individual.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812am 21Section 1812am. 49.1455 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,780,2 2249.1455 Child support demonstration project. The department may
23conduct a demonstration project, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a federal
24waiver, under which the department may pay to an individual whom the department
25has selected to be part of a control group a portion of the amount of child support

1received by the department under an assignment by the individual under s. 49.145
2(2) (s).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812b 3Section 1812b. 49.147 (1) (title) and (a) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812c 4Section 1812c. 49.147 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,780,55 49.147 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812d 6Section 1812d. 49.147 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (1) (c) and
7amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,780,108 49.147 (1) (c) In this section, "unsubsidized "Unsubsidized employment" means
9employment for which the Wisconsin works agency provides no wage subsidy to the
10employer including self-employment and entrepreneurial activities.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812e 11Section 1812e. 49.147 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,780,1212 49.147 (1) (b) "Disabled" has the meaning given in s. 46.985 (1) (d).
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