AB100-ASA1,785,624 49.147 (4) (av) Education for 18-year-old and 19-year-old students. A
25Wisconsin works agency shall permit a participant under this subsection who has not

1obtained the age of 20 and who has not obtained a high school diploma or a
2declaration of equivalency of high school graduation to attend high school or enroll
3in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for the
4granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation to satisfy, in whole
5or in part, the required hours of participation in a community service job under par.
6(as).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812j 7Section 1812j. 49.147 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,785,198 49.147 (5) (bm) Education or training activities. A Except as provided in par.
9(bw), a
participant under this subsection may be required to participate in education
10and training activities assigned as part of an employability plan developed by the
11Wisconsin works agency. The department shall establish by rule permissible
12education and training under this paragraph, which shall include a course of study
13meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a
14declaration of equivalency of high school graduation, technical college courses and
15educational courses that provide an employment skill. Permissible education under
16this paragraph shall also include English as a 2nd language courses that the
17Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain
18employment and adult basic education courses that the Wisconsin works agency
19determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812k 20Section 1812k. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,786,221 49.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. pars. (bt) and (bw),
22a Wisconsin works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional
23placement to engage in activities under par. (b) 1. for up to 28 hours per week. A
24Wisconsin works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional

1placement to participate in education or training activities under par. (bm) for not
2more than 12 hours per week.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812p 3Section 1812p. 49.147 (5) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,786,104 49.147 (5) (bt) Motivational training. A Except as provided in par. (bw), a
5Wisconsin works agency may require a participant, during the first 2 weeks of
6participation under this subsection, to participate in an assessment and
7motivational training program identified by the community steering committee
8under s. 49.143 (2) (a) 10. The Wisconsin works agency may require not more than
940 hours of participation per week under this paragraph in lieu of the participation
10requirement under par. (bs).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812t 11Section 1812t. 49.147 (5) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,786,1512 49.147 (5) (bw) Certain single parents of disabled children. A participant may
13not be required to participate in education and training activities under par. (bm),
14the work requirement under par. (bs) or motivational training under par. (bt) if all
15of the following conditions are met:
AB100-ASA1,786,1616 1. The participant is a single parent of a disabled child.
AB100-ASA1,786,1817 2. The Wisconsin works agency determines that the participant is needed in
18the home for at least 40 hours per week to provide care for the disabled child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1812u 19Section 1812u. 49.147 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,786,2320 49.147 (5) (c) Worker's compensation. A participant under this subsection who
21is not exempt under par. (bw)
is an employe of the Wisconsin works agency for
22purposes of worker's compensation coverage, except to the extent that the person for
23whom the participant is performing work provides worker's compensation coverage.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1444 24Section 1444. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,787,4
149.147 (6) (c) Distribution and administration. From the appropriation
2appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (e), (jL) and (md), the department shall distribute
3funds for job access loans to a Wisconsin works agency, which shall administer the
4loans in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1445 5Section 1445. 49.147 (6) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,787,96 49.147 (6) (d) 2. The individual has graduated from high school or has met the
7standards established by the secretary of education state superintendent of public
8instruction
for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation
9under s. 115.29 (4).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1446 10Section 1446. 49.148 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,787,2211 49.148 (1) (b) Community service jobs. For a participant in a community service
12job, a monthly grant of $555 $673, paid by the Wisconsin works agency or by the
13department under sub. (2)
. For every hour that the participant misses work or
14education or training activities without good cause, the Wisconsin works agency
15shall reduce
the grant amount shall be reduced by $4.25 $5.15. Good cause shall be
16determined by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules
17promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include required court
18appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant in a community service
19job is required to work fewer than 30 hours per week because the participant has
20unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (a), the grant amount under
21this paragraph may be reduced by an amount equal to the product of $5.15 and the
22difference between 30 and the number of hours the participant is required to work.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1815c 23Section 1815c. 49.148 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is renumbered 49.148 (1) (b) 1. and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,788,7
149.148 (1) (b) 1. For a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147
2(4) (b)
, a monthly grant of $673, paid by the Wisconsin works agency or by the
3department under sub. (2). For every hour that the participant misses work or
4education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be
5reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
6planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
7include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1815d 8Section 1815d. 49.148 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,788,129 49.148 (1) (b) 2. For a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147
10(4) (c), minimum wage for every hour actually worked in the community service job,
11not to exceed 15 hours per week, paid by the employer, as defined in s. 49.147 (4) (c)
121.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1447 13Section 1447. 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,788,2114 49.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
15placement, a grant of $518 $628, paid monthly by the Wisconsin works agency or by
16the department under sub. (2)
. For every hour that the participant fails to
17participate in any required activity without good cause, including any activity under
18s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to e., the Wisconsin works agency shall reduce the grant amount
19shall be reduced by $4.25 $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and
20employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good
21cause shall include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1448 22Section 1448. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,789,923 49.148 (1m) (a) A custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less and
24who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a
25monthly grant of $555 $673 unless another adult member of the custodial parent's

1Wisconsin works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin
2works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined
3in s. 49.147 (1) (a)
. A Wisconsin works agency may not require a participant under
4this subsection to participate in any employment positions. Receipt of a grant under
5this subsection does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works employment
6position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b)
7or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the
8date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s.
949.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1817b 10Section 1817b. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
11Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,789,2312 49.148 (1m) (a) A custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less and
13who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a
14monthly grant of $673 unless another adult member of the custodial parent's
15Wisconsin works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin
16works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined
17in s. 49.147 (1) (a). A Wisconsin works agency may not require a participant under
18this subsection to participate in any employment positions. Receipt of a grant under
19this subsection does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works employment
20position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b)
212. or (c) 4. or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months
22after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance
23under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1817c 24Section 1817c. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,790,10
149.148 (1m) (b) Receipt of a grant under this subsection constitutes
2participation in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes of the time
3limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) 2. or (c) 4. or (5) (b) 2. if the
4child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the date that the
5participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a
6Wisconsin works employment position unless the child was conceived as a result of
7a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2) or (3) in which the mother did not
8indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or of incest in violation
9of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual assault has been reported to a
10physician and to law enforcement authorities.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1449 11Section 1449. 49.148 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,790,1612 49.148 (3) Wisconsin works health plan. A If a waiver under s. 49.153 (1m)
13is granted and in effect or federal legislation that permits the application of s. 49.153
14is enacted, a
participant in a Wisconsin works employment position shall participate
15in the Wisconsin works health plan under s. 49.153. The participant and shall pay
16a premium in an amount and in the manner established under s. 49.153 (4) (d).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1450 17Section 1450. 49.148 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,791,518 49.148 (4) Drug testing. (a) A Wisconsin works agency shall require a
19participant in a community service job or transitional placement who, after August
2022, 1996, was convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element
21possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of
22a controlled substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are
23positive, the Wisconsin works agency shall decrease the pre-sanction benefit
24amount for that participant by not more than 15% for not fewer than 12 months, or
25for the remainder of the participant's period of participation in a community service

1job or transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the
2individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional placement
3and submits to another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the
4test are negative, the Wisconsin works agency shall discontinue the reduction under
5this subsection.
AB100-ASA1,791,96 (b) The Wisconsin works agency may require an individual who tests positive
7for use of a controlled substance under par. (a) to participate in a drug abuse
8evaluation, assessment and treatment program as part of the participation
9requirement under s. 49.147 (4) (as) or (5) (bs).
AB100-ASA1,791,1210 (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the participant was convicted more than 5
11years prior to the date on which the participant applied for a Wisconsin works
12employment position.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1451 13Section 1451. 49.152 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,791,2214 49.152 (1) Petition for review. Any individual whose application for any
15component of
Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (1) to (5) is not acted upon by the
16Wisconsin works agency with reasonable promptness after the filing of the
17application, as defined by the department by rule, or is denied in whole or in part,
18whose benefit is modified or canceled, or who believes that the benefit was calculated
19incorrectly or that the employment position in which the individual was placed is
20inappropriate
, may petition the Wisconsin works agency for a review of such action.
21Review is unavailable if the action by the Wisconsin works agency occurred more
22than 45 days prior to submission of the petition for review.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1452 23Section 1452. 49.152 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,792,524 49.152 (2) (a) (intro.) Upon a timely petition under sub. (1), the Wisconsin
25works agency shall give the applicant or participant reasonable notice and

1opportunity for a review. The Wisconsin works agency shall render its decision as
2soon as possible after the review and shall send by 1st class mail a certified copy of
3its decision to the last-known address of the applicant or participant. The Wisconsin
4works agency shall deny a petition for a review or shall refuse to grant relief if the
5petitioner does any of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1453 6Section 1453. 49.152 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,792,97 49.152 (2) (b) 1. Within 15 14 days of receiving after the date on which the
8certified copy of
the decision of the Wisconsin works agency is mailed, the applicant
9or participant petitions the department for a review of that decision.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1454 10Section 1454. 49.152 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,792,1311 49.152 (2) (c) 1. Within 15 14 days after receiving the date on which the certified
12copy of
the decision of the Wisconsin works agency is mailed, the applicant petitions
13the department for a review of the decision.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1455 14Section 1455. 49.152 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,792,2415 49.152 (3) Remedies. (a) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin
16works agency or the department determines that an individual, whose application
17for a Wisconsin works employment position was denied based on eligibility, was in
18fact eligible, or that the individual was placed in an inappropriate Wisconsin works
19employment position, the Wisconsin works agency shall place the individual in the
20first available Wisconsin works employment position that is appropriate for that
21individual, as determined by the Wisconsin works agency or the department. An
22individual who is placed in a Wisconsin works employment position under this
23paragraph is eligible for the benefit for that position under s. 49.148 beginning on the
24date on which the individual begins participation under s. 49.147.
AB100-ASA1,793,6
1(b) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin works agency or the
2department determines that a participant's benefit was improperly modified or
3canceled, or was calculated incorrectly, the Wisconsin works agency shall restore the
4benefit to the level determined to be appropriate by the Wisconsin works agency or
5by the department retroactive to the date on which the benefit was first improperly
6modified or canceled or incorrectly calculated.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1456 7Section 1456. 49.153 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,793,198 49.153 (1m) Waiver. (a) If necessary, the department of health and family
9services shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health
10and human services or shall seek the passage of federal legislation to permit the
11application of this section as part of the medical assistance program under 42 USC
121396
to 1396u. If a waiver is granted or federal legislation is enacted, the department
13of health and family services shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative
14Register indicating the date on which this section will first be implemented. If a
15waiver is granted and in effect or federal legislation is enacted, the department of
16health and family services, in consultation with the department of workforce
17development, shall implement this section beginning no later than the first day of
18the 3rd month beginning after the waiver is granted or the federal legislation is
19enacted.
AB100-ASA1,793,2420 (b) Notwithstanding subch. IV, if a waiver under par. (a) is granted and in effect
21or federal legislation is enacted, beginning on the date stated in the notice under par.
22(a), the department of health and family services may terminate the eligibility for
23medical assistance under subch. IV of persons who are eligible to participate in the
24health plan under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1457 25Section 1457. 49.153 (3g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,2
149.153 (3g) (a) 1. The individual meets the criteria under s. 49.145 (2) (c), (f),
2(g), (i), (L) and, (m) and (s) and resides in this state.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1458 3Section 1458. 49.153 (4) (b) 1u. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,74 49.153 (4) (b) 1u. The Wisconsin works health plan may cover an
5over-the-counter drug if the department of health and family services determines
6that the over-the-counter drug is more cost-effective than the prescription drug
7equivalent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1459 8Section 1459. 49.153 (4) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,109 49.153 (4) (b) 2. c. Over-the-counter Except as provided in subd. 1u.,
10over-the-counter
drugs.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1460 11Section 1460. 49.153 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,1612 49.153 (4) (c) Distribution of payments. From the appropriations under s.
1320.435 (1) (5) (b) and (o), the department of health and family services shall make
14payments to a health maintenance organization or other health care provider with
15which the department of health and family services has contracted under par. (a) in
16accordance with a payment schedule established by contract.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1837d 17Section 1837d. 49.153 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,2018 49.153 (4) (d) 3. b. For a participant in a grant-paying community service job
19or transitional placement, the Wisconsin works agency shall deduct the premium
20from the participant's monthly grant amount under s. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. or (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1461 21Section 1461. 49.155 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1) (am).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1462 22Section 1462. 49.155 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,794,2523 49.155 (1) (c) Notwithstanding s. 49.141 (1) (j), "parent" means a custodial
24parent, guardian, foster parent, treatment foster parent, legal custodian or a person
25acting in the place of a parent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1463
1Section 1463. 49.155 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,795,122 49.155 (1d) Child care certification rules. (a) The department shall
3promulgate rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers
4under s. 48.651. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level I
5certified family day care provider, the department shall permit a Level I certified
6family day care provider to provide care for no more than 6 children under the age
7of 7 who are unrelated to the provider, subject to a maximum limitation of 6 children
8of any age, including children who are related to the provider, but not including
9children 7 years of age or over who are the natural, adopted or foster children of the
10provider. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level II certified
11family day care provider, the department may not include a requirement for training
12for providers.
AB100-ASA1,795,2113 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to establish quality of care
14standards for child care providers that are higher than the quality of care standards
15required for licensure under s. 48.65 or for certification under s. 48.651. The
16standards established by rules promulgated under this paragraph shall consist of
17the standards provided for the accreditation of day care centers by the national
18association for the education of young children or any other comparable standards
19that the department may establish, including standards regarding the turnover of
20child care provider staff and the training and benefits provided for child care
21provider staff.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1464 22Section 1464. 49.155 (1g) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,795,2323 49.155 (1g) (title) Distribution of funds.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1465 24Section 1465. 49.155 (1j) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,795,2525 49.155 (1j) (title) Unanticipated federal funds.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1466
1Section 1466. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,52 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a custodial parent of a child who is
3under the age of 13, or is a person who, under s. 48.57 (3m), is providing care and
4maintenance for a child who is under the age of 13, and child care services for that
5child are needed in order for the individual to do any of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1467 6Section 1467. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,147 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. If the individual is under 20 years of age, but is not subject
8to the school attendance requirement under s. 49.26 (1) (ge) and the individual
9resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57
10(3m) or is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a group
11home or an independent living arrangement supervised by an adult, obtain a high
12school diploma or participate in a course of study meeting the standards established
13by the state superintendent of public instruction for the granting of a declaration of
14equivalency of high school graduation.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1468 15Section 1468. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,1816 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works employment position, including
17participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s. 49.147 (2) (a)
18and
in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am), (4) (am) or (5) (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1845b 19Section 1845b. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,796,2421 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works employment position, including
22participation in job search, orientation and training activities under s. 49.147 (2) (a)
23and in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am), (4) (am) (b) 1. a. or
24(5) (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1845m 25Section 1845m. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,797,2
149.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component
2of the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.124 (1m).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1469 3Section 1469. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,797,134 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) Participate in other employment skills training,
5including an English as a 2nd language course, if the Wisconsin works agency
6determines that the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain
7employment; a course of study meeting the standards established by the secretary
8of education
state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for the
9granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation; a course of study
10at a technical college; or participation in educational courses that provide an
11employment skill, as determined by the department. An individual may receive aid
12under this subdivision for up to one year. An individual may not receive aid under
13this subdivision unless the individual meets at least one of the following conditions:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1846d 14Section 1846d. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
15Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100-ASA1,798,216 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) Participate in other employment skills training,
17including an English as a 2nd language course, if the Wisconsin works agency
18determines that the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain
19employment; a course of study meeting the standards established by the state
20superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a
21declaration of equivalency of high school graduation; a course of study at a technical
22college, if the Wisconsin works agency determines that the course would facilitate
23the individual's efforts to obtain or maintain employment; or participation in
24educational courses that provide an employment skill, as determined by the
25department. An individual may receive aid under this subdivision for up to two

1years. An individual may not receive aid under this subdivision unless the
2individual meets at least one of the following conditions:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1470 3Section 1470. 49.155 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1m) (b)
4(intro.) and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,798,65 49.155 (1m) (b) (intro.) The individual meets the eligibility conditions criteria
6under s. all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,798,7 71. Section 49.145 (2) (c) to, (f) and (g) and.
AB100-ASA1,798,10 83. Section 49.145 (3) (a), except that an individual may be eligible for a child
9care subsidy under this section regardless of the number of days the individual has
10resided in this state prior to applying for the child care subsidy
.
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