SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,44 7. Neglect or deprivation of medical care.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,5 5821. Page 593, line 19: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,7 6" Section 1657fb. 49.141 (2g) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.141
7(2g) (a) and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,108 49.141 (2g) (a) The department shall contract with the legislative audit bureau
9to conduct, biennially, a financial and performance audit of Wisconsin works. The
10legislative audit bureau shall include in its audit all of the following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657fc 11Section 1657fc. 49.141 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657fcc 12Section 1657fcc. 49.141 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657fd 13Section 1657fd. 49.141 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,1614 49.141 (2g) (b) The legislative audit bureau shall file the each audit no later
15than July 1, 2000, January 1 of each odd-numbered year in the manner described
16under s. 13.94 (1) (b).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657ff 17Section 1657ff. 49.141 (2g) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,1918 49.141 (2g) (c) The department shall pay all or a portion of the costs of
19conducting the audits, as requested by the legislative audit bureau.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,20 20822. Page 593, line 21: delete "par." and substitute "pars. (ak) and".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,21 21823. Page 594, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,22 22" Section 1657k. 49.143 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,823 49.143 (1) (ak) If a Wisconsin works agency that is not a county department
24under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 elects under par. (ag) not to enter into a contract

1under par. (a) 2., the department shall contract with the county department under
2s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 of the county in which the Wisconsin works agency
3administered Wisconsin works, to administer Wisconsin works in the geographical
4area for which the Wisconsin works agency contracted. A county department may
5elect not to enter into a contract under this paragraph if the county department
6notifies the department by the date established by the department. If a county
7department elects not to enter into a contract under this paragraph, the department
8shall award contracts under the competitive process under par. (a) 1.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,10 9824. Page 594, line 16: delete "If" and substitute "Notwithstanding par. (ak),
10if".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,11 11825. Page 594, line 24: delete "or (am)" and substitute "or (am) (ak)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,12 12826. Page 595, line 1: delete "or (am) 1." and substitute "or (am) 1. (ak)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,13 13827. Page 595, line 22: delete "or (am)" and substitute "or (am) (ak)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,14 14828. Page 595, line 25: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,15 15" Section 1660bf. 49.143 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,2316 49.143 (2) (g) Base any bonuses paid to employees of the Wisconsin works
17agency, or to any person with whom the Wisconsin works agency subcontracts to
18administer any part of Wisconsin works, on the employee's or person's success in
19helping participants increase their income above the federal poverty line and report
20quarterly to the department on the bonuses paid to any employee or person with
21whom the Wisconsin works agency contracts to administer any part of Wisconsin
22works. The department shall specify criteria for determining whether a bonus may
23be paid as specified in this paragraph.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,2
1829. Page 596, line 2: delete "Transfer of funding allocations prohibited."
2and substitute "Contract prohibitions. (a)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,4 3830. Page 596, line 2: delete "Transfer of funding allocations prohibited."
4and substitute "Contract prohibitions. (a)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,5 5831. Page 596, line 6: delete "(a)" and substitute "1.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,6 6832. Page 596, line 6: delete "(a)" and substitute "1.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,7 7833. Page 596, line 7: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,8 8" Section 1660dp. 49.143 (3g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,109 49.143 (3g) (a) 1. The placement of participants in Wisconsin works
10employment positions into unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,11 11834. Page 596, line 7: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,15 12"(b) No Wisconsin works agency may expend moneys that are provided under
13a contract under sub. (1) to conduct public relations activities unless the public
14relations activities are directly related to providing community outreach and
15informing participants about the services available under Wisconsin works.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,16 16835. Page 596, line 7: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,21 17"(b) Each contract under sub. (1) shall specify that a Wisconsin works agency
18may not use moneys that are provided under the contract to pay any portion of a
19salary of an employee of the Wisconsin works agency, or of a person with whom the
20Wisconsin works agency contracts to administer any part of Wisconsin works, that
21exceeds the amount paid the governor under s. 20.923 (2) (c).".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,22 22836. Page 596, line 7: delete "(b)" and substitute "2.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,23 23837. Page 596, line 7: delete "(b)" and substitute "2.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,1
1838. Page 597, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,2 2" Section 1660hb. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,113 49.145 (3) (b) 1. All earned and unearned income of the individual, except any
4amount received under section 32 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue
5Code
, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any amount received under s. 71.07 (9e), any payment
6made by an employer under section 3507 of the internal revenue code Internal
7Revenue Code
, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any student financial aid received under any
8federal or state program, any scholarship used for tuition and books,
and any
9assistance received under s. 49.148. In determining the earned and unearned
10income of the individual, the Wisconsin works agency may not include income earned
11by a dependent child of the individual.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jd 12Section 1660jd. 49.147 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jg 13Section 1660jg. 49.147 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.141 (1) (nm).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jj 14Section 1660jj. 49.147 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,1715 49.147 (2) (c) Interference with education prohibited. A participant's
16participation in unsubsidized employment may not interfere with the participant's
17education under sub. (5m).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jk 18Section 1660jk. 49.147 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,193,619 49.147 (4) (am) Education or training activities. A participant under this
20subsection may be required to participate in education and training activities
21assigned as part of an employability plan developed by the Wisconsin works agency.
22The department shall establish by rule permissible education and training under
23this paragraph, which shall include a course of study meeting the standards
24established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high

1school graduation, technical college courses, employer-sponsored training, and
2educational courses that provide an employment skill. Permissible education under
3this paragraph shall also include English as a 2nd language courses that the
4Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain
5employment and adult basic education courses that the Wisconsin works agency
6determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jL 7Section 1660jL. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (4) (as)
81. and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,193,139 49.147 (4) (as) 1. Except as provided in pars. (at) and, (av), and (d) and sub. (5m)
10and subject to subd. 3., a Wisconsin works agency shall require a participant placed
11in a community service job program to work in a community service job for the
12number of hours determined by the Wisconsin works agency to be appropriate for the
13participant at the time of application or review, but not to exceed 30 hours per week.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,193,17 142. Except as provided in pars. (at) and , (av), and (d) and subject to subd. 3., a
15Wisconsin works agency may require a participant placed in the community service
16job program to participate in education or training activities under par. (am) for not
17more than 10 20 hours per week.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jn 18Section 1660jn. 49.147 (4) (as) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,193,2019 49.147 (4) (as) 3. No participant may be required to participate in the
20community service job program for more than 40 hours per week.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jp 21Section 1660jp. 49.147 (4) (av) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,194,422 49.147 (4) (av) Education for 18-year-old and 19-year-old students. A
23Wisconsin works agency shall permit a participant under this subsection who has not
24attained the age of 20 and who has not obtained a high school diploma or a
25declaration of equivalency of high school graduation to attend high school or, at the

1option of the participant, to enroll in a course of study meeting the standards
2established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high
3school graduation to satisfy, in whole or in part, the required hours of participation
4under par. (as).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jt 5Section 1660jt. 49.147 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,194,96 49.147 (4) (d) Interference with education or training activities prohibited. No
7participant may be assigned work activities under this subsection that interfere with
8the participant's education or training activities under par. (am) or with the
9participant's education under par. (av) or sub. (5m).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jv 10Section 1660jv. 49.147 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,194,2211 49.147 (5) (bm) Education or training activities. A participant under this
12subsection may be required to participate in education and training activities
13assigned as part of an employability plan developed by the Wisconsin works agency.
14The department shall establish by rule permissible education and training under
15this paragraph, which shall include a course of study meeting the standards
16established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high
17school graduation, technical college courses, employer-sponsored training, and
18educational courses that provide an employment skill. Permissible education under
19this paragraph shall also include English as a 2nd language courses that the
20Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain
21employment and adult basic education courses that the Wisconsin works agency
22determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jw 23Section 1660jw. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5) (bs)
241. and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,195,4
149.147 (5) (bs) 1. Except as provided in par. pars. (bt) and (d) and sub. (5m) and
2subject to subd. 3.
, a Wisconsin works agency may require a participant placed in a
3transitional placement to engage in activities under par. (b) 1. for up to 28 hours per
4week.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,195,8 52. Except as provided in par. (d) and sub. (5m) and subject to subd. 3., a
6Wisconsin works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional
7placement to participate in education or training activities under par. (bm) for not
8more than 12 20 hours per week.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1661jy 9Section 1661jy. 49.147 (5) (bs) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,195,1110 49.147 (5) (bs) 3. No participant may be required to participate in a transitional
11placement for more than 40 hours per week.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660kb 12Section 1660kb. 49.147 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,195,1613 49.147 (5) (d) Interference with education or training activities prohibited. No
14participant may be assigned work activities under this subsection that interfere with
15the participant's education or training activities under par. (bm) or with the
16participant's education under sub. (5m).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660kn 17Section 1660kn. 49.147 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147
18(5m) (ar) (intro.) and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,195,2419 49.147 (5m) (ar) (intro.) To the extent permitted under 42 USC 607, and except
20as provided in par. (bL), a participant under sub. (2), (4) (b), or (5) may elect to
21participate in a self-initiated technical college education program or a self-initiated
222-year degree program offered by a college campus
as part of a an unsubsidized
23employment placement, a
community service job placement, or a transitional
24placement if all of the following requirements are met:
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660kp
1Section 1660kp. 49.147 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m)
2(ar) 1. and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,196,63 49.147 (5m) (ar) 1. The Wisconsin works agency, in consultation with the
4community steering committee established under s. 49.143 (2) (a) and , as
5appropriate,
the technical college district board or college campus, determines that
6the technical college education program is likely to lead to employment.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660kq 7Section 1660kq. 49.147 (5m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m)
8(ar) 2. and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,196,119 49.147 (5m) (ar) 2. The participant maintains full-time status in the technical
10college
education program, as determined by the technical college or college campus
11that the participant attends, and regularly attends all classes.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660ks 12Section 1660ks. 49.147 (5m) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m)
13(ar) 3. and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,196,1514 49.147 (5m) (ar) 3. The participant maintains a grade point average of at least
152.0, or the equivalent as determined by the technical college or college campus.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660kt 16Section 1660kt. 49.147 (5m) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m)
17(ar) 4. and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,196,2018 49.147 (5m) (ar) 4. The participant is employed or engages in unsubsidized
19employment or in
work activities under a community service job or transitional
20placement for 25 hours per week in addition to participation under this subsection.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660kw 21Section 1660kw. 49.147 (5m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,196,2322 49.147 (5m) (ag) In this subsection "college campus" has the meaning given in
23s. 36.05 (6m).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660La 24Section 1660La. 49.147 (5m) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,197,4
149.147 (5m) (bg) No Wisconsin works agency may require a participant under
2this subsection to be employed under sub. (2) or to engage in work or other activities
3under sub. (4) or (5) for more than 25 hours per week in addition to participation
4under this subsection.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660Lc 5Section 1660Lc. 49.147 (5m) (bL) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,197,86 49.147 (5m) (bL) A participant may elect to participate under this subsection
7for the duration of the technical college education program, except that the
8participant may not participate under this subsection for more than 2 years.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660Lf 9Section 1660Lf. 49.147 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,197,1410 49.147 (5m) (c) The Wisconsin works agency shall work with the community
11steering committee established under s. 49.143 (2) (a) and, as appropriate, the
12technical college district board or college campus to monitor the participant's
13progress in the technical college education program and the effectiveness of the
14program in leading to employment.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660Lm 15Section 1660Lm. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,198,216 49.148 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. subds. 1m. and 3., for a participant
17in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4), a monthly grant of $673, paid by the
18Wisconsin works agency. For every hour that the participant misses work or
19education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be
20reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
21planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
22include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant
23in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) is required to work fewer than 30 hours
24per week because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s.
2549.147 (1) (c), the grant amount under this paragraph shall equal the amount

1specified under subd. 1m. minus $5.15 for each hour that the participant misses work
2or education or training activities without good cause.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660Lo 3Section 1660Lo. 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. (intro) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,198,84 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 1., the Wisconsin works
5agency shall pay
For a participant in a community service job who is required to work
6less than 30 hours per week because he or she has unsubsidized employment,
the
7following amounts minus $5.15 for each hour that the participant misses work or
8education or training activities without good cause as determined under subd. 1.
:
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660Lq 9Section 1660Lq. 49.148 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,198,1610 49.148 (1) (b) 3. For a participant in a community service job who participates
11in technical college a self-initiated education program under s. 49.147 (5m), a
12monthly grant of $673, paid by the Wisconsin works agency. For every hour that the
13participant misses work or other required activities without good cause, the grant
14amount shall be reduced by $5.15. Good cause shall be determined by the financial
15and employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
16Good cause shall include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660Lr 17Section 1660Lr. 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,199,218 49.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
19placement under s. 49.147 (5) or in a transitional placement and in technical college
20a self-initiated education program under s. 49.147 (5m), a grant of $628, paid
21monthly by the Wisconsin works agency. For every hour that the participant fails
22to participate in any required activity without good cause, including any activity
23under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to e., the grant amount shall be reduced by $5.15. Good
24cause shall be determined by the financial and employment planner in accordance

1with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include required court
2appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660Lt 3Section 1660Lt. 49.148 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,199,84 49.148 (1) (cm) Participants in unsubsidized employment and postsecondary
5education.
1. For a participant who is placed in unsubsidized employment and who
6elects to participate in a self-initiated education program under s. 49.147 (5m), the
7following amounts minus $5.15 for each hour that the participant does not
8participate in assigned activities without good cause as determined under subd. 2.:
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