AB100-ASA1, s. 1049 25Section 1049. 49.134 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.134 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (b) (d), the department
2shall make grants to local agencies to fund child care resource and referral services
3provided by those local agencies. The department shall provide an allocation formula
4to determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1052 5Section 1052. 49.136 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,477,76 49.136 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (b) (d), the department
7shall may award grants for the start-up or expansion of child care services.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1053 8Section 1053. 49.136 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,477,169 49.136 (2) (b) The If the department awards grants under this section, the
10department shall attempt to award the grants under this section to head start
11agencies designated under 42 USC 9836, employers that provide or wish to provide
12child care services for their employees, family day care centers, group day care
13centers and day care programs for the children of student parents, organizations that
14provide child care for sick children, and child care providers that employ participants
15or former participants in a Wisconsin works Works employment position under s.
1649.147 (3) to (5).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1055 17Section 1055. 49.137 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,477,2418 49.137 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (b) (d), the department
19may award grants to child care providers that meet the quality of care standards
20established under s. 49.155 (1d) (b) to improve the retention of skilled and
21experienced child care staff. In awarding grants under this subsection, the
22department shall consider the applying child care provider's total enrollment of
23children and average enrollment of children who receive or are eligible for publicly
24funded care from the child care provider.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1056 25Section 1056. 49.137 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.137 (3) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (b) (d), the department
2may award grants to child care providers for assistance in meeting the quality of care
3standards established under s. 49.155 (1d) (b).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1057 4Section 1057. 49.137 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,478,95 49.137 (4) Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the
6allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (b) (d), the department may contract with one or more
7agencies for the provision of training and technical assistance to improve the quality
8of child care provided in this state. The training and technical assistance activities
9contracted for under this subsection may include any of the following activities:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1058 10Section 1058. 49.137 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,478,1511 49.137 (4m) Local pass-through grant program. The From the allocation
12under s. 49.155 (1g) (d), the
department shall award grants to local governments and
13tribal governing bodies for programs to improve the quality of child care. The
14department shall promulgate rules to administer the grant program, including rules
15that specify the eligibility criteria and procedures for awarding the grants.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059 16Section 1059. 49.1375 of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059b 17Section 1059b. 49.138 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,479,818 49.138 (1m) (intro.) The department shall implement a program of emergency
19assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, homelessness or
20impending homelessness, or energy crisis. The department shall establish the
21maximum amount of aid to be granted, except for cases of energy crisis, per family
22member based on the funding available under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (md). The
23department need not establish the maximum amount by rule under ch. 227. The
24department shall publish the maximum amount and annual changes to it in the
25Wisconsin administrative register. Emergency assistance provided to needy persons

1under this section in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, or energy crisis may only
2be provided to a needy person once in a 12-month period. Emergency assistance
3provided to needy persons under this section in cases of homelessness or impending
4homelessness may be used only to obtain or retain a permanent living
5accommodation and, except as provided in sub. (2), may only be provided to a needy
6person once in a 36-month period
. For the purposes of this section, a family is
7considered to be homeless, or to be facing impending homelessness, if any of the
8following applies:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059d 9Section 1059d. 49.138 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059f 10Section 1059f. 49.143 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,479,1411 49.143 (1) (ac) 1. Except for a county department under s. 46.21, 46.22, or 46.23
12or a tribal governing body, a person who submits a bid in a competitive process under
13par. (a) 1. shall include with the proposal a filing fee of $50 and a statement of
14economic interests that discloses all of the following information:
AB100-ASA1,479,1515 a. The person's assets and liabilities.
AB100-ASA1,479,1616 b. The sources of the person's income.
AB100-ASA1,479,1817 c. All of the person's other clients, as well as a description of the goods or
18services provided to those clients.
AB100-ASA1,479,2019 d. The identity of all of the person's subsidiaries, affiliates, and parent
20companies, if any.
AB100-ASA1,479,2521 2. Except for a county department under s. 46.21, 46.22, or 46.23 or a tribal
22governing body, a Wisconsin Works agency that enters into a succeeding contract
23with the department under par. (a) 2. shall, before executing the succeeding contract,
24submit to the department a filing fee of $50 and a statement of economic interests
25that discloses the information specified in subd. 1. a. to d.
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13. One year after entering into a contract under par. (a) 1. or 2., a Wisconsin
2Works agency that is not a county department under s. 46.21, 46.22, or 46.23 or a
3tribal governing body shall submit to the department a filing fee of $50 and an
4updated statement of economic interests that discloses the information specified in
5subd. 1. a. to d.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059g 6Section 1059g. 49.143 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,480,127 49.143 (2) Contract requirements. (intro.) Each contract under sub. (1) shall
8contain performance-based incentives established by the department , as well as
9financial penalties that the department shall enforce against a Wisconsin Works
10agency that fails to serve Wisconsin Works participants as required under the
11contract
. The contract shall require a Wisconsin works Works agency to do all of the
12following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059h 13Section 1059h. 49.143 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,480,1814 49.143 (2) (g) If the Wisconsin Works agency is not a county department under
15s. 46.21, 46.22, or 46.23 or a tribal governing body, provide to the department, one
16year after the date on which the contract under sub. (1) was signed, a filing fee of $50
17and an updated statement of economic interests that discloses the information
18specified in sub. (1) (ac) 1. a. to d.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059t 19Section 1059t. 49.143 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (4) (a).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059u 20Section 1059u. 49.143 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,480,2521 49.143 (4) (b) For a Wisconsin Works agency that is not a county department
22under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a tribal governing body, the department may select
23the auditor for the annual single financial audit required under federal law. The
24Wisconsin Works agency shall be required to pay for the annual single financial
25audit.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059v
1Section 1059v. 49.143 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,481,42 49.143 (5) (c) The Subject to sub. (5m) (b), the department may inspect at any
3time any Wisconsin works Works agency's records as the department determines is
4appropriate and necessary for the overall administration of Wisconsin works Works.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059w 5Section 1059w. 49.143 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,481,86 49.143 (5m) Financial records. (a) Each Wisconsin Works agency shall
7maintain its financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting
8principles.
AB100-ASA1,481,139 (b) To ensure that all expenditures of state and federal moneys related to
10Wisconsin Works are made in compliance with applicable state laws and rules,
11applicable federal laws and regulations, and the terms of the contracts between the
12Wisconsin Works agencies and the department, the department shall do all of the
13following:
AB100-ASA1,481,1514 1. At least quarterly review the financial records of each Wisconsin Works
15agency that administers Wisconsin Works in any of the 10 most populous counties.
AB100-ASA1,481,1716 2. At least annually review the financial records of each Wisconsin Works
17agency not specified in subd. 1.
AB100-ASA1,481,2018 3. Periodically review the financial records of entities that have entered into
19subcontracts with Wisconsin Works agencies to provide goods or services related to
20Wisconsin Works.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059x 21Section 1059x. 49.145 (2) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,482,1722 49.145 (2) (s) The individual assigns to the state any right of the individual or
23of any dependent child of the individual to support or maintenance from any other
24person, including any right to amounts accruing during the time that any Wisconsin
25works Works benefit is paid to the individual. If a minor who is a beneficiary of any

1Wisconsin works Works benefit is also the beneficiary of support under a judgment
2or order that includes support for one or more children not receiving a benefit under
3Wisconsin works Works, any support payment made under the judgment or order is
4assigned to the state during the period that the minor is a beneficiary of the
5Wisconsin works Works benefit in the amount that is the proportionate share of the
6minor receiving the benefit under Wisconsin works Works, except as otherwise
7ordered by the court on the motion of a party. Amounts assigned to the state under
8this paragraph remain assigned to the state until the amount due to the federal
9government has been recovered. No amount of support that begins to accrue after
10the individual ceases to receive benefits under Wisconsin works Works may be
11considered assigned to this state. Except as provided in s. 49.1455, any money that
12is
received by the department in a month under an assignment to the state under this
13paragraph for an individual applying for or participating in Wisconsin works Works
14and that is not the federal share of support
shall be paid to the individual applying
15for or participating in Wisconsin works Works. The department shall pay the federal
16share of support assigned under this paragraph as required under federal law or
17waiver.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1060m 18Section 1060m. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,483,619 49.147 (4) (as) Required hours. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av) and
20sub. (5m), a Wisconsin works Works agency shall require a participant placed in a
21community service job program to work in a community service job for the number
22of hours determined by the Wisconsin works Works agency to be appropriate for the
23participant at the time of application or review, but not to exceed less than 20 hours
24per week, nor more than
30 hours per week, for a participant in a full-time
25community service job placement
. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av), a

1Wisconsin works Works agency may require a participant placed in the community
2service job program to participate in education or training activities for not more
3than 10 hours per week. The department shall monitor the number of hours that
4participants in community service job placements are required to work to ensure
5compliance with the requirements under this paragraph by Wisconsin Works
6agencies.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1060p 7Section 1060p. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,483,178 49.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. (bt) and sub. (5m),
9a Wisconsin works Works agency may require a participant placed in a full-time
10transitional placement to engage in activities under par. (b) 1. for up to not less than
1120 hours per week nor more than
28 hours per week. Except as provided in sub. (5m),
12a Wisconsin works Works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional
13placement to participate in education or training activities under par. (bm) for not
14more than 12 hours per week. The department shall monitor the number of hours
15that participants in transitional placements are required to engage in activities
16under par. (b) 1. to ensure compliance with the requirements under this paragraph
17by Wisconsin Works agencies.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1061 18Section 1061. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,483,2219 49.147 (6) (c) Distribution and administration. From the appropriations
20appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), (jL), and (md), the department shall distribute
21funds for job access loans to a Wisconsin Works agency, which shall administer the
22loans in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1069m 23Section 1069m. 49.153 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,484,3 2449.153 Notice before taking certain actions. (1) Written and oral notice.
25Before taking any action against a participant that would result in a 20 percent or

1more reduction in the participant's benefits or in termination of the participant's
2eligibility to participate in Wisconsin Works, a Wisconsin Works agency shall do all
3of the following:
AB100-ASA1,484,54 (a) Provide to the participant written notice of the proposed action and of the
5reasons for the proposed action.
AB100-ASA1,484,86 (b) After providing written notice, explain to the participant orally in person
7or by phone, or make reasonable attempts to explain to the participant orally in
8person or by phone, the proposed action and the reasons for the proposed action.
AB100-ASA1,484,119 (c) After providing the notice under par. (a) and the explanation or the attempts
10to provide an explanation under par. (b), allow the participant a reasonable time to
11rectify the deficiency, failure, or other behavior to avoid the proposed action.
AB100-ASA1,484,14 12(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish procedures
13for the notice and explanation under sub. (1) and that define "reasonable attempts"
14for the purpose of sub. (1) (b) and "reasonable time" for the purpose of sub. (1) (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1075 15Section 1075. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,484,2416 49.155 (1g) (b) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (cm),
17(kx), and
(mc), distribute $7,593,500 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $7,597,300
18$1,488,500 in each fiscal year 2004-05 for administering the child care program
19under this section, for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and
20referral services, for grants under s. 49.137 (4m), for a child care scholarship and
21bonus program, and
for administration of the department's office of child care and
22for the department's share of the costs for the Child Care Information Center
23operated by the division for libraries, technology, and community learning in the
24department of public instruction
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1076d 25Section 1076d. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.155 (1g) (c) From the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3) (mc),
2transfer $4,440,600 $4,438,200 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $4,507,900
3$4,440,500 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07 to the appropriation account under s.
420.435 (3) (kx).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1077d 5Section 1077d. 49.155 (1g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,485,106 49.155 (1g) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (md), distribute
7$3,378,500 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $3,378,500 in fiscal year 2006-07 for grants
8under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services, for contracts
9under s. 49.137 (4) for training and technical assistance, for grants under s. 49.137
10(4m), and for a child care scholarship and bonus program.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1077r 11Section 1077r. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,485,1812 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a parent of a child who meets the
13requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and
who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is
14disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a person who, under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), is
15providing care and maintenance for a child who meets the requirement under s.
1649.145 (2) (c) and
who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, is under the
17age of 19; and child care services for that child are needed in order for the individual
18to do any of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1078 19Section 1078. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,485,2520 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years
21and the individual resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care
22relative under s. 48.57 (3m) or with a long-term kinship care relative under s. 48.57
23(3n) or is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a
24subsidized guardianship home under s. 48.62 (5),
a group home, or an independent
25living arrangement supervised by an adult.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1079s
1Section 1079s. 49.155 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,486,22 49.155 (1m) (b) 1. Section 49.145 (2) (c), (f) and (g).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1080 3Section 1080. 49.155 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,486,84 49.155 (1m) (bm) If the individual is providing care for a child under a court
5order and is receiving payments on behalf of the child under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or
648.62 (5)
, or if the individual is a foster parent or treatment foster parent, and child
7care is needed for that child, the individual child meets the requirement under s.
849.145 (2) (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1081 9Section 1081. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,486,1410 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized
11guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.62 (5)
, the child's biological or
12adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In
13calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin
14works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1083m 15Section 1083m. 49.155 (6) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,486,1816 49.155 (6) (cm) The department shall modify child care provider
17reimbursement rates established under pars. (a) to (c) so that reimbursement rates
18are lower for providers of after-school day care.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1085f 19Section 1085f. 49.161 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,486,2520 49.161 (4) Unrecoverable overpayments caused by Wisconsin Works agency
21error.
If an overpayment under sub. (1), (2), or (3) resulted from an error or omission
22by a Wisconsin Works agency or a staff person of a Wisconsin Works agency and the
23department is unable to recover some or all of the overpayment from the individual
24who received it, the Wisconsin Works agency is liable to the department for the
25amount of the overpayment that the department is unable to recover.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1086
1Section 1086. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,487,52 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within
3the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (a), (cm), (dz), (jL), (jm), (k), (kx),
4(L), (mc), (md), (nL), and (me), and (s) the department shall allocate the following
5amounts for the following purposes:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1087 6Section 1087. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,487,127 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits provided
8under contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on
9December 31, 2003, $33,219,700 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for Wisconsin Works
10benefits provided under contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and
11ends on December 31, 2005, $33,219,700
, $59,184,700 in fiscal year 2003-04
122005-06 and $66,439,400 $51,930,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1088 13Section 1088. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,487,2014 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works administration. For administration of
15Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that
16begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $10,582,800 in fiscal
17year 2003-04; and for administration of Wisconsin Works performed under contracts
18under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and ends on
19December 31, 2005, $10,582,900
, $18,999,900 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and
20$21,165,700 $16,834,100 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1089 21Section 1089. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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