AB40-ASA1,567,62 49.155 (6) (c) Subject to review and approval by the The department, each
3county
shall set a maximum reimbursement rate payment rates for Level II certified
4family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this
5section. The maximum rate rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 50% of
6the rate rates established under par. (a).
AB40-ASA1,998 7Section 998. 49.155 (6) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,108 49.155 (6) (cm) The department shall modify child care provider
9reimbursement payment rates established under pars. (a) to (c) so that
10reimbursement payment rates are lower for providers of after-school child care.
AB40-ASA1,999 11Section 999. 49.155 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,1612 49.155 (6) (d) The department may promulgate rules to establish a system of
13rates or a program of grants that the department will pay to for child care providers
14that meet the higher quality of care standards established by rules promulgated
15under sub. (1d) (b). If a system of rates is established under this paragraph, the rates
16under that system shall be higher than the rates established under pars. (a) to (c).
AB40-ASA1,1000 17Section 1000. 49.155 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,2018 49.155 (6) (e) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not
19increase the maximum reimbursement payment rates for child care providers before
20June 30, 2013.
AB40-ASA1,1001 21Section 1001. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,567,2522 49.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) Beginning on July 1, 2012, the The department may
23modify a child care provider's reimbursement payment rate under subd. 2. on the
24basis of the provider's quality rating, as described in the quality rating plan, in the
25following manner:
AB40-ASA1,1002
1Section 1002. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,32 49.155 (6) (e) 3. a. For a child care provider who receives a 1-star rating, the
3department shall deny reimbursement payment.
AB40-ASA1,1003 4Section 1003. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,75 49.155 (6) (e) 3. b. For a child care provider who receives a 2-star rating, the
6department may reduce the maximum reimbursement payment rate by up to 5
7percent.
AB40-ASA1,1004 8Section 1004. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,109 49.155 (6) (e) 3. c. For a child care provider who receives a 3-star rating, the
10department may pay up to the maximum reimbursement payment rate.
AB40-ASA1,1005 11Section 1005. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,1412 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the
13department may increase the maximum reimbursement payment rate by up to 5
14percent.
AB40-ASA1,1006 15Section 1006 . 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin
16Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,1817 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the
18department may increase the maximum payment rate by up to 5 10 percent.
AB40-ASA1,1007 19Section 1007. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,568,2420 49.155 (6) (e) 3. e. For a child care provider who receives a 5-star rating, the
21department may increase the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 10 percent,
22except that beginning on January 1, 2013,
the department may increase the
23maximum reimbursement payment rate for such a child care provider by up to 25
24percent.
AB40-ASA1,1008 25Section 1008. 49.155 (6) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,569,4
149.155 (6) (e) 5. For purposes of modifying reimbursement payment rates
2under subd. 3., the department shall assign a child care provider that is accredited
3from the Council on Accreditation a 4-star rating or 5-star rating, whichever the
4department determines is appropriate.
AB40-ASA1,1009 5Section 1009. 49.155 (6d) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,569,86 49.155 (6d) (a) 2. Notwithstanding Subject to sub. (5) (b), increase the
7copayment amount that an individual must pay toward the cost of child care received
8under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1010 9Section 1010. 49.155 (6d) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,569,1210 49.155 (6d) (a) 3. Notwithstanding sub. (6), adjust the amount of
11reimbursement paid payment to child care providers providing child care services
12under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1011 13Section 1011. 49.155 (6g) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,569,1614 49.155 (6g) (am) (intro.) If reimbursement payment to a child care provider is
15based on authorized hours of child care, the department shall do all of the following
16with respect to establishing and adjusting the number of authorized hours per child:
AB40-ASA1,1012 17Section 1012. 49.155 (7) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,569,1818 49.155 (7) (title) Refusal to pay of payment to child care providers.
AB40-ASA1,1013 19Section 1013. 49.155 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,570,220 49.155 (7) (a) 1. If a child care provider is convicted of a serious crime, as defined
21in s. 48.685 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient
22resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the child care provider is convicted or
23adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 12th
24birthday, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23
25shall refuse to pay allow payment to the child care provider for any child care

1provided under this section beginning on the date of the conviction or delinquency
2adjudication.
AB40-ASA1,1014 3Section 1014. 49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,570,84 49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) The department or the county department under s.
546.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to pay allow payment to a child care provider for
6child care provided under this section if any of the following applies to the child care
7provider or to a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. a. or nonclient resident, as
8defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the child care provider:
AB40-ASA1,1015 9Section 1015. 49.159 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.)
10and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,570,1811 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145
12except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child, is eligible
13for services and benefits under this subsection if the dependent child's custodial
14parent is a participant and
par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support order.
15The Wisconsin works agency may provide job search assistance and case
16management designed to enable eligible noncustodial parents to obtain and retain
17employment.
and any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the
18dependent child:
AB40-ASA1,1016 19Section 1016. 49.159 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,570,2120 49.159 (1) (a) 1. The custodial parent is receiving case management services
21under s. 49.147 (2) (am).
AB40-ASA1,1017 22Section 1017. 49.159 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,570,2423 49.159 (1) (a) 2. The custodial parent is participating in a Wisconsin Works
24employment position.
AB40-ASA1,1018 25Section 1018. 49.159 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,571,1
149.159 (1) (a) 3. The custodial parent is receiving a grant under s. 49.148 (1m).
AB40-ASA1,1019 2Section 1019. 49.159 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,571,43 49.159 (1) (a) 4. The custodial parent is receiving a subsidy for child care for
4the dependent child under s. 49.155.
AB40-ASA1,1020 5Section 1020. 49.159 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,571,76 49.159 (1) (b) A Wisconsin Works agency may provide to an individual who is
7eligible under par. (a) any of the following services or benefits:
AB40-ASA1,571,98 1. Job search assistance and case management designed to enable the
9individual to obtain and retain employment.
AB40-ASA1,571,1010 2. Placement in one job under s. 49.147 (3).
AB40-ASA1,571,1411 3. A stipend in an amount determined by the Wisconsin Works agency for not
12more than 4 months. A stipend under this subdivision terminates if the individual
13is placed in a job under s. 49.147 (3) or obtains unsubsidized employment, as defined
14in s. 49.147 (1).
AB40-ASA1,1021 15Section 1021. 49.161 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,571,1616 49.161 (1) (title) Trial employment match program jobs overpayments.
AB40-ASA1,1022 17Section 1022. 49.163 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,571,19 1849.163 Transform Milwaukee Jobs program. (1) Definitions. In this
19section:
AB40-ASA1,571,2020 (a) "Wisconsin Works" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p).
AB40-ASA1,571,2221 (b) "Wisconsin Works employment position" has the meaning given in s. 49.141
22(1) (r).
AB40-ASA1,571,25 23(2) Eligibility for program. (a) The department shall establish a Transform
24Milwaukee Jobs program in Milwaukee County. To be eligible to participate in the
25program, an individual must satisfy all of the following criteria:
AB40-ASA1,572,1
11. Be at least 18 years of age.
AB40-ASA1,572,42 2. If over 24 years of age, be a biological or adoptive parent of a child under 18
3years of age whose parental rights to the child have not been terminated or be a
4relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of age.
AB40-ASA1,572,65 3. Have an annual household income that is below 150 percent of the poverty
6line.
AB40-ASA1,572,77 4. Be unemployed for at least 4 weeks.
AB40-ASA1,572,88 5. Be ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
AB40-ASA1,572,99 6. Not be participating in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
AB40-ASA1,572,1310 (b) For purposes of par. (a) 3., the household income of an individual
11transitioning from foster care to independent living shall be based on the individual's
12own income over a period determined by the department and shall not include the
13household income of the individual's foster parents.
AB40-ASA1,572,1514 (c) The department may establish additional eligibility criteria consistent with
15its mission and the funding available.
AB40-ASA1,572,17 16(3) Program description. (a) The program under this section shall include all
17of the following features and requirements:
AB40-ASA1,572,1918 1. An individual may participate in the program for a maximum of 1,040 hours
19actually worked.
AB40-ASA1,572,2320 2. The department shall determine and specify in a contract whether a
21contractor under sub. (4) or an employer is the individual's employer of record. The
22employer of record shall pay the individual for hours actually worked at not less than
23the federal or state minimum wage that applies to the individual.
AB40-ASA1,573,224 3. The department may reimburse an employer, or a contractor under sub. (4),
25that employs an individual participating in the program for a minimum of 20 hours

1per week at a location in this state for any of the following costs that are attributable
2to the employment of the individual under the program:
AB40-ASA1,573,53 a. A wage subsidy equal to the amount of wages that the employer or contractor
4pays to the individual for hours actually worked, not to exceed 40 hours per week at
5the federal or state minimum wage that applies to the individual.
AB40-ASA1,573,66 b. Federal social security and Medicare taxes.
AB40-ASA1,573,77 c. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes, if any.
AB40-ASA1,573,88 d. Worker's compensation insurance premiums, if any.
AB40-ASA1,573,129 4. An employer, or, subject to the approval of the department, a contractor
10under sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program may pay the
11individual an amount that exceeds any wage subsidy paid to the employer or
12contractor by the department under subd. 3. a.
AB40-ASA1,573,1413 5. The employment of an individual under this section may not do any of the
14following:
AB40-ASA1,573,1715 a. Have the effect of filling a vacancy created by an employer terminating a
16regular employee or otherwise reducing its work force for the purpose of hiring an
17individual under this section.
AB40-ASA1,573,1918 b. Fill a position when any other person is on layoff or strike from the same or
19a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
AB40-ASA1,573,2120 c. Fill a position when any other person is engaged in a labor dispute regarding
21the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
AB40-ASA1,573,2322 (b) The department may set priorities for the program consistent with its
23mission and available funding.
AB40-ASA1,574,4 24(4) Contract for administration. The department may contract with any
25person to administer the program under this section, including a Wisconsin Works

1agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local workforce
2development board established under 29 USC 2832; or community action agency
3under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which the
4department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,574,55 (a) Determine the eligibility of applicants for the program.
AB40-ASA1,574,86 (b) Provide, or identify employers to provide, jobs for individuals transitioning
7to unsubsidized employment from unemployment, underemployment, limited work
8history, foster care, or other circumstances identified by the department.
AB40-ASA1,574,99 (c) Conduct job orientation activities.
AB40-ASA1,574,1110 (d) Provide employment services, as specified by the department, for program
11participants.
AB40-ASA1,574,1312 (e) Maintain and update participant demographic, eligibility, and employment
13records in the manner required by the department.
AB40-ASA1,574,17 14(5) Recovery of overpayments. (a) The department may recover from any
15individual participating, or who has participated, in the program under this section
16any overpayment resulting from a misrepresentation by the individual as to any
17criterion for eligibility under sub. (2) (a).
AB40-ASA1,574,2018 (b) The department shall recover from a contractor under sub. (4) any
19overpayment resulting from the failure of the contractor to comply with the terms
20of the contract or to meet performance standards established by the department.
AB40-ASA1,574,23 21(6) Rules not required. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the department need
22not promulgate regulations, standards, or policies related to implementing or
23administering the program under this section as rules under ch. 227.
AB40-ASA1,1023 24Section 1023. 49.165 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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