AB40-ASA1,543,2012 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
13shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The county department
14shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8p) or 48.569 (1)
15(d).
In a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances
16specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1)
, the department shall provide the monthly
17payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide those payments from
18the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd). In any other county, the county
19department shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.569 (1)
20(d).
AB40-ASA1,932 21Section 932. 48.623 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,544,622 48.623 (3) (b) The county department or, as provided in par. (a), the department
23shall determine the initial
amount of a monthly payment under sub. (1) or (6) for the
24care of a child shall equal based on the circumstances of the guardian and the needs
25of the child. That amount may not exceed
the amount received under s. 48.62 (4) by

1the guardian of the child for the month immediately preceding the month in which
2the guardianship order was granted or a lesser amount if agreed to by the guardian
3and specified in the agreement under sub. (2) (b)
. A guardian or an interim caretaker
4who receives a monthly payment under sub. (1) or (6) for the care of a child is not
5eligible to receive a payment under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (4) for the care of
6that child.
AB40-ASA1,933 7Section 933. 48.645 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,544,158 48.645 (2) (a) 2. A county or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000
9or more, the department, on behalf of a child in the legal custody of a county
10department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) or
11on behalf of a child who was removed from the home of a relative as a result of a
12judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary
13to the child's welfare for any reason when the child is placed in a licensed residential
14care center for children and youth by the county department or the department.
15Reimbursement shall be made by the state as provided in subd. 1.
AB40-ASA1,934 16Section 934. 48.645 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,545,217 48.645 (2) (a) 3. A county or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000
18or more, the department, when the child is placed in a licensed foster home, group
19home, or residential care center for children and youth or in a subsidized
20guardianship home by a licensed child welfare agency or by a governing body of an
21Indian tribe in this state or by its designee, if the child is in the legal custody of the
22county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48
23(17) or if the child was removed from the home of a relative as a result of a judicial
24determination that continuance in the home of the relative would be contrary to the

1child's welfare for any reason and the placement is made under an agreement with
2the county department or the department.
AB40-ASA1,935 3Section 935. 48.651 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,545,164 48.651 (1) (intro.) No Except as provided in s. 49.155 (4) (c), no person, other
5than a child care center licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
6s. 120.13 (14), may receive reimbursement payment for providing child care services
7for an individual who is determined eligible for a child care subsidy under s. 49.155
8unless the person is certified, according to the standards adopted by the department
9under s. 49.155 (1d), by the department in a county having a population of 500,000
10or more, a county department, or an agency with which the department contracts
11under sub. (2). To be certified under this section, a person must meet the minimum
12requirements for certification established by the department under s. 49.155 (1d),
13meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685, and pay the fee specified in sub. (2).
14The department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county
15department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2) shall certify the following
16categories of child care providers:
AB40-ASA1,936 17Section 936. 48.659 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,546,2 1848.659 Child care quality rating system. The department shall provide a
19child care quality rating system that rates the quality of the child care provided by
20a child care provider licensed under s. 48.65 that receives reimbursement payment
21under s. 49.155 for the child care provided or that volunteers for rating under this
22section. The department shall make the rating information provided under that
23system available to the parents, guardians, and legal custodians of children who are
24recipients, or prospective recipients, of care and supervision from a child care

1provider that is rated under this section, including making that information
2available on the department's Internet site.
AB40-ASA1,936s 3Section 936s. 48.685 (2) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,546,84 48.685 (2) (am) 4. Information maintained by the department regarding any
5substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect against the person final
6determination under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. or, if a contested case hearing is held on such
7a determination, any final decision under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. that the person has
8abused or neglected a child
.
AB40-ASA1,936u 9Section 936u. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,546,1410 48.685 (2) (b) 1. d. Information maintained by the department regarding any
11substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect against the person final
12determination under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. or, if a contested case hearing is held on such
13a determination, any final decision under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. that the person has
14abused or neglected a child
.
AB40-ASA1,937 15Section 937. 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,547,816 48.685 (2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am),
17(ar), or (b) 1. is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 3 years
18preceding the date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or
19if the department, county department, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2),
20child welfare agency, school board, or entity determines that the person's
21employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further
22investigation, the department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare
23agency, school board, or entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state
24or other United States jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident
25within the 3 years preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent to

1the information specified in par. (am) 1., (ar), or (b) 1. a. The department, county
2department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, school board, or entity may
3require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
4set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law enforcement
5agencies
. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the
6fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the federal bureau of
7investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted
8and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
AB40-ASA1,938 9Section 938. 48.685 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,547,2310 48.685 (2) (br) If the person who is the subject of a search under par. (am) or
11(b) 1. has, or is seeking, a license to operate a child care center under s. 48.65,
12certification as a child care provider under s. 48.651, or a contract under s. 120.13
13(14) to operate a child care program, or is an adult nonclient resident or caregiver of
14such an entity, and if the entity is receiving, or wishes to receive, payment under s.
1549.155 for providing child care services, the department, county department, agency
16contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or school board shall require the person to be
17fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's
18fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law enforcement agencies, unless
19the person has previously been fingerprinted under this paragraph. The department
20of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by
21other technologies to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying
22the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal
23arrests and convictions.
AB40-ASA1,938e 24Section 938e. 48.685 (3) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,548,10
148.685 (3) (am) 1. Every 3 months year or at any time within that period that
2the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2),
3or a school board considers appropriate, the department, county department,
4contracted agency, or school board shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
5(am) 1. to 5. and (ar) for all caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed
6under s. 48.65 to operate a child care center, certified as a child care provider under
7s. 48.651, or contracted under s. 120.13 (14) to operate a child care center. Beginning
8on January 1, 2011, and annually after that,
, for all persons who are nonclient
9residents of such a caregiver, and for all persons under 18 years of age, but not under
1012 years of age, who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of such a caregiver.
AB40-ASA1,548,22 112m. Annually, by January 1, the department shall submit a report to the
12appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) describing the
13information collected under this subdivision subd. 1. with respect to caregivers
14specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed under s. 48.65 to operate a child care
15center, certified as a child care provider under s. 48.651, or contracted under s. 120.13
16(14) to operate a child care center
, specifically any information indicating that such
17a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. is ineligible under sub. (4m) (a) to be so
18licensed under s. 48.65 to operate a child care center, certified under s. 48.651 as a
19child care provider, or contracted under s. 120.13 (14) to operate a child care center
,
20certified, or contracted
, and describing any action taken in response to the receipt of
21information under this subdivision subd. 1. indicating that such a caregiver is so
22ineligible.
AB40-ASA1,938f 23Section 938f. 48.685 (3) (am) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,938g 24Section 938g. 48.685 (4m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,549,4
148.685 (4m) (a) 4. That a final determination has been made under s. 48.981
2(3) (c) 4. 5m. or, if a contested case hearing is held on such a determination, a final
3decision has been made under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p.
that the person has abused or
4neglected a child.
AB40-ASA1,938h 5Section 938h. 48.685 (4m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,549,96 48.685 (4m) (b) 4. That a final determination has been made under s. 48.981
7(3) (c) 4. 5m. or, if a contested case hearing is held on such a determination, a final
8decision has been made under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p.
that the person has abused or
9neglected a child.
AB40-ASA1,939 10Section 939. 48.685 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,549,2011 48.685 (8) The department, the department of health services, a county
12department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare agency,
13or a school board may charge a fee for obtaining the information required under sub.
14(2) (am), or (ar), or (3) (a) or (am) or, for providing information to an entity to enable
15the entity to comply with sub. (2) (b) 1. or (3) (b), or for obtaining and submitting
16fingerprints under sub. (2) (bm) or (br)
. The fee may not exceed the reasonable cost
17of obtaining the information or of obtaining and submitting fingerprints. No fee may
18be charged to a nurse aide, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (d), for obtaining or maintaining
19information or for obtaining and submitting fingerprints if to do so would be
20inconsistent with federal law.
AB40-ASA1,939w 21Section 939w. 48.78 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,550,1522 48.78 (2) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the confidential exchange of
23information between an agency and another social welfare agency, a law
24enforcement agency, a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), a
25public school, or a private school regarding an individual in the care or legal custody

1of the agency. A social welfare agency that obtains information under this paragraph
2shall keep the information confidential as required under this section and s. 938.78.
3A law enforcement agency that obtains information under this paragraph shall keep
4the information confidential as required under ss. 48.396 (1) and 938.396 (1) (a). A
5health care provider that obtains information under this paragraph shall keep the
6information confidential as provided under s. 146.82.
A public school that obtains
7information under this paragraph shall keep the information confidential as
8required under s. 118.125, and a private school that obtains information under this
9paragraph shall keep the information confidential in the same manner as is required
10of a public school under s. 118.125. Paragraph (a) does not apply to the confidential
11exchange of information between an agency and officials of a tribal school regarding
12an individual in the care or legal custody of the agency if the agency determines that
13enforceable protections are provided by a tribal school policy or tribal law that
14requires tribal school officials to keep the information confidential in a manner at
15least as stringent as is required of a public school official under s. 118.125.
AB40-ASA1,940 16Section 940. 48.78 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,550,2517 48.78 (2) (k) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the department of children and
18families from providing to the department of revenue, upon request, information
19concerning a recipient of payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or aid under s. 48.645,
20including information contained in the electronic records of the department of
21children and families, solely for the purposes of administering state taxes, including
22verifying a claim for a state tax refund or a refundable state tax credit, and collecting
23debts owed to the department of revenue. Any information obtained by the
24department of revenue under this paragraph is subject to the confidentiality
25provisions specified in s. 71.78.
AB40-ASA1,941
1Section 941. 48.975 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,551,92 48.975 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., for support of a child who was
3in foster care or subsidized guardianship care immediately prior to placement for
4adoption, the department shall determine the initial amount of adoption assistance
5for maintenance shall be equivalent to based on the circumstances of the adoptive
6family and the needs of the child. That amount may not exceed
the amount of that
7the child's foster care or subsidized guardianship care payment at the time that the
8agreement under sub. (4) (a) is signed or a lesser amount if agreed to by the proposed
9adoptive parents and specified in that agreement
.
AB40-ASA1,942 10Section 942. 48.975 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,551,1811 48.975 (3) (a) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., for support of a child not in foster
12care or subsidized guardianship care immediately prior to placement for adoption,
13the department shall determine the initial amount of adoption assistance for
14maintenance shall be equivalent to based on the circumstances of the adoptive family
15and the needs of the child. That amount may not exceed
the uniform foster care rate
16applicable to the child that is in effect at the time that the agreement under sub. (4)
17(a) is signed or a lesser amount if agreed to by the proposed adoptive parents and
18specified in that agreement
.
AB40-ASA1,944 19Section 944. 48.977 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,552,1120 48.977 (3r) Subsidized guardianship. Subsidized guardianship payments
21under s. 48.623 (1) may not be made to a guardian of a child unless a subsidized
22guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) is entered into before the guardianship
23order is granted and the court either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or
24dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been adjudicated in need of
25protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If a child's permanency plan calls

1for placement of the child in the home of a guardian and the provision of monthly
2subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian, the petitioner under sub. (4) (a)
3shall include in the petition under sub. (4) (b) a statement of the determinations
4made under s. 48.623 (1) and a request for the court to include in the court's findings
5under sub. (4) (d) a finding confirming those determinations. If the court confirms
6those determinations, appoints a guardian for the child under sub. (2), and either
7terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which
8the child is adjudicated to be in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2)
9(a), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
10as provided in s. 48.623 (3) (a), the department shall provide monthly subsidized
11guardianship payments to the guardian under s. 48.623 (1).
AB40-ASA1,945 12Section 945. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,553,813 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. If the The county department or, in a county having a
14population of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency
15under contract with the department determines may include in a determination
16under subd. 4. a determination that a specific person has abused or neglected a child,.
17If
the county department, department, or licensed child welfare agency, within 15
18makes an initial determination that a specific person has abused or neglected a child,
19the county department, department, or licensed child welfare agency shall provide
20that person with an opportunity for a review of that initial determination in
21accordance with rules promulgated by the department before the county
22department, department, or licensed child welfare agency may make a final
23determination that the person has abused or neglected a child. Within 5
days after
24the date of the a final determination , that a specific person has abused or neglected
25a child, the county department, department, or licensed child welfare agency
shall

1notify the person in writing of the determination, the person's right to appeal a
2contested case hearing on
the determination under ch. 227, and the procedure
3procedures under sub. 5p. by which the person may appeal the determination, and
4the person may appeal the determination in accordance with the procedures
5established by the department under this subdivision. The department shall
6promulgate rules establishing procedures for conducting an appeal under this
7subdivision. Those procedures shall include a procedure permitting an appeal

8receive that hearing.
AB40-ASA1,553,24 95p. A person who is the subject of a final determination under subd. 5m. that
10the person has abused or neglected a child has the right to a contested case hearing
11on that determination under ch. 227. To receive that hearing, the person must send
12to the department a written request for a hearing under s. 227.44 within 10 days
13after the date of the notice under subd. 5m. of the determination. The department
14shall commence the hearing within 90 days after receipt of the request for the
15hearing, unless the hearing is rescheduled on the request of the person requesting
16the hearing or the contested case proceeding is held in abeyance as provided in this
17subdivision, and shall issue a final decision within 60 days after the close of the
18hearing. Judicial review of the final administrative decision following the hearing
19may be had by any party to the contested case proceeding as provided in ch. 227. The
20person presiding over a contested case proceeding
under this subdivision to be held
21may hold the hearing in abeyance pending the outcome of any criminal proceedings
22or any proceedings under s. 48.13 based on the alleged abuse or neglect or the
23outcome of any investigation that may lead to the filing of a criminal complaint or
24a petition under s. 48.13 based on the alleged abuse or neglect.
AB40-ASA1,945c 25Section 945c. 48.981 (3) (c) 5r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,554,11
148.981 (3) (c) 5r. If Within 15 days after a final determination is made under
2subd. 5m. that a specific person has abused or neglected a child or, if a contested case
3hearing is held on such a determination, within 15 days after a final decision is made
4under subd. 5p. determining that a specific person has abused or neglected a child,

5the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the
6department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
7determines under subd. 4. that a specific person has abused or neglected a child, the
8county department, department, or licensed child welfare agency, within 15 days
9after the date of the determination,
shall provide the subunit of the department that
10administers s. 48.685 with information about the person who has been determined
11to have abused or neglected the child.
AB40-ASA1,945w 12Section 945w. 48.981 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,554,1413 48.981 (7) (a) 3. An attending physician A health care provider, as defined in
14s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p),
for purposes of diagnosis and treatment.
AB40-ASA1,946 15Section 946. 48.982 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.982 (4) (b)
16and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,554,1917 48.982 (4) (b) A grant may be awarded only to an organization that agrees to
18match the grant at least 25 percent of the amount received, through money or
19in-kind services, as follows:.
AB40-ASA1,947 20Section 947. 48.982 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,948 21Section 948. 48.982 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,951 22Section 951. 49.131 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,555,323 49.131 (2) If the necessary authorization under sub. (1) is granted, and except
24as provided in sub. (3)
Subject to receiving any necessary approval from the
25appropriate federal agency under sub. (1), and subject to sub. (3m)
, the department

1may implement a program to deliver by an electronic benefit transfer system any
2benefit that is administered by the department and that the department designates
3by rule
.
AB40-ASA1,952 4Section 952. 49.131 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,952m 5Section 952m. 49.131 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,555,196 49.131 (3m) Prior to implementing, and receiving funding for implementing,
7any program to deliver by electronic means Wisconsin Works benefits or child care
8subsidies under s. 49.155, the department shall submit a plan for implementation
9to the joint committee on finance. Any plan submitted by the department shall
10include specific information on the vendor selected, the total start-up and ongoing
11costs, and how issues of fraud and program integrity will be addressed. If the
12department submits a plan and the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
13department within 14 working days after the date that the department submits the
14plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
15plan, the plan may be implemented and the department shall receive the necessary
16funding. If, within 14 working days after the date that the department submits a
17plan, the cochairpersons notify the department that the committee has scheduled a
18meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the plan may be implemented, and
19funding received, only upon approval of the committee.
AB40-ASA1,953 20Section 953. 49.137 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,555,2321 49.137 (4) (a) Developing and recommending to the department a system of
22higher reimbursement payment rates or a program of grants for child care providers
23that meet the quality of care standards established under s. 49.132 (4) (e), 1995 stats.
AB40-ASA1,954 24Section 954. 49.141 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,556,2
149.141 (1) (n) "Trial employment match program job" means a work component
2of Wisconsin works Works administered under s. 49.147 (3).
AB40-ASA1,955 3Section 955. 49.143 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,556,64 49.143 (2) (a) 2. Identify and encourage employers to provide permanent jobs
5for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community
6service jobs.
AB40-ASA1,956 7Section 956. 49.143 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,556,108 49.143 (2) (a) 3. Create, and encourage others to create, subsidized jobs for
9persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community
10service jobs.
AB40-ASA1,957 11Section 957. 49.143 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,556,1412 49.143 (2) (a) 4. Create, and encourage others to create, on-the-job training
13sites for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or
14community service jobs.
AB40-ASA1,958 15Section 958. 49.143 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,556,1716 49.143 (2) (a) 5. Foster and guide the entrepreneurial efforts of participants
17who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs.
AB40-ASA1,959 18Section 959. 49.143 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,556,2319 49.143 (2) (a) 6. Provide mentors, both from its membership and from
20recruitment of members of the community, to provide job-related guidance,
21including assistance in resolving job-related issues and the provision of job leads or
22references, to persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or
23community service jobs.
AB40-ASA1,960 24Section 960. 49.143 (2) (ct) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,961
1Section 961. 49.143 (2r) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
2is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,557,63 49.143 (2r) Job programs. A Wisconsin Works agency shall collaborate with
4the local workforce development board to connect individuals seeking employment
5with employment opportunities, including the trial job employment match program
6under s. 49.147 (3).
AB40-ASA1,962 7Section 962. 49.147 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,557,118 49.147 (1) Definition. In this section, "unsubsidized employment" means
9employment, including self-employment and entrepreneurial activities, for which
10the Wisconsin Works agency provides no wage subsidy to the employer including
11self-employment and entrepreneurial activities
receives no wage subsidy.
AB40-ASA1,963 12Section 963. 49.147 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,557,1913 49.147 (1m) (b) If the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the appropriate
14placement for an individual is in unsubsidized employment or a trial employment
15match program
job and that the individual needs and wishes to pursue basic
16education, including a course of study meeting the standards established under s.
17115.29 (4) (a) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school
18graduation, the Wisconsin Works agency shall pay for the basic education services
19identified in the employability plan developed for the individual.
AB40-ASA1,964 20Section 964. 49.147 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,558,221 49.147 (2) (am) 2. A Wisconsin Works agency shall, every 30 days, review the
22provision of case management services to an individual under this paragraph, if the
23individual is not successful in obtaining unsubsidized employment after legitimate
24efforts to secure employment, to determine whether the individual should be placed
25in a trial employment match program job, community service job, or transitional

1placement. The department shall promulgate rules that specify the criteria for the
2review process under this subdivision.
AB40-ASA1,965 3Section 965. 49.147 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,558,44 49.147 (3) (title) Trial jobs employment match program.
AB40-ASA1,966 5Section 966. 49.147 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,558,136 49.147 (3) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a
7trial job employment match program as part of its administration of the Wisconsin
8Works program to improve the employability of individuals who are not otherwise
9are not able to obtain unsubsidized employment, as determined by the Wisconsin
10Works agency, by providing work experience and training to assist them to move
11promptly into unsubsidized employment. In determining an appropriate placement
12for a participant, a Wisconsin Works agency shall give priority to placement under
13this subsection over placements under subs. (4) and (5).
AB40-ASA1,559,5 14(ac) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. The Wisconsin Works agency
15shall pay a wage subsidy to an employer that employs a participant under this
16subsection and that agrees to make a good faith effort to retain the participant as a
17permanent unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy is terminated. The wage
18subsidy may not exceed $300 per month for full-time employment of a participant.
19For less than full-time employment of a participant during a month, the wage
20subsidy may not exceed a dollar amount determined by multiplying $300 by a
21fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours worked by the participant
22in the month and the denominator of which is the number of hours that would be
23required for full-time employment in that month.
a wage subsidy in an amount that
24is negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not
25less than the state or federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The

1wage subsidy shall be paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to
2a maximum of 40 hours per week. In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the
3Wisconsin Works agency may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency
4and the employer, reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are
5attributable to the employment of the participant, including any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,967 6Section 967. 49.147 (3) (ac) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,559,77 49.147 (3) (ac) 1. Federal social security and Medicare taxes.
AB40-ASA1,968 8Section 968. 49.147 (3) (ac) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,559,99 49.147 (3) (ac) 2. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes.
AB40-ASA1,969 10Section 969. 49.147 (3) (ac) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,559,1111 49.147 (3) (ac) 3. Worker's compensation insurance premiums.
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