SB199, s. 7 15Section 7. 20.445 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,7,2316 20.445 (3) (cm) Wisconsin works child care. The As a continuing appropriation,
17the
amounts in the schedule for paying child care subsidies under s. 49.155. Before
18October 1, 1997, moneys appropriated under this paragraph may be used to fund
19child care costs of individuals who secure unsubsidized employment and lose
20eligibility for aid to families with dependent children as provided under s. 49.191 (2),
21for child care and related transportation costs under s. 49.26 (1) (e), for at-risk and
22low-income child care under s. 49.132, 1995 stats., and for child care costs under ss.
2349.191 (1) and 49.193 (8).
SB199, s. 8 24Section 8. 20.445 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
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120.445 (3) (ct) Local early childhood council grants. As a continuing
2appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants for local early childhood
3councils under s. 49.135.
SB199, s. 9 4Section 9. 39.385 of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,8,7 539.385 Child care worker loan repayment assistance program. (1)
6There is established, to be administered by the board, a loan repayment assistance
7program for resident child care workers who meet all of the following requirements:
SB199,8,118 (a) Have graduated on or after May 1, 1999, with a bachelor's degree from an
9institution of higher education, as defined in s. 39.32 (1) (a), located in this state or
10a degree under an associate degree program, as defined in s. 38.01 (1), in an area
11relating to early childhood education.
SB199,8,1312 (b) Are currently in loan repayment on any student loan, which loan repayment
13status is not in default, as determined by the applicable lender.
SB199,8,1514 (c) Have been continuously employed on a full-time basis in this state for at
15least 12 months as a child care worker.
SB199,8,16 16(2) The board shall:
SB199,8,2417 (a) Reimburse a child care worker for 10% of the outstanding principal amount
18of any student loans of the child care worker or $1,000, whichever is less, for the
1912-month period of eligibility under sub. (1). As a condition of eligibility for loan
20repayment assistance under this paragraph, the child care worker shall submit to
21the board, on a form prescribed by the board, a statement certified by the lender of
22an applicable student loan, within 30 days previous to the filing of the submission,
23certifying that the loan repayment status of the borrower is not in default and the
24outstanding principal amount of the applicable student loan.
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1(b) For each succeeding 12-month period of eligibility under sub. (1), reimburse
2the child care worker as determined under par. (a). No child care worker is eligible
3for more than 5 loan repayment assistance payments under this section.
SB199,9,54 (c) Make the loan repayment assistance payments under pars. (a) and (b) from
5the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (cw), subject to the availability of funds.
SB199,9,116 (d) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules
7establishing the criteria and procedures for loan repayment assistance and, after
8first consulting with the department of health and family services, defining "child
9care worker" for the purposes of this section. The definition of "child care worker"
10shall include any child care position specified in rules of the department of health and
11family services relating to day care and family day care centers for children.
SB199, s. 10 12Section 10 . 49.135 of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,9,16 1349.135 Local early childhood council grants. (1) Purpose. From the
14appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (ct), the department shall provide grants, awarded
15under sub. (2), to public agencies or private, nonprofit organizations for the
16establishment or operation, or both, of local early childhood councils.
SB199,9,20 17(2) Grant awards; amounts. (a) Grants shall be awarded by a body consisting
18of 2 representatives of the department of health and family services, 2
19representatives of the department of workforce development and 2 representatives
20of the department of public instruction.
SB199,9,2321 (b) A grant may be awarded only to an applicant that agrees to match the grant
22or to secure a match from local sources, through money or in-kind services, or both,
23as follows:
SB199,9,2524 1. During the first year of the grant, in the amount of at least 25% of the amount
25received for that year.
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12. During the 2nd and subsequent years of the grant, in the amount of at least
250% of the amount received for each year.
SB199,10,53 (c) Each grant application shall include proof of the applicant's ability to comply
4with par. (b). Any in-kind services proposed under par. (b) are subject to the approval
5of the body awarding grants under par. (a).
SB199,10,17 6(3) Grant awards; criteria. In evaluating applications for grants, the body
7under sub. (2) (a) shall give priority to proposals that involve the planning and
8participation of multiple individuals and organizations, including child care
9providers, as defined in s. 49.001 (1), employers, parents, head start agencies
10designated under 42 USC 9836, child care resource and referral service grant
11recipients under s. 49.134, school districts, private schools, counties, cities, villages,
12towns, tribal governments, providers of early childhood education, early childhood
13family education center grant recipients under s. 48.982 (6), right from the start
14grant recipients under s. 48.982 (7), the Wisconsin works community steering
15committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) and other individuals and organizations that have
16a demonstrated interest in or knowledge of child care, early childhood education or
17other services for young children and their families.
SB199,10,21 18(4) Use of funds; functions of local early childhood councils. Any amounts
19granted under this section shall be used for the establishment or operation, or both,
20of a local early childhood council. A local early childhood council funded under this
21section shall do all of the following:
SB199,10,2322 (a) Designate an individual to serve as the facilitator of the local early
23childhood council.
SB199,11,224 (b) Conduct an assessment of child care and early childhood education
25programs and other services for young children and their families that are available

1in the community and an assessment of the need for those programs and services in
2the community.
SB199,11,33 (c) Develop a plan to do all of the following:
SB199,11,54 1. Increase the supply and accessibility of high-quality child care and early
5childhood education programs in the community.
SB199,11,116 2. Foster coordination and communication between providers of child care and
7early childhood education, employers, the local public schools, parents, the
8Wisconsin works community steering committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) and other
9appropriate individuals and organizations in the community to maximize the
10accessibility and quality of, and to minimize duplication in, the programs and
11services that are available in the community for young children and their families.
SB199,11,1412 3. Promote and increase public awareness of the characteristics and
13importance of high-quality child care and early childhood education for young
14children.
SB199,11,1715 (d) Advise the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 on the
16development of the county department's proposed budget for the expenditure of
17funds allocated under s. 49.175 (1) (o) and (p).
SB199,11,2218 (5) Membership of local early childhood councils. Membership on a local
19early childhood council funded under this section shall be open to all persons and
20organizations in the community with a demonstrated interest in or knowledge of
21child care, early childhood education or other services for young children and their
22families and shall include all of the following persons as members:
SB199,11,2323 (a) One or more parents of young children.
SB199,11,2424 (b) One or more providers of family child care.
SB199,11,2525 (c) One or more providers of center-based child care.
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1(d) One elected county official.
SB199,12,22 (e) One or more representatives of each of the following:
SB199,12,33 1. A local employer.
SB199,12,44 2. The local school district.
SB199,12,65 3. The county department receiving child care funds under s. 49.175 (1) (o) or
6(p) and any entity administering those funds if different from the county department.
SB199,12,77 4. The local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4).
SB199,12,98 5. A local agency providing child care resource and referral services funded by
9a grant under s. 49.134.
SB199,12,11 10(6) Rules. The department, in consultation with the department of public
11instruction, shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
SB199, s. 11 12Section 11. 49.136 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,12,1813 49.136 (7) (a) The department shall establish guidelines for eligibility for a
14grant under this section. In establishing those guidelines, the department shall
15provide that no person may be awarded a grant under this section unless that person
16and all employes of that person who provide care and supervision for children have
17received not less than 20 hours of training in child development and safety.
The
18department need not promulgate those guidelines as rules under ch. 227.
SB199, s. 12 19Section 12. 49.137 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (6) (b).
SB199, s. 13 20Section 13. 49.137 (6) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,13,221 49.137 (6) (a) The department shall establish guidelines for eligibility for a
22grant under this section. In establishing those guidelines, the department shall
23provide that no person may be awarded a grant under sub. (2) or (3) unless that
24person and all employes of that person who provide care and supervision for children

1have received not less than 20 hours of training in child development and safety. The
2department need not promulgate those guidelines as rules under ch. 227.
SB199, s. 14 3Section 14. 49.139 of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,13,12 449.139 Child care career education. (1) Child care career education
5scholarships.
From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (d), the department may
6award scholarships of not less than $500 per year nor more than $5,000 per year to
7individuals who are child care providers and to individuals who are employed by a
8child care provider or by a head start agency designated under 42 USC 9836 in the
9direct provision of child care services or in the administration of child care services
10to enable those individuals to earn associate degrees, bachelor's degrees or other
11credentials approved by the department in the fields of child care or early childhood
12education.
SB199,13,18 13(2) Child care career education scholarship contracts. The department
14shall require a scholarship recipient under sub. (1) and, if applicable, and the child
15care provider or head start agency employing the scholarship recipient to enter into
16a contract with the department specifying the commitments required of each party
17to the contract. A contract under this subsection shall specify all of the following
18terms and conditions:
SB199,13,2219 (a) The amount of the scholarship, which, subject to the $5,000 maximum limit
20specified in sub. (1), may cover up to 100% of the cost of the scholarship recipient's
21tuition and books and which, subject to that limit, may provide for not more than 3
22hours per week of paid leave from work to study or attend classes.
SB199,13,2423 (b) The number of credit hours of instruction that the scholarship recipient will
24take during the time period of the contract.
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1(c) A commitment by the scholarship recipient's employer to provide a pay raise
2or a bonus to the scholarship recipient on completion of the scholarship recipient's
3course of study and the amount of that pay raise or bonus; or, if the scholarship
4recipient is an individual who is a child care provider, a commitment by the
5department to pay that individual a bonus upon completion of the individual's course
6of study and the amount of that bonus.
SB199,14,147 (d) A commitment by the scholarship recipient not to resign from employment
8with the child care provider or head start agency that employed the scholarship
9recipient during the time period of the contract for not less than 6 months nor more
10than one year after the end of that time period, as specified in the contract; or, if the
11scholarship recipient is an individual who is a child care provider, a commitment by
12the individual to remain a child care provider for not less than 6 months nor more
13than one year after the end of the time period in the contract, as specified in the
14contract.
SB199,14,17 15(3) Grant administration. The department may administer the scholarship
16program under this section or contract for the administration of that scholarship
17program.
SB199, s. 15 18Section 15. 49.143 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,14,2119 49.143 (2) (a) 8. Work with participants, employers, child care providers, the
20local early childhood council under s. 49.135
and the community to identify child care
21needs, improve access to child care and expand availability of child care.
SB199, s. 16 22Section 16. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,15,1223 49.148 (1m) (a) A custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old one year old
24or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may
25receive a monthly grant of $673 $628 unless another adult member of the custodial

1parent's Wisconsin works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a
2Wisconsin works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment,
3as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c). A Wisconsin works agency may not require a
4participant under this subsection to participate in any employment positions.
5Receipt of a grant under this subsection does not constitute constitutes participation
6in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes the purpose of calculating
7the time limits limit under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or, but does not constitute participation
8in a Wisconsin works employment position for the purpose of calculating the time
9limits under s.
49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) 2. or (c) 4. or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the
10participant not more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first
11determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works
12employment position.
SB199, s. 17 13Section 17. 49.155 (1) (aL) of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,15,1514 49.155 (1) (aL) "Disabled" means physically or mentally incapable of caring for
15oneself.
SB199, s. 18 16Section 18. 49.155 (1d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,15,2117 49.155 (1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards
18for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651. In establishing the
19requirements for certification as a Level II certified family day care provider, the
20department may not shall include a requirement for training for that providers have
21at least 20 hours of training in child development and safety
.
SB199, s. 19 22Section 19. 49.155 (1g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,16,323 49.155 (1g) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), distribute
24$1,000,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 for the
25purpose of providing child care career education scholarships under s. 49.139 (1).

1The department may carry forward moneys allocated under this paragraph that are
2not encumbered by June 30 of any year for allocation under this paragraph in the
3next fiscal year.
SB199, s. 20 4Section 20. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,16,95 49.155 (1m) Eligibility. (intro.) A Wisconsin works agency shall determine
6eligibility for a child care subsidy under this section. Under this section, an
7individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who has not attained the
8age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age of 19, if the
9individual meets all of the following conditions:
SB199, s. 21 10Section 21. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,16,1511 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The individual is a parent of a child who is under the
12age of 13, or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a person who, under
13s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), is providing care and maintenance for a child who is under the
14age of 13, or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; and child care services
15for that child are needed in order for the individual to do any of the following:
SB199, s. 22 16Section 22. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155
17(1m) (a) 4. and amended to read:
SB199,17,218 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. Participate in other employment skills training, including
19an English as a 2nd language course, if the Wisconsin works agency determines that
20the course would facilitate the individual's efforts to obtain employment; a course of
21study meeting the standards established by the secretary of education under s.
22115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation;
23a course of study at a technical college; or participation in educational courses that
24provide an employment skill, as determined by the department. An individual may
25receive aid under this subdivision for up to one year. An individual may not receive

1aid under this subdivision unless the individual meets at least one of the following
2conditions:
SB199, s. 23 3Section 23. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. a. of the statutes is repealed.
SB199, s. 24 4Section 24. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is repealed.
SB199, s. 25 5Section 25. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,17,136 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. The gross income of the individual's family is at or below
7165% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an
8individual who is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross
9income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family
10the size of the individual's family
85% of the state median income. In calculating the
11gross income of the family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income
12described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to 3. The department shall annually calculate the
13state median income.
SB199, s. 26 14Section 26. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,17,2015 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. The individual is a foster parent of the child and the child's
16biological or adoptive family meets the asset limit under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and has a
17gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line 85% of the state median
18income
. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family,
19the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1.
20to 3.
SB199, s. 27 21Section 27. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,18,322 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. The individual is a relative of the child, is providing care
23for the child under a court order and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) on
24behalf of the child and the child's biological or adoptive family meets the asset limit
25under s. 49.145 (3) (a) and has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty

1line
85% of the state median income. In calculating the gross income of the child's
2biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income
3described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. to 3.
SB199, s. 28 4Section 28. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
SB199, s. 29 5Section 29. 49.155 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB199, s. 30 6Section 30. 49.155 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB199, s. 31 7Section 31. 49.155 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,18,158 49.155 (3m) (a) The department shall reimburse child care providers or shall
9distribute funds to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 for child care
10services provided under this section and to private nonprofit agencies that provide
11child care for children of migrant workers. The department may not reimburse a
12child care provider, and no funds distributed under this paragraph may be used to
13pay for child care services, unless the person to whom the payment is made and all
14employes of that person who provide care and supervision for children have received
15not less than 20 hours of training in child development and safety.
SB199, s. 32 16Section 32. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,18,2217 49.155 (5) Liability for payment. An individual receiving aid under this section
18is liable for the a percentage of the cost of the child care that received, payable in
19accordance with a sliding scale formula developed by
the department specified based
20on ability to pay. In developing the sliding scale formula, the department may not
21require any individual to pay more than 10% of the individual's family's income for
22the cost of the child care received
.
SB199, s. 33 23Section 33. 49.325 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,19,324 49.325 (4) Plans for county community aids budgets. In developing its
25proposed budget for the expenditure of funds allocated under s. 49.175 (1) (o) and (p),

1a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, in addition to using the open
2public participation process under sub. (3), shall consult with any local early
3childhood council established under s. 49.135 within the county.
SB199, s. 34 4Section 34. 49.665 (1) (bq) of the statutes is created to read:
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