AB100: Bill Text

AB100, s. 1057 Section 1057. 49.137 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,532,12 49.137 (4) Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (b) (d), the department may contract with one or more agencies for the provision of training and technical assistance to improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The training and technical assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may include any of the following activities:

AB100, s. 1058 Section 1058. 49.137 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,532,18 49.137 (4m) Local pass-through grant program. The From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (d), the department shall award grants to local governments and tribal governing bodies for programs to improve the quality of child care. The department shall promulgate rules to administer the grant program, including rules that specify the eligibility criteria and procedures for awarding the grants.

AB100, s. 1059 Section 1059. 49.1375 of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1060 Section 1060. 49.147 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,532,23 49.147 (3) (d) Trial jobs plus pilot project. The department shall design and, from January 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007, conduct a pilot project for a trial jobs plus program that includes the following features:

AB100,533,2 1. The project is limited to 1,000 participants and is conducted in at least one of the geographical areas established by the department under s. 49.143 (6) that is in Milwaukee County and in at least 2 of those geographical areas that are not in Milwaukee County.

AB100,533,6 2. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all provisions of the statutes that apply to the trial job program or a trial job under this subsection apply to the pilot project or a trial job plus under this paragraph, including eligibility requirements.

AB100,533,15 3. An employer that employs a participant under this paragraph and receives a wage subsidy shall agree to make a good faith effort to retain the participant as a permanent unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy ends if the participant successfully completes participation in the trial job plus. An employer shall also agree that, if the employer does not retain a participant as a permanent unsubsidized employee, the employer will serve as an employment reference for the participant or provide to the Wisconsin Works agency or intermediary under subd. 4. a written performance evaluation of the participant, including recommendations for improvements.

AB100,533,17 4. The Wisconsin Works agency may contract with an intermediary that acts as any of the following:

AB100,533,18 a. A placement agency.

AB100,533,19 b. An employer of record of a participant under this paragraph.

AB100,533,21 c. A provider of supportive services, including coaching, mentoring, counseling, or job placement services.

AB100,534,2 5. Subject to subd. 3., the Wisconsin Works agency or intermediary under subd. 4. pays an employer that employs a participant under this paragraph a monthly wage subsidy that does not exceed the federal minimum wage for no more than 30 hours of work per week. In addition, the Wisconsin Works agency or intermediary reimburses the employer for up to 100 percent of all of the following costs that are attributable to employment of the participant:

AB100,534,3 a. Federal social security taxes.

AB100,534,4 b. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes, if any.

AB100,534,5 c. Worker's compensation insurance premiums, if any.

AB100,534,8 6. Training activities prescribed by the employer under par. (am) consistent with training provided to other employees at the worksite are considered work for purposes of calculating the wage subsidy.

AB100,534,10 7. Participation by an individual in a trial job plus is limited to 6 months with a possible extension of up to 3 months.

AB100,534,13 8. Notwithstanding the ending date for the project, for any participant who is accepted into the program before June 30, 2007, payments under subd. 5. shall be made until the participant completes his or her participation in the trial job plus.

AB100, s. 1061 Section 1061. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,534,18 49.147 (6) (c) Distribution and administration. From the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz), (jL), and (md), the department shall distribute funds for job access loans to a Wisconsin Works agency, which shall administer the loans in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.

AB100, s. 1062 Section 1062. 49.148 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,534,20 49.148 (1m) (title) Custodial parent of infant; unmarried, pregnant woman.

AB100, s. 1063 Section 1063. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,535,8 49.148 (1m) (a) A custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a monthly grant of $673 unless another adult member of the custodial parent's Wisconsin works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c). A Wisconsin works agency may not require a participant under this subsection to participate in any employment positions. Receipt of a grant under this subsection does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c) or (d) 7., (4) (b) or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position.

AB100, s. 1064 Section 1064. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB100,535,12 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) A Any of the following may receive a monthly grant of $673:

AB100,535,19 1. An individual who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) and who is a custodial parent of a child who is 12 26 weeks old or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may receive a monthly grant of $673, unless another adult member of the custodial parent's Wisconsin works Works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin works Works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).

AB100,536,3 (am) A Wisconsin works Works agency may not require a participant under this subsection par. (a) 1. who is a custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks old or less or a participant under par. (a) 2. to participate in any Wisconsin Works employment positions. Receipt of a grant under this subsection does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c) or (d) 7., (4) (b), or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position.

AB100, s. 1065 Section 1065. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,536,9 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. An unmarried woman who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child and who is in the 3rd trimester of a pregnancy that is medically verified and shown by medical documentation to be at risk and that renders the woman unable to participate in the workforce.

AB100, s. 1066 Section 1066. 49.148 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,536,12 49.148 (1m) (b) (intro.) For purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c) or (d) 7., (4) (b), or (5) (b) 2., all of the following apply:

AB100, s. 1067 Section 1067. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,536,23 49.148 (1m) (b) Receipt of a grant under this subsection constitutes participation in a Wisconsin works employment position for purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c) or (d) 7., (4) (b) or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position unless the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2) or (3) in which the mother did not indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or of incest in violation of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and to law enforcement authorities.

AB100, s. 1068 Section 1068. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (b) 1. and amended to read:

AB100,537,10 49.148 (1m) (b) 1. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a) 1. constitutes participation in a Wisconsin works Works employment position for purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c) or (d) 7., (4) (b), or (5) (b) 2. if the child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19 or for a Wisconsin works employment position unless the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3) in which the mother did not indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or of incest in violation of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and to law enforcement authorities.

AB100, s. 1069 Section 1069. 49.148 (1m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,537,14 49.148 (1m) (b) 2. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a) 2. does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin Works employment position.

AB100, s. 1070 Section 1070. 49.155 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,537,18 49.155 (1) (ag) "Child care provider" means a provider licensed under s. 48.65 49.98, certified under s. 48.651 49.156, or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).

AB100, s. 1071 Section 1071. 49.155 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,537,21 49.155 (1) (am) "Level I certified family day care provider" means a day care provider certified under s. 48.651 49.156 (1) (a).

AB100, s. 1072 Section 1072. 49.155 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,537,24 49.155 (1) (b) "Level II certified family day care provider" means a day care provider certified under s. 48.651 49.156 (1) (b).

AB100, s. 1073 Section 1073. 49.155 (1d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,538,11 49.155 (1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651 49.156. In establishing the requirements for certification under this paragraph of a child care provider who provides care and supervision for children under one year of age, the department shall include a requirement that all providers and all employees and volunteers of a provider who provide care and supervision for children receive, before the date on which the provider is certified or the employment or volunteer work commences, whichever is applicable, training in the most current medically accepted methods of preventing sudden infant death syndrome. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level II certified family day care provider, the department may not include any other requirement for training for providers.

AB100, s. 1074 Section 1074. 49.155 (1d) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,538,22 49.155 (1d) (b) The department shall promulgate rules to establish quality of care standards for child care providers that are higher than the quality of care standards required for licensure under s. 48.65 49.98 or for certification under s. 48.651 49.156. The standards established by rules promulgated under this paragraph shall consist of the standards provided for the accreditation of day care centers by the national association for the education of young children National Association for the Education of Young Children or any other comparable standards that the department may establish, including standards regarding the turnover of child care provider staff and the training and benefits provided for child care provider staff.

AB100, s. 1075 Section 1075. 49.155 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,539,8 49.155 (1g) (b) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (cm), (jm), (kx), and (mc), distribute $7,593,500 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $7,597,300 $7,476,400 in each fiscal year 2004-05 for administering the child care program under this section, for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services, for grants under s. 49.137 (4m), for a child care scholarship and bonus program, and for administration of the department's office of child care, for the department's share of the costs for the Child Care Information Center operated by the division for libraries, technology, and community learning in the department of public instruction, and for the licensing and regulation of day care facilities under s. 49.98.

AB100, s. 1076 Section 1076. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1077 Section 1077. 49.155 (1g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,539,16 49.155 (1g) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (md), distribute $11,503,500 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $10,003,500 in fiscal year 2006-07 for grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services, for contracts under s. 49.137 (4) for training and technical assistance, for grants under s. 49.137 (4m), for a child care scholarship and bonus program, and for a quality ratings system under s. 49.982 (5).

AB100, s. 1078 Section 1078. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,539,23 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years and the individual resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3m) or with a long-term kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3n) or is in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a subsidized guardianship home under s. 48.62 (5), a group home, or an independent living arrangement supervised by an adult.

AB100, s. 1079 Section 1079. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,540,4 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work in a Wisconsin works Works employment position, including participation in job search, orientation, and training activities under s. 49.147 (2) (a) and in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am) or (d), (4) (am), or (5) (bm).

AB100, s. 1080 Section 1080. 49.155 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,540,10 49.155 (1m) (bm) If the individual is providing care for a child under a court order and is receiving payments on behalf of the child under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (5), or if the individual is a foster parent or treatment foster parent, and child care is needed for that child, the individual meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c).

AB100, s. 1081 Section 1081. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,540,16 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.62 (5), the child's biological or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency shall include income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.

AB100, s. 1082 Section 1082. 49.155 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,540,18 49.155 (3) (b) 5. Certify child care providers under s. 48.651 49.156.

AB100, s. 1083 Section 1083. 49.155 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,540,23 49.155 (4) Choice of provider. An eligible individual shall choose whether the child care will be provided by a day care center licensed under s. 48.65 49.98, a Level I certified family day care provider, a Level II certified family day care provider, or a day care program provided or contracted for by a school board under s. 120.13 (14).

AB100, s. 1084 Section 1084. 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,541,7 49.155 (6) (e) The department may establish a tiered reimbursement system under which the department reimburses a child care provider for child care services provided under this section at a rate that is based on the child care provider's quality rating under the rating system established under s. 48.982 (5). Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b), and (c), the rate at which a child care provider is reimbursed under a system established under this paragraph may exceed the maximum reimbursement rate established under par. (a), (b), or (c).

AB100, s. 1085 Section 1085. 49.159 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,541,13 49.159 (4) Pregnant women. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically verified, who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child, and who does not satisfy the requirements under s. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. is eligible for employment training and job search assistance services provided by the Wisconsin works Works agency.

AB100, s. 1086 Section 1086. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,541,18 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (a), (cm), (dz), (jL), (jm), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (nL), and (me), (s), and (t), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:

AB100, s. 1087 Section 1087. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,541,25 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits provided under contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $33,219,700 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for Wisconsin Works benefits provided under contracts having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and ends on December 31, 2005, $33,219,700, $59,526,100 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $66,439,400 $52,612,800 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.

AB100, s. 1088 Section 1088. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,542,8 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works administration. For administration of Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $10,582,800 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for administration of Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and ends on December 31, 2005, $10,582,900, $20,107,500 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $21,165,700 $19,049,200 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.

AB100, s. 1089 Section 1089. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,542,13 49.175 (1) (c) Performance bonuses. For the payment of performance bonuses to Wisconsin Works agencies that have entered into contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2002 2004, and that ends on December 31, 2003 2005, $0 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06.

AB100, s. 1090 Section 1090. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,542,25 49.175 (1) (f) Wisconsin Works ancillary services. For program services under Wisconsin Works, including transportation assistance for individuals who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., provided under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2003, $27,803,300 in fiscal year 2003-04; and for program services under Wisconsin Works, including transportation assistance for individuals who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., education and training, mentoring, and other services provided under contracts under s. 49.143 having a term that begins on January 1, 2004, and ends on December 31, 2005, $27,803,300, 49,879,200 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $55,606,600 $44,151,800 in fiscal year 2004-05 2006-07.

AB100, s. 1091 Section 1091. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: