SB1,650,2020 b. The individual is willing to work and has no barriers to employment.
SB1,650,2221 c. The individual is job-ready, based on the individual's employment history or
22education.
SB1,650,2423 d. The most appropriate placement for the individual is in unsubsidized
24employment.
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12. In determining an appropriate placement for an applicant, a Wisconsin
2Works agency shall give priority to placement in unsubsidized employment and
3providing case management services over placements under subs. (3) to (5).
SB1, s. 1410 4Section 1410. 49.147 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,651,85 49.147 (3m) Real work, real pay pilot project. (a) Administration and
6evaluation.
Except as provided in par. (d), the department shall conduct and
7evaluate a real work, real pay pilot project from January 1, 2008, to December 31,
82009.
SB1,651,139 (b) Eligibility and project limits. 1. Except as specifically provided in this
10subsection, all general and nonfinancial eligibility requirements under s. 49.145
11apply to participants under this subsection, and all requirements under sub. (3), as
12they apply to Wisconsin Works agencies, employers, and participants, apply to
13Wisconsin Works agencies, employers, and participants under this subsection.
SB1,651,1714 2. The project shall be limited to 100 individuals and shall be conducted in at
15least one of the geographical areas established by the department under s. 49.143 (6)
16that is in Milwaukee County and in at least 2 of those geographical areas that are
17not in Milwaukee County.
SB1,652,218 (c) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. The Wisconsin Works agency
19shall pay an employer that employs a participant under this subsection a monthly
20wage subsidy that does not exceed the federal minimum wage for no more than 30
21hours of work per week. Worksite training activities prescribed by the employer that
22are consistent with training provided to other employees at the worksite are
23considered work for purposes of calculating the wage subsidy under this paragraph.
24In addition to the wage subsidy, the Wisconsin Works agency shall reimburse the

1employer for up to 100 percent of all of the following costs that are attributable to
2employment of the participant:
SB1,652,33 1. Federal social security taxes.
SB1,652,44 2. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes, if any.
SB1,652,55 3. Worker's compensation insurance premiums, if any.
SB1,652,126 (d) Time-limited participation and payment extension. An individual may
7participate in the project under this subsection for a maximum of 6 months, with an
8opportunity for an extension of up to 3 months. Notwithstanding the ending date for
9the project, payments under par. (c) for any participant who is accepted into the
10project before December 31, 2009, shall be made until the participant completes his
11or her 6-month participation period or any extension to it already commenced before
12that date.
SB1,652,1613 (e) Mentors and stipends. The Wisconsin Works agency and employer of a
14participant under this subsection shall work together to find a mentor for the
15participant at the participant's work site. The Wisconsin Works agency shall pay
16each mentor a monthly stipend of $50.
SB1,652,2517 (f) Employer effort to retain, refer, or evaluate participant. An employer that
18employs a participant under this subsection and receives a wage subsidy shall agree
19to make a good faith effort to retain the participant as a permanent unsubsidized
20employee after the wage subsidy ends if the participant successfully completes
21participation in the project under this subsection. An employer shall also agree that,
22if the employer does not retain a participant as a permanent unsubsidized employee,
23the employer will serve as an employment reference for the participant or provide
24to the Wisconsin Works agency a written performance evaluation of the participant,
25including recommendations for improvements.
SB1, s. 1411
1Section 1411. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,653,52 49.147 (6) (c) Distribution and administration. From the appropriation under
3s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (jL), the department shall distribute funds for job access loans
4to a Wisconsin Works agency, which shall administer the loans in accordance with
5rules promulgated by the department.
SB1, s. 1412 6Section 1412. 49.147 (6) (cm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,653,147 49.147 (6) (cm) 1. The department of workforce development may, in the
8manner provided in s. 49.85, collect job access loan repayments that are delinquent
9under the terms of a repayment agreement. The department of workforce
10development
shall credit all delinquent repayments collected by the department of
11revenue as a setoff under s. 71.93 to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3)
1220.437 (2) (jL). Use of the process under s. 49.85 does not preclude the department
13of workforce development from collecting delinquent repayments through other
14legal means.
SB1, s. 1413c 15Section 1413c. 49.148 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,653,1616 49.148 (1m) (title) Custodial parent of infant; unmarried, pregnant woman.
SB1, s. 1414c 17Section 1414c. 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,653,1918 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) Any of the following may receive a monthly grant of
19$673:
SB1, s. 1415c 20Section 1415c. 49.148 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (a)
211. and amended to read:
SB1,654,322 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. A An individual who meets the eligibility requirements
23under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) and who is a
custodial parent of a child who is 12 weeks
24old or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may
25receive a monthly grant of $673
, unless another adult member of the custodial

1parent's Wisconsin works Works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate
2in, a Wisconsin works Works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized
3employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).
SB1,654,5 4(bm) A Wisconsin works Works agency may not require a participant under this
5subsection to participate in any employment positions.
SB1,654,11 6(c) 1. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant under par. (a)
71.
does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin works Works employment position
8for purposes of the time limits under s. 49.145 (2) (n) or 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b) or (5)
9(b) 2.
if the child is born to the participant not more than 10 months after the date
10that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s. 49.19
11or for a Wisconsin works Works employment position.
SB1, s. 1416c 12Section 1416c. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,654,1713 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. An unmarried woman who would be eligible under s. 49.145
14except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child and who is in the 3rd
15trimester of a pregnancy that is medically verified and that is shown by medical
16documentation to be at risk and to render the woman unable to participate in the
17workforce.
SB1, s. 1417c 18Section 1417c. 49.148 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.148 (1m) (c)
192. and amended to read:
SB1,655,420 49.148 (1m) (c) 2. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant
21under par. (a) 1.
constitutes participation in a Wisconsin works Works employment
22position for purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), (4)
23(b) or (5) (b) 2.
if the child is born to the participant more than 10 months after the
24date that the participant was first determined to be eligible for assistance under s.
2549.19 or for a Wisconsin works Works employment position unless the child was

1conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3) in
2which the mother did not indicate a freely given agreement to have sexual
3intercourse or of incest in violation of s. 944.06 or 948.06 and that incest or sexual
4assault has been reported to a physician and to law enforcement authorities.
SB1, s. 1418c 5Section 1418c. 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,655,76 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) For purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n)
7and 49.147 (3) (c), (4) (b), and (5) (b) 2., all of the following apply:
SB1, s. 1419c 8Section 1419c. 49.148 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,655,119 49.148 (1m) (c) 3. Receipt of a grant under this subsection by a participant
10under par. (a) 2. does not constitute participation in a Wisconsin Works employment
11position.
SB1, s. 1419g 12Section 1419g. 49.152 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,655,2313 49.152 (1) Petition for review. Any individual whose application for any
14component of Wisconsin works Works is not acted upon by the Wisconsin works
15Works agency with reasonable promptness after the filing of the application, as
16defined by the department by rule, or is denied in whole or in part, whose benefit is
17modified or canceled, or who believes that the benefit was calculated incorrectly or
18that the employment position in which the individual was placed or providing case
19management services under s. 49.147 (2) (bm) in lieu of placement in a Wisconsin
20Works employment position
is inappropriate, may petition the Wisconsin works
21Works agency for a review of such action. Review is unavailable if the action by the
22Wisconsin works Works agency occurred more than 45 days prior to submission of
23the petition for review.
SB1, s. 1419k 24Section 1419k. 49.152 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,656,12
149.152 (3) (a) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin works Works
2agency or the department determines that an individual, whose application for a
3Wisconsin works Works employment position was denied based on eligibility, was in
4fact eligible, or that the individual was placed in an inappropriate Wisconsin works
5Works employment position or inappropriately provided case management services
6under s. 49.147 (2) (bm) in lieu of placement in a Wisconsin Works employment
7position
, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall place the individual in the first
8available Wisconsin works Works employment position that is appropriate for that
9individual, as determined by the Wisconsin works Works agency or the department.
10An individual who is placed in a Wisconsin works Works employment position under
11this paragraph is eligible for the benefit for that position under s. 49.148 beginning
12on the date on which the individual begins participation under s. 49.147.
SB1, s. 1420f 13Section 1420f. 49.155 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,656,1414 49.155 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section, except as otherwise provided:
SB1, s. 1420m 15Section 1420m. 49.155 (1g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1,656,1816 49.155 (1g) Distribution of funds. Within the limits of the availability of the
17federal child care and development block grant funds received under 42 USC 9858,
18the department shall do all of the following:
SB1,656,2319 (a) Subject to sub. (1j), spend no more than the minimum amount required
20under 42 USC 9858 on programs to improve the quality and availability of child care.
21From the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (cm), (kx), (mc), and (md), the
22department shall allocate and distribute funding in each fiscal year for all of the
23following:
SB1,656,2524 1. A child care scholarship and bonus program, in the amount of at least
25$3,475,000 per fiscal year.
SB1,657,2
12. Grants under s. 49.134 (2) for child day care resource and referral services,
2in the amount of at least $1,225,000 per fiscal year.
SB1,657,43 3. A transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (kx) for child care
4licensing activities, in the amount of at least $4,800,600 per fiscal year.
SB1,657,55 4. Grants under s. 49.137 (4m).
SB1,657,66 5. Contracts under s. 49.137 (4) for training and technical assistance.
SB1,657,97 6. The department's share of the costs for the Child Care Information Center
8operated by the division for libraries, technology, and community learning in the
9department of public instruction.
SB1,657,1210 (b) Subject to sub. (1j), from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) (cm), (kx),
11and (mc), distribute $1,765,600 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,600,300 in fiscal year
122008-09 for administration of the department's office of child care.
SB1, s. 1420n 13Section 1420n. 49.155 (1g) (a) (intro.) and 3. and (b) of the statutes, as affected
14by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
SB1,657,1915 49.155 (1g) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (1j), spend no more than the minimum
16amount required under 42 USC 9858 on programs to improve the quality and
17availability of child care. From the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (cm),
18(kx), (mc), and (md), the department shall allocate and distribute funding in each
19fiscal year for all of the following:
SB1,657,2120 3. A transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (kx) for
21child care licensing activities, in the amount of at least $4,800,600 per fiscal year.
SB1,657,2422 (b) Subject to sub. (1j), from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2)
23(cm), (kx), and (mc), distribute $1,765,600 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,600,300 in
24fiscal year 2008-09 for administration of the department's office of child care.
SB1, s. 1425 25Section 1425. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,658,2
149.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate in a job search or work experience component
2of the food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.13 49.79 (9).
SB1, s. 1433r 3Section 1433r. 49.159 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,658,84 49.159 (3) Other custodial parents. A custodial parent in a Wisconsin works
5Works group in which the other custodial parent is a participant in a Wisconsin
6works Works employment position or is receiving case management services under
7s. 49.147 (2) (bm)
is eligible for employment training and job search assistance
8services provided by the Wisconsin works Works agency.
SB1, s. 1433t 9Section 1433t. 49.159 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,658,1410 49.159 (4) Pregnant women. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically
11verified, who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial
12parent of a dependent child, and who does not satisfy the requirements under s.
1349.148 (1m) (a) 2.
is eligible for employment training and job search assistance
14services provided by the Wisconsin works Works agency.
SB1, s. 1434 15Section 1434. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,658,2316 49.1635 (1) To the extent permitted under federal law and subject to sub. (2),
17from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (md) the department may
18distribute funds to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation in an amount up to the
19amount received by the foundation from private donations, but not to exceed
20$100,000 in a fiscal year. Except as provided in sub. (4), funds distributed under this
21subsection may be used only for the provision of legal services to individuals who are
22eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and
23whose incomes are at or below 200% of the poverty line.
SB1, s. 1435 24Section 1435. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,659,4
149.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within
2the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3) 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k), (kx),
3(L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall allocate the following amounts for
4the following purposes:
SB1, s. 1436 5Section 1436. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,659,86 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
7$59,184,700 $44,390,300 in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $51,930,000
8$44,035,900 in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09.
SB1, s. 1437 9Section 1437. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,659,1310 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works administration. For administration of
11Wisconsin Works performed under contracts under s. 49.143, $18,999,900
12$10,701,100 in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $16,834,100 $10,701,100 in fiscal
13year 2006-07 2008-09.
SB1, s. 1438 14Section 1438. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 1439 15Section 1439. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,659,1916 49.175 (1) (f) Wisconsin Works ancillary services. For program services under
17Wisconsin Works provided under contracts under s. 49.143, $49,534,800 $38,471,500
18in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $43,463,000 $38,471,500 in fiscal year 2006-07
192008-09.
SB1, s. 1440 20Section 1440. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,659,2321 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs. For state
22administration of public assistance programs, $16,060,000 $16,670,100 in each
23fiscal year 2007-08 and $16,868,500 in fiscal year 2008-09.
SB1, s. 1441 24Section 1441. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,660,2
149.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138,
2$4,500,000 $6,000,000 in each fiscal year.
SB1, s. 1442 3Section 1442. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
45
, is amended to read:
SB1,660,75 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
649.155, $310,332,100 $340,601,800 in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and
7$343,432,100 $355,352,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09.
SB1, s. 1443c 8Section 1443c. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,660,129 49.175 (1) (q) Indirect child Child care services state administration. For
10indirect administration of child care services under s. 49.155 (1g), $9,926,700 (b),
11$1,765,600
in fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08 and $9,929,000 $1,600,300 in fiscal year
122006-07 2008-09.
SB1, s. 1444 13Section 1444. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,660,1614 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
15improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g) (d), $3,378,500 (a), $5,311,000 in
16each fiscal year.
SB1, s. 1444c 17Section 1444c. 49.175 (1) (qs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,660,1918 49.175 (1) (qs) Child care licensing. For child care licensing, at least $4,800,600
19in each fiscal year.
SB1, s. 1445 20Section 1445. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 1447b 21Section 1447b. 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,661,222 49.175 (1) (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the
23Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that
24improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive

1temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., $300,000
2$350,000 in each fiscal year.
SB1, s. 1448 3Section 1448. 49.175 (1) (ze) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,661,54 49.175 (1) (ze) (title) Programs administered by the department of health and
5family services
relating to children and families.
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