AB40,954 8Section 954. 49.141 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,532,109 49.141 (1) (n) "Trial employment match program job" means a work component
10of Wisconsin works Works administered under s. 49.147 (3).
AB40,955 11Section 955. 49.143 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,532,1412 49.143 (2) (a) 2. Identify and encourage employers to provide permanent jobs
13for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community
14service jobs.
AB40,956 15Section 956. 49.143 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,532,1816 49.143 (2) (a) 3. Create, and encourage others to create, subsidized jobs for
17persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community
18service jobs.
AB40,957 19Section 957. 49.143 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,532,2220 49.143 (2) (a) 4. Create, and encourage others to create, on-the-job training
21sites for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or
22community service jobs.
AB40,958 23Section 958. 49.143 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,532,2524 49.143 (2) (a) 5. Foster and guide the entrepreneurial efforts of participants
25who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs.
AB40,959
1Section 959. 49.143 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,533,62 49.143 (2) (a) 6. Provide mentors, both from its membership and from
3recruitment of members of the community, to provide job-related guidance,
4including assistance in resolving job-related issues and the provision of job leads or
5references, to persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or
6community service jobs.
AB40,960 7Section 960. 49.143 (2) (ct) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,961 8Section 961. 49.143 (2r) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
9is amended to read:
AB40,533,1310 49.143 (2r) Job programs. A Wisconsin Works agency shall collaborate with
11the local workforce development board to connect individuals seeking employment
12with employment opportunities, including the trial job employment match program
13under s. 49.147 (3).
AB40,962 14Section 962. 49.147 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,533,1815 49.147 (1) Definition. In this section, "unsubsidized employment" means
16employment, including self-employment and entrepreneurial activities, for which
17the Wisconsin Works agency provides no wage subsidy to the employer including
18self-employment and entrepreneurial activities
receives no wage subsidy.
AB40,963 19Section 963. 49.147 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,534,220 49.147 (1m) (b) If the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the appropriate
21placement for an individual is in unsubsidized employment or a trial employment
22match program
job and that the individual needs and wishes to pursue basic
23education, including a course of study meeting the standards established under s.
24115.29 (4) (a) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school

1graduation, the Wisconsin Works agency shall pay for the basic education services
2identified in the employability plan developed for the individual.
AB40,964 3Section 964. 49.147 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,534,104 49.147 (2) (am) 2. A Wisconsin Works agency shall, every 30 days, review the
5provision of case management services to an individual under this paragraph, if the
6individual is not successful in obtaining unsubsidized employment after legitimate
7efforts to secure employment, to determine whether the individual should be placed
8in a trial employment match program job, community service job, or transitional
9placement. The department shall promulgate rules that specify the criteria for the
10review process under this subdivision.
AB40,965 11Section 965. 49.147 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,534,1212 49.147 (3) (title) Trial jobs employment match program.
AB40,966 13Section 966. 49.147 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,534,2114 49.147 (3) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a
15trial job employment match program as part of its administration of the Wisconsin
16Works program to improve the employability of individuals who are not otherwise
17are not able to obtain unsubsidized employment, as determined by the Wisconsin
18Works agency, by providing work experience and training to assist them to move
19promptly into unsubsidized employment. In determining an appropriate placement
20for a participant, a Wisconsin Works agency shall give priority to placement under
21this subsection over placements under subs. (4) and (5).
AB40,535,13 22(ac) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. The Wisconsin Works agency
23shall pay a wage subsidy to an employer that employs a participant under this
24subsection and that agrees to make a good faith effort to retain the participant as a
25permanent unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy is terminated. The wage

1subsidy may not exceed $300 per month for full-time employment of a participant.
2For less than full-time employment of a participant during a month, the wage
3subsidy may not exceed a dollar amount determined by multiplying $300 by a
4fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours worked by the participant
5in the month and the denominator of which is the number of hours that would be
6required for full-time employment in that month.
a wage subsidy in an amount that
7is negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not
8less than the state or federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The
9wage subsidy shall be paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to
10a maximum of 40 hours per week. In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the
11Wisconsin Works agency may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency
12and the employer, reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are
13attributable to the employment of the participant, including any of the following:
AB40,967 14Section 967. 49.147 (3) (ac) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,535,1515 49.147 (3) (ac) 1. Federal social security and Medicare taxes.
AB40,968 16Section 968. 49.147 (3) (ac) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,535,1717 49.147 (3) (ac) 2. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes.
AB40,969 18Section 969. 49.147 (3) (ac) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,535,1919 49.147 (3) (ac) 3. Worker's compensation insurance premiums.
AB40,970 20Section 970. 49.147 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,535,2421 49.147 (3) (am) Education or training activities. A trial employment match
22program
job includes education and training activities, as prescribed by the
23employer as an integral part of work performed in the trial job employment match
24program
employment.
AB40,971 25Section 971. 49.147 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,536,12
149.147 (3) (c) Time-limited participation. A participant under this subsection
2may participate in a trial employment match program job for a maximum of 3 6
3months, with an opportunity for a 3-month extension under circumstances
4determined by the Wisconsin Works agency. A participant may participate in more
5than one trial employment match program job, but may not exceed a total of 24
6months of participation under this subsection. The months need not be consecutive.
7The department or, with the approval of the department, the Wisconsin Works
8agency may grant an extension of the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis if the
9participant has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and
10has been unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market
11conditions preclude a reasonable job opportunity for that participant, as determined
12by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the department.
AB40,972 13Section 972. 49.147 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,536,2314 49.147 (3) (d) Employer effort to retain, refer, or evaluate participant. An
15employer that employs a participant under this subsection and receives a wage
16subsidy shall agree to make a good faith effort to retain the participant as a
17permanent unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy ends, although nothing in
18this subsection requires an employer to retain a participant as a permanent
19unsubsidized employee after the wage subsidy ends. An employer shall also agree
20that, if the employer does not retain a participant as a permanent unsubsidized
21employee, the employer will serve as an employment reference for the participant or
22provide to the Wisconsin Works agency a written performance evaluation of the
23participant, including recommendations for improvements.
AB40,973 24Section 973. 49.147 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,537,5
149.147 (3) (e) Noncustodial parents. Notwithstanding s. 49.145 (1) and (2) (a),
2an individual who would be eligible for a job under this subsection except that the
3individual is a noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible for placement
4under this subsection, subject to s. 49.159 (1) (b) 2., if the individual is eligible for
5services and benefits under s. 49.159 (1) (a).
AB40,974 6Section 974. 49.147 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,975 7Section 975. 49.147 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,537,218 49.147 (4) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin works Works agency shall
9administer a community service job program as part of its administration of
10Wisconsin works Works to improve the employability of an individual who is not
11otherwise able to obtain employment, as determined by the Wisconsin works Works
12agency, by providing work experience and training, if necessary, to assist the
13individual to move promptly into unsubsidized public or private employment or a
14trial employment match program job. In determining an appropriate placement for
15a participant, a Wisconsin works Works agency shall give placement under this
16subsection priority over placements under sub. (5). Community service jobs shall be
17limited to projects that the department determines would serve a useful public
18purpose or projects the cost of which is partially or wholly offset by revenue generated
19from such projects. After each 6 months of an individual's participation under this
20subsection and at the conclusion of each assignment under this subsection, a
21Wisconsin works Works agency shall reassess the individual's employability.
AB40,976 22Section 976. 49.147 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,538,1223 49.147 (4) (b) Time-limited participation. An individual may participate in a
24community service job for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for a
253-month extension under circumstances approved by the department. An

1individual may participate in more than one community service job, but may not
2exceed a total of 24 months of participation under this subsection. The months need
3not be consecutive. The department or, with the approval of the department, the
4Wisconsin Works agency may grant an extension to the 24-month limit on a
5case-by-case basis if the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the individual
6has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and has been
7unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions
8preclude a reasonable employment opportunity in unsubsidized employment for that
9participant, as determined by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the
10department, and if the Wisconsin Works agency determines, and the department
11agrees, that no trial employment match program job opportunities are available in
12the specified local labor market.
AB40,977 13Section 977. 49.147 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,978 14Section 978. 49.147 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,538,1715 49.147 (5) (a) 3. The Wisconsin works Works agency determines that the
16individual is incapable of performing a trial employment match program job or
17community service job.
AB40,979 18Section 979. 49.147 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,980 19Section 980. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,538,2420 49.147 (6) (c) Distribution Funding and administration. From the
21appropriation appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (jL) and (md), the department shall
22distribute allocate funds for job access loans to a Wisconsin Works agency agencies,
23which shall administer the loans in accordance with rules promulgated by the
24department.
AB40,981 25Section 981. 49.147 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,539,4
149.147 (6) (e) Noncustodial parents. Notwithstanding s. 49.145 (1) and (2) (a),
2an individual who would be eligible for a job access loan under par. (a) except that
3the individual is a noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible to receive a job
4access loan under this subsection.
AB40,982 5Section 982. 49.148 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,539,136 49.148 (1) (a) Trial employment match program jobs. For a participant in a trial
7employment match program job, the amount established in the contract between the
8Wisconsin works Works agency and the trial employment match program job
9employer, but not less than minimum wage for every hour actually worked in the
10trial employment match program job, not to exceed 40 hours per week paid by the
11employer. Hours spent participating in education and training activities under s.
1249.147 (3) (am) shall be included in determining the number of hours actually
13worked.
AB40,983 14Section 983. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,540,215 49.148 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., for a participant in a
16community service job under s. 49.147 (4), a monthly grant of $653 , paid by the
17Wisconsin Works agency
. For every hour that the participant misses work or
18education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be
19reduced by $5. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
20planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
21include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse. If a participant
22in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) is required to work fewer than 30 hours
23per week because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s.
2449.147 (1), the grant amount under this paragraph shall equal the amount specified

1under subd. 1m. minus $5 for each hour that the participant misses work or
2education or training activities without good cause.
AB40,984 3Section 984. 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,540,64 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 1., the Wisconsin works
5agency
department or an entity contracting with the department shall pay a
6participant in a community service job the following:
AB40,985 7Section 985. 49.148 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,540,148 49.148 (1) (b) 3. For a participant in a community service job who participates
9in technical college education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $653, paid by
10the Wisconsin Works agency
. For every hour that the participant misses work or
11other required activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be reduced by
12$5. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment planner in
13accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include
14required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB40,986 15Section 986. 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,540,2416 49.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
17placement under s. 49.147 (5) or in a transitional placement and in technical college
18education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $608, paid monthly by the
19Wisconsin Works agency
. For every hour that the participant fails to participate in
20any required activity without good cause, including any activity under s. 49.147 (5)
21(b) 1. a. to d., the grant amount shall be reduced by $5. Good cause shall be
22determined by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules
23promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include required court
24appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
AB40,987 25Section 987. 49.148 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,988
1Section 988. 49.155 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,541,32 49.155 (1g) (c) Child care licensing activities, in the amount of at least
3$8,767,000 per fiscal year
.
AB40,989 4Section 989. 49.155 (1m) (a) 3r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,541,65 49.155 (1m) (a) 3r. Participate in the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program
6under s. 49.163.
AB40,990 7Section 990. 49.155 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,991 8Section 991. 49.155 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,541,199 49.155 (3m) (a) The department shall issue benefits directly to individuals who
10are eligible for subsidies under this section or pay or
reimburse child care providers
11or shall distribute funds to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23,
12county departments or agencies,
or tribal governing bodies for child care services
13provided under this section and. The department may also contract with and provide
14grants
to private nonprofit agencies that provide child care for children of migrant
15workers. The department may pay or reimburse a Wisconsin works Works agency
16for child care that the Wisconsin works Works agency provides to the children of
17Wisconsin works Works participants and applicants or that the Wisconsin Works
18agency arranges to meet immediate, short-term child care needs of participants
19prior to authorization of a subsidy under sub. (1m)
.
AB40,992 20Section 992. 49.155 (3m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,993 21Section 993. 49.155 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,542,322 49.155 (4) (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) and subject to subd. 2., an eligible
23individual may receive a child care subsidy under this section for child care that is
24provided by an out-of-state provider of child care. Notwithstanding sub. (6),
25payments for child care services provided by an out-of-state provider under this

1subdivision shall be based on the maximum rate applicable in the county in which
2the eligible individual resides or on the out-of-state provider's actual rate,
3whichever is lower.
AB40,542,84 2. As a condition of payment under this section for child care services provided
5to a child of an individual who is eligible for a subsidy under this section, an
6out-of-state provider is subject to, and shall comply with, the provisions of this
7section, and rules promulgated under this section, that apply to a child care provider,
8as determined by the department.
AB40,994 9Section 994. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (5) (a) and
10amended to read:
AB40,542,1711 49.155 (5) (a) An individual receiving a subsidy under this section is liable for
12the percentage of difference, if any, between the cost of the child care specified by the
13department in a printed copayment schedule. An
provided by the child care provider
14or providers selected by the individual and the subsidy amount. The department
15shall specify minimum or estimated copayment amounts based on family size,
16income level, and other factors, a schedule of which will be available in electronic
17form on the department's Internet site and in paper form.
AB40,542,22 18(b) An individual who is under the age of 20 and is attending high school or
19participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29
20(4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation may not
21be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the type of
22child care received and the number of children receiving child care.
AB40,995 23Section 995. 49.155 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,543,424 49.155 (6) (a) Subject to review and approval by the The department, each
25county
shall establish the maximum reimbursement rate payment rates for licensed

1child care services provided under this section. A county The department shall set
2the rate rates so that at least 75% of the number of places for children within the
3licensed capacity of all child care providers in that county can be purchased at or
4below that maximum rate
by eligible individuals under this section.
AB40,996 5Section 996. 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,543,106 49.155 (6) (b) Subject to review and approval by the The department, each
7county
shall set a maximum reimbursement rate payment rates for Level I certified
8family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this
9section. The maximum rate rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 75% of
10the rate rates established under par. (a).
AB40,997 11Section 997. 49.155 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,543,1612 49.155 (6) (c) Subject to review and approval by the The department, each
13county
shall set a maximum reimbursement rate payment rates for Level II certified
14family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this
15section. The maximum rate rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 50% of
16the rate rates established under par. (a).
AB40,998 17Section 998. 49.155 (6) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,543,2018 49.155 (6) (cm) The department shall modify child care provider
19reimbursement payment rates established under pars. (a) to (c) so that
20reimbursement payment rates are lower for providers of after-school child care.
AB40,999 21Section 999. 49.155 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,544,222 49.155 (6) (d) The department may promulgate rules to establish a system of
23rates or a program of grants that the department will pay to for child care providers
24that meet the higher quality of care standards established by rules promulgated

1under sub. (1d) (b). If a system of rates is established under this paragraph, the rates
2under that system shall be higher than the rates established under pars. (a) to (c).
AB40,1000 3Section 1000. 49.155 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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