SB676,18,2214 49.147 (4) (as) Required hours. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av) and
15sub. (5m), a Wisconsin Works agency shall require a participant placed in a
16community service job program to work in a community service job for the number
17of hours determined by the Wisconsin Works agency to be appropriate for the
18participant at the time of application or review and may require a participant to
19participate in education or training activities for not more than 10 8 hours per week,
20except that the Wisconsin Works agency may not require a participant under this
21subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this
22subsection.
SB676,45 23Section 45. 49.147 (4) (av) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,19,624 49.147 (4) (av) Education for 18-year-old and 19-year-old students. A
25Notwithstanding the requirements under s. 49.147 (1m) (a), a Wisconsin Works

1agency shall permit a participant under this subsection who has not attained the age
2of 20 and who has not obtained a high school diploma or a declaration of equivalency
3of high school graduation to attend high school or, at the option of the participant,
4to enroll in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4)
5for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation to satisfy,
6in whole or in part, the participation requirement under par. (as).
SB676,46 7Section 46. 49.147 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,19,228 49.147 (5) (bm) Education or and training activities. A Subject to the
9requirements under s. 49.147 (1m) (a), a
participant under this subsection may be
10required to participate in education and training activities assigned as part of an
11employability plan developed by the Wisconsin works Works agency. The
12department shall establish by rule permissible education and training under this
13paragraph, which shall include a course of study meeting the standards established
14under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school
15graduation, technical college courses, employer-sponsored training, and
16educational courses that provide an employment skill. Permissible education under
17this paragraph shall also include English as a 2nd language courses that the
18Wisconsin works agency determines would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain
19employment and adult basic education courses
education and training activities in
20which a participant may be required to participate under this paragraph shall be
21those under s. 49.147 (1m) (a) 3.
that the Wisconsin works Works agency determines
22would facilitate an the individual's efforts to obtain employment.
SB676,47 23Section 47. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,20,424 49.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. (bt) and sub. (5m),
25a Wisconsin Works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional

1placement to participate in education or training activities for not more than 12 10
2hours per week and to engage in activities under par. (b) 1., but may not require a
3participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined
4activities under this subsection.
SB676,48 5Section 48. 49.147 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,20,106 49.147 (5m) (a) (intro.) To the extent permitted under 42 USC 607, and except
7as provided in par. (bL), notwithstanding the requirements under s. 49.147 (1m) (a),
8a participant under sub. (4) or (5) may participate in a technical college education
9program as part of a community service job placement or transitional placement if
10all of the following requirements are met:
SB676,49 11Section 49. 49.147 (5m) (bL) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,20,1512 49.147 (5m) (bL) A Notwithstanding the length of time specified in s. 49.147
13(1m) (a) 3., a
participant may participate under this subsection for the duration of
14the technical college education program, except that the participant may not
15participate under this subsection for more than 2 years.
SB676,50 16Section 50. 49.148 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,20,1917 49.148 (1) Benefit and wage levels for participants in employment positions.
18(intro.) A Subject to sub. (2), a participant in a Wisconsin Works employment
19position shall receive the following wages or benefits:
SB676,51 20Section 51. 49.148 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2120
, is amended to read:
SB676,21,822 49.148 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., for a participant in a
23community service job under s. 49.147 (4), a monthly grant of $653 $633. For every
24hour that the participant misses work or education or training activities without
25good cause, the grant amount shall be reduced by $5. Good cause shall be determined

1by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by
2the department. Good cause shall include required court appearances for a victim
3of domestic abuse. If a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) is
4required to work fewer than 30 hours per week because the participant has
5unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1), the grant amount under this
6paragraph shall equal the amount specified under subd. 1m. minus $5 for each hour
7that the participant misses work or education or training activities without good
8cause.
SB676,52 9Section 52. 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,21,1110 49.148 (1) (b) 1m. d. For a participant placed in a community service job for
11more than 20 hours per week, $653 $633.
SB676,53 12Section 53. 49.148 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
1320
, is amended to read:
SB676,21,2014 49.148 (1) (b) 3. For a participant in a community service job who participates
15in technical college education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $653 $633.
16For every hour that the participant misses work or other required activities without
17good cause, the grant amount shall be reduced by $5. Good cause shall be determined
18by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by
19the department. Good cause shall include required court appearances for a victim
20of domestic abuse.
SB676,54 21Section 54. 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
22is amended to read:
SB676,22,523 49.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional
24placement under s. 49.147 (5) or in a transitional placement and in technical college
25education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $608 $588. For every hour that

1the participant fails to participate in any required activity without good cause,
2including any activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to d., the grant amount shall be
3reduced by $5. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment
4planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall
5include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.
SB676,55 6Section 55. 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,22,87 49.148 (1m) (a) (intro.) Any Subject to sub. (2), any of the following may receive
8a monthly grant of $673 $653:
SB676,56 9Section 56. 49.148 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,22,1410 49.148 (2) Reduction in amount based on receipt of other benefits. (a) If a
11participant in a community service job or transitional placement or a participant
12under sub. (1m) receives any other public assistance benefits, the department shall
13reduce the amount of the grant paid to the participant under sub. (1) (b) or (c) or (1m)
14(a) by doing all of the following:
SB676,22,1615 1. Calculating the monthly amount or value of the other public assistance
16benefits received by the participant.
SB676,22,2117 2. Deducting the monthly amount or value calculated under subd. 1. from the
18participant's monthly grant amount specified under sub. (1) (b) or (c) or (1m) (a),
19whichever is applicable, except that the amount deducted under this subdivision
20from the monthly grant amount specified in sub. (1) (b) or (c) or (1m) (a), whichever
21is applicable, may not exceed that applicable monthly grant amount.
SB676,22,2422 (b) The department shall promulgate rules that define "other public assistance
23benefits" and that specify how to calculate the monthly amount or value of those
24benefits for purposes of the reduction under this subsection.
SB676,57 25Section 57. 49.148 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,23,3
149.148 (5) Bonuses prohibited. The department or a Wisconsin Works agency
2may not pay a bonus or other monetary reward to a participant for remaining at a
3job for a particular length of time.
SB676,58 4Section 58. 49.155 (1m) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,23,75 49.155 (1m) (c) 4. a. If the individual is married, the gross income of the
6individual's family shall be reduced by $20,000 before gross income as a percentage
7of the poverty line is calculated under subd. 1., 1m., 2., or 3.
SB676,23,108 b. If the child's biological or adoptive parents are married, the gross income of
9the child's biological or adoptive family shall be reduced by $20,000 before gross
10income as a percentage of the poverty line is calculated under subd. 1g. or 1h.
SB676,59 11Section 59. 49.155 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
12is amended to read:
SB676,23,1913 49.155 (5) (a) An individual receiving a subsidy under this section is liable for
14the difference, if any, between the cost of the child care provided by the child care
15provider or providers selected by the individual and the subsidy amount , except that
16the department shall require a minimum copayment of $2 per hour of child care per
17child
. The department shall specify minimum or estimated copayment amounts
18based on family size, income level, and other factors, a schedule of which will be
19available in electronic form on the department's Internet site and in paper form.
SB676,60 20Section 60. 49.155 (6g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,23,2221 49.155 (6g) (a) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., and subject to subd. 5., the
22department shall authorize no more than 12 hours of child care per day per child.
SB676,61 23Section 61. 49.155 (6g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,24,224 49.155 (6g) (a) 3. The Subject to subd. 5., the department may authorize more
25than 12 hours, not exceeding 16 hours, of child care per day for a child whose parent

1provides written documentation of work or transportation requirements that exceed
212 hours in a day.
SB676,62 3Section 62. 49.155 (6g) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,24,54 49.155 (6g) (a) 5. The department may not authorize more than 40 hours of
5child care per week for a child.
SB676,63 6Section 63. 49.79 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,24,97 49.79 (1m) Financial eligibility. (a) A household of one or more individuals
8is not eligible to receive food stamp benefits under this section unless all of the
9following apply:
SB676,24,1110 1. Subject to par. (b), the gross income of the household does not exceed 130
11percent of the poverty line.
SB676,24,1312 2. Subject to par. (b), the net income of the household does not exceed 100
13percent of the poverty line.
SB676,24,1514 3. Except as provided in subd. 4., the household does not have countable assets
15of more than $2,000 in value.
SB676,24,1916 4. If the household includes an individual who is 60 years of age or older, an
17individual who is blind, as defined in s. 47.01 (1), or an individual who is disabled,
18as defined in s. 49.155 (1) (aL), the household does not have countable assets of more
19than $3,200 in value.
SB676,24,2220 (b) If the household includes a married couple, the household's gross income
21and net income shall be reduced by $15,000 before the calculations are made under
22par. (a) 1. and 2.
SB676,64 23Section 64. 49.79 (7c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,25,3
149.79 (7c) No online applications. The department may not allow or accept
2online applications for benefits under this section. Any person who seeks benefits
3under this section must apply to the department or its designated agent in person.
SB676,65 4Section 65. 49.79 (7h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,25,75 49.79 (7h) Reduction in, and recoupment of, benefits. To the extent permitted
6under federal law, the department shall implement a system for distributing benefits
7under this section that does all of the following:
SB676,25,108 (a) Allows an individual who is an applicant or recipient to elect to receive food
9stamp benefits in an amount that is less than the amount for which the individual
10or the individual's household is eligible.
SB676,25,1311 (b) Recoups after the end of each month benefits received for that month that
12were not used in that month. The department shall use the amount of unused
13benefits recouped under this paragraph to provide benefits under this section.
SB676,66 14Section 66. 49.79 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,25,1815 49.79 (11) Discounts prohibited. No supplier, as defined in s. 49.795 (1) (d),
16may offer or provide a discount on the cost of food or other items that may be
17purchased with food stamp benefits by reason of the use of food stamp benefits to
18purchase the food or other items.
SB676,67 19Section 67. 49.823 of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,25,20 2049.823 Determination of income and assets. (1) In this section:
SB676,25,2121 (a) "Household" has the meaning given in s. 16.27 (1) (c).
SB676,25,2422 (b) "Means-tested public assistance" means any services, benefits, or other
23assistance that is provided to individuals or families under this chapter and for
24which income or assets is a factor in determining eligibility.
SB676,26,6
1(2) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary and to the
2extent permitted under federal law, when determining an individual's or a family's
3eligibility for any means-tested public assistance, the department of health services
4or the department of children and families shall take into consideration the income
5or assets, as the case may be, of every individual who resides in the individual's or
6family's household.
SB676,26,15 7(3) If the department of health services or the department of children and
8families determines that it may not without a waiver from the federal government
9implement the requirement under sub. (2) with respect to any program administered
10by that department that provides means-tested public assistance and that such a
11waiver may be requested under federal law, the department of health services or the
12department of children and families shall request a waiver from the appropriate
13federal agency. If such a waiver is requested with respect to a program, the
14department requesting the waiver may not implement the requirement under sub.
15(2) with respect to the program unless the waiver is granted and in effect.
SB676,68 16Section 68. 49.97 of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,26,20 1749.97 Prohibition on advertising. (1) In this section, "means-tested public
18assistance" means any services, benefits, or other assistance that is provided to
19individuals or families under this chapter and for which income or assets is a factor
20in determining eligibility.
SB676,26,23 21(2) The department of health services and the department of children and
22families may not by radio or television advertise the availability of, or provide any
23other information concerning, means-tested public assistance.
SB676,69 24Section 69. 66.1201 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,27,6
166.1201 (9) (a) Within its area of operation to prepare, carry out, acquire, lease
2and operate housing projects approved by the council; to provide for the construction,
3reconstruction, improvement, alteration or repair of any housing project or any part
4of a housing project, except that after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
5inserts date], an authority may not provide for or facilitate the construction of
6additional low-income housing unless it is for individuals age 55 and above
.
SB676,70 7Section 70. 66.1204 of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,27,11 866.1204 Limitations on eligibility. (1) (a) In its role under 42 USC 1437f
9as a public housing agency, as defined in 24 CFR 982.4 (b), an authority may not
10provide assistance payments to any person unless the person satisfies one of the
11following:
SB676,27,1212 1. The person is disabled, as defined in s. 49.468 (1) (a) 1.
SB676,27,1313 2. The person is age 62 or older.
SB676,27,1714 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), an authority shall ensure that all of the
15following requirements are satisfied in connection with housing or housing
16assistance provided directly or indirectly by the authority, or by a state public body
17with which it contracts, to any person of low income:
SB676,27,2218 1. Any housing provided to a person of low income is restricted to housing in
19which the square footage is less than 50 percent of the average square footage for a
20rental unit of average rental value in the county in which the person of low income
21resides. To satisfy the requirements of this subdivision, the authority may require
22that more than 2 unrelated persons of low income be housed in one housing unit.
SB676,27,2523 2. A person or family with assets that exceed $2,000 in combined equity value
24or with a vehicle having an equity value of $10,000 or greater is not eligible for
25housing or housing assistance under this subchapter.
SB676,28,4
13. For purposes of determining eligibility for any assistance under this
2subchapter, an applicant's income includes the income of any person who spent at
3least 15 nights in the applicant's home during the 60-day period immediately before
4the date of the application.
SB676,28,65 (c) The requirements in par. (b) 1. to 3. do not apply to a person who is disabled,
6as defined in s. 49.468 (1) (a) 1., or is aged 62 or older.
SB676,28,14 7(2) If an authority determines it may not implement the limitations on
8eligibility and housing under sub. (1) without a waiver from the federal department
9of housing and urban development and that such a waiver may be requested under
10federal law, the authority shall request a waiver. If a waiver that is consistent with
11sub. (1) is granted and in effect, an authority shall implement the limitations on
12eligibility and housing under sub. (1). An authority may not implement any
13limitation under sub. (1) for which a waiver is required unless a waiver as to that
14limitation is granted and in effect.
SB676,71 15Section 71. 71.07 (9e) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,28,1716 71.07 (9e) (h) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, no new
17claims for a credit under this subsection may be filed.
SB676,72 18Section 72. 71.53 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,28,2019 71.53 (2) (c) The Except as provided in par. (g), the claimant was under 18 years
20of age at the close of the year to which the claim relates.
SB676,73 21Section 73. 71.53 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,28,2422 71.53 (2) (g) For claims filed for taxable years beginning after December 31,
232014, the claimant was under 55 years of age at the close of the year to which the
24claim relates.
SB676,74 25Section 74. 115.34 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,29,3
1115.34 (3) A school board may not provide to a pupil's parent or guardian more
2than 2 notices that describe the eligibility criteria for the school lunch program in any
3school year.
SB676,75 4Section 75. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,30,105 118.60 (2) (a) 1. b. The private school submits to the department of public
6instruction the names, addresses, social security numbers, and other state and
7federal tax identification numbers, if any, of the pupil's parents or legal guardians
8that reside in the same household as the pupil, whether and to whom the parents or
9legal guardians are married, the names of all of the other members of the pupil's
10family residing in the same household as the pupil, and the school year for which
11family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. The department of revenue
12shall review the information submitted under this subd. 1. b. and shall verify the
13eligibility or ineligibility of the pupil to participate in the program under this section
14on the basis of family income. In this subdivision, "family income" means federal
15adjusted gross income of the parents or legal guardians residing in the same
16household as the pupil for the tax year preceding the school year for which family
17income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. or, if not available, for the tax year
18preceding the tax year preceding the school year for which family income is being
19verified under this subd. 1. b. Family income for a family in which the pupil's parents
20are married or in which the pupil's legal guardians are married shall be reduced by
21$7,000 $30,000 before the verification is made under this subd. 1. b. The department
22of revenue may take no other action on the basis of the information submitted under
23this subd. 1. b. If the department of revenue is unable to verify family income or to
24verify whether the pupil is eligible or ineligible to participate in the program under
25this section on the basis of family income, the department of revenue shall notify the

1department of public instruction of this fact and the department of public instruction
2shall utilize an alternative process, to be established by the department of public
3instruction, to determine whether the pupil is eligible to participate in the program
4under this section on the basis of family income. The department of public
5instruction may not request any additional verification of income from the family of
6a pupil once the department of revenue has verified that the pupil is eligible to
7participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income. The
8department of public instruction shall establish a procedure for determining family
9income eligibility for those pupils for whom no social security number or state or
10federal tax identification number has been provided.
SB676,76 11Section 76. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,31,1712 119.23 (2) (a) 1. b. The private school submits to the department of public
13instruction the names, addresses, social security numbers, and other state and
14federal tax identification numbers, if any, of the pupil's parents or legal guardians
15that reside in the same household as the pupil, whether and to whom the parents or
16legal guardians are married, the names of all of the other members of the pupil's
17family residing in the same household as the pupil, and the school year for which
18family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. The department of revenue
19shall review the information submitted under this subd. 1. b. and shall verify the
20eligibility or ineligibility of the pupil to participate in the program under this section
21on the basis of family income. In this subdivision, "family income" means federal
22adjusted gross income of the parents or legal guardians residing in the same
23household as the pupil for the tax year preceding the school year for which family
24income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. or, if not available, for the tax year
25preceding the tax year preceding the school year for which family income is being

1verified under this subd. 1. b. Family income for a family in which the pupil's parents
2are married or in which the pupil's legal guardians are married shall be reduced by
3$7,000 $30,000 before the verification is made under this subd. 1. b. The department
4of revenue may take no other action on the basis of the information submitted under
5this subd. 1. b. If the department of revenue is unable to verify family income or to
6verify whether the pupil is eligible or ineligible to participate in the program under
7this section on the basis of family income, the department of revenue shall notify the
8department of public instruction of this fact and the department of public instruction
9shall utilize an alternative process, to be established by the department of public
10instruction, to determine whether the pupil is eligible to participate in the program
11under this section on the basis of family income. The department of public
12instruction may not request any additional verification of income from the family of
13a pupil once the department of revenue has verified that the pupil is eligible to
14participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income. The
15department of public instruction shall establish a procedure for determining family
16income eligibility for those pupils for whom no social security number or state or
17federal tax identification number has been provided.
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