SB676,28 21Section 28. 39.28 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,15,222 39.28 (7) The board may not provide any state financial assistance under this
23subchapter that is based in whole or in part on financial need to any student under
24the age of 22 who is a dependent of his or her parents unless the board's calculation
25of financial need includes consideration of the income and assets of both of the

1student's parents. Moneys awarded under this subchapter may be used only for
2tuition, fees, books, and educational supplies.
SB676,29 3Section 29. 39.285 of the statutes is repealed.
SB676,30 4Section 30. 39.30 of the statutes is repealed.
SB676,31 5Section 31. 39.31 of the statutes is repealed.
SB676,32 6Section 32. 39.38 of the statutes is repealed.
SB676,33 7Section 33. 39.39 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,15,128 39.39 (2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules
9establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and
10for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of
11financial need, as determined by the board, using the needs analysis methodology
12used under s. 39.435
.
SB676,34 13Section 34. 39.435 of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, is
14repealed.
SB676,35 15Section 35. 39.44 of the statutes is repealed.
SB676,36 16Section 36. 39.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,15,1917 39.45 (1) (a) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private
18nonprofit educational institution meeting the requirements of s. 39.30 , 2011 stats.,
19or s. 39.435, 2011 stats., for the purpose of awarding grants under those sections.
SB676,37 20Section 37. 39.45 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,15,2221 39.45 (1) (b) "Resident student" has the meaning specified in s. 39.30 (1) (e),
222011 stats
.
SB676,38 23Section 38. 49.143 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
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149.143 (4m) Case monitoring audits. The department shall develop and
2implement a case monitoring audit process to ensure that Wisconsin Works agencies
3are adequately monitoring the activities of all participants.
SB676,39 4Section 39. 49.147 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,16,55 49.147 (1m) (title) Educational needs Education and training assessment.
SB676,40 6Section 40. 49.147 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (1m) (a) 1.
7and amended to read:
SB676,16,198 49.147 (1m) (a) 1. A Wisconsin Works agency shall conduct an educational
9needs
education and training assessment of each individual who applies for a
10Wisconsin Works employment position. If the individual and the Wisconsin Works
11agency determine that the individual needs, or would benefit from, education or
12training activities, including a course of study meeting the standards established
13under s. 115.29 (4) (a) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school
14graduation
to better prepare the individual for employment, if the Wisconsin Works
15agency determines under subd. 2. that the individual would likely be successful in
16education or training activities
, and if the Wisconsin Works agency determines that
17the individual is eligible for a Wisconsin Works employment position, the Wisconsin
18Works agency shall include education or training activities specified in subd. 3. in
19any employability plan developed for the individual.
SB676,41 20Section 41. 49.147 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,16,2321 49.147 (1m) (a) 2. A Wisconsin Works agency shall determine whether an
22individual would likely be successful in education or training activities on the basis
23of the following factors:
SB676,16,2424 a. Whether the individual has the ability to read and write.
SB676,16,2525 b. Whether the individual is able to perform basic arithmetic functions.
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1c. Whether the individual is able to keep appointments on time.
SB676,17,22 d. Whether the individual has stable housing.
SB676,17,33 e. Whether the individual has ties to the local community.
SB676,17,44 f. Whether the individual has the support of his or her family.
SB676,17,55 g. The individual's general educational background.
SB676,42 6Section 42. 49.147 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB676,17,147 49.147 (1m) (a) 3. An individual may participate in education or training
8activities for a total of no more than 18 months, which need not be consecutive, and,
9if the individual is employed, only if his or her employer approves it. The department
10shall specify the maximum time during which an individual may receive classroom
11instruction as part of an individual's education or training activities. Education or
12training activities in which the individual may participate include any of the
13following determined appropriate for the individual by the Wisconsin Works agency
14and the individual's employer, if any:
SB676,17,1615 a. A course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for
16the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
SB676,17,1817 b. Technical college courses and other educational courses that provide an
18employment skill.
SB676,17,1919 c. Employer-sponsored training.
SB676,17,2020 d. English as a 2nd language courses.
SB676,17,2121 e. Adult basic education courses.
SB676,43 22Section 43. 49.147 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB676,18,1223 49.147 (4) (am) Education or training activities. A Subject to the requirements
24under s. 49.147 (1m) (a), a
participant under this subsection may be required to
25participate in education and training activities assigned as part of an employability

1plan developed by the Wisconsin works Works agency. The department shall
2establish by rule permissible education and training under this paragraph, which
3shall include a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4)
4for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation, technical
5college courses, employer-sponsored training, and educational courses that provide
6an employment skill. Permissible education under this paragraph shall also include
7English as a 2nd language courses that the Wisconsin works agency determines
8would facilitate an individual's efforts to obtain employment and adult basic
9education courses
education and training activities in which a participant may be
10required to participate under this paragraph shall be those under s. 49.147 (1m) (a)
113.
that the Wisconsin works Works agency determines would facilitate an the
12individual's efforts to obtain employment.
SB676,44 13Section 44. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
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:
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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:
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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.
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