SB21,697,1412 48.975 (3m) (a) The adoptee is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at
13a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably
14expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age.
SB21,697,2115 (b) The adoptee is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
16school or its vocational or technical equivalent, has a mental or physical disability
17that warrants the continuation of adoption assistance as determined by the
18department, is not eligible for social security disability insurance under 42 USC 401
19to 433 or supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1385 based on
20disability, and otherwise lacks adequate resources to continue in secondary school
21or its vocational or technical equivalent.
SB21,698,222 (c) The adoptee is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
23school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program
24under s. 115.787 is in effect for the adoptee, and the adoption assistance agreement

1for the adoptee became effective on or after the date on which the adoptee attained
216 years of age.
SB21,1699 3Section 1699. 48.975 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,698,54 48.975 (5) (f) Rules governing the provision of adoption assistance for the care
5of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.
SB21,1700 6Section 1700. 48.981 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,698,227 48.981 (1) (b) "Community placement" means probation; extended supervision;
8parole; aftercare; conditional transfer into the community under s. 51.35 (1);
9conditional transfer or discharge under s. 51.37 (9); placement in a Type 2 residential
10care center for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility
11authorized under s. 938.539 (5); conditional release under s. 971.17; supervised
12release under s. 980.06 or 980.08; participation in the community residential
13confinement program under s. 301.046, the intensive sanctions program under s.
14301.048, the corrective sanctions program community supervision under s. 938.533,
15the intensive supervision program under s. 938.534, or the serious juvenile offender
16program under s. 938.538; or any other placement of an adult or juvenile offender in
17the community under the custody or supervision of the department of corrections, the
18department of health services, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23,
1951.42, or 51.437 or any other person under contract with the department of
20corrections, the department of health services or a county department under s.
2146.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to exercise custody or supervision over the
22offender.
SB21,1701 23Section 1701. 48.985 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1702 24Section 1702. 49.11 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.11 (1e).
SB21,1703 25Section 1703. 49.11 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,699,5
149.11 (1c) "Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
2juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than services
3provided for a juvenile who is being held in a juvenile detention facility or who is
4under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h),
5(4m), or (4n) (a), or 938.357 (4).
SB21,1704 6Section 1704. 49.11 (1c) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act), is amended to read:
SB21,699,128 49.11 (1c) "Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
9juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than services
10provided for a juvenile who is being held in a juvenile detention facility or who is
11under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h),
12(4m), or (4n) (a), or 938.357 (4).
SB21,1705 13Section 1705. 49.138 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,699,1814 49.138 (5) (a) The department shall recover from an individual receiving
15emergency assistance under this section an overpayment of the emergency
16assistance if the overpayment resulted from a misrepresentation by the individual
17applying for the assistance with respect to any fact having an effect on the
18individual's eligibility for, or the amount of, the assistance granted.
SB21,699,2319 (b) If an overpayment of emergency assistance provided under this section
20resulted from an error made by a Wisconsin Works agency, the department shall
21recover the overpayment from the Wisconsin Works agency and may do so by
22offsetting the amount from amounts otherwise due the agency under a contract
23under s. 49.143.
SB21,700,224 (c) The department may recover overpayments of emergency assistance under
25par. (a) or (b) in the manners provided in ss. 49.195 (3m) and 49.85. Nothing in this

1paragraph or par. (b) precludes the department from recovering emergency
2assistance overpayments through any other legal means.
SB21,1706 3Section 1706. 49.141 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,700,44 49.141 (1) Definitions. (intro.) As used in ss. 49.141 to 49.161 and 49.26:
SB21,1707 5Section 1707. 49.143 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,700,116 49.143 (2) (a) (intro.) Establish a at least one community steering committee
7within 60 days after the date on which the contract is awarded signed. A Wisconsin
8Works agency must establish as many committees as necessary to allow the
9representation required under subd. 1m. on each committee without exceeding the
10maximum number of members under subd. 1m. All of the following apply to a
11community steering committee created under this paragraph:
SB21,700,22 121m. The Wisconsin works Works agency shall recommend the members of the
13committee to the chief executive officer of each county served by the Wisconsin works
14agency. The chief executive officer of each county shall
appoint the members of the
15committee. The number of members that each chief executive officer appoints to the
16committee shall be in proportion to the population of that officer's county relative to
17the population of each other county served by the Wisconsin works agency, except
18that the chief executive officer of a county that is not a Wisconsin works agency shall
19appoint the director of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, or his
20or her designee, and one other representative of the county department under s.
2146.215, 46.22 or 46.23. The committee shall consist of at least 12 members, but not
22more than 15 members.
within the following parameters:
SB21,700,24 232m. The members of the committee shall appoint a chairperson who shall be
24a person who represents business interests.
SB21,700,25 254m. The committee shall do all of the following:
SB21,1708
1Section 1708. 49.143 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
2a.
SB21,1709 3Section 1709. 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,701,54 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. a. The total number of members on the committee may not
5exceed 20.
SB21,1710 6Section 1710. 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,701,127 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. b. Each county that the Wisconsin Works agency serves must
8be represented on a committee by a member who is a representative of a county
9department responsible for economic development, of a city department responsible
10for economic development for a city that is in that county, or of the business
11community in that county. The Wisconsin Works agency shall appoint at least one
12representative of business interests as a member of the committee.
SB21,1711 13Section 1711. 49.143 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
14b. and amended to read:
SB21,701,1715 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. b. Identify and encourage employers to provide permanent
16jobs for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or
17community service jobs
Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1712 18Section 1712. 49.143 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
19c. and amended to read:
SB21,701,2220 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. c. Create, and encourage others to create, subsidized jobs for
21persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community
22service jobs
Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1713 23Section 1713. 49.143 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
24d. and amended to read:
SB21,702,4
149.143 (2) (a) 4m. d. Create, and encourage others to create, on-the-job
2training sites
work experience opportunities, including supported work experience,
3for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community
4service jobs
Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1714 5Section 1714. 49.143 (2) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes are consolidated,
6renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 3m. and amended to read:
SB21,702,147 49.143 (2) (a) 3m. Foster The committee may foster and guide the
8entrepreneurial efforts of participants who are eligible for trial employment match
9program jobs or community service jobs. 6. Provide
Wisconsin Works and provide
10mentors, both from its membership and from recruitment of members of the
11community, to provide job-related guidance, including assistance in resolving
12job-related issues and the provision of job leads or references, to persons who are
13eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs
14Wisconsin Works.
SB21,1715 15Section 1715. 49.143 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m.
16e. and amended to read:
SB21,702,1917 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with the council on workforce investment local
18workforce development boards
established under 29 USC 2821 2832 to ensure
19compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.
SB21,1716 20Section 1716. 49.143 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1717 21Section 1717. 49.143 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1718 22Section 1718. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,703,323 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 4., beginning on the date
24on which the individual has attained the age of 18, the total number of months in
25which the individual or any adult member of the individual's Wisconsin works Works

1group has participated in, or has received benefits under, any of the following or any
2combination of the following does not exceed 60 48 months, whether or not
3consecutive:
SB21,1719 4Section 1719. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,703,75 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s.
649.193, 1997 stats. Active participation on or after October 1, 1996, in the job
7opportunities and basic skills program counts toward the 60-month 48-month limit.
SB21,1720 8Section 1720. 49.145 (2) (n) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,703,149 49.145 (2) (n) 3. A Wisconsin works Works agency may extend the time limit
10under this paragraph only if the Wisconsin works Works agency determines, in
11accordance with rules promulgated by the department, that unusual circumstances
12exist that warrant an extension of the participation period
the individual is
13experiencing hardship or that the individual's family includes an individual who has
14been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty
.
SB21,1721 15Section 1721. 49.147 (3) (ac) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,704,216 49.147 (3) (ac) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. (intro.) The
17Wisconsin Works agency shall pay to an employer that employs a participant under
18this subsection a wage subsidy in an amount that is negotiated between the
19Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not less more than the state
20or federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The wage subsidy shall be
21paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to a maximum of 40 hours
22per week. The employer shall pay the participant any difference between the wage
23subsidy amount and the participant's wage and must pay the participant at least
24minimum wage.
In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the Wisconsin Works agency
25may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer,

1reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are attributable to the
2employment of the participant, including any of the following:
SB21,1722 3Section 1722. 49.147 (4) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,704,94 49.147 (4) (at) Motivational training. A Wisconsin works Works agency may
5require a participant, during the first 2 weeks of participation under this subsection,
6to participate in an assessment and motivational training program identified by the
7community steering committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) 10
. The Wisconsin works
8Works agency may require not more than 40 hours of participation per week under
9this paragraph in lieu of the participation requirement under par. (as).
SB21,1723 10Section 1723. 49.147 (5) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,704,1611 49.147 (5) (bt) Motivational training. A Wisconsin works Works agency may
12require a participant, during the first 2 weeks of participation under this subsection,
13to participate in an assessment and motivational training program identified by the
14community steering committee under s. 49.143 (2) (a) 10
. The Wisconsin works
15Works agency may require not more than 40 hours of participation per week under
16this paragraph in lieu of the participation requirement under par. (bs).
SB21,1724 17Section 1724. 49.151 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m)
18(intro.).
SB21,1725 19Section 1725. 49.151 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1726 20Section 1726. 49.151 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (a)
21(intro.) and amended to read:
SB21,704,2522 49.151 (1m) (a) (intro.) The participant, or an individual who is in the
23participant's Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement
24under s. 49.15 (2), fails, without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin Works
25agency, to appear do any of the following:
SB21,705,2
11. Appear for an interview with a prospective employer or, if the participant is
2in a Wisconsin Works transitional placement, the participant fails to appear
.
SB21,705,5 32. Appear for an assigned work activity, including an activity under s. 49.147
4(5) (b) 1. a. to d., without good cause, as determined
as defined in 42 USC 607 (d), or
5for an activity assigned
by the Wisconsin Works agency.
SB21,1727 6Section 1727. 49.151 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (b) and
7amended to read:
SB21,705,118 49.151 (1m) (b) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
9Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
1049.15 (2), voluntarily leaves appropriate employment or training without good cause,
11as determined by the Wisconsin works Works agency.
SB21,1728 12Section 1728. 49.151 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (d) and
13amended to read:
SB21,705,1714 49.151 (1m) (d) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
15Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
1649.15 (2), loses is discharged from appropriate employment as a result of being
17discharged
or training for cause.
SB21,1729 18Section 1729. 49.151 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (f) and
19amended to read:
SB21,705,2420 49.151 (1m) (f) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
21Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
2249.15 (2), demonstrates through other behavior or action, as specified by the
23department by rule, that he or she refuses to participate in a Wisconsin works Works
24employment position.
SB21,1730 25Section 1730. 49.151 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,706,1
149.151 (1c) Definitions. In this section:
SB21,706,32 (a) "Employer" means a subsidized or unsubsidized employer or a work
3experience provider.
SB21,706,54 (b) "Employment" means subsidized or unsubsidized employment or an
5assigned work experience activity.
SB21,1731 6Section 1731. 49.151 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,706,107 49.151 (1m) (c) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
8Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
9(2), voluntarily leaves a work experience site without good cause, as determined by
10the Wisconsin Works agency.
SB21,1732 11Section 1732. 49.151 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,706,1412 49.151 (1m) (e) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
13Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
14(2), is discharged from a work experience site for cause.
SB21,1733 15Section 1733. 49.1515 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,706,1916 49.1515 (1) Guidelines by rule. The department shall by rule specify
17guidelines for determining when a participant, or individual in the participant's
18Wisconsin Works group, who engages in a behavior specified in s. 49.151 (1) (1m) (a),
19(b), (c), (d), or (e), or (f) is demonstrating a refusal to participate.
SB21,1734 20Section 1734. 49.153 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1735 21Section 1735. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,707,422 49.155 (1m) Eligibility. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 49.155 (3g), the
23department shall determine, contract with a county department or agency to
24determine, or contract with a county department or agency to share determination
25of
the eligibility of individuals residing in a particular geographic region or who are

1members of a particular Indian tribal unit for child care subsidies under this section.
2Under this section, an individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who
3has not attained the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age
4of 19, if the individual meets all of the following conditions:
SB21,1736 5Section 1736. 49.155 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,707,126 49.155 (3) Child care local administration. (intro.) Except as provided in sub.
7(3g), the a county department or agency with which the department contracts under
8sub. (1m) to determine eligibility in a particular geographic region or for a particular
9Indian tribal unit shall administer child care assistance in that geographic region or
10for that tribal unit. For the administration of child care assistance under this
11section, the department may require the county department or agency to do all of the
12following:
SB21,1737 13Section 1737. 49.155 (3m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,707,2014 49.155 (3m) (am) If the department contracts with a county department or
15agency under sub. (1m), the department shall allocate funds for the eligibility
16determination function under the contract. When allocating these funds, the
17department may consider trends in applications, a county department's or agency's
18past eligibility determination expenditures, the respective portions of the eligibility
19determination function to be performed by the department and the county
20department or agency, and any other factor determined by the department.
SB21,1738 21Section 1738. 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,708,622 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department shall, to the
23extent practicable, allocate funds to a contract entered into under sub. (1m) for the
24administration of the program under sub. (3) in the same proportion as the
25geographic region's or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all statewide

1subsidy authorizations and eligibility redeterminations under sub. (3) (e)
funding
2allocated under par. (am) for eligibility determination functions during the contract
3period or, if the department elects, in the same proportion as the geographic region's
4or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all children for whom a subsidy was
5provided under this section
in the most recent 12-month period for which applicable
6statistics are available
before the start of the contract period.
SB21,1739 7Section 1739. 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,708,138 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145
9except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible
10for services and benefits under par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support
11order, the individual satisfies all of the requirements related to substance abuse
12screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual,
and
13any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the dependent child:
SB21,1740 14Section 1740. 49.162 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,708,16 1549.162 Substance abuse screening and testing for certain work
16experience programs.
(1) In this section:
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