AB56: Bill Text

AB56,516,7 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 4., beginning on the date on which the individual has attained the age of 18, the total number of months in which the individual or any adult member of the individual's Wisconsin Works group has participated in, or has received benefits under, any of the following or any combination of the following does not exceed 48 60 months, whether or not consecutive:

AB56,611 Section 611. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,516,11 49.145 (2) (n) 1. a. The job opportunities and basic skills program under s. 49.193, 1997 stats. Active participation on or after October 1, 1996, in the job opportunities and basic skills program counts toward the 48 60-month limit.

AB56,612 Section 612. 49.147 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,516,20 49.147 (1m) (b) If the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the appropriate placement for an individual is in unsubsidized employment or a trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement and that the individual needs and wishes to pursue basic education, including a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) (a) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation, the Wisconsin Works agency shall pay for the basic education services identified in the employability plan developed for the individual.

AB56,613 Section 613. 49.147 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,517,3 49.147 (2) (am) 2. A Wisconsin Works agency shall, every 30 days, review the provision of case management services to an individual under this paragraph, if the individual is not successful in obtaining unsubsidized employment after legitimate efforts to secure employment, to determine whether the individual should be placed in a trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement, community service job, or transitional placement. The department shall promulgate rules that specify the criteria for the review process under this subdivision.

AB56,614 Section 614. 49.147 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,517,5 49.147 (3) (title) Trial Subsidized employment match program placement.

AB56,615 Section 615. 49.147 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,517,15 49.147 (3) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a trial employment match program subsidized employment placement as part of its administration of the Wisconsin Works program to improve the employability of individuals who otherwise are not able to obtain unsubsidized employment, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency, by providing work experience and training to assist them to move promptly into unsubsidized employment. In determining an appropriate placement for a participant, a Wisconsin Works agency shall give priority to placement under this subsection over placements under subs. (4) and (5).

AB56,616 Section 616. 49.147 (3) (ac) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,518,4 49.147 (3) (ac) Employer subsidies and reimbursements. (intro.) The Wisconsin Works agency shall pay to an employer that employs a participant under this subsection a wage subsidy in an amount that is negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer but that is not more than the state or federal minimum wage that applies to the participant. The wage subsidy shall be paid for each hour that the participant actually works, up to a maximum of 40 hours number of hours per week, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer. The employer shall pay the participant any difference between the wage subsidy amount and the participant's wage and must pay the participant at least minimum wage. In addition to paying the wage subsidy, the Wisconsin Works agency may, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer, reimburse the employer for all or a portion of other costs that are attributable to the employment of the participant, including any of the following:

AB56,617 Section 617. 49.147 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,518,9 49.147 (3) (am) Education or training activities. A trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement includes education and training activities, as prescribed by the employer as an integral part of work performed in trial employment match program the subsidized employment placement.

AB56,618 Section 618. 49.147 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,518,23 49.147 (3) (c) Time-limited participation. A participant under this subsection may participate in a trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for a 3-month extension under circumstances determined by the Wisconsin Works agency. A participant may participate in more than one trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement, but may not exceed a total of 24 months of participation under this subsection. The months need not be consecutive. The department or, with the approval of the department, the Wisconsin Works agency may grant an extension of the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis if the participant has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and has been unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions preclude a reasonable job opportunity for that participant, as determined by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the department.

AB56,619 Section 619. 49.147 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,519,14 49.147 (4) (a) Administration. A Wisconsin Works agency shall administer a community service job program as part of its administration of Wisconsin Works to improve the employability of an individual who is not otherwise able to obtain employment, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency, by providing work experience and training, if necessary, to assist the individual to move promptly into unsubsidized public or private employment or a trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement. In determining an appropriate placement for a participant, a Wisconsin Works agency shall give placement under this subsection priority over placements under sub. (5). Community service jobs shall be limited to projects that the department determines would serve a useful public purpose or projects the cost of which is partially or wholly offset by revenue generated from such projects. After each 6 months of an individual's participation under this subsection and at the conclusion of each assignment under this subsection, a Wisconsin Works agency shall reassess the individual's employability.

AB56,620 Section 620. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,519,24 49.147 (4) (as) Required hours. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av) and sub. (5m), a Wisconsin Works agency shall require a participant placed in a community service job program to work in a community service job for the number of hours determined by the Wisconsin Works agency to be appropriate for the participant at the time of application or review and may require a participant to participate in education or training activities for not more than 10 hours per week, except that the Wisconsin Works agency may not require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this subsection.

AB56,621 Section 621. 49.147 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,520,15 49.147 (4) (b) Time-limited participation. An individual may participate in a community service job for a maximum of 6 months, with an opportunity for a 3-month extension under circumstances approved by the department. An individual may participate in more than one community service job , but may not exceed a total of 24 months of participation under this subsection. The months need not be consecutive. The department or, with the approval of the department, the Wisconsin Works agency may grant an extension to the 24-month limit on a case-by-case basis if the Wisconsin Works agency determines that the individual has made all appropriate efforts to find unsubsidized employment and has been unable to find unsubsidized employment because local labor market conditions preclude a reasonable employment opportunity in unsubsidized employment for that participant, as determined by a Wisconsin Works agency and approved by the department, and if the Wisconsin Works agency determines, and the department agrees, that no trial employment match program job opportunities are available in the specified local labor market.

AB56,622 Section 622. 49.147 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,520,19 49.147 (5) (a) 3. The Wisconsin Works agency determines that the individual is incapable of performing a trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement or community service job.

AB56,623 Section 623. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5) (b) (intro.).

AB56,624 Section 624 . 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to d. of the statutes are renumbered 49.147 (5) (b) 1m. to 4m.

AB56,625 Section 625 . 49.147 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,626 Section 626. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,521,6 49.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. (bt) and sub. (5m), a Wisconsin Works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional placement to participate in education or training activities for not more than 12 hours per week and to engage in activities under par. (b) 1., but may not require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this subsection.

AB56,627 Section 627 . 49.147 (5m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,521,10 49.147 (5m) (a) 4. The participant is employed or engages in work under a community service job or transitional placement for 25 hours per week in addition to participation under this subsection.

AB56,628 Section 628. 49.148 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,521,22 49.148 (1) (a) Trial employment match program jobs Subsidized employment placement. For a participant in a trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement, the amount established in the contract between the Wisconsin Works agency and the trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement employer, but not less than minimum wage for every hour actually worked in the trial employment match program job subsidized employment placement, not to exceed 40 hours the maximum number of allowable hours per week, as negotiated between the Wisconsin Works agency and the employer, paid by the employer. Hours spent participating in education and training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am) shall be included in determining the number of hours actually worked.

AB56,629 Section 629 . 49.148 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,522,6 49.148 (1) (c) Transitional placements. For a participant in a transitional placement under s. 49.147 (5) or in a transitional placement and in technical college education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $608. For every hour that the participant fails to participate in any required activity without good cause, including any activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1. a. to d. 1m. to 4m., the grant amount shall be reduced by $5. Good cause shall be determined by the financial and employment planner in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. Good cause shall include required court appearances for a victim of domestic abuse.

AB56,630 Section 630. 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,522,12 49.148 (1m) (a) 1. A custodial parent of a child 8 12 weeks old or less who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3), unless another adult member of the custodial parent's Wisconsin Works group is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, a Wisconsin Works employment position or is employed in unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1).

AB56,631 Section 631 . 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,522,15 49.148 (1m) (c) (intro.) For purposes of the time limits under ss. 49.145 (2) (n) and 49.147 (3) (c), and (4) (b), and (5) (b) 2., all of the following apply:

AB56,632 Section 632. 49.148 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,522,25 49.148 (2) Internet service provider subscriptions. A person who meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) may apply to the department for a monthly amount sufficient to pay the cost of an Internet service provider subscription or $57, whichever is lower. An application submitted under this subsection shall include documentation of the Internet service provider and the monthly cost of the subscription. If the department determines that an applicant is eligible, the department shall coordinate with a Wisconsin Works agency to make payments on behalf of the person to the appropriate Internet service provider. The department may promulgate rules to administer this subsection.

AB56,633 Section 633. 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,523,5 49.155 (6) (b) The department shall set maximum payment rates for Level I certified family child care providers certified under s. 48.651 (1) (a) for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 75 percent of the rates established under par. (a).

AB56,634 Section 634. 49.155 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,523,10 49.155 (6) (c) The department shall set maximum payment rates for Level II certified family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 50 percent of the rates established under par. (a).

AB56,635 Section 635. 49.155 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,523,23 49.155 (7) (a) 1. If a child care provider is convicted of a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if the department provides written notice under s. 48.686 (4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident person is ineligible for certification, employment, or residence to operate, work at, or reside at the child care provider, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under this section beginning on the date of the conviction or delinquency adjudication.

AB56,636 Section 636. 49.155 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,524,13 49.155 (7) (a) 2. If a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall immediately suspend refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under this section until the department obtains information regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not ineligible to receive such a payment operate, work at, or reside at the child care provider.

AB56,637 Section 637. 49.155 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB56,524,22 49.155 (7) (b) 1. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.

AB56,525,5 2. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.

AB56,638 Section 638. 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,525,12 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145 except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible for services and benefits under par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support order, the individual satisfies all of the requirements related to substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual, and any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the dependent child:

AB56,639 Section 639. 49.161 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,525,15 49.161 (1) (title) Trial employment match program jobs Subsidized employment placement overpayments.

AB56,640 Section 640. 49.162 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,641 Section 641. 49.163 (2) (am) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,642 Section 642. 49.164 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,525,22 49.164 Transform Milwaukee Jobs for Childless Adults. The department shall establish a program identical to the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program under s. 49.163 except that a participant is not required to meet the eligibility criterion under s. 49.163 (2) (am) 2.

AB56,643 Section 643 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,526,4 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) In this section, with respect to any of the following that fund a contract for services, “allocation” means the amount under the contract that the department is obligated to pay. Except as provided in subs. sub. (2) and (3), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s) and (3) (kp), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:

AB56,644 Section 644. 49.175 (1) (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), (i), (k), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (qm), (r), (s), (t), (u), (w), (y), (z) and (zh) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB56,526,9 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $42,500,000 $41,156,900 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $44,625,000 $41,157,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,526,13 (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $52,000,000 $51,528,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $54,600,000 $51,528,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,526,16 (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement payments to individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,526,20 (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (7) (kg).

AB56,526,24 (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection of public assistance overpayments, $15,987,000 $16,461,200 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $15,902,900 $16,608,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,527,3 (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or weatherization assistance programs, $7,000,000 $6,000,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56,527,7 (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163, $7,000,000 $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $8,000,000 $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,527,9 (m) Children first. For services under the work experience program for noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, $1,140,000 $2,280,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56,527,13 (n) Fostering futures: connections count. For funding community connectors to interact with vulnerable families with young children and to connect families with formal and informal community support, $360,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $560,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 $560,300 in each fiscal year.

AB56,527,15 (o) Evidence-based substance abuse prevention grants. For grants awarded under s. 48.545 (2) (c), $500,000 in each fiscal year 2018-19.

AB56,527,18 (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155, $289,215,200 or 49.257, $367,967,800 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $318,369,200 $376,852,600 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,527,22 (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing activities, $36,189,400 $39,722,100 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $36,030,000 $40,215,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,527,25 (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in s. ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $15,652,700 $16,532,900 in each fiscal year 2019-20 and $16,683,700 in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB56,528,3 (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of supplemental security income, $26,938,000 $25,013,300 in each fiscal year.

AB56,528,10 (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the reservations of those tribes, $22,012,100 $26,847,200 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $22,741,200 $28,448,100 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56,528,19 (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $6,282,500 $9,300,900 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $7,314,300 $10,191,900 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21. To receive funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).

AB56,528,22 (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect, $5,289,600 in each fiscal year $6,302,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $7,464,600 in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB56,529,3 (w) Wisconsin Community Services grants. For a grant to Wisconsin Community Services for the community building workshop facilitator training to provide services that are targeted to individuals in the city of Milwaukee who are eligible for funds under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program under 42 USC 601 et seq., $400,000 in each fiscal year , and for a grant to the We Got This program in the city of Milwaukee, $25,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56,529,6 (y) Offender reentry demonstration project. For the offender reentry demonstration project under s. 49.37 (1), $187,500 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 $825,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56,529,24 (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career options and role models, $1,275,000 $2,675,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the grants includes funds for the Green Bay Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $75,000 $1,400,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used. The total amount of the grants also includes funds to be equally distributed among the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Appleton Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $100,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.