49.155(7)(b)2.
2. The person is a caregiver specified in
s. 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in
s. 48.685 (1) (bm), and is the subject of a pending criminal charge that the department, county department, agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), or school board determines substantially relates to the care of children.
49.155(7)(b)3.
3. The person has been determined under
s. 48.981 to have abused or neglected a child.
49.155(7)(b)4.
4. The department or county department reasonably suspects that the person has violated any provision under the program under this section or any rule promulgated under this section.
49.155(7m)(a)(a) The department shall by rule establish policies and procedures permitting the department to do all of the following if a child care provider submits false, misleading, or irregular information to the department or if a child care provider fails to comply with the terms of the program under this section and fails to provide to the satisfaction of the department an explanation for the noncompliance:
49.155(7m)(a)2.
2. Withhold payments to be made to the child care provider.
49.155(7m)(b)
(b) The penalties under
par. (a) may be imposed on any child care provider subject to this section. Any officer, director, or employee of a child care provider that is a corporation, and any member, manager, or employee of a child care provider that is a limited liability company, who holds at least 20 percent of the ownership interest of the corporation or limited liability company and who has control or supervision of or responsibility for operating the child care business, including reporting for and receipt of payments under this section, may be found personally liable for such amounts, including overpayments made under this section, if the business, corporation, or limited liability company is unable to pay such amounts to the department. Ownership interest of a corporation or limited liability company includes ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by legally enforceable means or otherwise, by the individual, by the individual's spouse or child, by the individual's parent if the individual is under age 18, or by a combination of 2 or more of them, and such ownership interest of a parent corporation or limited liability company of which the corporation or limited liability company unable to pay such amounts is a wholly owned subsidiary. The personal liability of the officers, directors, and employees of a corporation and of the members, managers, and employees of a limited liability company as provided in this paragraph is an independent obligation and survives dissolution, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors, judicially confirmed extension or composition, or any analogous situation of the corporation or limited liability company.
49.155 History
History: 1995 a. 289;
1997 a. 27, s.
1766 to
1775,
1838 to
1857;
1997 a. 41,
105,
237,
252;
1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33;
2005 a. 25,
165;
2007 a. 20;
2009 a. 28,
76,
77,
185;
2011 a. 32,
120,
158,
202;
2013 a. 20,
113,
170;
2015 a. 55,
172; s. 35.17 correction in (6m) (title).
49.155 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DCF 201 and s.
DCF 101.26, Wis. adm. code.
49.155 Annotation
It was reasonable for the department to construe sub. (1m) (a) 2. as limiting eligible employment to only “qualified" employers, meaning legitimate employers with a verified legal status. It is reasonable to expect that eligibility for child-care benefits requires legitimate, documented employment with an employer who complies with legal employment requirements. Mata v. Department of Children and Families,
2014 WI App 69,
354 Wis. 2d 486,
849 N.W.2d 908,
13-2013.
49.157
49.157
Wisconsin works; transportation assistance. A Wisconsin works agency may provide transportation assistance in the manner prescribed by the department. The Wisconsin works agency shall limit any financial assistance granted under this subsection to financial assistance for public transportation if a form of public transportation that meets the needs of the participant is available.
49.157 History
History: 1995 a. 289.
49.159
49.159
Wisconsin works; noncustodial and minor and other custodial parents. 49.159(1)(a)(a) 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:
49.159(1)(a)2.
2. The custodial parent is participating in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
49.159(1)(a)4.
4. The custodial parent is receiving a subsidy for child care for the dependent child under
s. 49.155.
49.159(1)(b)
(b) A Wisconsin Works agency may provide to an individual who is eligible under
par. (a) any of the following services or benefits:
49.159(1)(b)1.
1. Job search assistance and case management designed to enable the individual to obtain and retain employment.
49.159(1)(b)3.
3. A stipend in an amount determined by the Wisconsin Works agency for not more than 4 months. A stipend under this subdivision terminates if the individual is placed in a job under
s. 49.147 (3) or obtains unsubsidized employment, as defined in
s. 49.147 (1).
49.159(2)
(2) Minor custodial parents; financial and employment counseling. A custodial parent who is under the age of 18 is eligible, regardless of that individual's or that individual's parent's income or assets, to meet with a financial and employment planner. The financial and employment planner may provide the individual with information regarding Wisconsin works eligibility, available child care services, employment and financial planning, family planning services, as defined in
s. 253.07 (1) (b), community resources, eligibility for food stamps and other food and nutrition programs.
49.159(3)
(3) Other custodial parents. A custodial parent in a Wisconsin Works group in which the other custodial parent is a participant in a Wisconsin Works employment position or is receiving case management services under
s. 49.147 (2) (am) is eligible for employment training and job search assistance services provided by the Wisconsin Works agency.
49.159(4)
(4) Pregnant women. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically verified, who would be eligible under
s. 49.145 except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child, and who does not satisfy the requirements under
s. 49.148 (1m) (a) 2. is eligible for employment training and job search assistance services provided by the Wisconsin Works agency.
49.159 History
History: 1995 a. 289;
1997 a. 27;
2009 a. 28;
2011 a. 32;
2013 a. 20;
2015 a. 55; s. 35.17 correction in (1) (title).
49.161
49.161
Wisconsin works; overpayments. 49.161(1)
(1)
Trial employment match program jobs overpayments. Notwithstanding
s. 49.96, the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under
s. 49.148 (1) (a) from an individual who receives benefits paid under
s. 49.148 (1) (a). The value of the benefit liable for recovery under this subsection may not exceed the amount that the department paid in wage subsidies with respect to that participant while the participant was ineligible to participate. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and procedures for administrating this subsection.
49.161(2)
(2) Community service jobs and transitional placements overpayments. Except as provided in
sub. (3), the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under
s. 49.148 (1) (b) or
(c) from an individual who continues to receive benefits under
s. 49.148 (1) (b)and
(c) by reducing the amount of the individual's benefit payment by no more than 10 percent.
49.161(3)
(3) Overpayments caused by intentional program violations. If an overpayment under
sub. (1) or
(2) is the result of an intentional violation of
ss. 49.141 to
49.161 or of rules promulgated by the department under those sections, the department shall recover the overpayment by deducting an amount from the benefits received under
s. 49.148 (1) (a),
(b) or
(c), until the overpayment is recovered. The amount to be deducted each month may not exceed the following:
49.161(3)(a)
(a) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is less than $300, 10 percent of the amount of the monthly benefit payment.
49.161(3)(b)
(b) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is at least $300 but less than $1,000, $75.
49.161(3)(c)
(c) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is at least $1,000 but less than $2,500, $100.
49.161(3)(d)
(d) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is $2,500 or more, $200.
49.161 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also s.
DCF 101.23, Wis. adm. code.
49.162
49.162
Substance abuse screening and testing for certain work experience programs. 49.162(1)(a)
(a) “Administering agency" means the department or an agency with which the department contracts to administer a program.
49.162(1)(c)2.
2. The Transform Milwaukee Jobs program or the Transitional Jobs program under
s. 49.163.
49.162(2)
(2) Beginning on the effective date of the rules promulgated under
sub. (7), or on the effective date of the emergency rules promulgated under
2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9106 (2c), whichever is earlier, in order to participate in a program, an individual who applies to participate in a program or who registers for a program under
sub. (1) (c) 3., shall complete a controlled substance abuse screening questionnaire. If, on the basis of answers to the questionnaire, the administering agency determines that there is a reasonable suspicion that an individual who is otherwise eligible for a program is abusing a controlled substance, the administering agency shall require the individual to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance. If the individual refuses to submit to a test, the individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual complies with the requirement to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance.
49.162(3)
(3) If an individual who undergoes a test under
sub. (2) tests negative for the use of a controlled substance, or tests positive for the use of a controlled substance but presents evidence satisfactory to the administering agency that the individual possesses a valid prescription for each controlled substance for which the individual tests positive, the individual will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse testing requirements under this section.
49.162(4)(a)(a) If an individual who undergoes a test under
sub. (2) tests positive for the use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence of a valid prescription as described in
sub. (3), the administering agency shall require the individual to participate in substance abuse treatment to remain eligible to participate in a program. If the individual refuses to participate in substance abuse treatment, the individual is not eligible to participate in a program until the individual complies with the requirement to participate in substance abuse treatment.
49.162(4)(b)
(b) During the time that an individual is receiving substance abuse treatment under
par. (a), the administering agency shall require the individual to undergo random testing for the use of a controlled substance. For the individual to remain eligible for a program, the individual must cooperate with the testing and the results of the tests must be negative or, if any results are positive, the individual must present evidence of a valid prescription as described in
sub. (3). If the results of any test during treatment are positive for the use of a controlled substance and the individual does not present evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled substance, the individual shall have the opportunity to begin the treatment again one time, as determined by the administering agency. If the individual begins the substance abuse treatment again, he or she shall remain eligible for a program as long as the results of all tests for the use of a controlled substance during the subsequent treatment are negative for the use of a controlled substance or, if any results are positive, the individual presents evidence of a valid prescription for the controlled substance.
49.162(4)(c)
(c) If an individual receiving treatment under
par. (b) completes treatment and, at the conclusion of the treatment, tests negative for the use of a controlled substance or presents evidence of a valid prescription for any controlled substance for which the individual tests positive, the individual will have satisfactorily completed the substance abuse testing requirements under this section.
49.162(5)
(5) The department shall manage the costs and reinvest the savings under this section, and shall work with the administering agency, if different from the department, to manage the costs and reinvest the savings.
49.162(6)
(6) From the appropriation under
s. 20.437 (2) (em), the department shall pay substance abuse treatment costs under this section that are not otherwise covered by medical assistance under
subch. IV, private insurance, or another type of coverage. If treatment costs payable by the department exceed the moneys available under
s. 20.437 (2) (em), the department shall request the joint committee on finance to take action under
s. 13.101. The requirement of a finding of emergency under
s. 13.101 (3) (a) 1. does not apply to such a request.
49.162(7)
(7) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment requirements under this section.
49.162 History
History: 2015 a. 55.
49.162 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DCF 154, Wis. adm. code.
49.163
49.163
Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program. 49.163(1)(am)
(am) “Program" means the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program, or the Transitional Jobs program, under this section.
49.163(2)(a)(a) The department shall establish a Transform Milwaukee Jobs program in Milwaukee County and, if funding is available, may establish a Transitional Jobs program outside of Milwaukee County. To the extent of available funds, the department shall conduct the Transitional Jobs program, if established, in one or more geographic areas in the state that are not in Milwaukee County. In selecting the geographic area or areas in which to conduct the Transitional Jobs program, the department shall give priority to those areas with relatively high rates of unemployment and childhood poverty and to other areas with special needs that the department determines should be given priority.
49.163(2)(am)
(am) To be eligible to participate in the program, an individual must satisfy all of the following criteria:
49.163(2)(am)2.
2. If over 24 years of age, be a biological or adoptive parent of a child under 18 years of age whose parental rights to the child have not been terminated or be a relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of age.
49.163(2)(am)3.
3. Have an annual household income that is below 150 percent of the poverty line.
49.163(2)(am)5.
5. Be ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
49.163(2)(am)6.
6. Not be participating in a Wisconsin Works employment position.
49.163(2)(am)7.
7. Satisfy all of the requirements related to substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment under
s. 49.162 that apply to the individual.
49.163(2)(b)
(b) For purposes of
par. (am) 3., the household income of an individual transitioning from foster care to independent living shall be based on the individual's own income over a period determined by the department and shall not include the household income of the individual's foster parents.
49.163(2)(c)
(c) The department may establish additional eligibility criteria consistent with its mission and the funding available.
49.163(3)(a)(a) The program under this section shall include all of the following features and requirements:
49.163(3)(a)1.
1. An individual may participate in the program for a maximum of 1,040 hours actually worked.
49.163(3)(a)2.
2. The department shall determine and specify in a contract whether a contractor under
sub. (4) or an employer is the individual's employer of record. The employer of record shall pay the individual for hours actually worked at not less than the federal or state minimum wage that applies to the individual.
49.163(3)(a)3.
3. The department may reimburse an employer, or a contractor under
sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program for a minimum of 20 hours per week at a location in this state for any of the following costs that are attributable to the employment of the individual under the program:
49.163(3)(a)3.a.
a. A wage subsidy that is equal to an amount negotiated between the department and the employer or contractor, that is paid for each hour the individual actually worked, not to exceed 40 hours per week, and that is not more than the federal or state minimum wage that applies to the individual.
49.163(3)(a)3.c.
c. State and federal unemployment insurance contributions or taxes, if any.
49.163(3)(a)4.
4. An employer, or, subject to the approval of the department, a contractor under
sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program may pay the individual an amount that exceeds any wage subsidy paid to the employer or contractor by the department under
subd. 3. a., except that the employer or contractor must pay the individual at least minimum wage.
49.163(3)(a)5.
5. The employment of an individual under this section may not do any of the following:
49.163(3)(a)5.a.
a. Have the effect of filling a vacancy created by an employer terminating a regular employee or otherwise reducing its work force for the purpose of hiring an individual under this section.
49.163(3)(a)5.b.
b. Fill a position when any other person is on layoff or strike from the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
49.163(3)(a)5.c.
c. Fill a position when any other person is engaged in a labor dispute regarding the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
