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149.151 (1m) (d) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
2Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
349.15 (2), loses is discharged from appropriate employment as a result of being
4discharged
or training for cause.
SB21-SSA1,1729 5Section 1729. 49.151 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.151 (1m) (f) and
6amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,523,117 49.151 (1m) (f) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
8Wisconsin works Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s.
949.15 (2), demonstrates through other behavior or action, as specified by the
10department by rule, that he or she refuses to participate in a Wisconsin works Works
11employment position.
SB21-SSA1,1730 12Section 1730. 49.151 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,523,1313 49.151 (1c) Definitions. In this section:
SB21-SSA1,523,1514 (a) "Employer" means a subsidized or unsubsidized employer or a work
15experience provider.
SB21-SSA1,523,1716 (b) "Employment" means subsidized or unsubsidized employment or an
17assigned work experience activity.
SB21-SSA1,1731 18Section 1731. 49.151 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,523,2219 49.151 (1m) (c) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
20Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
21(2), voluntarily leaves a work experience site without good cause, as determined by
22the Wisconsin Works agency.
SB21-SSA1,1732 23Section 1732. 49.151 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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149.151 (1m) (e) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's
2Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15
3(2), is discharged from a work experience site for cause.
SB21-SSA1,1733 4Section 1733. 49.1515 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,524,85 49.1515 (1) Guidelines by rule. The department shall by rule specify
6guidelines for determining when a participant, or individual in the participant's
7Wisconsin Works group, who engages in a behavior specified in s. 49.151 (1) (1m) (a),
8(b), (c), (d), or (e), or (f) is demonstrating a refusal to participate.
SB21-SSA1,1734g 9Section 1734g. 49.153 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,524,1410 49.153 (1) Written and oral notice. (intro.) Before Except as provided in sub.
11(1m), before
taking any action against a participant that would result in a 20 percent
12or more reduction in the participant's benefits or in termination of the participant's
13eligibility to participate in Wisconsin Works, a Wisconsin Works agency shall do all
14of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1734r 15Section 1734r. 49.153 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,524,1916 49.153 (1m) Notice not required. A Wisconsin Works agency is not required
17to comply with the requirements under sub. (1) if the action taken against a
18participant is a result of the participant no longer meeting the eligibility criteria
19under s. 49.145 (2) (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (i), (j), (m), (q), (r), or (rm) or (3).
SB21-SSA1,1735 20Section 1735. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,525,321 49.155 (1m) Eligibility. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 49.155 (3g), the
22department shall determine, contract with a county department or agency to
23determine, or contract with a county department or agency to share determination
24of
the eligibility of individuals residing in a particular geographic region or who are
25members of a particular Indian tribal unit for child care subsidies under this section.

1Under this section, an individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who
2has not attained the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age
3of 19, if the individual meets all of the following conditions:
SB21-SSA1,1736 4Section 1736. 49.155 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,525,115 49.155 (3) Child care local administration. (intro.) Except as provided in sub.
6(3g), the a county department or agency with which the department contracts under
7sub. (1m) to determine eligibility in a particular geographic region or for a particular
8Indian tribal unit shall administer child care assistance in that geographic region or
9for that tribal unit. For the administration of child care assistance under this
10section, the department may require the county department or agency to do all of the
11following:
SB21-SSA1,1737 12Section 1737. 49.155 (3m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,525,1913 49.155 (3m) (am) If the department contracts with a county department or
14agency under sub. (1m), the department shall allocate funds for the eligibility
15determination function under the contract. When allocating these funds, the
16department may consider trends in applications, a county department's or agency's
17past eligibility determination expenditures, the respective portions of the eligibility
18determination function to be performed by the department and the county
19department or agency, and any other factor determined by the department.
SB21-SSA1,1738 20Section 1738. 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,526,521 49.155 (3m) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department shall, to the
22extent practicable, allocate funds to a contract entered into under sub. (1m) for the
23administration of the program under sub. (3) in the same proportion as the
24geographic region's or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all statewide
25subsidy authorizations and eligibility redeterminations under sub. (3) (e)
funding

1allocated under par. (am) for eligibility determination functions during the contract
2period or, if the department elects, in the same proportion as the geographic region's
3or Indian tribal unit's proportionate share of all children for whom a subsidy was
4provided under this section
in the most recent 12-month period for which applicable
5statistics are available
before the start of the contract period.
SB21-SSA1,1739 6Section 1739. 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,526,127 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145
8except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible
9for services and benefits under par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support
10order, the individual satisfies all of the requirements related to substance abuse
11screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual,
and
12any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the dependent child:
SB21-SSA1,1740 13Section 1740. 49.162 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,526,15 1449.162 Substance abuse screening and testing for certain work
15experience programs.
(1) In this section: