49.147 (5) (b) 1. d. Other activities that the Wisconsin works Works agency determines are consistent with the capabilities of the individual.

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) 1m. to 4. The Wisconsin Works agency, but may not require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this subsection.

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) 1m. to 4. 1., but may not require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this subsection.

49.148 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., for a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4), a monthly grant of $673 $653, paid by the Wisconsin works Works agency. For every hour that the participant misses work or education or training activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be reduced by $5.15 $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. If a participant in a community service job under s. 49.147 (4) is required to work fewer than 30 hours per week because the participant has unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c), the grant amount under this paragraph shall equal the amount specified under subd. 1m. minus $5.15 $5 for each hour that the participant misses work or education or training activities without good cause.

49.148 (1) (b) 1m. d. For a participant placed in a community service job for more than 20 hours per week, $673 $653.

49.148 (1) (b) 3. For a participant in a community service job who participates in technical college education under s. 49.147 (5m), a monthly grant of $673 $653, paid by the Wisconsin works Works agency. For every hour that the participant misses work or other required activities without good cause, the grant amount shall be reduced by $5.15 $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.

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 grant of $628 $608, paid monthly by the Wisconsin Works agency. 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) 1m. to 4., the grant amount shall be reduced by $5.15 $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.

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 grant of $608, paid monthly by the Wisconsin Works agency. 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) 1m. to 4. 1. a. to d., 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.

49.148 (1m) (a) 1. A custodial parent of a child 12 8 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) (c).

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

49.148 (4) (b) The Wisconsin Works agency may require an individual who tests positive for use of a controlled substance under par. (a) to participate in a drug abuse evaluation, assessment, and treatment program as part of the participation requirement under s. 49.147 (4) (a) and (am) (as) or (5) (b) and (bm) (bs).

49.151 (1) (b) The participant, or an individual who is in the participant's Wisconsin Works group and who is subject to the work requirement under s. 49.15 (2), fails, without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency, to appear for an interview with a prospective employer or, if the participant is in a Wisconsin Works transitional placement, the participant fails to appear for an assigned activity, including an activity under s. 49.147 (5) (b) 1m. to 4. 1. a. to d., without good cause, as determined by the Wisconsin Works agency.

49.1515 (title) Determining nonparticipation without good cause.

49.152 (1) Petition for review. Any individual whose application for any component of Wisconsin works Works is not acted upon by the Wisconsin works Works agency with reasonable promptness after the filing of the application, as defined by the department by rule, or is denied in whole or in part, whose benefit is modified or canceled, or who believes that the benefit was calculated incorrectly or, that the employment position in which the individual was placed is inappropriate, or that providing case management services under s. 49.147 (2) (am) in lieu of placement in a Wisconsin Works employment position is inappropriate, may petition the Wisconsin works Works agency for a review of such action. Review is unavailable if the action by the Wisconsin works Works agency occurred more than 45 days prior to submission of the petition for review.

49.152 (3) (a) If, following review under sub. (2), the Wisconsin works Works agency or the department determines that an individual, whose application for a Wisconsin works Works employment position was denied based on eligibility, was in fact eligible, or that the individual was placed in an inappropriate Wisconsin works Works employment position or inappropriately provided case management services under s. 49.147 (2) (am) in lieu of placement in a Wisconsin Works employment position, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall place the individual in the first available Wisconsin works Works employment position that is appropriate for that individual, as determined by the Wisconsin works Works agency or the department. An individual who is placed in a Wisconsin works Works employment position under this paragraph is eligible for the benefit for that position under s. 49.148 beginning on the date on which the individual begins participation under s. 49.147.

49.153 (1) (a) After providing the explanation under par. (am), provide Provide to the participant written notice of the proposed action and of the reasons for the proposed action.

49.153 (1) (c) After providing the explanation or the attempts to provide an explanation under par. (am) and the notice under par. (bm), if the participant has not already been afforded a conciliation period under s. 49.1515 (3) (a), allow the participant a reasonable time to rectify the deficiency, failure, or other behavior to avoid the proposed action.

49.153 (2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish procedures for the notice and explanation under sub. (1) (a) and that define " reasonable attempts" for the purpose of sub. (1) (am) and "reasonable time" for the purpose of sub. (1) (c).

49.155 (1g) (ac) A child care scholarship and bonus program, in the amount of at least $3,475,000 $3,975,000 per fiscal year.

49.155 (1g) (c) Child care licensing activities, in the amount of at least $5,763,900 $8,767,000 per fiscal year.

49.155 (1g) (g) Contracts and grants to implement the child care quality rating system under s. 48.659.

49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years and the individual resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3m) or with a long-term kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3n) or is in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a subsidized guardianship home under s. 48.62 (5) 48.623, a group home, or an independent living arrangement supervised by an adult.

49.155 (1m) (bm) If the individual is providing care for a child under a court order and is receiving payments on behalf of the child under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (5) 48.623, or if the individual is a foster parent, and child care is needed for that child, the child meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c).

49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.62 (5) 48.623, the child's biological or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.

49.155 (3m) (d) 1. No funds distributed under par. (a) may be used for child care services that are provided for a child by a child care provider who is the parent of the child or who resides with the child, unless the county determines that the care is necessary because of a special health condition of the child.

49.155 (3m) (d) 2. If a child's parent is a child care provider, no funds distributed under par. (a) may be used for child care services that are provided for the child by another child care provider who is not the child's parent.

3. Subdivision 1. or 2. does not apply if the child's parent has applied for, and been granted, a waiver of the prohibition under subd. 1. or 2. by the county department or agency or by the department.

4. The department shall by rule specify the circumstances, or standards for determining the circumstances, under which the department will grant a waiver under subd. 3.

49.155 (4) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no eligible individual may benefit personally from any marketing or promotional offerings made by a child care provider to attract clients or increase business.

2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to marketing or promotional offerings that directly benefit an eligible individual's child for whom the child care provider is providing child care services.

49.155 (6) (e) 2. The Except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not increase the maximum reimbursement rates for child care providers in 2009, in 2010, or before June 30 in 2011, 2013.

49.155 (6) (e) 1. In this paragraph, "quality rating plan" means the plan for implementing the child care quality rating system under s. 48.659 submitted by the department under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9108 (7f).

49.155 (6) (e) 3. Beginning on July 1, 2012, the department may modify a child care provider's reimbursement rate under subd. 2. on the basis of the provider's quality rating, as described in the quality rating plan, in the following manner:

a. For a child care provider who receives a 1-star rating, the department shall deny reimbursement.

b. For a child care provider who receives a 2-star rating, the department may reduce the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 5 percent.

c. For a child care provider who receives a 3-star rating, the department may pay up to the maximum reimbursement rate.

d. For a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating, the department may increase the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 5 percent.

e. For a child care provider who receives a 5-star rating, the department may increase the maximum reimbursement rate by up to 10 percent, except that beginning on January 1, 2013, the department may increase the maximum reimbursement rate for such a child care provider by up to 25 percent.

49.155 (6) (e) 4. The department may use a severity-index tool, as described in the quality rating plan, to disqualify child care providers who receive a low quality rating, as described in the quality rating plan, from receiving payment under this section.

49.155 (6) (e) 5. For purposes of modifying reimbursement rates under subd. 3., the department shall assign a child care provider that is accredited from the Council on Accreditation a 4-star rating or 5-star rating, whichever the department determines is appropriate.

49.155 (6d) Cost-saving measures. (a) To reduce costs under the program under this section, the department may do any of the following:

1. Notwithstanding sub. (1m), implement a waiting list for receipt of a child care subsidy under this section, except that a Wisconsin Works program participant may not be placed on any waiting list implemented under this subdivision.

2. Notwithstanding sub. (5), increase the copayment amount that an individual must pay toward the cost of child care received under this section.

3. Notwithstanding sub. (6), adjust the amount of reimbursement paid to child care providers providing child care services under this section.

4. Notwithstanding sub. (1m), adjust the gross income levels for eligibility for receipt of a child care subsidy under this section.

(b) If the department intends to take any of the actions under par. (a), the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report that sets out its plan for implementing the cost-saving measures.

49.159 (3) Other custodial parents. A custodial parent in a Wisconsin works Works group in which the other custodial parent is a participant in a Wisconsin works 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 Works agency.