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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 19, 2008 - Introduced by Senators Plale, Kanavas, Sullivan and
Darling, cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Grigsby, Sinicki, Hahn,
A. Williams, Hintz, Musser, Sheridan and Zepnick. Referred to Committee on
Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development,
Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection.
SB507,1,5
1An Act to renumber 49.147 (5m) (a) 1., 49.147 (5m) (a) 2. and 49.147 (5m) (a)
23.;
to renumber and amend 49.147 (5m) (a) (intro.) and 49.147 (5m) (a) 4.;
to
3amend 49.147 (5m) (bL); and
to create 49.147 (5m) (am) (intro.) and 49.147
4(5m) (ar) of the statutes;
relating to: technical college attendance under
5Wisconsin Works.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Among the types of assistance that the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program under
current law provides are work experience and benefits for low-income custodial
parents who are at least 18 years old. W-2 has three categories of employment
positions: 1) trial jobs, under which an individual receives at least minimum wage
from an employer and the W-2 agency pays a wage subsidy of up to $300 per month
to the employer; 2) community service jobs, under which an individual works in a
project that serves a useful public purpose or that will generate revenue to wholly
or partially offset the project's cost and receives a monthly grant of up to $673 from
the W-2 agency; and 3) transitional placements, under which an individual
participates in work activities in a community rehabilitation program, a job similar
to a community service job, or volunteer activities and receives a monthly grant of
up to $628 from the W-2 agency.
Under current law, an individual in a community service job placement or a
transitional placement may participate in a technical college education program as
part of that placement. The criteria are that: 1) the W-2 agency determines that the
program is likely to lead to employment; 2) the participant maintains full-time
status in the program and regularly attends classes; 3) the participant maintains a
grade point average of at least 2.0; and 4) the participant is employed or engages in
work in the community service job placement or transitional placement for 25 hours
per week in addition to attendance at the technical college education program.
Participation in a technical college education program is limited to program
completion or two years, whichever occurs first.
This bill provides an additional technical college education program for
individuals in community service job or transitional placements. For the new
program under the bill, a participant must satisfy the same attendance and grade
point average requirements that are required for the technical college education
program in current law. In addition, the W-2 agency must have approved the
technical college education program, the participant must have been accepted into
the program, and an employer that has been approved by the W-2 agency must have
agreed to employ the participant upon successful completion of the program. A
participant in the new technical college education program may not be required to
work in addition to attendance at the program, and participation in the new
technical college education program is limited to program completion or 12 months,
whichever occurs first. Any participant may participate in only one of the two
technical college education programs.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB507, s. 1
1Section
1. 49.147 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m)
2(a) and amended to read:
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49.147
(5m) (a) To the extent permitted under
42 USC 607, and except as
4provided in par. (bL), a participant under sub. (4)
(b) or (5) may participate in a
5technical college education program
under par. (am) or (ar) as part of a community
6service job placement or transitional placement
if all of the following requirements
7are met:.
SB507, s. 2
8Section
2. 49.147 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m) (am)
91.
SB507, s. 3
1Section
3. 49.147 (5m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m) (am)
22.
SB507, s. 4
3Section
4. 49.147 (5m) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m) (am)
43.
SB507, s. 5
5Section
5. 49.147 (5m) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.147 (5m) (am)
64. and amended to read:
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49.147
(5m) (am) 4. The participant is employed or engages in work under a
8community service job or transitional placement for 25 hours per week in addition
9to participation under this
subsection paragraph.
SB507, s. 6
10Section
6. 49.147 (5m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.147
(5m) (am) (intro.) A participant under sub. (4) or (5) may participate in
12a technical college education program under this paragraph if all of the following
13apply:
SB507, s. 7
14Section
7. 49.147 (5m) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.147
(5m) (ar) A participant under sub. (4) or (5) may participate in a
16technical college education program under this paragraph if all of the following
17apply:
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1. The technical college education program has been approved by the Wisconsin
19Works agency and the participant has been accepted into the technical college
20education program.
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2. An employer that has been approved by the Wisconsin Works agency has
22agreed to employ the participant upon successful completion of the technical college
23education program.
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13. The participant maintains full-time status in the technical college education
2program, as determined by the technical college that the participant attends, and
3regularly attends all classes.
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4. The participant maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0, or the
5equivalent as determined by the technical college.
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5. The participant is not required to engage in work under a community service
7job or transitional placement in addition to participation under this paragraph.
SB507, s. 8
8Section
8. 49.147 (5m) (bL) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.147
(5m) (bL) A participant may participate under
this subsection par. (am)
10or (ar) for the duration of the technical college education program, except that
the 11a participant may not participate under
this subsection par. (am) for more than 2
12years
or under par. (ar) for more than 12 months. A participant may participate in
13only one of the technical college programs under this subsection.
