AB40,549,1917 a. A wage subsidy equal to the amount of wages that the employer or contractor
18pays to the individual for hours actually worked, not to exceed 40 hours per week at
19the federal or state minimum wage that applies to the individual.

AB40,549,2020 b. Federal social security and Medicare taxes.

AB40,549,2121 c. State and federal unemployment contributions or taxes, if any.

AB40,549,2222 d. Worker's compensation insurance premiums, if any.

AB40,550,223 4. An employer, or, subject to the approval of the department, a contractor
24under sub. (4), that employs an individual participating in the program may pay the

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1individual an amount that exceeds any wage subsidy paid to the employer or
2contractor by the department under subd. 3. a.

AB40,550,43 5. The employment of an individual under this section may not do any of the
4following:

AB40,550,75 a. Have the effect of filling a vacancy created by an employer terminating a
6regular employee or otherwise reducing its work force for the purpose of hiring an
7individual under this section.

AB40,550,98 b. Fill a position when any other person is on layoff or strike from the same or
9a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.

AB40,550,1110 c. Fill a position when any other person is engaged in a labor dispute regarding
11the same or a substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.

AB40,550,1312 (b) The department may set priorities for the program consistent with its
13mission and available funding.

AB40,550,19 14(4) Contract for administration. The department may contract with any
15person to administer the program under this section, including a Wisconsin Works
16agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local workforce
17development board established under 29 USC 2832; or community action agency
18under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which the
19department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:

AB40,550,2020 (a) Determine the eligibility of applicants for the program.

AB40,550,2321 (b) Provide, or identify employers to provide, jobs for individuals transitioning
22to unsubsidized employment from unemployment, underemployment, limited work
23history, foster care, or other circumstances identified by the department.

AB40,550,2424 (c) Conduct job orientation activities.

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1(d) Provide employment services, as specified by the department, for program
2participants.

AB40,551,43 (e) Maintain and update participant demographic, eligibility, and employment
4records in the manner required by the department.

AB40,551,8 5(5) Recovery of overpayments. (a) The department may recover from any
6individual participating, or who has participated, in the program under this section
7any overpayment resulting from a misrepresentation by the individual as to any
8criterion for eligibility under sub. (2) (a).

AB40,551,119 (b) The department shall recover from a contractor under sub. (4) any
10overpayment resulting from the failure of the contractor to comply with the terms
11of the contract or to meet performance standards established by the department.

AB40,551,14 12(6) Rules not required. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the department need
13not promulgate regulations, standards, or policies related to implementing or
14administering the program under this section as rules under ch. 227.

AB40,551,1816 49.165 (1) (d) (intro.) "Organization" means a nonprofit corporation, or a public
17agency or a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that provides or
18proposes to provide any of the following domestic abuse services:

AB40,551,2321 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
22$74,650,100 $72,131,500 in fiscal year 2011-12 2013-14 and $72,131,500
23$64,294,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 2014-15.

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149.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works administration agency contracts; job access
2loans. For administration of Wisconsin Works performed under contracts with
3Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143, $10,107,200 and for job access loans
4under s. 49.147 (6), $57,586,500 in fiscal year 2011-12 2013-14 and $10,107,200
5$58,336,500 in fiscal year 2012-13 2014-15.

AB40,552,118 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and
9overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and
10the collection of public assistance overpayments, $12,918,900 $12,775,600 in fiscal
11year 2013-14 and $12,891,200 in each fiscal year 2014-15.

AB40,552,1613 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138
14and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or
15weatherization assistance programs, $6,200,000 in fiscal year 2011-12 and
16$6,000,000 $7,500,000 in each fiscal year 2012-13.

AB40,552,2018 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee Jobs program. For contract costs under
19the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program under s. 49.163, $3,750,000 in fiscal year
202013-14 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15.

AB40,552,2523 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
2449.155, $301,631,000 $272,976,700 in fiscal year 2011-12 2013-14 and $298,523,500
25$273,156,500 in fiscal year 2012-13 2014-15.

AB40,553,62 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and child care licensing
3activities. For state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and the
4allocation under s. 49.155 (1g) (c) for child care licensing activities, $19,702,100
5$30,240,600 in fiscal year 2011-12 2013-14 and $19,783,800 $32,305,700 in fiscal
6year 2012-13 2014-15.

AB40,553,108 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
9improvement activities specified in s. 49.155 (1g), $13,486,700 in fiscal year 2011-12
10and $13,169,400 $13,095,800 in each fiscal year 2012-13.

AB40,553,1512 49.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For
13payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of
14recipients of supplemental security income, $31,232,200 $33,688,000 in each fiscal
15year.

AB40,553,2417 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care, and long-term kinship care, and foster care
18assistance. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57
19(3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments,
20and for agreements under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for
21the administration of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under
22s. 48.57 (3m), (3n), and (3p) and for foster care for relatives under s. 48.62,
23$21,375,800 within the boundaries of the reservations of those tribes, $20,582,700
24in each fiscal year.

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149.175 (1) (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided
2in counties having a population of 500,000 or more to ensure the safety of children
3who the department or a county determines may remain at home if appropriate
4services are provided, and for ongoing services provided in those counties to families
5with children placed in out-of-home care, $6,350,300 $7,711,100 in each fiscal year.

AB40,554,168 49.175 (1) (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the
9Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that
10improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive
11temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., $350,000 focusing
12on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career
13options and role models, $1,500,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this
14paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs
15that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than
16those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.).

AB40,554,2118 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of
19moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation
20account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $43,664,200
21$70,664,200 in each fiscal year.

AB40,555,223 49.26 (1) (g) (intro.) An individual who is a dependent child in a Wisconsin
24Works group that includes a participant under s. 49.147 (3), (3m), (4), or (5) or who

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1is a recipient of aid under s. 49.19 is subject to the school attendance requirement
2under par. (ge) if all of the following apply:

AB40,555,74 49.26 (1) (h) 1s. b. An individual who is a dependent child in a Wisconsin Works
5group that includes a participant under s. 49.147 (3), (3m), (4), or (5) and who fails
6to meet the school attendance requirement under par. (ge) is subject to a monthly
7sanction.

AB40,555,179 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county, tribal governing body,
10or Wisconsin Works agency to administer a work experience and job training
11program for parents who are not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support
12or to meet their children's needs for support as a result of unemployment or
13underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work experience and job
14training services available from the program under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., or s. 49.147
15(3), (3m), or (4). The program may also include job search and job orientation
16activities. The department shall fund the program from the appropriations under
17s. 20.437 (2) (dz) and (k).

AB40,555,2120 49.45 (4m) (a) 3. (intro.) "Financial institution" has the meaning given in 12
21USC 3401 (1). means any of the following:

AB40,555,2323 49.45 (4m) (a) 3. a. A depository institution, as defined in 12 USC 1813 (c).

AB40,555,2524b. An institution-affiliated party, as defined in 12 USC 1813 (u), of a depository
25institution under subd. 3. a.

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1c. A federal credit union, as defined in 12 USC 1752, or state credit union, as
2defined in 12 USC 1752.

AB40,556,43d. An institution-affiliated party, as defined in 12 USC 1786 (r), of a credit
4union under subd. 3. c.

AB40,556,65 e. A benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money
6market mutual fund, or similar entity authorized to do business in this state.

AB40,556,77 f. A broker-dealer, as defined in s. 551.102 (4).

AB40,556,189 49.45 (23) (a) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the
10federal department of health and human services to permit the department to
11conduct a demonstration project to provide health care coverage for basic primary
12and preventive care to adults who are under the age of 65, who have family incomes
13not to exceed 200 100 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent
14income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d), and who are not otherwise eligible for
15medical assistance under this subchapter, the Badger Care health care program
16under s. 49.665, or Medicare under 42 USC 1395 et seq. If the department creates
17a policy under sub. (2m) (c) 10., this paragraph does not apply to the extent that it
18conflicts with the policy.

AB40,557,321 49.45 (23) (a) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the
22federal department of health and human services to permit the department to
23conduct a demonstration project to provide health care coverage for basic primary
24and preventive care to adults who are under the age of 65, who have family incomes
25not to exceed 100 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent

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1income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d), and who are not otherwise eligible for
2medical assistance under this subchapter, the Badger Care health care program
3under s. 49.665, or Medicare under 42 USC 1395 et seq.

AB40,557,135 49.45 (23) (b) If the waiver is granted and in effect, the department may
6promulgate rules defining the health care benefit plan, including more specific
7eligibility requirements and cost-sharing requirements. Unless otherwise provided
8by the department by a policy created under sub. (2m) (c), cost sharing may include
9an annual enrollment fee, which may not exceed $75 per year. Notwithstanding s.
10227.24 (3), the plan details under this subsection may be promulgated as an
11emergency rule under s. 227.24 without a finding of emergency. If the waiver is
12granted and in effect, the demonstration project under this subsection shall begin on
13January 1, 2009, or on the effective date of the waiver, whichever is later.

AB40,557,2316 49.45 (23) (b) If the waiver is granted and in effect, the department may
17promulgate rules defining the health care benefit plan, including more specific
18eligibility requirements and cost-sharing requirements. Cost sharing may include
19an annual enrollment fee, which may not exceed $75 per year. Notwithstanding s.
20227.24 (3), the plan details under this subsection may be promulgated as an
21emergency rule under s. 227.24 without a finding of emergency. If the waiver is
22granted and in effect, the demonstration project under this subsection shall begin on
23the effective date of the waiver.

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149.45 (23) (c) In addition to cost-sharing requirements established under par.
2(b), a childless adult who is eligible to receive benefits under this section; who is not
3disabled, pregnant, or American Indian, as Indian is defined in 42 CFR part 447,
4subpart A; and whose family income exceeds 133 percent of the poverty line shall pay
5a premium for coverage under the program under this subsection in an amount
6determined by the department that is based on a formula in which costs decrease for
7those with lower family incomes and that is no less than 3 percent of family income
8but no greater than 9.5 percent of family income.

AB40,558,1310 49.45 (23) (d) In determining income for purposes of eligibility under this
11subsection, the department shall apply s. 49.471 (7) (d) to the individual to the extent
12the federal department of health and human services approves, if approval is
13required.

AB40,558,1715 49.45 (23) (e) The department shall apply the definition of family income under
16s. 49.471 (1) (f) and the regulations defining household under 42 CFR 435.603 (f) to
17determinations of income for purposes of eligibility under this subsection.

AB40,558,2019 49.45 (23) (f) The department may provide services to individuals who are
20eligible under this subsection through a medical home initiative under sub. (24j).

AB40,559,222 49.45 (24j) Medical home pilot projects. (a) The department may administer
23the medical home initiative as a service delivery mechanism to provide and
24coordinate care for individuals who are eligible for a Medical Assistance program
25under this subchapter that provides services under a fee-for-service model. The

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1department may administer a medical home initiative to serve individuals who are
2members of any of the following populations:

AB40,559,43 1. Children who are in out-of-home care or are receiving adoption assistance
4under 42 USC 670 to 679c.

AB40,559,55 2. Pregnant women.

AB40,559,66 3. Individuals who are exiting mental health facilities or correctional facilities.

AB40,559,87 4. Individuals with a diagnosis of serious mental illness or substance abuse
8disorder.