SECTION 19. DCF 101.18 (1) (a) is amended to read:
DCF 101.18 (1) (a) Trial employment match program jobs. For a participant in a trial employment match program job, the amount established in the contract between the Wisconsin works agency and the trial job employment match program employer, but not less than minimum wage for every hour actually worked in the trial employment match program job, not to exceed 40 hours per week paid by the employer. Hours spent participating in education and training activities under s. DCF 101.16 (2) (c) shall be included in determining the number of hours actually worked. SECTION 20. DCF 101.18 (2) (a) is amended to read:
DCF 101.18 (2) (a) A custodial parent of a child who is 8 weeks old or less and who meets the eligibility requirements under s. DCF 101.09 (2) and (3) may receive a monthly grant in the amount provided under s. 49.148 (1m), Stats. A Wisconsin works agency may not require a participant under this subsection to participate in a trial employment match program job, CSJ, or transitional placement. SECTION 21. DCF 101.20 (1) (intro.) is amended to read:
DCF 101.20 (1) Good cause circumstances. (intro.) The FEP shall determine if a W-2 employment participant had good cause for not complying with the W-2 participation requirements or for failing to appear in person or by representative at a scheduled review under s. 49.152 (2), Stats. No good cause shall exist unless the participant provides timely notification of the good cause reason to the FEP. Good cause for failing to comply with the W-2 participation requirements shall be any of the following circumstances: SECTION 22. DCF 101.21 (1) is renumbered DCF 101.21
SECTION 23. DCF 101.21 (2) is repealed.
SECTION 24. DCF 101.22 is repealed.
SECTION 25. DCF 101.23 (3) (a) and (6) are amended to read:
DCF 101.23 (3) (a) Liability shall extend to any parent, nonmarital coparent, or stepparent whose family receives benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157, or 49.19, Stats., during the period that he or she the parent, nonmarital coparent, or stepparent is an adult member of the same household, but his or her each individual’s liability is limited to such that period. For the purpose of determining liability for an overpayment of a child care subsidy under s. 49.155, Stats., “parent” has the meaning given in s. 49.155 (1) (c), Stats. (6) Trial job employment match program overpayments. The W–2 agency shall recover any overpayment of benefits paid under s. DCF 101.18 (1) (a) from the debtor. The W-2 agency may not recover more than the amount that the W-2 agency or the department paid in wage subsidies for the debtor while the debtor was ineligible to participate under s. DCF 101.16 (2). The W–2 agency shall ask a former participant in a trial employment match program job who received overpayments to voluntarily repay the overpayment. If a former participant does not voluntarily repay the overpayment, the W–2 agency shall refer the debt to the department for further collection action. SECTION 26. DCF 101.24 is repealed.
SECTION 27. DCF 101.25 (5) (e), (7) (a) 8. (intro.), (9) (a) 2. b. and (b), and (11) (a) 1. are amended to read:
DCF 101.25 (5) (e) The W-2 agency shall review a child’s claim that he or she the child is exempt under sub. (7) from the school attendance requirement, determine if a child is required to participate in case management under sub. (8), and review a child’s claim that he or she the child has a good cause reason under sub. (10) for not participating in case management.
(7) (a) 8. (intro.) The child is unable to attend school because he or she the child was expelled under s. 120.13 (1), Stats., and another school is not available for one of the following reasons: (9) (a) 2. b. The child or his or her the child’s parent is unable to comply with the learnfare case management plan because a service identified is not available and no appropriate alternative service as determined by the W-2 agency is available.
(b) The W-2 group of a child who fails to meet the school attendance requirement under sub. (4) without an exemption reason under sub. (7), or who fails to participate in case management under sub. (8) without good cause under sub. (10) and continues to fail to meet the school attendance requirement, may have a financial penalty imposed under sub. (11) as long as he or she the child continues to do so or until an exemption reason under sub. (7) or a good cause reason under sub. (10) is verified.
(11) (a) 1. That the CSJ or transitional benefit will be reduced or that a financial penalty will be imposed on a trial employment match program job participant, in the amount of $50 per month per penalty not to exceed $150 per W-2 group per month, because the child has failed to meet the school attendance requirement or the child has failed to participate in learnfare case management and continues to fail to meet the school attendance requirement.
SECTION 28. EFFECTIVE DATE. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.
