Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.
49.15 - Wisconsin works; 2-parent families.

49.15 Wisconsin works; 2-parent families.
(1) Definition. In this section, “other parent" means a parent who is not a participant in a Wisconsin works employment position.
(2) Requirements for nonparticipant parent.
(a) If a participant in a Wisconsin works employment position resides with the other parent of a dependent child with respect to whom the participant is a custodial parent, the other parent shall participate in activities described under sub. (3) if the Wisconsin works group receives federally funded child care assistance on behalf of the dependent child. The other parent shall participate in activities described under sub. (3) for a number of hours per week that is at least equal to the difference between 55 hours and the sum of the number of hours that the participant in the Wisconsin works employment position participates in the Wisconsin works employment position and the number of hours that the participant in the Wisconsin works employment position participates in any activity described in sub. (3) during that week.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the other parent is disabled, as defined by the department, or is caring for a severely disabled child, as defined by the department.
(3) Prescribed work activities. An individual who is subject to the work requirement under sub. (2) may satisfy the requirement only by participating in any of the following activities:
(a) Unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1).
(b) Subsidized employment, as defined by the department.
(c) If sufficient private sector employment is not available, work experience, as defined by the department.
(d) On-the-job training, as defined by the department.
(e) A community service program, as defined by the department.
History: 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 32; 2011 a. 257.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.

49.001 - Definitions.

49.01 - Definitions.

49.015 - Relief eligibility.

49.02 - Relief block grant administration.

49.029 - Block grants to tribal governing bodies; medical relief.

49.08 - Recovery of relief and other assistance.

49.11 - Definitions.

49.114 - Contract powers of the department.

49.131 - Electronic transfer of benefits.

49.134 - Child care resource and referral service grants.

49.136 - Child care start-up and expansion.

49.137 - Child care quality improvement.

49.1375 - Early childhood excellence initiative.

49.138 - Emergency assistance for families with needy children.

49.1385 - Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth.

49.139 - Emergency shelter funding.

49.141 - Wisconsin works; general provisions.

49.143 - Wisconsin works; agency contracts.

49.145 - Wisconsin works; eligibility for employment positions.

49.1452 - Payment of support arrears.

49.1455 - Child support demonstration project.

49.146 - Employer criteria.

49.147 - Wisconsin works; work programs and job access loans.

49.1473 - Wisconsin works; domestic abuse screening and training.

49.1475 - Follow-up services.

49.148 - Wisconsin works; wages and benefits.

49.149 - Wisconsin works; education and training.

49.15 - Wisconsin works; 2-parent families.

49.151 - Wisconsin works; sanctions.

49.1515 - Determining nonparticipation.

49.152 - Review of agency decisions.

49.153 - Notice before taking certain actions.

49.155 - Wisconsin Shares; child care subsidy.

49.157 - Wisconsin works; transportation assistance.

49.159 - Wisconsin works; noncustodial and minor and other custodial parents.

49.161 - Wisconsin works; overpayments.

49.162 - Substance abuse screening and testing for certain work experience programs.

49.163 - Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program.

49.1635 - Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation.

49.165 - Domestic abuse grants.

49.167 - Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program.

49.169 - Literacy grants.

49.175 - Public assistance and local assistance allocations.

49.19 - Aid to families with dependent children.

49.195 - Recovery of aid to families with dependent children, Wisconsin Works benefits, and overpayments of emergency assistance.

49.197 - Fraud investigation and reduction and error reduction.

49.22 - Child and spousal support; establishment of paternity; medical liability.

49.225 - Ordering genetic tests.

49.227 - Program for publication of delinquent child support obligors.

49.24 - Child support incentive payments.

49.25 - Incentive payments for identifying children with health insurance.

49.255 - Case management incentive payments.

49.257 - Milwaukee child care grant program.

49.26 - Learnfare program.

49.265 - Community action agencies.

49.27 - Legal actions.

49.273 - Research, investigations.

49.275 - Cooperation with federal government.

49.29 - Loss of eligibility.

49.32 - Department; powers and duties.

49.325 - County department budgets and contracts.

49.34 - Purchase of care and services.

49.343 - Rates for residential care centers, group homes, and child welfare agencies.

49.345 - Cost of care and maintenance; liability; collection and deportation counsel; collections; court actions; recovery.

49.348 - Recidivism reduction program.

49.35 - Public assistance; supervisory functions of department.

49.36 - Work experience program for noncustodial parents.

49.37 - Offender reentry demonstration project.

49.38 - Menominee Enterprises, Inc., bonds, acquisition.

49.385 - No action against members of the Menominee Indian tribe in certain cases.

49.43 - Definitions.

49.45 - Medical assistance; administration.

49.452 - Counting promissory notes as assets for certain Medical Assistance programs.

49.453 - Divestment of assets.

49.454 - Treatment of trust amounts.

49.455 - Protection of income and resources of couple for maintenance of community spouse.

49.46 - Medical assistance; recipients of social security aids.

49.463 - Ineligibility for noncompliance with child support determinations and obligations.

49.465 - Presumptive medical assistance eligibility.

49.468 - Expanded medicare buy-in.

49.47 - Medical assistance; medically indigent.

49.471 - BadgerCare Plus.

49.472 - Medical assistance purchase plan.

49.473 - Medical assistance; women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer or precancerous conditions.

49.475 - Information about assistance program beneficiaries; electronic submission of claims.

49.48 - Denial, nonrenewal and suspension of certification of service providers based on certain delinquency in payment.

49.485 - False claims.

49.49 - Medical assistance offenses.

49.493 - Benefits under uninsured health plans.

49.496 - Recovery of correct medical assistance payments.

49.497 - Recovery of incorrect Medical Assistance or Badger Care payments and of unpaid employer penalties.

49.498 - Requirements for skilled nursing facilities.

49.499 - Nursing facility resident protection.

49.66 - Definitions.

49.665 - Badger care.

49.68 - Aid for treatment of kidney disease.

49.682 - Recovery from estates; disease aids and funeral expenses.

49.683 - Cystic fibrosis aids.

49.685 - Hemophilia treatment services.

49.686 - AZT and pentamidine reimbursement program.

49.687 - Disease aids; patient requirements; rebate agreements; cost containment.

49.688 - Prescription drug assistance for elderly persons.

49.70 - County home; establishment.

49.703 - County homes; commitments; admissions.

49.71 - County hospitals; establishment.

49.713 - County hospitals; admissions.

49.72 - County infirmaries; establishment.

49.723 - County infirmaries, admissions; standards.

49.726 - County infirmaries; cost of treatment, care and maintenance of patients.

49.729 - County infirmaries; fees and expenses of proceedings.

49.73 - Residential care institutions; establishment.

49.74 - Institutions subject to chapter 150.

49.76 - Department duties relating to hunger prevention.

49.77 - State supplemental payments.

49.775 - Payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients.

49.776 - Payment of support arrears.

49.78 - Income maintenance administration.

49.785 - Funeral expenses.

49.79 - Food stamp administration.

49.791 - Substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment for employment and training programs.

49.793 - Recovery of food stamps.

49.796 - Food stamp reinstatement.

49.797 - Electronic benefit transfer.

49.81 - Public assistance recipients' bill of rights.

49.82 - Administration of public assistance programs.

49.823 - Public benefit database review.

49.825 - Department administration in Milwaukee County.

49.826 - Administration of child care provider services in certain counties.

49.83 - Limitation on giving information.

49.835 - Statements in applications.

49.84 - Verification of public assistance applications.

49.845 - Fraud investigation and error reduction.

49.846 - Jurisdiction of the department of justice.

49.847 - Recovery of incorrect payments under certain public assistance programs.

49.849 - Recovery of correct payments under certain public assistance programs.

49.85 - Certification of certain public assistance overpayments, payment recoveries, and delinquent loan repayments.

49.852 - Delinquent support payments; pension plans.

49.853 - Financial record matching program.

49.854 - Liens against property for delinquent support payments.

49.855 - Certification of delinquent payments.

49.856 - Notification of delinquent payments.

49.857 - Administrative enforcement of support; denial, nonrenewal, restriction and suspension of licenses.

49.858 - General provisions related to administrative support enforcement.

49.86 - Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures.

49.89 - Third party liability.

49.90 - Liability of relatives; enforcement.

49.96 - Assistance grants exempt from levy.