SB 221

This bill requires a person to have a current and valid operator's license in order

to be eligible for a job access loan to repair or purchase a vehicle and requires a person

on probation, parole, or extended supervision to prove that the person has

permission to purchase a vehicle from his or her probation, parole, or extended

supervision agent in order to be eligible for a job access loan to purchase a vehicle.

The Wisconsin Works program (W-2) under current law, which is administered

by the Department of Children and Families, provides work experience and benefits

for low-income custodial parents who are at least 18 years old. DCF makes job access

loans to persons who are eligible for W-2 and who need such loans to obtain or

continue employment, including a loan to repair or purchase a vehicle that is needed

to obtain or continue employment. Under this bill, a person is not eligible to receive

a job access loan to repair or purchase a vehicle if the person does not possess a

current and valid operator's license. Also under the bill, a person who is on

probation, parole, or extended supervision is not eligible to receive a job access loan

to purchase a vehicle unless the person provides proof that his or her probation,

parole, or extended supervision agent has granted the person permission to purchase

a vehicle.