SB 1016

This bill extends Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy eligibility to custodial parents who are employees of a child care provider.

Under current law, the Wisconsin Shares program provides child care subsidies as part of Wisconsin Works (W-2), which provides work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents and is administered by the Department of Children and Families. Under this bill, if a custodial parent meets all other requirements established in law and is an employee of a child care provider, the custodial parent may be eligible for the child care subsidy even if the custodial parent does not meet the income restrictions. The bill creates a sum sufficient GPR appropriation for the purpose of paying child care subsidies to custodial parents who are employees of a child care provider and who do not meet all of the income restrictions.