Section 101.24. Noncustodial, minor and other custodial parents.

 

(1)   Noncustodial parents. An individual who would be eligible for W-2 under s. 49.145 , Stats., and this chapter except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child, is eligible for services provided by the W-2 agency if the dependent child's custodial parent is a participant and if the individual is subject to a child support order. The Wisconsin works agency may provide job search assistance and case management designed to enable eligible noncustodial parents to obtain and retain employment.

(2)   Minor custodial parents. A custodial parent who is under the age of 18 is eligible, regardless of that individual's or that individual's parent's income or assets, to meet with a financial and employment planner. The financial and employment planner may provide the individual with information regarding Wisconsin works eligibility, available child care services, employment and financial planning, family planning services, community resources, eligibility for food stamps and other food and nutrition programs.

(3)   Other custodial parents. A custodial parent in a Wisconsin works group in which the other custodial parent is a participant in a Wisconsin works employment position is eligible for employment training and job search assistance services provided by the Wisconsin works agency.

(4)   Pregnant women. A pregnant woman whose pregnancy is medically verified who would be eligible under s. 49.145 , Stats., and this chapter except that she is not a custodial parent of a dependent child, is eligible for employment training and job search assistance services provided by the Wisconsin works agency.

Cr. Register, October, 1997, No. 502 , eff. 11-1-97.