Section 101.04. Department responsibilities.

 

(1)   General. The department shall maintain oversight responsibility for administration of the Wisconsin works program by contracted administrative agencies.

(2)   Geographical areas. The department shall determine the geographical area in which a Wisconsin works agency will administer the Wisconsin works program.

(3)   Contract requirements. The department shall contract under s. 49.143 , Stats., with providers to administer the Wisconsin works program in a geographical area. If a Wisconsin works agency does not meet the performance standards established by the department, the department may withhold any or all payment from the Wisconsin works agency or terminate the contract.

(4)   Requests for information. The department may request from any Wisconsin works agency any information that the department determines appropriate and necessary for the overall administration of Wisconsin works. A Wisconsin works agency shall provide the department with the requested information through written reports, CARES reports and through other appropriate forms as prescribed by the department.

(5)   Inspection of records. The department may inspect at any time any Wisconsin works agency's records as the department determines is appropriate and necessary for the overall administration of Wisconsin works.

(6)   Certification and training requirements. The department shall ensure that a financial and employment planner employed by a W-2 agency meets certification and training requirements established by the department and that appropriate training is provided by the W-2 agency.

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

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An individual may contact the local W-2 agency or the local county or tribal department of human services or social services for assistance in determining which geographical area he or she resides in and the address and phone number of the W-2 agency in his or her geographical area. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1