Wisconsin § 49.153 - Notice before taking certain actions.

§ 49.153. Notice before taking certain actions.

49.153(1) (1) Written and oral notice. Except as provided in sub. (1m) , before taking any action against a participant that would result in a 20 percent or more reduction in the participant’s benefits or in termination of the participant’s eligibility to participate in Wisconsin Works, a Wisconsin Works agency shall do all of the following: 49.153(1)(a) (a) Provide to the participant written notice of the proposed action and of the reasons for the proposed action. 49.153(1)(c) (c) After providing the notice under par. (a) , allow the participant a reasonable time to rectify the deficiency, failure, or other behavior to avoid the proposed action. 49.153(1m) (1m) Notice not required. A Wisconsin Works agency is not required to comply with the requirements under sub. (1) if the action taken against a participant is a result of the participant no longer meeting the eligibility criteria under s. 49.145 (2) (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (g) , (i) , (j) , (m) , (q) , (r) , or (rm) or (3) . 49.153(2) (2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish procedures for the notice under sub. (1) (a) and that define “reasonable time” for the purpose of sub. (1) (c) . 49.153 History History: 2005 a. 25 ; 2009 a. 28 , 276 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 55 .