(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:

      (a)    Provide to the participant written notice of the proposed action and of the reasons for the proposed action.

      (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.

   (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).

   (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).