404, s. 104
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104. 46.98 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.132 (3) (title).
404, s. 107
Section
107. 46.98 (4) (title), (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are renumbered 49.132 (4) (title), (a) (intro.) and 1.
404, s. 109
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109. 46.98 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.132 (4) (a) 3.
404, s. 112
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112. 46.98 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.132 (4) (c).
404, s. 115
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115. 46.98 (4) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.132 (4) (e).
404, s. 116
Section
116. 46.98 (4g) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
404, s. 119
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119. 46.98 (4g) (c) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.
404, s. 122
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122. 46.982 of the statutes is renumbered 49.133, and 49.133 (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
49.133 Refusal to pay child care providers. (intro.) The department or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 may refuse to pay a child care provider for child care provided under s. 46.98 49.132 or any other program if any of the following applies to the child care provider, employe or person living on the premises where child care is provided:
404, s. 123
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123. 46.984 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.134 (title).
404, s. 124
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124. 46.984 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.134 (1).
404, s. 125
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125. 46.984 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.134 (2) (title).
49.134 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 49.131 (2) (c) 2., the department shall make grants to local agencies to fund child care resource and referral services provided by those local agencies. The department shall provide an allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section.
404, s. 127
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127. 46.984 (2) (c) and (d) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 49.134 (2) (c) and (d) and (3).
404, s. 129
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129. 46.984 (4) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 49.134 (4) (intro.), (b) and (c).
404, s. 130
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130. 46.986 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.136 (title).
404, s. 131
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131. 46.986 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.136 (1) (intro.).
404, s. 133
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133. 46.986 (1) (d), (e), (g), (j) and (k) of the statutes are renumbered 49.136 (1) (d), (e), (g), (j) and (k).
404, s. 135
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135. 46.986 (1) (n) of the statutes is renumbered 49.136 (1) (n).
404, s. 136
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136. 46.986 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.136 (2) (title).
49.136 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 49.131 (2) (c) 1., the department shall award grants for the start-up or expansion of child care services.
404, s. 139
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139. 46.986 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
404, s. 140
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140. 46.986 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.136 (6).
404, s. 142
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142. 46.987 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (title).
404, s. 143
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143. 46.987 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (1) (intro.).
404, s. 145
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145. 46.987 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (1) (b) and amended to read:
49.137 (1) (b) "Day care center" has the meaning given in s. 46.986 49.136 (1) (d).
404, s. 147
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147. 46.987 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (1) (d) and amended to read:
49.137 (1) (d) "Family day care center" has the meaning given in s. 46.986 49.136 (1) (j).
404, s. 148
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148. 46.987 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (1) (e) and amended to read:
49.137 (1) (e) "Group day care center" has the meaning given in s. 46.986 49.136 (1) (k).
404, s. 149
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149. 46.987 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (2) (title).
49.137 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 49.131 (2) (c) 4., the department may award grants to child care providers that meet the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 49.132 (4) (e) or 49.155 (6) to improve the retention of skilled and experienced child care staff. In awarding grants under this subsection, the department shall consider the applying child care provider's total enrollment of children and average enrollment of children who receive or are eligible for publicly funded care from the child care provider.
404, s. 151
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151. 46.987 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 49.137 (2) (b) and (c).
404, s. 152
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152. 46.987 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (3) (title).
49.137 (3) (a) From the allocation under s. 46.979 49.131 (2) (c) 3., the department may award grants to child care providers for assistance in meeting the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 49.132 (4) (e).
404, s. 154
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154. 46.987 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (3) (b).
404, s. 155
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155. 46.987 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (3) (c) and amended to read:
49.137 (3) (c) A child care provider that is awarded a grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds to attempt to meet the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 49.132 (4) (e) within 24 months after receipt of the grant.
49.137 (4) Training and technical assistance contracts. (intro.) From the allocation under s. 46.979 49.131 (2) (c) 4., the department may contract with one or more agencies for the provision of training and technical assistance to improve the quality of child care provided in this state. The training and technical assistance activities contracted for under this subsection may include any of the following activities:
404, s. 157
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157. 46.987 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (4) (a) and amended to read:
49.137 (4) (a) Developing and recommending to the department a system of higher reimbursement rates or a program of grants for child care providers that meet the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 49.132 (4) (e).
404, s. 158
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158. 46.987 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (4).
404, s. 159
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159. 46.987 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.137 (4) (c) and amended to read:
49.137 (4) (c) Disseminating to the public information about child care that meets the quality of care standards established under s. 46.98 49.132 (4) (e).
404, s. 160
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160. 46.987 (4) (d) to (h) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered 49.137 (4) (d) to (h) and (5).
48.30 (6) If a petition is not contested, the court shall set a date for the dispositional hearing which allows reasonable time for the parties to prepare but is no more than 10 days from the plea hearing for the child who is held in secure custody and no more than 30 days from the plea hearing for a child who is not held in secure custody. If it appears to the court that disposition of the case may include placement of the child outside the child's home, the court shall order the child's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court or the designated agency under s. 48.33 (1) at least 5 days before the scheduled date of the dispositional hearing or as otherwise ordered by the court. The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to any parent ordered to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage standard established by the department of industry, labor and job development under s. 46.25 49.22 (9) and the manner of its application established by the department of health and family services under s. 46.247 and listing the factors that a court may consider under s. 46.10 (14) (c). If all parties consent the court may proceed immediately with the dispositional hearing.
404, s. 163
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163. 48.31 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.31 (7) At the close of the fact-finding hearing, the court shall set a date for the dispositional hearing which allows a reasonable time for the parties to prepare but is no more than 10 days from the fact-finding hearing for a child in secure custody and no more than 30 days from the fact-finding hearing for a child not held in secure custody. If it appears to the court that disposition of the case may include placement of the child outside the child's home, the court shall order the child's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court or the designated agency under s. 48.33 (1) at least 5 days before the scheduled date of the dispositional hearing or as otherwise ordered by the court. The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to any parent ordered to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage standard established by the department of industry, labor and job development under s. 46.25 49.22 (9) and the manner of its application established by the department of health and family services under s. 46.247 and listing the factors that a court may consider under s. 46.10 (14) (c). If all parties consent, the court may immediately proceed with a dispositional hearing.
404, s. 164
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164. 48.357 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.357 (5m) If a proposed change in placement changes a child's placement from a placement in the child's home to a placement outside the child's home, the court shall order the child's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court or the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order by a date specified by the court. The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to any parent ordered to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage standard established by the department of industry, labor and job development under s. 46.25
49.22 (9) and the manner of its application established by the department of health and family services under s. 46.247 and listing the factors that a court may consider under s. 46.10 (14) (c). If the child is placed outside the child's home, the court shall determine the liability of the parent in the manner provided in s. 46.10 (14).
48.36 (1) (b) In determining the amount of support under par. (a), the court may consider all relevant financial information or other information relevant to the parent's earning capacity, including information reported to the department of industry, labor and job development, or the county child and spousal support agency, under s. 46.25 49.22 (2m). If the court has insufficient information with which to determine the amount of support, the court shall order the child's parent to furnish a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses, if the parent has not already done so, to the court within 10 days after the court's order transferring custody or designating an alternative placement is entered or at such other time as ordered by the court.
48.363 (1) A child, the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian, any person or agency bound by a dispositional order or the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered may request a revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support to be paid by a parent, or the court may on its own motion propose such a revision. The request or court proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a hearing on the matter if the request or court proposal indicates that new information is available which affects the advisability of the court's dispositional order and prior to any revision of the dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves. If a hearing is held, the court shall notify the child, the child's parent, guardian and legal custodian, all parties bound by the dispositional order, the child's foster parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal shall be attached to the notice. If the proposed revision is for a change in the amount of child support to be paid by a parent, the court shall order the child's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court and the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order by a date specified by the court. The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to any parent ordered to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage standard established by the department of industry, labor and job development under s. 46.25 49.22 (9) and the manner of its application established by the department of health and family services under s. 46.247 and listing the factors that a court may consider under s. 46.10 (14) (c). If all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing. No revision may extend the effective period of the original order.
48.651 (1) (intro.) Each county department shall certify, according to the standards adopted by the department under s. 46.03 (21), each day care provider reimbursed for child care services provided to families determined eligible under ss. 46.98 49.132 (2r) and (4) and 49.155 (1m), unless the provider is a day care center licensed under s. 48.65 or is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14). Each county may charge a fee to cover the costs of certification. The county shall certify the following categories of day care providers:
404, s. 168
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168. 49.13 of the statutes is created to read:
49.13 At-risk and low-income child care. Within the limits of available federal funds and the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (cp), the department shall distribute under s. 49.132 (2) not more than $21,504,800 in fiscal year 1996-97.
404, s. 169
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169. 49.131 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
49.131
(4) If the department receives unanticipated federal child care and development block grant funds under
42 USC 9858 and it proposes to allocate the unanticipated funds so that an allocation limit in sub. (2) is exceeded, the department shall submit a plan for the proposed allocation to the secretary of administration. If the secretary of administration approves the plan, he or she shall submit it to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan within 14 working days after the date of his or her submittal, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding any allocation limit under sub. (2). If within 14 working days after the date of the submittal by the secretary of administration the cochairpersons of the committee notify him or her that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding sub. (2), only with the approval of the committee.
49.191 (1) (b) Within the limits of funds available under ss. 20.435 (3) (jg) and s. 20.445 (3) (cn), (jg) and (na), the department shall provide funds for individuals who are working and who receive aid to families with dependent children to pay child care costs in excess of the amount of the child care disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) and child care costs incurred before the child care disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) becomes available if the child care is provided by a child care provider. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under s. 49.141 (2) (d).
