AB432, s. 1 1Section 1. 48.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB432,4,52 48.68 (1) After receipt of an application for a license, the department shall
3investigate to determine if the applicant meets the minimum requirements for a
4license adopted by the department under s. 48.67, all applicable zoning ordinances
5and the requirements of s. 59.69 (15) (b), 60.63 (1) and (2) or 62.23 (7) (i) 1. and 2.,
6whichever is applicable
. In determining whether to issue a license, the department
7may consider any action by the applicant, or by an employe of the applicant, that
8constitutes a substantial failure by the applicant or employe to protect and promote
9the health, safety and welfare of a child. Upon satisfactory completion of this
10investigation and payment of the fee required under s. 48.615 (1) (a) or (b), 48.625
11(2) (a), 48.65 (3) (a) or 938.22 (7) (b), the department shall issue a license under s.
1248.66 (1) or, if applicable, a probationary license under s. 48.69. At the time of initial

1licensure and license renewal, the department shall provide a foster home licensee
2with written information relating to the age-related monthly foster care rates and
3supplemental payments specified in s. 48.62 (4), including payment amounts,
4eligibility requirements for supplemental payments and the procedures for applying
5for supplemental payments.
AB432, s. 2 6Section 2. 48.68 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB432,4,97 48.68 (1r) (a) An application for a license or for renewal of a license to operate
8a child welfare agency or group home shall identify the client group to be served. The
9department shall define "client group" by rule for purposes of this section.
AB432,4,1210 (b) A child welfare agency or group home may not change the client group
11served unless it submits a written application for approval of the change to the
12department and obtains the department's approval.
AB432,4,1513 (c) A child welfare agency or group home may not provide care and maintenance
14for a person who is not a member of the client group identified under par. (a) by the
15child welfare agency or group home.
AB432, s. 3 16Section 3. 48.68 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB432,5,1317 48.68 (3) Within 10 working days after receipt of an application applying for
18initial licensure of a child welfare agency or group home or within 10 working days
19after applying for approval of a change in the client group served
, the department
20applicant shall notify the city, town or village planning commission, or other
21appropriate city, town or village agency if there is no planning commission, of receipt
22submission of the application. The department notification shall request state that
23the planning commission or agency may send to the department, within 30 45 days
24after the date of the notification, a description of any specific hazards which may
25affect the health and safety of the residents of the child welfare agency or group

1home. The applicant shall send a copy of the notification to the department. No
2license may be issued and no approval of a change in the client group served may be
3granted
to a child welfare agency or group home until the 30-day 45-day period has
4expired or until the department receives the response of the planning commission or
5agency, whichever is sooner. In issuing a license or granting approval of a change in
6the client group served,
the department shall give full consideration to such hazards
7determined by the planning commission or agency. Prior to issuing a license or
8granting approval of a change in the client group served, the department shall work
9with the applicant to address each of the hazards described. If the department issues
10a license or approves a change in the client group served, the department shall
11respond in writing to the planning commission or agency addressing each of the
12hazards described and stating why the license was issued or approval granted
13despite the hazards.
AB432, s. 4 14Section 4. 48.68 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB432,5,1915 48.68 (3m) Within 10 working days after submitting an application for
16department approval of a change in the client group served, the applicant shall notify
17the community advisory committee established under sub. (4) or, if there is no
18community advisory committee, shall establish one that conforms to the
19requirements of sub. (4).
AB432, s. 5 20Section 5. 48.68 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB432,6,1421 48.68 (4) Prior to initial licensure of a residential facility operated by a child
22welfare agency or of a group home, the applicant for licensure shall make a good faith
23effort to
establish a community advisory committee consisting of representatives
24from the child welfare agency or proposed group home, appointed by the child welfare
25agency or group home operator, representatives of
the neighborhood in which the

1proposed residential facility or group home will be located and a local unit of
2government
appointed by the mayor or city manager, village president or town board
3chairperson or his or her designee and representatives of the city, village or town
4appointed by the mayor or city manger, village president or town board chairperson
5or his or her designee. A majority of the members of the community advisory
6committee shall be representatives of the neighborhood, and representatives of the
7city, village or town, in which the proposed residential facility or group home will be
8located
. The community advisory committee shall provide a forum for
9communication for those persons interested in the proposed residential facility or
10group home. Any committee established under this subsection shall continue in
11existence after licensure to make recommendations to the licensee regarding the
12impact of the residential facility or group home on the neighborhood. The
13department shall determine compliance with this subsection both prior to and after
14initial licensure.
AB432, s. 6 15Section 6. 48.68 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB432,7,216 48.68 (5) (a) If the city, town or village planning commission, or other
17appropriate city, town or village agency if there is no planning commission, describes
18any specific hazards under sub. (3), if the community advisory committee expresses
19any concerns regarding the impact of the proposed child welfare agency or group
20home or proposed change in the client group served on the neighborhood or if the
21department, following its investigation under sub. (1), has any concerns regarding
22any specific hazards as described in sub. (3) or regarding the impact of the proposed
23child welfare agency or group home or proposed change in the client group served on
24the neighborhood, the department may issue the license or approve the proposed

1change in the client group served subject to any conditions that the department may
2impose to address those specific hazards or concerns.
AB432,7,93 (b) After issuing a license or approving a change in the client group served, the
4department may not change any condition imposed under par. (a) to make that
5condition less stringent unless the department first provides to the city, town or
6village planning commission, or other appropriate city, town or village agency if there
7is no planning commission, notice of the proposed change and an explanation
8showing that the proposed change would not endanger the health or safety of the
9residents of the child welfare agency or group home.
AB432, s. 7 10Section 7. 50.03 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB432,7,1411 50.03 (1g) Unauthorized residents. No person operating or maintaining a
12community-based residential facility may permit any person who is not a member
13of the client group identified under sub. (3) (cm) to become a resident of the
14community-based residential facility.
AB432, s. 8 15Section 8. 50.03 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB432,7,2116 50.03 (3) (cm) An application for a license or for renewal of a license to operate
17a community-based residential facility shall identify the client group to be served.
18The department shall define "client group" by rule for purposes of this section. A
19community-based residential facility may not change the client group served unless
20it submits a written application for approval of the change to the department and
21obtains the department's approval.
AB432, s. 9 22Section 9. 50.03 (4) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB432,8,1623 50.03 (4) (a) 1. b. Except as provided in sub. (4m) (b), the department shall issue
24a license for a community-based residential facility if it finds the applicant to be fit
25and qualified, if it finds that the community-based residential facility meets the

1requirements established by this subchapter, all applicable zoning ordinances and
2the requirements of s. 59.69 (15) (b), 60.63 (1) and (2) or 62.23 (7) (i) 1. and 2.,
3whichever is applicable,
and if the community-based residential facility has paid the
4license fee under s. 50.037 (2) (a). In determining whether to issue a license for a
5community-based residential facility, the department may consider any action by
6the applicant or by an employe of the applicant that constitutes a substantial failure
7by the applicant or employe to protect and promote the health, safety or welfare of
8a resident. The department may deny licensure to or not renew licensure for any
9person who conducted, maintained, operated or permitted to be maintained or
10operated a community-based residential facility for which licensure was revoked.
11The department, or its designee, shall make such inspections and investigations as
12are necessary to determine the conditions existing in each case and shall file written
13reports. Before renewing the license of any community-based residential facility,
14the department shall consider all complaints filed under sub. (2) (f) during the
15current license period and the disposition of each. The department shall promulgate
16rules defining "fit and qualified" for the purposes of this subd. 1. b.
AB432, s. 10 17Section 10. 50.03 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB432,9,1418 50.03 (4) (a) 3. Within 10 working days after receipt of an application applying
19for initial licensure of a community-based residential facility or within 10 working
20days after applying for approval of a change in the client group served
, the
21department applicant shall notify the city, town or village planning commission, or
22other appropriate city, town or village agency if there is no planning commission, of
23receipt submission of the application. The department notification shall request
24state that the planning commission or agency may send to the department, within
2530 after the date of the notification, days a description of any specific hazards which

1may affect the health and safety of the residents of the community-based residential
2facility. The applicant shall send a copy of the notification to the department. No
3license may be granted issued and no approval of a change in the client group served
4may be granted
to a community-based residential facility until the 30-day 45-day
5period has expired or until the department receives the response of the planning
6commission or agency, whichever is sooner. In granting issuing a license or granting
7approval of a change in the client group served,
the department shall give full
8consideration to such hazards determined by the planning commission or agency.
9Prior to issuing a license or granting approval of a change in the client group served,
10the department shall work with the applicant to address each of the hazards
11described. If the department issues a license or approves a change in the client group
12served, the department shall respond in writing to the planning commission or
13agency addressing each of the hazards described and stating why the license was
14issued or approval granted despite the hazards.
AB432, s. 11 15Section 11. 50.03 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB432,9,2016 50.03 (4) (a) 4. Within 10 working days after submitting an application for
17department approval of a change in the client group served, the applicant shall notify
18the community advisory committee established under par. (g) or, if there is no
19community advisory committee, shall establish one that conforms to the
20requirements of par. (g).
AB432, s. 12 21Section 12. 50.03 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB432,9,2522 50.03 (4) (g) Prior to initial licensure of a community-based residential facility,
23the applicant for licensure shall make a good faith effort to establish a community
24advisory committee consisting of representatives from the proposed
25community-based residential facility, appointed by the proposed community-based

1residential facility, representatives of
the neighborhood in which the proposed
2community-based residential facility will be located and a local unit of government
3appointed by the mayor or city manager, village president or town board chairperson
4or his or her designee and representatives of the city, village or town appointed by
5the mayor or city manager, village president or town board chairperson or his or her
6designee. A majority of the members of the community advisory committee shall be
7representatives of the neighborhood, and representatives of the city, village or town,
8in which the proposed community-based residential facility will be located
. The
9community advisory committee shall provide a forum for communication for those
10persons interested in the proposed community-based residential facility. Any
11committee established under this paragraph shall continue in existence after
12licensure to make recommendations to the licensee regarding the impact of the
13community-based residential facility on the neighborhood. The department shall
14determine compliance with this paragraph both prior to and after initial licensure.
AB432, s. 13 15Section 13. 50.03 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB432,11,216 50.03 (4) (h) 1. If the city, town or village planning commission, or other
17appropriate city, town or village agency if there is no planning commission, describes
18any specific hazards under par. (a) 3., if the community advisory committee
19expresses any concerns regarding the impact of the proposed community-based
20residential facility or proposed change in the client group served on the neighborhood
21or if the department, following its investigation under par. (a) 1., has any concerns
22regarding any specific hazards as described in par. (a) 3. or regarding the impact of
23the proposed community-based residential facility or proposed change in the client
24group served on the neighborhood, the department may issue the license or approve

1the proposed change in the client group served subject to any conditions that the
2department may impose to address those specific hazards or concerns.
AB432,11,93 2. After issuing a license or approving a change in the client group served, the
4department may not change any condition imposed under subd. 1. to make that
5condition less stringent unless the department first provides to the city, town or
6village planning commission, or other appropriate city, town or village agency if there
7is no planning commission, notice of the proposed change and an explanation
8showing that the proposed change would not endanger the health or safety of the
9residents of the community-based residential facility.
AB432, s. 14 10Section 14. Initial applicability.
AB432,11,1511 (1) Initial licensure and changes in client group served. The treatment of
12sections 48.68 (1), (1r), (3), (3m), (4) and (5) and 50.03 (3) (cm) and (4) (a) 1. b., 3. and
134., (g) and (h) of the statutes first applies to applications for initial licensure or for
14approval of a change in the client group served received by the department of health
15and family services on the effective date of this subsection.
AB432,11,1616 (End)
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