AB566,43 22Section 43. 48.981 (3) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.981 (3) (c) 1. a. Immediately after receiving a report under par. (a), the
2agency shall evaluate the report to determine whether there is reason to suspect that
3a caregiver has abused or neglected the child, has threatened the child with abuse
4or neglect, or has facilitated or failed to take action to prevent the suspected or
5threatened abuse or neglect of the child. Except as provided in sub. (3m), if the
6agency determines that a caregiver is suspected of abuse or neglect or of threatened
7abuse or neglect of the child, determines that a caregiver is suspected of facilitating
8or failing to take action to prevent the suspected or threatened abuse or neglect of
9the child, or cannot determine who abused or neglected the child identify an
10individual who is suspected of abuse or neglect or of threatened abuse or neglect of
11the child
, within 24 hours after receiving the report the agency shall, in accordance
12with the authority granted to the department under s. 48.48 (17) (a) 1. or the county
13department under s. 48.57 (1) (a), initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the
14child is in need of protection or services. If the agency determines that a person who
15is not a caregiver is suspected of abuse or of threatened abuse, the agency may, in
16accordance with that authority, initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the
17child is in need or protection or services. Within 24 hours after receiving a report
18under par. (a) of suspected unborn child abuse, the agency, in accordance with that
19authority, shall initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the unborn child is
20in need of protection or services. An investigation under this subd. 1. a. shall be
21conducted in accordance with standards established by the department for
22conducting child abuse and neglect investigations or unborn child abuse
23investigations.
Note: Under current law, if an agency that investigates a report of alleged child
abuse or neglect cannot determine who abused or neglected the child, the agency must
initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the child is in need of protection or services

within 24 hours after receiving the report. This Section instead requires an
investigation to be initiated within 24 hours after receiving such a report if the agency
cannot identify an individual who is suspected of abuse or neglect or of threatened abuse
or neglect of the child.
AB566,44 1Section 44. 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,26,102 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. If the Wisconsin works agency determines that basic
3education would facilitate the individual's efforts to maintain employment,
4participate
Participate in basic education, including an English as a 2nd language
5course; literacy tutoring; or a course of study meeting the standards established by
6the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of
7a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation, if the department or the
8county department or agency determining eligibility determines that basic
9education would facilitate the individual's efforts to maintain employment
. An
10individual may receive aid under this subdivision for up to 2 years.
AB566,45 11Section 45. 49.155 (1m) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,26,1712 49.155 (1m) (a) 5. Participate in a course of study at a technical college, or
13participate in educational courses that provide an employment skill, as determined
14by the department, if the Wisconsin works department or the county department or
15agency determining eligibility determines that the course or courses would facilitate
16the individual's efforts to maintain employment. An individual may receive aid
17under this subdivision for up to 2 years.
Note: Provides that the Department of Children and Families or a county
department or agency may determine for purposes of eligibility for a Wisconsin Shares
child care subsidy that certain educational activities would facilitate the individual's
efforts to maintain employment. This change reflects that, under current law, the
department or a county department or agency with which the department contracts
determines eligibility for the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program.
AB566,46 18Section 46. 49.854 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,27,2019 49.854 (5) (f) Hearings. A hearing requested under par. (d) 6. shall be
20conducted before the circuit court rendering the order to pay support. Within 45

1business days after receiving a request for hearing under par. (d) 6., the court shall
2conduct the hearing. A circuit court commissioner may conduct the hearing. The
3hearing shall be limited to a review of whether the account holder owes the amount
4of support certified and whether any alternative payment arrangement offered by
5the department or the county child support agency is reasonable. If the court or
6circuit court commissioner makes a written determination that an alternative
7payment arrangement offered by the department or county child support agency is
8not reasonable, the court or circuit court commissioner may order an alternative
9payment arrangement. If the court or circuit court commissioner orders an
10alternative payment arrangement, the court or circuit court commissioner shall
11order the department to instruct the financial institution to release all or a portion
12of the funds. If the court or circuit court commissioner determines that the account
13holder does not owe support or owes less than the amount claimed by the
14department, the court shall order the department to return the seized funds instruct
15the financial institution to release the funds in the account
or the excess of the seized
16those funds over the amount of the delinquency to the account holder. If a circuit
17court commissioner conducts the hearing under this paragraph, the department or
18the obligor may, within 15 business days after the date that the circuit court
19commissioner makes his or her decision, request review of the decision by the court
20with jurisdiction over the action.
Note: In a hearing relating to a levy against a delinquent obligor's financial
account, provides that the court may order the department to instruct the financial
institution to release all or a portion of the funds, instead of ordering the department to
release the funds.
AB566,47 21Section 47. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,28,922 69.15 (3) (b) 3. Except as provided under par. (c), if the state registrar receives
23a statement acknowledging paternity on a form prescribed by the state registrar and

1signed by both parents, and by a parent or legal guardian of any parent who is neither
2of whom was
under the age of 18 years when the form was signed, along with the fee
3under s. 69.22, the state registrar shall insert the name of the father under subd. 1.
4The state registrar shall mark the certificate to show that the form is on file. The
5form shall be available to the department of children and families or a county child
6support agency under s. 59.53 (5) pursuant to the program responsibilities under s.
749.22 or to any other person with a direct and tangible interest in the record. The
8state registrar shall include on the form for the acknowledgment the information in
9s. 767.805 and the items in s. 767.813 (5g).
Note: Modifies the statute relating to inserting the name of a father on a birth
certificate pursuant to an acknowledgment of paternity so that it is consistent with
current law, under which a minor father may not sign an acknowledgment of paternity.
AB566,48 10Section 48 . 69.15 (3m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,28,1511 69.15 (3m) (a) 3. Except as provided in subd. 4., the The person rescinding the
12statement files the document under subd. 2. before the day on which a court or circuit
13court commissioner makes an order in an action affecting the family involving the
14man who signed the statement and the child who is the subject of the statement or
15before 60 days elapse after the statement was filed, whichever occurs first.
AB566,49 16Section 49. 69.15 (3m) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB566,50 17Section 50 . 69.15 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,28,2218 69.15 (3m) (b) If the state registrar, within the time required under par. (a) 3.
19or 4., whichever is appropriate, receives a document prescribed by the state registrar
20for rescinding a statement acknowledging paternity under sub. (3) (b) 3., along with
21the proper fee under s. 69.22, the state registrar shall prepare under sub. (6) a new
22certificate omitting the father's name if it was inserted under sub. (3) (b).

Note: Sections 48 and 50 modify the statute relating to rescinding a statement
acknowledging paternity so that it is consistent with current law, under which a minor
father may not sign a statement acknowledging paternity.
AB566,51 1Section 51. 767.805 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,29,52 767.805 (3) (b) Except as provided in s. 767.407, in an action specified in par.
3(a) the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the child and shall appoint a
4guardian ad litem for a party who is a minor, unless the minor party is represented
5by an attorney
.
Note: Removes a reference to appointing a guardian ad litem for a minor party in
an action to establish child custody and placement for a father who has acknowledged
paternity because a minor may not acknowledge paternity under current law.
AB566,52 6Section 52. 767.813 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,29,97 767.813 (5) (a) 4. You are also notified that interference with the custody of a
8child is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to 5 3 years
9and 6 months. Section 948.31, stats.
Note: Changes the form for a summons in a paternity action to correctly reflect
that interfering with the custody of a child may be punished by imprisonment not to
exceed 3 years and 6 months instead of 5 years.
AB566,53 10Section 53. 767.865 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB566,29,1611 767.865 (1) (a) The personal representative or, if there is no personal
12representative, a guardian ad litem appointed in accordance with par. (b) may
13appear for a deceased respondent whenever an appearance by the respondent is
14required. The summons and petition shall be served on the deceased respondent's
15personal representative of and or guardian ad litem for the deceased respondent, as
16the case may be,
under s. 767.813 (3) (4).
Note: Provides that in a paternity action in which the respondent is deceased,
either the personal representative or the guardian ad litem for the deceased respondent
must be served with the summons and petition. Under current law, a personal
representative or a guardian ad litem may appear for a deceased respondent; however,
current law requires both to be served with the summons or petition. Also corrects a
cross-reference.
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