AB56-ASA1,313,119 3. Through a deduction of $20,101,300 the remainder of the payment after the
10county's contribution under subds. 1. and 2.
from any state payment due that county
11under s. 79.035, 79.04, or 79.08 as provided in par. (b).
AB56-ASA1,523 12Section 523 . 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,313,1613 48.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569
14(1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $70,211,100 $80,125,200 in
15fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $74,308,000 $101,145,500 in fiscal year 2018-19
162020-21.
AB56-ASA1,524 17Section 524 . 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,314,718 48.57 (1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children and the
19expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
20those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
21homes, placing those children in licensed foster homes or group homes in this state
22or similar facilities regulated in another state within a reasonable proximity to the
23agency with legal custody, placing those children in the homes of guardians under
24s. 48.977 (2), placing those children in a qualifying residential family-based
25treatment facility, or in a similar facility regulated in another state,
or contracting

1for services for those children by licensed child welfare agencies in this state or a
2child welfare agency regulated in another state
, except that the county department
3may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs
4unless the county department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the
5state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public
6education program is not available. Disputes between the county department and
7the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB56-ASA1,525 8Section 525 . 48.57 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,314,129 48.57 (3) (a) 4. Is living in a foster home, group home, residential care center
10for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home, qualifying residential
11family-based treatment facility, or a similar facility regulated in another state
or in
12a supervised independent living arrangement.
AB56-ASA1,526m 13Section 526m. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,314,2214 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
15(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
16than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
17under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
18to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
19more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $238 $254 per month
20beginning on January 1, 2018, and $244 per month beginning on January 1, 2019
212020, to a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a child if
22all of the following conditions are met:
AB56-ASA1,527m 23Section 527m. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,315,724 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
25(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less

1than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
2under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
3to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
4more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in the amount of
5$238 $254 per month beginning on January 1, 2018, and $244 per month beginning
6on January 1, 2019
2020, to a long-term kinship care relative who is providing care
7and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are met:
AB56-ASA1,528m 8Section 528m. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,316,39 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
10rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, the rates are
11$238 $254 for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home
12that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under
13sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified
14to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care, $394 $420 for a
15child under 5 years of age; $431 $460 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $490 $522 for
16a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $511 $545 for a child 15 years of age or over.
17Beginning on January 1, 2019, the rates are $244 for care and maintenance provided
18for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to provide level one care, as
19defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance
20provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at a level of care that is
21higher than level one care, $404 for a child under 5 years of age; $442 for a child 5
22to 11 years of age; $502 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $524 for a child 15 years
23of age or over.
In addition to these grants for basic maintenance, the department,
24county department, or licensed child welfare agency shall make supplemental
25payments for foster care to a foster home that is receiving an age-related rate under

1this subsection that are commensurate with the level of care that the foster home is
2certified to provide and the needs of the child who is placed in the foster home
3according to the rules promulgated by the department under sub. (8) (c).
AB56-ASA1,529 4Section 529 . 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,316,115 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
6shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The county department
7shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8p) or 48.569 (1)
8(d). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances
9specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall provide the monthly
10payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide those payments from
11the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) (cx) and (pd) (mx).
AB56-ASA1,530 12Section 530 . 48.63 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,316,1813 48.63 (1) (bm) Acting under a voluntary agreement, a child's parent, the
14department, or a county department may place the child in a qualifying residential
15family-based treatment facility with a parent, if such a placement is recommended
16in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38 (4) (em) before the placement is made.
17A placement under this paragraph may not exceed 180 days from the date on which
18the child was removed from the home under the voluntary agreement.
AB56-ASA1,531 19Section 531 . 48.63 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,317,320 48.63 (1) (c) Voluntary agreements may be made only under par. (a) or, (b), or
21(bm)
or sub. (5) (b), shall be in writing, shall state whether the child has been adopted,
22and shall specifically state that the agreement may be terminated at any time by the
23parent, guardian, or Indian custodian or by the child if the child's consent to the
24agreement is required. In the case of an Indian child who is placed under par. (a) or,
25(b), or (bm) by the voluntary agreement of the Indian child's parent or Indian

1custodian, the voluntary consent of the parent or Indian custodian to the placement
2shall be given as provided in s. 48.028 (5) (a). The child's consent to an agreement
3under par. (a) or, (b), or (bm) is required whenever the child is 12 years of age or older.
AB56-ASA1,532 4Section 532 . 48.645 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,317,145 48.645 (1) (a) The child is living in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 if a
6license is required under that section, in a foster home located within the boundaries
7of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the
8reservation, in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, in a subsidized guardianship
9home under s. 48.623, in a residential care center for children and youth licensed
10under s. 48.60, with a parent in a qualifying residential family-based treatment
11facility,
or in a supervised independent living arrangement and has been placed in
12that home, center, or arrangement by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22,
13or 46.23, by the department, or by a governing body of an Indian tribe in this state
14under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
AB56-ASA1,532c 15Section 532c. 48.645 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,317,2416 48.645 (2) (a) 2. A county or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
17the department, on behalf of a child in the legal custody of a county department under
18s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) or on behalf of a child
19who was removed from the home of a relative as a result of a judicial determination
20that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare
21for any reason when the child is placed in a licensed residential care center for
22children and youth or a qualifying residential family-based treatment center by the
23county department or the department. Reimbursement shall be made by the state
24as provided in subd. 1.
AB56-ASA1,532d 25Section 532d. 48.645 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,318,11
148.645 (2) (a) 3. A county or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
2the department, when the child is placed in a licensed foster home, group home, or
3residential care center for children and youth, or a qualifying residential
4family-based treatment facility,
in a subsidized guardianship home, or in a
5supervised independent living arrangement by a licensed child welfare agency or by
6a governing body of an Indian tribe in this state or by its designee, if the child is in
7the legal custody of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the
8department under s. 48.48 (17) or if the child was removed from the home of a relative
9as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of the relative
10would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the placement is made
11under an agreement with the county department or the department.
AB56-ASA1,532e 12Section 532e. 48.645 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,318,2113 48.645 (2) (a) 4. A licensed foster home, group home, or residential care center
14for children and youth, or a qualifying residential family-based treatment facility
15or a subsidized guardianship home when the child is in the custody or guardianship
16of the state, when the child is a ward of a tribal court in this state and the placement
17is made under an agreement between the department and the governing body of the
18Indian tribe of the tribal court, or when the child was part of the state's direct service
19case load and was removed from the home of a relative as a result of a judicial
20determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the
21child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department.
AB56-ASA1,534 22Section 534 . 48.651 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,319,1123 48.651 (3) (a) If a child care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted of a
24serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1)
25(ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the
person subject

1to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a
child
2care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for
3committing a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), on or after his or her 10th
4birthday,
or if the department provides written notice of a decision under s. 48.686
5(4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident person is ineligible
6for certification, employment, or residence to operate, work at, or reside at the child
7care provider, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
8a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2) shall revoke the
9certification of the child care provider immediately upon providing written notice of
10revocation and the grounds for revocation and an explanation of the process for
11appealing the revocation.
AB56-ASA1,535 12Section 535 . 48.651 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,320,213 48.651 (3) (b) If a child care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of
14a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime,
15as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a
16nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the
person subject to a
17background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a
child
18care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of a pending criminal charge or
19delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or
20after his or her 10th birthday
, the department in a county having a population of
21750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2)
22shall immediately suspend the certification of the child care provider until the
23department, county department, or agency obtains information regarding the final
24disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not

1ineligible to be certified under sub. (1) operate, work at, or reside at the child care
2provider
.
AB56-ASA1,536 3Section 536 . 48.685 (1) (ao) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,320,54 48.685 (1) (ao) “Congregate care facility” means a group home, shelter care
5facility, or residential care center for children and youth.
AB56-ASA1,537 6Section 537 . 48.685 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,320,107 48.685 (1) (ap) “Congregate care worker” means an adult who works in a
8congregate care facility. “Congregate care worker” includes a person who has or is
9seeking a license to operate a congregate care facility and does not include an unpaid
10volunteer.
AB56-ASA1,538 11Section 538 . 48.685 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,320,1612 48.685 (1) (c) 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19
13(2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295,
14942.09 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05,
15948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am),
16948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (2), 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53.
AB56-ASA1,539 17Section 539 . 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,321,518 48.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
19under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. and (bm) 5., 48.75 (1m), and 48.979
20(1) (b) regarding any denial to the person of a license, or continuation or renewal of
21a license to operate an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an
22entity, for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the
23person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or of
24permission to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason
25specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained under this subdivision

1indicates that the person has been denied a license, or continuation or renewal of a
2license, payments, employment, a contract, or permission to reside as described in
3this subdivision, the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency
4need not obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4., and the department need
5not obtain a fingerprint-based background check under par. (ba).
AB56-ASA1,540 6Section 540 . 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,321,117 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.) Every entity shall obtain all of the following with respect
8to a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am. of the entity and, with respect to
9a nonclient resident of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am., and with respect
10to a congregate care worker, except a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b.,
of the
11entity:
AB56-ASA1,541 12Section 541 . 48.685 (2) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,321,1913 48.685 (2) (ba) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
14or (b) is a congregate care worker, the department shall obtain a fingerprint-based
15check of the national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3)
16(A), unless the search has been terminated under par. (am) 5. or (b) 5m. The
17department, county department, or child welfare agency may release any
18information obtained under this paragraph only as permitted under 32 USC 20962
19(e).
AB56-ASA1,542 20Section 542 . 48.685 (2) (bb) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,322,1221 48.685 (2) (bb) If information obtained under par. (am) or, (b), or (ba) indicates
22a charge of a serious crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final
23disposition of the charge, the department, county department, child welfare agency,
24or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to determine
25the final disposition of the charge. If a background information form under sub. (6)

1(a) or (am) indicates a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but information
2obtained under par. (am) or, (b) , or (ba) does not indicate such a charge or conviction,
3the department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every
4reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal
5complaint and the final disposition of the complaint. If information obtained under
6par. (am) or, (b), or (ba), a background information form under sub. (6) (a) or (am),
7or any other information indicates a conviction of a violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195,
8940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 (1), or 947.013 obtained not more than 5 years before
9the date on which that information was obtained, the department, county
10department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to
11contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and judgment
12of conviction relating to that violation.
AB56-ASA1,543 13Section 543 . 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,322,2214 48.685 (2) (bg) If an entity employs or contracts with a caregiver or congregate
15care worker
for whom, within the last year, the information required under par. (b)
161m. to 3m. and 5m. has already been obtained by another entity, the entity may
17obtain that information from that other entity, which shall provide the information,
18if possible, to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information
19required under par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m. from another entity or if an entity has
20reasonable grounds to believe that any information obtained from another entity is
21no longer accurate, the entity shall obtain that information from the sources
22specified in par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m.
AB56-ASA1,544 23Section 544 . 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,323,1724 48.685 (2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
25or (b) is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 5 years preceding the

1date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or if the
2department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity determines that the
3person's employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for
4further investigation, the department, county department, child welfare agency, or
5entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state or other United States
6jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident within the 5 years
7preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent to the information
8specified in par. (am) 1. or (b) 1m. The department, county department, child welfare
9agency, or entity may require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards,
10each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies
11approved by law enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for
12the submission of the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the
13federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
14fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
15The department, county department, or child welfare agency may not use any
16information obtained under this paragraph for any purpose other than a search of
17the person's background under par. (am) or (b).
AB56-ASA1,545 18Section 545 . 48.685 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,319 48.685 (2) (c) 1. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
20is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or is seeking relicensure after
21a break in licensure, the department, county department, or child welfare agency
22shall request under 42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (b) a fingerprint-based check of the
23national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3) (A). If that
24person is seeking subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6), the
25department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or county department

1shall request that fingerprint-based check. The department, county department, or
2child welfare agency may release any information obtained under this subdivision
3only as permitted under 42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (e).
AB56-ASA1,546 4Section 546 . 48.685 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,85 48.685 (2) (d) Every entity shall maintain, or shall contract with another
6person to maintain, the most recent background information obtained on a caregiver
7or congregate care worker under par. (b). The information shall be made available
8for inspection by authorized persons, as defined by the department by rule.
AB56-ASA1,547 9Section 547 . 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,1410 48.685 (3) (b) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity
11considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
12(b) 1m. to 5m. for all persons who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am.
13of the entity and for all nonclient residents of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1.
14am. of the entity
subject to sub. (2) (b).
AB56-ASA1,548 15Section 548 . 48.685 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,1816 48.685 (3) (c) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the
17department considers appropriate, the department shall obtain the information
18specified in sub. (2) (ba) for all persons who are congregate care workers.
AB56-ASA1,549 19Section 549 . 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,2420 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or
21adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for committing a serious
22crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency
23petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her
2410th birthday
.
AB56-ASA1,550 25Section 550 . 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,325,5
148.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in
2sub. (5), an entity may not employ or contract with a caregiver specified in sub. (1)
3(ag) 1. a. or am. or a congregate care worker or permit a nonclient resident to reside
4at the entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity if the
5entity knows or should have known any of the following:
AB56-ASA1,551 6Section 551 . 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,325,117 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or
8adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for committing a serious
9crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency
10petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her
1110th birthday
.
AB56-ASA1,552 12Section 552 . 48.685 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,213 48.685 (4m) (c) If the background information form completed by a person
14under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed or
15contracted with for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5., an entity may employ or
16contract with the person for not more than 45 days pending the receipt of the
17information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b) and (ba). If the background information
18form completed by a person under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not
19ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity or with a caregiver specified in sub.
20(1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5. and if an entity otherwise has
21no reason to believe that the person is ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity
22or with that caregiver for any of those reasons, the entity may permit the person to
23reside at the entity or with the caregiver for not more than 45 days pending receipt
24of the information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b) and (ba). An entity shall provide

1supervision for a person who is employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside as
2permitted under this paragraph.
AB56-ASA1,553 3Section 553 . 48.685 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,84 48.685 (4m) (d) If the department learns that a caregiver, congregate care
5worker,
or nonclient resident is the subject of a pending investigation for a crime or
6offense that, under this subsection or sub. (5), could result in a bar to employment
7as a caregiver or residence being a caregiver, working, or residing at an entity, the
8department may notify the entity of the pending investigation.
AB56-ASA1,554 9Section 554 . 48.685 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,1910 48.685 (5m) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department may refuse to license
11a person to operate an entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may
12refuse to license a foster home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a
13population of 750,000 or more or a county department may refuse to provide
14subsidized guardianship payments to a person under s. 48.623 (6), and an entity may
15refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or congregate care worker or permit a
16nonclient resident to reside at the entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag)
171. am. of the entity if the person has been convicted of an offense that is not a serious
18crime, but that is, in the estimation of the department, county department, child
19welfare agency, or entity, substantially related to the care of a client.
AB56-ASA1,555 20Section 555 . 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,2521 48.685 (6) (am) Every 4 years an entity shall require all of its caregivers and
22all
, nonclient residents of the entity or of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am.
23of the entity
, congregate care workers, and nonclient residents of a caregiver
24specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am.
to complete a background information form that is
25provided to the entity by the department.
AB56-ASA1,556
1Section 556. 48.685 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,102 48.685 (8) The department, the department of health services, a county
3department, or a child welfare agency may charge a fee for obtaining the information
4required under sub. (2) (am) or (3) (a), for providing information to an entity to enable
5the entity to comply with sub. (2) (b) or (3) (b), or for obtaining and submitting
6fingerprints under sub. (2) (ba) or (bm) or (3) (c). The fee may not exceed the
7reasonable cost of obtaining the information or of obtaining and submitting
8fingerprints. No fee may be charged to a nurse aide, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (d),
9for obtaining or maintaining information or for obtaining and submitting
10fingerprints if to do so would be inconsistent with federal law.
AB56-ASA1,557 11Section 557 . 48.686 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,1412 48.686 (1) (ac) “Approval” means a child care center license under s. 48.65, a
13child care provider certification under s. 48.651, or a contract with a child care
14provider under s. 120.13 (14).
AB56-ASA1,558 15Section 558 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1,559 16Section 559 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. of the statutes is renumbered 48.686 (1) (ag)
171. and amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,1918 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. An employee or independent contractor of a child care
19program who is involved in the care or supervision of clients.
AB56-ASA1,560 20Section 560 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. b. of the statutes is renumbered 48.686 (1) (ag)
211m. and amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,2422 48.686 (1) (ag) 1m. Involved in the care or supervision of clients of a child care
23program or
A person who has direct contact and unsupervised access to clients of a
24child care program.
AB56-ASA1,561 25Section 561 . 48.686 (1) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1,562
1Section 562. 48.686 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,328,42 48.686 (1) (bm) “Nonclient resident” “Household member" means a person who
3is age 10 or older, who resides, or is expected to reside, at a child care program, and
4who is not a client of the child care program or caregiver.
AB56-ASA1,563 5Section 563 . 48.686 (1) (bo) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,328,66 48.686 (1) (bo) “Licensing entity” means all of the following:
AB56-ASA1,328,77 1. The department when licensing a child care center under s. 48.65.
AB56-ASA1,328,108 2. The department in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, a county
9department, or an agency or Indian tribe contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) when
10certifying a child care provider under s. 48.651.
AB56-ASA1,328,1211 3. A school board when contracting with a child care provider under s. 120.13
12(14).
AB56-ASA1,564 13Section 564 . 48.686 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
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