48.685(1)(c)2.
2. A violation of
s. 940.01,
940.02,
940.03,
940.05,
940.12,
940.19 (2),
(4),
(5) or
(6),
940.22 (2) or
(3),
940.225 (1),
(2) or
(3),
940.285 (2),
940.29,
940.295,
942.09 (2),
948.02 (1) or
(2),
948.025,
948.03 (2),
948.05,
948.051,
948.055,
948.06,
948.07,
948.08,
948.085,
948.11 (2) (a) or
(am),
948.12,
948.13,
948.21 (1),
948.30, or
948.53.
48.685(1)(c)3m.
3m. For purposes of licensing a person to operate a day [child] care center under
s. 48.65, certifying a day [child] care provider under
s. 48.651, or contracting with a person under
s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day [child] care center, or of permitting a person to be a caregiver or nonclient resident of such a day [child] care center or day [child] care provider, any violation listed in
subds. 1. to
3. or
sub. (5) (br) 1. to
7.
48.685 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets.
2009 Wis. Act 76 created subd. 3m. with the references to "day care" and
2009 Wis. Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care" without taking Act 76 into account. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(1)(c)4.
4. A violation of the law of any other state or United States jurisdiction that would be a violation listed in
subd. 1.,
2.,,
3., or
3m. if committed in this state.
48.685(2)(am)(am) The department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare agency, or a school board shall obtain all of the following with respect to a caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. b., a nonclient resident of an entity, and a person under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who is a caregiver of a child care center that is licensed under
s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
s. 120.13 (14) or of a child care provider that is certified under
s. 48.651:
48.685 Note
NOTE: Par. (am) (intro.) is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
48.685(2)(am)1.
1. A criminal history search from the records maintained by the department of justice.
48.685(2)(am)3.
3. Information maintained by the department of regulation and licensing regarding the status of the person's credentials, if applicable.
48.685(2)(am)4.
4. Information maintained by the department regarding any substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect against the person.
48.685(2)(am)5.
5. Information maintained by the department of health services under this section and under
ss. 48.651 (2m),
48.75 (1m), and
120.13 (14) regarding any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal of a license, certification, or a contract to operate an entity for a reason specified in
sub. (4m) (a) 1. to
5. and regarding any denial to the person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity for a reason specified in
sub. (4m) (b) 1. to
5. If the information obtained under this subdivision indicates that the person has been denied a license, continuation or renewal of a license, certification, a contract, employment, or permission to reside as described in this subdivision, the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare agency, or a school board need not obtain the information specified in
subds. 1. to
4.
48.685(2)(ar)
(ar) In addition to obtaining the information specified in
par. (am) with respect to a person who has, or is seeking, a license to operate a day [child] care center under
s. 48.65, certification as a day [child] care provider under
s. 48.651, or a contract under
s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day [child] care center, a nonclient resident of such an entity, or a person under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who is a caregiver of such an entity, the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), or a school board shall obtain information that is contained in the sex offender registry under
s. 301.45 regarding whether the person has committed a sex offense that is a serious crime.
48.685 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets.
2009 Wis. Act 76 created par. (ar) with the references to "day care" and
2009 Wis. Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care" without taking Act 76 into account. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(2)(b)1.a.
a. A criminal history search from the records maintained by the department of justice.
48.685(2)(b)1.c.
c. Information maintained by the department of regulation and licensing regarding the status of the person's credentials, if applicable.
48.685(2)(b)1.d.
d. Information maintained by the department regarding any substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect against the person.
48.685(2)(b)1.e.
e. Information maintained by the department of health services under this section and under
ss. 48.651 (2m),
48.75 (1m), and
120.13 (14) regarding any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal of a license, certification, or a contract to operate an entity for a reason specified in
sub. (4m) (a) 1. to
5. and regarding any denial to the person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity for a reason specified in
sub. (4m) (b) 1. to
5. If the information obtained under this
subd. 1. e. indicates that the person has been denied a license, continuation or renewal of a license, certification, a contract, employment, or permission to reside as described in this
subd. 1. e., the entity need not obtain the information specified in
subd. 1. a. to
d.
48.685(2)(b)2.
2. In addition to obtaining the information specified in
subd. 1. with respect to a caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of a day [child] care center that is licensed under
s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
s. 120.13 (14) or of a day [child] care provider that is certified under
s. 48.651, the day [child] care center or day [child] care provider shall obtain information that is contained in the sex offender registry under
s. 301.45 regarding whether the person has committed a sex offense that is a serious crime.
48.685 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets.
2009 Wis. Act 76 created subd. 2. with the references to "day care" and
2009 Wis. Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care" without taking Act 76 into account. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(2)(b)4.
4. Subdivisions 1. and
2. do not apply with respect to a nonclient resident or person under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who is a caregiver of a child care center that is licensed under
s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
s. 120.13 (14) or of a child care provider that is certified under
s. 48.651 and with respect to whom the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), or a school board is required under
par. (am) (intro.) to obtain the information specified in
par. (am) 1. to
5.
48.685 Note
NOTE: Subd. 4. is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
48.685(2)(bb)
(bb) If information obtained under
par. (am) or
(b) 1. indicates a charge of a serious crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final disposition of the charge, the department, county department, agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), child welfare agency, school board, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to determine the final disposition of the charge. If a background information form under
sub. (6) (a) or
(am) indicates a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but information obtained under
par. (am) or
(b) 1. does not indicate such a charge or conviction, the department, county department, agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), child welfare agency, school board, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and the final disposition of the complaint. If information obtained under
par. (am) or
(b) 1., a background information form under
sub. (6) (a) or
(am), or any other information indicates a conviction of a violation of
s. 940.19 (1),
940.195,
940.20,
941.30,
942.08,
947.01, or
947.013 obtained not more than 5 years before the date on which that information was obtained, the department, county department, agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), child welfare agency, school board, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and judgment of conviction relating to that violation.
48.685(2)(bd)
(bd) Notwithstanding
pars. (am) and
(b) 1., the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare agency, or a school board is not required to obtain the information specified in
par. (am) 1. to
5., and an entity is not required to obtain the information specified in
par. (b) 1. a. to
e., with respect to a person under 18 years of age whose background information form under
sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside at an entity for a reason specified in
sub. (4m) (b) 1. to
5. and with respect to whom the department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, school board, or entity otherwise has no reason to believe that the person is ineligible to be employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside at an entity for any of those reasons. This paragraph does not preclude the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare agency, or a school board from obtaining, at its discretion, the information specified in
par. (am) 1. to
5. with respect to a person described in this paragraph who is a nonclient resident or a prospective nonclient resident of an entity.
48.685(2)(bg)
(bg) If an entity employs or contracts with a caregiver for whom, within the last year, the information required under
par. (b) 1. a. to
c. and
e. has already been obtained by another entity, the entity may obtain that information from that other entity, which shall provide the information, if possible, to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information required under
par. (b) 1. a. to
c. and
e. from another entity or if an entity has reasonable grounds to believe that any information obtained from another entity is no longer accurate, the entity shall obtain that information from the sources specified in
par. (b) 1. a. to
c. and
e.
48.685(2)(bm)
(bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under
par. (am),
(ar), or
(b) 1. is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 3 years preceding the date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or if the department, county department, agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), child welfare agency, school board, or entity determines that the person's employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation, the department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, school board, or entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state or other United States jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident within the 3 years preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent to the information specified in
par. (am) 1.,
(ar), or
(b) 1. a. The department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, school board, or entity may require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
48.685(2)(c)1.1. If the person who is the subject of the search under
par. (am) is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or treatment foster home or is seeking relicensure after a break in licensure, the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall request under
42 USC 16962 (b) a fingerprint-based check of the national crime information databases, as defined in
28 USC 534 (f) (3) (A). The department, county department, or child welfare agency may release any information obtained under this subdivision only as permitted under
42 USC 16962 (e).
Effective date note
NOTE: Subd. 1. is amended by
2009 Wis. Act 28 eff. the date stated in the notice provided by the secretary of children and families and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 48.62 (9) to read:
Effective date text
1. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am) is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or is seeking relicensure after a break in licensure, the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall request under 42 USC 16962 (b) a fingerprint-based check of the national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3) (A). The department, county department, or child welfare agency may release any information obtained under this subdivision only as permitted under 42 USC 16962 (e).
48.685(2)(c)2.
2. If the person who is the subject of the search under
par. (am) is seeking a license to operate a foster home or treatment foster home or is an adult nonclient resident of the foster home or treatment foster home and if the person is not, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the search has not been, a resident of this state, the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall check any child abuse or neglect registry maintained by any state or other U.S. jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident within those 5 years for information that is equivalent to the information specified in
par. (am) 4. The department, county department, or child welfare agency may not use any information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose other than a search of the person's background under
par. (am).
Effective date note
NOTE: Subd. 2. is amended by
2009 Wis. Act 28 eff. the date stated in the notice provided by the secretary of children and families and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 48.62 (9) to read:
Effective date text
2. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am) is seeking a license to operate a foster home or is an adult nonclient resident of the foster home and if the person is not, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the search has not been, a resident of this state, the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall check any child abuse or neglect registry maintained by any state or other U.S. jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident within those 5 years for information that is equivalent to the information specified in par. (am) 4. The department, county department, or child welfare agency may not use any information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose other than a search of the person's background under par. (am).
48.685(2)(d)
(d) Every entity shall maintain, or shall contract with another person to maintain, the most recent background information obtained on a caregiver under
par. (b). The information shall be made available for inspection by authorized persons, as defined by the department by rule.
48.685(3)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (am), every 4 years or at any time within that period that the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency considers appropriate, the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall request the information specified in
sub. (2) (am) 1. to
5. for all caregivers specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed, certified, or contracted to operate an entity and for all persons who are nonclient residents of such a caregiver. [child child]
48.685 Note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i). The language in brackets was inserted by
2009 Wis. Act 185 but rendered surplusage by the treatment of
2009 Wis. Act 76. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(3)(am)1.1. Every 3 months or at any time within that period that the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), or a school board considers appropriate, the department, county department, contracted agency, or school board shall request the information specified in
sub. (2) (am) 1. to
5. and
(ar) for all caregivers specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed under
s. 48.65 to operate a day [child] care center, certified as a day [child] care provider under
s. 48.651, or contracted under
s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day [child] care center. Beginning on January 1, 2011, and annually after that, the department shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
s. 13.172 (3) describing the information collected under this subdivision, specifically any information indicating that a caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. is ineligible under
sub. (4m) (a) to be licensed under
s. 48.65 to operate a day [child] care center, certified under
s. 48.651 as a child care provider, or contracted under
s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day [child] care center, and describing any action taken in response to the receipt of information under this subdivision indicating that such a caregiver is so ineligible.
48.685 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets.
2009 Wis. Act 76 created subd. 1. with the references to "day care" and
2009 Wis. Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care" without taking Act 76 into account. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(3)(am)2.
2. Every year or at any time within that period that the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), or a school board considers appropriate, the department, county department, contracted agency, or school board shall request the information specified in
sub. (2) (am) 1. to
5. and
(ar) for all persons who are nonclient residents of a caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. and for all persons under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who are caregivers specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of such a caregiver.
48.685(3)(b)
(b) Subject to
par. (bm), every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in
sub. (2) (b) 1. a. to
e. for all persons who are caregivers specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of the entity. [child child]
48.685 Note
NOTE: Par. (b) is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i). The language in brackets was inserted by
2009 Wis. Act 185 but rendered surplusage by the treatment by
2009 Wis. Act 76. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(3)(bm)
(bm) Every year or at any time within that period that a day [child] care center that is licensed under
s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
s. 120.13 (14) or a day [child] care provider that is certified under
s. 48.651 considers appropriate, the day [child] care center or day [child] care provider shall request the information specified in
sub. (2) (b) 1. a. to
e. and
2. for all persons who are caregivers specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of the day [child] care center or day [child] care provider who are 18 years of age or over.
48.685 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets.
2009 Wis. Act 76 created par. (bm) with the references to "day care" and
2009 Wis. Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care" without taking Act 76 into account. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(3m)
(3m) Notwithstanding
subs. (2) (b) 1. and
(3) (b), if the department, a county department, an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare agency, or a school board has obtained the information required under
sub. (2) (am) or
(3) (a) or
(am) with respect to a person who is a caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. and that person is also an employee, contractor, or nonclient resident of an entity, the entity is not required to obtain the information specified in
sub. (2) (b) 1. or
(3) (b) with respect to that person.
48.685(4)
(4) An entity that violates
sub. (2),
(3) or
(4m) (b) may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 and may be subject to other sanctions specified by the department by rule.
48.685(4m)(a)(a) Notwithstanding
s. 111.335, and except as provided in
par. (ad) and
sub. (5), the department may not license, or continue or renew the license of, a person to operate an entity, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2) may not certify a child care provider under
s. 48.651, a county department or a child welfare agency may not license, or renew the license of, a foster home or treatment foster home under
s. 48.62, and a school board may not contract with a person under
s. 120.13 (14), if the department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, or school board knows or should have known any of the following:
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) (intro.) is repealed and recreated by
2009 Wis. Act 185 eff. the date stated in the notice provided by the secretary of children and families and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 48.62 (9) to read:
Effective date text
(a) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in par. (ad) and sub. (5), the department may not license, or continue or renew the license of, a person to operate an entity, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may not certify a child care provider under s. 48.651, a county department or a child welfare agency may not license, or renew the license of, a foster home under s. 48.62, and a school board may not contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), if the department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, or school board knows or should have known any of the following:
48.685(4m)(a)1.
1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or, if the person is an applicant for issuance or continuation of a license to operate a child care center or for initial certification under
s. 48.651 or for renewal of that certification or if the person is proposing to contract with a school board under
s. 120.13 (14) or to renew a contract under that subsection, that the person has been convicted of a serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th birthday for committing a serious crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 12th birthday.
48.685 Note
NOTE: Subd. 1. is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
48.685(4m)(a)3.
3. That a unit of government or a state agency, as defined in
s. 16.61 (2) (d), has made a finding that the person has abused or neglected any client or misappropriated the property of any client.
48.685(4m)(a)5.
5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person from providing adequate care to a client.
48.685(4m)(ad)
(ad) The department, a county department, or a child welfare agency may license a foster home or treatment foster home under
s. 48.62; the department may license a day [child] care center under
s. 48.65; the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2) may certify a child care provider under
s. 48.651; and a school board may contract with a person under
s. 120.13 (14), conditioned on the receipt of the information specified in
sub. (2) (am) and
(ar) indicating that the person is not ineligible to be licensed, certified, or contracted with for a reason specified in
par. (a) 1. to
5.
48.685 Note
NOTE: Par. (ad) is shown as affected by
2009 Wis. Act 76, s.
20, and
2009 Wis. Act 185, s.
66, and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i). The correct term is shown in brackets. Act 76 added the reference to "day care" and Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care." Corrective legislation is pending. Par. (ad) is repealed and recreated by
2009 Wis. Act 185, s.
67, effective the date stated in the notice provided by the secretary of children and families and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 48.62 (9) to read as follows. Act 185, s. 67, did not take cognizance of the repeal and recreation of the provision by
2009 Wis. Act 76, s.
21. The bracketed material shows the changes needed to give effect to the Act 76 changes. Material that was not changed by Act 185, s. 67, but was replaced by Act 76, s. 21, is shown in square brackets, and material that was inserted by Act 76 but not included in Act 185 is shown in curly brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
Effective date text
(ad) The department, a county department, or a child welfare agency may license a foster home under s. 48.62[,]{; the department may license a child care center under s. 48.65;} the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may certify a child care provider under s. 48.651[,]{;} and a school board may contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), conditioned on the receipt of the information specified in sub. (2) (am) {and (ar)} indicating that the person is not ineligible to be licensed, certified, or contracted with for a reason specified in par. (a) 1. to 5.
48.685(4m)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
s. 111.335, and except as provided in
sub. (5), an entity may not employ or contract with a caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or permit a nonclient resident to reside at the entity if the entity knows or should have known any of the following:
48.685(4m)(b)1.
1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or, if the person is a caregiver or nonclient resident of a child care center that is licensed under
s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
s. 120.13 (14) or of a child care provider that is certified under
s. 48.651, that the person has been convicted of a serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th birthday for committing a serious crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 12th birthday.
48.685 Note
NOTE: Subd. 1. is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
48.685(4m)(b)3.
3. That a unit of government or a state agency, as defined in
s. 16.61 (2) (d), has made a finding that the person has abused or neglected any client or misappropriated the property of any client.
48.685(4m)(b)5.
5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person from providing adequate care to a client.
48.685(4m)(c)
(c) If the background information form completed by a person under
sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed or contracted with for a reason specified in
par. (b) 1. to
5., an entity may employ or contract with the person for not more than 60 days pending the receipt of the information sought under
sub. (2) (am) 1. to
5. or
(b) 1. If the background information form completed by a person under
sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity for a reason specified in
par. (b) 1. to
5. and if an entity otherwise has no reason to believe that the person is ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity for any of those reasons, the entity may permit the person to reside at the entity for not more than 60 days pending receipt of the information sought under
sub. (2) (am). An entity shall provide supervision for a person who is employed, contracted with or permitted to reside as permitted under this paragraph.
48.685(5)(a)(a) Subject to
pars. (bm) and
(br), the department may license to operate an entity, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under
s. 48.651 (2) may certify under
s. 48.651, a county department or a child welfare agency may license under
s. 48.62, and a school board may contract with under
s. 120.13 (14) a person who otherwise may not be licensed, certified, or contracted with for a reason specified in
sub. (4m) (a) 1. to
5., and an entity may employ, contract with, or permit to reside at the entity a person who otherwise may not be employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside at the entity for a reason specified in
sub. (4m) (b) 1. to
5., if the person demonstrates to the department, the county department, the contracted agency, the child welfare agency, or the school board or, in the case of an entity that is located within the boundaries of a reservation, to the person or body designated by the Indian tribe under
sub. (5d) (a) 3., by clear and convincing evidence and in accordance with procedures established by the department by rule or by the tribe that he or she has been rehabilitated.
48.685 Note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
48.685(5)(bm)
(bm) For purposes of licensing a foster home or treatment foster home for the placement of a child on whose behalf foster care maintenance payments under
s. 48.62 (4) will be provided, no person who has been convicted of any of the following offenses may be permitted to demonstrate that he or she has been rehabilitated:
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (bm) (intro.) is amended by
2009 Wis. Act 28 eff. the date stated in the notice provided by the secretary of children and families and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 48.62 (9) to read:
Effective date text
(bm) For purposes of licensing a foster home for the placement of a child on whose behalf foster care maintenance payments under s. 48.62 (4) will be provided, no person who has been convicted of any of the following offenses may be permitted to demonstrate that he or she has been rehabilitated:
48.685(5)(bm)3.
3. A violation of s.
943.23 (1m) or
(1r), 1999 stats., or of
s. 940.01,
940.02,
940.03,
940.05,
940.06,
940.21,
940.225 (1),
(2) or
(3),
940.23,
940.305,
940.31,
941.20 (2) or
(3),
941.21,
943.10 (2),
943.23 (1g) or
943.32 (2).
48.685(5)(bm)4.
4. A violation of s.
940.19 (3), 1999 stats., or of
s. 125.075 (1),
125.085 (3) (a) 2.,
125.105 (2) (b),
125.66 (3),
125.68 (12),
940.09,
940.19 (2),
(4),
(5), or
(6),
940.20,
940.203,
940.205,
940.207, or
940.25, a violation of
s. 346.63 (1),
(2),
(5), or
(6) that is a felony under
s. 346.65 (2) (am) 5.,
6., or
7., or
(f),
(2j) (d), or
(3m), or an offense under
ch. 961 that is a felony, if committed not more than 5 years before the date of the investigation under
sub. (2) (am).
48.685(5)(br)
(br) For purposes of licensing a person to operate a day [child] care center under
s. 48.65, certifying a day [child] care provider under
s. 48.651, or contracting with a person under
s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day [child] care center or of permitting a person to be a nonclient resident or caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of a day [child] care center or day [child] care provider, no person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th birthday for committing any of the following offenses or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed any of the following offenses on or after his or her 12th birthday may be permitted to demonstrate that he or she has been rehabilitated:
48.685 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets.
2009 Wis. Act 76 created par. (br) (intro.) with the references to "day care" and
2009 Wis. Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care" without taking Act 76 into account. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(5)(br)3.
3. A violation of
s. 940.01,
940.02,
940.03,
940.05,
940.06,
940.21,
940.225 (1),
(2), or
(3),
940.23,
940.305,
940.31,
941.20 (2) or
(3),
941.21,
943.10 (2), or
943.32 (2).
48.685(5)(br)3m.
3m. Except for purposes of permitting a person to be a nonclient resident or caregiver specified in
sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of a day [child] care center or day [child] care provider, a violation of
s. 943.201,
943.203,
943.32 (2), or
943.38 (1) or
(2); a violation of
s. 943.34 (1),
943.395 (1),
943.41 (3) (e),
(4) (a),
(5),
(6), or
(6m),
943.45 (1),
943.455 (2),
943.46 (2),
943.47 (2),
943.50 (1m), or
943.70 (2) (a) or
(am) or
(3) (a) that is a felony; or an offense under
subch. IV of ch. 943 that is a felony.
48.685 Note
NOTE: The correct term is shown in brackets.
2009 Wis. Act 76 created subd. 3m. with the references to "day care" and
2009 Wis. Act 185 changed other references from "day care" to "child care" without taking Act 76 into account. Corrective legislation is pending.
48.685(5)(br)4.
4. A violation of
sub. (2),
(3),
(4m) (b), or
(6), if the violation involves the provision of false information to or the intentional withholding of information from the department, a county department, an agency contracting under
s. 48.651 (2), a school board, or an entity.
