AB150,964,1515 (a) Receiving homes to be used for the temporary care of children.
AB150,964,1616 (b) Foster homes or treatment foster homes.
AB150,964,1717 (c) Group homes.
AB150,964,2018 (d) Institutions, facilities and services, including without limitation forestry or
19conservation camps for the training and treatment of children 12 years of age or older
20who have been adjudged delinquent.
AB150,965,221 (f) Other facilities deemed by the department of corrections to be appropriate
22for the child, except that no state funds may be used for the maintenance of a child

1in the home of a parent or relative eligible for aid under s. 49.19 if such funds would
2reduce federal funds to this state.
AB150,965,11 3(2) Use of other facilities. (a) In addition to the facilities and services
4described in sub. (1), the department of corrections may use other facilities and
5services under its jurisdiction. The department of corrections may also contract for
6and pay for the use of other public facilities or private facilities for the care and
7treatment of children in its care; but placement of children in private or public
8facilities not under its jurisdiction does not terminate the legal custody of the
9department of corrections. Placements in institutions for the mentally ill or
10developmentally disabled shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5) and 48.63
11and ch. 51.
AB150,965,1812 (b) Public facilities are required to accept and care for persons placed with them
13by the department of corrections in the same manner as they would be required to
14do had the legal custody of these persons been transferred by a court of competent
15jurisdiction. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any public
16facility to serve the department of corrections inconsistently with its functions or
17with the laws and regulations governing their activities; or to give the department
18of corrections authority to use any private facility without its consent.
AB150,965,2119 (c) The department of corrections shall have the right to inspect all facilities
20it is using and to examine and consult with persons in its legal custody under s. 48.34
21(4g) who have been placed in that facility.
AB150,966,3 22(3) Federal reimbursement. The department of corrections shall report to the
23department of health and social services in a manner specified by the department of
24health and social services on all children in the legal custody of the department of
25corrections who are placed by that department in a facility specified in sub. (1) or (2)

1so that the department of health and social services may claim federal foster care and
2adoption assistance reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a with respect to those
3children.
AB150,966,6 4(4) Coeducational programs and institutions. The department of corrections
5may institute and maintain coeducational programs and institutions under this
6chapter.
AB150, s. 2573 7Section 2573. 48.558 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,966,14 848.558 Duration of control of department of corrections over
9delinquents.
Except as provided under s. 48.537, all children adjudged delinquent
10who have been placed in the legal custody of the department of corrections under s.
1148.34 (4g) shall be discharged as soon as the department of corrections determines
12that there is a reasonable probability that it is no longer necessary either for the
13rehabilitation and treatment of the child or for the protection of the public that the
14department of corrections retain supervision.
AB150, s. 2574 15Section 2574. 48.559 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,966,21 1648.559 Records of department of corrections. The department of
17corrections shall keep a complete record on each child in its legal custody under s.
1848.34 (4g). This record shall include the information received from the court, the date
19of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the child, the
20results of all tests and examinations given the child, and a complete history of all
21placements of the child while in the legal custody of the department of corrections.
AB150, s. 2575 22Section 2575. 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,967,923 48.57 (1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children in its
24care, including providing services for children and their families in their own homes,
25placing the children in licensed foster homes, licensed treatment foster homes or

1licensed group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to
2the agency with legal custody or contracting for services for them by licensed child
3welfare agencies, except that the county department shall not purchase the
4educational component of private day treatment programs unless the county
5department, the school board as defined in s. 115.001 (7) and the state
6superintendent
department of public instruction education all determine that an
7appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes between the county
8department and the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent
9department of public instruction education.
AB150, s. 2576 10Section 2576. 48.57 (1) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,967,1611 48.57 (1) (hm) If a county department in a county with a population of less than
12500,000 and licensed by the department to do so, to accept guardianship of children,
13when appointed by the court, of a child whom the county department has placed in
14a foster home or treatment foster home under a court order or voluntary agreement
15under s. 48.63
and to place children that child under its guardianship for adoption
16by the foster parent or treatment foster parent.
AB150, s. 2577 17Section 2577. 48.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,967,1918 48.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 49.52 (1) (d)
1946.495 (1) (d), counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any child who:
AB150, s. 2578 20Section 2578. 48.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,967,2221 48.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 49.52 (1) (d) 46.495 (1) (d)
22immediately prior to his or her 18th birthday; and
AB150, s. 2579 23Section 2579. 48.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,968,3
148.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a child under par. (a)
2shall be in an amount equal to that to which the child would receive under s. 49.52
3(1) (d)
46.495 (1) (d) if the child were 17 years of age.
AB150, s. 2580 4Section 2580. 48.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,968,135 48.60 (1) No person may receive children, with or without transfer of legal
6custody, to provide care and maintenance for 75 days in any consecutive 12 months'
7period for 4 or more such children at any one time unless that person obtains a license
8to operate a child welfare agency from the department. To obtain a license under this
9subsection to operate a child welfare agency, a person must meet the minimum
10requirements for a license established by the department under s. 48.67, conduct the
11background investigations specified in sub. (1m)
and pay the applicable license fee
12under s. 48.615 (1) (a) or (b). A license issued under this subsection is valid for 2 years
13after the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked or suspended.
AB150, s. 2581 14Section 2581. 48.60 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,968,1715 48.60 (1m) (a) Before applying for initial licensure or license renewal, the
16applicant, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a
17background investigation of each employe or prospective employe of the applicant.
AB150,969,218 (b) If the person being investigated under par. (a) is a nonresident, or if at any
19time within the 5 years preceding the date of the investigation that person has been
20a nonresident, or if the applicant determines that the person's employment, licensing
21or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation, the
22applicant shall require the person to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2
23fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
24department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the

1federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
2fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
AB150,969,43 (c) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (a) shall provide the
4applicant with all of the following information:
AB150,969,55 1. The person's name.
AB150,969,66 2. The person's social security number.
AB150,969,87 3. Other identifying information, including the person's birthdate, sex, race
8and any identifying physical characteristics.
AB150,969,179 (d) An applicant may employ a person conditioned on the receipt of a
10satisfactory background investigation. An applicant may not employ any person who
11has been convicted of a violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as a felony, who has had
12imposed on him or her a penalty specified in s. 939.62, 939.621, 939.63, 939.632,
13939.64, 939.641 or 939.645 or who has been convicted of a violation ch. 940, 944 or
14948, other than a violation of s. 940.291, 940.34, 944.36, 948.45, 948.63 or 948.70,
15except that an applicant may employ a person who has been convicted of a violation
16of s. 944.30, 944.31 or 944.33 if that violation occurred 20 years or more before the
17date of the investigation.
AB150,969,1918 (e) An applicant shall keep confidential all information received under this
19subsection from the department of justice or the federal bureau of investigation.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.60 (1m). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: 2160/3 and 2556/2.
AB150, s. 2582 20Section 2582. 48.60 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,970,521 48.60 (3) Before issuing any license to a child welfare agency under this section,
22the department of health and social services shall review the need for the additional
23placement resources that would be made available by the licensing or relicensing of

1any child welfare agency after August 5, 1973, providing care authorized under s.
248.61 (3). The department may not Neither the department of health and social
3services nor the department of corrections may
make any placements to any child
4welfare agency where the departmental review required under this subsection has
5failed to indicate the need for the additional placement resources.
AB150, s. 2583 6Section 2583. 48.615 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,970,117 48.615 (1) (a) Before the department may issue a license under s. 48.60 (1) to
8a child welfare agency that regularly provides care and maintenance for children
9within the confines of its building, the child welfare agency must pay to the
10department a biennial fee of $75 $180, plus a biennial fee of $10 $24 per child, based
11on the number of children that the child welfare agency is licensed to serve.
AB150, s. 2584 12Section 2584. 48.615 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,970,1613 48.615 (1) (b) Before the department may issue a license under s. 48.60 (1) to
14a child welfare agency that places children in licensed foster homes, licensed
15treatment foster homes and licensed group homes, the child welfare agency must pay
16to the department a biennial fee of $200 $220.
AB150, s. 2585 17Section 2585. 48.625 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,970,2518 48.625 (1) Any person who receives, with or without transfer of legal custody,
195 to 8 children, to provide care and maintenance for those children shall obtain a
20license to operate a group home from the department. To obtain a license under this
21subsection to operate a group home, a person must meet the minimum requirements
22for a license established by the department under s. 48.67, conduct the background
23investigations specified in sub. (1m)
and pay the license fee under sub. (2). A license
24issued under this subsection is valid for 2 years after the date of issuance, unless
25sooner revoked or suspended.
AB150, s. 2586
1Section 2586. 48.625 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,971,42 48.625 (1m) (a) Before applying for initial licensure or license renewal, the
3applicant, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a
4background investigation of each employe or prospective employe of the applicant.
AB150,971,135 (b) If the person being investigated under par. (a) is a nonresident, or if at any
6time within the 5 years preceding the date of the investigation that person has been
7a nonresident, or if the applicant determines that the person's employment, licensing
8or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation, the
9applicant shall require the person to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2
10fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
11department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the
12federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
13fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
AB150,971,1514 (c) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (a) shall provide the
15applicant with all of the following information:
AB150,971,1616 1. The person's name.
AB150,971,1717 2. The person's social security number.
AB150,971,1918 3. Other identifying information, including the person's birthdate, sex, race
19and any identifying physical characteristics.
AB150,972,320 (d) An applicant may employ a person conditioned on the receipt of a
21satisfactory background investigation. An applicant may not employ any person who
22has been convicted of a violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as a felony, who has had
23imposed on him or her a penalty specified in s. 939.62, 939.621, 939.63, 939.632,
24939.64, 939.641 or 939.645 or who has been convicted of a violation of ch. 940, 944
25or 948, other than a violation of s. 940.291, 940.34, 944.36, 948.45, 948.63 or 948.70,

1except that an applicant may employ a person who has been convicted of a violation
2of s. 944.30, 944.31 or 944.33 if that violation occurred 20 years or more before the
3date of the investigation.
AB150,972,54 (e) An applicant shall keep confidential all information received under this
5subsection from the department of justice or the federal bureau of investigation.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.625 (1m). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: 2160/3 and 2556/2.
AB150, s. 2587 6Section 2587. 48.625 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,972,137 48.625 (2) (a) Before the department may issue a license under sub. (1) to a
8group home, the group home must pay to the department a biennial fee of $75 $180,
9plus a biennial fee of $10 $24 per child, based on the number of children that the
10group home is licensed to serve. A group home that wishes to renew a license issued
11under sub. (1) shall pay the fee under this paragraph by the renewal date of the
12license. A new group home shall pay the fee under this paragraph no later than 30
13days before the opening of the group home.
AB150, s. 2588 14Section 2588. 48.627 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,972,2015 48.627 (2) (c) The department shall conduct a study to determine the
16cost-effectiveness of purchasing insurance to provide standard homeowner's or
17renter's liability insurance coverage for applicants who are granted a waiver under
18par. (b). If the department determines that it would be cost-effective to purchase
19such insurance, it may purchase the insurance from the appropriations under s.
2020.435 (6) (3) (cf) and (7) (pd).
AB150, s. 2589 21Section 2589. 48.627 (2c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,973,722 48.627 (2c) The department shall determine the cost-effectiveness of
23purchasing private insurance that would provide coverage to foster, treatment foster

1and family-operated group home parents for acts or omissions by or affecting a child
2who is placed in a foster home, a treatment foster home or a family-operated group
3home. If this private insurance is cost-effective and available, the department shall
4purchase the insurance from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (6) (3) (cf) and (7)
5(pd). If the insurance is unavailable, payment of claims for acts or omissions by or
6affecting a child who is placed in a foster home, a treatment foster home or a
7family-operated group home shall be in accordance with subs. (2m) to (3).
AB150, s. 2590 8Section 2590. 48.627 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,973,159 48.627 (2m) Within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.435 (6) (3) (cf)
10and (7) (pd), the department shall pay claims to the extent not covered by any other
11insurance and subject to the limitations specified in sub. (3), for bodily injury or
12property damage sustained by a licensed foster, treatment foster or family-operated
13group home parent or a member of the foster, treatment foster or family-operated
14group home parent's family as a result of the act of a child in the foster, treatment
15foster or family-operated group home parent's care.
AB150, s. 2591 16Section 2591. 48.627 (2s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,973,2017 48.627 (2s) (intro.)  Within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.435 (6)
18(3) (cf) and (7) (pd), the department may pay claims to the extent not covered by any
19other insurance and subject to the limitations specified in sub. (3), for all of the
20following:
AB150, s. 2592 21Section 2592. 48.627 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,974,722 48.627 (3) (f) If the total amount of the claims approved during any calendar
23quarter exceeds 25% of the total funds available during the fiscal year for purposes
24of this subsection plus any unencumbered funds remaining from the previous
25quarter, the department shall prorate the available funds among the claimants with

1approved claims. The department shall also prorate any unencumbered funds
2remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (3) (cf) at the end of each fiscal
3year among the claimants whose claims were prorated during the fiscal year.
4Payment of a prorated amount from unencumbered funds remaining at the end of
5the fiscal year constitutes a complete payment of the claim for purposes of this
6program, but does not prohibit a foster parent or treatment foster parent from
7submitting a claim under s. 16.007 for the unpaid portion.
AB150, s. 2593 8Section 2593. 48.627 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,974,149 48.627 (4) Except as provided in s. 895.485, the department is not liable for any
10act or omission by or affecting a child who is placed in a foster home, treatment foster
11home or family-operated group home, but shall, as provided in this section, pay
12claims described under sub. (2m) and may pay claims described under sub. (2s) or
13may purchase insurance to cover such claims as provided for under sub. (2c), within
14the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.435 (6) (3) (cf) and (7) (pd).
AB150, s. 2594 15Section 2594. 48.63 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,975,516 48.63 (1) Acting pursuant to court order or voluntary agreement, the child's
17parent or guardian or the department of health and social services, the department
18of corrections
, a county department or a child welfare agency licensed to place
19children in foster homes or treatment foster homes may place a child or negotiate or
20act as intermediary for the placement of a child in a foster home, treatment foster
21home or group home. Voluntary agreements under this subsection may not be used
22for placements in facilities other than foster, treatment foster or group homes and
23may not be extended. A foster home or treatment foster home placement under a
24voluntary agreement may not exceed 6 months. A group home placement under a
25voluntary agreement may not exceed 15 days. These time limitations do not apply

1to placements made under ss. 48.34 and 48.345. Voluntary agreements may be made
2only under this subsection and shall be in writing and shall specifically state that the
3agreement may be terminated at any time by the parent or by the child if the child's
4consent to the agreement is required. The child's consent to the agreement is
5required whenever the child is 12 years of age or older.
AB150, s. 2595 6Section 2595. 48.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,975,107 48.64 (1) Definition. In this section, "agency" means the department of health
8and social services, the department of corrections
, a county department or a licensed
9child welfare agency authorized to place children in foster homes or treatment foster
10homes.
AB150, s. 2596 11Section 2596. 48.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,975,1912 48.65 (1) No person may for compensation provide care and supervision for 4
13or more children under the age of 7 for less than 24 hours a day unless that person
14obtains a license to operate a day care center from the department. To obtain a
15license under this subsection to operate a day care center, a person must meet the
16minimum requirements for a license established by the department under s. 48.67,
17conduct the background investigations specified in sub. (1m), if applicable,
and pay
18the license fee under sub. (3). A license issued under this subsection is valid for 2
19years after the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked or suspended.
AB150, s. 2597 20Section 2597. 48.65 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,975,2421 48.65 (1m) (a) Before applying for initial licensure or license renewal, an
22applicant for a license to provide care and supervision for 9 or more children, with
23the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation
24of each employe or prospective employe of the applicant.
AB150,976,9
1(b) If the person being investigated under par. (a) is a nonresident, or if at any
2time within the 5 years preceding the date of the investigation that person has been
3a nonresident, or if the applicant determines that the person's employment, licensing
4or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation, the
5applicant shall require the person to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2
6fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
7department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the
8federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
9fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
AB150,976,1110 (c) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (a) shall provide the
11applicant with all of the following information:
AB150,976,1212 1. The person's name.
AB150,976,1313 2. The person's social security number.
AB150,976,1514 3. Other identifying information, including the person's birthdate, sex, race
15and any identifying physical characteristics.
AB150,976,2416 (d) An applicant may employ a person conditioned on the receipt of a
17satisfactory background investigation. An applicant may not employ any person who
18has been convicted of a violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as a felony, who has had
19imposed on him or her a penalty specified in s. 939.62, 939.621, 939.63, 939.632,
20939.64, 939.641 or 939.645 or who has been convicted of a violation of ch. 940, 944
21or 948, other than a violation of s. 940.291, 940.34, 944.36, 948.45, 948.63 or 948.70,
22except that an applicant may employ a person who has been convicted of a violation
23of s. 944.30, 944.31 or 944.33 if that violation occurred 20 years or more before the
24date of the investigation.
AB150,977,2
1(e) An applicant shall keep confidential all information received under this
2subsection from the department of justice or the federal bureau of investigation.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.65 (1m). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: 2160/3 and 2556/2.
AB150, s. 2598 3Section 2598. 48.65 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,977,134 48.65 (3) (a) Before the department may issue a license under sub. (1) to a day
5care center that provides care and supervision for 4 to 8 children, the day care center
6must pay to the department a biennial fee of $50. Before the department may issue
7a license under sub. (1) to a day care center that provides care and supervision for
89 or more children, the day care center must pay to the department a biennial fee of
9$25, plus a biennial fee of $5 $10 per child, based on the number of children that the
10day care center is licensed to serve. A day care center that wishes to renew a license
11issued under sub. (1) shall pay the applicable fee under this paragraph by the
12renewal date of the license. A new day care center shall pay the applicable fee under
13this paragraph no later than 30 days before the opening of the day care center.
AB150, s. 2599 14Section 2599. 48.67 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,978,2 1548.67 Rules governing child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster
16homes, treatment foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities and
17county departments.
The department shall promulgate rules establishing
18minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to, and establishing standards
19for the operation of, child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster homes, treatment
20foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities and county departments. These
21rules shall be designed to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the
22children in the care of all licensees. The department shall consult with the

1department of industry, labor and human relations development and the department
2of public instruction before promulgating these rules.
AB150, s. 2600 3Section 2600. 48.677 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 46.48 (16) (title).
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