AB100-ASA1,737,2120 48.75 (1g) (a) 3. The county of the county department public licensing agency
21issuing the license and the county in which the foster home is located are contiguous.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1322 22Section 1322. 48.75 (1g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,737,2523 48.75 (1g) (a) 4. The county of the county department public licensing agency
24issuing the license has a population of 500,000 or more and the placement is for
25adoption under s. 48.833, 48.835 or 48.837.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1323
1Section 1323. 48.75 (1g) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,738,102 48.75 (1g) (c) (intro.) No license may be issued under this subsection par. (a)
31., 2. or 3.
unless the county department public licensing agency issuing the license
4has notified the county department public licensing agency of the county in which
5the foster home will be located of its intent to issue the license and the 2 county
6departments
public licensing agencies have entered into a written agreement under
7this paragraph. A county department public licensing agency is not required to enter
8into any agreement under this paragraph allowing the county department public
9licensing agency
of another county to license a foster home within its jurisdiction.
10The written agreement shall include all of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1324 11Section 1324. 48.75 (1g) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,738,1412 48.75 (1g) (c) 1. A statement that the county department public licensing
13agency
issuing the license is responsible for providing services to the child who is
14placed in the foster home, as specified in the agreement.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1325 15Section 1325. 48.75 (1g) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,738,1816 48.75 (1g) (c) 2. A statement that the county department public licensing
17agency
issuing the license is responsible for the costs of the placement and any
18related costs, as specified in the agreement.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1326 19Section 1326. 48.75 (1g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,739,220 48.75 (1g) (d) If the county department public licensing agency issuing a
21license under this subsection par. (a) 1., 2. or 3. violates the agreement under par. (c),
22the county department public licensing agency of the county in which the foster home
23is located may terminate the agreement and, subject to ss. 48.357 and 48.64, require
24the county department public licensing agency that issued the license to remove the
25child from the foster home within 30 days after receipt, by the county department

1public licensing agency that issued the license, of notification of the termination of
2the agreement.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1327 3Section 1327. 48.75 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,739,94 48.75 (1r) At the time of initial licensure and license renewal, the child welfare
5agency or county department public licensing agency issuing a license under sub. (1)
6(1d) or (1g) shall provide the licensee with written information relating to the
7age-related monthly foster care rates and supplemental payments specified in s.
848.62 (4), including payment amounts, eligibility requirements for supplemental
9payments and the procedures for applying for supplemental payments.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1328 10Section 1328. 48.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,739,1411 48.75 (2) Any foster home or treatment foster home applicant or licensee of a
12county department public licensing agency or a child welfare agency may, if
13aggrieved by the failure to issue or renew its license or by revocation of its license,
14appeal as provided in s. 48.72.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1329 15Section 1329. 48.831 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,739,2016 48.831 (4) (c) If the court finds that adoption is not in the child's best interest,
17the court shall order that the child be placed in the guardianship of the department
18and place the child in the custody of a county department or, in a county having a
19population of 500,000 or more, the department or an agency under contract with the
20department
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1330 21Section 1330. 48.832 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,740,11 2248.832 (title) Transfer of guardianship upon revocation of guardian's
23license
or contract. If the department revokes the license of a county department
24licensed under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) to accept guardianship, or of a child welfare
25agency licensed under s. 48.61 (5) to accept guardianship, or if the department

1terminates the contract of a county department licensed under s. 48.57 (1) (e) to
2accept guardianship,
the department shall file a motion in the court that appointed
3the guardian for each child in the guardianship of the county department or agency,
4requesting that the court transfer guardianship and custody of the child. The motion
5may specify a county department or child welfare agency that has consented to
6accept guardianship of the child. The court shall transfer guardianship and custody
7of the child either to the county department or child welfare agency specified in the
8motion or to another county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a child
9welfare agency under s. 48.61 (5) which consents to the transfer. If no county
10department or child welfare agency consents, the court shall transfer guardianship
11and custody of the child to the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1331 12Section 1331. 48.837 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,740,1713 48.837 (4) (d) May, at the request of a petitioning parent, or on its own motion
14after ordering the child taken into custody under s. 48.19 (1) (c), order the
15department or a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) to place the child,
16pending the hearing on the petition, in any home licensed under s. 48.62 except the
17home of the proposed adoptive parents or a relative of the proposed adoptive parents.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1332 18Section 1332. 48.839 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,740,2119 48.839 (4) (b) Shall transfer legal custody of the child to the department, in a
20county having a population of 500,000 or more, to
a county department or to a child
21welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1333 22Section 1333. 48.88 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,741,1223 48.88 (2) (c) If a stepparent has filed a petition for adoption and no agency has
24guardianship of the child, the court shall order the department, in a county having
25a population of 500,000 or more, or
a county department or, with the consent of the

1department in a county having a population of less than 500,000 or a licensed child
2welfare agency, order the department or the child welfare agency to conduct a
3screening, consisting of no more than one interview with the petitioner and a check
4of the petitioner's background through public records, including records maintained
5by the department or any county department under s. 48.981. The department,
6county department or child welfare agency that conducts the screening shall file a
7report of the screening with the court within 30 days. After reviewing the report, the
8court may proceed to act on the petition, may order the department in a county
9having a population of 500,000 or more or
the county department to conduct an
10investigation as described under par. (a) (intro.) or may order the department in a
11county having a population of less than 500,000
or a licensed child welfare agency
12to make the investigation if the department or child welfare agency consents.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1334 13Section 1334. 48.93 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,741,1714 48.93 (1d) All records and papers pertaining to an adoption proceeding shall
15be kept in a separate locked file and may not be disclosed except under sub. (1g) or
16(1r), s. 46.03 (29), 48.432, 48.433, 48.48 (17) (a) 9. or 48.57 (1) (j), or by order of the
17court for good cause shown.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1335 18Section 1335. 48.977 (4) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,741,2119 48.977 (4) (a) 6. A county department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 or, if the child has
20been placed pursuant to an order under ch. 938, a county department under s.
2146.215, 46.22 or 46.23
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1336 22Section 1336. 48.981 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,742,223 48.981 (1) (ag) "Agency" means a county department, the department in a
24county having a population of 500,000 or more or a licensed child welfare agency

1under contract with a county department or the department in a county having a
2population of 500,000 or more to perform investigations under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1337 3Section 1337. 48.981 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,742,174 48.981 (3) (a) Referral of report. A person required to report under sub. (2) shall
5immediately inform, by telephone or personally, the county department or, in a
6county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child
7welfare agency under contract with the department
or the sheriff or city, village or
8town police department of the facts and circumstances contributing to a suspicion of
9child abuse or neglect or to a belief that abuse or neglect will occur. The sheriff or
10police department shall within 12 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or legal
11holidays, refer to the county department or, in a county having a population of
12500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
13with the department
all cases reported to it. The county department , department
14or licensed child welfare agency
may require that a subsequent report be made in
15writing. Each county department, the department and a licensed child welfare
16agency under contract with the department
shall adopt a written policy specifying
17the kinds of reports it will routinely report to local law enforcement authorities.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1338 18Section 1338. 48.981 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,743,1919 48.981 (3) (c) 1. Within 24 hours after receiving a report under par. (a), the
20county department or licensed child welfare agency under contract with the county
21department
agency shall, in accordance with the authority granted to the
22department under s. 48.48 (17) (a) 1. or the county department under s. 48.57 (1) (a),
23initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the child is in need of protection or
24services. The investigation shall be conducted in accordance with standards
25established by the department for conducting child abuse and neglect investigations.

1If the investigation is of a report of abuse or neglect or threatened abuse or neglect
2by a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (am) 5. to 8. who continues to have access to the
3child or a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (am) 1. to 4., or of a report that does not
4disclose who is suspected of the abuse or neglect and in which the investigation does
5not disclose who abused or neglected the child, the investigation shall also include
6observation of or an interview with the child, or both, and, if possible, an interview
7with the child's parents, guardian or legal custodian. If the investigation is of a
8report of abuse or neglect or threatened abuse or neglect by a caregiver who continues
9to reside in the same dwelling as the child, the investigation shall also include, if
10possible, a visit to that dwelling. At the initial visit to the child's dwelling, the person
11making the investigation shall identify himself or herself and the county department
12or licensed child welfare
agency involved to the child's parents, guardian or legal
13custodian. The county department or licensed child welfare agency under contract
14with the county department
agency may contact, observe or interview the child at
15any location without permission from the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian
16if necessary to determine if the child is in need of protection or services, except that
17the person making the investigation may enter a child's dwelling only with
18permission from the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian or after obtaining a
19court order to do so.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1339 20Section 1339. 48.981 (3) (c) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,744,221 48.981 (3) (c) 2. a. If the person making the investigation is an employe of the
22county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the
23department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department

24and he or she determines that it is consistent with the child's best interest in terms
25of physical safety and physical health to remove the child from his or her home for

1immediate protection, he or she shall take the child into custody under s. 48.08 (2)
2or 48.19 (1) (c) and deliver the child to the intake worker under s. 48.20.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1340 3Section 1340. 48.981 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,744,134 48.981 (3) (c) 3. If the county department or, in a county having a population
5of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
6with the department
determines that a child, any member of the child's family or the
7child's guardian or legal custodian is in need of services, the county department,
8department or licensed child welfare agency
shall offer to provide appropriate
9services or to make arrangements for the provision of services. If the child's parent,
10guardian or legal custodian refuses to accept the services, the county department,
11department or licensed child welfare agency
may request that a petition be filed
12under s. 48.13 alleging that the child who is the subject of the report or any other child
13in the home is in need of protection or services.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1341 14Section 1341. 48.981 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,745,415 48.981 (3) (c) 4. The county department or, in a county having a population of
16500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
17with the department
shall determine, within 60 days after receipt of a report,
18whether abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur. The determination shall
19be based on a preponderance of the evidence produced by the investigation. A
20determination that abuse or neglect has occurred may not be based solely on the fact
21that the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian in good faith selects and relies on
22prayer or other religious means for treatment of disease or for remedial care of the
23child. In making a determination that emotional damage has occurred, the county
24department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department
25or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
shall give due

1regard to the culture of the subjects and shall establish that the person alleged to be
2responsible for the emotional damage is neglecting, refusing or unable for reasons
3other than poverty to remedy the harm. This subdivision does not prohibit a court
4from ordering medical services for the child if the child's health requires it.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1342 5Section 1342. 48.981 (3) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,745,126 48.981 (3) (c) 5. The county department and licensed child welfare agency
7under contract with the county department
agency shall maintain a record of its
8actions in connection with each report it receives. The record shall include a
9description of the services provided to any child and to the parents, guardian or legal
10custodian of the child. The county department and licensed child welfare agency
11under contract with the county department
agency shall update the record every 6
12months until the case is closed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1343 13Section 1343. 48.981 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,745,1814 48.981 (3) (c) 6. The county department or licensed child welfare agency under
15contract with the county department
agency shall, within 60 days after it receives
16a report from a person required under sub. (2) to report, inform the reporter what
17action, if any, was taken to protect the health and welfare of the child who is the
18subject of the report.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1344 19Section 1344. 48.981 (3) (c) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,746,1320 48.981 (3) (c) 6m. If a person who is not required under sub. (2) to report makes
21a report and is a relative of the child, other than the child's parent, that person may
22make a written request to the county department or licensed child welfare agency
23under contract with the county department
agency for information regarding what
24action, if any, was taken to protect the health and welfare of the child who is the
25subject of the report. A county department or licensed child welfare An agency that

1receives a written request under this subdivision shall, within 60 days after it
2receives the report or 20 days after it receives the written request, whichever is later,
3inform the reporter in writing of what action, if any, was taken to protect the health
4and welfare of the child, unless a court order prohibits that disclosure, and of the duty
5to keep the information confidential under sub. (7) (e) and the penalties for failing
6to do so under sub. (7) (f). The county department or licensed child welfare agency
7may petition the court ex parte for an order prohibiting that disclosure and, if the
8county department or licensed child welfare agency does so, the time period within
9which the information must be disclosed is tolled on the date the petition is filed and
10remains tolled until the court issues a decision. The court may hold an ex parte
11hearing in camera and shall issue an order granting the petition if the court
12determines that disclosure of the information would not be in the best interests of the
13child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1345 14Section 1345. 48.981 (3) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,746,2415 48.981 (3) (c) 7. The county department or, in a county having a population of
16500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
17with the department
shall cooperate with law enforcement officials, courts of
18competent jurisdiction, tribal governments and other human service services
19agencies to prevent, identify and treat child abuse and neglect. The county
20department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department
21or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
shall
22coordinate the development and provision of services to abused and neglected
23children and to families where abuse or neglect has occurred or to children and
24families where circumstances justify a belief that abuse or neglect will occur.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1346 25Section 1346. 48.981 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,747,14
148.981 (3) (c) 8. Using the format prescribed by the department, each county
2department shall provide the department with information about each report that
3it the county department receives or that is received by a licensed child welfare
4agency that is under contract with the county department and about each
5investigation it that the county department or a licensed child welfare agency under
6contract with the county department conducts. Using the format prescribed by the
7department, a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
8shall provide the department with information about each report that the child
9welfare agency receives and about each investigation that the child welfare agency
10conducts.
This information shall be used by the department to monitor services
11provided by county departments or licensed child welfare agencies under contract
12with county departments or the department. The department shall use
13nonidentifying information to maintain statewide statistics on child abuse and
14neglect, and for planning and policy development.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1347 15Section 1347. 48.981 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,747,1716 48.981 (3) (c) 9. The county agency may petition for child abuse restraining
17orders and injunctions under s. 48.25 (6).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1348 18Section 1348. 48.981 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,748,219 48.981 (3) (cm) Contract with licensed child welfare agencies. A county
20department may contract with a licensed child welfare agency to fulfill its the county
21department's
duties specified under par. (c) 1., 2. b., 5., 6., 6m. and 8. The department
22may contract with a licensed child welfare agency to fulfill the department's duties
23specified under par. (c) 1., 2. a., 3., 4., 5., 6., 6m., 7., 8. and 9. in a county having a
24population of 500,000 or more.
The confidentiality provisions specified in sub. (7)

1shall apply to any licensed child welfare agency with which a county department or
2the department
contracts.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1349 3Section 1349. 48.981 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,748,104 48.981 (3) (d) Independent investigation. 1. In this paragraph, "agent"
5includes, but is not limited to, a foster parent, treatment foster parent or other person
6given custody of a child or a human services professional employed by a county
7department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or by a child welfare agency who is working with
8the child under contract with or under the supervision of the department in a county
9having a population of 500,000 or more or a
county department under s. 46.215 or
1046.22.
AB100-ASA1,749,511 2. If an agent or employe of a county department or licensed child welfare
12agency under contract with the county department
an agency required to investigate
13under this subsection is the subject of a report, or if the county department or
14licensed child welfare agency under contract with the county department
agency
15determines that, because of the relationship between the county department or
16licensed child welfare agency under contract with the county department
agency and
17the subject of a report, there is a substantial probability that the county department
18or licensed child welfare agency under contract with the county department
agency
19would not conduct an unbiased investigation, the county department or licensed
20child welfare agency under contract with the county department
agency shall, after
21taking any action necessary to protect the child, notify the department. Upon receipt
22of the notice, the department, in a county having a population of less than 500,000
23or a county department or child welfare agency designated by the department in any
24county
shall conduct an independent investigation. If the department designates a
25county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437, that county

1department shall conduct the independent investigation. If a licensed child welfare
2agency agrees to conduct the independent investigation, the department may
3designate that the child welfare agency to do so. The powers and duties of the
4department or designated county department or child welfare agency making an
5independent investigation are those given to county departments under par. (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1350 6Section 1350. 48.981 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,749,157 48.981 (5) Coroner's report. Any person or official required to report cases of
8suspected child abuse or neglect who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child
9died as a result of child abuse or neglect shall report the fact to the appropriate
10medical examiner or coroner. The medical examiner or coroner shall accept the
11report for investigation and shall report the findings to the appropriate district
12attorney,; to the department, or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
13to a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department; to
the county
14department and, if the institution making the report initially is a hospital, to the
15hospital.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1351 16Section 1351. 48.981 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,749,2117 48.981 (7) (a) (intro.) All reports made under this section, notices provided
18under sub. (3) (bm) and records maintained by the department, county departments
19or licensed child welfare agencies under contract with the county departments
an
20agency
and other persons, officials and institutions shall be confidential. Reports
21and records may be disclosed only to the following persons:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1352 22Section 1352. 48.981 (7) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,750,523 48.981 (7) (a) 1m. A reporter described in sub. (3) (c) 6m. who makes a written
24request to the county department or licensed child welfare agency under contract
25with the county department
an agency for information regarding what action, if any,

1was taken to protect the health and welfare of the child who is the subject of the
2report, unless a court order under sub. (3) (c) 6m. prohibits disclosure of that
3information to that reporter, except that the only information that may be disclosed
4is information in the record regarding what action, if any, was taken to protect the
5health and welfare of the child who is the subject of the report.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1353 6Section 1353. 48.981 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,750,97 48.981 (7) (a) 2. Appropriate staff of the department, a county department or
8licensed child welfare agency under contract with the county departments,
an
9agency
or a tribal social services department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1354 10Section 1354. 48.981 (7) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,750,1511 48.981 (7) (a) 5. A professional employe of a county department under s. 51.42
12or 51.437 who is working with the child under contract with or under the supervision
13of the county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 or, in a county having a population
14of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
15with the department
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1355 16Section 1355. 48.981 (7) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,750,1917 48.981 (7) (a) 6. A multidisciplinary child abuse and neglect team recognized
18by the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the
19department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1356 20Section 1356. 48.981 (7) (a) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,751,221 48.981 (7) (a) 6m. A person employed by a child advocacy center recognized by
22the county board or, the county department or, in a county having a population of
23500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
24with the department
, to the extent necessary to perform the services for which the

1center is recognized by the county board or, the county department, the department
2or the licensed child welfare agency
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1357 3Section 1357. 48.981 (7) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,751,54 48.981 (7) (a) 8. A law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency or a
5district attorney for purposes of investigation or prosecution.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1358 6Section 1358. 48.981 (7) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,751,107 48.981 (7) (a) 11. The county corporation counsel or district attorney
8representing the interests of the public, the agency legal counsel and the counsel or
9guardian ad litem representing the interests of a child in proceedings under subd.
1010., 10g or 10j.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1359 11Section 1359. 48.981 (7) (a) 11r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,751,1812 48.981 (7) (a) 11r. A volunteer appointed or person employed by a
13court-appointed special advocate program recognized by the county board or the
14county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the
15department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
,
16to the extent necessary to perform the advocacy services in proceedings related to a
17petition under s. 48.13 for which the court-appointed special advocate program is
18recognized by the county board or, county department or department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1360 19Section 1360. 48.981 (7) (a) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,751,2220 48.981 (7) (a) 13. The department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e)
21or (hm)
or a licensed child welfare agency ordered to conduct a screening or an
22investigation of a stepparent under s. 48.88 (2) (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1361 23Section 1361. 48.981 (7) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,752,3
148.981 (7) (a) 15. A child fatality review team recognized by the county
2department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department
3or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1362 4Section 1362. 48.981 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,752,65 48.981 (7) (cm) A county An agency may disclose information from its records
6for use in proceedings under s. 48.25 (6), 813.122 or 813.125.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1363 7Section 1363. 48.981 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,752,108 48.981 (7) (d) The department may have access to any report or record
9maintained by a county department or licensed child welfare agency under contract
10with a county department
an agency under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1364 11Section 1364. 48.981 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,752,2512 48.981 (8) (a) The department and, the county departments and a licensed
13child welfare agency under contract with the department in a county having a
14population of 500,000 or more
to the extent feasible shall conduct continuing
15education and training programs for staff of the department, the county
16departments, a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department or
17a county department,
and the tribal social services departments, persons and
18officials required to report, the general public and others as appropriate. The
19programs shall be designed to encourage reporting of child abuse and neglect, to
20encourage self-reporting and voluntary acceptance of services and to improve
21communication, cooperation and coordination in the identification, prevention and
22treatment of child abuse and neglect. The department and , the county departments
23and a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department in a county
24having a population of 500,000 or more
shall develop public information programs
25about child abuse and neglect.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1365
1Section 1365. 48.981 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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