Amendment AA2-ASA1-AB133

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,5 48.55 (2) (a) Training persons who provide counseling to adolescents including school counselors, county or department employes providing child welfare services under s. 48.56 or 48.561 and employes of a clinic providing family planning services, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b) prenatal care and delivery services or infant care, foster care or adoption services.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,6 460. Page 648, line 19: on lines 19 and 20, delete "(a),".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,7 461. Page 650, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,8 " Section 1143dm. 48.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,10 48.60 (2) (d) A hospital, maternity hospital, maternity home, or nursing home or tuberculosis sanatorium licensed, approved or supervised by the department;".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,11 462. Page 650, line 5: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,12 " Section 1145p. 48.57 (3o) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,13 48.57 (3o) (a) In this subsection:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,14 1. "Kinship care relative" has the meaning given in sub. (3m) (a).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,15 2. "Long-term kinship care relative" has the meaning given in sub. (3n) (a).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,23 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (kc), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 500,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 500,000 or more. A county department and, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $215 per month to a kinship care relative or a long-term kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a person if the person meets all of the following conditions:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,150,24 1. The person is 18 years of age or over.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,151,2 2. The person is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary education classroom program leading to a high school diploma.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,151,6 3. The person has not been absent from that program without an acceptable excuse under ss. 118.15 and 118.16 (4) for part or all of any day on which that program is held during the month preceding the month in which a payment under this paragraph is payable.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,151,8 4. The person received funding under sub. (3m) (am) or (3n) (am) immediately prior to the person's 18th birthday.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,151,13 (c) The county department or department making payments under par. (b) shall monitor the classroom attendance of the person receiving care and maintenance under par. (b) and may require consent to the release of school attendance records, under s. 118.125 (2) (e), as a condition of eligibility for payments under par. (b).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,151,18 (d) Subsection (3m) or (3n), whichever is applicable, and subs. (3p) and (3t) shall continue to apply to a kinship care relative, long-term kinship care relative and person receiving care and maintenance under par. (b) in the same manner as those subsections applied to those persons immediately prior to the 18th birthday of the person receiving that care and maintenance.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1145t Section 1145t. 48.57 (3t) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,152,5 48.57 (3t) Notwithstanding subs. (3m), (3n), (3o) and (3p), the department may enter into an agreement with the governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to allow that governing body to administer the program under subs. (3m), (3n), (3o) and (3p) within the boundaries of that reservation. Any agreement under this subsection relating to the administration of the program under sub. (3m) shall specify the person with whom a request for review under sub. (3p) (h) 2. may be filed and the person who has been designated by the governing body to conduct the review under sub. (3p) (h) 3. and make the determination under sub. (3p) (h) 4. Any agreement under this subsection relating to the administration of the program under sub. (3n) shall specify who is to make any determination as to whether a conviction record is satisfactory.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,152,6 463. Page 651, line 25: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,152,8 " Section 1153d. 48.66 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.66 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,152,15 48.66 (1) (a) Except as provided under in s. 48.715 (6) and (7), the department shall license and supervise child welfare agencies, as required by s. 48.60, group homes, as required by s. 48.625, shelter care facilities, as required by s. 938.22, and day care centers, as required by s. 48.65. The department may license foster homes or treatment foster homes, as provided by s. 48.62, and may license and supervise county departments in accordance with the procedures specified in this section and in ss. 48.67 to 48.74.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,153,4 (b) Except as provided under in s. 48.715 (6), the department of corrections may license a child welfare agency to operate a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), for holding in secure custody juveniles who have been convicted under s. 938.183 or adjudicated delinquent under s. 938.183 or 938.34 (4d), (4h) or (4m) and referred to the child welfare agency by the court or the department of corrections and to provide supervision, care and maintenance for those juveniles. The department of corrections may also license not more than 5 county departments, as defined in s. 938.02 (2g), or not more than 5 consortia of not more than 5 county departments to operate not more than 5 group homes that have been licensed under par. (a) as secured group homes, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p), for holding in secure custody juveniles who have been convicted under s. 938.183 or adjudicated delinquent under s. 938.183 or 938.34 (4m) and referred to the county department by the court and to provide supervision, care and maintenance for those juveniles.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,153,11 (c) A license issued under this subsection par. (a) or (b), other than a license to operate a foster home, treatment foster home or, secured child caring institution or secured group home, is valid until revoked or suspended. A license issued under this subsection to operate a foster home, treatment foster home or, secured child caring institution or secured group home may be for any term not to exceed 2 years from the date of issuance. No license issued under this subsection par. (a) or (b) is transferable.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1154d Section 1154d. 48.66 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,153,20 48.66 (2m) (a) The department of health and family services shall require each applicant for a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility or day care center who is an individual to provide that department with the applicant's social security number, and shall require each applicant for a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility or day care center who is not an individual to provide that department with the applicant's federal employer identification number, when initially applying for or applying to continue the license.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1155d Section 1155d. 48.66 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,153,25 48.66 (2m) (am) The department of corrections shall require each applicant for a license under sub. (1) (b) to operate a secured child caring institution who is an individual to provide that department with the applicant's social security number when initially applying for or applying to renew the license.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1156d Section 1156d. 48.66 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,154,9 48.66 (2m) (b) The department of health and family services may not issue or continue a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility or day care center to or for an applicant who is an individual unless the applicant has provided the applicant's social security number to that department and may not issue or continue a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility or day care center to or for an applicant who is not an individual unless the applicant has provided the applicant's federal employer identification number to that department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1157d Section 1157d. 48.66 (2m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,154,14 48.66 (2m) (bm) The department of corrections may not issue or renew a license under sub. (1) (b) to operate a secured child caring institution to or for an applicant who is an individual unless the applicant has provided the applicant's social security number to that department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1158d Section 1158d. 48.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,6 48.68 (1) After receipt of an application for a license, the department shall investigate to determine if the applicant meets the minimum requirements for a license adopted by the department under s. 48.67 and meets the requirements specified in s. 48.685, if applicable. In determining whether to issue or continue a license, the department may consider any action by the applicant, or by an employe of the applicant, that constitutes a substantial failure by the applicant or employe to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of a child. Upon satisfactory completion of this investigation and payment of the fee required under s. 48.615 (1) (a) or (b), 48.625 (2) (a), 48.65 (3) (a) or 938.22 (7) (b), the department shall issue a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) or, if applicable, a probationary license under s. 48.69 or, if applicable, shall continue a license under s. 48.66 (5). At the time of initial licensure and license renewal, the department shall provide a foster home licensee with written information relating to the age-related monthly foster care rates and supplemental payments specified in s. 48.62 (4), including payment amounts, eligibility requirements for supplemental payments and the procedures for applying for supplemental payments.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,7 464. Page 651, line 25: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,8 " Section 1151d. 48.651 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,11 48.651 (2m) Each county department shall provide the department with information about each person who is denied certification for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (2) (4m) (a) 1. to 5.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1159d Section 1159d. 48.685 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (1) (am).

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1159g Section 1159g. 48.685 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,14 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. "Caregiver" means any of the following:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,16 a. A person who is, or is expected to be, an employe or contractor of an entity and who has, or is expected to have, direct, regular contact with clients of the entity.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,18 b. A person who has, or is seeking, a license, certification or contract to operate an entity.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,155,21 2. "Caregiver" does not include a person who is certified as an emergency medical technician under s. 146.50 if the person is employed, or seeking employment, at an entity as an emergency medical technician.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1159m Section 1159m. 48.685 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,156,3 48.685 (1) (ar) "Contractor" means, with respect to an entity, a person, or that person's agent, who provides services to the entity under an express or implied contract or subcontract, including a person who has staff privileges at the entity.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1159r Section 1159r. 48.685 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,156,12 48.685 (1) (b) "Entity" means a child welfare agency that is licensed under s. 48.60 to provide care and maintenance for children, to place children for adoption or to license foster homes or treatment foster homes; a foster home or treatment foster home that is licensed under s. 48.62; a group home that is licensed under s. 48.625; a shelter care facility that is licensed under s. 938.22; a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14); or a day care provider that is certified under s. 48.651; or a temporary employment agency that provides caregivers to another entity.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,156,13 465. Page 652, line 4: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,156,14 " Section 1160e. 48.685 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,156,17 48.685 (1) (bm) "Nonclient resident" means a person who resides, or is expected to reside, at an entity, who is not a client of the entity and who has, or is expected to have, direct, regular contact with clients of the entity.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1160f Section 1160f. 48.685 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,157,3 48.685 (1) (c) "Serious crime" means a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19 (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2), 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (1) or 948.30 or a violation of the law of any other state or United States jurisdiction that would be a violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19 (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2), 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (1) or 948.30 if committed in this state.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,157,4 466. Page 652, line 9: delete lines 9 to 16 and substitute:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,157,6 " Section 1161d. 48.685 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (a) (intro.).

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1161g Section 1161g. 48.685 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (a) 1.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1161h Section 1161h. 48.685 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1161i Section 1161i. 48.685 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (a) 3.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1161j Section 1161j. 48.685 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (a) 4.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1161k Section 1161k. 48.685 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (a) 5.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1161m Section 1161m. 48.685 (2) (ad) of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (ad) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,157,23 48.685 (4m) (ad) The department, a county department or a child welfare agency may license a foster home or treatment foster home under s. 48.62, a county department may certify a day 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 par. sub. (2) (am) indicating that the person is not ineligible to be licensed, certified or contracted with for a reason specified in par. (a) 1. to 5.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1163d Section 1163d. 48.685 (2) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,158,8 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in sub. (5), an entity may not hire or contract with a person who will be under the entity's control, as defined by the department by rule, and who is expected to have access to its clients, caregiver or permit a nonclient resident to reside at the entity a person who is not a client and who is expected to have access to a client, if the entity knows or should have known any of the following:

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1163g Section 1163g. 48.685 (2) (ag) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,158,17 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or, if the person is an employe, prospective employe, contractor, prospective contractor, nonclient resident or prospective a caregiver or nonclient resident of a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day 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.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1163h Section 1163h. 48.685 (2) (ag) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1163i Section 1163i. 48.685 (2) (ag) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (b) 3.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1163j Section 1163j. 48.685 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (b) 4.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1163k Section 1163k. 48.685 (2) (ag) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (4m) (b) 5.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1165d Section 1165d. 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,159,11 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.) Subject to subd. 5. and par. (bd), the The department, a county department, a child welfare agency or a school board shall obtain all of the following with respect to a person specified under par. (a) (intro.) and a person specified under par. (ag) (intro.) who is a nonclient resident or prospective caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b., a nonclient resident of an entity and shall obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 5. with respect to a person specified in par. (ag) (intro.) who is under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, and who is an employe, prospective employe, contractor, prospective contractor, nonclient resident or prospective nonclient resident a caregiver of a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care provider that is certified under s. 48.651:

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1165g Section 1165g. 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,159,23 48.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department 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 par. 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 par. (ag) 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, a child welfare agency or a school board need not obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1167d Section 1167d. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,160,4 48.685 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) Subject to subds. 1. e. and 2., and 4. par. (bd), every Every entity shall obtain all of the following with respect to a person specified under par. (ag) (intro.) who is an employe, prospective employe, contractor or prospective contractor caregiver of the entity:

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1167g Section 1167g. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,160,15 48.685 (2) (b) 1. e. Information maintained by the department 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 par. 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 par. (ag) 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.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1168d Section 1168d. 48.685 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1168g Section 1168g. 48.685 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,160,25 48.685 (2) (b) 4. Subdivision 1. does not apply with respect to a person under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who is an employe, prospective employe, contractor, prospective contractor, nonclient resident or prospective a caregiver or nonclient resident of a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care provider that is certified under s. 48.651 and with respect to whom the department, a county department or a school board is required under par. (am) (intro.) to obtain the information specified in par. (am) 1. to 5.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1169m Section 1169m. 48.685 (2) (bb) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,161,5 48.685 (2) (bb) If information obtained under par. (am) or (b) indicates a charge of a serious crime or of a violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195, 940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 or 947.013 without a recorded disposition, the department or entity shall make every reasonable effort to determine the disposition of the charge.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1170d Section 1170d. 48.685 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,161,20 48.685 (2) (bd) Notwithstanding pars. (am) and (b) 1., the department, a county department, 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 par. (ag) sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. and with respect to whom the department, county department, 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, 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.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1170m Section 1170m. 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,162,9 48.685 (2) (bg) If an entity takes an action specified in par. (ag) (intro.) with respect to an employe, prospective employe, contractor or prospective contractor hires or contracts with a caregiver for whom, within the last 4 years, the information required under par. (b) 1. a. to c. and e. has already been obtained , either by another entity or by a temporary employment agency, the entity may obtain the that information required under par. (b) 1. a. to c. and e. from that other entity or temporary employment agency, 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 from a temporary employment agency or if an entity has reasonable grounds to believe that any information obtained from another entity or from a temporary employment agency is no longer accurate, the entity shall obtain that information from the sources specified in par. (b) 1. a. to c. and e.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1170n Section 1170n. 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,162,20 48.685 (2) (bg) If an entity hires employs or contracts with a caregiver for whom, within the last 4 years, 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.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 1171d Section 1171d. 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: