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(a) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized
15under ch. 181.
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(b) "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town or school district or an
17agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town or school district.
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18(2) Awarding of grants. (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (eg)
19and (nL), the department, beginning on January 1, 2001, shall distribute $1,250,600
20in each fiscal year to applying nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating
21in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, $1,109,300 in each fiscal year to
22applying county departments under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 operating in
23counties other than a county having a population of 500,000 or more and $7,500 in
24each fiscal year to applying federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in
25this state to provide programs to accomplish all of the following:
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11. Prevent and reduce the incidence of youth violence and other delinquent
2behavior.
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2. Prevent and reduce the incidence of youth alcohol and other drug use and
4abuse.
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3. Prevent and reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect.
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(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (ky), the department, beginning
7on January 1, 2001, shall distribute $769,500 in each fiscal year to applying
8nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county having a population
9of 500,000 or more, $425,100 in each fiscal year to applying county departments
10under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 operating in counties other than a county
11having a population of 500,000 or more and $172,500 in each fiscal year to applying
12federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state to provide
13programs to accomplish all of the following:
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1. Prevent and reduce the incidence of nonmarital pregnancy and increase the
15use of abstinence as a method of preventing nonmarital pregnancy.
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2. Increase adolescent self-sufficiency by encouraging high school graduation,
17vocational preparedness, improved social and other interpersonal skills and
18responsible decision making.
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(c) A nonprofit corporation, public agency or American Indian tribe or band that
20is applying for a grant under par. (a) or (b) shall provide to the department a proposed
21service plan for the use of the grant moneys. If the department approves the service
22plan, the department may award the grant. The department shall award the grants
23on a competitive basis and for a 3-year period.
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24(3) Outcomes expected. (a) The department shall provide a set of benchmark
25indicators to measure the outcomes that are expected of a program funded under sub.
1(2) (a). Those benchmark indicators shall measure all of the following among youth
2who have participated in a program funded under sub. (2) (a) or (b):
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1. The rate of participation in violent or other delinquent behavior.
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2. The rate of alcohol and other drug use and abuse.
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3. The rate of nonmarital pregnancy and the rate at which abstinence is used
6to prevent nonmarital pregnancy.
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4. The rate of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect.
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5. The development of self-sufficiency, as indicated by the rate of high school
9graduation, the degree of vocational preparedness, any improvements in social and
10other interpersonal skills and in responsible decision making and any other
11indicators that the department considers important in indicating the development
12of adolescent self-sufficiency.
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6. Any other indicators that the department considers important in indicating
14the development of positive behaviors among adolescents.
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(b) The department shall require a grant recipient under sub. (2) (a) or (b) to
16provide an annual report showing the status of its program participants in terms of
17the benchmark indicators provided under par. (a) and may renew a grant only if the
18recipient shows improvement on those indicators.
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19Section
1123. 46.995 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
20act), is repealed.
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21Section
1124. 46.995 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.995
(2) Adolescent self-sufficiency services. (intro.) From the
23appropriation
account under s. 20.435 (3)
(eg) (ky), the department may allocate
24$582,100 in each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity
25or to the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or
1band to provide services in counties or to a tribe or band for adolescent parents which
2shall emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training and
3experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's
4capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing
5parenting skills. The public or private entity seeking to receive a grant to provide
6these services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the
7department. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
8department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
9award of grants under this subsection, based on all of the following factors:
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10Section
1125. 46.995 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.995
(3) Adolescent pregnancy prevention services. From the
12appropriation under s. 20.435 (3)
(eg) (ky), the department may allocate $340,000 in
13each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the
14elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to
15provide to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services
16which shall be structured so as to increase development of decision-making and
17communications skills, promote graduation from high school and expand career and
18other options and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy
19prevention. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the
20department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the
21award of grants under this subsection, based on the factors specified under sub. (2)
22(a) to (d).
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23Section
1126. 46.996 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
24act), is repealed.
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25Section
1127. 46.996 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.996 Adolescent services. (intro.) From the appropriation
account under
2s. 20.435 (3) (eg), the department shall
allocate funds in distribute $62,500 and from
3the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (ky), the department shall distribute
4$287,500, for the following
amounts:
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5Section
1128. 46.997 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
6act), is repealed.
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7Section
1129. 46.997 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.997
(2) (intro.) From the appropriation
account under s. 20.435 (3) (eg), the
9department shall
allocate not more than $210,000
distribute $52,500 and from the
10appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (ky), the department shall distribute
11$157,500 in each fiscal year to make grants to applying organizations for the
12provision, on a regional or tribal project basis, of information to communities in order
13to increase community knowledge about problems of adolescents and information to
14and activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in order to enable the
15adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:
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16Section
1130. 48.02 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.02
(6) "Foster home" means any facility that is operated by a person
18required to be licensed by s. 48.62 (1) (a) and that provides care and maintenance for
19no more than 4 children
unless all of the children are siblings or, if necessary to
20enable a sibling group to remain together, for no more than 6 children or, if the
21department promulgates rules permitting a different number of children, for the
22number of children permitted under those rules.
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23Section
1131. 48.02 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.02
(17) "Shelter care facility" means a nonsecure place of temporary care
2and physical custody for children, including a holdover room, licensed by the
3department under s. 48.66 (1)
(a).
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4Section
1132. 48.48 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.48
(9) To license foster homes or treatment foster homes as provided in s.
648.66 (1)
(a) for its own use or for the use of licensed child welfare agencies or, if
7requested to do so, for the use of county departments.
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8Section
1133. 48.48 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.48
(9m) To license shelter care facilities as provided in s. 48.66 (1)
(a).
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10Section
1134. 48.48 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.48
(10) To license child welfare agencies and day care centers as provided
12in s. 48.66 (1)
(a).
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13Section
1135. 48.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.55 (title)
State adoption information exchange and state adoption
15center.
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16Section
1136. 48.55 of the statutes is renumbered 48.55 (1) and amended to
17read:
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48.55
(1) The department shall establish a state adoption information
19exchange for the purpose of finding adoptive homes for children with special needs
20who do not have permanent homes
. The department shall adopt rules governing the
21adoption information exchange and, from and a state adoption center for the
22purposes of increasing public knowledge of adoption and promoting to adolescents
23and pregnant women the availability of adoption services. From the appropriation
24under s. 20.435 (3) (dg),
the department may provide not more than
$75,000 $125,000
1in each fiscal year as grants to individuals and private agencies
for to provide 2adoption information exchange services
and to operate the state adoption center.
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3Section
1137. 48.551 (title) and (1) of the statutes are repealed.
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4Section
1138. 48.551 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.55 (2) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
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48.55
(2) (intro.) The department shall promulgate rules
governing the
7adoption information exchange and rules specifying the functions of the state
8adoption center
, which. The rules specifying the functions of the state adoption
9center shall include
all of the following:
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10Section
1139. 48.551 (2) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are renumbered
1148.55 (2) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
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12Section
1140. 48.561 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.561
(3) (b) The department of administration
and a county having a
14population of 500,000 or more shall consult to determine the method by which the
15state will shall collect the amount specified in par. (a)
. If the department of
16administration and from a county having a population of 500,000 or more
reach an
17agreement as to that method and if that agreement calls for by deducting all or part
18of that amount from any state payment due that county under s.
46.40, 79.03, 79.04,
1979.058, 79.06 or 79.08
or for adding a special charge to the amount of taxes
20apportioned to and levied on that county under s. 70.60, the. The department of
21administration shall notify the department of revenue, by September 15 of each year,
22of the amount to be deducted from
those the state payments due
or to be added as
23that special charge. If the department of administration and a county having a
24population of 500,000 or more do not reach an agreement as to that method by
25September 15 of each year, the department of administration shall determine that
1method without the agreement of that county under s. 79.03, 79.04, 79.058, 79.06 or
279.08. The department of administration shall credit all amounts collected under
3this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (kw) and shall notify
4the county from which those amounts are collected of that collection.
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5Section
1141. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.57
(3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cz) and
7(kc), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than
8500,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under
9this subsection in a county having a population of 500,000 or more.
A Subject to par.
10(ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
11the department
shall may make payments in the amount of $215 per month to a
12kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the
13following conditions are met:
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14Section
1142. 48.57 (3m) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.57
(3m) (ap) Notwithstanding fulfillment of the conditions of eligibility
16specified in par. (am) 1. to 6., a kinship care relative who is providing care and
17maintenance for a child is not entitled to receive payments under par. (am).
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18Section
1143. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.57
(3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cz) and
20(kc), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than
21500,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under
22this subsection in a county having a population of 500,000 or more.
A Subject to par.
23(ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
24the department
shall may make monthly payments for each child in the amount
25specified in sub. (3m) (am) (intro.) to a long-term kinship care relative who is
1providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are
2met:
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3Section
1144. 48.57 (3n) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.57
(3n) (ap) Notwithstanding fulfillment of the conditions of eligibility
5specified in par. (am) 1. to 5r., a long-term kinship care relative who is providing care
6and maintenance for a child is not entitled to receive payments under par. (am).
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7Section
1145. 48.57 (3n) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.57
(3n) (ar) (intro.) Subject to
par. (ap) and sub. (3p) (fm) 1m. and (hm), a
9county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the
10department
shall may enter into an agreement under par. (am) 6. if all of the
11following conditions are met:
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12Section
1146. 48.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.60
(2) (d) A hospital, maternity hospital, maternity home
, or nursing home
14or tuberculosis sanatorium licensed, approved or supervised by the department;
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15Section
1147. 48.60 (2) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
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16Section
1148. 48.62 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.62
(1) (a) Any person who receives, with or without transfer of legal custody,
184 or fewer children or
more than 4 children if all of the children are siblings, if
19necessary to enable a sibling group to remain together, 6 or fewer children or, if the
20department promulgates rules permitting a different number of children, the
21number of children permitted under those rules, to provide care and maintenance for
22those children shall obtain a license to operate a foster home from the department,
23a county department or a licensed child welfare agency as provided in s. 48.75.
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24Section
1149. 48.651 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.651 (1m), and 48.651
25(1m) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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148.651
(1m) (intro.) Each
county department certifying agency shall certify,
2according to the standards adopted by the department of workforce development
3under s. 49.155 (1d), each day care provider reimbursed for child care services
4provided to families determined eligible under s. 49.155 (1m), unless the provider is
5a day care center licensed under s. 48.65 or is established or contracted for under s.
6120.13 (14). Each
county certifying agency may charge a fee to cover the costs of
7certification. To be certified under this section, a person must meet the minimum
8requirements for certification established by the department of workforce
9development under s. 49.155 (1d), meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685 and
10pay the fee specified in this section. The
county
certifying agency shall certify the
11following categories of day care providers:
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(a) Level I certified family day care providers, as established by the department
13of workforce development under s. 49.155 (1d). No
county certifying agency may
14certify a provider under this paragraph if the provider is a relative of all of the
15children for whom he or she provides care.
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16Section
1150. 48.651 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.651
(1g) In this section, "certifying agency" means a county department, a
18tribal governing body or a Wisconsin works agency, as defined in s. 49.001 (9),
19whichever the department of workforce development requires under s. 49.155 (3) (a)
20to administer the child care subsidy program under s. 49.155.
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21Section
1151. 48.651 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.651
(2m) Each
county department
certifying agency shall provide the
23department with information about each person who is denied certification for a
24reason specified in s. 48.685 (2) (a) 1. to 5.
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25Section
1152. 48.653 of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.653 Information for day care providers. The department shall provide
2each day care center licensed under s. 48.65 and each
county certifying agency
, as
3defined in s. 48.651 (1g), providing child welfare services with a brochure containing
4information on basic child care and the licensing and certification requirements for
5day care providers. Each
county agency certifying agency shall provide each day care
6provider that it certifies with a copy of the brochure.
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7Section
1153. 48.66 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.66 (1) (a) and
8amended to read:
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48.66
(1) (a) Except as provided
under
in s. 48.715 (6) and (7), the department
10shall license and supervise child welfare agencies, as required by s. 48.60, group
11homes, as required by s. 48.625, shelter care facilities, as required by s. 938.22, and
12day care centers, as required by s. 48.65. The department may license foster homes
13or treatment foster homes, as provided by s. 48.62, and may license and supervise
14county departments in accordance with the procedures specified in this section and
15in ss. 48.67 to 48.74.
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16(b) Except as provided
under in s. 48.715 (6), the department of corrections may
17license a child welfare agency to operate a secured child caring institution, as defined
18in s. 938.02 (15g), for holding in secure custody juveniles who have been convicted
19under s. 938.183 or adjudicated delinquent under s. 938.183 or 938.34 (4d), (4h) or
20(4m) and referred to the child welfare agency by the court or the department of
21corrections and to provide supervision, care and maintenance for those juveniles.
22The department of corrections may also license not more than one county
23department, as defined in s. 938.02 (2g), to operate a group home that has been
24licensed under par. (a) as a secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p), for
25holding in secure custody juveniles who have been convicted under s. 938.183 or
1adjudicated delinquent under s. 938.183 or 938.34 (4h) or (4m) and referred to the
2department of corrections by the court and to provide supervision, care and
3maintenance for those juveniles.
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4(c) A license issued under
this subsection par. (a) or (b), other than a license to
5operate a foster home, treatment foster home
or, secured child caring institution
or
6secured group home, is valid until revoked or suspended. A license issued under this
7subsection to operate a foster home, treatment foster home
or, secured child caring
8institution
or secured group home may be for any term not to exceed 2 years from the
9date of issuance. No license issued under
this subsection par. (a) or (b) is
10transferable.
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11Section
1154. 48.66 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.66
(2m) (a) The department of health and family services shall require each
13applicant for a license under sub. (1)
(a) to operate a child welfare agency, group
14home, shelter care facility or day care center who is an individual to provide that
15department with the applicant's social security number, and shall require each
16applicant for a license under sub. (1)
(a) to operate a child welfare agency, group
17home, shelter care facility or day care center who is not an individual to provide that
18department with the applicant's federal employer identification number, when
19initially applying for or applying to continue the license.
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20Section
1155. 48.66 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.66
(2m) (am) The department of corrections shall require each applicant for
22a license under sub. (1)
(b) to operate a secured child caring institution who is an
23individual to provide that department with the applicant's social security number
24when initially applying for or applying to renew the license.
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25Section
1156. 48.66 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.66
(2m) (b) The department of health and family services may not issue or
2continue a license under sub. (1)
(a) to operate a child welfare agency, group home,
3shelter care facility or day care center to or for an applicant who is an individual
4unless the applicant has provided the applicant's social security number to that
5department and may not issue or continue a license under sub. (1)
(a) to operate a
6child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility or day care center to or for an
7applicant who is not an individual unless the applicant has provided the applicant's
8federal employer identification number to that department.
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9Section
1157. 48.66 (2m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.66
(2m) (bm) The department of corrections may not issue or renew a license
11under sub. (1)
(b) to operate a secured child caring institution to or for an applicant
12who is an individual unless the applicant has provided the applicant's social security
13number to that department.
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14Section
1158. 48.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.68
(1) After receipt of an application for a license, the department shall
16investigate to determine if the applicant meets the minimum requirements for a
17license adopted by the department under s. 48.67 and meets the requirements
18specified in s. 48.685, if applicable. In determining whether to issue or continue a
19license, the department may consider any action by the applicant, or by an employe
20of the applicant, that constitutes a substantial failure by the applicant or employe
21to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of a child. Upon satisfactory
22completion of this investigation and payment of the fee required under s. 48.615 (1)
23(a) or (b), 48.625 (2) (a), 48.65 (3) (a) or 938.22 (7) (b), the department shall issue a
24license under s. 48.66 (1)
(a) or, if applicable, a probationary license under s. 48.69
25or, if applicable, shall continue a license under s. 48.66 (5). At the time of initial
1licensure and license renewal, the department shall provide a foster home licensee
2with written information relating to the age-related monthly foster care rates and
3supplemental payments specified in s. 48.62 (4), including payment amounts,
4eligibility requirements for supplemental payments and the procedures for applying
5for supplemental payments.
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6Section
1159. 48.685 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (1) (at).
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7Section
1160. 48.685 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read: