SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tk 9Section 1651tk. 48.981 (3) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,182,2210 48.981 (3) (c) 7. The county department or, in a county having a population of
11500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
12with the department shall cooperate with law enforcement officials, courts of
13competent jurisdiction, tribal governments, and other human services agencies to
14prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse. The
15county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the
16department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
17shall coordinate the development and provision of services to abused and neglected
18children, to abused unborn children to families in which child abuse or neglect has
19occurred, to expectant mothers who have abused their unborn children, to children
20and families when circumstances justify a belief that abuse or neglect will occur, and
21to the expectant mothers of unborn children when circumstances justify a belief that
22unborn child abuse will occur.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tm 23Section 1651tm. 48.981 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,183,1224 48.981 (3) (c) 8. Using the format prescribed by the department, each county
25department shall provide the department with information about each report that

1the county department receives or that is received by a licensed child welfare agency
2that is under contract with the county department and about each investigation that
3the county department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the
4county department conducts. Using the format prescribed by the department, a
5licensed child welfare
an agency under contract with the department shall provide
6the department with information about each report that the child welfare agency
7receives and about each investigation that the child welfare agency conducts. This
8information shall be used by the department to monitor services provided by county
9departments or licensed child welfare agencies under contract with county
10departments or the department. The department shall use nonidentifying
11information to maintain statewide statistics on child abuse and neglect and on
12unborn child abuse, and for planning and policy development purposes.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tn 13Section 1651tn. 48.981 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,183,2314 48.981 (3) (cm) Contract with licensed child welfare agencies. Contract with
15agencies.
A county department may contract with a licensed child welfare agency to
16fulfill the county department's duties specified under par. (c) 1., 2. b., 2m. b., 5., 6.,
176m., and 8. The department may contract with a licensed child welfare agency or
18with the Milwaukee County child welfare district
to fulfill the department's duties
19specified under par. (c) 1., 2. a., 2m. b., 3., 4., 5., 5m., 6., 6m., 7., 8., and 9. in a county
20having a population of 500,000 or more. The confidentiality provisions specified in
21sub. (7) shall apply to any licensed child welfare agency with which a county
22department or the department contracts and to the Milwaukee County child welfare
23district, if the department contracts with the district
.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651to 24Section 1651to. 48.981 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,184,7
148.981 (3) (d) Independent investigation. 1. In this paragraph, "agent"
2includes, but is not limited to, a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
3person given custody of a child or a human services professional employed by a
4county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or by a child welfare an agency who is
5working with a child or an expectant mother of an unborn child under contract with
6or under the supervision of the department in a county having a population of
7500,000 or more or a county department under s. 46.22.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,184,228 2. If an agent or employee of an agency required to investigate under this
9subsection is the subject of a report, or if the agency determines that, because of the
10relationship between the agency and the subject of a report, there is a substantial
11probability that the agency would not conduct an unbiased investigation, the agency
12shall, after taking any action necessary to protect the child or unborn child, notify
13the department. Upon receipt of the notice, the department, in a county having a
14population of less than 500,000, or a county department or child welfare an agency
15designated by the department in any county shall conduct an independent
16investigation. If the department designates a county department under s. 46.22,
1746.23, 51.42, or 51.437, that county department shall conduct the independent
18investigation. If a licensed child welfare agency or the Milwaukee County child
19welfare district
agrees to conduct the independent investigation, the department
20may designate the child welfare agency or district to do so. The powers and duties
21of the department or designated county department or child welfare agency making
22an independent investigation are those given to county departments under par. (c).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tp 23Section 1651tp. 48.981 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,185,724 48.981 (5) Coroner's report. Any person or official required to report cases of
25suspected child abuse or neglect who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child

1died as a result of child abuse or neglect shall report the fact to the appropriate
2medical examiner or coroner. The medical examiner or coroner shall accept the
3report for investigation and shall report the findings to the appropriate district
4attorney; to the department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
5to a licensed child welfare an agency under contract with the department; to the
6county department; and, if the institution making the report initially is a hospital,
7to the hospital.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tr 8Section 1651tr. 48.981 (7) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,185,139 48.981 (7) (a) 5. A professional employee of a county department under s. 51.42
10or 51.437 who is working with the child or the expectant mother of the unborn child
11under contract with or under the supervision of the county department under s. 46.22
12or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed
13child welfare
agency under contract with the department.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tt 14Section 1651tt. 48.981 (7) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,185,1815 48.981 (7) (a) 6. A multidisciplinary child abuse and neglect or unborn child
16abuse team recognized by the county department or, in a county having a population
17of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
18with the department.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tv 19Section 1651tv. 48.981 (7) (a) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,185,2520 48.981 (7) (a) 6m. A person employed by a child advocacy center recognized by
21the county board, the county department or, in a county having a population of
22500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
23with the department, to the extent necessary to perform the services for which the
24center is recognized by the county board, the county department, the department, or
25the licensed child welfare agency.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651tx
1Section 1651tx. 48.981 (7) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,186,42 48.981 (7) (a) 15. A child fatality review team recognized by the county
3department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department
4or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651w 5Section 1651w. 48.981 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,26 48.981 (8) (a) The department, the county departments , and a licensed child
7welfare
an agency under contract with the department in a county having a
8population of 500,000 or more to the extent feasible shall conduct continuing
9education and training programs for staff of the department, the county
10departments, a licensed child welfare agency the agencies under contract with the
11department or a county department, law enforcement agencies, and the tribal social
12services departments, persons, and officials required to report, the general public,
13and others as appropriate. The programs shall be designed to encourage reporting
14of child abuse and neglect and of unborn child abuse, to encourage self-reporting and
15voluntary acceptance of services, and to improve communication, cooperation, and
16coordination in the identification, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and
17neglect and of unborn child abuse. Programs provided for staff of the department,
18county departments, and licensed child welfare agencies under contract with county
19departments or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department
20whose responsibilities include the investigation or treatment of child abuse or
21neglect shall also be designed to provide information on means of recognizing and
22appropriately responding to domestic abuse, as defined in s. 46.95 (1) (a). The
23department, the county departments, and a licensed child welfare an agency under
24contract with the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more

1shall develop public information programs about child abuse and neglect and about
2unborn child abuse.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1651x 3Section 1651x. 48.981 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,104 48.981 (8) (c) In meeting its responsibilities under par. (a) or (b), the
5department, a county department, or a licensed child welfare an agency under
6contract with the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more may
7contract with any public or private organization which that meets the standards set
8by the department. In entering into the contracts the department, county
9department, or licensed child welfare agency shall give priority to parental
10organizations combating child abuse and neglect or unborn child abuse.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,11 11816. Page 586, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,12 12" Section 1656h. 48.985 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,1713 48.985 (5) Milwaukee child welfare aids. Of the amounts received under 42
14USC 620
to 626 and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (nL),
15the department shall transfer $58,600 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $66,800 in fiscal
16year 2002-03 to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (kw) and shall expend
17those moneys to provide services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17).".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,19 18817. Page 586, line 14: delete "Section 1656tym" and substitute "Section
191656sy".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,20 20818. Page 588, line 4: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,21 21" Section 1656tkf. 49.124 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,187,2422 49.124 (1m) (e) 1. In this paragraph, "area" means a county or combination of
23counties; a city; a village; a town; a smaller geographic region of a county, city, village
24or town; or a federally recognized American Indian reservation.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,4
12. The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal
2department of agriculture to permit the department to waive the work requirement
3under par. (a) for any group of individuals, as authorized under 7 USC 2015, who
4meet any of the following requirements:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,65 a. The group resides in an area determined by the department to have an
6unemployment rate of over 10%.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,87 b. The group resides in an area that the department determines does not have
8a sufficient number of jobs to provide employment for that group of individuals.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,109 3. If the waiver under subd. 2. is granted and in effect, the department shall
10implement the waiver.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1656tkg 11Section 1656tkg. 49.124 (1m) (e) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin
12Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.13 (2) (e).".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,13 13819. Page 593, line 19: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,14 14" Section 8657d. 49.141 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,1715 49.141 (1) (g) "Minimum wage" means the state minimum hourly wage under
16ch. 104 s. 104.035 (2) or the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1),
17whichever is applicable.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,18 18820. Page 593, line 19: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,19 19" Section 9657d. 49.141 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,2020 49.141 (1) (cm) "Domestic abuse" means any of the following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,2221 1. Physical acts that result in, or threaten to result in, physical injury to an
22individual.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,2323 2. Sexual abuse.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,188,2424 3. Sexual activity involving a dependent child.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,1
14. Being forced to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts or activities.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,22 5. Threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,33 6. Mental abuse.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,44 7. Neglect or deprivation of medical care.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,5 5821. Page 593, line 19: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,7 6" Section 1657fb. 49.141 (2g) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.141
7(2g) (a) and amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,108 49.141 (2g) (a) The department shall contract with the legislative audit bureau
9to conduct, biennially, a financial and performance audit of Wisconsin works. The
10legislative audit bureau shall include in its audit all of the following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657fc 11Section 1657fc. 49.141 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657fcc 12Section 1657fcc. 49.141 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657fd 13Section 1657fd. 49.141 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,1614 49.141 (2g) (b) The legislative audit bureau shall file the each audit no later
15than July 1, 2000, January 1 of each odd-numbered year in the manner described
16under s. 13.94 (1) (b).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1657ff 17Section 1657ff. 49.141 (2g) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,1918 49.141 (2g) (c) The department shall pay all or a portion of the costs of
19conducting the audits, as requested by the legislative audit bureau.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,20 20822. Page 593, line 21: delete "par." and substitute "pars. (ak) and".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,21 21823. Page 594, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,189,22 22" Section 1657k. 49.143 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,823 49.143 (1) (ak) If a Wisconsin works agency that is not a county department
24under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 elects under par. (ag) not to enter into a contract

1under par. (a) 2., the department shall contract with the county department under
2s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 of the county in which the Wisconsin works agency
3administered Wisconsin works, to administer Wisconsin works in the geographical
4area for which the Wisconsin works agency contracted. A county department may
5elect not to enter into a contract under this paragraph if the county department
6notifies the department by the date established by the department. If a county
7department elects not to enter into a contract under this paragraph, the department
8shall award contracts under the competitive process under par. (a) 1.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,10 9824. Page 594, line 16: delete "If" and substitute "Notwithstanding par. (ak),
10if".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,11 11825. Page 594, line 24: delete "or (am)" and substitute "or (am) (ak)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,12 12826. Page 595, line 1: delete "or (am) 1." and substitute "or (am) 1. (ak)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,13 13827. Page 595, line 22: delete "or (am)" and substitute "or (am) (ak)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,14 14828. Page 595, line 25: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,15 15" Section 1660bf. 49.143 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,190,2316 49.143 (2) (g) Base any bonuses paid to employees of the Wisconsin works
17agency, or to any person with whom the Wisconsin works agency subcontracts to
18administer any part of Wisconsin works, on the employee's or person's success in
19helping participants increase their income above the federal poverty line and report
20quarterly to the department on the bonuses paid to any employee or person with
21whom the Wisconsin works agency contracts to administer any part of Wisconsin
22works. The department shall specify criteria for determining whether a bonus may
23be paid as specified in this paragraph.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,2
1829. Page 596, line 2: delete "Transfer of funding allocations prohibited."
2and substitute "Contract prohibitions. (a)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,4 3830. Page 596, line 2: delete "Transfer of funding allocations prohibited."
4and substitute "Contract prohibitions. (a)".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,5 5831. Page 596, line 6: delete "(a)" and substitute "1.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,6 6832. Page 596, line 6: delete "(a)" and substitute "1.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,7 7833. Page 596, line 7: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,8 8" Section 1660dp. 49.143 (3g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,109 49.143 (3g) (a) 1. The placement of participants in Wisconsin works
10employment positions into unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,11 11834. Page 596, line 7: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,15 12"(b) No Wisconsin works agency may expend moneys that are provided under
13a contract under sub. (1) to conduct public relations activities unless the public
14relations activities are directly related to providing community outreach and
15informing participants about the services available under Wisconsin works.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,16 16835. Page 596, line 7: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,21 17"(b) Each contract under sub. (1) shall specify that a Wisconsin works agency
18may not use moneys that are provided under the contract to pay any portion of a
19salary of an employee of the Wisconsin works agency, or of a person with whom the
20Wisconsin works agency contracts to administer any part of Wisconsin works, that
21exceeds the amount paid the governor under s. 20.923 (2) (c).".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,22 22836. Page 596, line 7: delete "(b)" and substitute "2.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,191,23 23837. Page 596, line 7: delete "(b)" and substitute "2.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,1
1838. Page 597, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,2 2" Section 1660hb. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,113 49.145 (3) (b) 1. All earned and unearned income of the individual, except any
4amount received under section 32 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue
5Code
, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any amount received under s. 71.07 (9e), any payment
6made by an employer under section 3507 of the internal revenue code Internal
7Revenue Code
, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), any student financial aid received under any
8federal or state program, any scholarship used for tuition and books,
and any
9assistance received under s. 49.148. In determining the earned and unearned
10income of the individual, the Wisconsin works agency may not include income earned
11by a dependent child of the individual.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jd 12Section 1660jd. 49.147 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jg 13Section 1660jg. 49.147 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.141 (1) (nm).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1660jj 14Section 1660jj. 49.147 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,192,1715 49.147 (2) (c) Interference with education prohibited. A participant's
16participation in unsubsidized employment may not interfere with the participant's
17education under sub. (5m).
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