SB40-CSA1,652,46 48.63 (1) Acting under court order or voluntary agreement, the child's parent
7or guardian or the department of health and family services, the department of
8corrections, a county department, or a child welfare agency licensed to place children
9in foster homes, treatment foster homes, or group homes may place a child or
10negotiate or act as intermediary for the placement of a child in a foster home,
11treatment foster home, or group home. Voluntary agreements under this subsection
12may not be used for placements in facilities other than foster, treatment foster, or
13group homes and may not be extended. A foster home or treatment foster home
14placement under a voluntary agreement may not exceed 180 days from the date on
15which the child was removed from the home under the voluntary agreement. A group
16home placement under a voluntary agreement may not exceed 15 days from the date
17on which the child was removed from the home under the voluntary agreement,
18except as provided in sub. (5). These time limitations do not apply to placements
19made under s. 48.345, 938.183, 938.34, or 938.345. Voluntary agreements may be
20made only under this subsection and sub. (5) (b) and shall be in writing and shall
21specifically state that the agreement may be terminated at any time by the parent
22or guardian or by the child if the child's consent to the agreement is required. The
23child's consent to the agreement is required whenever the child is 12 years of age or
24older. If a county department, the department, or the department of corrections
25places a child or negotiates or acts as intermediary for the placement of a child under

1this subsection, the voluntary agreement shall also specifically state that the county
2department, department, or department of corrections has placement and care
3responsibility for the child as required under 42 USC 672 (a) (2) and has primary
4responsibility for providing services to the child.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1331 5Section 1331. 48.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,652,96 48.64 (1) Definition. In this section, "agency" means the department of health
7and family services
, the department of corrections, a county department, or a
8licensed child welfare agency authorized to place children in foster homes, treatment
9foster homes, or group homes.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1332 10Section 1332. 48.651 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,652,2011 48.651 (1) (intro.) Each county department shall certify, according to the
12standards adopted by the department of workforce development under s. 49.155 (1d),
13each day care provider reimbursed for child care services provided to families
14determined eligible under s. 49.155, unless the provider is a day care center licensed
15under s. 48.65 or is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14). Each county
16may charge a fee to cover the costs of certification. To be certified under this section,
17a person must meet the minimum requirements for certification established by the
18department of workforce development under s. 49.155 (1d), meet the requirements
19specified in s. 48.685 and pay the fee specified in this section. The county shall certify
20the following categories of day care providers:
SB40-CSA1, s. 1333 21Section 1333. 48.651 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,652,2522 48.651 (1) (a) Level I certified family day care providers, as established by the
23department of workforce development under s. 49.155 (1d). No county may certify
24a provider under this paragraph if the provider is a relative of all of the children for
25whom he or she provides care.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1334
1Section 1334. 48.651 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,653,32 48.651 (1) (b) Level II certified family day care providers, as established by the
3department of workforce development, under s. 49.155 (1d).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1335 4Section 1335. 48.651 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,653,75 48.651 (2m) Each county department shall provide the department of health
6and family services
with information about each person who is denied certification
7for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1338 8Section 1338. 48.66 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,653,189 48.66 (1) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.715 (6) and (7), the department shall
10license and supervise child welfare agencies, as required by s. 48.60, group homes,
11as required by s. 48.625, shelter care facilities, as required by s. 938.22, and day care
12centers, as required by s. 48.65. The department may license foster homes or
13treatment 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. In the discharge of this duty the department may inspect the
16records and visit the premises of all child welfare agencies, group homes, shelter care
17facilities, and day care centers and visit the premises of all foster homes and
18treatment foster homes in which children are placed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1339 19Section 1339. 48.66 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,654,220 48.66 (2m) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the department of health and
21family services
shall require each applicant for a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate
22a child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility, or day care center who is an
23individual to provide that department with the applicant's social security number,
24and shall require each applicant for a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child
25welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility, or day care center who is not an

1individual to provide that department with the applicant's federal employer
2identification number, when initially applying for or applying to continue the license.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1340 3Section 1340. 48.66 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,654,94 48.66 (2m) (a) 2. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social
5security number, the applicant shall submit a statement made or subscribed under
6oath or affirmation to the department of health and family services that the
7applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall
8be prescribed by the department of workforce development. A license issued in
9reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subdivision is invalid.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1341 10Section 1341. 48.66 (2m) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,654,1611 48.66 (2m) (am) 2. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social
12security number, the applicant shall submit a statement made or subscribed under
13oath or affirmation to the department of corrections that the applicant does not have
14a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the
15department of workforce development. A license issued in reliance upon a false
16statement submitted under this subdivision is invalid.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1342 17Section 1342. 48.66 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,655,218 48.66 (2m) (b) If an applicant who is an individual fails to provide the
19applicant's social security number to the department of health and family services
20or if an applicant who is not an individual fails to provide the applicant's federal
21employer identification number to that the department, that department may not
22issue or continue a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child welfare agency, group
23home, shelter care facility, or day care center to or for the applicant unless the
24applicant is an individual who does not have a social security number and the

1applicant submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as
2required under par. (a) 2.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1343 3Section 1343. 48.66 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,655,104 48.66 (2m) (c) The subunit of the department of health and family services that
5obtains a social security number or a federal employer identification number under
6par. (a) 1.
may not disclose any that information obtained under par. (a) 1. to any
7person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting
8certifications under s. 73.0301 or on the request of the subunit of the department of
9workforce development
that administers the child and spousal support program
10under s. 49.22 (2m).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1344 11Section 1344. 48.66 (2m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,655,1412 48.66 (2m) (cm) The department of corrections may not disclose any
13information obtained under par. (am) 1. to any person except on the request of the
14department of workforce development under s. 49.22 (2m).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1345 15Section 1345. 48.675 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,655,2016 48.675 (3) Support services. (intro.) The department shall provide funds from
17the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) 20.437 (1) (a) to enable foster parents and
18treatment foster parents to attend education programs approved under sub. (2) and
19shall promulgate rules concerning disbursement of the funds. Moneys disbursed
20under this subsection may be used for the following purposes:
SB40-CSA1, s. 1346 21Section 1346. 48.685 (1) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1347 22Section 1347. 48.685 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1348 23Section 1348. 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,656,924 48.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health and
25family services
under this section and under ss. 48.651 (2m), 48.75 (1m), and 120.13

1(14) regarding any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal of a
2license, certification, or a contract to operate an entity for a reason specified in sub.
3(4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the person of employment at, a contract
4with, or permission to reside at an entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to
55. If the information obtained under this subdivision indicates that the person has
6been denied a license, continuation or renewal of a license, certification, a contract,
7employment, or permission to reside as described in this subdivision, the
8department, a county department, a child welfare agency or a school board need not
9obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1349 10Section 1349. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,656,1211 48.685 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) Every entity shall obtain all of the following with
12respect to a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of the entity:
SB40-CSA1, s. 1350 13Section 1350. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,656,2314 48.685 (2) (b) 1. e. Information maintained by the department of health and
15family services
under this section and under ss. 48.651 (2m), 48.75 (1m), and 120.13
16(14) regarding any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal of a
17license, certification, or a contract to operate an entity for a reason specified in sub.
18(4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the person of employment at, a contract
19with, or permission to reside at an entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to
205. If the information obtained under this subd. 1. e. indicates that the person has
21been denied a license, continuation or renewal of a license, certification, a contract,
22employment, or permission to reside as described in this subd. 1. e., the entity need
23not obtain the information specified in subd. 1. a. to d.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1351 24Section 1351. 48.685 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,657,8
148.685 (2) (c) 1. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
2is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or treatment foster home or is
3seeking relicensure after a break in licensure, the department, county department,
4or child welfare agency shall request under 42 USC 16962 (b) a fingerprint-based
5check of the national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3)
6(A). The department, county department, or child welfare agency may release any
7information obtained under this subdivision only as permitted under 42 USC 16962
8(e).
SB40-CSA1,657,199 2. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am) is seeking a
10license to operate a foster home or treatment foster home or is an adult nonclient
11resident of the foster home or treatment foster home and if the person is not, or at
12any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the search has not been, a resident
13of this state, the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall check
14any child abuse or neglect registry maintained by any state or other U.S. jurisdiction
15in which the person is a resident or was a resident within those 5 years for
16information that is equivalent to the information specified in par. (am) 4. The
17department, county department, or child welfare agency may not use any
18information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose other than a search of
19the person's background under par. (am).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1352 20Section 1352. 48.685 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,658,521 48.685 (3) (a) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the
22department, a county department, a child welfare agency, or a school board considers
23appropriate, the department, county department, child welfare agency , or school
24board shall request the information specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 5. for all persons
25caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed, certified, or contracted to

1operate an entity, for all persons who are nonclient residents of an entity such a
2caregiver,
and for all persons under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age,
3who are caregivers of a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established
4or contracted for under s. 120.13 (4) or of a day care provider that is certified under
5s. 48.651.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1353 6Section 1353. 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,658,137 48.685 (3) (b) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity
8considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
9(b) 1. a. to e. for all persons who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of the
10entity other than persons under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who
11are caregivers of a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or
12contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care provider that is certified under s.
1348.651.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1354 14Section 1354. 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,658,1815 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in
16sub. (5), an entity may not employ or contract with a caregiver specified in sub. (1)
17(ag) 1. a.
or permit a nonclient resident to reside at the entity if the entity knows or
18should have known any of the following:
SB40-CSA1, s. 1355 19Section 1355. 48.685 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,659,720 48.685 (5) (a) The Subject to par. (bm), the department may license to operate
21an entity, a county department may certify under s. 48.651, a county department or
22a child welfare agency may license under s. 48.62 and a school board may contract
23with under s. 120.13 (14) a person who otherwise may not be licensed, certified or
24contracted with for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5., and an entity may
25employ, contract with, or permit to reside at the entity a person who otherwise may

1not be employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside at the entity for a reason
2specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5., if the person demonstrates to the department, the
3county department, the child welfare agency, or the school board or, in the case of an
4entity that is located within the boundaries of a reservation, to the person or body
5designated by the tribe under sub. (5d) (a) 3., by clear and convincing evidence and
6in accordance with procedures established by the department by rule or by the tribe
7that he or she has been rehabilitated.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1356 8Section 1356. 48.685 (5) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,659,139 48.685 (5) (bm) (intro.) For purposes of licensing a foster home or treatment
10foster home for the placement of a child on whose behalf foster care maintenance
11payments under s. 48.62 (4) will be provided
, no person who has been convicted of
12any of the following offenses may be permitted to demonstrate that he or she has been
13rehabilitated:
SB40-CSA1, s. 1357 14Section 1357. 48.685 (5c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,659,2015 48.685 (5c) (a) Any person who is permitted but fails under sub. (5) (a) to
16demonstrate to the department or a child welfare agency that he or she has been
17rehabilitated may appeal to the secretary of health and family services or his or her
18designee. Any person who is adversely affected by a decision of the secretary or his
19or her designee under this paragraph has a right to a contested case hearing under
20ch. 227.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1358 21Section 1358. 48.685 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,660,322 48.685 (8) The department, the department of health and family services, a
23county department, a child welfare agency, or a school board may charge a fee for
24obtaining the information required under sub. (2) (am) or (3) (a) or for providing
25information to an entity to enable the entity to comply with sub. (2) (b) 1. or (3) (b).

1The fee may not exceed the reasonable cost of obtaining the information. No fee may
2be charged to a nurse's assistant, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (d), for obtaining or
3maintaining information if to do so would be inconsistent with federal law.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1359 4Section 1359. 48.715 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,660,195 48.715 (6) The department of health and family services shall deny, suspend,
6restrict, refuse to renew, or otherwise withhold a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) or a
7probationary license under s. 48.69 to operate a child welfare agency, group home,
8shelter care facility, or day care center, and the department of corrections shall deny,
9suspend, restrict, refuse to renew, or otherwise withhold a license under s. 48.66 (1)
10(b) to operate a secured residential care center for children and youth, for failure of
11the applicant or licensee to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support,
12maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses, or other expenses related to the
13support of a child or former spouse or for failure of the applicant or licensee to comply,
14after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of
15workforce development
or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and
16related to paternity or child support proceedings, as provided in a memorandum of
17understanding entered into under s. 49.857. Notwithstanding s. 48.72, an action
18taken under this subsection is subject to review only as provided in the memorandum
19of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and not as provided in s. 48.72.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1360 20Section 1360. 48.743 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,660,23 2148.743 Community living arrangements for children. (1) In this section,
22"community living arrangement for children" means a residential care center for
23children and youth or a group home.
SB40-CSA1,661,3
1(2) Community living arrangements for children shall be subject to the same
2building and housing ordinances, codes, and regulations of the municipality or
3county as similar residences located in the area in which the facility is located.
SB40-CSA1,661,10 4(3) The department shall designate a subunit to keep records and supply
5information on community living arrangements for children under ss. 59.69 (15) (f),
660.63 (7), and 62.23 (7) (i) 6. The subunit shall be responsible for receiving all
7complaints regarding community living arrangements for children and for
8coordinating all necessary investigatory and disciplinary actions under the laws of
9this state and under the rules of the department relating to the licensing of
10community living arrangements for children.
SB40-CSA1,661,18 11(4) A community living arrangement for children with a capacity for 8 or fewer
12persons shall be a permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use
13of property to single-family or 2-family residences. A community living
14arrangement for children with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons shall be a
15permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use of property to
16more than 2-family residences. Covenants in deeds which expressly prohibit use of
17property for community living arrangements for children are void as against public
18policy.
SB40-CSA1,662,2 19(5) If a community living arrangement for children is required to obtain special
20zoning permission, as defined in s. 59.69 (15) (g), the department shall, at the request
21of the unit of government responsible for granting the special zoning permission,
22inspect the proposed facility and review the program proposed for the facility. After
23such inspection and review, the department shall transmit to the unit of government
24responsible for granting the special zoning permission a statement that the proposed

1facility and its proposed program have been examined and are either approved or
2disapproved by the department.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1361 3Section 1361. 48.745 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,662,74 48.745 (5) If the county department designates the department to receive
5formal complaints, the subunit under s. 46.03 (22) (c) 48.743 (3) shall receive the
6complaints and the department shall have all the powers and duties granted to the
7county department in this section.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1362 8Section 1362. 48.75 (1g) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,662,129 48.75 (1g) (c) 1. A statement that the public licensing agency issuing the license
10is responsible has placement and care responsibility for the child as required under
1142 USC 672 (a) (2) and has primary responsibility
for providing services to the child
12who is placed in the foster home, as specified in the agreement.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1363 13Section 1363. 48.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,662,1714 48.75 (1m) Each child welfare agency and public licensing agency shall provide
15the subunit of the department that administers s. 48.685 of health and family
16services
with information about each person who is denied a license for a reason
17specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1364 18Section 1364. 48.78 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,662,2319 48.78 (2) (h) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the department, a county
20department, or a licensed child welfare agency from entering the content of any
21record kept or information received by the department, county department, or
22licensed child welfare agency into the statewide automated child welfare
23information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1365 24Section 1365. 48.839 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,663,7
148.839 (1) (d) If custody of the child is transferred under sub. (4) (b) to a county
2department or child welfare agency before the child is adopted, the department shall
3periodically bill the guardian and the surety under s. 46.03 (18) (b) or 46.10 49.32 (1)
4(b) or 49.345
for the cost of care and maintenance of the child until the child is adopted
5or becomes age 18, whichever is earlier. The guardian and surety shall also be liable
6under the bond for costs incurred by the department in enforcing the bond against
7the guardian and surety.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1366 8Section 1366. 48.839 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,663,139 48.839 (1) (e) This section does not preclude the department or any other
10agency given custody of a child under sub. (4) (b) from collecting under s. 46.03 (18)
11(b) or 46.10
49.32 (1) (b) or 49.345 from the former guardian for costs in excess of the
12amount recovered under the bond incurred in enforcing the bond and providing care
13and maintenance for the child until he or she reaches age 18 or is adopted.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1366m 14Section 1366m. 48.84 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act
15293
, is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,664,416 48.84 (1) Before a child may be placed under s. 48.833 for adoption by a
17proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child, before a proposed
18adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may petition for placement
19of a child for adoption under s. 48.837, and before a proposed adoptive parent who
20has not previously adopted a child may bring a child into this state for adoption under
21s. 48.839, the proposed adoptive parent shall complete the preadoption preparation
22required under this section. The preparation shall be provided by a licensed child
23welfare agency, a licensed private adoption agency, the state adoption information
24exchange under s. 48.55, the state adoption center under s. 48.55, a state-funded
25foster care and adoption resource center, or a state-funded postadoption resource

1center, a technical college district school, or an institution or college campus within
2the University of Wisconsin System
. If the proposed adoptive parent does not reside
3in this state, he or she may meet this requirement by obtaining equivalent
4preparation in his or her state of residence.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1367 5Section 1367. 48.88 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,664,166 48.88 (2) (am) 1. If the petitioner was required to obtain an initial license to
7operate a foster home or treatment foster home before placement of the child for
8adoption or relicensure after a break in licensure, the agency making the
9investigation shall obtain a criminal history search from the records maintained by
10the department of justice and request under 42 USC 16962 (b) a fingerprint-based
11check of the national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3)
12(A), with respect to the petitioner. The agency may release any information obtained
13under this subdivision only as permitted under 42 USC 16962 (e). In the case of a
14child on whose behalf adoption assistance payments will be provided under s. 48.975,
15if the petitioner has been convicted of any of the offenses specified in s. 48.685 (5) (bm)
161. to 4., the agency may not report that the petitioner's home is suitable for the child.
SB40-CSA1,665,417 2. If the petitioner was required to obtain a license to operate a foster home or
18treatment foster home before placement of the child for adoption, the agency making
19the investigation shall obtain information maintained by the department regarding
20any substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect against the petitioner and any
21other adult residing in the petitioner's home. If the petitioner or other adult residing
22in the petitioner's home is not, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date
23of the search has not been, a resident of this state, the agency shall check any child
24abuse or neglect registry maintained by any state or other U.S. jurisdiction in which
25the petitioner or other adult is a resident or was a resident within those 5 years for

1information that is equivalent to the information maintained by the department
2regarding substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect. The agency may not use
3any information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose other than a
4background search under this subdivision.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1368 5Section 1368. 48.93 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,665,96 48.93 (1d) All records and papers pertaining to an adoption proceeding shall
7be kept in a separate locked file and may not be disclosed except under sub. (1g) or
8(1r), s. 46.03 (29), 48.432, 48.433, 48.434, 48.48 (17) (a) 9. or 48.57 (1) (j), or by order
9of the court for good cause shown.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1369 10Section 1369. 48.98 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,665,1511 48.98 (2) (d) The department shall periodically bill the person who filed the
12bond and the surety under s. 46.03 (18) (b) or 46.10 49.32 (1) (b) or 49.345 for the cost
13of care and maintenance of the child until the child is adopted or becomes age 18,
14whichever is earlier. The guardian and surety shall also be liable under the bond for
15costs incurred by the department in enforcing the bond.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1370 16Section 1370. 48.981 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,666,617 48.981 (3) (c) 8. Using the format prescribed by the department, each county
18department shall provide the department with information about each report that
19the county department receives or that is received by a licensed child welfare agency
20that is under contract with the county department and about each investigation that
21the county department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the
22county department conducts. Using the format prescribed by the department, a
23licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department shall provide the
24department with information about each report that the child welfare agency
25receives and about each investigation that the child welfare agency conducts. This

1information shall be used by the
The department shall use the information to
2monitor services provided by county departments or licensed child welfare agencies
3under contract with county departments or the department. The department shall
4use nonidentifying information to maintain statewide statistics on child abuse and
5neglect and on unborn child abuse, and for planning and policy development
6purposes.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1371 7Section 1371. 48.981 (7) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,666,108 48.981 (7) (dm) Notwithstanding par. (a), an agency may enter the content of
9any report or record maintained by the agency into the statewide automated child
10welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1372 11Section 1372. 48.981 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,667,612 48.981 (8) (a) The department, the county departments, and a licensed child
13welfare agency under contract with the department in a county having a population
14of 500,000 or more to the extent feasible shall conduct continuing education and
15training programs for staff of the department, the county departments, licensed
16child welfare agencies under contract with the department or a county department,
17law enforcement agencies, 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 and of
20unborn child abuse, to encourage self-reporting and voluntary acceptance of services
21and to improve communication, cooperation, and coordination in the identification,
22prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and of unborn child abuse.
23Programs provided for staff of the department, county departments, and licensed
24child welfare agencies under contract with county departments or the department
25whose responsibilities include the investigation or treatment of child abuse or

1neglect shall also be designed to provide information on means of recognizing and
2appropriately responding to domestic abuse, as defined in s. 46.95 49.165 (1) (a). The
3department, the county departments, and a licensed child welfare agency under
4contract with the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more
5shall develop public information programs about child abuse and neglect and about
6unborn child abuse.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1373 7Section 1373. 48.981 (8) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,667,158 48.981 (8) (d) 1. Each agency staff member and supervisor whose
9responsibilities include investigation or treatment of child abuse and neglect or of
10unborn child abuse shall successfully complete training in child abuse and neglect
11protective services and in unborn child abuse protective services approved by the
12department. The training shall include information on means of recognizing and
13appropriately responding to domestic abuse, as defined in s. 46.95 49.165 (1) (a). The
14department shall monitor compliance with this subdivision according to rules
15promulgated by the department.
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