SB40-CSA1, s. 1483 21Section 1483. 49.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,695,722 49.32 (1) (a) The Except as provided in s. 49.345 (14) (b) and (c), the department
23shall establish a uniform system of fees for services provided or purchased under this
24subchapter and ch. 48 by the department, or a county department under s. 46.215,
2546.22, or 46.23, except as provided in s. 49.22 (6) and except where when, as

1determined by the department, a fee is administratively unfeasible or would
2significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county department
3under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall apply the fees which that it collects under this
4program to cover the cost of such those services. The department shall report to the
5joint committee on finance no later than March 1 of each year on the number of
6children placed for adoption by the department during the previous year and the
7costs to the state for services relating to such adoptions.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1484 8Section 1484. 49.32 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,695,119 49.32 (1) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prevent the department from charging
10and collecting the cost of adoptive placement investigations and child care as
11authorized under s. 48.837 (7).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1485 12Section 1485. 49.32 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,695,2013 49.32 (1) (b) Any Except as provided in s. 49.345 (14) (b) and (c), any person
14receiving services provided or purchased under par. (a) or the spouse of the person
15and, in the case of a minor, the parents of the person, and, in the case of a foreign child
16described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her
17primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this
18state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into
19this state for the purpose of adoption, shall be liable for the services in the amount
20of the fee established under par. (a).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1486 21Section 1486. 49.32 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,696,222 49.32 (1) (c) The department shall make collections from the person who in the
23opinion of the department is best able to pay, giving due regard to the present needs
24of the person or of his or her lawful dependents. The department may bring an action
25in the name of the department to enforce the liability established under par. (b). This

1paragraph does not apply to the recovery of fees for the care and services specified
2under s. 49.345.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1487 3Section 1487. 49.32 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,696,54 49.32 (2) (d) The department shall disburse from state or federal funds or both
5the entire amount and charge the county for its share under s. 48.569.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1488 6Section 1488. 49.32 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,696,177 49.32 (9) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23
8administering aid to families with dependent children shall maintain a monthly
9report at its office showing the names of all persons receiving aid to families with
10dependent children together with the amount paid during the preceding month.
11Each Wisconsin works Works agency administering Wisconsin works Works under
12ss. 49.141 to 49.161 shall maintain a monthly report at its office showing the names
13of all persons receiving benefits under s. 49.148 together with the amount paid
14during the preceding month. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
15authorize or require the disclosure in the report of any information (names, amounts
16of aid or otherwise) pertaining to adoptions, or aid furnished for the care of children
17in foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 46.261 48.645 or 49.19 (10).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1489 18Section 1489. 49.32 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 103.005 (21) and
19amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,697,220 103.005 (21) Community action agencies. The department shall distribute all
21of the funds under s. 20.445 (3) (1) (cr) to community action agencies and
22organizations, including any of the 11 federally recognized tribal governing bodies
23in this state and limited-purpose agencies, in proportion to the share of funds
24actually allocated to these entities under 42 USC 1315 and from other federal and

1private foundation sources that provide funds for job creation and development for
2individuals with low incomes.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1490 3Section 1490. 49.32 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,697,74 49.32 (11m) Consolidation of allocated tribal funds. The department may
5consolidate funds appropriated under s. 20.437 that are authorized or required to be
6allocated to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands into a single
7distribution for each tribe or band in each fiscal year.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1491 8Section 1491. 49.32 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,697,119 49.32 (12) Administrative hearings and appeals. Any hearing under s. 227.42
10granted by the department under this subchapter or ch. 48 may be conducted before
11the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1492 12Section 1492. 49.325 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,697,1513 49.325 (1) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall
14submit its final budget for services directly provided or purchased under this
15subchapter or ch. 48 to the department by December 31 annually.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1493 16Section 1493. 49.325 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,697,2117 49.325 (2) Assessment of needs. Before developing and submitting a proposed
18budget for services directly provided or purchased under this subchapter or ch. 48
19to the county executive or county administrator or the county board, the county
20departments listed in sub. (1) shall assess needs and inventory resources and
21services, using an open public participation process.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1494 22Section 1494. 49.325 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,698,1223 49.325 (2g) (a) The department shall annually submit to the county board of
24supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of
25supervisors in counties with a multicounty department a proposed written contract

1containing the allocation of funds for services directly provided or purchased under
2this subchapter or ch. 48 and such administrative requirements as necessary. The
3contract as approved may contain conditions of participation consistent with federal
4and state law. The contract may also include provisions necessary to ensure uniform
5cost accounting of services. Any changes to the proposed contract shall be mutually
6agreed upon. The county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
7department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty
8department shall approve the contract before January 1 of the year in which it takes
9effect unless the department grants an extension. The county board of supervisors
10in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in
11counties with a multicounty department may designate an agent to approve addenda
12to any contract after the contract has been approved.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1495 13Section 1495. 49.325 (2g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,698,1714 49.325 (2g) (c) The joint committee on finance may require the department to
15submit contracts between county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 , and 46.23
16and providers of services under this subchapter or ch. 48 to the committee for review
17and approval.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1496 18Section 1496. 49.325 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,698,2219 49.325 (2r) (a) 1. For services under this subchapter which or ch. 48 that
20duplicate or are inconsistent with services being provided or purchased by the
21department or other county departments receiving grants-in-aid or reimbursement
22from the department.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1497 23Section 1497. 49.325 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,699,424 49.325 (2r) (a) 2. Inconsistent with state or federal statutes, rules, or
25regulations, in which case the department may also arrange for provision of services

1under this subchapter or ch. 48 by an alternate agency. The department may not
2arrange for provision of services by an alternate agency unless the joint committee
3on finance or a review body designated by the committee reviews and approves the
4department's determination.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1498 5Section 1498. 49.325 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,700,26 49.325 (3) (a) Citizen advisory committee. Except as provided in par. (b), the
7county board of supervisors of each county or the county boards of supervisors of 2
8or more counties jointly shall establish a citizen advisory committee to the county
9departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23. The citizen advisory committee shall
10advise in the formulation of the budget under sub. (1). Membership on the committee
11shall be determined by the county board of supervisors in a county with a
12single-county committee or by the county boards of supervisors in counties with a
13multicounty committee and shall include representatives of those persons receiving
14services, providers of services and citizens. A majority of the members of the
15committee shall be citizens and consumers of services. At least one member of the
16committee shall be chosen from the governing or administrative board of the
17community action agency serving the county or counties under s. 49.265, if any.
The
18committee's membership may not consist of more than 25% county supervisors, nor
19of more than 20% services providers. The chairperson of the committee shall be
20appointed by the county board of supervisors establishing it. In the case of a
21multicounty committee, the chairperson shall be nominated by the committee and
22approved by the county boards of supervisors establishing it. The county board of
23supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or the county boards of
24supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee may designate an agent to

1determine the membership of the committee and to appoint the committee
2chairperson or approve the nominee.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1499 3Section 1499. 49.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,700,134 49.34 (1) All services under this subchapter and ch. 48 purchased by the
5department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall be
6authorized and contracted for under the standards established under this section.
7The department may require the county departments to submit the contracts to the
8department for review and approval. For purchases of $10,000 or less the
9requirement for a written contract may be waived by the department. No contract
10is required for care provided by foster homes or treatment foster homes that are
11required to be licensed under s. 48.62.
When the department directly contracts for
12services, it shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting
13purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1500 14Section 1500. 49.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,700,2015 49.34 (2) All services purchased under this subchapter and ch. 48 shall meet
16standards established by the department and other requirements specified by the
17purchaser in the contract. Based on these standards the department shall establish
18standards for cost accounting and management information systems that shall
19monitor the utilization of the services, and document the specific services in meeting
20the service plan for the client and the objective of the service.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1501 21Section 1501. 49.34 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,701,722 49.34 (4) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, maintain a uniform double
23entry accounting system and a management information system which are
24compatible with cost accounting and control systems prescribed by the department.
25The department shall establish a simplified double-entry bookkeeping system for

1use by family-operated group homes. Each purchaser shall determine whether a
2family-operated group home from which it purchases services shall use the
3double-entry accounting system or the simplified system and shall include this
4determination in the purchase of service contract. In this paragraph,
5"family-operated group home" means a group home licensed under s. 48.66 (1) (a) for
6which the licensee is one or more individuals who operate not more than one group
7home.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1502 8Section 1502. 49.34 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,701,149 49.34 (4) (c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if
10required under federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and
11compliance audit report if the care and services purchased exceed $25,000. The audit
12shall follow standards that the department prescribes. A purchaser may waive the
13requirements of this paragraph for any family-operated group home, as defined in
14par. (a), from which it purchases services.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1503 15Section 1503. 49.34 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,701,2116 49.34 (5m) (a) 1. "Provider" means a nonstock corporation organized under ch.
17181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), and that contracts
18under this section to provide client services on the basis of a unit rate per client
19service or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 that
20contracts under this section to provide client services on the basis of a unit rate per
21client service
.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1504 22Section 1504. 49.34 (5m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,702,623 49.34 (5m) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3. and par. (em), if revenue under a
24contract for the provision of a rate-based service exceeds allowable costs incurred in
25the contract period, the provider may retain from the surplus generated by that

1rate-based service up to 5% of the contract amount. A provider that retains a surplus
2under this subdivision shall use that retained surplus to cover a deficit between
3revenue and allowable costs incurred in any preceding or future contract period for
4the same rate-based service that generated the surplus or to address the
5programmatic needs of clients served by the same rate-based service that generated
6the surplus.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1505 7Section 1505. 49.34 (5m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,702,198 49.34 (5m) (b) 2. Subject to subd. 3. and par. (em), a provider may accumulate
9funds from more than one contract period under this paragraph, except that, if at the
10end of a contract period the amount accumulated from all contract periods for a
11rate-based service exceeds 10% of the amount of all current contracts for that
12rate-based service, the provider shall, at the request of a purchaser, return to that
13purchaser the purchaser's proportional share of that excess and use any of that
14excess that is not returned to a purchaser to reduce the provider's unit rate per client
15for that rate-based service in the next contract period. If a provider has held for 4
16consecutive contract periods an accumulated reserve for a rate-based service that
17is equal to or exceeds 10% of the amount of all current contracts for that rate-based
18service, the provider shall apply 50% of that accumulated amount to reducing its unit
19rate per client for that rate-based service in the next contract period.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1506 20Section 1506. 49.34 (5m) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,703,221 49.34 (5m) (em) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1. and 2., a county department under
22s. 46.215, 51.42, or 51.437 providing client services in a county having a population
23of 500,000 or more or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation providing client services in
24such a county may not retain a surplus under par. (b) 1. or accumulate funds under
25par. (b) 2. from revenues that are used to meet the maintenance-of-effort

1requirement under the federal temporary assistance for needy families program
2under 42 USC 601 to 619.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1507 3Section 1507. 49.345 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,703,9 449.345 Cost of care and maintenance; liability; collection and
5deportation counsel; collections; court actions; recovery.
(1) Liability and
6the collection and enforcement of such liability for the care, maintenance, services,
7and supplies specified in this section are governed exclusively by this section, except
8in cases of child support ordered by a court under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a),
9or 48.363 (2) or ch. 767.
SB40-CSA1,704,4 10(2) Except as provided in sub. (14) (b) and (c), any person, including but not
11limited to a person placed under s. 48.345 (3) or 48.357 (1) or (2m), receiving care,
12maintenance, services, and supplies provided by any institution in this state, in
13which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance,
14services, and supplies, and the person's property and estate, including the
15homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate,
16including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person,
17and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a
18foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his
19or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of
20this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child
21into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate,
22including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance,
23services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the
24department under s. 49.32 (1). If a spouse, widow, or minor, or an incapacitated
25person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for his or her support, the court

1shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may
2be necessary to provide for the person. The department shall make every reasonable
3effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the
4maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition of liability.
SB40-CSA1,704,10 5(3) After investigation of the liable persons' ability to pay, the department shall
6make collection from the person who in the opinion of the department under all of
7the circumstances is best able to pay, giving due regard to relationship and the
8present needs of the person or of the lawful dependents. However, the liability of
9relatives for maintenance shall be in the following order: first, the spouse of the
10person; then, in the case of a minor, the parent or parents.
SB40-CSA1,704,16 11(4) (a) If a person liable under sub. (2) fails to make payment or enter into or
12comply with an agreement for payment, the department may bring an action to
13enforce the liability or may issue an order to compel payment of the liability. Any
14person aggrieved by an order issued by the department under this paragraph may
15appeal the order as a contested case under ch. 227 by filing with the department a
16request for a hearing within 30 days after the date of the order.
SB40-CSA1,704,2117 (b) If judgment is rendered in an action brought under par. (a) for any balance
18that is 90 or more days past due, interest at the rate of 12 percent per year shall be
19computed by the clerk and added to the liable person's costs. That interest shall
20begin on the date on which payment was due and shall end on the day before the date
21of any interest that is computed under s. 814.04 (4).
SB40-CSA1,704,2522 (c) If the department issues an order to compel payment under par. (a), interest
23at the rate of 12 percent per year shall be computed by the department and added
24at the time of payment to the person's liability. That interest shall begin on the date
25on which payment was due and shall end on the day before the date of final payment.
SB40-CSA1,705,9
1(5) If any person named in an order to compel payment issued under sub. (4)
2(a) fails to pay the department any amount due under the terms of the order, and no
3contested case to review the order is pending, and the time for filing for a contested
4case review has expired, the department may present a certified copy of the order to
5the circuit court for any county. The circuit court shall, without notice, render
6judgment in accordance with the order. A judgment rendered under this subsection
7shall have the same effect and shall be entered in the judgment and lien docket and
8may be enforced in the same manner as if the judgment had been rendered in an
9action tried and determined by the circuit court.
SB40-CSA1,705,12 10(6) The sworn statement of the collection and deportation counsel, or of the
11secretary, shall be evidence of the fee and of the care and services received by the
12person.
SB40-CSA1,705,22 13(7) The department shall administer and enforce this section. It shall appoint
14an attorney to be designated "collection and deportation counsel" and other
15necessary assistants. The department may delegate to the collection and
16deportation counsel such other powers and duties as it considers advisable. The
17collection and deportation counsel or any of the assistants may administer oaths,
18take affidavits and testimony, examine public records, and subpoena witnesses and
19the production of books, papers, records, and documents material to any matter of
20proceeding relating to payments for the cost of maintenance. The department shall
21encourage agreements or settlements with the liable person, having due regard to
22ability to pay and the present needs of lawful dependents.
SB40-CSA1,705,23 23(8) The department may do any of the following:
SB40-CSA1,706,3
1(a) Appear for the state in any and all collection and deportation matters
2arising in the several courts, and may commence suit in the name of the department
3to recover the cost of maintenance against the person liable therefor.
SB40-CSA1,706,74 (b) Determine whether any person is subject to deportation, and on behalf of
5this state enter into reciprocal agreements with other states for deportation and
6importation of persons who are public charges, upon such terms as will protect the
7state's interests and promote mutual amicable relations with other states.
SB40-CSA1,706,128 (c) From time to time investigate the financial condition and needs of persons
9liable under sub. (2), their present ability to maintain themselves, the persons legally
10dependent upon them for support, the protection of the property and investments
11from which they derive their living and their care and protection, for the purpose of
12ascertaining the person's ability to make payment in whole or in part.
SB40-CSA1,706,1713 (d) After due regard to the case and to a spouse and minor children who are
14lawfully dependent on the property for support, compromise or waive any portion of
15any claim of the state or county for which a person specified under sub. (2) is liable,
16but not any claim payable by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (2m) or by any other
173rd party.
SB40-CSA1,706,2018 (e) Make an agreement with a person who is liable under sub. (2), or who may
19be willing to assume the cost of maintenance of any person, providing for the
20payment of such costs at a specified rate or amount.
SB40-CSA1,706,2221 (f) Make adjustment and settlement with the several counties for their proper
22share of all moneys collected.
SB40-CSA1,706,2523 (g) Pay quarterly from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (gg) the collection
24moneys due county departments under ss. 46.22 and 46.23. Payments shall be made
25as soon after the close of each quarter as is practicable.
SB40-CSA1,707,10
1(9) Any person who willfully testifies falsely as to any material matter in an
2investigation or proceeding under this section shall be guilty of perjury. Banks,
3employers, insurers, savings banks, savings and loan associations, brokers, and
4fiduciaries, upon request of the department, shall furnish in writing and duly
5certified, full information regarding the property, earnings, or income or any funds
6deposited to the credit of or owing to any person liable under sub. (2). That certified
7statement shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding to compel
8payment under this section, and shall be evidence of the facts stated in the certified
9statement, if a copy of the statement is served upon the party sought to be charged
10not less than 3 days before the hearing.
SB40-CSA1,707,13 11(10) The department shall make all reasonable and proper efforts to collect all
12claims for maintenance, to keep payments current, and periodically to review all
13unpaid claims.
SB40-CSA1,707,15 14(11) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), in any action to recover from a person
15liable under this section, the statute of limitations may be pleaded in defense.
SB40-CSA1,707,1916 (b) If a person who is liable under this section is deceased, a claim may be filed
17against the decedent's estate and the statute of limitations specified in s. 859.02 shall
18be exclusively applicable. This paragraph applies to liability incurred on or after
19July 20, 1985.
SB40-CSA1,708,5 20(14) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person specified in
21sub. (2) or s. 49.32 (1) for care and maintenance of persons under 18 years of age in
22residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster homes, treatment
23foster homes, subsidized guardianship homes, and residential care centers for
24children and youth is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established
25under s. 49.32 (1). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of

1liability not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (2m) or by other 3rd-party
2benefits, subject to rules that include formulas governing ability to pay established
3by the department under s. 49.32 (1). Any liability of the person not payable by any
4other person terminates when the person reaches age 18, unless the liable person has
5prevented payment by any act or omission.
SB40-CSA1,708,136 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), and subject to par. (cm), liability of a parent
7specified in sub. (2) or s. 49.32 (1) for the care and maintenance of the parent's minor
8child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a residential,
9nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, treatment foster home,
10subsidized guardianship home, or residential care center for children and youth
11shall be determined by the court by using the percentage standard established by the
12department under s. 49.22 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the
13manner established by the department under par. (g).
SB40-CSA1,708,1714 (c) Upon request by a parent, the court may modify the amount of child support
15payments determined under par. (b), subject to par. (cm), if, after considering the
16following factors, the court finds by the greater weight of the credible evidence that
17the use of the percentage standard is unfair to the child or to either of the parents:
SB40-CSA1,708,1818 1. The needs of the child.
SB40-CSA1,708,2019 2. The physical, mental, and emotional health needs of the child, including any
20costs for the child's health insurance provided by a parent.
SB40-CSA1,708,2321 3. The standard of living and circumstances of the parents, including the needs
22of each parent to support himself or herself at a level equal to or greater than that
23established under 42 USC 9902 (2).
SB40-CSA1,708,2424 4. The financial resources of the parents.
SB40-CSA1,709,3
15. The earning capacity of each parent, based on each parent's education,
2training, and work experience and based on the availability of work in or near the
3parent's community.
SB40-CSA1,709,44 6. The need and capacity of the child for education, including higher education.
SB40-CSA1,709,55 7. The age of the child.
SB40-CSA1,709,66 8. The financial resources and the earning ability of the child.
SB40-CSA1,709,87 9. The needs of any person, including dependent children other than the child,
8whom either parent is legally obligated to support.
SB40-CSA1,709,149 10. The best interests of the child, including, but not limited to, the impact on
10the child of expenditures by the family for improvement of any conditions in the home
11that would facilitate the reunification of the child with the child's family, if
12appropriate, and the importance of a placement that is the least restrictive of the
13rights of the child and the parents and the most appropriate for meeting the needs
14of the child and the family.
SB40-CSA1,709,1515 11. Any other factors that the court in each case determines are relevant.
SB40-CSA1,709,2316 (cm) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a parent who is required to pay child
17support under par. (b) or (c) is receiving adoption assistance under s. 48.975 for the
18child for whom support is ordered, the amount of the child support payments
19determined under par. (b) or (c) may not exceed the amount of the adoption assistance
20maintenance payments under s. 48.975 (3) (a). If an agreement under s. 48.975 (4)
21is in effect that provides for a payment of $0 under s. 48.975 (3) (a), the payment of
22$0 shall be considered to be an adoption assistance maintenance payment for
23purposes of this subdivision.
SB40-CSA1,710,324 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply if, after considering the factors under par. (c)
251. to 11., the court finds by the greater weight of the credible evidence that limiting

1the amount of the child support payments to the amount of the adoption assistance
2maintenance payments under s. 48.975 (3) (a) is unfair to the child or to either of the
3parents.
SB40-CSA1,710,104 (d) If the court finds under par. (c) that use of the percentage standard is unfair
5to the minor child or either of the parents, the court shall state in writing or on the
6record the amount of support that would be required by using the percentage
7standard, the amount by which the court's order deviates from that amount, its
8reasons for finding that use of the percentage standard is unfair to the child or the
9parent, its reasons for the amount of the modification, and the basis for the
10modification.
SB40-CSA1,710,1811 (e) 1. An order issued under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a), or 48.363 (2)
12for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment of all
13commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, benefits under ch. 102 or
14108, and other money due or to be due in the future to the county department under
15s. 46.22 or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to the department,
16depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules promulgated under
17subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to ensure payment under
18the order.
SB40-CSA1,710,2219 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., for each payment made under the assignment,
20the person from whom the payer under the order receives money shall receive an
21amount equal to the person's necessary disbursements, not to exceed $3, which shall
22be deducted from the money to be paid to the payer.
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