Wisconsin Legislature: Children

Employee pay deductions: penalty for employer failure to list [Sec. 2186f] [vetoed] - AB-75

Soliciting purchase of goods or services by unsolicited delivery of a document that appears to be a check or money order payable to recipient prohibited, exception and conditions specified; DATCP authority and forfeiture provisions - Act 150

Child labor permit fees for information technology costs and to fund operational expenses of the Division of Equal Rights [Sec. 517d, 2206d] - Act 28

Minors under 12 years of age employed without a work permit by a nonprofit organization to perform snow shoveling, lawn mowing, leaf raking, and similar work around homes of elderly or persons with disabilities allowed under certain conditions - Act 92

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - Act 3

Bills of rights for foster children and for foster parents created; requirements cited [Sec. 1051n, o, 9108 (6f), 9408 (5f)] [vetoed] - AB-75

Child abuse or neglect cases: public disclosure of certain information required re child fatality or near fatality, suicide, egregious abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse by caregiver; exceptions and report provision - Act 78

Corr.Dept rates for juvenile alternate care services revised [Sec. 2675, 2677] - Act 28

Exposing genitals or pubic area re children: classification of crime changed from misdemeanor to felony if the actor is a child or under 19 years of age and not more than 4 years older than the child; JRCCP report - Act 202

Food sold by certain licensed child care facilities: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - Act 204

Foster and treatment foster parents: training requirements created; DCF prohibited from promulgating rules as emergency rules [Sec. 1062, 9108 (5), 9408 (11] [9108 (5) — partial veto] - Act 28

Foster and treatment foster parents: training requirements revised, kinship care relatives provision - Act 336

Foster care and kinship care revisions re monthly rates, payments, certification, licensing, and levels of care - Act 71

Foster care public information campaign to be funded on one-time basis from vital records fees [Sec. 979] - Act 28

Foster care rates revised [Sec. 1014d, 1067, 1085, 1202, 9408 (8)] - Act 28

Free-standing pediatric teaching hospital: DHS required to issue a single certificate of approval [Sec. 1289m, 1417r] - Act 28

Hearing aids or cochlear implants for children under 18: health insurance policies and plans required to cover; exceptions specified - Act 14

Hunting and firearm possession revisions re accompaniment of hunters under age 16, hunting with a crossbow on certain lands, and age restriction on possession of firearm for target practice; hunting mentorship program established and minimum hunting age lowered; hunting approval fee provision - Act 39

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children adopted, state council provision - Act 329

Prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination: providers in City of Racine certified re children who have not attained the age of two [Sec. 1313k, 2550d-h, 3410] - Act 28

Tuition and fee remissions for veterans and certain dependents: required to use certain federal education benefits first [Sec. 744d-747f, 753d-756f, 770j, k, 9323 (1q), 9423 (1q)] [745f, 747f, 754f, 770k — partial veto] - Act 28

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program grants from DCF to counties and Indian tribes revised - Act 82

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program revisions; expansion re home visitation program services [Sec. 1102-1127, 2547, 2549, 2550, 9108 (6)] - Act 28

Child abuse or neglect cases: public disclosure of certain information required re child fatality or near fatality, suicide, egregious abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse by caregiver; exceptions and report provision - Act 78

Child or juvenile taken into custody: notice to relatives and disclosure of information to facilitate a relationship or placement; parent to provide names of relatives re potential placement; permanency planning; exception to confidentiality requirements [Sec. 919p, 921h, 958p, 1086f, 1101c, 3290n, p, 3292h, 3327p, 3339j] [vetoed] - AB-75

Child welfare alternative response pilot program created in five counties; evaluation report required [Sec. 1097, 1098, 1100] - Act 28

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re required judicial findings and orders when child is placed outside the home, TPR warnings, mandatory child abuse or neglect reporters, confidentiality of social services records, changing ``day care" to ``child care", and definition of ``neglect" - Act 185

DNA evidence connected to certain felonies: time limit for commencing prosecution revised; reconciliation of 2005 WisActs 60 and 276 - Act 203

Landlord required to change locks if tenant requests it and provides a copy of an injunction or criminal complaint re domestic abuse; exception, rental agreement, civil damages, and lock changed by tenant provisions - Act 117

Reckless bodily harm to a child: penalty revised; JRCCP report - Act 308

TROs and injunctions re domestic abuse, child abuse, adult at risk, or harassment: petition law revisions - Act 262

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) jurisdictional provisions and minimum standards for Indian child custody proceedings incorporated into Children's Code provisions re CHIPS, TPR, adoption, and the Juvenile Justice Code re JIPS - Act 94

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; creates an Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children - Act 339

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records; effective date changed re paying support of maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients - Act 79

Chaperoning a sex offender: individual required to sign agreement notifying, in writing, any other person with whom the individual has a child of his or her intent to chaperone a sex offender; Corr.Dept civil liability immunity - Act 257

Child abuse or neglect cases: public disclosure of certain information required re child fatality or near fatality, suicide, egregious abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse by caregiver; exceptions and report provision - Act 78

Child advocacy centers: funding reduced [Sec. 157d, s, 9101 (10)] - Act 28

Child care provider: prohibition from being licensed, certified, or contracted with re conviction or adjudicated delinquent of specified crimes; frequency of criminal history search increased, sex offender registry provision; revocation or suspension of license, certification, or contract required re conviction of or pending serious criminal charges, W-2 payment provision; fraudulent W-2 activity reporting requirements; ineligibility for Wisconsin Shares child care subsidies and use of recovered funds to detect fraud - Act 76

Child placed in the home of a relative: granting the relative the same procedural rights as a foster parent re notice of intent to remove the child and review of decisions and orders involving placement and care - Act 81

Child welfare alternative response pilot program created in five counties; evaluation report required [Sec. 1097, 1098, 1100] - Act 28

Child welfare provider rate regulation re treatment foster homes; emergency rules and JLC study provisions [Sec. 1274-1286, 3314, 3315, 9108 (2), 9308 (3), 9408 (5)] [9108 (2) — partial veto] - Act 28

Child welfare provider revisions re surplus revenue and rates for out-of-home care; performance-based contracting system established; DCF to certify need for new group home or increasing capacity at an existing one, emergency rules provision - Act 335

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re required judicial findings and orders when child is placed outside the home, TPR warnings, mandatory child abuse or neglect reporters, confidentiality of social services records, changing ``day care" to ``child care", and definition of ``neglect" - Act 185

Corr.Dept rates for juvenile alternate care services revised [Sec. 2675, 2677] - Act 28

Graduated foster care licensing system created to license foster home care, treatment foster home care, kinship care, and long-term kinship care based on graduated levels of care; provisions re rule-making, DCF report, notice to LRB of effective dates, and JCF approval of plan [for section numbers and partial veto, see entry under ``Children and Families, Department of"] - Act 28

Human growth and development instruction: school board may offer if it provides medically accurate information and addresses specified topics including marriage and parental responsibilities, the sex offender registry, and criminal penalties for crimes against children; notification required if not offered; instruction by volunteer health care provider, definitions, and State Superintendent duties - Act 134

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) jurisdictional provisions and minimum standards for Indian child custody proceedings incorporated into Children's Code provisions re CHIPS, TPR, adoption, and the Juvenile Justice Code re JIPS - Act 94

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; creates an Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children - Act 339

Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council: annual report and public hearing requirements; DCF duties - Act 337

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records; effective date changed re paying support of maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients - Act 79

Proof of financial responsibility requirement re motor vehicle accident: liability release executed by a parent or guardian ad litem on behalf of a minor is acceptable (remedial legislation) - Act 242

Tribal gaming receipts appropriation re high-cost out-of-home placements of Indian children by tribal courts [Sec. 478j, 586t, 979v] - Act 28

Birth to 3 Program: DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law; counties to pay nonfederal share; reimbursement by MA program [Sec. 363, 438, 912, 1316, 1317, 1324, 1325] - Act 28

Integrated service programs for children with severe disabilities expanded to cover children and their families involved in two or more systems of care, name changed to ``initiatives to provide coordinated services for children and families"; definitions, Indian tribes, and funding provisions - Act 334

Appropriations reorganized [Sec. 475, 476, 481, 482, 491, 492, 495-509, 511-513] - Act 28

Bills of rights for foster children and for foster parents created; requirements cited [Sec. 1051n, o, 9108 (6f), 9408 (5f)] [vetoed] - AB-75

Brighter Futures program: annual funding for Diverse and Resilient, Inc. [Sec. 989f] - Act 28

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program grants from DCF to counties and Indian tribes revised - Act 82

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program revisions; expansion re home visitation program services [Sec. 1102-1127, 2547, 2549, 2550, 9108 (6)] - Act 28

Child abuse or neglect cases: public disclosure of certain information required re child fatality or near fatality, suicide, egregious abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse by caregiver; exceptions and report provision - Act 78

Child care allocations, kinship care funding, allocation for public assistance program fraud and error reduction, and W-2 cash benefits allocation and state agency contract and administration services; funding for Milwaukee and statewide child welfare information systems reduced [Sec. 477, 478, 497, 996, 999, 1193-1200c, 1228-1232, 1238-1241, 1243-1250, 9408 (4)] - Act 28

Child care provider: prohibition from being licensed, certified, or contracted with re conviction or adjudicated delinquent of specified crimes; frequency of criminal history search increased, sex offender registry provision; revocation or suspension of license, certification, or contract required re conviction of or pending serious criminal charges, W-2 payment provision; fraudulent W-2 activity reporting requirements; ineligibility for Wisconsin Shares child care subsidies and use of recovered funds to detect fraud - Act 76

Child care providers under W-2 child care subsidy program: personal liability of officers, directors, and employees of a corporation or LLC for penalties - Act 77

Child care quality rating system: DCF required to provide; review, plan, and Internet provision [Sec. 1057, 9108 (7f)] - Act 28

Child care search database: DCF to make available specific description of violations and steps taken to remedy violations [Sec. 1056t] - Act 28

Child care subsidies and cost savings options; authorized hours provision [Sec. 1214, 1214a] [1214a — partial veto] - Act 28

Child care subsidies and local administration revisions; Milwaukee County to be administered differently [for section numbers, see entry under ``Day care"] - Act 28

Child or juvenile taken into custody: notice to relatives and disclosure of information to facilitate a relationship or placement; parent to provide names of relatives re potential placement; permanency planning; exception to confidentiality requirements [Sec. 919p, 921h, 958p, 1086f, 1101c, 3290n, p, 3292h, 3327p, 3339j] [vetoed] - AB-75

Child placed in the home of a relative: granting the relative the same procedural rights as a foster parent re notice of intent to remove the child and review of decisions and orders involving placement and care - Act 81

Child safety alarm required in certain vehicles used to transport children to and from a child care provider; DCF duties, emergency rule, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - Act 19

Child safety alarms in child care vehicles: certain effective dates re 2009 WisAct 19 modified [Sec. 3416g-j] - Act 28

Child support distribution change and pass-through; SSI and caretaker supplement [Sec. 1155c, 1156, 1369c, 1370, 1371, 9308 (8d), (9), 9322 (7), 9408 (13d), (14), 9422 (12)] - Act 28