49.19 (10) (a) Aid under this section may also be granted to a nonrelative who cares for a child dependent upon the public for proper support in a foster home or treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation, or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, regardless of the cause or prospective period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure under s. 48.569 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 48.569 (1) (d) for aid granted under this subsection except that if the child does not have legal settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal settlement of the child. A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.
SECTION 193. 49.19 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.19 (10) (c) Reimbursement under par. (a) may also be paid to the county when the child is placed in a licensed foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth by a licensed child welfare agency or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state or by its designee, if the child is in the legal custody of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or if the child was removed from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of the relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the placement is made pursuant to under an agreement with the county department.
SECTION 194. 49.19 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.19 (10) (d) Aid may also be paid under this section to a licensed foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth by the state when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state, when the child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the placement is made under an agreement between the department and the tribal governing body, or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and was removed from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department or the department of corrections.
SECTION 195. 49.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.19 (10) (e) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (c), and (d), aid under this section may not be granted for placement of a child in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body, for placement of a child in a foster home, treatment foster home, or residential care center for children and youth by a tribal governing body or its designee, for the placement of a child who is a ward of a tribal court if the tribal governing body is receiving or is eligible to receive funds from the federal government for that type of placement, or for placement of a child in a group home licensed under s. 48.625.
SECTION 196. 49.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.22 (6) The department shall establish, pursuant to federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, a uniform system of fees for services provided under this section to individuals not receiving aid under s. 48.645, 49.19, 49.47, or 49.471; benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, or 49.79; or foster care maintenance payments under 42 USC 670 to 679a; or kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3n). The system of fees may take into account an individual's ability to pay. Any fee paid and collected under this subsection may be retained by the county providing the service except for the fee specified in 42 USC 653 (e) (2) for federal parent locator services.
SECTION 197. 49.22 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.22 (7m) The department may contract with or employ a collection agency or other person to enforce a support obligation of a parent who is delinquent in making support payments and may contract with or employ an attorney to appear in an action in state or federal court to enforce such an the obligation. To pay for the department's administrative costs of implementing this subsection, the department may charge a fee to counties, use federal matching funds or funds retained by the department under s. 49.24 (2) (c), or use up to 30% of this state's share of a collection made under this subsection on behalf of a recipient of aid to families with dependent children or a recipient of kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3n).
SECTION 198. 49.32 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.32 (9) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 administering aid to families with dependent children shall maintain a monthly report at its office showing the names of all persons receiving aid to families with dependent children together with the amount paid during the preceding month. Each Wisconsin Works agency administering Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 shall maintain a monthly report at its office showing the names of all persons receiving benefits under s. 49.148 together with the amount paid during the preceding month. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize or require the disclosure in the report of any information (names, amounts of aid or otherwise) pertaining to adoptions, or aid furnished for the care of children in foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 48.645 or 49.19 (10).
SECTION 199. 49.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.34 (1) All services under this subchapter and ch. 48 purchased by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall be authorized and contracted for under the standards established under this section. The department may require the county departments to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived by the department. No contract is required for care provided by foster homes or treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
SECTION 200. 49.345 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.345 (14) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person specified in sub. (2) or s. 49.32 (1) for care and maintenance of persons under 18 years of age in residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster homes, treatment foster homes, subsidized guardianship homes, and residential care centers for children and youth is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established under s. 49.32 (1). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of liability not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (2m) or by other 3rd-party benefits, subject to rules that include formulas governing ability to pay established by the department under s. 49.32 (1). Any liability of the person not payable by any other person terminates when the person reaches age 18, unless the liable person has prevented payment by any act or omission.
SECTION 201. 49.345 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.345 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), and subject to par. (cm), liability of a parent specified in sub. (2) or s. 49.32 (1) for the care and maintenance of the parent's minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, treatment foster home, subsidized guardianship home, or residential care center for children and youth shall be determined by the court by using the percentage standard established by the department under s. 49.22 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the manner established by the department under par. (g).
SECTION 202. 49.45 (3) (e) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.45 (3) (e) 7. The daily reimbursement or payment rate to a hospital for services provided to medical assistance recipients awaiting admission to a skilled nursing home, intermediate care facility, community-based residential facility, group home, foster home, treatment foster home or other custodial living arrangement may not exceed the maximum reimbursement or payment rate based on the average adjusted state skilled nursing facility rate, created under sub. (6m). This limited reimbursement or payment rate to a hospital commences on the date the department, through its own data or information provided by hospitals, determines that continued hospitalization is no longer medically necessary or appropriate during a period where when the recipient awaits placement in an alternate custodial living arrangement. The department may contract with a peer review organization, established under 42 USC 1320c to 1320c-10, to determine that continued hospitalization of a recipient is no longer necessary and that admission to an alternate custodial living arrangement is more appropriate for the continued care of the recipient. In addition, the department may contract with a peer review organization to determine the medical necessity or appropriateness of physician services or other services provided during the period when a hospital patient awaits placement in an alternate custodial living arrangement.
SECTION 203. 49.46 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.46 (1) (a) 5. Any child in an adoption assistance, foster care, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship placement under ch. 48 or 938, as determined by the department.
SECTION 204. 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 205. 49.46 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.46 (1) (d) 1. Children who are placed in licensed foster homes or licensed treatment foster homes by the department and who would be eligible for payment of aid to families with dependent children in foster homes or treatment foster homes except that their placement is not made by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 will be considered as recipients of aid to families with dependent children.
SECTION 206. 49.471 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.471 (4) (a) 5. An individual who, regardless of family income, was born on or after January 1, 1990, and who, on his or her 18th birthday, was in a foster care or treatment foster care placement under the responsibility of a state, as determined by the department. The coverage for an individual under this subdivision ends on the last day of the month in which the individual becomes 21 years of age, unless he or she otherwise loses eligibility sooner.
SECTION 207. 49.96 of the statutes is amended to read:
49.96 Assistance grants exempt from levy. All grants of aid to families with dependent children, payments made under ss. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 49.148 (1) (b) 1. or (c) or (1m) or 49.149 to 49.159, payments made for social services, cash benefits paid by counties under s. 59.53 (21), and benefits under s. 49.77 or federal Title XVI, are exempt from every tax, and from execution, garnishment, attachment, and every other process and shall be inalienable.
SECTION 208. 50.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
50.01 (1) (a) 1. Care and maintenance above the level of room and board but not including nursing care are provided in the private residence by the care provider whose primary domicile is this residence for 3 or 4 adults, or more adults if all of the adults are siblings, each of whom has a developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5), or, if the residence is licensed as a foster home, care and maintenance are provided to children, the combined total of adults and children so served being no more than 4, or more adults or children if all of the adults or all of the children are siblings, or, if the residence is licensed as a treatment foster home, care and maintenance are provided to children, the combined total of adults and children so served being no more than 4.
SECTION 209. 50.01 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
50.01 (1) (a) 2. The private residence was licensed under s. 48.62 as a foster home or treatment foster home for the care of the adults specified in subd. 1. at least 12 months before any of the adults attained 18 years of age.
SECTION 210. 50.065 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 211. 59.69 (15) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
59.69 (15) COMMUNITY AND OTHER LIVING ARRANGEMENTS. (intro.) For purposes of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743 (1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (17q), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any municipality, shall be subject to the following criteria:
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 59.69 (15) (intro.). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0659/P3 and LRB-0884/2.
SECTION 212. 59.69 (15) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
59.69 (15) (bm) A foster home or a treatment foster home that is the primary domicile of a foster parent or treatment foster parent and that is licensed under s. 48.62 or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 (1m) (b) shall be a permitted use in all residential areas and is not subject to pars. (a) and (b) except that foster homes and treatment foster homes operated by corporations, child welfare agencies, religious associations, as defined in s. 157.061 (15), associations, or public agencies shall be subject to pars. (a) and (b).
SECTION 213. 60.63 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
60.63 Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes of s. 60.61, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743 (1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (17q), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any town shall be subject to the following criteria:
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 60.63 (intro.). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0659/P3 and LRB-0884/2.
SECTION 214. 60.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
60.63 (3) A foster home or a treatment foster home that is the primary domicile of a foster parent or treatment foster parent and that is licensed under s. 48.62 or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 (1m) (b) shall be a permitted use in all residential areas and is not subject to subs. (1) and (2) except that foster homes and treatment foster homes operated by corporations, child welfare agencies, churches, associations, or public agencies shall be subject to subs. (1) and (2).
SECTION 215. 62.23 (7) (i) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
62.23 (7) (i) Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743 (1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), a treatment foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (17q), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any city shall be subject to the following criteria:
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 62.23 (7) (i) (intro.). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0659/P3 and LRB-0884/2.
SECTION 216. 62.23 (7) (i) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
62.23 (7) (i) 2m. A foster home or treatment foster home that is the primary domicile of a foster parent or treatment foster parent and that is licensed under s. 48.62 or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 (1m) (b) shall be a permitted use in all residential areas and is not subject to subds. 1. and 2. except that foster homes and treatment foster homes operated by corporations, child welfare agencies, churches, associations, or public agencies shall be subject to subds. 1. and 2.
SECTION 217. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) "Child" means a natural, adopted, foster or treatment or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward to whom any of the following applies:
SECTION 218. 103.10 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
103.10 (1) (f) "Parent" means a natural parent, foster parent, treatment foster parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or of an employee's spouse or domestic partner.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 103.10 (1) (f). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0884/2 and LRB-1308/P3.
SECTION 219. 118.175 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.175 (1) This section does not apply to a pupil who has a legal custodian, as defined in s. 48.02 (11) or 938.02 (11), or who is cared for by a kinship care relative, as defined in s. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. 48.02 (15).
SECTION 220. 121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) For pupils in foster homes, treatment foster homes, or group homes, if the foster home, treatment foster home, or group home is located outside the school district in which the pupil's parent or guardian resides and either of the following applies:
SECTION 221. 121.79 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
121.79 (1) (d) 2. The foster, treatment foster or group home is exempted under s. 70.11.
SECTION 222. 121.79 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
121.79 (1) (d) 3. The pupil is a child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), and at least 4% of the pupils enrolled in the school district reside in foster homes, treatment foster homes, or group homes that are not exempt under s. 70.11. Notwithstanding s. 121.83 (1) (d), the annual tuition rate for pupils under this subdivision is the special annual tuition rate only, as described in s. 121.83 (1) (c).
SECTION 223. 146.82 (2) (a) 18m. of the statutes is amended to read:
146.82 (2) (a) 18m. If the subject of the patient health care records is a child or juvenile who has been placed in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility, including a placement under s. 48.205, 48.21, 938.205, or 938.21, or for whom placement in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility is recommended under s. 48.33 (4), 48.425 (1) (g), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (3) or (4), to an agency directed by a court to prepare a court report under s. 48.33 (1), 48.424 (4) (b), 48.425 (3), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (1), to an agency responsible for preparing a court report under s. 48.365 (2g), 48.425 (1), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.365 (2g), to an agency responsible for preparing a permanency plan under s. 48.355 (2e), 48.38, 48.43 (1) (c) or (5) (c), 48.63 (4) or (5) (c), 48.831 (4) (e), 938.355 (2e), or 938.38 regarding the child or juvenile, or to an agency that placed the child or juvenile or arranged for the placement of the child or juvenile in any of those placements and, by any of those agencies, to any other of those agencies and, by the agency that placed the child or juvenile or arranged for the placement of the child or juvenile in any of those placements, to the foster parent or treatment foster parent of the child or juvenile or the operator of the group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility in which the child or juvenile is placed, as provided in s. 48.371 or 938.371.
SECTION 224. 167.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
167.10 (7) PARENTAL LIABILITY. A parent, foster parent, treatment foster parent, family-operated group home parent, or legal guardian of a minor who consents to the use of fireworks by the minor is liable for damages caused by the minor's use of the fireworks.
SECTION 225. 252.15 (5) (a) 19. of the statutes is amended to read:
252.15 (5) (a) 19. If the test was administered to a child who has been placed in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), including a placement under s. 48.205, 48.21, 938.205, or 938.21, or for whom placement in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility is recommended under s. 48.33 (4), 48.425 (1) (g), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (3) or (4), to an agency directed by a court to prepare a court report under s. 48.33 (1), 48.424 (4) (b), 48.425 (3), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (1), to an agency responsible for preparing a court report under s. 48.365 (2g), 48.425 (1), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.365 (2g), to an agency responsible for preparing a permanency plan under s. 48.355 (2e), 48.38, 48.43 (1) (c) or (5) (c), 48.63 (4) or (5) (c), 48.831 (4) (e), 938.355 (2e), or 938.38 regarding the child, or to an agency that placed the child or arranged for the placement of the child in any of those placements and, by any of those agencies, to any other of those agencies and, by the agency that placed the child or arranged for the placement of the child in any of those placements, to the child's foster parent or treatment foster parent or the operator of the group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility in which the child is placed, as provided in s. 48.371 or 938.371.
SECTION 226. 253.10 (3) (c) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
253.10 (3) (c) 2. c. That the woman has a legal right to continue her pregnancy and to keep the child; to place the child in a foster home or treatment foster home for 6 months or to petition a court for placement of the child in a foster home, treatment foster home or group home or with a relative; or to place the child for adoption under a process that involves court approval both of the voluntary termination of parental rights and of the adoption.
SECTION 227. 301.12 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.12 (14) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person specified in sub. (2) or s. 301.03 (18) for care and maintenance of persons under 17 years of age in residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster homes, treatment foster homes, residential care centers for children and youth, and juvenile correctional institutions is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established under s. 301.03 (18). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of liability not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (2m) or by other 3rd-party benefits, subject to rules which that include formulas governing ability to pay promulgated by the department under s. 301.03 (18). Any liability of the resident not payable by any other person terminates when the resident reaches age 17, unless the liable person has prevented payment by any act or omission.
SECTION 228. 301.12 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.12 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) and subject to par. (cm), liability of a parent specified in sub. (2) or s. 301.03 (18) for the care and maintenance of the parent's minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 938.183, 938.355, or 938.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, treatment foster home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional institution shall be determined by the court by using the percentage standard established by the department of children and families under s. 49.22 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the manner established by the department under par. (g).
SECTION 229. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
301.26 (4) (d) 2. Beginning on July 1, 2009 January 1, 2010, and ending on June 30, 2010, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $270 for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), $270 for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), $294 for care in a residential care center for children and youth, $190 for care in a group home for children, $72 for care in a foster home, $126 for care in a treatment foster home under rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8) (c), $101 for departmental corrective sanctions services, and $40 for departmental aftercare services.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0357/3 and LRB-0884/2.
SECTION 230. 301.26 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
301.26 (4) (d) 3. Beginning on July 1, 2010, and ending on June 30, 2011, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $275 for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), $275 for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), $309 for care in a residential care center for children and youth, $200 for care in a group home for children, $75 for care in a foster home, $132 for care in a treatment foster home under rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8) (c), $103 for departmental corrective sanctions services, and $41 for departmental aftercare services.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 301.26 (4) (d) 3. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0357/3 and LRB-0884/2.
SECTION 231. 301.26 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.26 (4) (e) For foster care, treatment foster care, group home care, and institutional child care to delinquent juveniles under ss. 49.19 (10) (d), 938.48 (4) and (14), and 938.52 all payments and deductions made under this subsection and uniform fee collections under s. 301.03 (18) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ho).
SECTION 232. 301.26 (4) (ed) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.26 (4) (ed) For foster care, treatment foster care, group home care, and institutional child care to serious juvenile offenders under ss. 49.19 (10) (d), 938.48 (4) and (14), and 938.52 all uniform fee collections under s. 301.03 (18) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ho).
SECTION 233. 301.46 (4) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
301.46 (4) (a) 6. A foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62.
SECTION 234. 343.15 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
343.15 (4) (a) 3. A person who is a ward of the state, county, or court and who has been placed in a foster home or a treatment foster home or in the care of a religious welfare service.
SECTION 235. 619.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
619.01 (1) (a) Establishment of plans. If the commissioner finds after a hearing that in any part of this state automobile insurance, property insurance, health care liability insurance, liability insurance but not to include coverage for risks which that are determined to be uninsurable, worker's compensation insurance, insurance coverage for foster homes or treatment foster homes, or insurance coverage for group homes is not readily available in the voluntary market, and that the public interest requires such that availability, the commissioner may by rule either promulgate plans to provide such insurance coverages for any risks in this state which that are equitably entitled to, but otherwise unable to obtain such, that coverage, or may call upon the insurance industry to prepare plans for the commissioner's approval.
SECTION 236. 619.01 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
619.01 (1) (c) 1. Each plan, except a health care liability insurance plan, a foster home protection insurance plan, a treatment foster home protection insurance plan or a group home protection insurance plan, shall require participation by all insurers doing any business in this state of the types covered by the specific plan and all agents licensed to represent such those insurers in this state for the specified types of business, except that the commissioner may exclude classes of persons for administrative convenience or because it is not equitable or practicable to require them to participate in the plan.
SECTION 237. 619.01 (1) (c) 4m. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 238. 619.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
