October 6, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Honadel, Ziegelbauer,
Suder, Kleefisch, Gottlieb, Vos, Kerkman, Zipperer, Davis, Knodl, Huebsch,
Lothian, A. Ott, Nass, Petersen, LeMahieu, Vukmir, Spanbauer,
Montgomery, Ballweg, Gunderson, Kestell, Kramer, Newcomer, Petrowski,
Tauchen, Townsend, Strachota, Stone, Nygren, J. Ott, Brooks, Meyer
and
Kaufert, cosponsored by Senators Darling, Lazich, Plale, Carpenter,
Kanavas, Cowles, A. Lasee, Olsen, Hopper
and Sullivan. Referred to
Committee on Children and Families.
AB479,2,9 1An Act to renumber 49.133 (3), 49.133 (4) and 120.13 (14); to renumber and
2amend
49.133 (intro.), 49.133 (1), 49.133 (2) and 49.845 (4); to amend 20.435
3(6) (jm), 48.685 (1) (c) 4., 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.), 48.685 (2) (am) 5., 48.685 (2)
4(b) 4., 48.685 (2) (bb), 48.685 (2) (bd), 48.685 (2) (bg), 48.685 (2) (bm), 48.685 (3)
5(a), 48.685 (3) (b), 48.685 (3m), 48.685 (4m) (a) 1., 48.685 (4m) (ad), 48.685 (4m)
6(b) 1., 48.685 (5) (a), 48.685 (5c) (a), 48.685 (6) (am), 48.685 (6) (b) 2. and 48.685
7(8); to repeal and recreate 48.685 (4m) (ad) and 49.155 (7); and to create
848.651 (3), 48.685 (1) (c) 3m., 48.685 (2) (ar), 48.685 (2) (b) 2., 48.685 (3) (am),
948.685 (3) (bm), 48.685 (5) (br), 48.715 (4g), 49.133 (1m) (a), 49.133 (1m) (c),
1049.133 (1m) (d), 49.133 (2m) (intro.), 49.197 (6), 49.895 (4) (b), (c) and (d), 106.54
11(9), 111.322 (2m) (bm) and 120.13 (14) (b) of the statutes; relating to:
12prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for
13committing certain serious crimes, who is the subject of a pending criminal
14charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime, or who has had

1entered against him or her a domestic abuse, child abuse, individual-at-risk
2abuse, or harassment temporary restraining order or injunction in the
3preceding 15 years from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide
4child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care
5provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is
6provided; requiring suspected fraudulent activity on the part of a participant
7in the Wisconsin Works Program, including a person receiving a child care
8subsidy under that program, to be reported to the district attorney; making an
9appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) may not
license a person to operate a day care center; DCF in a county having a population
of 500,000 or more, a county department of human services or social services (county
department), or an agency contracted by DCF to certify day care providers for
purposes of reimbursement under the Wisconsin Works Program (contracted
agency) may not certify a day care provider for those purposes; and a school board
may not contract with a person to provide a day care program (collectively "child care
provider") if the person has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent on or after his
or her 12th birthday for committing a serious crime, as defined under current law,
unless the person shows that he or she has been rehabilitated.
Similarly, a child care provider may not employ or contract with a caregiver or
permit a nonclient resident to reside at a premises where child care is provided if the
caregiver or nonclient resident has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent on or
after his or her 12th birthday for committing a serious crime, as defined under
current law, unless the caregiver or nonclient resident shows that he or she has been
rehabilitated. Currently, "serious crime" is defined to include certain crimes against
life or bodily security and certain crimes against children that are felonies.
This bill prohibits any person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent
on or after his or her 12th birthday for committing any of the following serious crimes
or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging
that the person has committed any of the following serious crimes on or after his or
her 12th birthday from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child
care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or
from being permitted to be a nonclient resident of a premises where child care is
provided and prohibits such a person from showing that he or she has been
rehabilitated:

1. Any crime against children, other than failure to pay child support or hazing.
2. Felony battery, if the victim is the spouse of the person.
3. First-degree or second-degree intentional or reckless homicide, felony
murder, mayhem, felony sexual assault, reckless injury, taking hostages,
kidnapping, felony endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, disarming a
police officer, armed burglary, carjacking, or armed robbery.
4. A misdemeanor involving sexual abuse, child abuse, or domestic abuse, if the
person has ever been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any felony.
5. Any drug or alcohol-related felony, felony battery, sexual exploitation by a
therapist, abuse of an adult-at-risk, abuse or neglect of a patient, video voyeurism,
felony failure to pay child support, or felony hazing, if the person has ever been
convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any other crime.
6. Any drug or alcohol-related felony, felony battery, sexual exploitation by a
therapist, abuse of an adult-at-risk, abuse or neglect of a patient, video voyeurism,
felony failure to pay child support, or felony hazing, if the person has never been
convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any other crime and the person
completed his or her sentence, including any probation, parole, or extended
supervision, or was discharged by the Department of Corrections (DOC), less than
ten years before the date of the background investigation of the person.
7. A misdemeanor involving sexual abuse, child abuse, or domestic abuse, if the
person has never been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony,
but has ever been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any other
misdemeanor, and the person completed his or her sentence, including any
probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the DOC, less than
ten years before the date of the background investigation of the person.
8. A misdemeanor involving sexual abuse, child abuse, or domestic abuse, if the
person has never been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any other
misdemeanor, and the person completed his or her sentence, including any
probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the DOC, less than
five years before the date of the background investigation of the person.
The bill also prohibits a person who has had entered against him or her a
domestic abuse, child abuse, individual-at-risk abuse, or harassment temporary
restraining order or injunction (TRO or injunction) in the 15 years preceding the
background investigation of the person from being licensed, certified, or contracted
with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child
care provider, or from being permitted to be a nonclient resident of a premises where
child care is provided, but permits such a person to show that he or she has been
rehabilitated.
Current law requires DCF, a county department, a contracting agency, or a
school board, prior to licensing, certifying, or contracting with a child care provider
and every four years after that, to conduct a criminal history search of the child care
provider, of all nonclient residents of the premises where the child care is provided,
and of all persons under 18 years of age who are caregivers of the child care provider
and to obtain certain other information with respect to those individuals,
specifically: 1) information from the client abuse registry maintained by the

Department of Health Services (DHS); 2) information maintained by the
Department of Regulation and Licensing regarding the individual's credentials; 3)
information maintained by DCF regarding any substantiated reports of child abuse
or neglect against the individual; and 4) information maintained by DHS regarding
any denial of a license, certification, or contract to provide child care, of employment
as a caregiver of a child care provider, or of permission to reside at a premises where
child care is provided. Similarly, current law also requires a child care provider to
conduct such a criminal history search and to obtain that information with respect
to a caregiver 18 years of age or over prior to employing or contracting with the
caregiver and every four years after that.
This bill requires DCF, a county department, a contracting agency, or a school
board to conduct that criminal history search and to obtain that information every
90 days after a child care provider is licensed, certified, or contracted with and
requires a child care provider to conduct that criminal history search and to obtain
that information every 90 days after a caregiver 18 years of age or over is employed
or contracted with. In addition, the bill requires DCF, a county department, a
contracting agency, or a school board, prior to licensing, certifying, or contracting
with a child care provider and every 90 days after that, to obtain information that
is contained in the sex offender registry maintained by DOC regarding whether the
person has committed a sex offense that is a serious crime and information that is
contained in the circuit court automated information system regarding any pending
criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that a child care provider, a
nonclient resident of the premises where the child care is provided, or a person under
18 years of age who is a caregiver of the child care provider has committed a serious
crime and regarding any TRO or injunction entered against such a provider,
nonclient resident, or caregiver, and requires a child care provider to obtain that
information with respect to a caregiver 18 years of age or over prior to employing or
contracting with the caregiver and every 90 days after that.
Under current law, DCF may revoke the license of a person to operate a day care
center if the licensee or a person under the supervision of the licensee commits
certain actions, including a repeated or substantial violation of a rule or order of DCF
or of a condition of licensure or an action that directly threatens the health, safety,
or welfare of any child under the care of the licensee. Similarly, under current law,
DCF or a county department may refuse to pay a child care provider for child care
provided under the Wisconsin Works Program if the child care provider, an employee
of the child care provider, or a person living on the premises where child care is
provided is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that substantially relates to the
care of children, is the subject of a pending charge that substantiality relates to the
care of children, or has been determined to have abused or neglected a child.
This bill requires all of the following:
1. DCF to revoke the license of a day care center; DCF in a county having a
population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or a contracted agency to revoke
the certification of a day care provider for purposes of reimbursement under the
Wisconsin Works Program; and a school board to rescind the contract of the person
to operate a day care program; if the person licensed to operate the day care center,

the person certified as a child care provider, or the person contracting to provide the
day care program is convicted of a serious crime or if a caregiver or nonclient resident
of the day care center, child care provider, or day care program is convicted or
adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 12th
birthday. The bill also requires DCF or a county department to refuse to pay a child
care provider in those circumstances or if the child care provider has been convicted
of a crime involving financial dishonestly beginning on the date of the conviction or
delinquency adjudication.
2. DCF to immediately suspend the license of a day care center; DCF in a county
having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or a contracted agency
to immediately suspend the certification of a day care provider for purposes of
reimbursement under the Wisconsin Works Program; and a school board to
immediately suspend the contract of a person to operate a day care program; if the
person licensed to operate the day care center, the person certified as a child care
provider, or the person contracting to provide the day care program is the subject of
a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime
or if a caregiver or nonclient resident of the day care center, child care provider, or
day care program is the subject of a pending charge or delinquency petition alleging
that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 12th birthday.
The bill also requires DCF or a county department to immediately suspend payment
to a child care provider for any child care provided under the Wisconsin Works
Program in those circumstances or if the child care provider is the subject of a
pending criminal charge alleging that he or she has committed a crime involving
financial dishonesty until DCF or the county department obtains information
regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency proceeding indicating
that the person is not ineligible to receive such a payment.
3. DCF to investigate the circumstances giving rise to a TRO or injunction
entered against a day care center; DCF in a county having a population of 500,000
or more, a county department, or a contracted agency to investigate the
circumstances giving rise to a TRO or injunction entered against a day care provider
who is certified for purposes of reimbursement under the Wisconsin Works Program;
and a school board to investigate the circumstances giving rise to a TRO or injunction
entered against a person contracted to operate a day care program. DCF, the county
department, the agency, or the school board may then suspend or revoke the license,
certification, or contract, depending on the gravity of those circumstances. DCF or
a county department may also suspend or discontinue payment to a child care
provider for any child care provided under the Wisconsin Works Program in those
circumstances, depending on the gravity of those circumstances.
Finally, the bill requires any employee of DCF, DHS, a county, or a tribal
governing body who reasonably suspects fraudulent activity on the part of a
participant in the Wisconsin Works Program, including a person receiving a child
care subsidy under that program, to immediately report the facts and circumstances
contributing to that suspicion to the district attorney, who must keep the identity of
the reporter confidential until the district attorney determines whether the report
merits further investigation. If the district attorney conducts a full investigation, the

district attorney must keep the identity of the reporter confidential if it is reasonably
possible to do so. Any person who fails to report as required under the bill may be
fined $1,000 or imprisoned not more than six months or both. Any person who
participates in good faith in making a report as required under the bill or in
imitating, participating in, or testifying in, any action or proceeding in which such
fraudulent activity is alleged is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that
results by reason of that action. The bill also prohibits DCF, DHS, a county, a tribal
governing body, or an employee of DCF, DHS, a county, or a tribal governing body
from taking disciplinary action against, or threatening to take disciplinary action
against, any person because the person in good faith reported as required under the
bill or initiated, participated in, or testified in, any action or proceeding in which such
fraudulent activity was alleged or because DCF, DHS, the county, the tribal
governing body, or the employee believes that the person reported in good faith as
required under the bill or initiated, participated in, or testified in, such an action or
proceeding.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB479, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.435 (6) (jm) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
228
, is amended to read:
AB479,7,63 20.435 (6) (jm) Licensing and support services. The amounts in the schedule
4for the purposes specified in ss. 48.685 (2) (am), (ar), and (b) 1., (3) (a), (am), and (b),
5and (5) (a), 49.45 (47), 50.02 (2), 50.025, 50.031, 50.065 (2) (am) and (b) 1., (3) (a) and
6(b), and (5), 50.13, 50.135, 50.36 (2), 50.49 (2) (b), 50.495, 50.52 (2) (a), 50.57, 50.981,
7and 146.40 (4r) (b) and (er), and subch. IV of ch. 50 and to conduct health facilities
8plan and rule development activities, for accrediting nursing homes, convalescent
9homes, and homes for the aged, to conduct capital construction and remodeling plan
10reviews under ss. 50.02 (2) (b) and 50.36 (2), and for the costs of inspecting, licensing
11or certifying, and approving facilities, issuing permits, and providing technical
12assistance, that are not specified under any other paragraph in this subsection. All
13moneys received under ss. 48.685 (8), 49.45 (42) (c), 49.45 (47) (c), 50.02 (2), 50.025,

150.031 (6), 50.065 (8), 50.13, 50.36 (2), 50.49 (2) (b), 50.495, 50.52 (2) (a), 50.57, 50.93
2(1) (c), and 50.981, all moneys received from fees for the costs of inspecting, licensing
3or certifying, and approving facilities, issuing permits, and providing technical
4assistance, that are not specified under any other paragraph in this subsection, and
5all moneys received under s. 50.135 (2) shall be credited to this appropriation
6account.
AB479, s. 2 7Section 2. 48.651 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB479,7,168 48.651 (3) (a) If a day care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted of a
9serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685
10(1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the day care
11provider is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or
12after his or her 12th birthday, the department in a county having a population of
13500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2)
14shall revoke the certification of the day care provider immediately upon providing
15written notice of revocation and the grounds for revocation and an explanation of the
16process for appealing the revocation.
AB479,8,217 (b) If a day care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of a pending
18criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined
19in s. 48.685 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient
20resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the day care provider is the subject of a
21pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has
22committed a serious crime on or after his or her 12th birthday, the department in a
23county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency
24contracted with under sub. (2) shall immediately suspend the certification of the day
25care provider until the department, county department, or agency obtains

1information regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition
2indicating that the person is not ineligible to be certified under sub. (1).
AB479,8,123 (c) If a day care provider certified under sub. (1) or a caregiver specified in s.
448.685 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the day
5care provider has entered against him or her a temporary restraining order or
6injunction under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.125, 813.127, or 813.128, the
7department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county
8department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2) shall investigate the
9circumstances giving rise to the temporary restraining order or injunction and may
10suspend or revoke the certification of the day care provider, depending on the gravity
11of those circumstances, as determined by the department, county department, or
12agency.
AB479, s. 3 13Section 3. 48.685 (1) (c) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB479,8,1814 48.685 (1) (c) 3m. For purposes of licensing a person to operate a day care center
15under s. 48.65, certifying a day care provider under s. 48.651, or contracting with a
16person under s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day care center, or of permitting a person to
17be a caregiver or nonclient resident of such a day care center or day care provider,
18any violation listed in subds. 1. to 3. or sub. (5) (br) 1. to 8.
AB479, s. 4 19Section 4. 48.685 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,8,2220 48.685 (1) (c) 4. A violation of the law of any other state or United States
21jurisdiction that would be a violation listed in subd. 1., 2., or, 3., or 3m. if committed
22in this state.
AB479, s. 5 23Section 5. 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,9,524 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.) The department, a county department, an agency
25contracted with under s. 48.651 (2),
a child welfare agency, or a school board shall

1obtain all of the following with respect to a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b.,
2a nonclient resident of an entity, and a person under 18 years of age, but not under
312 years of age, who is a caregiver of a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65
4or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care provider that is
5certified under s. 48.651:
AB479, s. 6 6Section 6. 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,9,187 48.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
8under this section and under ss. 48.651 (2m), 48.75 (1m), and 120.13 (14) regarding
9any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal of a license,
10certification, or a contract to operate an entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a)
111. to 5. and regarding any denial to the person of employment at, a contract with, or
12permission to reside at an entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the
13information obtained under this subdivision indicates that the person has been
14denied a license, continuation or renewal of a license, certification, a contract,
15employment, or permission to reside as described in this subdivision, the
16department, a county department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), a
17child welfare agency, or a school board need not obtain the information specified in
18subds. 1. to 4.
AB479, s. 7 19Section 7. 48.685 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB479,9,2520 48.685 (2) (ar) In addition to obtaining the information specified in par. (am)
21with respect to a person who has, or is seeking, a license to operate a day care center
22under s. 48.65, certification as a day care provider under s. 48.651, or a contract
23under s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day care center, a nonclient resident of such an
24entity, or a person under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who is a
25caregiver of such an entity, the department, a county department, an agency

1contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a school board shall obtain information that
2is contained in the sex offender registry under s. 301.45 regarding whether the
3person has committed a sex offense that is a serious crime and information that is
4contained in the circuit court automated information system under s. 758.19 (4)
5regarding any pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the
6person has committed a serious crime and any temporary restraining order or
7injunction under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.125, or 813.127 entered against the
8person.
AB479, s. 8 9Section 8. 48.685 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB479,10,2010 48.685 (2) (b) 2. In addition to obtaining the information specified in subd. 1.
11with respect to a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of a day care center that is
12licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a
13day care provider that is certified under s. 48.651, the day care center or day care
14provider shall obtain information that is contained in the sex offender registry under
15s. 301.45 regarding whether the person has committed a sex offense that is a serious
16crime and information that is contained in the circuit court automated information
17system under s. 758.19 (4) regarding any pending criminal charge alleging that the
18person has committed a serious crime and any temporary restraining order or
19injunction under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.125, or 813.127 entered against the
20person.
AB479, s. 9 21Section 9. 48.685 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,11,422 48.685 (2) (b) 4. Subdivision 1. does Subdivisions 1. and 2. do not apply with
23respect to a nonclient resident or person under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years
24of age, who is a caregiver or nonclient resident of a day care center that is licensed
25under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care

1provider that is certified under s. 48.651 and with respect to whom the department,
2a county department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a school board
3is required under par. (am) (intro.) to obtain the information specified in par. (am)
41. to 5.
AB479, s. 10 5Section 10. 48.685 (2) (bb) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,11,246 48.685 (2) (bb) If information obtained under par. (am) or (b) 1. indicates a
7charge of a serious crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final
8disposition of the charge, the department, county department, agency contracted
9with under s. 48.651 (2),
child welfare agency, school board, or entity shall make
10every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to determine the final disposition
11of the charge. If a background information form under sub. (6) (a) or (am) indicates
12a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but information obtained under par. (am)
13or (b) 1. does not indicate such a charge or conviction, the department, county
14department, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), child welfare agency, school
15board, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to
16obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and the final disposition of the complaint.
17If information obtained under par. (am) or (b) 1., a background information form
18under sub. (6) (a) or (am), or any other information indicates a conviction of a
19violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195, 940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 , or 947.013 obtained
20not more than 5 years before the date on which that information was obtained, the
21department, county department, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), child
22welfare agency, school board, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact
23the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and judgment of
24conviction relating to that violation.
AB479, s. 11 25Section 11. 48.685 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,12,15
148.685 (2) (bd) Notwithstanding pars. (am) and (b) 1., the department, a county
2department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare agency,
3or a school board is not required to obtain the information specified in par. (am) 1.
4to 5., and an entity is not required to obtain the information specified in par. (b) 1.
5a. to e., with respect to a person under 18 years of age whose background information
6form under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed,
7contracted with, or permitted to reside at an entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m)
8(b) 1. to 5. and with respect to whom the department, county department, contracted
9agency,
child welfare agency, school board, or entity otherwise has no reason to
10believe that the person is ineligible to be employed, contracted with , or permitted to
11reside at an entity for any of those reasons. This paragraph does not preclude the
12department, a county department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), a
13child welfare agency, or a school board from obtaining, at its discretion, the
14information specified in par. (am) 1. to 5. with respect to a person described in this
15paragraph who is a nonclient resident or a prospective nonclient resident of an entity.
AB479, s. 12 16Section 12. 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,12,2517 48.685 (2) (bg) If an entity employs or contracts with a caregiver for whom,
18within the last 4 years 90 days, the information required under par. (b) 1. a. to c. and
19e. has already been obtained by another entity, the entity may obtain that
20information from that other entity, which shall provide the information, if possible,
21to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information required under
22par. (b) 1. a. to c. and e. from another entity or if an entity has reasonable grounds
23to believe that any information obtained from another entity is no longer accurate,
24the entity shall obtain that information from the sources specified in par. (b) 1. a. to
25c. and e.
AB479, s. 13
1Section 13. 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,13,182 48.685 (2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am),
3(ar),
or (b) 1. is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 3 years
4preceding the date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or
5if the department, county department, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2),
6child welfare agency, school board, or entity determines that the person's
7employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further
8investigation, the department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare
9agency, school board, or entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state
10or other United States jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident
11within the 3 years preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent to
12the information specified in par. (am) 1., (ar), or (b) 1. a. The department, county
13department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, school board, or entity may
14require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
15set of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the
16submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the
17purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records
18of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
AB479, s. 14 19Section 14. 48.685 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,14,520 48.685 (3) (a) Every Subject to par. (am), every 4 years or at any time within
21that period that the department, a county department, an agency contracted with
22under s. 48.651 (2),
a child welfare agency, or a school board considers appropriate,
23the department, county department, contracted agency, child welfare agency, or
24school board shall request the information specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 5. for all
25caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed, certified, or contracted to

1operate an entity, and for all persons who are nonclient residents of such a caregiver,
2and for all persons under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who are
3caregivers of a day care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or
4contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care provider that is certified under s.
548.651
.
AB479, s. 15 6Section 15. 48.685 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB479,14,167 48.685 (3) (am) Every 90 days or at any time within that period that the
8department, a county department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or
9a school board considers appropriate, the department, county department,
10contracted agency, or school board shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
11(am) 1. and (ar) for all caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed under
12s. 48.65 to operate a day care center, certified as a day care provider under s. 48.651,
13or contracted under s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day care center for all persons who are
14nonclient residents of such a caregiver, and for all persons under 18 years of age, but
15not under 12 years of age, who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of such
16a caregiver.
AB479, s. 16 17Section 16. 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,14,2418 48.685 (3) (b) Every Subject to par. (bm), every 4 years or at any time within
19that period that an entity considers appropriate, the entity shall request the
20information specified in sub. (2) (b) 1. a. to e. for all persons who are caregivers
21specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of the entity other than persons under 18 years of age,
22but not under 12 years of age, who are caregivers of a day care center that is licensed
23under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care
24provider that is certified under s. 48.651
.
AB479, s. 17 25Section 17. 48.685 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB479,15,7
148.685 (3) (bm) Every 90 days or at any time within that period that a day care
2center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13
3(14) or a day care provider that is certified under s. 48.651 considers appropriate, the
4day care center or day care provider shall request the information specified in sub.
5(2) (b) 1. a. to e. and 2. for all persons who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1.
6a. of the day care center or day care provider other than persons under 18 years of
7age, but not under 12 years of age.
AB479, s. 18 8Section 18. 48.685 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,15,159 48.685 (3m) Notwithstanding subs. (2) (b) 1. and (3) (b), if the department, a
10county department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), a child welfare
11agency, or a school board has obtained the information required under sub. (2) (am)
12or (3) (a) or (am) with respect to a person who is a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag)
131. b. and that person is also an employee, contractor, or nonclient resident of an
14entity, the entity is not required to obtain the information specified in sub. (2) (b) 1.
15or (3) (b) with respect to that person.
AB479, s. 19 16Section 19. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,16,317 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or, if
18the person is an applicant for issuance or continuation of a license to operate a day
19care center or for initial certification under s. 48.651 or for renewal of that
20certification or if the person is proposing to contract with a school board under s.
21120.13 (14) or to renew a contract under that subsection, that the person has been
22convicted of a serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th
23birthday for committing a serious crime; that the person is the subject of a pending
24criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a
25serious crime on or after his or her 12th birthday; or that the person has had a

1temporary restraining order or injunction under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123,
2813.125, 813.127, or 813.128 entered against him or her not more than 15 years
3before the date of the investigation under sub. (2) (ar)
.
AB479, s. 20 4Section 20. 48.685 (4m) (ad) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
528
, section 1073d, is amended to read:
AB479,16,146 48.685 (4m) (ad) The department, a county department, or a child welfare
7agency may license a foster home or treatment foster home under s. 48.62,; the
8department may license a day care center under s. 48.65;
the department in a county
9having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency
10contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may certify a day care provider under s. 48.651,;
11and a school board may contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), conditioned on
12the receipt of the information specified in sub. (2) (am) and (ar) indicating that the
13person is not ineligible to be licensed, certified, or contracted with for a reason
14specified in par. (a) 1. to 5.
AB479, s. 21 15Section 21. 48.685 (4m) (ad) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1628
, section 1074d, and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to
17read:
AB479,16,2518 48.685 (4m) (ad) The department, a county department, or a child welfare
19agency may license a foster home under s. 48.62; the department may license a day
20care center under s. 48.65; the department in a county having a population of 500,000
21or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may
22certify a day care provider under s. 48.651; and a school board may contract with a
23person under s. 120.13 (14), conditioned on the receipt of the information specified
24in sub. (2) (am) and (ar) indicating that the person is not ineligible to be licensed,
25certified, or contracted with for a reason specified in par. (a) 1. to 5.
AB479, s. 22
1Section 22. 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,17,122 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or, if
3the person is a caregiver or nonclient resident of a day care center that is licensed
4under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day care
5provider that is certified under s. 48.651, that the person has been convicted of a
6serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th birthday for
7committing a serious crime; that the person is the subject of a pending criminal
8charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious
9crime on or after his or her 12th birthday; or that the person has had a temporary
10restraining order or injunction under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.125, 813.127,
11or 813.128 entered against him or her not more than 15 years before the date of the
12investigation under sub. (2) (b) 2
.
AB479, s. 23 13Section 23. 48.685 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
14is amended to read:
AB479,18,415 48.685 (5) (a) Subject to par. pars. (bm) and (br), the department may license
16to operate an entity, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or
17more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may
18certify under s. 48.651, a county department or a child welfare agency may license
19under s. 48.62, and a school board may contract with under s. 120.13 (14) a person
20who otherwise may not be licensed, certified, or contracted with for a reason specified
21in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5., and an entity may employ, contract with, or permit to reside
22at the entity a person who otherwise may not be employed, contracted with, or
23permitted to reside at the entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5., if the
24person demonstrates to the department, the county department, the contracted
25agency, the child welfare agency, or the school board or, in the case of an entity that

1is located within the boundaries of a reservation, to the person or body designated
2by the tribe under sub. (5d) (a) 3., by clear and convincing evidence and in accordance
3with procedures established by the department by rule or by the tribe that he or she
4has been rehabilitated.
AB479, s. 24 5Section 24. 48.685 (5) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB479,18,146 48.685 (5) (br) For purposes of licensing a person to operate a day care center
7under s. 48.65, certifying a day care provider under s. 48.651, or contracting with a
8person under s. 120.13 (14) to operate a day care center or of permitting a person to
9be a nonclient resident or caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of a day care center
10or day care provider, no person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent on
11or after his or her 12th birthday for committing any of the following offenses or who
12is the subject of a pending charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has
13committed any of the following offenses on or after his or her 12th birthday may be
14permitted to demonstrate that he or she has been rehabilitated:
AB479,18,1615 1. An offense under ch. 948 that is a felony, other than a violation of s. 948.22
16(2) or 948.51 (2).
AB479,18,1817 2. A violation of s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats., or of s. 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6) or
18940.20 (1) or (1m), if the victim is the spouse of the person.
AB479,18,2119 3. A violation of s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats., or of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03,
20940.05, 940.06, 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.23, 940.305, 940.31, 941.20 (2) or
21(3), 941.21, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), or 943.32 (2).
AB479,18,2322 4. A misdemeanor involving sexual abuse, child abuse, or domestic abuse, if the
23person has ever been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any felony.
AB479,19,524 5. A violation of s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats., or of s. 125.075 (1), 125.085 (3) (a) 2.,
25125.105 (2) (b), 125.66 (3), 125.68 (12), 940.09, 940.12, 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6),

1940.20, 940.203, 940.205, 940.207, 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.25, 940.285 (2), 940.295,
2942.09 (2), or 948.22 (2), a violation of s. 948.51 (2) that is a felony under s. 948.51
3(3) (b) or (c), a violation of s. 346.63 (1), (2), (5), or (6) that is a felony under s. 346.65
4(2) (am) 5., 6., or 7., or (f), (2j) (d), or (3m), or an offense under ch. 961 that is a felony,
5if the person has ever been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for any other crime.
AB479,19,106 6. A violation listed in subd. 5., if the person has never been convicted or
7adjudicated delinquent for committing any other crime and the person completed his
8or her sentence, including any probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was
9discharged by the department of corrections, less than 10 years before the date of the
10investigation under sub. (2) (am) or (b) 1.
AB479,19,1711 7. A misdemeanor involving sexual abuse, child abuse, or domestic abuse, if the
12person has never been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony,
13but has ever been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any other
14misdemeanor, and the person completed his or her sentence, including any
15probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the department of
16corrections, less than 10 years before the date of the investigation under sub. (2) (am)
17or (b) 1.
AB479,19,2218 8. A misdemeanor involving sexual abuse, child abuse, or domestic abuse, if the
19person has never been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing any other
20misdemeanor and the person completed his or her sentence, including any probation,
21parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the department of corrections,
22less than 5 years before the date of the investigation under sub. (2) (am) or (b) 1.
AB479, s. 25 23Section 25. 48.685 (5c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB479,20,424 48.685 (5c) (a) Any person who is permitted but fails under sub. (5) (a) to
25demonstrate to the department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a

1child welfare agency that he or she has been rehabilitated may appeal to the
2secretary or his or her designee. Any person who is adversely affected by a decision
3of the secretary or his or her designee under this paragraph has a right to a contested
4case hearing under ch. 227.
AB479, s. 26 5Section 26. 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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