AB40,509,2313 48.481 (1) (a) The department shall distribute $497,200 foster care
14continuation grants
in each fiscal year to counties for the purpose of supplementing
15payments for the care of an individual who attains age 18 after 1986 and who resided
16in a home licensed under s. 48.62 for at least 2 years immediately prior to attaining
17age 18 and, for at least 2 years, received payments for exceptional circumstances in
18order to avoid institutionalization, as provided under rules promulgated by the
19department, so that the individual may live in a family home or other
20noninstitutional situation after attaining age 18. No county may use funds provided
21under this paragraph to replace funds previously used by the county for this purpose.
22Beginning in fiscal year 2013-14, a county is eligible to receive funding under this
23paragraph only if the county received such funding in fiscal year 2012-13.
AB40,896 24Section 896. 48.481 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,510,7
148.481 (2) Transition to independent living. The department shall distribute
2at least $231,700 in each fiscal year to counties for the purpose of assisting
3individuals who attain the age of 18 while residing in a foster home, group home, or
4residential care center for children and youth or in the home of a relative other than
5a parent to make the transition from out-of-home care to independent living. No
6county may use funds provided under this subsection to replace funds previously
7used by the county for this purpose.
AB40,897 8Section 897. 48.485 of the statutes is renumbered 48.485 (1) and amended to
9read:
AB40,510,1510 48.485 (1) If the department accepts guardianship or legal custody or both from
11a tribal court under s. 48.48 (3m), the department shall seek a permanent adoptive
12placement for the child or seek to enter into a subsidized guardianship agreement
13under s. 48.623 (2) with a proposed guardian of the child and petition the court for
14the appointment of that individual as the guardian of the child under s. 48.977 (2)
15or under a substantially similar tribal law
.
AB40,510,22 16(2) If a permanent adoptive or subsidized guardianship placement is not in
17progress within 2 years after entry of the termination of parental rights order by the
18tribal court, the department may petition the tribal court to transfer legal custody
19or guardianship of the Indian child back to the Indian tribe, except that the
20department may not petition the tribal court to transfer back to an Indian tribe legal
21custody or guardianship of an Indian child who was initially taken into custody
22under s. 48.195 (1).
AB40,898 23Section 898. 48.487 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,510,24 2448.487 (title) Tribal adolescent family services.
AB40,899 25Section 899. 48.487 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,511,7
148.487 (1m) Tribal adolescent family services allocation grants. From the
2appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (eg) (bd), the department may allocate
3$210,000 in each fiscal year to provide the grants specified
distribute tribal family
4services grants to the elected governing bodies of the Indian tribes in this state. An
5elected governing body that receives a grant under this subsection may expend the
6grant moneys received for any of the purposes specified
in subs. (2), (3) (b), and (4m)
7(b), (5) (b), (6), and (7) as determined by that body.
AB40,900 8Section 900. 48.487 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,511,189 48.487 (2) Adolescent self-sufficiency services. From the allocation under
10sub. (1m), the department may provide a grant annually in the amount of $85,000
11to the
An elected governing body of an Indian tribe may expend moneys from a grant
12received under sub. (1m)
to provide services for adolescent parents which. Those
13services
shall emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation,
14training, and experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent
15parent's capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and
16increasing parenting skills. The Indian tribe seeking to receive a grant to provide
17these
An Indian tribe that provides those services shall develop a proposed service
18plan that is approved by the department.
AB40,901 19Section 901. 48.487 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,220 48.487 (3) (b) From the allocation under sub. (1m), the department may provide
21a grant annually in the amount of $65,000 to the
An elected governing body of an
22Indian tribe may expend moneys from a grant received under sub. (1m) to provide
23to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services which to
24high-risk adolescents. Those services
shall be structured so as to increase the
25development of decision-making and communications skills, promote graduation

1from high school, and expand career and other options and which may address needs
2of adolescents with respect to pregnancy prevention.
AB40,902 3Section 902. 48.487 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,44 48.487 (4m) (title) Adolescent choices project grants projects.
AB40,903 5Section 903. 48.487 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,126 48.487 (4m) (b) (intro.) From the allocation under sub. (1m), the department
7may provide a grant annually in the amount of $60,000 to the
An elected governing
8body of an Indian tribe for the provision of may expend moneys from a grant received
9under sub. (1m) to provide
information to members of the Indian tribe in order to
10increase community knowledge about the problems of adolescents and to provide
11information to and activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in
12order to enable the adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:
AB40,904 13Section 904. 48.487 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,512,2014 48.487 (4m) (c) Each funded tribal project An Indian tribe that provides
15services
under par. (b) shall provide those services in areas an area of the state as that
16is
approved by the Indian tribe and the department. The department shall
17determine the boundaries of the regional areas prior to soliciting project grant
18applications
regions in this state within which the Indian tribes may provide services
19under par. (b) before approving the service area of an Indian tribe under this
20paragraph
.
AB40,905 21Section 905. 48.487 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,222 48.487 (4m) (d) Prior to making grants to applying Indian tribes under par. (b)
23approving the service area of an Indian tribe under par. (c), the department shall
24consider whether and how the applying Indian tribe proposes to coordinate its

1services with other public or private resources, programs, or activities in the region
2and the state.
AB40,906 3Section 906. 48.487 (4m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,513,74 48.487 (4m) (e) The department shall work closely with the women's council
5and the department of public instruction, on a continuing basis, concerning the scope
6and direction of activities under projects funded by the program conducted under
7par. (b).
AB40,907 8Section 907. 48.487 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,513,99 48.487 (5) Domestic abuse services. (a) In this subsection:
AB40,513,1410 1. "Domestic abuse" means physical abuse, including a violation of s. 940.225
11(1), (2), or (3), or any threat of physical abuse between adult family or adult household
12members, by a minor family or minor household member against an adult family or
13adult household member, by an adult against his or her adult former spouse or by an
14adult against an adult with whom the person has a child in common.
AB40,513,1515 2. "Domestic abuse services" means any of the following:
AB40,513,1616 a. Shelter facilities or private home shelter care.
AB40,513,1717 b. Advocacy and counseling for victims.
AB40,513,1818 c. A 24-hour telephone service.
AB40,513,1919 d. Community education.
AB40,513,2120 3. "Family member" means a spouse, a parent, a child, or a person related by
21blood or adoption to another person.
AB40,513,2322 4. "Household member" means a person currently or formerly residing in a
23place of abode with another person.
AB40,514,424 (b) Subject to pars. (c) and (d), an elected governing body of an Indian tribe may
25expend moneys from a grant received under sub. (1m) to provide domestic abuse

1services. If an elected governing body of an Indian tribe expends those moneys for
2those services, the body shall provide matching funds or in-kind contributions in an
3amount to be determined by the department. The department shall establish
4guidelines regarding the types of contributions that qualify as in-kind contributions.
AB40,514,115 (c) An elected governing body of an Indian tribe may provide shelter facilities
6only if the department of safety and professional services determines that the
7physical plant of the facility will not be dangerous to the health or safety of the
8residents when the facility is in operation. An elected governing body of an Indian
9tribe may provide shelter facilities or private home shelter care only if the body
10ensures that the following services will be provided either by that Indian tribe or by
11another person:
AB40,514,1212 1. A 24-hour telephone service.
AB40,514,1313 2. Temporary housing and food.
AB40,514,1414 3. Advocacy and counseling for victims.
AB40,514,1515 4. Referral and follow-up services.
AB40,514,1616 5. Arrangements for education of school-age children.
AB40,514,1717 6. Emergency transportation to the shelter.
AB40,514,1818 7. Community education.
AB40,514,2119 (d) An Indian tribe that provides domestic abuse services under this subsection
20shall report all of the following information to the department by February 15
21annually:
AB40,514,2322 1. The total expenditures that the Indian tribe made on domestic abuse services
23in the previous tribal fiscal year.
AB40,514,2524 2. The expenditures specified in subd. 1. by general category of domestic abuse
25services provided.
AB40,515,2
13. The number of persons served in the previous tribal fiscal year by general
2type of domestic abuse service.
AB40,515,53 4. The number of persons who were in need of domestic abuse services in the
4previous tribal fiscal year but who did not receive the domestic abuse services that
5they needed.
AB40,908 6Section 908. 48.487 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,515,97 48.487 (7) Child welfare services. An elected governing body of an Indian
8tribe may expend moneys from a grant received under sub. (1m) to provide child
9welfare services as authorized under 42 USC 621 to 628b.
AB40,909 10Section 909. 48.56 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,515,12 1148.56 (title) Child welfare services in counties having populations of
12less than
500,000 750,000.
AB40,910 13Section 910. 48.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,515,1514 48.56 (1) Each county having a population of less than 500,000 750,000 shall
15provide child welfare services through its county department.
AB40,911 16Section 911. 48.561 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,515,18 1748.561 (title) Child welfare services in a county having a population of
18500,000 750,000 or more.
AB40,912 19Section 912. 48.561 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,515,2120 48.561 (1) The department shall provide child welfare services in a county
21having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more.
AB40,913 22Section 913. 48.561 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,223 48.561 (2) The department shall employ personnel in a county having a
24population of 500,000 750,000 or more who devote all of their time directly or

1indirectly to child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall be
2social workers certified under ch. 457.
AB40,914 3Section 914. 48.561 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,74 48.561 (3) (a) (intro.) A county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more
5shall contribute $58,893,500 in each state fiscal year for the provision of child welfare
6services in that county by the department. That contribution shall be made as
7follows:
AB40,915 8Section 915. 48.561 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,209 48.561 (3) (b) The department of administration shall collect the amount
10specified in par. (a) 3. from a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more
11by deducting all or part of that amount from any state payment due that county
12under s. 79.035, 79.04, or 79.08. The department of administration shall notify the
13department of revenue, by September 15 of each year, of the amount to be deducted
14from the state payments due under s. 79.035, 79.04, or 79.08. The department of
15administration shall credit all amounts collected under this paragraph to the
16appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kw) and shall notify the county from which
17those amounts are collected of that collection. The department may not expend any
18moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) for providing services
19to children and families under s. 48.48 (17) until the amounts in the appropriation
20account under s. 20.437 (1) (kw) are exhausted.
AB40,916 21Section 916. 48.563 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,516,2522 48.563 (1) (a) Within the limits of available federal funds and of the
23appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (b), (cx), (km), and (o), the department shall
24distribute funds for children and family services to county departments as provided
25in subs. (2), (3), (4), and (7m) and s. 48.986.
AB40,917
1Section 917. 48.563 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.487 (6) and amended
2to read:
AB40,517,83 48.487 (6) Tribal child care. For An elected governing body of an Indian tribe
4may expend moneys from a grant received under sub. (1m) to provide
child care
5services under 42 USC 9858, the department shall distribute not more than $412,800
6in each fiscal year from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (b) to Indian
7tribes
. An Indian tribe that receives funding under this subsection shall use that
8funding to provide child care for an eligible child, as defined in 42 USC 9858n (4).
AB40,918 9Section 918. 48.563 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,517,1610 48.563 (4) Postreunification services. If a demonstration project authorized
11under 42 USC 1320a-9 reduces the cost of providing out-of-home care for children
12in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, from the appropriations under
13s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (o) the department may distribute the amount by which that
14cost is reduced by that demonstration project in each fiscal year to county
15departments for services for children and families to prevent the reentry of children
16into out-of-home care.
AB40,919 17Section 919. 48.569 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,517,2018 48.569 (1) (am) The department shall reimburse each county from the
19appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (b), (cx), (km), and (o) for children and family
20services as approved by the department under ss. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. f. and (e) 3. b.
AB40,920 21Section 920. 48.569 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,518,1022 48.569 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (b), (cx), (km), and
23(o), the department shall distribute the funding for children and family services,
24including funding for foster care or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose
25behalf aid is received under s. 48.645 to county departments as provided under s.

148.563. County matching funds are required for the distribution under s. 48.563 (2).
2Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 48.563 (2) shall be
3specified in a schedule established annually by the department. Matching funds
4may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private
5donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in sub. (1m). Private
6donations may not exceed 25 percent of the total county match. If the county match
7is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal
8funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal
9funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county
10matching funds.
AB40,921 11Section 921. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,518,1912 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. "Child" means a person under 18 years of age or; a person 18
13years of age or over, but under 19 years of age, who is a full-time student in good
14academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and
15who is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be granted
16a high school or high school equivalency diploma; or a person 18 years of age or over,
17but under 21 years of age, who is a full-time student in good academic standing at
18a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent if an individualized
19education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person
.
AB40,922 20Section 922. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,519,321 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.437
22(2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having
23populations of less than 500,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall
24make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 500,000 or
25more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population

1of 500,000 or more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $220 per
2month to a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a child
3if all of the following conditions are met:
AB40,923 4Section 923. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,519,125 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. "Child" means a person under 18 years of age or; a person 18
6years of age or over, but under 19 years of age, who is a full-time student in good
7academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and
8who is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be granted
9a high school or high school equivalency diploma; or a person 18 years of age or over,
10but under 21 years of age, who is a full-time student in good academic standing at
11a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent if an individualized
12education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person
.
AB40,924 13Section 924. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,519,2214 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.437
15(2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having
16populations of less than 500,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall
17make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 500,000 or
18more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population
19of 500,000 or more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in
20the amount specified in sub. (3m) (am) (intro.) of $220 per month to a long-term
21kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for that child if all of
22the following conditions are met:
AB40,925 23Section 925. 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,520,824 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. a. The date on which the child attains the age of 18 years;
25or, if on that date the child is a full-time student in good academic standing at a

1secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected
2to complete his or her program of study and be granted a high school or high school
3equivalency diploma, the date on which the child is granted a high school or high
4school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains the age of 19 years,
5whichever occurs first; or, if on that date the child is a full-time student in good
6academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and
7an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child, the
8date on which the child attains the age of 21 years
.
AB40,926 9Section 926. 48.57 (3p) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,520,2110 48.57 (3p) (d) If the person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) is a
11nonresident, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the application
12has been a nonresident, or if the county department or, in a county having a
13population of 500,000 or more, the department determines that the person's
14employment, licensing or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further
15investigation, the county department or department shall require the person to be
16fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's
17fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law enforcement agencies. The
18department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards or
19fingerprints by other technologies
to the federal bureau of investigation for the
20purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records
21of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
AB40,927 22Section 927. 48.619 of the statutes is renumbered 48.619 (intro.) and amended
23to read:
AB40,521,4 2448.619 Definition. (intro.) In this subchapter, "child" means a person under
2518 years of age and also includes, for. For purposes of counting the number of

1children for whom a foster home or group home may provide care and maintenance,
2"child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but who was residing in the
3foster home or group home immediately prior to his or her 18th birthday and who
4continues to reside in that foster home or group home, if any of the following applies:
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