Wisconsin Legislature: 55,1694

a. The person is under 19 years of age, who is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and who is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma; or a person 18 years of age or over, but.

b. The person is under 21 years of age, who is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent if , an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).

55,1682 Section 1682. 48.57 (3m) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3m) (i) 1. and amended to read:

48.57 (3m) (i) 1. The department shall promulgate rules Rules to provide assessment criteria for determining whether a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a child is eligible to receive payments under par. (am). The rules shall also provide that any criteria established under the rules shall first apply to applications for payments under par. (am) received, and to reviews under par. (d) conducted, on the effective date of those rules.

55,1683 Section 1683. 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

48.57 (3m) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply to a child 18 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).

55,1684 Section 1684. 48.57 (3m) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

48.57 (3m) (i) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. Those rules shall include all of the following:

2. Rules governing the provision of kinship care payments for the care and maintenance of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.

55,1685 Section 1685. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

48.57 (3n) (a) 1. (intro.) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age;. "Child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but if any of the following applies:

b. The person is under 21 years of age, who is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent if , an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and the person is placed in the home of the long-term kinship care relative under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).

55,1686 Section 1686. 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

48.57 (3n) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply to a child 18 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).

55,1687 Section 1687. 48.57 (3n) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

48.57 (3n) (i) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. Those rules shall include rules governing the provision of long-term kinship care payments for the care and maintenance of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.

55,1688 Section 1688. 48.599 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.599 (1r).

55,1689 Section 1689. 48.599 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

48.599 (1g) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child placed in a residential care center for children and youth operated by a child welfare agency and of counting the number of children for whom a child welfare agency may provide such care and maintenance, "child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, who is placed in a residential care center for children and youth operated by a child welfare agency under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3), or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).

55,1690 Section 1690. 48.619 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.619 and amended to read:

48.619 Definition. In this subchapter, " child" means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child and of counting the number of children for whom a foster home or group home may provide care and maintenance, "child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, who resides in the foster home or group home, if any of the following applies: under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3), or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).

55,1691 Section 1691. 48.619 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

55,1692 Section 1692. 48.619 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

55,1693 Section 1693. 48.623 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

48.623 (1m) Duration of eligibility. Subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) or (6) may be continued after the child attains 18 years of age if any of the following applies:

(a) The child is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age.

(b) The child is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, has a mental or physical disability that warrants the continuation of those payments as determined by the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department, is not eligible for social security disability insurance under 42 USC 401 to 433 or supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1385 based on disability, and otherwise lacks adequate resources to continue in secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent.

(c) The child is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child, and the subsidized guardianship agreement for the child became effective on or after the date on which the child attained 16 years of age.

55,1694 Section 1694. 48.623 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

48.623 (7) (d) Rules governing the provision of subsidized guardianship payments for the care of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.

55,1695 Section 1695. 48.685 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

48.685 (6) (a) The Except as provided in this paragraph, the department shall require any person who applies for issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license to operate an entity, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child care provider who applies for initial certification under s. 48.651 or for renewal of that certification, a county department or a child welfare agency shall require any person who applies for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a foster home under s. 48.62, and the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or a county department shall require any person who applies for subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6), and a school board shall require any person who proposes to contract with the school board under s. 120.13 (14) or to renew a contract under that subsection, to complete a background information form that is provided by the department. The department shall require any person who applies for issuance, but not continuation, of a license to operate a child care center under s. 48.65, a school board shall require any person who proposes to contract, but not renew a contract, with the school board under s. 120.13 (14), and the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child care provider who applies for initial certification, but not renewal of that certification, under s. 48.651 to complete a background information form that is provided by the department.

55,1696 Section 1696. 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

48.685 (6) (am) Except as provided in this paragraph, every 4 years an entity shall require all of its caregivers and all nonclient residents of the entity or of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity to complete a background information form that is provided to the entity by the department. Every year a A child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651 is exempt from the 4-year requirement, but shall require all of its caregivers and any new caregiver or nonclient residents resident to complete a background information form that is provided to the child care center or child care provider by the department.

55,1696m Section 1696m. 48.78 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

48.78 (2) (L) 1. In this paragraph, "qualified independent researcher" means a faculty member of a university who satisfies all of the following:

a. The faculty member has an approved protocol from an institutional review board for human subjects research to work with data containing personal information for the purposes of evaluating the program under s. 119.23.

b. The faculty member has received from the state and properly managed data containing personal information for the purposes of evaluating the program under s. 119.23 before the effective date of this subd. 1. b. .... [LRB inserts date].

2. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department shall permit a qualified independent researcher to have access to any database maintained by the department for the purpose of cross-matching information contained in any such database with a database that both is in the possession of the qualified independent researcher and contains information regarding pupils participating in the program under s. 119.23. The department may charge a fee to the qualified independent researcher for the information that does not exceed the cost incurred by the department to provide the information.

55,1697 Section 1697. 48.975 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.975 (3m) (intro.) and amended to read:

48.975 (3m) Duration. (intro.) The adoption assistance may be continued after the adoptee reaches the age of 18 if that adoptee is a full-time high school student. attains 18 years of age if any of the following applies:

55,1698 Section 1698. 48.975 (3m) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:

48.975 (3m) (a) The adoptee is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age.

(b) The adoptee is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, has a mental or physical disability that warrants the continuation of adoption assistance as determined by the department, is not eligible for social security disability insurance under 42 USC 401 to 433 or supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1385 based on disability, and otherwise lacks adequate resources to continue in secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent.

(c) The adoptee is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the adoptee, and the adoption assistance agreement for the adoptee became effective on or after the date on which the adoptee attained 16 years of age.

55,1699 Section 1699. 48.975 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

48.975 (5) (f) Rules governing the provision of adoption assistance for the care of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.

55,1700 Section 1700. 48.981 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

48.981 (1) (b) "Community placement" means probation; extended supervision; parole; aftercare; conditional transfer into the community under s. 51.35 (1); conditional transfer or discharge under s. 51.37 (9); placement in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility authorized under s. 938.539 (5); conditional release under s. 971.17; supervised release under s. 980.06 or 980.08; participation in the community residential confinement program under s. 301.046, the intensive sanctions program under s. 301.048, the corrective sanctions program community supervision under s. 938.533, the intensive supervision program under s. 938.534, or the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538; or any other placement of an adult or juvenile offender in the community under the custody or supervision of the department of corrections, the department of health services, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 or any other person under contract with the department of corrections, the department of health services or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to exercise custody or supervision over the offender.

55,1700m Section 1700m. 48.981 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

48.981 (2m) (b) 1. "Health care provider" means a physician, as defined under s. 448.01 (5), a physician assistant, as defined under s. 448.01 (6), or a nurse holding a certificate of registration under s. 441.06 (1) or a license under s. 441.10 (3).

55,1701 Section 1701. 48.985 of the statutes is repealed.

55,1702 Section 1702. 49.11 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.11 (1e).

55,1703b Section 1703b. 49.11 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:

49.11 (1c) "Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than services provided for a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n) (a), or (7g), or 938.357 (4).

55,1704b Section 1704b. 49.11 (1c) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

55,1705 Section 1705. 49.138 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

49.138 (5) (a) The department shall recover from an individual receiving emergency assistance under this section an overpayment of the emergency assistance if the overpayment resulted from a misrepresentation by the individual applying for the assistance with respect to any fact having an effect on the individual's eligibility for, or the amount of, the assistance granted.

(b) If an overpayment of emergency assistance provided under this section resulted from an error made by a Wisconsin Works agency, the department shall recover the overpayment from the Wisconsin Works agency and may do so by offsetting the amount from amounts otherwise due the agency under a contract under s. 49.143.

(c) The department may recover overpayments of emergency assistance under par. (a) or (b) in the manners provided in ss. 49.195 (3m) and 49.85. Nothing in this paragraph or par. (b) precludes the department from recovering emergency assistance overpayments through any other legal means.

55,1706 Section 1706. 49.141 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

49.141 (1) Definitions. (intro.) As used in ss. 49.141 to 49.161 and 49.26:

55,1706m Section 1706m. 49.141 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

49.141 (1) (g) "Minimum wage" means the state minimum hourly wage under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1) or the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1), whichever is applicable.

55,1707 Section 1707. 49.143 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

49.143 (2) (a) (intro.) Establish a at least one community steering committee within 60 days after the date on which the contract is awarded signed. A Wisconsin Works agency must establish as many committees as necessary to allow the representation required under subd. 1m. on each committee without exceeding the maximum number of members under subd. 1m. All of the following apply to a community steering committee created under this paragraph:

1m. The Wisconsin works Works agency shall recommend the members of the committee to the chief executive officer of each county served by the Wisconsin works agency. The chief executive officer of each county shall appoint the members of the committee. The number of members that each chief executive officer appoints to the committee shall be in proportion to the population of that officer's county relative to the population of each other county served by the Wisconsin works agency, except that the chief executive officer of a county that is not a Wisconsin works agency shall appoint the director of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, or his or her designee, and one other representative of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23. The committee shall consist of at least 12 members, but not more than 15 members. within the following parameters:

2m. The members of the committee shall appoint a chairperson who shall be a person who represents business interests.

4m. The committee shall do all of the following:

55,1708 Section 1708. 49.143 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. a.

55,1709 Section 1709. 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is created to read:

49.143 (2) (a) 1m. a. The total number of members on the committee may not exceed 20.

55,1710 Section 1710. 49.143 (2) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is created to read:

49.143 (2) (a) 1m. b. Each county that the Wisconsin Works agency serves must be represented on a committee by a member who is a representative of a county department responsible for economic development, of a city department responsible for economic development for a city that is in that county, or of the business community in that county. The Wisconsin Works agency shall appoint at least one representative of business interests as a member of the committee.

55,1711 Section 1711. 49.143 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. b. and amended to read:

49.143 (2) (a) 4m. b. Identify and encourage employers to provide permanent jobs for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs Wisconsin Works.

55,1712 Section 1712. 49.143 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. c. and amended to read:

49.143 (2) (a) 4m. c. Create, and encourage others to create, subsidized jobs for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs Wisconsin Works.

55,1713 Section 1713. 49.143 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. d. and amended to read:

49.143 (2) (a) 4m. d. Create, and encourage others to create, on-the-job training sites work experience opportunities, including supported work experience, for persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs Wisconsin Works.

55,1714 Section 1714. 49.143 (2) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 3m. and amended to read:

49.143 (2) (a) 3m. Foster The committee may foster and guide the entrepreneurial efforts of participants who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs. 6. Provide Wisconsin Works and provide mentors, both from its membership and from recruitment of members of the community, to provide job-related guidance, including assistance in resolving job-related issues and the provision of job leads or references, to persons who are eligible for trial employment match program jobs or community service jobs Wisconsin Works.

55,1715 Section 1715. 49.143 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. and amended to read:

49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with the council on workforce investment local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2821 2832 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.

55,1716 Section 1716. 49.143 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.

55,1717 Section 1717. 49.143 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is repealed.

55,1718 Section 1718. 49.145 (2) (n) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: