SB21-SSA1,1663 3Section 1663. 48.38 (4) (fg) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1664 4Section 1664. 48.38 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,500,155 48.38 (4) (fm) If the agency determines that there is a compelling reason why
6it currently would not be in the best interests of the child to return the child to his
7or her home or to place the child for adoption, with a guardian, or with a fit and
8willing relative as the permanency goal for the child, the permanency goal of placing
9the child in some other planned permanent living arrangement or of transitioning
10the child to independence as
described in par. (fg) 5. If the agency makes that
11determination, the plan shall include the efforts made to achieve that permanency
12goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement, a statement of
13that compelling reason, and, notwithstanding that compelling reason, a concurrent
14plan under s. 48.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal under par. (fg) 1. to 4. as a
15concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency goal under par. (fg) 5.
SB21-SSA1,1665 16Section 1665. 48.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,317 48.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel appointed
18under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan for each child for whom a
19permanency plan is required under sub. (2)
in the manner provided in this subsection
20not later than 6 months after the date on which the child was first removed from his
21or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under this subsection for as
22long as the child is placed outside the home, except that for the review that is
23required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the child was first removed
24from his or her home and the reviews that are required to be conducted every 12
25months after that review the court shall hold a hearing under sub. (5m) to review the

1permanency plan, which hearing may be instead of or in addition to the review under
2this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph
3include trial reunifications under s. 48.358.
SB21-SSA1,1666 4Section 1666. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,85 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other planned permanent living
6arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult,
7including sustaining care or long-term foster care, but not including independent
8living
, or transitioning to independence.
SB21-SSA1,1667 9Section 1667. 48.38 (5) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,1710 48.38 (5) (c) 9. If the child is the subject of an order that terminates as provided
11in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4. or 48.365 (5) (b) 4. or of a voluntary
12transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3)
, the
13appropriateness of the transition-to-independent-living plan developed under s.
1448.385; the extent of compliance with that plan by the child, the child's guardian, if
15any, the agency primarily responsible for providing services under that plan, and any
16other service providers; and the progress of the child toward making the transition
17to independent living.
SB21-SSA1,1668 18Section 1668. 48.38 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,2519 48.38 (5m) (a) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan
20and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) for each child for whom a
21permanency plan is required under sub. (2)
no later than 12 months after the date
22on which the child was first removed from the home and every 12 months after a
23previous hearing under this subsection for as long as the child is placed outside the
24home. The 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph include trial
25reunifications under s. 48.358.
SB21-SSA1,1669
1Section 1669. 48.385 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,502,17 248.385 Plan for transition to independent living. During the 90 days
3immediately before a child who is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential
4care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or
5in a supervised independent living arrangement attains 18 years of age or, if the child
6is placed in such a placement under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 that
7terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) after the child attains 18 years of age or under a
8voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) that
9terminates under s. 48.366 (3) (a) after the child attains 18 years of age
, during the
1090 days immediately before the termination of the order or agreement, the agency
11primarily responsible for providing services to the child under the order or
12agreement
shall provide the child with assistance and support in developing a plan
13for making the transition from out-of-home care to independent living. The
14transition plan shall be personalized at the direction of the child, shall be as detailed
15as the child directs, and shall include specific options for obtaining housing, health
16care, education, mentoring and continuing support services, and workforce support
17and employment services.
SB21-SSA1,1674 18Section 1674. 48.48 (8p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,219 48.48 (8p) To reimburse tribes and county departments, from the
20appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (kz), for unexpected or unusually high-cost
21out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, other than
22placements to which
s. 938.485 (4) applies, and for subsidized guardianship
23payments under s. 48.623 (1) or (6) for guardianships of Indian children ordered by
24tribal courts. In this subsection, "unusually high-cost out-of-home care
25placements" means the amount by which the cost to a tribe or to a county department

1of out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, other than
2placements to which
s. 938.485 (4) applies, exceeds $50,000 in a fiscal year.
SB21-SSA1,1675 3Section 1675. 48.48 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,94 48.48 (19) To purchase or provide treatment and services for children who are
5the victims of trafficking, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (d), for purposes of a commercial
6sex act, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (a). Within the availability of funding under s.
720.437 (1) (e), the department shall ensure that that treatment and those services
8are available to children in all geographic areas of the state, including both urban
9and rural communities.
SB21-SSA1,1676 10Section 1676. 48.526 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,11 1148.526 (title) Community youth and family aids.
SB21-SSA1,1677 12Section 1677. 48.526 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,1913 48.526 (1) Procedures. The department shall develop procedures for the
14implementation of this section and standards for the development and delivery of
15community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1c),
16and shall provide consultation and technical assistance to aid counties in the
17implementation and delivery of those services. The department shall establish
18information systems and monitoring and evaluation procedures to report
19periodically to the governor and legislature on the statewide impact of this section.
SB21-SSA1,1678 20Section 1678. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), sections 4291 and 4292, is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,504,1322 48.526 (7) (h) For counties that are participating in the corrective sanctions
23program
purchasing community supervision services under s. 938.533 (2),
24$1,062,400 in the last 6 months of 2015 2017, $2,124,800 in 2016 2018, and
25$1,062,400 in the first 6 months of 2017 2019 for the provision of corrective sanctions

1community supervision services for juveniles from that county. In distributing funds
2to counties under this paragraph, the department shall determine a county's
3distribution by dividing the amount allocated under this paragraph by the number
4of slots authorized for the program under s. 938.533 (2) and multiplying the quotient
5by the number of slots allocated to that county by agreement between the
6department and the county. The department may transfer funds among counties as
7necessary to distribute funds based on the number of slots allocated to each county

8distribute to each county the full amount of the charges for the services purchased
9by that county, except that if the amounts available under this paragraph are
10insufficient to distribute that full amount, the department shall distribute those
11available amounts to each county that purchases community supervision services
12based on the ratio that the charges to that county for those services bear to the total
13charges to all counties that purchase those services
.
SB21-SSA1,1678m 14Section 1678m. 48.53 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is renumbered 48.53 (3).
SB21-SSA1,1678p 16Section 1678p. 48.53 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,504,1917 48.53 (3) (a) 2. Upon consultation with the state superintendent of public
18instruction, a grant to a school board for support of a literacy or early childhood
19development program.
SB21-SSA1,1678r 20Section 1678r. 48.53 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1678s 22Section 1678s. 48.53 (3) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1678t 24Section 1678t. 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,505,8
148.545 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (eg), (kb), and
2(nL), the department, subject to par. (am), shall distribute $2,097,700 in each fiscal
3year to applying nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county
4having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, $1,171,800 in each fiscal year to
5applying county departments under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 operating in
6counties other than a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, and
7$55,000 in each fiscal year to Diverse and Resilient, Inc. to provide programs to
8accomplish all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1678v 9Section 1678v. 48.545 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,505,1210 48.545 (2) (am) From the amounts allocated under par. (a), the department
11may distribute an amount determined by the department to a nonprofit corporation
12or public agency to provide a program that accomplishes all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,505,1513 1. Prevents and reduces the incidence of adverse early childhood experiences
14in children 8 years of age and under and reduces the effects of those experiences
15through behavioral health and other services.
SB21-SSA1,505,1716 2. Provides professional development, training, and research in serving
17children 8 years of age and under for practitioners serving those children.
SB21-SSA1,505,1818 3. Provides direct services for children 8 years of age and under.
SB21-SSA1,505,2119 4. Provides child care, including a special care nursery, for children 8 years of
20age and under that has achieved the top rating provided under the child care quality
21rating system under s. 48.659.
SB21-SSA1,505,2522 5. Provides early intervention services under s. 51.44, early childhood
23education services, in-home treatment services, family services, and outpatient
24occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy services for children 8
25years of age and under.
SB21-SSA1,1678w
1Section 1678w. 48.545 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,506,62 48.545 (2) (b) A nonprofit corporation or public agency that is applying for a
3grant under par. (a) or (am) shall provide to the department a proposed service plan
4for the use of the grant moneys. If the department approves the service plan, the
5department may award the grant. The department shall award the grants on a
6competitive basis and for a 3-year period.
SB21-SSA1,1678x 7Section 1678x. 48.562 of the statutes is renumbered 48.562 (1), and 48.562
8(1) (am), (b), (c), (d) and (dm), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,506,119 48.562 (1) (am) Recommend policies and plans for the improvement of the child
10welfare system in Milwaukee County and submit its recommendations with respect
11to those policies and plans to the department under sub. (4m) par. (dm).
SB21-SSA1,506,1512 (b) Recommend measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the child welfare
13system in Milwaukee County, including outcome measures, and submit its
14recommendations with respect to those measures to the department under sub. (4m)
15par. (dm).
SB21-SSA1,506,1816 (c) Recommend funding priorities for the child welfare system in Milwaukee
17County and submit its recommendations with respect to those funding priorities to
18the department under sub. (4m) par. (dm).
SB21-SSA1,506,2119 (d) Identify innovative public and private funding opportunities for the child
20welfare system in Milwaukee County and submit its recommendations with respect
21to those funding opportunities to the department under sub. (4m) par. (dm).
SB21-SSA1,507,222 (dm) Annually, submit a report of its recommendations under subs. (1m) to (4)
23pars. (am) to (d) to the department, which within 60 days after receiving the report
24shall prepare a response to those recommendations and transmit the report, together

1with its response, to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the
2legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
SB21-SSA1,1678y 3Section 1678y. 48.562 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,507,74 48.562 (2m) Any restructuring of the subunit of the department responsible
5for administering child welfare services in a county having a population of 750,000
6or more shall not affect the duties and responsibilities of the Milwaukee child welfare
7partnership council specified in sub. (1).
SB21-SSA1,1679 8Section 1679. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,507,119 48.563 (2) Basic county allocation. For children and family services under
10s. 48.569 (1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $66,475,500
11$68,264,800 in each fiscal year 2015-16 and $68,327,900 in fiscal year 2016-17.
SB21-SSA1,1680 12Section 1680. 48.569 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,507,2013 48.569 (2) (a) The county treasurer and each director of a county department
14shall monthly certify under oath to the department, in the manner the department
15prescribes, the claim of the county for state reimbursement under this section, and
16if the department approves the claim it shall certify to the department of
17administration for reimbursement to the county for amounts due under this section
18and payment claimed to be made to the counties monthly. The department may make
19advance payments prior to the beginning of each month equal to one-twelfth of the
20contracted amount.
SB21-SSA1,1681 21Section 1681. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3m) (a)
221. (intro.) and amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,507,2423 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. (intro.) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age;. "Child"
24also includes
a person 18 years of age or over, but if any of the following applies:
SB21-SSA1,508,5
1a. The person is under 19 years of age, who is a full-time student in good
2academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent,
3and who is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be
4granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma; or a person 18 years of age
5or over, but
.
SB21-SSA1,508,13 6b. The person is under 21 years of age, who is a full-time student in good
7academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent if,
8an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and
9the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative under an order under
10s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s.
1148.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a
12voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or
13938.366 (3)
.
SB21-SSA1,1682 14Section 1682. 48.57 (3m) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3m) (i) 1.
15and amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,508,2116 48.57 (3m) (i) 1. The department shall promulgate rules Rules to provide
17assessment criteria for determining whether a kinship care relative who is providing
18care and maintenance for a child is eligible to receive payments under par. (am). The
19rules shall also provide that any criteria established under the rules shall first apply
20to applications for payments under par. (am) received, and to reviews under par. (d)
21conducted, on the effective date of those rules.
SB21-SSA1,1683 22Section 1683. 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,509,223 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population
24of 500,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible for support
25enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for

1whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply to a child
218 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
SB21-SSA1,1684 3Section 1684. 48.57 (3m) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,509,54 48.57 (3m) (i) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this
5subsection. Those rules shall include all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,509,76 2. Rules governing the provision of kinship care payments for the care and
7maintenance of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1685 8Section 1685. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3n) (a) 1.
9(intro.) and amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,509,1110 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. (intro.) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age;. "Child"
11also includes
a person 18 years of age or over, but if any of the following applies:
SB21-SSA1,509,16 12a. The person is under 19 years of age, who is a full-time student in good
13academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent,
14and who is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be
15granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma; or a person 18 years of age
16or over, but
.
SB21-SSA1,509,24 17b. The person is under 21 years of age, who is a full-time student in good
18academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent if,
19an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and
20the person is placed in the home of the long-term kinship care relative under an
21order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates
22under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or
23under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3)
24or 938.366 (3)
.
SB21-SSA1,1686 25Section 1686. 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,510,5
148.57 (3n) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of
2500,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible for support
3enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for
4whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply to a child
518 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
SB21-SSA1,1687 6Section 1687. 48.57 (3n) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,510,107 48.57 (3n) (i) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this
8subsection. Those rules shall include rules governing the provision of long-term
9kinship care payments for the care and maintenance of a child after the child attains
1018 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1688 11Section 1688. 48.599 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.599 (1r).
SB21-SSA1,1689 12Section 1689. 48.599 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,510,2313 48.599 (1g) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the
14authority to provide care and maintenance for a child placed in a residential care
15center for children and youth operated by a child welfare agency and of counting the
16number of children for whom a child welfare agency may provide such care and
17maintenance, "child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21
18years of age, who is placed in a residential care center for children and youth operated
19by a child welfare agency under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355,
20938.357, or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under
21a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or
22938.366 (3), or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under
2342 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).
SB21-SSA1,1690 24Section 1690. 48.619 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.619 and
25amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,511,10
148.619 Definition. In this subchapter, "child" means a person under 18 years
2of age. For purposes of the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child and
3of
counting the number of children for whom a foster home or group home may
4provide care and maintenance, "child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over,
5but under 21 years of age,
who resides in the foster home or group home, if any of the
6following applies:
under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357,
7or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary
8transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3), or
9under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8)
10(B) (iv).
SB21-SSA1,1691 11Section 1691. 48.619 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1692 12Section 1692. 48.619 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1693 13Section 1693. 48.623 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,511,1614 48.623 (1m) Duration of eligibility. Subsidized guardianship payments
15under sub. (1) or (6) may be continued after the child attains 18 years of age if any
16of the following applies:
SB21-SSA1,511,1917 (a) The child is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
18school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to
19complete the program before reaching 19 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,512,220 (b) The child is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
21school or its vocational or technical equivalent, has a mental or physical disability
22that warrants the continuation of those payments as determined by the county
23department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department,
24is not eligible for social security disability insurance under 42 USC 401 to 433 or
25supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1385 based on disability, and

1otherwise lacks adequate resources to continue in secondary school or its vocational
2or technical equivalent.
SB21-SSA1,512,73 (c) The child is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
4school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program
5under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child, and the subsidized guardianship agreement
6for the child became effective on or after the date on which the child attained 16 years
7of age.
SB21-SSA1,1694 8Section 1694. 48.623 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,512,109 48.623 (7) (d) Rules governing the provision of subsidized guardianship
10payments for the care of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1695 11Section 1695. 48.685 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,513,612 48.685 (6) (a) The Except as provided in this paragraph, the department shall
13require any person who applies for issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license to
14operate an entity, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
15a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require
16any child care provider who applies for initial certification under s. 48.651 or for
17renewal of that certification,
a county department or a child welfare agency shall
18require any person who applies for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a foster
19home under s. 48.62, and the department in a county having a population of 750,000
20or more or a county department shall require any person who applies for subsidized
21guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6), and a school board shall require any
22person who proposes to contract with the school board under s. 120.13 (14) or to
23renew a contract under that subsection,
to complete a background information form
24that is provided by the department. The department shall require any person who
25applies for issuance, but not continuation, of a license to operate a child care center

1under s. 48.65, a school board shall require any person who proposes to contract, but
2not renew a contract, with the school board under s. 120.13 (14), and the department
3in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an
4agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child care provider who
5applies for initial certification, but not renewal of that certification, under s. 48.651
6to complete a background information form that is provided by the department.
SB21-SSA1,1696 7Section 1696. 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,513,168 48.685 (6) (am) Except as provided in this paragraph, every 4 years an entity
9shall require all of its caregivers and all nonclient residents of the entity or of a
10caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity to complete a background
11information form that is provided to the entity by the department. Every year a A
12child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
13s. 120.13 (14) or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651 is exempt from
14the 4-year requirement, but
shall require all of its caregivers and any new caregiver
15or
nonclient residents resident to complete a background information form that is
16provided to the child care center or child care provider by the department.
SB21-SSA1,1696m 17Section 1696m. 48.78 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
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