SB317,71 12Section 71. 48.357 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,36,213 48.357 (5m) (b) If the court orders the child's parent to provide a statement of
14income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court or if the court orders the child's
15parent to provide that statement to the person or agency primarily responsible for
16implementing the dispositional order and that person or agency is not the county
17department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the
18department, the court shall also order the child's parent to provide that statement
19to the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or
20more, the department by a date specified by the court. The county department or,
21in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall
22provide, without charge, to the parent a form on which to provide that statement, and
23the parent shall provide that statement on that form. The county department or, in
24a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall use
25the information provided in the statement to determine whether the department

1may claim federal foster care and adoption assistance reimbursement under 42 USC
2670
to 679a for the cost of providing care for the child.
SB317,72 3Section 72. 48.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,36,134 48.36 (2) If an expectant mother or a child whose legal custody has not been
5taken from a parent or guardian is given educational and social services, or medical,
6psychological or psychiatric treatment by order of the court, the cost of those services
7or that treatment, if ordered by the court, shall be a charge upon the county in a
8county having a population of less than 500,000 750,000 or the department in a
9county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more. This section does not prevent
10recovery of reasonable contribution toward the costs from the parent or guardian of
11the child or from an adult expectant mother as the court may order based on the
12ability of the parent, guardian or adult expectant mother to pay. This subsection
13shall be subject to s. 49.32 (1).
SB317,73 14Section 73. 48.363 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,37,415 48.363 (1) (d) If the court orders the child's parent to provide a statement of
16income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court or if the court orders the child's
17parent to provide that statement to the person or agency primarily responsible for
18implementing the dispositional order and that person or agency is not the county
19department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the
20department, the court shall also order the child's parent to provide that statement
21to the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or
22more, the department by a date specified by the court. The county department or,
23in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall
24provide, without charge, to the parent a form on which to provide that statement, and
25the parent shall provide that statement on that form. The county department or, in

1a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall use
2the information provided in the statement to determine whether the department
3may claim federal foster care and adoption assistance reimbursement under 42 USC
4670
to 679a for the cost of providing care for the child.
SB317,74 5Section 74. 48.38 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,37,136 48.38 (5) (am) The court may appoint an independent agency to designate a
7panel to conduct a permanency review under par. (a). If the court in a county having
8a population of less than 500,000 750,000 appoints an independent agency under this
9paragraph, the county department of the county of the court shall authorize and
10contract for the purchase of services from the independent agency. If the court in a
11county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more appoints an independent
12agency under this paragraph, the department shall authorize and contract for the
13purchase of services from the independent agency.
SB317,75 14Section 75. 48.428 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,38,215 48.428 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), when a court places a child in
16sustaining care after an order under s. 48.427 (4), the court shall transfer legal
17custody of the child to the county department, the department in a county having a
18population of 500,000 750,000 or more, or a licensed child welfare agency, transfer
19guardianship of the child to an agency listed in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am), and
20place the child in the home of a licensed foster parent or kinship care relative with
21whom the child has resided for 6 months or longer. In placing an Indian child in
22sustaining care, the court shall comply with the order of placement preference under
23s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause,
24as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order. Pursuant to the

1placement, that licensed foster parent or kinship care relative shall be a sustaining
2parent with the powers and duties specified in sub. (3).
SB317,76 3Section 76. 48.428 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,38,184 48.428 (2) (b) When a court places a child in sustaining care after an order
5under s. 48.427 (4) with a person who has been appointed as the guardian of the child
6under s. 48.977 (2), the court may transfer legal custody of the child to the county
7department, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or
8more, or a licensed child welfare agency, transfer guardianship of the child to an
9agency listed in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am), and place the child in the home of
10a licensed foster parent or kinship care relative with whom the child has resided for
116 months or longer. In placing an Indian child in sustaining care, the court shall
12comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable,
13s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e),
14for departing from that order. Pursuant to the placement, that licensed foster parent
15or kinship care relative shall be a sustaining parent with the powers and duties
16specified in sub. (3). If the court transfers guardianship of the child to an agency
17listed in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am), the court shall terminate the guardianship
18under s. 48.977.
SB317,77 19Section 77. 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,39,220 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (eg), (kb), and
21(nL), the department shall distribute $2,097,700 in each fiscal year to applying
22nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county having a population
23of 500,000 750,000 or more, $1,171,800 in each fiscal year to applying county
24departments under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 operating in counties other than
25a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, and $55,000 in each fiscal

1year to Diverse and Resilient, Inc. to provide programs to accomplish all of the
2following:
SB317,78 3Section 78. 48.563 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,39,84 48.563 (1) (b) Notwithstanding s. 48.568, if the department receives any
5federal moneys under 42 USC 670 to 679a in reimbursement of moneys allocated
6under par. (a) for the provision of foster care, the department shall distribute those
7federal moneys for services and projects to assist children and families and for the
8purposes specified in s. 48.567
.
SB317,79 9Section 79. 48.563 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,39,1010 48.563 (2) (title) Basic county County allocation.
SB317,80 11Section 80. 48.563 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,39,1812 48.563 (4) Postreunification services. If a demonstration project authorized
13under 42 USC 1320a-9 reduces the cost of providing out-of-home care for children
14in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, from the appropriations under
15s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (o) (mb) the department may distribute the amount by which
16that cost is reduced by that demonstration project in each fiscal year to county
17departments for services for children and families to prevent the reentry of children
18into out-of-home care.
SB317,81 19Section 81. 48.563 (14m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB317,82 20Section 82. 48.565 (intro.) (except 48.565 (title)) of the statutes is renumbered
2148.565 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
SB317,40,222 48.565 (1) (intro.) Funds allocated by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d) but
23not spent or encumbered by counties, governing bodies of Indian tribes, or private
24nonprofit organizations
by December 31 of each year and funds recovered under s.
2548.569 (2) (b) and deposited into the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (b)


1lapse to the general fund on the succeeding January 1 unless carried forward to the
2next calendar year under s. 20.437 (1) (b) or as follows:
SB317,83 3Section 83. 48.565 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,40,254 48.565 (2) (a) Subject to par. (am), if on December 31 of any year there remains
5unspent or unencumbered in the allocation under s. 48.563 (2) an amount that
6exceeds the amount received under 42 USC 670 to 679a and allocated under s. 48.563
7(2) in that year, the department shall carry forward the excess moneys and distribute
8not less than 50% of the excess moneys to counties having a population of less than
9500,000 that are making a good faith effort, as determined by the department, to
10comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. for services and projects to assist children and
11families, notwithstanding the percentage limit specified in sub. (3). A county shall
12use not less than 50% of the moneys distributed to the county under this subsection
13for services for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect to prevent the need for
14child abuse and neglect intervention services, except that in the calendar year in
15which a county achieves compliance with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. and in the 2 calendar
16years after that calendar year the county may use 100% of the moneys distributed
17under this paragraph to reimburse the department for the costs of achieving that
18compliance. If a county does not comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. before July 1, 2005,
19the department may recover any amounts distributed to that county under this
20paragraph after June 30, 2001, by billing the county or deducting from that county's
21allocation under s. 48.563 (2).
The department may bill a county or deduct from a
22county's allocation under s. 48.563 (2) for the costs of implementing and operating
23the statewide automated child welfare information system established under s.
2448.47 (7g).
All moneys received by the department under this paragraph shall be
25credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (j).
SB317,84
1Section 84. 48.565 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB317,85 2Section 85. 48.565 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,41,53 48.565 (2) (b) A county may not use any moneys distributed under par. (a) s.
448.563 (2)
to supplant any other moneys expended by the county for services and
5projects to assist children and families in a base year determined by the department.
SB317,86 6Section 86. 48.565 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB317,87 7Section 87. 48.565 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.565 (1) (a) and
8amended to read:
SB317,41,199 48.565 (1) (a) At the request of a county, tribal governing body, or private
10nonprofit organization
, the department shall carry forward to the next calendar year
11up to 3 percent of the total amount allocated to the county, tribal governing body, or
12nonprofit organization
under s. 48.569 (1) (d) for a calendar year. All funds carried
13forward for a tribal governing body or nonprofit organization and all federal child
14welfare funds under 42 USC 620 to 626 carried forward for a county shall be used
15for the purpose for which the funds were originally allocated. Other funds carried
16forward under this subsection may be used for any purpose under s. 20.437 (1) (b),
17except that a county may not use any funds carried forward under this subsection
18for administrative or staff costs. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this
19subsection does not affect a county's base allocation under s. 48.563 (2).
SB317,88 20Section 88. 48.565 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 48.565 (1) (b) and
21amended to read:
SB317,42,422 48.565 (1) (b) The At the request of a county, the department may shall carry
23forward to the next calendar year up to 10 percent of any funds specified in sub. (3)
24that are not carried forward under sub. (3) for emergencies, for justifiable unit
25services costs above planned levels, and for increased costs due to population shifts.

1An allocation of carried-forward funding under this subsection
the total amount
2allocated to the county under s. 48.569 (1) (d) for a calendar year if the department
3agrees that an emergency or other circumstance that was unforeseen when the
4original allocation to the county was made necessitates the carryover.
SB317,42,8 5(7) The amount of funds carried forward from the preceding calendar year at
6the request of a county under sub. (1) (a) or (b)
does not affect a the determination
7of that
county's base allocation share of the funding allocated under s. 48.563 (2) for
8a calendar year
.
SB317,89 9Section 89. 48.565 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB317,42,1210 48.565 (8) A county shall use funds carried forward under this section for
11services provided to children and families and not for the county's general
12administrative costs.
SB317,90 13Section 90. 48.567 of the statutes is repealed.
SB317,91 14Section 91. 48.569 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,43,315 48.569 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (b), (cx), (km), and
16(o), the department shall distribute the funding for children and family services,
17including funding for foster care or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose
18behalf aid is received under s. 48.645 to county departments as provided under s.
1948.563. County matching funds are required for the distribution under s. 48.563 (2).
20Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 48.563 (2) shall be
21specified in a schedule established annually by the department. Matching funds
22may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private
23donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in sub. (1m). Private
24donations may not exceed 25 percent of the total county match.
If the county match
25is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal

1funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal
2funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county
3matching funds.
SB317,92 4Section 92. 48.57 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,43,95 48.57 (1) (e) If a county department in a county with a population of 500,000
6750,000 or more and if contracted to do so by the department, to place children in a
7county children's home in the county under policies adopted by the county board of
8supervisors, to accept guardianship of children when appointed by the court and to
9place children under its guardianship for adoption.
SB317,93 10Section 93. 48.57 (1) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,43,1511 48.57 (1) (hm) If a county department in a county with a population of less than
12500,000 750,000, to accept guardianship, when appointed by the court, of a child
13whom the county department has placed in a foster home under a court order or
14voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 and to place that child under its guardianship
15for adoption by the foster parent.
SB317,94 16Section 94. 48.57 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,43,2417 48.57 (2m) A county department, as soon as practicable after learning that a
18person who is receiving child welfare services under sub. (1) from the county
19department has changed his or her county of residence, shall provide notice of that
20change to the county department of the person's new county of residence or, if that
21new county of residence is a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more,
22the department. The notice shall include a brief, written description of the services
23offered or provided to the person by the county department and the name, telephone
24number, and address of a person to contact for more information.
SB317,95 25Section 95. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,44,9
148.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
2(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
3than 500,000 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make
4payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000
5or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a
6population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall make payments in the
7amount of $226 per month beginning on January 1, 2014, and $232 per month
8beginning on January 1, 2015, to a kinship care relative who is providing care and
9maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met:
SB317,96 10Section 96. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,44,2111 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a
12county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department may make
13payments under par. (am) to a kinship care relative who is providing care and
14maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the kinship care relative under
15a court order for no more than 60 days after the date on which the county department
16or department received under par. (am) 1. the completed application of the kinship
17care relative for a license to operate a foster home or, if the application is approved
18or denied or the kinship care relative is otherwise determined to be ineligible for
19licensure within those 60 days, until the date on which the application is approved
20or denied or the kinship care relative is otherwise determined to be ineligible for
21licensure.
SB317,97 22Section 97. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,45,1323 48.57 (3m) (ap) 3. Notwithstanding that an application of a kinship care
24relative specified in subd. 1. is denied or the kinship care relative is otherwise
25determined to be ineligible for licensure, the county department or, in a county

1having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department may make
2payments under par. (am) to the kinship care relative for as long as the conditions
3specified in par. (am) 1. to 6. continue to apply if the county department or
4department submits to the court information relating to the background
5investigation specified in par. (am) 4., an assessment of the safety of the kinship care
6relative's home and the ability of the kinship care relative to care for the child, and
7a recommendation that the child remain in the home of the kinship care relative and
8the court, after considering that information, assessment, and recommendation,
9orders the child to remain in the kinship care relative's home. If the court does not
10order the child to remain in the kinship care relative's home, the court shall order
11the county department or department to request a change in placement under s.
1248.357 (1) (am) or 938.357 (1) (am). Any person specified in s. 48.357 (2m) (a) or
13938.357 (2m) (a) may also request a change in placement.
SB317,98 14Section 98. 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,45,1815 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population
16of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible
17for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of
18a child for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
SB317,99 19Section 99. 48.57 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,45,2320 48.57 (3m) (c) The county department or, in a county having a population of
21500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall require the parent or parents of a
22child for whom a payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care
23insurance coverage for the child.
SB317,100 24Section 100. 48.57 (3m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,46,7
148.57 (3m) (d) A county department or, in a county having a population of
2500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall review a placement of a child for
3which the county department or department makes payments under par. (am) not
4less than every 12 months after the county department or department begins making
5those payments to determine whether the conditions specified in par. (am) continue
6to exist. If those conditions do not continue to exist, the county department or
7department shall discontinue making those payments.
SB317,101 8Section 101. 48.57 (3m) (g) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,46,189 48.57 (3m) (g) 2. (intro.) If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after
10the date of notice that his or her payments under par. (am) are being discontinued,
11those payments may not be discontinued until a decision is rendered after the
12hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the
13department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall
14promptly notify the county department of the county in which the recipient resides
15or, if the recipient resides in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more,
16the subunit of the department administering of the kinship care program in that
17county that the recipient has requested a hearing. Payments under par. (am) shall
18be discontinued if any of the following applies:
SB317,102 19Section 102. 48.57 (3m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,47,220 48.57 (3m) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
21500,000 750,000 or more, the department may recover an overpayment made under
22par. (am) from a kinship care relative who continues to receive payments under par.
23(am) by reducing the amount of the kinship care relative's monthly payment. The
24department may by rule specify other methods for recovering overpayments made
25under par. (am). A county department that recovers an overpayment under this

1paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the
2amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
SB317,103 3Section 103. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,47,134 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
5(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
6than 500,000 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make
7payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000
8or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a
9population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall make monthly
10payments for each child in the amount of $226 per month beginning on January 1,
112014, and $232 per month beginning on January 1, 2015, to a long-term kinship care
12relative who is providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following
13conditions are met:
SB317,104 14Section 104. 48.57 (3n) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,47,2515 48.57 (3n) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a
16county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department may make
17payments under par. (am) to a long-term kinship care relative who is providing care
18and maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the long-term kinship care
19relative for no more than 60 days after the date on which the county department or
20department received under par. (am) 1. the completed application of the long-term
21kinship care relative for a license to operate a foster home or, if the application is
22approved or denied or the long-term kinship care relative is otherwise determined
23to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days, until the date on which the
24application is approved or denied or the long-term kinship care relative is otherwise
25determined to be ineligible for licensure.
SB317,105
1Section 105. 48.57 (3n) (ap) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,48,202 48.57 (3n) (ap) 3. Notwithstanding that an application of a long-term kinship
3care relative specified in subd. 1. is denied or the long-term kinship care relative is
4otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure, the county department or, in a
5county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department may make
6payments under par. (am) to the long-term kinship care relative until an event
7specified in par. (am) 6. a. to f. occurs if the county department or department submits
8to the court information relating to the background investigation specified in par.
9(am) 4., an assessment of the safety of the long-term kinship care relative's home and
10the ability of the long-term kinship care relative to care for the child, and a
11recommendation that the child remain in the home of the long-term kinship care
12relative and the court, after considering that information, assessment, and
13recommendation, orders the child to remain in the long-term kinship care relative's
14home. If the court does not order the child to remain in the kinship care relative's
15home, the court shall order the county department or department to request a change
16in placement under s. 48.357 (1) (am) or 938.357 (1) (am) or to request a termination
17of the guardianship order under s. 48.977 (7). Any person specified in s. 48.357 (2m)
18(a) or 938.357 (2m) (a) may also request a change in placement and any person who
19is authorized to file a petition for the appointment of a guardian for the child may also
20request a termination of the guardianship order.
SB317,106 21Section 106. 48.57 (3n) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,48,2522 48.57 (3n) (ar) (intro.) Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1m. and (hm), a county
23department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the
24department shall enter into an agreement under par. (am) 6. if all of the following
25conditions are met:
SB317,107
1Section 107. 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,49,52 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of
3500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible for
4support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child
5for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
SB317,108 6Section 108. 48.57 (3n) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,49,107 48.57 (3n) (c) The county department or, in a county having a population of
8500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall require the parent or parents of a
9child for whom a payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care
10insurance coverage for the child.
SB317,109 11Section 109. 48.57 (3n) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,49,1712 48.57 (3n) (d) The county department or, in a county having a population of
13500,000 750,000 or more, the department shall, at least once every 12 months after
14the county department or department begins making payments under this
15subsection, determine whether any of the events specified in par. (am) 6. a. to f. have
16occurred. If any such events have occurred, the county department or department
17shall discontinue making those payments.
SB317,110 18Section 110. 48.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,50,319 48.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after
20the date of notice that his or her payments under par. (am) are being discontinued,
21those payments may not be discontinued until a decision is rendered after the
22hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the
23department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall
24promptly notify the county department of the county in which the recipient resides
25or, if the recipient resides in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more,

1the subunit of the department administering of the long-term kinship care program
2in that county that the recipient has requested a hearing. Payments under par. (am)
3shall be discontinued if any of the following applies:
SB317,111 4Section 111. 48.57 (3n) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,50,125 48.57 (3n) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
6500,000 750,000 or more, the department may recover an overpayment made under
7par. (am) from a long-term kinship care relative who continues to receive payments
8under par. (am) by reducing the amount of the long-term kinship care relative's
9monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for recovering
10overpayments made under par. (am). A county department that recovers an
11overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees
12may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
SB317,112 13Section 112. 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,50,1714 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
15or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000
16or more, the department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall
17conduct a background investigation of the applicant.
SB317,113 18Section 113. 48.57 (3p) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,50,2319 48.57 (3p) (b) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of
20500,000 750,000 or more, the department, with the assistance of the department of
21justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person who is receiving
22payments under sub. (3m) at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d) or at any other
23time that the county department or department considers to be appropriate.
SB317,114 24Section 114. 48.57 (3p) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.57 (3p) (b) 3. The county department or, in a county having a population of
2500,000 750,000 or more, the department, with the assistance of the department of
3justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person who is receiving
4payments under sub. (3n) at any time that the county department or department
5considers to be appropriate.
SB317,115 6Section 115. 48.57 (3p) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,51,137 48.57 (3p) (c) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
8or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000
9or more, the department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall, in
10addition to the investigation under par. (b) 1., conduct a background investigation
11of all employees and prospective employees of the applicant who have or would have
12regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made and of each
13adult resident.
SB317,116 14Section 116. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB317,51,2115 48.57 (3p) (c) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of
16500,000 750,000 or more, the department, with the assistance of the department of
17justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the employees or
18prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) who
19have or would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being
20made and of each adult resident at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d) or at any
21other time that the county department or department considers to be appropriate.
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