AB64-ASA1,489,1810 48.981 (3) (c) 5r. Within 15 days after a final determination is made under subd.
115m. that a specific person has abused or neglected a child or, if a contested case
12hearing is held on such a determination, within 15 days after a final decision is made
13under subd. 5p. determining that a specific person has abused or neglected a child,
14the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the
15department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
16shall provide the subunit of the department that administers s. ss. 48.685 and 48.686
17with information about the person who has been determined to have abused or
18neglected the child.
AB64-ASA1,835t 19Section 835t. 48.981 (3) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,489,2420 48.981 (3) (cr) Contracts to perform child protective services. 1. With the
21approval of the department, a county department may contract with one or more
22county departments or the department in a county having a population of 750,000
23or more under s. 66.0301 to fulfill the county department's duties under this
24subsection and sub. (3m).
AB64-ASA1,490,3
12. The department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more may
2contract with one or more county departments under s. 66.0301 to fulfill the
3department's duties under this subsection and sub. (3m).
AB64-ASA1,836 4Section 836 . 48.981 (7) (cp) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,490,115 48.981 (7) (cp) Notwithstanding par. (a), an agency may disclose a
6determination made before January 1, 2015, that a person has abused or neglected
7a child for purposes of a background check under s. 48.685, 48.686, or 50.065 only if
8that determination has not been reversed or modified on appeal and may disclose
9such a determination made on or after January 1, 2015, for those purposes only as
10provided in sub. (3) (c) 5r. Nothing in this paragraph prevents the disclosure of a
11report or record as otherwise permitted under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,837 12Section 837 . 49.133 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,490,2213 49.133 (1m) (a) If a child care provider is convicted of a serious crime, as defined
14in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag)
151. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care
16provider is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or
17after his or her 12th 10th birthday or if the department provides written notice under
18s. 48.686 (4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident is ineligible
19for certification, employment, or residence at the child care provider
, the department
20or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall refuse to pay the child
21care provider for any child care provided under s. 49.132, 1995 stats., or any other
22program beginning on the date of the conviction or delinquency adjudication.
AB64-ASA1,838 23Section 838 . 49.133 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,491,924 49.133 (1m) (b) If a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal
25charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685

148.686 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a
2nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care provider
3is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the
4person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 12th 10th birthday, the
5department or county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall immediately
6suspend payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under s.
749.132, 1995 stats., or any other program until the department obtains information
8regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that
9the person is not ineligible to receive such a payment.
AB64-ASA1,839 10Section 839 . 49.133 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,491,1511 49.133 (2m) (intro.) The department or a county department under s. 46.215,
1246.22, or 46.23 may refuse to pay a child care provider for child care provided under
13s. 49.132, 1995 stats., or any other program if any of the following applies to the child
14care provider or to a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or nonclient
15resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care provider:
AB64-ASA1,840 16Section 840 . 49.133 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,491,2317 49.133 (2m) (a) The person has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent on
18or after his or her 12th 10th birthday for an offense that is not a serious crime, as
19defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (c) 3m., but the department, county department under
20s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or school board

21determines under s. 48.685 48.686 (5m) that the offense substantially relates to the
22care of children or the department or county department determines that the offense
23substantially relates to the operation of a business.
AB64-ASA1,841 24Section 841 . 49.133 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,492,5
149.133 (2m) (b) The person is a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag)
21. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), and is the subject
3of a pending criminal charge that the department, county department under s.
446.215, 46.22, or 46.23, agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or school board

5determines substantially relates to the care of children.
AB64-ASA1,842 6Section 842 . 49.137 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,492,137 49.137 (2) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g), the department may
8award grants to child care providers that meet the quality of care standards
9established under s. 49.155 (1d) (b) to improve the retention of skilled and
10experienced child care staff. In awarding grants under this subsection, the
11department shall consider the applying child care provider's total enrollment of
12children and average enrollment of children who receive or are eligible for publicly
13funded care from the child care provider.
AB64-ASA1,843 14Section 843 . 49.137 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,492,1715 49.137 (3) (a) From the allocation under s. 49.155 (1g), the department may
16award grants to child care providers for assistance in meeting the quality of care
17standards established under s. 49.155 (1d) (b).
AB64-ASA1,844n 18Section 844n. 49.1385 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,492,21 1949.1385 Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth. The
20department may award not more than $100,000 in each fiscal year in grants to
21support programs that provide services for homeless and runaway youth.
AB64-ASA1,845 22Section 845 . 49.155 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,846 23Section 846 . 49.155 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,847 24Section 847 . 49.155 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,493,5
149.155 (1) (bm) “Liquid assets” means an individual's financial resources that
2are cash or can be quickly converted to cash without incurring penalties, including
3cash on hand, as well as funds in checking, savings, money market, and credit union
4share accounts. “Liquid assets” does not include any financial resources designated
5by the department by rule as excluded for purposes of sub. (1m) (cm).
AB64-ASA1,848 6Section 848 . 49.155 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,493,127 49.155 (1) (cm) “Temporary break” means an individual's time-limited absence
8from an authorized activity due to illness, leave to care for an individual's family
9member, a student or holiday break, an interruption in work for a seasonal worker
10who is not working between regular industry work seasons, or any other cessation
11of an authorized activity as long as the individual continues to be employed or
12enrolled in the authorized activity and the absence does not exceed 3 months.
AB64-ASA1,849 13Section 849 . 49.155 (1d) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,493,1414 49.155 (1d) (title) Child care certification rules quality of care standards.
AB64-ASA1,850 15Section 850 . 49.155 (1d) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.651 (1d)
16(a) and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,493,2517 48.651 (1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards
18for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651 sub. (1). The department
19shall consult with the child abuse and neglect prevention board before promulgating
20those rules. In establishing the requirements for certification under this paragraph
21for certification of a child care provider, the department shall include a requirement
22that all providers and all employees and volunteers of a provider who provide care
23and supervision for children receive, before the date on which the provider is certified
24or the employment or volunteer work commences, whichever is applicable, all of the
25following:
the minimum health and safety training required under par. (b).
AB64-ASA1,851
1Section 851. 49.155 (1d) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,852 2Section 852 . 49.155 (1d) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,853 3Section 853 . 49.155 (1d) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,854 4Section 854 . 49.155 (1d) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (1d).
AB64-ASA1,855 5Section 855 . 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,494,136 49.155 (1m) Eligibility. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 49.155 sub. (3g), the
7department shall determine, contract with a county department or agency to
8determine, or contract with a county department or agency to share determination
9of the eligibility of individuals residing in a particular geographic region or who are
10members of a particular Indian tribal unit for child care subsidies under this section.
11Under this section, and subject to sub. (2), an individual may receive a subsidy for
12child care for a child who has not attained the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who
13has not attained the age of 19, if the individual meets all of the following conditions:
AB64-ASA1,856 14Section 856 . 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,495,215 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) The Subject to sub. (2), the individual is a parent of a
16child who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of
1713 or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a relative who, under s. 48.57
18(3m) or (3n) or 48.62, is providing care and maintenance for a child who meets the
19requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is
20disabled, is under the age of 19; and child care services for that child are needed in
21order for the individual to do participate in an approved activity. An individual who
22is eligible to receive a child care subsidy under this subsection shall remain eligible
23for that subsidy for a period of 3 months after the individual permanently ceases
24participation in the approved activity or until the department or the county

1department or agency redetermines the individual's eligibility, whichever is earlier.
2In this paragraph, “approved activity” means
any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,857 3Section 857 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,495,54 49.155 (1m) (a) 1. Meet Meeting the school attendance requirement under s.
549.26 (1) (ge).
AB64-ASA1,858 6Section 858 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,495,127 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. (intro.) Obtain Obtaining a high school diploma or
8participate participating in a course of study meeting the standards established by
9the state superintendent of public instruction for the granting of a declaration of
10equivalency of high school graduation, if the individual is not subject to the school
11attendance requirement under s. 49.26 (1) (ge) and at least one of the following
12conditions is met:
AB64-ASA1,859 13Section 859 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,495,1514 49.155 (1m) (a) 2. Work Working in an unsubsidized job, including training
15provided by an employer during the regular hours of employment.
AB64-ASA1,860 16Section 860 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,495,2017 49.155 (1m) (a) 3. Work Working in a Wisconsin works employment position,
18including participation in job search, orientation, and training activities under s.
1949.147 (2) (a) and in education or training activities under s. 49.147 (3) (am), (4) (am),
20or (5) (bm).
AB64-ASA1,861 21Section 861 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,495,2422 49.155 (1m) (a) 3m. Participate Participating in a job search or work
23experience
component of the food stamp employment and training program under
24s. 49.79 (9).
AB64-ASA1,862 25Section 862 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 3r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,496,2
149.155 (1m) (a) 3r. Participate Participating in the Transform Milwaukee Jobs
2program, or the Transitional Jobs program, under s. 49.163.
AB64-ASA1,863 3Section 863 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,496,104 49.155 (1m) (a) 4. Participate Participating in basic education, including an
5English as a 2nd language course; literacy tutoring; or a course of study meeting the
6standards established by the state superintendent of public instruction under s.
7115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation,
8if the department or the county department or agency determining eligibility
9determines that basic education would facilitate the individual's efforts to maintain
10employment. An individual may receive aid under this subdivision for up to 2 years.
AB64-ASA1,864 11Section 864 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,496,1712 49.155 (1m) (a) 5. Participate Participating in a course of study at a technical
13college, or participate participating in educational courses that provide an
14employment skill, as determined by the department, if the department or the county
15department or agency determining eligibility determines that the course or courses
16would facilitate the individual's efforts to maintain employment. An individual may
17receive aid under this subdivision for up to 2 years.
AB64-ASA1,865 18Section 865 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,496,2019 49.155 (1m) (a) 6. Taking a temporary break from an authorized activity
20specified in subds. 1. to 5.
AB64-ASA1,866 21Section 866 . 49.155 (1m) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,496,2422 49.155 (1m) (br) The child is immunized as required under s. 252.04.
23Notwithstanding s. 252.04 (3), for purposes of this paragraph the immunization
24requirement may only be waived for reasons of health or religion.
AB64-ASA1,867 25Section 867 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,497,12
149.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1d., 1g., 1h., 1m., 2., and
23., the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 185 percent of the poverty
3line for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already
4receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's
5family is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the
6individual's family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the department or
7county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered
8child or family support payments received by the individual, if those support
9payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1.
10and 3., except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the
11department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include the
12sum of the following:
AB64-ASA1,868 13Section 868 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,497,1914 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. Notwithstanding sub. (5) (b), if the individual is already
15receiving a child care subsidy under this section and the gross income of the
16individual's family exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the
17individual's family, the individual's copayment amount under sub. (5) increases by
18$1 for every $3 by which the individual's family's gross income exceeds 200 percent
19of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family.
AB64-ASA1,868b 20Section 868b. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,497,2421 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. b. Notwithstanding subd. 1d. a., if the gross income of an
22individual's family exceeds 85 percent of the state median income for a family the size
23of the individual's family, the individual is not eligible to receive a child care subsidy
24under this section.
AB64-ASA1,869 25Section 869 . 49.155 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,498,2
149.155 (1m) (cm) The total liquid assets of the individual's family do not exceed
2$25,000. This paragraph does not apply if the individual is any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,498,33 1. A foster parent of the child.
AB64-ASA1,498,44 2. A subsidized guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.623.
AB64-ASA1,498,65 3. A relative of the child who is providing care for the child under a court order
6and receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) on behalf of the child.
AB64-ASA1,870 7Section 870 . 49.155 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,498,128 49.155 (2) Eligibility based on the child's age. Notwithstanding sub. (1m)
9(intro.) and (a) (intro.), an individual does not lose eligibility for a child care subsidy
10for a child who attains the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, attains the age of 19
11until the department or the county department or agency redetermines the
12individual's eligibility.
AB64-ASA1,871 13Section 871 . 49.155 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,498,1814 49.155 (4) (a) An eligible individual shall choose whether the child care will be
15provided by a child care center licensed under s. 48.65, a Level I certified family child
16care provider certified under s. 48.651 (1) (a), a Level II certified family child care
17provider certified under s. 48.651 (1) (b), or a child care program provided or
18contracted for by a school board under s. 120.13 (14).
AB64-ASA1,872 19Section 872 . 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,498,2320 49.155 (6) (b) The department shall set maximum payment rates for Level I
21certified family child care providers certified under s. 48.651 (1) (a) for services
22provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rates set under
23this paragraph may not exceed 75 percent of the rates established under par. (a).
AB64-ASA1,873 24Section 873 . 49.155 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,499,5
149.155 (6) (d) The department may promulgate rules to establish a system of
2rates or a program of grants for child care providers that meet the higher quality of
3care standards established by rules promulgated under sub. (1d) (b). If a system of
4rates is established under this paragraph, the rates under that system shall be
5higher than the rates established under pars. (a) to (c).
AB64-ASA1,874 6Section 874 . 49.155 (6g) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,499,117 49.155 (6g) (a) 5. The department shall take into consideration child learning
8and development and shall promote continuity of care when authorizing hours of
9child care. The department is not required to limit authorized hours based on the
10individual's schedule of activities under sub. (1m) (a) or the number of hours the
11individual spends in those activities.
AB64-ASA1,875 12Section 875 . 49.155 (6g) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,499,1413 49.155 (6g) (b) 4. Any reduction in hours due to a temporary break from an
14authorized activity.
AB64-ASA1,876 15Section 876 . 49.155 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,499,2516 49.155 (7) (a) 1. If a child care provider is convicted of a serious crime, as defined
17in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag)
181. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care
19provider is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or
20after his or her 12th 10th birthday or if the department provides written notice under
21s. 48.686 (4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident is ineligible
22for certification, employment, or residence at the child care provider
, the department
23or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall refuse to allow
24payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under this section
25beginning on the date of the conviction or delinquency adjudication.
AB64-ASA1,877
1Section 877. 49.155 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,500,122 49.155 (7) (a) 2. If a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal
3charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685
448.686 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a
5nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care provider
6is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the
7person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 12th 10th birthday, the
8department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall
9immediately suspend payment to the child care provider for any child care provided
10under this section until the department obtains information regarding the final
11disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not
12ineligible to receive such a payment.
AB64-ASA1,878 13Section 878 . 49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,500,1814 49.155 (7) (b) (intro.) The department or the county department under s.
1546.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow payment to a child care provider for child
16care provided under this section if any of the following applies to the child care
17provider or to a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or nonclient
18resident, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care provider:
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