AB43,806 7Section 806. 46.48 (37) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,650,108 46.48 (37) Peer recovery centers. The department may distribute not more
9than $260,000 in each fiscal year to regional peer recovery centers for individuals
10experiencing mental health and substance abuse issues.
AB43,807 11Section 807. 46.482 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.482 (1) (bm).
AB43,808 12Section 808. 46.482 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,650,1513 46.482 (1) (am) “Certified peer specialist” means an individual described under
14s. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1m. who has met the certification requirements established by the
15department.
AB43,809 16Section 809. 46.482 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.482 (1) (c) and
17amended to read:
AB43,650,2018 46.482 (1) (c) “Peer recovery coach” means an individual described under s.
1949.45 (30j) (a) 2. 3. who has completed the training requirements specified under
20s. 49.45 (30j) (b) 4.
AB43,810 21Section 810. 46.482 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,650,2422 46.482 (2) (a) Use peer recovery coaches and certified peer specialists to
23encourage individuals to seek treatment for a substance use disorder following an
24overdose.
AB43,811 25Section 811. 46.482 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,651,3
146.482 (2) (f) Collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of patients receiving
2peer recovery coach or certified peer specialist services and coordination and
3continuation of care services under this section.
AB43,812 4Section 812. 46.533 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,651,7 546.533 Suicide and crisis lifeline; grants. (1) In this section, “national
6crisis hotline” means the telephone or text access number “988,” or its successor, that
7is maintained under the federally administered program under 42 USC 290bb-36c.
AB43,651,11 8(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall award
9grants to organizations that provide crisis intervention services and crisis care
10coordination to individuals who contact the national crisis hotline from anywhere
11within this state.
AB43,813 12Section 813. 46.73 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,651,15 1346.73 Community dental health coordinators. From the appropriations
14under s. 20.435 (4) (bm) and (pa), the department shall award grants to support
15community dental health coordinators.
AB43,814 16Section 814 . 46.854 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,651,19 1746.854 Healthy aging grant program. From the appropriation under s.
1820.435 (1) (b), the department shall award in each fiscal year a grant of $600,000 to
19an entity that conducts programs in healthy aging.
AB43,815 20Section 815. 46.87 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,652,221 46.87 (5m) A person is financially eligible for the program under this section
22if the joint income of the person with Alzheimer's disease and that person's spouse,
23if any, is $48,000 $60,000 per year or less, unless the department sets a higher
24limitation on income eligibility by rule. In determining joint income for purposes of
25this subsection, the administering agency shall subtract any expenses attributable

1to the Alzheimer's-related needs of the person with Alzheimer's disease or of the
2person's caregiver.
AB43,816 3Section 816. 46.995 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,652,74 46.995 (4) The department shall ensure that any child who is eligible and who
5applies for the disabled children's long-term support program that is operating
6under a waiver of federal law receives services under the disabled children's
7long-term support program that is operating under a waiver of federal law.
AB43,817 8Section 817. 47.02 (3m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,652,169 47.02 (3m) (f) Assure that eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services
10under this chapter is determined without regard to the sex, race, age, creed, color,
11or national origin, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender
12expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),

13of the individual applying for services, that no class of individuals is found ineligible
14solely on the basis of type of disability, and that no age limitations for eligibility exist
15which that, by themselves, would result in ineligibility for vocational rehabilitation
16services.
AB43,818 17Section 818 . 48.02 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,652,2118 48.02 (1d) “Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except that
19for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated
20any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “ adult"
21means a person who has attained 17 years of age
.
AB43,819 22Section 819 . 48.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,653,223 48.02 (2) “Child," when used without further qualification, means a person who
24is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting
25a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil

1law or municipal ordinance, “child" does not include a person who has attained 17
2years of age
.
AB43,820 3Section 820. 48.02 (12c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,653,64 48.02 (12c) “Like-kin” means a person who has a significant emotional
5relationship with a child or the child's family and to whom any of the following
6applies:
AB43,653,97 (a) Prior to the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person had an
8existing relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
9relationship.
AB43,653,1310 (b) During the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person developed a
11relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
12relationship, and the person is not and has not previously been the child's licensed
13foster parent.
AB43,653,1514 (c) For an Indian child, “like-kin” includes individuals identified by the child's
15tribe according to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law.
AB43,821 16Section 821 . 48.02 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,654,1117 48.02 (13) “Parent" means a biological natural parent, a husband who has
18consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40,
or a parent by
19adoption. If the child is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do
20not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, “parent" includes a person
21conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804
22or, a person acknowledged under s. 767.805 or a substantially similar law of another
23state to be a natural parent, or a person adjudicated to be the biological father a
24natural parent
. “Parent" does not include any person whose parental rights have
25been terminated. For purposes of the application of s. 48.028 and the federal Indian

1Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “parent" means a biological natural parent
2of an Indian child, an Indian husband spouse who has consented to the artificial
3insemination of his wife or her spouse under s. 891.40, or an Indian person who has
4lawfully adopted an Indian child, including an adoption under tribal law or custom,
5and includes, in the case of a nonmarital Indian child who is not adopted or whose
6parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, a person conclusively
7determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804, a person
8acknowledged under s. 767.805, a substantially similar law of another state, or tribal
9law or custom to be the biological father natural parent, or a person adjudicated to
10be the biological father natural parent, but does not include any person whose
11parental rights have been terminated.
AB43,822 12Section 822. 48.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,654,2313 48.02 (15) “Relative" means a parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother,
14stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, first
15cousin once removed,
2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepuncle, stepaunt, or
16any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or
17great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any
18person named in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or
19divorce. For purposes of the application of s. 48.028 and the federal Indian Child
20Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “relative" includes an extended family member,
21as defined in s. 48.028 (2) (am), whether by blood, marriage, or adoption, including
22adoption under tribal law or custom. For purposes of placement of a child, “relative"
23also includes a parent of a sibling of the child who has legal custody of that sibling.
AB43,823 24Section 823 . 48.025 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,655,2
148.025 (title) Declaration of paternal parental interest in matters
2affecting children.
AB43,824 3Section 824 . 48.025 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,655,84 48.025 (2) (b) A declaration under sub. (1) may be filed at any time before the
5birth of the child or within 14 days after the birth of the child, except that a man
6person who receives a notice under s. 48.42 (1g) (b) may file a declaration within 21
7days after the date on which the notice was mailed. This paragraph does not apply
8to a declaration filed before July 1, 2006.
AB43,825 9Section 825 . 48.025 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,655,2310 48.025 (3) (c) A court in a proceeding under s. 48.13, 48.133, 48.14, or 938.13
11or under a substantially similar law of another state or a person authorized to file
12a petition under s. 48.25, 48.42, 48.837, or 938.25 or under a substantially similar
13law of another state may request the department to search its files to determine
14whether a person who may be the father parent of the child who is the subject of the
15proceeding has filed a declaration under this section. If the department has on file
16a declaration of paternal parental interest in matters affecting the child, the
17department shall issue to the requester a copy of the declaration. If the department
18does not have on file a declaration of paternal parental interest in matters affecting
19the child, the department shall issue to the requester a statement that no declaration
20could be located. The department may require a person who requests a search under
21this paragraph to pay a reasonable fee that is sufficient to defray the costs to the
22department of maintaining its file of declarations and publicizing information
23relating to declarations of paternal parental interest under this section.
AB43,826 24Section 826. 48.028 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,656,9
148.028 (2) (e) “Out-of-home care placement" means the removal of an Indian
2child from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian for temporary placement
3in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or
4shelter care facility, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of
5like-kin,
or in the home of a guardian, from which placement the parent or Indian
6custodian cannot have the child returned upon demand. “Out-of-home care
7placement" does not include an adoptive placement, a preadoptive placement, a
8delegation of powers, as described in par. (d) 5., an emergency change in placement
9under s. 48.357 (2) (b), or holding an Indian child in custody under ss. 48.19 to 48.21.
AB43,827 10Section 827. 48.028 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,656,1611 48.028 (2) (f) “Preadoptive placement" means the temporary placement of an
12Indian child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and
13youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in
14the home of a guardian after a termination of parental rights but prior to or in lieu
15of an adoptive placement. “Preadoptive placement" does not include an emergency
16change in placement under s. 48.437 (2).
AB43,828 17Section 828. 48.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,656,2518 48.207 (1) (b) The home of a relative or like-kin, except that a child may not
19be held under this paragraph in the home of a relative if the relative person who has
20been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s.
21940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the child, and the
22conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the
23custody decision determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement
24would be in the best interests of the child. The person making the custody decision
25shall consider the wishes of the child in making that determination.
AB43,829
1Section 829. 48.207 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,657,52 48.207 (1) (f) The home of a person not a relative or like-kin, if the placement
3does not exceed 30 days, though the placement may be extended for an additional 30
4days for cause by the court, and if the person has not had a license under s. 48.62
5refused, revoked, or suspended within the last 2 years.
AB43,830 6Section 830. 48.233 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,657,87 48.233 (2) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced under s.
848.13 after June 30, 2023 2025.
AB43,831 9Section 831. 48.233 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,657,1910 48.233 (3) The state public defender may promulgate rules necessary to
11implement the pilot program established under sub. (1). The state public defender
12may promulgate the rules under this subsection as emergency rules under s. 227.24.
13Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the state public defender is not required
14to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency
15rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare
16and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under
17this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules
18promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until 2 4 years after June 30,
192021.
AB43,832 20Section 832. 48.233 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,657,2521 48.233 (4) By January 1, 2021, and by January 1, 2023 2025, the department
22and the state public defender shall each submit a report to the joint committee on
23finance, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the
24appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), regarding costs and data from
25implementing the pilot program under sub. (1).
AB43,833
1Section 833. 48.27 (3) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,658,32 48.27 (3) (b) 1. a. A person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental
3interest under s. 48.025.
AB43,834 4Section 834 . 48.27 (3) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,658,85 48.27 (3) (b) 1. b. A person alleged to the court to be the father a parent of the
6child or who may, based on the statements of the mother parent who gave birth to
7the child
or other information presented to the court, be the father a parent of the
8child.
AB43,835 9Section 835 . 48.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,658,1610 48.27 (5) Subject to sub. (3) (b), the court shall make every reasonable effort
11to identify and notify any person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental
12interest under s. 48.025, any person conclusively determined from genetic test
13results to be the father under s. 767.804 (1), any person who has acknowledged
14paternity parentage of the child under s. 767.805 (1), and any person who has been
15adjudged to be the father parent of the child in a judicial proceeding unless the
16person's parental rights have been terminated.
AB43,836 17Section 836 . 48.299 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,658,2218 48.299 (6) (intro.) If a man person who has been given notice under s. 48.27 (3)
19(b) 1., 48.977 (4) (c) 1., 48.978 (2) (c) 1., or 48.9795 (4) (c) 1. appears at any hearing
20for which he or she received the notice, alleges that he or she is the father a parent
21of the child, and states that he or she wishes to establish the paternity parentage of
22the child, all of the following apply:
AB43,837 23Section 837 . 48.299 (6) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,659,324 48.299 (6) (e) 1. In this paragraph, “genetic test" means a test that examines
25genetic markers present on blood cells, skin cells, tissue cells, bodily fluid cells or

1cells of another body material for the purpose of determining the statistical
2probability that a man person who is alleged to be a child's father parent is the child's
3biological father parent.
AB43,838 4Section 838 . 48.299 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,659,75 48.299 (6) (e) 2. The court shall, at the hearing, orally inform any man person
6specified in sub. (6) (intro.) that he or she may be required to pay for any testing
7ordered by the court under this paragraph or under s. 885.23.
AB43,839 8Section 839 . 48.299 (6) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,659,219 48.299 (6) (e) 3. In addition to ordering testing as provided under s. 885.23, if
10the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the child, the court may
11order any man person specified in sub. (6) (intro.) to submit to one or more genetic
12tests which shall be performed by an expert qualified as an examiner of genetic
13markers present on the cells and of the specific body material to be used for the tests,
14as appointed by the court. A report completed and certified by the court-appointed
15expert stating genetic test results and the statistical probability that the man person
16alleged to be the child's father parent is the child's biological father parent based
17upon the genetic tests is admissible as evidence without expert testimony and may
18be entered into the record at any hearing. The court, upon request by a party, may
19order that independent tests be performed by other experts qualified as examiners
20of genetic markers present on the cells of the specific body materials to be used for
21the tests.
AB43,840 22Section 840 . 48.299 (6) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,660,223 48.299 (6) (e) 4. If the genetic tests show that an alleged father parent is not
24excluded and that the statistical probability that the alleged father parent is the
25child's biological father parent is 99.0 percent or higher, the court may determine

1that for purposes of a proceeding under this chapter, other than a proceeding under
2subch. VIII, the man person is the child's biological parent.
AB43,841 3Section 841 . 48.299 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,660,124 48.299 (7) If a man person who has been given notice under s. 48.27 (3) (b) 1.,
548.977 (4) (c) 1., 48.978 (2) (c) 1., or 48.9795 (4) (c) 1. appears at any hearing for which
6he or she received the notice but does not allege that he or she is the father a parent
7of the child and state that he or she wishes to establish the paternity parentage of
8the child or if no man person to whom such notice was given appears at a hearing,
9the court may refer the matter to the state or to the attorney responsible for support
10enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) for a determination, under s. 767.80, of whether
11an action should be brought for the purpose of determining the paternity parentage
12of the child.
AB43,842 13Section 842. 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,660,2014 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
15placement of an adult expectant mother outside of her home shall be in writing. A
16report recommending placement of a child in a foster home, group home, or
17residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
18a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or
19in a supervised independent living arrangement shall be in writing and shall include
20all of the following:
AB43,843 21Section 843. 48.335 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,661,222 48.335 (3g) (intro.) At hearings under this section, if the agency, as defined in
23s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending placement of the child in a foster home, group home,
24or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
25a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or

1in a supervised independent living arrangement, the agency shall present as
2evidence specific information showing all of the following:
AB43,844 3Section 844. 48.335 (3j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,661,94 48.335 (3j) (intro.) At hearings under this section involving an Indian child, if
5the agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending removal of the Indian child
6from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placement of the Indian
7child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth
8or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin, the agency
9shall present as evidence specific information showing all of the following:
AB43,845 10Section 845. 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,661,1511 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the
12child, except that the judge may not designate any of the following as the child's
13placement, unless the judge determines by clear and convincing evidence that the
14placement would be in the best interests of the child or, in the case of an Indian child,
15the best interests of the Indian child as described in s. 48.01 (2):
AB43,846 16Section 846. 48.345 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,661,2217 48.345 (3) (a) 1. The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin if the parent
18or, other relative, or like-kin has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree
19intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of
20a parent of the child, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated.
21In determining whether a placement under this subdivision would be in the best
22interests of the child, the judge shall consider the wishes of the child.
AB43,847 23Section 847. 48.345 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,662,524 48.345 (3) (a) 2. The home of a relative other than the parent of a child or the
25home of like-kin
if the judge finds that the relative or like-kin has been convicted

1of, has pleaded no contest to, or has had a charge dismissed or amended as a result
2of a plea agreement for a crime under s. 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5)
3(a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085,
4948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21, 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53, or a similar
5law of another state.
AB43,848 6Section 848. 48.345 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,662,77 48.345 (4) (a) A relative or like-kin of the child.
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