AB43,677,146 48.48 (17m) (a) To provide intensive family preservation services or to provide
7funding to county departments, nonprofit or for-profit corporations, Indian tribes,
8or licensed child welfare agencies under contract with the department or a county
9department to provide intensive family preservation services. In this subsection,
10“intensive family preservation services” means evidence-informed services that are
11targeted to prevent the removal of children from the home under this chapter or ch.
12938, to promote the safety of children in the home, or to provide services to children
13who are placed in out-of-home care or who are involved in the juvenile justice
14system.
AB43,677,1715 (b) To provide support for intensive family preservation services provided by
16the department, county departments, nonprofit corporations, Indian tribes, or
17licensed child welfare agencies, including any of the following:
AB43,677,1918 1. Training, coaching, quality assurance, data collection and analysis, and
19funding for certification or licensing for implementation of the services.
AB43,677,2020 2. Purchasing or subsidizing the purchase of the services described in subd. 1.
AB43,677,2421 (c) To develop criteria, standards, and review procedures for the administration
22of this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria, standards, and review
23procedures established under this paragraph need not be promulgated as rules
24under ch. 227.
AB43,893 25Section 893 . 48.48 (19) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,894
1Section 894. 48.48 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,678,42 48.48 (22) To create, maintain, and require use of for placement purposes a
3group care referral clearinghouse. The department may promulgate rules necessary
4for the implementation of this subsection.
AB43,895 5Section 895 . 48.481 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,678,7 648.481 (title) Grants for children's community programs youth
7services
.
AB43,896 8Section 896 . 48.481 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (2m) (intro.)
9and amended to read:
AB43,678,1310 48.481 (2m) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (bc), the The
11department shall distribute the following grants for children's community programs
12youth services to public agencies, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes to
13provide programs that accomplish one or more of the following purposes
:
AB43,897 14Section 897 . 48.481 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,898 15Section 898 . 48.481 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,678,1616 48.481 (1m) In this section:
AB43,678,1817 (a) “Nonprofit corporation" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized
18under ch. 181.
AB43,678,2019 (b) “Public agency" means a county, city, village, town, or school district or an
20agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, or school district.
AB43,899 21Section 899 . 48.481 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,900 22Section 900 . 48.481 (2m) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) and (3) of the
23statutes are created to read:
AB43,678,2424 48.481 (2m) (a) Increasing youth access to housing.
AB43,679,2
1(b) Increasing youth self-sufficiency through employment, education, and
2training.
AB43,679,53 (c) Increasing youth social and emotional health by promoting healthy and
4stable adult connections, social engagement, and connection with necessary
5services.
AB43,679,66 (d) Preventing sex trafficking of children and youth.
AB43,679,87 (e) Providing treatment and services for documented and suspected victims of
8child and youth sex trafficking.
AB43,679,109 (f) Preventing and reducing the incidence of youth violence and other
10delinquent behavior.
AB43,679,1211 (g) Preventing and reducing the incidence of youth alcohol and other drug use
12and abuse.
AB43,679,1313 (h) Preventing and reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect.
AB43,679,1414 (i) Preventing and reducing the incidence of teen pregnancy.
AB43,679,17 15(3) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (bc) and (kb), the department
16shall distribute $55,000 in each fiscal year to Diverse and Resilient, Inc., to provide
17programs that accomplish one or more of the purposes under sub. (2m).
AB43,901 18Section 901 . 48.483 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,679,22 1948.483 Sibling connections scholarships. From the appropriation under
20s. 20.437 (1) (dm), the department shall award scholarships to adopted children and
21their biological siblings who do not reside in the same household to attend programs
22together in order to build sibling connections.
AB43,902 23Section 902. 48.526 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,680,724 48.526 (3) (e) The department may carry forward $500,000 or transfer to the
25appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kp)
10 percent of its funds allocated under

1this subsection and not encumbered expended or carried forward under par. (dm) by
2counties
by December 31, whichever is greater, to the next 2 calendar years. The
3department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.437 (1) (cj) to accomplish this
4purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties with
5persistently high rates of juvenile arrests for serious offenses during the next 2
6calendar years to improve community-based juvenile delinquency-related services,
7as defined in s. 46.011 (1c). The allocation does not affect a county's base allocation
.
AB43,903 8Section 903. 48.526 (3) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,904 9Section 904. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,680,1410 48.526 (7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability
11of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate
12funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2021
132023, and ending on June 30, 2023 2025, as provided in this subsection to county
14departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows:
AB43,905 15Section 905. 48.526 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,680,1916 48.526 (7) (a) For community youth and family aids under this section,
17amounts not to exceed $47,740,750 $48,089,350 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023,
18$95,481,500 $96,178,700 for 2022 2024, and $47,740,750 $48,089,350 for the first 6
19months of 2023 2025.
AB43,906 20Section 906. 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,680,2421 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall
22allocate $2,000,000 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $4,000,000 for 2022 2024, and
23$2,000,000 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each of the
24following factors weighted equally:
AB43,907 25Section 907. 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,681,6
148.526 (7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall
2allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $12,500,000 for 2022 2024,
3and $6,250,000 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each county's
4proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile
5correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during
6the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.
AB43,908 7Section 908. 48.526 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,681,158 48.526 (7) (c) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate
9$1,053,200 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $2,106,500 for 2022 2024, and
10$1,053,300 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each of the factors
11specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. weighted equally, except that no county may receive an
12allocation under this paragraph that is less than 93 percent nor more than 115
13percent of the amount that the county would have received under this paragraph if
14the allocation had been distributed only on the basis of the factor specified in par. (b)
153.
AB43,909 16Section 909. 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,910 17Section 910. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,911 18Section 911. 48.526 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,912 19Section 912. 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,681,24 2048.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s.
2148.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), beginning on January 1,
222024, the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c)
23associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal
24criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.
AB43,913 25Section 913. 48.528 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,682,3
148.528 Youth justice system improvement program. From the
2appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cm) and (kp), in each fiscal year the department
3may expend funds for the following purposes:
AB43,682,8 4(1) To fund programs that enhance diversion, prevention, or early intervention
5to reduce the number of justice-involved youth or promote successful outcomes for
6all youth. To determine eligibility for a payment under this subsection, the
7department shall require a county or other provider to submit a plan for the
8expenditure of the payment.
AB43,682,10 9(2) To address emergencies related to community youth and family aids under
10s. 48.526.
AB43,682,11 11(3) To fund activities required of the department under s. 48.526 (1).
AB43,914 12Section 914 . 48.53 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,682,16 1348.53 Grants to support foster parents and children. From the
14appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (bg), the department shall distribute
15grants to counties, nonprofit organizations, or tribes for the purpose of supporting
16foster parents and providing normalcy for children in out-of-home care.
AB43,915 17Section 915 . 48.545 of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,916 18Section 916. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,682,2219 48.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569
20(1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $101,154,200 in fiscal year
212021-22 and $101,162,800 $101,564,700 in fiscal year 2022-23 2023-24 and
22$101,961,600 in fiscal year 2024-25
.
AB43,917 23Section 917. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,683,624 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. The person is under 21 years of age, the person is a full-time
25student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical

1equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the
2person, and the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative provider
3under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that
4terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years
5of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s.
648.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).
AB43,918 7Section 918. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,683,98 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. “Kinship care relative provider" means a relative other than
9a parent, an extended family member, as defined in s. 48.028 (2) (am), or like-kin.
AB43,919 10Section 919 . 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,683,1811 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
12(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
13than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
14under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
15to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
16more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $300 per month
17beginning on January 1, 2022, to a kinship care relative provider who is providing
18care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met:
AB43,920 19Section 920 . 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023
20Wisconsin Act ... (this act), is amended to read:
AB43,684,721 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
22(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
23than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
24under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
25to par. (ap), and if all of the following conditions are met, beginning on January 1,

12024,
a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
2the department shall make monthly payments to a kinship care provider who is
3providing care and maintenance for a child
in the amount of $300 per month
4beginning on January 1, 2022, to a kinship care provider who is providing care and
5maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met
$441 for a child
6under 5 years of age; $483 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $548 for a child 12 to 14
7years of age; and $572 for a child 15 years of age or over
:
AB43,921 8Section 921. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,684,139 48.57 (3m) (am) 1. The kinship care relative provider applies to the county
10department or department for payments under this subsection and, if the child is
11placed in the home of the kinship care relative provider under a court order, other
12than a court order under s. 48.9795 or ch. 54, 2017 stats., for a license to operate a
13foster home.
AB43,922 14Section 922. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,684,1815 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m. The county department or department determines that
16there is a need for the child to be placed with the kinship care relative provider and
17that the placement with the kinship care relative provider is in the best interests of
18the child.
AB43,923 19Section 923. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,685,220 48.57 (3m) (am) 4. The county department or department conducts a
21background investigation under sub. (3p) of the kinship care relative provider, any
22employee and prospective employee of the kinship care relative provider who has or
23would have regular contact with the child for whom the payments would be made and
24any other adult resident of the kinship care relative's provider's home to determine
25if the kinship care relative provider, employee, prospective employee or adult

1resident has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the
2kinship care relative's provider's ability to care for the child.
AB43,924 3Section 924. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,685,104 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1. and 2., the kinship care relative
5provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions that could
6adversely affect the child or the kinship care relative's provider's ability to care for
7the child and that no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a), and no employee or
8prospective employee of the kinship care relative provider who would have regular
9contact with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the
10child or the kinship care relative's provider's ability to care for the child.
AB43,925 11Section 925. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,685,1412 48.57 (3m) (am) 5. The kinship care relative provider cooperates with the
13county department or department in the application process, including applying for
14other forms of assistance for which the child may be eligible.
AB43,926 15Section 926. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,685,1716 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m. The kinship care relative provider is not receiving
17payments under sub. (3n) with respect to the child.
AB43,927 18Section 927. 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,685,2119 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. The child for whom the kinship care relative provider is
20providing care and maintenance is not receiving supplemental security income
21under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77.
AB43,928 22Section 928. 48.57 (3m) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,686,523 48.57 (3m) (an) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under
24par. (am), the department or, with the department's approval, the county department
25may make payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor

1parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to
2a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing
3in the home of the kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par.
4(am), commensurate with the needs of the child, according to the rules promulgated
5by the department under par. (i) 3.
AB43,929 6Section 929. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,686,177 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a
8county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department may make payments
9under par. (am) to a kinship care relative provider who is providing care and
10maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the kinship care relative
11provider under a court order for no more than 60 days after the date on which the
12county department or department received under par. (am) 1. the completed
13application of the kinship care relative provider for a license to operate a foster home
14or, if the application is approved or denied or the kinship care relative provider is
15otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days, until the
16date on which the application is approved or denied or the kinship care relative
17provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.
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