AB43,977 13Section 977. 48.623 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,703,2214 48.623 (3) (b) The county department or, as provided in par. (a), an Indian tribe
15or
the department shall determine the initial amount of a monthly payment under
16sub. (1) or (6) for the care of a child based on the circumstances of the guardian and
17the needs of the child. That amount may not exceed the amount received under s.
1848.62 (4) or a substantially similar tribal law by the guardian of the child for the
19month immediately preceding the month in which the guardianship order was
20granted. A guardian or an interim caretaker who receives a monthly payment under
21sub. (1) or (6) for the care of a child is not eligible to receive a payment under s. 48.57
22(3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (4) for the care of that child.
AB43,978 23Section 978. 48.623 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,704,1424 48.623 (3) (c) 1. If a person who is receiving monthly subsidized guardianship
25payments under an agreement under sub. (2) believes that there has been a

1substantial change in circumstances, as defined by the department by rule
2promulgated under sub. (7) (a), he or she may request that the agreement be
3amended to increase the amount of those payments. If a request is received under
4this subdivision, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall
5determine whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances and
6whether there has been a substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the
7person receiving those payments. If there has been a substantial change in
8circumstances and if there has been no substantiated report of abuse or neglect of
9the child by that person, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall
10offer to increase the amount of those payments based on criteria established by the
11department by rule promulgated under sub. (7) (b). If an increased monthly
12subsidized guardianship payment is agreed to by the person receiving those
13payments, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall amend the
14agreement in writing to specify the increased amount of those payments.
AB43,979 15Section 979. 48.623 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,705,516 48.623 (3) (c) 2. Annually, a county department , Indian tribe, or the department
17shall review an agreement that has been amended under subd. 1. to determine
18whether the substantial change in circumstances that was the basis for amending
19the agreement continues to exist. If that substantial change in circumstances
20continues to exist, the agreement, as amended, shall remain in effect. If that
21substantial change in circumstances no longer exists, the county department, Indian
22tribe,
or department shall offer to decrease the amount of the monthly subsidized
23guardianship payments provided under sub. (1) based on criteria established by the
24department under sub. (7) (c). If the decreased amount of those payments is agreed
25to by the person receiving those payments, the county department , Indian tribe, or

1department shall amend the agreement in writing to specify the decreased amount
2of those payments. If the decreased amount of those payments is not agreed to by
3the person receiving those payments, that person may appeal the decision of the
4county department, Indian tribe, or department regarding the decrease under sub.
5(5).
AB43,980 6Section 980. 48.623 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,705,137 48.623 (3) (d) The department, an Indian tribe, or a county department may
8recover an overpayment made under sub. (1) or (6) from a guardian or interim
9caretaker who continues to receive those payments by reducing the amount of the
10person's monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for
11recovering those overpayments. A county department or Indian tribe that recovers
12an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees
13may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
AB43,981 14Section 981. 48.623 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,705,2215 48.623 (4) Annual review. A county department, an Indian tribe, or the
16department shall review a placement of a child for which the county department,
17Indian tribe,
or department makes payments under sub. (1) not less than every 12
18months after the county department, Indian tribe, or department begins making
19those payments to determine whether the child and the guardian remain eligible for
20those payments. If the child or the guardian is no longer eligible for those payments,
21the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall discontinue making those
22payments.
AB43,982 23Section 982. 48.623 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,706,1424 48.623 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) Upon receipt of a timely petition described in par. (a)
25the department shall give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice and an

1opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make such additional
2investigation as it considers necessary. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the
3applicant or recipient and to the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the
4department whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition. That county
5department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the department may be represented at the
6hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
7hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the applicant or recipient and
8to the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the department whose action
9or failure to act is the subject of the petition. The decision of the department shall
10have the same effect as an order of the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit
11of the department whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition. The
12decision shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may
13require. The department shall deny a petition for review or shall refuse to grant
14relief if any of the following applies:
AB43,983 15Section 983. 48.623 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,706,2516 48.623 (5) (b) 2. If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after the date
17of notice that his or her payments under sub. (1) are being decreased or discontinued,
18those payments may not be decreased or discontinued until a decision is rendered
19after the hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered
20by the department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department
21shall promptly notify the county department, Indian tribe, or the subunit of the
22department whose action is the subject of the hearing that the recipient has
23requested a hearing. Payments under sub. (1) shall be decreased or discontinued if
24the recipient is contesting a state law or a change in state law and not the
25determination of the payment made on the recipient's behalf.
AB43,984
1Section 984. 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,707,62 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) On the death, incapacity, resignation, or removal of a
3guardian receiving payments under sub. (1), the county department , Indian tribe, or
4the department providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized
5guardianship payments in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) for a period of up to
612 months to an interim caretaker if all of the following conditions are met:
AB43,985 7Section 985. 48.623 (6) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,707,128 48.623 (6) (am) 1. The county department, Indian tribe, or department inspects
9the home of the interim caretaker, interviews the interim caretaker, and determines
10that placement of the child with the interim caretaker is in the best interests of the
11child. In the case of an Indian child, the best interests of the Indian child shall be
12determined in accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
AB43,986 13Section 986. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,707,2414 48.623 (6) (am) 2. The county department, Indian tribe, or department
15conducts a background investigation under s. 48.685 of the interim caretaker and
16any nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the home of the interim
17caretaker and determines that those individuals meet the requirements specified in
18s. 48.685. For investigations conducted by an Indian tribe, the background
19investigation may be conducted under s. 48.685 or by meeting the background check
20requirements for foster parent licensing under 42 USC 671 (a) (20).
The county
21department, Indian tribe, or department shall provide the department of health
22services with information about each person who is denied monthly subsidized
23guardianship payments or permission to reside in the home of an interim caretaker
24for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. or (b) 1. to 5.
AB43,987 25Section 987. 48.623 (6) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,708,3
148.623 (6) (am) 3. The interim caretaker cooperates with the county
2department, Indian tribe, or department in finding a permanent placement for the
3child.
AB43,988 4Section 988. 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are
5amended to read:
AB43,708,146 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.) On the death or incapacity of a guardian receiving
7payments under sub. (1), the county department, an Indian tribe, or the department
8providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments
9in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) to a person named as a prospective successor
10guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized
11guardianship agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the
12guardian if all of the following conditions are met and the court appoints the person
13as successor guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided
14in s. 48.977 (5m):
AB43,708,1715 1. The county department, Indian tribe, or department determines that the
16child, if 14 years of age or over, has been consulted with regarding the successor
17guardianship arrangement.
AB43,708,1918 2. The county department, Indian tribe, or department determines that the
19person has a strong commitment to caring permanently for the child.
AB43,708,2320 3. The county department, Indian tribe, or department inspects the home of the
21person, interviews the person, and determines that placement of the child with the
22person is in the best interests of the child. In the case of an Indian child, the best
23interests of the Indian child shall be determined in accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
AB43,709,3
14. Prior to being appointed as successor guardian to assume the duty and
2authority of guardianship, the person enters into a subsidized guardianship
3agreement under sub. (2) with the county department, Indian tribe, or department.
AB43,709,124 5. Prior to the person entering into the subsidized guardianship agreement, the
5county department, Indian tribe, or department conducts a background
6investigation under s. 48.685 of the person and any nonclient resident, as defined in
7s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the home of the person and determines that those individuals
8meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685. The county department , Indian tribe,
9or department shall provide the department of health services with information
10about each person who is denied monthly subsidized guardianship payments or
11permission to reside in the home of a person receiving those payments for a reason
12specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. or (b) 1. to 5.
AB43,989 13Section 989. 48.623 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,709,1914 48.623 (7) (b) Rules establishing requirements for submitting a request under
15sub. (3) (c) 1. and criteria for determining the amount of the increase in monthly
16subsidized guardianship payments that a county department, an Indian tribe, or the
17department shall offer if there has been a substantial change in circumstances and
18if there has been no substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the person
19receiving those payments.
AB43,990 20Section 990. 48.623 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,710,321 48.623 (8) Tribal agreements. (a) The department may enter into an
22agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe to allow that governing body
23to administer subsidized guardianships ordered by a tribal court under a tribal law
24substantially similar to s. 48.977 (2) and to be reimbursed by the department for
25eligible tribal subsidized guardianship payments. An agreement under this

1paragraph shall require the governing body of an Indian tribe to comply with all
2requirements for administering subsidized guardianship that apply to counties and
3the department, including eligibility.
AB43,710,74 (b) A county department may provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or
5(6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court if the county department
6has entered into an agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe to provide
7those payments.
AB43,991 8Section 991 . 48.63 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,710,179 48.63 (3) (b) 4. Before a child may be placed under subd. 1., the department,
10county department, or child welfare agency making the placement and the proposed
11adoptive parent or parents shall enter into a written agreement that specifies who
12is financially responsible for the cost of providing care for the child prior to the
13finalization of the adoption and for the cost of returning the child to the parent who
14has custody of the child if the adoption is not finalized. Under the agreement, the
15department, county department, or child welfare agency or the proposed adoptive
16parent or parents, but not the any birth parent of the child or any alleged or
17presumed father parent of the child, shall be financially responsible for those costs.
AB43,992 18Section 992 . 48.63 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,710,2419 48.63 (3) (b) 5. Prior to termination of parental rights to the child, no person
20may coerce a birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed father parent of the
21child into refraining from exercising his or her right to withdraw consent to the
22transfer or surrender of the child or to termination of his or her parental rights to the
23child, to have reasonable visitation or contact with the child, or to otherwise exercise
24his or her parental rights to the child.
AB43,993 25Section 993. 48.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,711,5
148.64 (1) Definition. In this section, “agency" means the department, the
2department of corrections, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or
3a licensed child welfare agency authorized to place children in foster homes, group
4homes, or shelter care facilities approved under s. 938.22 (2) (c) or, in the homes of
5relatives other than a parent, or in the homes of like-kin.
AB43,994 6Section 994. 48.64 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,712,37 48.64 (1m) Out-of-home care agreements. If an agency places a child in a
8foster home or group home or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
9home of like-kin
under a court order or places a child in a foster home, group home,
10or shelter care facility approved under s. 938.22 (2) (c) under a voluntary agreement
11under s. 48.63, the agency shall enter into a written agreement with the head of the
12home or facility. The agreement shall provide that the agency shall have access at
13all times to the child and the home or facility, and that the child will be released to
14the agency whenever, in the opinion of the agency placing the child or the
15department, the best interests of the child require release to the agency. If a child
16has been in a foster home or group home or in the home of a relative other than a
17parent or in the home of like-kin for 6 months or more, the agency shall give the head
18of the home written notice of intent to remove the child, stating the reasons for the
19removal. The child may not be removed from a foster home, group home, or home of
20a relative other than a parent or the home of like-kin before completion of the
21hearing under sub. (4) (a) or (c), if requested, or 30 days after the receipt of the notice,
22whichever is later, unless the safety of the child requires it or, in a case in which the
23reason for removal is to place the child for adoption under s. 48.833, unless all of the
24persons who have the right to request a hearing under sub. (4) (a) or (c) sign written
25waivers of objection to the proposed removal. If the safety of the child requires earlier

1removal, s. 48.19 applies. If an agency removes a child from an adoptive placement,
2the head of the home shall have no claim against the placing agency for the expense
3of care, clothing, or medical treatment.
AB43,995 4Section 995. 48.64 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,712,95 48.64 (2) Supervision of out-of-home care placements. Every child who is
6placed in a foster home, group home, or shelter care facility approved under s. 938.22
7(2) (c) shall be under the supervision of an agency. Every child who is placed in the
8home of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin under a court order
9shall be under the supervision of an agency.
AB43,996 10Section 996. 48.64 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,713,1811 48.64 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), any decision or order issued by an
12agency that affects the head of a foster home or group home, the head of the home
13of a relative other than a parent or the home of like-kin in which a child is placed,
14or the child involved may be appealed to the department under fair hearing
15procedures established under rules promulgated by the department. Upon receipt
16of an appeal, the department shall give the head of the home reasonable notice and
17an opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make any additional
18investigation that the department considers necessary. The department shall give
19notice of the hearing to the head of the home and to the departmental subunit, county
20department, or child welfare agency that issued the decision or order. Each person
21receiving notice is entitled to be represented at the hearing. At all hearings
22conducted under this paragraph, the head of the home, or a representative of the
23head of the home, shall have an adequate opportunity, notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2)
24(a), to examine all documents and records to be used at the hearing at a reasonable
25time before the date of the hearing as well as during the hearing, to bring witnesses,

1to establish all pertinent facts and circumstances, and to question or refute any
2testimony or evidence, including an opportunity to confront and cross-examine
3adverse witnesses. The department shall grant a continuance for a reasonable
4period of time when an issue is raised for the first time during a hearing. This
5requirement may be waived with the consent of the parties. The decision of the
6department shall be based exclusively on evidence introduced at the hearing. A
7transcript of testimony and exhibits, or an official report containing the substance
8of what transpired at the hearing, together with all papers and requests filed in the
9proceeding, and the findings of the hearing examiner shall constitute the exclusive
10record for decision by the department. The department shall make the record
11available at any reasonable time and at an accessible place to the head of the home
12or his or her representative. Decisions by the department shall specify the reasons
13for the decision and identify the supporting evidence. No person participating in an
14agency action being appealed may participate in the final administrative decision on
15that action. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
16hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the head of the home and to
17the departmental subunit, county department, or child welfare agency that issued
18the decision or order. The decision shall be binding on all parties concerned.
AB43,997 19Section 997. 48.64 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,714,820 48.64 (4) (c) Except as provided in par. (d), the circuit court for the county where
21the dispositional order placing a child in a foster home or group home or in the home
22of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin was entered or the
23voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 placing a child in a foster home or group home
24was made has jurisdiction upon petition of any interested party over the child who
25is placed in the foster home, group home, or home of the relative or like-kin. The

1circuit court may call a hearing, at which the head of the home and the supervising
2agency under sub. (2) shall be present, for the purpose of reviewing any decision or
3order of that agency involving the placement and care of the child. If the child has
4been placed in a foster home or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
5home of like-kin
, the foster parent or, relative, or like-kin may present relevant
6evidence at the hearing. The petitioner has the burden of proving by clear and
7convincing evidence that the decision or order issued by the agency is not in the best
8interests of the child.
AB43,998 9Section 998. 48.67 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,714,1210 48.67 (4) (b) The training under par. (a) shall be available to a kinship care
11relative provider, as defined in s. 48.40 (1m), upon request of the kinship care relative
12provider.
AB43,999 13Section 999. 48.685 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,715,314 48.685 (5) (a) Subject to par. (bm), the department may license to operate an
15entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may license to operate a foster
16home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or
17more, an Indian tribe, or a county department may provide subsidized guardianship
18payments under s. 48.623 (6) to a person who otherwise may not be so licensed or
19provided those payments for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5., and an entity
20may employ, contract with, or permit to reside at the entity or permit to reside with
21a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity a person who otherwise may
22not be so employed, provided payments, or permitted to reside at the entity or with
23that caregiver for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5., if the person
24demonstrates to the department, county department, or child welfare agency or, in
25the case of an entity that is located within the boundaries of a reservation, to the

1person or body designated by the Indian tribe under sub. (5d) (a) 3., by clear and
2convincing evidence and in accordance with procedures established by the
3department by rule or by the tribe that he or she has been rehabilitated.
AB43,1000 4Section 1000 . 48.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,715,65 48.82 (1) (a) A husband and wife Spouses jointly, or either the husband or wife
6if
the other spouse is of a parent of the minor.
AB43,1001 7Section 1001 . 48.837 (1r) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,715,168 48.837 (1r) (d) Before a child may be placed under par. (a), the department,
9county department, or child welfare agency making the placement and the proposed
10adoptive parent or parents shall enter into a written agreement that specifies who
11is financially responsible for the cost of providing care for the child prior to the
12finalization of the adoption and for the cost of returning the child to the parent who
13has custody of the child if the adoption is not finalized. Under the agreement, the
14department, county department, or child welfare agency or the proposed adoptive
15parent or parents, but not the any birth parent of the child or any alleged or
16presumed father parent of the child, shall be financially responsible for those costs.
AB43,1002 17Section 1002 . 48.837 (1r) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,715,2318 48.837 (1r) (e) Prior to termination of parental rights to the child, no person
19may coerce a birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed father parent of the
20child into refraining from exercising his or her right to withdraw consent to the
21transfer or surrender of the child or to termination of his or her parental rights to the
22child, to have reasonable visitation or contact with the child, or to otherwise exercise
23his or her parental rights to the child.
AB43,1003 24Section 1003 . 48.837 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,716,14
148.837 (6) (b) At the beginning of the hearing held under sub. (2), the court shall
2review the report that is submitted under s. 48.913 (6). The court shall determine
3whether any payments or the conditions specified in any agreement to make
4payments are coercive to the any birth parent of the child or to an alleged or
5presumed father parent of the child or are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4). Making
6any payment to or on behalf of the a birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed
7father parent of the child , or the child conditional in any part upon transfer or
8surrender of the child or the termination of parental rights or the finalization of the
9adoption creates a rebuttable presumption of coercion. Upon a finding of coercion,
10the court shall dismiss the petitions under subs. (2) and (3) or amend the agreement
11to delete any coercive conditions, if the parties agree to the amendment. Upon a
12finding that payments which that are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4) have been
13made, the court may dismiss the petition and may refer the matter to the district
14attorney for prosecution under s. 948.24 (1).
AB43,1004 15Section 1004 . 48.837 (6) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,716,1916 48.837 (6) (br) At the hearing on the petition under sub. (2), the court shall
17determine whether any person has coerced a birth parent or any alleged or presumed
18father parent of the child in violation of sub. (1r) (e). Upon a finding of coercion, the
19court shall dismiss the petitions under subs. (2) and (3).
AB43,1005 20Section 1005 . 48.913 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,716,2221 48.913 (1) (a) Preadoptive counseling for a birth parent of the child or an
22alleged or presumed father parent of the child.
AB43,1006 23Section 1006 . 48.913 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,716,2524 48.913 (1) (b) Post-adoptive counseling for a birth parent of the child or an
25alleged or presumed father parent of the child.
AB43,1007
1Section 1007. 48.913 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,717,42 48.913 (1) (h) Legal and other services received by a birth parent of the child,
3an alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child in connection with the
4adoption.
AB43,1008 5Section 1008 . 48.913 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,717,126 48.913 (2) Payment of expenses when birth parent is residing in another
7state.
(intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the proposed adoptive parents of a child or
8a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents of a child may pay for an
9expense of a birth parent of the child or an alleged or presumed father parent of the
10child if the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent was residing in
11another state when the payment was made and when the expense was incurred and
12if all of the following apply:
AB43,1009 13Section 1009 . 48.913 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,717,1614 48.913 (2) (b) The state in which the birth parent or the alleged or presumed
15father parent was residing when the payment was made permits the payment of that
16expense by the proposed adoptive parents of the child.
AB43,1010 17Section 1010 . 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,717,2518 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) A listing of all payments made under this subsection, a
19copy of the statutory provisions of the state in which the birth parent or the alleged
20or presumed father parent was residing when the payments were made that permit
21those payments to be made by the proposed adoptive parents of the child, and a copy
22of all orders entered in the state in which the birth parent or the alleged or presumed
23father parent was residing when the payments were made that relate to the payment
24of expenses of the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent by the
25proposed adoptive parents of the child is submitted to the court as follows:
AB43,1011
1Section 1011. 48.913 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,718,82 48.913 (3) Method of payment. Any payment under sub. (1) or (2) shall be made
3directly to the provider of a good or service except that a payment under sub. (1) or
4(2) may be made to a birth parent of the child or to an alleged or presumed father
5parent of the child as reimbursement of an amount previously paid by the birth
6parent or by the alleged or presumed father parent if documentation is provided
7showing that the birth parent or alleged or presumed father parent has made the
8previous payment.
AB43,1012 9Section 1012 . 48.913 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,718,1310 48.913 (4) Other payments prohibited. The proposed adoptive parents of a
11child or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents may not make any
12payments to or on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father
13parent of the child, or the child except as provided in subs. (1) and (2).
AB43,1013 14Section 1013 . 48.913 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,719,415 48.913 (7) Report to the court; contents required. The report required under
16sub. (6) shall include a list of all transfers of anything of value made or agreed to be
17made by the proposed adoptive parents or by a person acting on their behalf to a birth
18parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child,
19on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the
20child, or the child, or to any other person in connection with the pregnancy, the birth
21of the child, the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the
22adoption of the child by the proposed adoptive parents. The report shall be itemized
23and shall show the goods or services for which payment was made or agreed to be
24made. The report shall include the dates of each payment, the names and addresses
25of each attorney, doctor, hospital, agency, or other person or organization receiving

1any payment from the proposed adoptive parents or a person acting on behalf of the
2proposed adoptive parents in connection with the pregnancy, the birth of the child,
3the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the adoption of the
4child by the proposed adoptive parents.
AB43,1014 5Section 1014. 48.977 (3r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,719,226 48.977 (3r) (a) Guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623
7(1) may not be made to a guardian of a child unless a subsidized guardianship
8agreement under s. 48.623 (2) is entered into before the guardianship order is
9granted and the court either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or
10dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been adjudicated in need of
11protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If a child's permanency plan calls
12for placement of the child in the home of a guardian and the provision of monthly
13subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian, the petitioner under sub. (4) (a)
14shall include in the petition under sub. (4) (b) a statement of the determinations
15made under s. 48.623 (1) and a request for the court to include in the court's findings
16under sub. (4) (d) a finding confirming those determinations. If the court confirms
17those determinations, appoints a guardian for the child under sub. (2), and either
18terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which
19the child is adjudicated to be in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2)
20(a), the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3) (a), an Indian tribe or the
21department shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the
22guardian under s. 48.623 (1).
AB43,1015 23Section 1015. 48.977 (3r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,720,1224 48.977 (3r) (b) Successor guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under
25s. 48.623 (6) (bm) may not be made to a successor guardian of a child unless the court

1makes a finding confirming that the successor guardian is named as a prospective
2successor guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended
3subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) that was entered into before
4the death or incapacity of the guardian and that the conditions specified in s. 48.623
5(6) (bm) have been met, appoints the successor guardian to assume the duty and
6authority of guardianship as provided in sub. (5m), and either terminates any order
7specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been
8adjudicated in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If the court
9makes that finding and appointment and either terminates such an order or
10dismisses such a proceeding, the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3)
11(a), an Indian tribe or the department shall provide monthly subsidized
12guardianship payments to the successor guardian under s. 48.623 (6) (bm).
AB43,1016 13Section 1016 . 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,720,1714 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. Any person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental
15interest under s. 48.025, who is alleged to the court to be the father a parent of the
16child, or who may, based on the statements of the mother parent who gave birth to
17the child
or other information presented to the court, be the father parent of the child.
AB43,1017 18Section 1017 . 48.9795 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,720,2319 48.9795 (1) (b) “Party" means the person petitioning for the appointment of a
20guardian for a child or any interested person other than a person who is alleged to
21the court to be the father a parent of the child or who may, based on the statements
22of the mother parent who gave birth to the child or other information presented to
23the court, be the father parent of the child.
AB43,1018 24Section 1018. 49.132 of the statutes is created to read:
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