AB591-ASA3,29,3
1(b) 1. The county department shall refer to the attorney responsible for support
2enforcement under s. 59.458 (1) the name of the parent or parents of a child for whom
3a payment is made under par. (am).
AB591-ASA3,29,144
2. When any kinship care relative of a child applies for or receives payments
5under this subsection, any right of the child or the child's parent to support or
6maintenance from any other person, including any right to unpaid amounts accrued
7at the time of application and any right to amounts accruing during the time that
8payments are made under this subsection, is assigned to the state. If a child who is
9the beneficiary of a payment under this subsection is also the beneficiary of support
10under a judgment or order that includes support for one or more children who are not
11the beneficiaries of payments under this subsection, any support payment made
12under the judgment or order is assigned to the state in the amount that is the
13proportionate share of the child who is the beneficiary of the payment made under
14this subsection, except as otherwise ordered by the court on the motion of a party.
AB591-ASA3,29,1715
(c) The county department shall require the parent or parents of a child for
16whom a payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care
17insurance coverage for the child.
AB591-ASA3,29,1918
(cm) A kinship care relative who receives a payment under par. (am) is not
19eligible to receive a payment under s. 48.62 (4).
AB591-ASA3,29,2520
(d) The county department shall review a placement of a child for which the
21department of industry, labor and job development makes payments under par. (am)
22not less than every 12 months after the department of industry, labor and job
23development begins making those payments to determine whether the conditions
24specified in par. (am) continue to exist. If those conditions do not continue to exist,
25the department shall discontinue making those payments.
AB591-ASA3,30,4
1(e) The department of health and family services, in consultation with the
2department of industry, labor and job development, shall determine whether the
3child is eligible for medical assistance under ss. 49.43 to 49.47, if no other health care
4insurance coverage is available to the child.
AB591-ASA3, s. 70g
5Section 70g. 48.57 (3m) (a), (am) (intro.), (d) and (e) of the statutes, as created
6by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are repealed and recreated to read:
AB591-ASA3,30,127
48.57
(3m) (a) In this subsection, "kinship care relative" means a stepparent,
8brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, first cousin, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle or any
9person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great or
10great-great, whether by consanguinity, direct affinity or legal adoption, or the
11spouse of any person named in this paragraph, even if the marriage is terminated
12by death or divorce.
AB591-ASA3,30,1713
(am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the
14department shall reimburse counties for payments made under this subsection. A
15county department shall make payments in the amount of $215 per month to a
16kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the
17following conditions are met:
AB591-ASA3,30,2218
(d) A county department shall review a placement of a child for which the
19county department makes payments under par. (am) not less than every 12 months
20after the county department begins making those payments to determine whether
21the conditions specified in par. (am) continue to exist. If those conditions do not
22continue to exist, the county department shall discontinue making those payments.
AB591-ASA3,30,2523
(e) The department shall determine whether the child is eligible for medical
24assistance under ss. 49.43 to 49.47, if no other health care insurance coverage is
25available to the child.
AB591-ASA3,31,62
48.57
(3p) (a) In this subsection, "adult resident" means a person 18 years of
3age or over who lives at the home of a person who has applied for or is receiving
4payments under sub. (3m) with the intent of making that home his or her home or
5who lives for more than 30 days cumulative in any 6-month period at the home of
6a person who has applied for or is receiving payments under sub. (3m).
AB591-ASA3,31,97
(b) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m), the county
8department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a
9background investigation of the applicant.
AB591-ASA3,31,1310
2. The county department, with the assistance of the department of justice,
11may conduct a background investigation of any person who is receiving payments
12under sub. (3m) at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d) or at any other time that
13the county department considers to be appropriate.
AB591-ASA3,31,1814
(c) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m), the county
15department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall, in addition to the
16investigation under par. (b), conduct a background investigation of all employes and
17prospective employes of the applicant who have or would have regular contact with
18the child for whom those payments are being made and of each adult resident.
AB591-ASA3,31,2419
2. The county department, with the assistance of the department of justice,
20may conduct a background investigation of any of the employes or prospective
21employes of any person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) who have or
22would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made
23and of each adult resident at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d) or at any other
24time that the county department considers to be appropriate.
AB591-ASA3,32,6
13. Before a person that is receiving payments under sub. (3m) may employ any
2person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child
3for whom those payments are being made or permit any person to be an adult
4resident, the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice,
5shall conduct a background investigation of the prospective employe or prospective
6adult resident unless that person has already been investigated under subd. 1. or 2.
AB591-ASA3,32,167
(d) If the person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) is a nonresident, or at
8any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the application has been a
9nonresident, or if the county department determines that the person's employment,
10licensing or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation,
11the county department shall require the person to be photographed and
12fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's
13fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the
14fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying
15the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal
16arrest and conviction.
AB591-ASA3,32,1817
(e) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) shall provide
18the county department with all of the following information:
AB591-ASA3,32,1919
1. The person's name.
AB591-ASA3,32,2020
2. The person's social security number.
AB591-ASA3,32,2221
3. Other identifying information, including the person's birthdate, gender, race
22and any identifying physical characteristics.
AB591-ASA3,33,223
4. Information regarding the conviction record of the person under the law of
24this state or any other state or under federal law. This information shall be provided
1on a notarized background verification form that the department shall provide by
2rule.
AB591-ASA3,33,133
(fm) 1. The county department may provisionally approve the making of
4payments under sub. (3m) based on the applicant's statement under sub. (3m) (am)
54m. The county department may not finally approve the making of payments under
6sub. (3m) unless that county department receives information from the department
7of justice indicating that the conviction record of the applicant under the law of this
8state is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. The
9department of industry, labor and job development may make payments under sub.
10(3m) conditioned on the receipt of information from the federal bureau of
11investigation indicating that the person's conviction record under the law of any
12other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in
13par. (g) 1. to 3.
AB591-ASA3,34,814
2. A person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may provisionally employ a
15person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child
16for whom those payments are being made or provisionally permit a person to be an
17adult resident if the person receiving those payments states to the county
18department that the employe or adult resident does not have any arrests or
19convictions that could adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving
20payments to care for the child. A person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may
21not finally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular
22contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or finally permit a
23person to be an adult resident until the county department receives information from
24the department of justice indicating that the person's conviction record under the law
25of this state is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. and
1the county department so advises the department and the person receiving
2payments under sub. (3m). A person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may finally
3employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with
4the child for whom those payments are being made or finally permit a person to be
5an adult resident conditioned on the receipt of information from the county
6department that the federal bureau of investigation indicates that the person's
7conviction record under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory
8according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3.
AB591-ASA3,34,139
(g) Subject to par. (h), the department may not make payments to a person
10applying for payments under sub. (3m) and a person receiving payments under sub.
11(3m) may not employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular
12contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or permit a person
13to be an adult resident if any of the following applies:
AB591-ASA3,34,1614
1. The person has been convicted of a violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as
15a felony or of a violation of the law of any other state or federal law that would be a
16violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as a felony if committed in this state.
AB591-ASA3,34,2117
2. The person has had imposed on him or her a penalty specified in s. 939.62,
18939.621, 939.63, 939.64, 939.641 or 939.645 or has been convicted of a violation of the
19law of any other state or federal law under circumstances under which the applicant
20or other person would be subject to a penalty specified in any of those sections if
21convicted in this state.
AB591-ASA3,35,822
3. The person has been convicted of a violation of ch. 940, 944 or 948, other than
23a violation of s. 940.291, 940.34, 944.36, 948.45, 948.63 or 948.70, or of a violation of
24the law of any other state or federal law that would be a violation of ch. 940, 944 or
25948, other than a violation of s. 940.291, 940.34, 944.36, 948.45, 948.63 or 948.70, if
1committed in this state, except that the department may make payments to a person
2applying for payments under sub. (3m) and a person receiving payments under sub.
3(3m) may employ in a position in which the person would have regular contact with
4the child for whom those payments are being made or permit to be an adult resident
5a person who has been convicted of a violation of s. 944.30, 944.31 or 944.33 or of a
6violation of the law of any other state or federal law that would be a violation of s.
7944.30, 944.31 or 944.33 if committed in this state, if that violation occurred 20 years
8or more before the date of the investigation.
AB591-ASA3,35,159
(h) Notwithstanding par. (g), a person whose application to the county
10department for payments under sub. (3m) has been denied on one of the grounds
11specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. may petition the department of health and family services
12for a review of that denial. If that department determines that making those
13payments would be in the best interests of a child, those payments shall be made.
14The department of health and family services shall promulgate rules to provide
15standards under which to review a petition under this paragraph.
AB591-ASA3,35,1816
(i) The county department shall keep confidential all information received
17under this subsection from the department of justice or the federal bureau of
18investigation. Such information is not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35.
AB591-ASA3,35,2119
(j) The county department may charge a fee for conducting a background
20investigation under this subsection. The fee may not exceed the reasonable cost of
21conducting the investigation.
AB591-ASA3, s. 71f
22Section 71f. 48.57 (3p) (g) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin
23Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,36,324
48.57
(3g) (g) (intro.) Subject to par. (h), the
county department may not make
25payments to a person applying for payments under sub. (3m) and a person receiving
1payments under sub. (3m) may not employ a person in a position in which that person
2would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made
3or permit a person to be an adult resident if any of the following applies:
AB591-ASA3,36,85
48.57
(3t) Notwithstanding subs. (3m) and (3p), the department may enter into
6an agreement with the governing body of a federally recognized American Indian
7tribe to allow that governing body to administer the program under subs. (3m) and
8(3p) within the boundaries of that reservation.
AB591-ASA3,36,1410
48.65
(1m) (a) In this subsection, "adult resident" means a person 18 years of
11age or over who lives at a day care center licensed under this section or contracted
12for under s. 120.13 (14) with the intent of making that day care center his or her home
13or who lives for more than 30 days cumulative in any 6-month period at a day care
14center licensed under this section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
AB591-ASA3,36,1815
(b) 1. After receipt of an application for a license to operate a day care center
16or a referral from a school board under s. 120.13 (14), the department of health and
17family services, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a
18background investigation of the applicant or person referred.
AB591-ASA3,37,219
2. The department of health and family services, with the assistance of the
20department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of any person who,
21on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], is a day care provider
22licensed under this section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or who, on the
23effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], has an application for
24licensure or a contract offer pending, within 6 months after the effective date of this
1subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], or on the person's application for license or
2contract renewal, whichever is earlier.
AB591-ASA3,37,73
3. Subject to subd. 2., the department of health and family services may, at the
4time of renewal of the license or contract of a day care provider licensed under this
5section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14), or at any other time that the
6department considers to be appropriate, conduct, with the assistance of the
7department of justice, a background investigation of that day care provider.
AB591-ASA3,37,148
(c) 1. After receipt of an application for a license to operate a day care center
9or a referral from a school board under s. 120.13 (14), the department of health and
10family services, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall, in addition
11to the investigation under par. (b), conduct a background investigation of each
12employe and prospective employe of the applicant or person referred who has or
13would have regular contact with a child receiving care from the applicant or person
14referred and of each adult resident.
AB591-ASA3,37,2415
2. The department of health and family services, with the assistance of the
16department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of each adult
17resident of a person who, on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts
18date], is licensed under this section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or who, on
19the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], has an application for
20licensure or a contract offer pending, within 6 months after that date or on the
21person's application for license or contract renewal, whichever is earlier, and shall
22conduct a background investigation of each employe and prospective employe of that
23person who has or would have regular contact with any child receiving care from that
24person.
AB591-ASA3,38,7
13. Subject to subd. 2., the department of health and family services may, at the
2time of renewal of the license or contract of a day care provider licensed under this
3section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or at any other time that the department
4considers to be appropriate, conduct, with the assistance of the department of justice,
5a background investigation of any employe or prospective employe of the day care
6provider who has or would have regular contact with any child receiving day care
7from the day care provider or of any adult resident of the day care provider.
AB591-ASA3,38,158
4. Except as provided in par. (f) 2., before a day care provider that is licensed
9under this section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) may employ any person in
10a position in which that person would have regular contact with a child receiving care
11from the day care provider or permit any person to be an adult resident, the
12department of health and family services, with the assistance of the department of
13justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the prospective employe or
14prospective adult resident unless that person has already been investigated under
15subd. 1., 2. or 3.
AB591-ASA3,38,2516
(d) If the person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) is a nonresident, or if
17at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the investigation that person has
18been a nonresident, or if the department of health and family services determines
19that the person's employment, certification or state court records provide a
20reasonable basis for further investigation, the department shall require the person
21to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
22set of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the
23submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the
24purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records
25of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
AB591-ASA3,39,2
1(e) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) shall provide
2the department of health and family services with all of the following information:
AB591-ASA3,39,33
1. The person's name.
AB591-ASA3,39,44
2. The person's social security number.
AB591-ASA3,39,65
3. Other identifying information, including the person's birthdate, gender, race
6and any identifying physical characteristics.
AB591-ASA3,39,107
4. Information regarding the conviction record of the person under the law of
8this state or any other state or under federal law. This information shall be provided
9on a notarized background verification form that the department shall provide by
10rule promulgated under s. 48.67.
AB591-ASA3,39,2311
(f) 1. The department of health and family services may not license a person
12as a day care provider under this section and a school board may not contract with
13a person under s. 120.13 (14) until the department or school board receives
14information from the department of justice indicating that the person's conviction
15record under the law of this state is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in
16par. (g) 1. to 3. The department of health and family services may license a person
17as a day care provider under this section and a school board may contract with a
18person under s. 120.13 (14) conditioned on the receipt of information from the federal
19bureau of investigation indicating that the person's conviction record under the law
20of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the criteria
21specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. The department of health and family services may issue
22a probationary license and a school board may enter into a provisional contract
23pending receipt of the information required under this subdivision.
AB591-ASA3,40,2424
2. A day care provider that is licensed under this section or contracted for under
25s. 120.13 (14) may not employ a person in a position in which that person would have
1regular contact with a child receiving care from the day care provider or permit a
2person to be an adult resident until the department of health and family services or
3school board receives information from the department of justice indicating that the
4person's conviction record under the law of this state is satisfactory according to the
5criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. and the department of health and family services
6or school board so advises the day care provider. A day care provider that is licensed
7under this section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) may employ a person or
8permit a person to be an adult resident conditioned on the receipt of information from
9the federal bureau of investigation indicating that the person's conviction record
10under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the
11criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. A day care provider that is licensed under this
12section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) may provisionally employ a person in
13a position in which that person would have regular contact with a child receiving care
14from the day care provider or provisionally permit a person to be an adult resident
15if the day care provider states to the department of health and family services or
16school board that the employe or adult resident does not have any arrests or
17convictions that could adversely affect the child or the ability of the day care provider
18to care for the child. A day care provider may not finally employ a person in a position
19in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom that
20provider is providing care unless the department of health and family services or
21school board receives information from the department of justice indicating that the
22person's conviction record under the laws of this states is satisfactory according to
23the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. and the department of health and family
24services or school board so advises the day care provider.
AB591-ASA3,41,7
1(g) Subject to par. (h), the department of health and family services may not
2license a person to be a day care provider under this section, a school board may not
3contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14) and a day care provider licensed under
4this section or contracted with under s. 120.13 (14) may not employ a person in a
5position in which that person would have regular contact with a child receiving care
6from the day care provider or permit a person to be an adult resident if any of the
7following applies:
AB591-ASA3,41,108
1. The person has been convicted of a violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as
9a felony or of a violation of the law of any other state or federal law that would be a
10violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as a felony if committed in this state.
AB591-ASA3,41,1511
2. The person has had imposed on him or her a penalty specified in s. 939.62,
12939.621, 939.63, 939.64, 939.641 or 939.645 or has been convicted of a violation of the
13law of any other state or federal law under circumstances under which the person
14would be subject to a penalty specified in any of those sections if convicted in this
15state.
AB591-ASA3,42,216
3. The person has been convicted of a violation of ch. 940, 944 or 948, other than
17a violation of s. 940.291, 940.34, 944.36, 948.45, 948.63 or 948.70, or of a violation of
18the law of any other state or federal law that would be a violation of ch. 940, 944 or
19948, other than a violation of s. 940.291, 940.34, 944.36, 948.45, 948.63 or 948.70, if
20committed in this state, except that the department of health and family services
21may license a person to be a day care provider under this section, a school board may
22contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14) and a day care provider licensed under
23this section or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) may employ or permit to be an adult
24resident a person who has been convicted of a violation of s. 944.30, 944.31 or 944.33
25or of a violation of the law of any other state or federal law that would be a violation
1of s. 944.30, 944.31 or 944.33 if committed in this state, if that violation occurred 20
2years or more before the date of the investigation.
AB591-ASA3,42,83
(h) 1. Notwithstanding par. (g), a person whose application for initial licensure
4or renewal of a license under this section has been denied on one of the grounds
5specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. may petition the department for a review of that denial.
6If the department determines that issuing or renewing the license would be in the
7best interests of a child, the department shall order that the license be issued or
8renewed.
AB591-ASA3,42,139
2. Notwithstanding par. (g), a person whose application for an initial contract
10or renewal of a contract under s. 120.13 (14) has been denied on one of the grounds
11specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. may petition the school board for a review of that denial.
12If the school board determines that entering into or renewing the contract would be
13in the best interests of a child, the school board shall enter into or renew the contract.
AB591-ASA3,42,1514
3. The department shall promulgate rules to provide standards under which
15to review a petition under this paragraph.
AB591-ASA3,42,1916
(i) School boards and the department of health and family services shall keep
17confidential all information received under this subsection from the department of
18justice or the federal bureau of investigation. Such information is not subject to
19inspection or copying under s. 19.35.
AB591-ASA3,42,2220
(j) The department of health and family services may charge a fee for
21conducting a background investigation under this subsection. The fee may not
22exceed the reasonable cost of conducting the investigation.
AB591-ASA3, s. 72
23Section
72. 48.651 of the statutes is renumbered 48.651 (1) (intro.) and
24amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,43,10
148.651
(1) (intro.) Each county department shall certify, according to the
2standards adopted by the department under s. 46.03 (21), each day care provider
3from whom it purchases services under s. 46.036 on or after January 1, 1985, and
4each day care provider that provides day care services to parents pursuant to a
5voucher provided under s. 46.98 (3) (c) on or after January 1, 1985
reimbursed for
6child care services provided to families determined eligible under s. 46.98 (2r) and
7(4), unless the provider is a day care center licensed under s. 48.65 or is established
8or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
Each county may charge a fee to cover the costs
9of certification. The county shall certify the following categories of day care
10providers:
AB591-ASA3, s. 73
11Section
73. 48.651 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
12Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB591-ASA3,43,1913
48.651
(1) (intro.) Each county department shall certify, according to the
14standards adopted by the department under s. 46.03 (21), each day care provider
15reimbursed for child care services provided to families determined eligible under ss.
1646.98 (2r) and (4)
and 49.155 (1m), unless the provider is a day care center licensed
17under s. 48.65 or is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14). Each county
18may charge a fee to cover the costs of certification. The county shall certify the
19following categories of day care providers:
AB591-ASA3, s. 74
20Section
74. 48.651 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
AB591-ASA3,44,221
48.651
(1) (a) Level I certified family day care providers, as established by the
22department under s. 46.03 (21). The county shall require 15 hours of training for a
23provider certified under this paragraph. No county may certify a provider under this
24paragraph if the provider is a relative of all of the children for whom he or she
1provides care. The department may establish by rule other requirements for
2certification under this paragraph.
AB591-ASA3,44,73
(b) Level II certified family day care providers, as established by the
4department under s. 46.03 (21). In establishing the requirements for certification
5under this paragraph, the department may not include a requirement for training
6for providers. The department may establish by rule requirements for certification
7under this paragraph.
AB591-ASA3,44,139
48.651
(2) (a) In this subsection, "adult resident" means a person 18 years of
10age or over who lives at the home of a person who is a day care provider certified
11under this section with the intent of making that home his or her home or who lives
12for more than 30 days cumulative in any 6-month period at the home of a person who
13is a day care provider certified under this section.
AB591-ASA3,44,1714
(b) 1. Before initially certifying a Level I certified family day care provider
15under sub. (1) (a) or a Level II certified family day care provider under sub. (1) (b),
16the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall
17conduct a background investigation of the certification applicant.
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2. The county department, with the assistance of the department of justice,
19shall conduct a background investigation of any person who, on the effective date of
20this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], is a day care provider certified under this
21section or who, on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], has
22an application for certification pending, within 6 months after the effective date of
23this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], or on the person's application for renewal,
24whichever is earlier.
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13. Subject to subd. 2., the county department may, at the time of renewal of the
2certification of a day care provider certified under this section, or at any other time
3that the county department considers to be appropriate, conduct, with the assistance
4of the department of justice, a background investigation of that day care provider.
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(c) 1. Before initially certifying a Level I certified family day care provider
6under sub. (1) (a) or a Level II certified family day care provider under sub. (1) (b),
7the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall, in
8addition to the investigation under par. (b), conduct a background investigation of
9all of the employes and prospective employes of the certification applicant who have
10or would have regular contact with a child receiving care from the day care provider
11and of each adult resident.
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2. The county department, with the assistance of the department of justice,
13shall conduct a background investigation of each adult resident of a person who, on
14the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], is certified under this
15section or who, on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], has
16an application for certification pending, within 6 months after that date or on the
17person's application for renewal, whichever is earlier, and shall conduct a
18background investigation of all of the employes and prospective employes of that
19person who have or would have regular contact with any child receiving care from
20the day care provider.
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3. Subject to subd. 2., the county department may, at the time of renewal of the
22certification of a day care provider certified under this section or at any other time
23that the county department considers to be appropriate, conduct, with the assistance
24of the department of justice, a background investigation of any employe or
25prospective employe of the day care provider who has or would have regular contact
1with any child receiving care from the day care provider or of any adult resident of
2the day care provider.
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4. Before a day care provider that is certified under this section may employ
4any person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with a child
5receiving care from the day care provider or permit any person to be an adult
6resident, the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice,
7shall conduct a background investigation of the prospective employe or prospective
8adult resident unless that person has already been investigated under subd. 1., 2. or
93.
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(d) If the person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) is a nonresident, or if
11at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the investigation that person has
12been a nonresident, or if the county department determines that the person's
13employment, certification or state court records provide a reasonable basis for
14further investigation, the county department shall require the person to be
15photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set
16of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the
17submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the
18purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records
19of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
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(e) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) shall provide
21the county department with all of the following information:
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1. The person's name.
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2. The person's social security number.
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3. Other identifying information, including the person's birthdate, gender, race
25and any identifying physical characteristics.
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14. Information regarding the conviction record of the person under the law of
2this state or any other state or under federal law. This information shall be provided
3on a notarized background verification form that the department shall provide by
4rule promulgated under s. 48.67.
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(f) 1. A county department may not certify a person as a day care provider under
6this section until the county department receives information from the department
7of justice indicating that the person's conviction record under the law of this state is
8satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. A county department
9may certify a person as a day care provider under this section conditioned on the
10receipt of information from the federal bureau of investigation indicating that the
11person's conviction record under the law of any other state or under federal law is
12satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. A county department
13may grant provisional certification pending the receipt of the information required
14under this subdivision.
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2. A day care provider that is certified under this section may not employ a
16person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with a child
17receiving care from the day care provider or permit a person to be an adult resident
18until the county department receives information from the department of justice
19indicating that the person's conviction record under the law of this state is
20satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. and the county
21department so advises the day care provider. A day care provider that is certified
22under this section may employ a person in a position in which that person would have
23regular contact with a child receiving care from the day care provider or permit a
24person to be an adult resident conditioned on the receipt of information from the
25federal bureau of investigation indicating that the person's conviction record under
1the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the criteria
2specified in par. (g) 1. to 3.
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(g) Subject to par. (h), a county department may not certify a person to be a day
4care provider under this section and a day care provider certified under this section
5may not employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular
6contact with a child receiving care from the day care provider or permit a person to
7be an adult resident if any of the following applies:
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1. The person has been convicted of a violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as
9a felony or of a violation of the law of any other state or federal law that would be a
10violation of ch. 161 that is punishable as a felony if committed in this state.