AB133-ASA1, s. 1148 7Section 1148. 48.62 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,650,148 48.62 (1) (a) Any person who receives, with or without transfer of legal custody,
94 or fewer children or more than 4 children if all of the children are siblings, if
10necessary to enable a sibling group to remain together, 6 or fewer children or, if the
11department promulgates rules permitting a different number of children, the
12number of children permitted under those rules,
to provide care and maintenance for
13those children shall obtain a license to operate a foster home from the department,
14a county department or a licensed child welfare agency as provided in s. 48.75.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1148g 15Section 1148g. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,651,216 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
17age-related rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 1998 2000,
18the age-related rates are: $289 $299 for children aged 4 and under; $315 $326 for
19children aged 5 to 11; $358 $371 for children aged 12 to 14 and $374 $387 for children
20aged 15 to 17. Beginning on January 1, 1999 2001, the age-related rates are: $296
21$302 for children aged 4 and under; $323 $329 for children aged 5 to 11; $367 $375
22for children aged 12 to 14; and $383 $391 for children aged 15 to 17. In addition to
23these grants for basic maintenance, the department shall make supplemental
24payments for special needs, exceptional circumstances, care in a treatment foster

1home and initial clothing allowances according to rules promulgated by the
2department.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1148m 3Section 1148m. 48.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,651,64 48.63 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the placement of a child for adoption.
5Adoptive placements may be made only as provided under ss. 48.833 (1), 48.835,
648.837 and 48.839.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1148p 7Section 1148p. 48.64 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,651,258 48.64 (1m) Foster home, treatment foster home and group home agreements.
9If an agency places a child in a foster home, treatment foster home or group home
10under a court order or voluntary agreement under s. 48.63, the agency shall enter
11into a written agreement with the head of the home. The agreement shall provide
12that the agency shall have access at all times to the child and the home, and that the
13child will be released to the agency whenever, in the opinion of the agency placing
14the child or the department, the best interests of the child require it. If a child has
15been in a foster home, treatment foster home or group home for 6 months or more,
16the agency shall give the head of the home written notice of intent to remove the
17child, stating the reasons for the removal. The child may not be removed before
18completion of the hearing under sub. (4) (a) or (c), if requested, or 30 days after the
19receipt of the notice, whichever is later, unless the safety of the child requires it or,
20in a case in which the reason for removal is to place the child for adoption under s.
2148.833 (1), unless all of the persons who have the right to request a hearing under
22sub. (4) (a) or (c) sign written waivers of objection to the proposed removal. If the
23safety of the child requires earlier removal, s. 48.19 shall apply. If an agency removes
24a child from an adoptive placement, the head of the home shall have no claim against
25the placing agency for the expense of care, clothing or medical treatment.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1160d
1Section 1160d. 48.685 (1) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,652,42 48.685 (1) (bg) "Foster home" includes a placement for adoption under s. 48.833
3(1) of a child for whom adoption assistance will be provided under s. 48.975 after the
4adoption is finalized.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1160g 5Section 1160g. 48.685 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,652,86 48.685 (1) (d) "Treatment foster home" includes a placement for adoption under
7s. 48.833 (1) of a child for whom adoption assistance will be provided under s. 48.975
8after the adoption is finalized.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1171 9Section 1171. 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,652,1610 48.685 (2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
11or (b) 1. is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 3 years preceding
12the date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, the
13department, county department, child welfare agency, school board or entity shall
14make a good faith effort to obtain from any state in which the person is a resident
15or was a resident within the 3 years preceding the date of the search information that
16is equivalent to the information specified in par. (am) 1. or (b) 1. a.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1181 17Section 1181. 48.685 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,652,2418 48.685 (8) The department, a county department, a child welfare agency or a
19school board may charge a fee for obtaining the information required under sub. (2)
20(am) or (3) (a) or for providing information to an entity to enable the entity to comply
21with sub. (2) (b) 1. or (3) (b)
. The fee may not exceed the reasonable cost of obtaining
22the information. No fee may be charged to a nurse's assistant, as defined in s. 146.40
23(1) (d), for obtaining or maintaining information if to do so would be inconsistent with
24federal law.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1189p 25Section 1189p. 48.75 (1g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,653,3
148.75 (1g) (a) 4. The county of the public licensing agency issuing the license
2has a population of 500,000 or more and the placement is for adoption under s. 48.833
3(1), 48.835 or 48.837.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1191 4Section 1191. 48.825 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,653,65 48.825 (3) (b) An individual or agency providing adoption information
6exchange services under s. 48.55.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1192 7Section 1192. 48.825 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1192g 8Section 1192g. 48.833 of the statutes is renumbered 48.833 (1) and amended
9to read:
AB133-ASA1,653,1510 48.833 (1) Adoptive placement. The department, a county department under
11s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60 may place a
12child for adoption in a licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home
13without a court order if the department, county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or
14(hm)
or the child welfare agency is the guardian of the child or makes the placement
15at the request of another agency which that is the guardian of the child.
AB133-ASA1,653,21 16(2) Consideration of placement with relative. Before placing a child for
17adoption under this subsection sub. (1), the department, county department or child
18welfare agency making the placement shall consider the availability of a placement
19for adoption with a relative of the child who is identified in the child's permanency
20plan under s. 48.38 or 938.38 or who is otherwise known by the department, county
21department or child welfare agency.
AB133-ASA1,654,2 22(4) Written agreement. When a child is placed under this section sub. (1) in
23a licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home for adoption, the
24department, county department or child welfare agency making the placement shall
25enter into a written agreement with the adoptive parent, which shall state the date

1on which the child is placed in the licensed foster home or licensed treatment foster
2home for adoption by the adoptive parent.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1192j 3Section 1192j. 48.833 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,654,214 48.833 (3) Child with special needs. In placing a child with special needs, as
5defined by rule promulgated under s. 48.975 (5) (b), for adoption under sub. (1), the
6department, county department or child welfare agency making the placement may
7not consider the location of a proposed adoptive parent's residence as a factor in
8making that placement unless the department, county department or child welfare
9agency determines that consideration of that factor is necessary to ensure the best
10interests of the child in light of the child's need for care or treatment to meet those
11special needs. If the department, county department or child welfare agency
12considers the location of a prospective adoptive parent's residence as a factor in
13placing a child with special needs, the department, county department or child
14welfare agency shall document the reasons why that consideration is necessary in
15the child's permanency plan as provided in s. 48.38 (4) (dm). If the department,
16county department or child welfare agency does not consider the location of a
17prospective adoptive parent's residence as a factor in placing a child with special
18needs and the child is placed more than 60 miles from the child's home, the
19department, county department or child welfare agency shall document the reasons
20why that consideration is not necessary in the child's permanency plan as provided
21in s. 48.38 (4) (d) 1m.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1192m 22Section 1192m. 48.913 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,654,2523 48.913 (2) (c) 3. With a petition under s. 48.90, if the parental rights of both
24parents of the child are terminated in another state and the child is placed for
25adoption under s. 48.833 (1).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1199d
1Section 1199d. 48.982 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,655,82 48.982 (2) (d) Solicit and accept contributions, grants, gifts and bequests for the
3children's trust fund or for any other purpose for which a contribution, grant, gift or
4bequest is made and received. Moneys received under this paragraph , other than
5moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6.,
may be deposited in credited to the
6appropriation accounts under s. 20.433 (1) (i), (q) or (r). This paragraph does not
7apply to moneys
Interest earned on moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6. may
8be credited to the appropriation accounts under s. 20.433 (1) (q) or (r)
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1200d 9Section 1200d. 48.982 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,655,1410 48.982 (2m) Donation uses. (intro.) If money is accepted by the board for the
11children's trust fund or for any other purpose under sub. (2) (d), except moneys
12received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6.
and appropriated under s. 20.433 (1) (q) or (r), the
13board shall use the money in accordance with the wishes of the donor to do any of the
14following:
AB133-ASA1, s. 1201 15Section 1201. 48.985 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,655,2316 48.985 (2) Community social and mental hygiene services. From the
17appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (o), the department shall distribute not more than
18$3,804,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 and not more than $3,734,000 in fiscal year
191998-99
$3,964,400 in each fiscal year of the moneys received under 42 USC 620 to
20626 to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 for the provision or
21purchase of child welfare projects and services, for services to children and families,
22for services to the expectant mothers of unborn children and for family-based child
23welfare services.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1203 24Section 1203. 49.025 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,656,4
149.025 (2) (a) (intro.) If a county is eligible to receive a relief block grant in a
2year, the department shall pay to the county, in accordance with s. 49.031, from the
3appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (4) (bt), an amount for that year determined as
4follows:
AB133-ASA1, s. 1204 5Section 1204. 49.025 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,656,116 49.025 (2) (a) 1. b. For any year, 45% of the total amount expended by the county
7in that year as relief for health care services provided to dependent persons,
8including the amount transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4)
9(h) in that year and the amount estimated to be received from the federal government
10as a match to the funds expended from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4)
11(h)
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1205 12Section 1205. 49.027 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,656,1613 49.027 (2) (a) (intro.) If a county is eligible to receive a relief block grant in a
14year, the department shall pay to the county, in accordance with s. 49.031, from the
15appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (bu) (4) (bt), an amount for that year determined
16as follows:
AB133-ASA1, s. 1206 17Section 1206. 49.027 (2) (a) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,656,2018 49.027 (2) (a) 1. d. The department shall multiply the amount determined
19under subd. 1. c. by the amount appropriated under s. 20.435 (5) (bu) (4) (bt) for relief
20block grants for that year.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1207 21Section 1207. 49.029 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,657,523 49.029 (2) Amount and distribution of relief block grant. From the
24appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bs) (kb), the department shall distribute a relief
25block grant to each eligible tribal governing body in an amount and in a manner

1determined in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. The
2department shall promulgate the rules after consulting with all tribal governing
3bodies eligible for a relief block grant. In promulgating rules under this section, the
4department shall consider each tribe's economic circumstances and need for health
5care services.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1209 6Section 1209. 49.124 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,657,167 49.124 (1g) (a) The individual is a custodial parent of a child who is under the
8age of 18 and who has an absent parent, or the individual lives with and exercises
9parental control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent,
10and the individual does not fully cooperate in good faith with efforts directed at
11establishing the paternity of the child, if necessary, and obtaining support payments
12establishing or enforcing a support order, if any appropriate, or obtaining other
13payments or property, if any, to which that individual or the child may have rights.
14This paragraph does not apply if the individual has good cause for refusing to
15cooperate, as determined by the department in accordance with federal law and
16regulations.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1209q 17Section 1209q. 49.124 (1m) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
18Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,657,2119 49.124 (1m) (cm) The amount of food stamp benefits paid to a recipient who is
20a participant in a Wisconsin works employment position under s. 49.147 (4) (b) or (5)
21shall be calculated based on the pre-sanction benefit amount received s. 49.148.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1211d 22Section 1211d. 49.136 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,658,423 49.136 (2) (b) The department shall attempt to award grants under this section
24to head start agencies designated under 42 USC 9836, employers that provide or
25wish to provide child care services for their employes, family day care centers, group

1day care centers and day care programs for the children of student parents,
2organizations that provide child care for sick children and child care providers that
3employ participants or former participants in a Wisconsin works employment
4position under s. 49.147 (3) to (5)
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1213 5Section 1213. 49.1375 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,658,14 649.1375 Early childhood excellence initiative. (1) The department shall
7establish a grant program to develop at least 5 early childhood centers for children
8under the age of 5 who are eligible to receive temporary assistance to needy families
9under 42 USC 601 et seq. Centers awarded a grant under this subsection shall
10provide outreach and training for parents of the children served by the center and
11training for child care providers. The centers shall emphasize stimulation of the
12child's language skills and senses of vision and touch. A person who is awarded a
13grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds from local or private
14sources equal to 25% of the amount awarded under this subsection.
AB133-ASA1,658,22 15(2) The department shall establish a grant program under which a child care
16provider that receives training at a center that is awarded a grant under sub. (1) may
17apply for a grant to establish an early childhood program that serves children
18specified under sub. (1). The program developed under a grant received under this
19subsection shall emphasize stimulation of the children's language skills and senses
20of vision and touch. A person who is awarded a grant under this subsection shall
21contribute matching funds from local or private sources equal to 25% of the amount
22awarded under this subsection.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1213g 23Section 1213g. 49.138 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,659,1424 49.138 (1m) (intro.) The department shall implement a program of emergency
25assistance to needy persons in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster, homelessness or

1impending homelessness
or energy crisis. The department shall establish the
2maximum amount of aid to be granted, except for cases of energy crisis, per family
3member based on the funding available under s. 20.445 (3) (dc) and (md). The
4department need not establish the maximum amount by rule under ch. 227. The
5department shall publish the maximum amount and annual changes to it in the
6Wisconsin administrative register. Emergency assistance provided to needy persons
7under this section in cases of fire, flood, natural disaster or energy crisis may only
8be provided to a needy person once in a 12-month period. Emergency assistance
9provided to needy persons under this section in cases of homelessness or impending
10homelessness
may be used only to obtain or retain a permanent living
11accommodation and, except as provided in sub. (2), may only be provided to a needy
12person once in a 36-month period. For the purposes of this section, a family is
13considered to be homeless, or to be facing impending homelessness, if any of the
14following applies:
AB133-ASA1, s. 1213h 15Section 1213h. 49.138 (1m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,659,1916 49.138 (1m) (am) The family is experiencing a financial crisis that makes it
17very difficult for the family to make a rent payment, mortgage payment or property
18tax payment and the family has been notified that it will be required to leave its
19current housing if it does not make that payment immediately.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1214 20Section 1214. 49.141 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1215 21Section 1215. 49.141 (2g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.141 (2g).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1216 22Section 1216. 49.141 (2g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1216m 23Section 1216m. 49.141 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,660,224 49.141 (4) Nonentitlement. Notwithstanding Except as provided in s. 49.145
25(3m), notwithstanding
fulfillment of the eligibility requirements for any component

1of Wisconsin works, an individual is not entitled to services or benefits under
2Wisconsin works.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1217 3Section 1217. 49.143 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,660,84 49.143 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the department may award a
5contract, on the basis of a competitive process approved by the secretary of
6administration, to any person to administer Wisconsin works in a geographical area
7determined by the department under sub. (6). The department shall award contracts
8under this paragraph before the date that is specified in s. 49.141 (2) (d)
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1218 9Section 1218. 49.143 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
10read:
AB133-ASA1,660,1811 49.143 (1) (am) 1. The department shall contract with a Wisconsin works
12agency to administer Wisconsin works if that agency has met the performance
13standards established by the department in accordance with sub. (3), during the
14immediately preceding contract period. The contract shall be for a term of at least
152 years. A Wisconsin works agency may elect not to enter into a contract under this
16subdivision if the Wisconsin works agency informs the department by the date
17established by the department that the Wisconsin works agency has made that
18election.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1219 19Section 1219. 49.143 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,660,2320 49.143 (1) (am) 2. A county or tribal governing body Wisconsin works agency
21that has not met the aid to families with dependent children caseload performance
22standards established by the department may apply for a contract under the
23competitive process established under par. (a).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1220 24Section 1220. 49.143 (1) (at) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1220m 25Section 1220m. 49.143 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,661,3
149.143 (2) (a) 7. Coordinate with the governor's council on workforce excellence
2under s. 106.115
council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 to
3ensure compatibility of purpose and no duplication of effort.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1221 4Section 1221. 49.143 (2) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,661,215 49.143 (2) (cr) Provide, or contract with another person to provide, budgeting
6and financial planning services, including
credit establishment and credit repair
7assistance
training to participants. Prior to providing, or contracting with another
8to provide, the assistance specified under this paragraph, the Wisconsin works
9agency shall submit a proposed plan for the provision of that assistance to the
10department. The secretary shall submit each proposed plan to the cochairpersons
11of the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 days after receiving the proposed
12plans, the cochairpersons do not notify the secretary that the joint committee on
13finance has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plans, the
14department shall direct each Wisconsin works agency that submitted proposed plans
15to implement the plans. If, within 14 days, the co-chairs notify the secretary that
16they have scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plans, no
17Wisconsin works agency may implement its plan until the joint committee on finance
18approves the plan. Every January 31, the department shall submit to the joint
19committee on finance a report specifying the total amount expended in the previous
20year for the provision of credit establishment and credit repair assistance under this
21paragraph.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1221h 22Section 1221h. 49.143 (2) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,661,2523 49.143 (2) (ct) Return to the department an amount equal to the total amount
24of benefits withheld under s. 49.148 for missed work or education and training
25activities.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1222
1Section 1222. 49.143 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,662,72 49.143 (2) (e) To the extent permitted under federal law or waiver, certify
3eligibility for and issue food coupons to eligible Wisconsin works participants in
4conformity with 7 USC 2011 to 2029. If the department receives the federal waiver
5necessary to enforce the contract provision under this paragraph, the department
6shall submit to the joint committee on finance the terms of the waiver and an
7implementation plan prior to enforcing the contract provision under this paragraph.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1224c 8Section 1224c. 49.143 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,662,149 49.143 (3) Performance standards. The In consultation with the statewide
10advisory group and special work groups established under sub. (3m), the
department
11shall establish performance standards for the administration of Wisconsin works.
12If a Wisconsin works agency does not meet the standards established under this
13subsection, the department may withhold or recover any or all payment from the
14Wisconsin works agency.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1224d 15Section 1224d. 49.143 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,662,1816 49.143 (3g) Performance bonuses. (a) The department shall base any
17performance bonus calculation that it makes for Wisconsin works agencies on all of
18the following performance criteria:
AB133-ASA1,662,2019 1. The placement of applicants for and participants in Wisconsin works
20employment positions into unsubsidized employment, as defined in s. 49.147 (1) (c).
AB133-ASA1,662,2121 2. Whether the placement under subd. 1. is full time or part time.
AB133-ASA1,662,2322 3. The job retention rate, as defined by the department, of former applicants
23for, and former participants in, Wisconsin works employment positions.
AB133-ASA1,662,2524 4. Wages and benefits earned by former applicants for, and former participants
25in, Wisconsin works employment positions.
AB133-ASA1,663,1
15. Appropriate implementation of Wisconsin works.
AB133-ASA1,663,22 6. Customer satisfaction.
AB133-ASA1,663,53 (b) The department may not base any performance bonus payments on
4caseload decreases, or reduced spending by the Wisconsin works agency, that are not
5directly attributable to placement of participants in unsubsidized employment.
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