SB55-ASA1-AA1,423,21 21771. Page 576, line 21: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,423,22 22" Section 1577g. 48.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,424,3
148.02 (15) "Relative" means a parent, grandparent, greatgrandparent,
2stepparent, brother, sister, first cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, or aunt. This
3relationship shall be by blood, marriage, or adoption.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,424,4 4772. Page 576, line 24: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,424,5 5" Section 1583. 48.355 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,424,116 48.355 (2) (b) 6m. If the child is placed outside the home in a placement
7recommended by the agency designated under s. 48.33 (1), a statement that the court
8approves the placement recommended by the agency or, if the child is placed outside
9the home in a placement other than a placement recommended by that agency, a
10statement that the court has given bona fide consideration to the recommendations
11made by the agency and all parties relating to the child's placement.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1584 12Section 1584. 48.357 (2v) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,424,2013 48.357 (2v) If a hearing is held under sub. (1) or (2m) and the change in
14placement would place the child outside the home in a placement recommended by
15the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order,
16the change in placement order shall include a statement that the court approves the
17placement recommended by that person or agency or, if the child is placed outside the
18home in a placement other than a placement recommended by that person or agency,
19a statement that the court has given bona fide consideration to the recommendations
20made by that person or agency and all parties relating to the child's placement.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,424,21 21773. Page 578, line 6: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,424,22 22" Section 1588. 48.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,425,523 48.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
24for each child living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home,

1child-caring institution, secure detention facility, or shelter care facility or in the
2home of a relative
, the agency that placed the child or arranged the placement or the
3agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the child under s.
448.355 shall prepare a written permanency plan, if one of the following conditions
5exists:
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 10589 6Section 10589. 48.38 (4) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,425,117 48.38 (4) (f) (intro.) The services that will be provided to the child, the child's
8family, and the child's foster parent, the child's treatment foster parent or, the
9operator of the facility where the child is living, or the relative with whom the child
10is living
to carry out the dispositional order, including services planned to accomplish
11all of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1590 12Section 1590. 48.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,425,2313 48.38 (5) (a) The court or a panel appointed under this paragraph shall review
14the permanency plan every 6 months from the date on which the child was first held
15in physical custody or placed outside of his or her home under a court order. If the
16court elects not to review the permanency plan, the court shall appoint a panel to
17review the permanency plan. The panel shall consist of 3 persons who are either
18designated by an independent agency that has been approved by the chief judge of
19the judicial administrative district or designated by the agency that prepared the
20permanency plan. A voting majority of persons on each panel shall be persons who
21are not employed by the agency that prepared the permanency plan and who are not
22responsible for providing services to the child or the parents of the child whose
23permanency plan is the subject of the review.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1591 24Section 1591. 48.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,426,14
148.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the parents of the child, the
2child if he or she is 12 years of age or older, and the child's foster parent, the child's
3treatment foster parent or, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or
4the relative with whom the child is living
of the date, time, and place of the review,
5of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may have
6an opportunity to be heard at the review by submitting written comments not less
7than 10 working days before the review or by participating at the review. The court
8or agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the child's
9counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special
10advocate of the date of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review,
11and of the fact that they may submit written comments not less than 10 working days
12before the review. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not
13less than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the child's
14case record.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,426,15 15774. Page 578, line 7: delete lines 7 to 22.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,426,16 16775. Page 582, line 8: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,426,17 17" Section 1633. 48.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,427,818 48.62 (2) A relative, as defined in s. 48.02 (15) or as specified in s. 49.19 (1) (a),
19or a guardian of a child, who provides care and maintenance for a child, is not
20required to obtain the license specified in this section. The department, a county
21department, or a licensed child welfare agency as provided in s. 48.75 may shall issue
22a license to operate a foster home or a treatment foster home to a relative who has
23no duty of support under s. 49.90 (1) (a) and who requests a license to operate a foster
24home or treatment foster home for a specific child who is either placed by court order

1or who is the subject of a voluntary placement agreement under s. 48.63. The
2department, a county department, or a licensed child welfare agency may shall, at
3the request of a guardian appointed under s. 48.977 or 48.978 or ch. 880, license the
4guardian's home as a foster home or treatment foster home for the guardian's minor
5ward who is living in the home and who is placed in the home by court order.
6Relatives with no duty of support and guardians appointed under s. 48.977 or 48.978
7or ch. 880 who are licensed to operate foster homes or treatment foster homes are
8subject to the department's licensing rules.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,427,9 9776. Page 583, line 2: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,427,10 10" Section 1636d. 48.67 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,428,3 1148.67 Rules governing child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster
12homes, treatment foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities and
13county departments.
The department shall promulgate rules establishing
14minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to, and establishing standards
15for the operation of, child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster homes, treatment
16foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments. These
17rules shall be designed to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the
18children in the care of all licensees. The department shall consult with the
19department of commerce and the department of public instruction before
20promulgating these rules. In establishing the minimum requirements for the
21issuance of licenses to day care centers that provide care and supervision for children
22under one year of age, the department shall include a requirement that all licensees
23who are individuals and all employees and volunteers of a licensee who provide care
24and supervision for children receive, before the date on which the license is issued

1or the employment or volunteer work commences, whichever is applicable, training
2in the most current medically accepted methods of preventing sudden infant death
3syndrome.
".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,428,4 4777. Page 583, line 2: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,428,5 5" Section 1651g. 48.981 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,86 48.981 (2) Persons required to report. A physician, coroner, medical
7examiner, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, acupuncturist, other medical or
8mental health professional, social worker, marriage and family therapist,
9professional counselor, public assistance worker, including a financial and
10employment planner, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (d), school teacher, administrator or
11counselor, mediator under s. 767.11, child care worker in a day care center or child
12caring institution, day care provider, alcohol or other and drug abuse counselor,
13member of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county
14department under s. 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437, physical therapist, occupational
15therapist, dietitian, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, emergency medical
16technician, first responder or police or law enforcement officer having reasonable
17cause to suspect that a child seen in the course of professional duties has been abused
18or neglected or having reason to believe that a child seen in the course of professional
19duties has been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the
20child will occur shall, except as provided under sub. (2m), report as provided in sub.
21(3). A court-appointed special advocate having reasonable cause to suspect that a
22child seen in the course of the court-appointed special advocate's activities under s.
2348.236 (3) has been abused or neglected or having reason to believe that a child seen
24in the course of those activities has been threatened with abuse and neglect and that

1abuse or neglect of the child will occur shall, except as provided in sub. (2m), report
2as provided in sub. (3). Any other person, including an attorney, having reason to
3suspect that a child has been abused or neglected or reason to believe that a child has
4been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur
5may make such a report. Any person, including an attorney having reason to suspect
6that an unborn child has been abused or reason to believe that an unborn child is at
7substantial risk of abuse may report as provided in sub. (3). No person making a
8report under this subsection may be discharged from employment for so doing.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,9 9778. Page 583, line 2: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,10 10" Section 1651g. 48.981 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,1211 48.981 (1) (am) 1. The child's parent, grandparent, greatgrandparent,
12stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother , or half sister.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1651h 13Section 1651h. 48.981 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,1714 48.981 (1) (fm) "Relative" means a parent, grandparent, greatgrandparent,
15stepparent, brother, sister, first cousin, 2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt,
16stepgrandparent, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law,
17sister-in-law, stepuncle, or stepaunt.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,19 18779. Page 586, line 14: delete "Section 1656tym" and substitute " Section
191656sy".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,20 20780. Page 586, line 23: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,429,21 21" Section 1656tig. 49.124 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,322 49.124 (1d) Eligibility determinations. (a) The department shall certify
23eligibility for and issue food coupons for the food stamp program and shall, under a
24contract under s. 49.33 (2), designate the functions to the county department under

1s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the governing body of a federally recognized American
2Indian tribe or band. The department may designate these functions, to the extent
3permitted under federal law or a waiver under par. (b), to a Wisconsin works agency.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,94 (b) The department shall request a waiver from the federal secretary of health
5and human services to permit Wisconsin works agencies to certify eligibility for and
6issue food coupons for the food stamp program. If the department receives the
7waiver, the department shall implement the waiver except that, prior to
8implementing the waiver, the department shall submit the terms of the waiver and
9an implementation plan to the joint committee on finance.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1656tik 10Section 1656tik. 49.124 (1d) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is renumbered 49.79 (1m).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,13 12781. Page 589, line 2: delete the material beginning with ", as" and ending
13with "act)," on line 3.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,14 14782. Page 589, line 4: delete lines 4 to 19.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,15 15783. Page 590, line 24: delete lines 24 and 25 and substitute:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,17 16"49.125 (1) The department, or a county, or an elected governing body of a
17federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or a Wisconsin works agency".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,18 18784. Page 593, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,19 19" Section 1656w. 49.134 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,430,2420 49.134 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and the allocation
21under s. 49.155 (1g) (b), the department shall make grants to local agencies to fund
22child care resource and referral services provided by those local agencies. The
23department shall provide an allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant
24awarded under this section.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,2
1785. Page 596, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and
2ending with page 597, line 3.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,3 3786. Page 597, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,4 4" Section 1660t. 49.1475 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,17 549.1475 Follow-up services. Following any follow-up period required by the
6contract entered into under s. 49.143, a Wisconsin works agency may provide case
7management services for an individual who moves from a Wisconsin works
8employment position to unsubsidized employment to help the individual retain the
9unsubsidized employment. Case management services may include the provision of
10employment skills training; English as a 2nd language classes, if the Wisconsin
11works agency determines that the course will facilitate the individual's efforts to
12retain employment; a course of study meeting the standards established under s.
13115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation;
14or other remedial education courses. A Wisconsin works agency shall coordinate case
15management services with a program offered by a technical college under s. 38.34.

16The Wisconsin works agency may provide case management services regardless of
17the individual's income and asset levels.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,18 18787. Page 597, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,19 19" Section 1660n. 49.147 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,2320 49.147 (6) (c) Distribution and administration. From the appropriations under
21s. 20.445 (3) (e), (jL) and (md), the department shall distribute funds for job access
22loans to a Wisconsin works agency, which shall administer the loans in accordance
23with rules promulgated by the department.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,431,24 24788. Page 597, line 6: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,432,1
1" Section 1660y. 49.155 (1d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,432,122 49.155 (1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards
3for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651. In establishing the
4requirements for certification under this paragraph of a child care provider who
5provides care and supervision for children under one year of age, the department
6shall include a requirement that all providers and all employees and volunteers of
7a provider who provide care and supervision for children receive, before the date on
8which the provider is certified or the employment or volunteer work commences,
9whichever is applicable, training in the most current medically accepted methods of
10preventing sudden infant death syndrome.
In establishing the requirements for
11certification as a Level II certified family day care provider, the department may not
12include a any other requirement for training for providers.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,432,13 13789. Page 601, line 2: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,432,15 14" Section 1676e. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (5) (a) and
15amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,432,1816 49.155 (5) (a) Liability for payment. An Except as provided in par. (b), an
17individual is liable for the percentage of the cost of the child care specified by the
18department in a printed copayment schedule.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,432,23 19(b) An individual who is under the age of 20 and is attending high school or
20participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29
21(4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation may not
22be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the type of
23child care received and the number of children receiving child care.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,432,24 24790. Page 601, line 2: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,1
1" Section 1677. 49.1635 of the statutes is repealed.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,2 2791. Page 601, line 2: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,3 3" Section 1676n. 49.173 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,4 449.173 (title) Workforce attachment and advancement program.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,5 5792. Page 601, line 5: delete "(e)," and substitute "(e),".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,6 6793. Page 601, line 6: after "(k)," insert "(km),".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,7 7794. Page 602, line 12: delete "December 1" and substitute "December 31".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,8 8795. Page 603, line 19: delete lines 19 to 21 and substitute:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,9 9" Section 1689c. 49.175 (1) (n) of the statutes is repealed.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,10 10796. Page 604, line 2: delete "$274,500,000" and substitute "$274,000,000".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,11 11797. Page 604, line 3: delete "$305,550,000" and substitute "$304,950,000".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,12 12798. Page 604, line 7: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,13 13" Section 1691d. 49.175 (1) (qd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,1614 49.175 (1) (qd) Child care resource and referral services. For child care resource
15and referral services grants under s. 49.134 (2), $400,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and
16$400,000 in fiscal year 2002-03.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,18 17799. Page 604, line 19: after "attachment" insert " and advancement
18program
".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,19 19800. Page 604, line 20: delete "$9,641,000" and substitute "$9,841,000".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,20 20801. Page 604, line 21: delete "$5,000,000" and substitute "$10,000,000".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,22 21802. Page 604, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and
22ending with page 605, line 3, and substitute:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,433,23 23" Section 1696bb. 49.175 (1) (v) of the statutes is repealed.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,1
1803. Page 607, line 4: delete lines 4 to 7 and substitute:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,2 2" Section 1710bm. 49.175 (1) (zf) of the statutes is repealed.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,3 3804. Page 607, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,4 4" Section 1712. 49.175 (1) (zk) of the statutes is repealed.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,5 5805. Page 607, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,6 6" Section 1713. 49.175 (1) (zL) of the statutes is repealed.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,7 7806. Page 607, line 14: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,8 8" Section 1714p. 49.175 (1) (zq) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,129 49.175 (1) (zq) Job retention skills development programs. For the transfer of
10moneys to the technical college system board for implementation costs for job
11retention skills development programs under s. 38.34, $200,000 in fiscal year
122001-02.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,434,13 13807. Page 609, line 13: after "(k)," insert "(km),".
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