AB100-ASA1, s. 925 3Section 925. 48.345 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,456,64 48.345 (3) (c) A foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62
5or, a group home licensed under s. 48.625 , or in the home of a guardian under s.
648.977 (2)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 926 7Section 926. 48.356 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,456,178 48.356 (1) Whenever the court orders a child to be placed outside his or her
9home, orders an expectant mother of an unborn child to be placed outside of her
10home, or denies a parent visitation because the child or unborn child has been
11adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.345, 48.347, 48.357,
1248.363, or 48.365 or whenever the court appoints a guardian for a child under s.
1348.977 (2)
, the court shall orally inform the parent or parents who appear in court
14or the expectant mother who appears in court of any grounds for termination of
15parental rights under s. 48.415 which that may be applicable and of the conditions
16necessary for the child or expectant mother to be returned to the home or for the
17parent to be granted visitation.
AB100-ASA1, s. 927 18Section 927. 48.425 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,457,219 48.425 (1) (g) If an agency designated under s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4.
20determines that it is unlikely that the child will be adopted, or if adoption would not
21be in the best interests of the child, the report shall include a plan for placing the child
22in a permanent family setting. The plan shall include a recommendation as to the
23agency to be named guardian of the child or, a recommendation that the person
24appointed as the guardian of the child under s. 48.977 (2) continue to be the guardian

1of the child, or a recommendation that a guardian be appointed for the child under
2s. 48.977 (2)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 928 3Section 928. 48.427 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,457,64 48.427 (3m) (intro.) If the rights of both parents or of the only living parent are
5terminated under sub. (3) and if a guardian has not been appointed under s. 48.977,
6the court shall either do one of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 929 7Section 929. 48.427 (3m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,457,98 48.427 (3m) (c) Appoint a guardian under s. 48.977 and transfer guardianship
9and custody of the child to the guardian.
AB100-ASA1, s. 930 10Section 930. 48.427 (3p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,457,1511 48.427 (3p) If the rights of both parents or of the only living parent are
12terminated under sub. (3) and if a guardian has been appointed under s. 48.977, the
13court may enter one of the orders specified in sub. (3m) (a) or (b). If the court enters
14an order under this subsection, the court shall terminate the guardianship under s.
1548.977.
AB100-ASA1, s. 932 16Section 932. 48.48 (17) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,458,417 48.48 (17) (a) 3. Provide appropriate protection and services for children and
18the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
19those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
20homes, placing the children in licensed foster homes, treatment foster homes, or
21group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to the
22agency with legal custody, placing the children in the homes of guardians under s.
2348.977 (2),
or contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare
24agencies, except that the department may not purchase the educational component
25of private day treatment programs unless the department, the school board, as

1defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public instruction all
2determine that an appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes
3between the department and the school district shall be resolved by the state
4superintendent of public instruction.
AB100-ASA1, s. 933 5Section 933. 48.48 (17) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,458,86 48.48 (17) (c) 4. Is living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home,
7or, residential care center for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home
8under s. 48.62 (5)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 934 9Section 934. 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,458,2210 48.57 (1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children and the
11expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
12those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
13homes, placing those children in licensed foster homes, treatment foster homes, or
14group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to the
15agency with legal custody, placing those children in the homes of guardians under
16s. 48.977 (2),
or contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare
17agencies, except that the county department may not purchase the educational
18component of private day treatment programs unless the county department, the
19school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public
20instruction all determine that an appropriate public education program is not
21available. Disputes between the county department and the school district shall be
22resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB100-ASA1, s. 935 23Section 935. 48.57 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,459,3
148.57 (3) (a) 4. Is living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home,
2or, residential care center for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home
3under s. 48.62 (5)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 936 4Section 936. 48.57 (3m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,459,75 48.57 (3m) (cm) A kinship care relative who receives a payment under par. (am)
6for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to receive a payment
7under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (4) or (5) for that child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 937 8Section 937. 48.57 (3m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,459,169 48.57 (3m) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
10500,000 or more, the department may recover an overpayment made under par. (am)
11from a kinship care relative who continues to receive payments under par. (am) by
12reducing the amount of the kinship care relative's monthly payment. The
13department may by rule specify other methods for recovering overpayments made
14under par. (am). A county department that recovers an overpayment under this
15paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the
16amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 938 17Section 938. 48.57 (3n) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,459,2018 48.57 (3n) (cm) A long-term kinship care relative who receives a payment
19under par. (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to
20receive a payment under sub. (3m) or s. 48.62 (4) or (5) for that child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 939 21Section 939. 48.57 (3n) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,460,422 48.57 (3n) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
23500,000 or more, the department may recover an overpayment made under par. (am)
24from a long-term kinship care relative who continues to receive payments under par.
25(am) by reducing the amount of the long-term kinship care relative's monthly

1payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for recovering
2overpayments made under par. (am). A county department that recovers an
3overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees
4may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 940 5Section 940. 48.57 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,460,116 48.57 (3p) (a) In this subsection, "adult resident" means a person 18 years of
7age or over who lives at the home of a person who has applied for or is receiving
8payments under sub. (3m) or (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) with the intent of making
9that home his or her home or who lives for more than 30 days cumulative in any
106-month period at the home of a person who has applied for or is receiving payments
11under sub. (3m) or (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b).
AB100-ASA1, s. 941 12Section 941. 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,460,1713 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
14or (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b), the county department or, in a county having a
15population of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family services, with
16the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation
17of the applicant.
AB100-ASA1, s. 942 18Section 942. 48.57 (3p) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,460,2419 48.57 (3p) (b) 3. The county department or, in a county having a population of
20500,000 or more, the department of health and family services, with the assistance
21of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person
22who is receiving payments under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) at any time that
23the county department or department of health and family services considers to be
24appropriate.
AB100-ASA1, s. 943 25Section 943. 48.57 (3p) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,461,7
148.57 (3p) (c) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
2or (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b), the county department or, in a county having a
3population of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family services, with
4the assistance of the department of justice, shall, in addition to the investigation
5under par. (b) 1., conduct a background investigation of all employees and
6prospective employees of the applicant who have or would have regular contact with
7the child for whom those payments are being made and of each adult resident.
AB100-ASA1, s. 944 8Section 944. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,461,169 48.57 (3p) (c) 2m. The county department or, in a county having a population
10of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family services, with the assistance
11of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the
12employees or prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under
13sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) who have or would have regular contact with the child
14for whom payments are being made and of each adult resident at any time that the
15county department or department of health and family services considers to be
16appropriate.
AB100-ASA1, s. 945 17Section 945. 48.57 (3p) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,461,2518 48.57 (3p) (c) 3. Before a person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or
19(3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) may employ any person in a position in which that person
20would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made
21or permit any person to be an adult resident, the county department or, in a county
22having a population of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family
23services, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background
24investigation of the prospective employee or prospective adult resident unless that
25person has already been investigated under subd. 1., 2. or 2m.
AB100-ASA1, s. 946
1Section 946. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,462,242 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1m. The county department or, in a county having a population
3of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family services may not enter into
4the agreement under sub. (3n) (am) 6. or make payments under s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b)
5unless the county department or department of health and family services receives
6information from the department of justice relating to the conviction record of the
7applicant under the law of this state and that record indicates either that the
8applicant has not been arrested or convicted or that the applicant has been arrested
9or convicted but the director of the county department or, in a county having a
10population of 500,000 or more, the person designated by the secretary of health and
11family services to review conviction records under this subdivision determines that
12the conviction record is satisfactory because it does not include any arrest or
13conviction that the director or person designated by the secretary determines is
14likely to adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care relative's applicant's
15ability to care for the child. The county department or, in a county having a
16population of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family services may
17make payments under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) conditioned on the receipt of
18information from the federal bureau of investigation indicating that the person's
19conviction record under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory
20because the conviction record does not include any arrest or conviction that the
21director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or
22more, the person designated by the secretary of health and family services to review
23conviction records under this subdivision determines is likely to adversely affect the
24child or the long-term kinship care relative's applicant's ability to care for the child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 947 25Section 947. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,464,12
148.57 (3p) (fm) 2m. A person receiving payments under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (5)
2(a) or (b)
may provisionally employ a person in a position in which that person would
3have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or
4provisionally permit a person to be an adult resident if the person receiving those
5payments states to the county department or, in a county having a population of
6500,000 or more, the department of health and family services that, to the best of his
7or her knowledge, the employee or adult resident does not have any arrests or
8convictions that could adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving
9payments to care for the child. A person receiving payment under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62
10(5) (a) or (b)
may not finally employ a person in a position in which that person would
11have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or
12finally permit a person to be an adult resident until the county department or, in a
13county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family
14services receives information from the department of justice relating to the person's
15conviction record under the law of this state and that record indicates either that the
16person has not been arrested or convicted or that the person has been arrested or
17convicted but the director of the county department or, in a county having a
18population of 500,000 or more, the person designated by the secretary of health and
19family services to review conviction records under this subdivision determines that
20the conviction record is satisfactory because it does not include any arrest or
21conviction that is likely to adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care
22relative's
ability of the person receiving payments to care for the child and the county
23department or department of health and family services so advises the person
24receiving payments under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b). A person receiving
25payments under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) may finally employ a person in a

1position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom
2those payments are being made or finally permit a person to be an adult resident
3conditioned on the receipt of information from the county department or, in a county
4having a population of 500,000 or more, the department of health and family services
5that the federal bureau of investigation indicates that the person's conviction record
6under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory because the
7conviction record does not include any arrest or conviction that the director of the
8county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the person
9designated by the secretary of health and family services to review conviction records
10under this subdivision determines is likely to adversely affect the child or the
11long-term kinship care relative's ability of the person receiving payments to care for
12the child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 948 13Section 948. 48.57 (3p) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,464,2314 48.57 (3p) (hm) A county department or, in a county having a population of
15500,000 or more, the department may not make payments to a person under sub. (3n)
16or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) and a person receiving payments under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62
17(5) (a) or (b)
may not employ a person in a position in which that person would have
18regular contact with the child for whom payments are being made or permit a person
19to be an adult resident if the director of the county department or, in a county having
20a population of 500,000 or more, the person designated by the secretary to review
21conviction records under this paragraph determines that the person has any arrest
22or conviction that is likely to adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care
23relative's
person's ability to care for the child.
AB100-ASA1, s. 949 24Section 949. 48.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,465,4
148.61 (3) To provide appropriate care and training for children in its legal or
2physical custody and, if licensed to do so, to place children in licensed foster homes,
3licensed treatment foster homes, and licensed group homes and in the homes of
4guardians under s. 48.977 (2)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 950 5Section 950. 48.615 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,465,106 48.615 (1) (b) Before the department may issue a license under s. 48.60 (1) to
7a child welfare agency that places children in licensed foster homes, licensed
8treatment foster homes, and licensed group homes and in the homes of guardians
9under s. 48.977 (2)
, the child welfare agency must pay to the department a biennial
10fee of $254.10.
AB100-ASA1, s. 951d 11Section 951d. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,466,212 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
13age-related rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2000, the
14age-related rates are: $299 for children aged 4 and under; $326 for children aged 5
15to 11; $371 for children aged 12 to 14 and $387 for children aged 15 to 17.
Beginning
16on January 1, 2001, the age-related rates are: $302 for children aged 4 and under;
17$329 for children aged 5 to 11; $375 for children aged 12 to 14; and $391 for children
18aged 15 to 17
2006, the age-related rates are $310 for a child under 5 years of age;
19$337 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $384 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $401
20for a child 15 years of age or over. Beginning on January 1, 2007, the age-related
21rates are $317 for a child under 5 years of age; $346 for a child 5 to 11 years of age;
22$394 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $411 for a child 15 years of age or over
. In
23addition to these grants for basic maintenance, the department shall make
24supplemental payments for special needs, exceptional circumstances, care in a

1treatment foster home, and initial clothing allowances according to rules
2promulgated by the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 952 3Section 952. 48.62 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,466,124 48.62 (5) (a) Subject to par. (d), a county department or, in a county having a
5population of 500,000 or more, the department shall provide monthly subsidized
6guardianship payments in the amount specified in par. (e) to a guardian of a child
7under s. 48.977 (2) or under a substantially similar tribal law or law of another state
8who was licensed as the child's foster parent or treatment foster parent before the
9guardianship appointment and who has entered into a subsidized guardianship
10agreement with the county department or department if the guardian meets the
11conditions specified in par. (c) 1. and 2. and if the child meets any of the following
12conditions:
AB100-ASA1,466,2213 1. The child has been placed outside of his or her home, as described in s. 48.365
14(1), for a cumulative total period of one year or longer, the court has found that the
15agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child under a court order
16has made reasonable efforts to make it possible for the child to return to his or her
17home, while assuring that the child's health and safety are the paramount concerns,
18but that reunification of the child with the child's parent or parents is unlikely or
19contrary to the best interests of the child and that further reunification efforts are
20unlikely to be made or are contrary to the best interests of the child, or that any of
21the circumstances specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. apply, and the court has found
22that appointment of a guardian for the child is in the best interests of the child.
AB100-ASA1,467,223 2. The child does not meet the conditions specified in subd. 1., but the county
24department or department has determined, and a court has confirmed under s.
2548.977 (3r) or under a substantially similar tribal law or law of another state, that

1appointing a guardian for the child and providing monthly subsidized guardianship
2payments to the guardian are in the best interests of the child.
AB100-ASA1,467,83 (b) Subject to par. (d), on the death, incapacity, resignation, or removal of a
4guardian receiving payments under par. (a), a county department or, in a county
5having a population of 500,000 or more, the department shall provide monthly
6subsidized guardianship payments in the amount specified in par. (e) for a period of
7up to 12 months to an interim caretaker who meets all of the conditions specified in
8par. (c).
AB100-ASA1,467,119 (c) A county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
10the department may not provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments under
11par. (a) or (b) unless all of the following conditions are met:
AB100-ASA1,467,1512 1. The county department or department inspects the home of the guardian or
13interim caretaker, interviews the guardian or interim caretaker, and determines
14that placement of the child with the guardian or interim caretaker is in the best
15interests of the child.
AB100-ASA1,467,2316 2. The county department or department conducts a background investigation
17under s. 48.57 (3p) of the guardian or interim caretaker, the employees and
18prospective employees of the guardian or interim caretaker who have or would have
19regular contact with the child for whom the payments would be made, and any other
20adult resident, as defined in s. 48.57 (3p) (a), of the home of the guardian or interim
21caretaker and determines that those individuals do not have any arrests or
22convictions that are likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the guardian
23or interim caretaker to care for the child.
AB100-ASA1,468,3
13. In the case of an interim caretaker, the interim caretaker cooperates with
2the county department or department in finding a permanent placement for the
3child.
AB100-ASA1,468,174 (d) The department shall request from the secretary of the federal department
5of health and human services a waiver of the requirements under 42 USC 670 to 679a
6that would authorize the state to receive federal foster care and adoption assistance
7reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a for the costs of providing care for a child
8who is in the care of a guardian who was licensed as the child's foster parent or
9treatment foster parent before the guardianship appointment and who has entered
10into a subsidized guardianship agreement with the county department or
11department. If the waiver is approved for a county having a population of 500,000
12or more, the department shall provide the monthly payments under par. (a) from the
13appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cx), (gx), (kw), and (mx). If the waiver is approved
14for any other county, the department shall determine which counties are authorized
15to provide monthly payments under par. (a) or (b), and the county departments of
16those counties shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 46.495
17(1) (d).
AB100-ASA1,468,2218 (e) The amount of a monthly payment under par. (a) or (b) for the care of a child
19shall equal the amount received under sub. (4) by the guardian of the child for the
20month immediately preceding the month in which the guardianship order was
21granted. A guardian or an interim caretaker who receives a monthly payment under
22par. (a) or (b) is not eligible to receive a payment under sub. (4) or s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n).
AB100-ASA1, s. 953 23Section 953. 48.62 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,469,624 48.62 (6) The department or a county department may recover an overpayment
25made under sub. (4) or (5) from a foster parent, treatment foster parent, guardian,

1or interim caretaker who continues to receive payments under sub. (4) or (5) by
2reducing the amount of the person's monthly payment. The department may by rule
3specify other methods for recovering overpayments made under sub. (4) or (5). A
4county department that recovers an overpayment under this subsection due to the
5efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as
6provided by the department by rule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 962d 7Section 962d. 48.65 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,469,188 48.65 (3) (a) Before the department may issue a license under sub. (1) to a day
9care center that provides care and supervision for 4 to 8 children, the day care center
10must pay to the department a biennial fee of $60.50. Before the department may
11issue a license under sub. (1) to a day care center that provides care and supervision
12for 9 or more children, the day care center must pay to the department a biennial fee
13of $30.25, plus a biennial fee of $8.47 $10.33 per child, based on the number of
14children that the day care center is licensed to serve. A day care center that wishes
15to continue a license issued under sub. (1) shall pay the applicable fee under this
16paragraph by the continuation date of the license. A new day care center shall pay
17the applicable fee under this paragraph no later than 30 days before the opening of
18the day care center.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1023 19Section 1023. 48.78 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,470,1420 48.78 (2) (h) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the department, a county
21department, or a licensed child welfare agency from entering the content of any
22record kept or information received about an individual in its care or legal custody
23into the statewide automated child welfare information system established under s.
2446.03 (7) (g). Paragraph (a) also does not prohibit a county department under s.
2546.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, the department of health and family services,

1the department of corrections, or any other organization that has entered into an
2information sharing and access agreement with one of those county departments or
3departments and that has been approved for access to the statewide automated child
4welfare information system by the department of health and family services from
5having access to information concerning a client of that county department,
6department, or organization under this chapter or ch. 51 or 938 that is maintained
7in the statewide automated child welfare information system, if necessary to enable
8the county department, department, or organization to perform its duties under this
9chapter or ch. 51 or 938 or to coordinate the delivery of services under this chapter
10or ch. 51 or 938 to the client. Before entering any information about an individual
11into the statewide automated child welfare information system, the department,
12county department, or licensed child welfare agency entering the information shall
13notify the individual that the information entered may be disclosed as provided in
14this paragraph.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1024 15Section 1024. 48.975 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,470,2216 48.975 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., for support of a child who was
17in foster care or, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care immediately
18prior to placement for adoption, the initial amount of adoption assistance for
19maintenance shall be equivalent to the amount of that child's foster care or,
20treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care payment at the time that the
21agreement under sub. (4) (a) is signed or a lesser amount if agreed to by the proposed
22adoptive parents and specified in that agreement.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1025 23Section 1025. 48.975 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,471,424 48.975 (3) (a) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., for support of a child not in foster
25care or, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care immediately prior to

1placement for adoption, the initial amount of adoption assistance for maintenance
2shall be equivalent to the uniform foster care rate in effect at the time that the
3agreement under sub. (4) (a) is signed or a lesser amount if agreed to by the proposed
4adoptive parents and specified in that agreement.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1026 5Section 1026. 48.975 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,471,126 48.975 (4) (a) Except in extenuating circumstances, as defined by the
7department by rule promulgated under sub. (5) (a), a written agreement to provide
8adoption assistance shall be made prior to adoption. An agreement to provide
9adoption assistance may be made only for a child who, at the time of placement for
10adoption, is in the guardianship of the department or other agency authorized to
11place children for adoption or, in the guardianship of an American Indian tribal
12agency in this state, or in a subsidized guardianship under s. 48.62 (5).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1027 13Section 1027. 48.975 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,471,1914 48.975 (4m) Recovery of incorrect payments. The department may recover
15an overpayment of adoption assistance from an adoptive parent who continues to
16receive adoption assistance for maintenance by reducing the amount of the adoptive
17parent's monthly payment of adoption assistance for maintenance. The department
18may by rule specify other methods for recovering overpayments of adoption
19assistance.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1028 20Section 1028. 48.977 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,471,22 2148.977 (title) Appointment of relatives as guardians for certain
22children in need of protection or services.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1029 23Section 1029. 48.977 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1030 24Section 1030. 48.977 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,472,3
148.977 (2) Type of guardianship. (intro.) This section may be used for the
2appointment of a relative of a child as a guardian of the person for the a child if the
3court finds all of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1031 4Section 1031. 48.977 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,472,125 48.977 (2) (a) That the child has been adjudged to be in need of protection or
6services under s. 48.13 (1), (2), (3), (3m), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (10m), (11), or (11m) or
7938.13 (4) and been placed, or continued in a placement, outside of his or her home
8pursuant to one or more court orders under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365,
9938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 for a cumulative total period of one year or
10longer
or that the child has been so adjudged and placement of the child in the home
11of a guardian under this section has been recommended under s. 48.33 (1) or 938.33
12(1)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1032 13Section 1032. 48.977 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,472,1814 48.977 (2) (b) That the person nominated as the guardian of the child is a
15relative of the child person with whom the child has been placed or in whose home
16placement of the child is recommended under par. (a)
and that it is likely that the
17child will continue to be placed with that relative person for an extended period of
18time or until the child attains the age of 18 years.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1033 19Section 1033. 48.977 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,472,2220 48.977 (2) (c) That, if appointed, it is likely that the relative person would be
21willing and able to serve as the child's guardian for an extended period of time or until
22the child attains the age of 18 years.
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