AB40-ASA1,530,119 5. Prior to being named as the guardian of the child, the guardian entered into
10a subsidized guardianship agreement under sub. (2) with the county department or
11department.
AB40-ASA1,530,1612 (c) An order under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.345, 938.357, 938.363,
13or 938.365 placing the child, or continuing the placement of the child, outside of the
14child's home has been terminated, or any proceeding in which the child has been
15adjudged to be in need of protection or services specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) has been
16dismissed, as provided in s. 48.977 (3r).
AB40-ASA1,530,2317 (d) If the county department or department knows or has reason to know that
18the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe
19have been provided with notice of the child's placement in the home of the guardian
20under s. 48.977 (4) (c) 2m. and the court has found under s. 48.977 (4) (g) 4. that the
21home of the guardian is in compliance with the order of placement preference under
22s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court found good cause,
23as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
AB40-ASA1,531,4 24(2) Subsidized guardianship agreement. Before a county department or the
25department may approve the provision of subsidized guardianship payments under

1sub. (1) to a proposed guardian, the county department or department shall negotiate
2and enter into a written, binding subsidized guardianship agreement with the
3proposed guardian and provide the proposed guardian with a copy of the agreement.
4A subsidized guardianship agreement shall specify all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,531,85 (a) The amount of the monthly subsidized guardianship payments that will be
6provided under the agreement and the manner in which those payments may be
7adjusted periodically, in consultation with the guardian, based on the circumstances
8of the guardian and the needs of the child.
AB40-ASA1,531,129 (b) Any additional services and assistance for which the child or guardian will
10be eligible under the agreement, a description of those additional services and that
11additional assistance, and the procedures by which the guardian may apply for those
12additional services and that additional assistance.
AB40-ASA1,531,1513 (c) That the county department or department will pay the total cost of the
14nonrecurring expenses that are associated with obtaining guardianship of the child,
15not to exceed $2,000.
AB40-ASA1,531,1716 (d) That the agreement shall remain in effect without regard to the state of
17residence of the guardian.
AB40-ASA1,531,2118 (e) That, in determining eligibility for adoption assistance under s. 48.975 and
1942 USC 673 for the care of the child, the placement of the child in the home of the
20guardian and any payments made under sub. (1) shall be considered never to have
21been made.
AB40-ASA1,532,12 22(3) Payments. (c) 1. If a person who is receiving monthly subsidized
23guardianship payments under an agreement under sub. (2) believes that there has
24been a substantial change in circumstances, as defined by the department by rule
25promulgated under sub. (7) (a), he or she may request that the agreement be

1amended to increase the amount of those payments. If a request is received under
2this subdivision, the county department or department shall determine whether
3there has been a substantial change in circumstances and whether there has been
4a substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the person receiving those
5payments. If there has been a substantial change in circumstances and if there has
6been no substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by that person, the
7county department or department shall offer to increase the amount of those
8payments based on criteria established by the department by rule promulgated
9under sub. (7) (b). If an increased monthly subsidized guardianship payment is
10agreed to by the person receiving those payments, the county department or
11department shall amend the agreement in writing to specify the increased amount
12of those payments.
AB40-ASA1,533,213 2. Annually, a county department or the department shall review an agreement
14that has been amended under subd. 1. to determine whether the substantial change
15in circumstances that was the basis for amending the agreement continues to exist.
16If that substantial change in circumstances continues to exist, the agreement, as
17amended, shall remain in effect. If that substantial change in circumstances no
18longer exists, the county department or department shall offer to decrease the
19amount of the monthly subsidized guardianship payments provided under sub. (1)
20based on criteria established by the department under sub. (7) (c). If the decreased
21amount of those payments is agreed to by the person receiving those payments, the
22county department or department shall amend the agreement in writing to specify
23the decreased amount of those payments. If the decreased amount of those payments
24is not agreed to by the person receiving those payments, that person may appeal the

1decision of the county department or department regarding the decrease under sub.
2(5).
AB40-ASA1,533,83 3. A county department or the department may propose to a person receiving
4monthly subsidized guardianship payments that the agreement under sub. (2) (b) be
5amended to adjust the amount of those payments. If an adjustment in the amount
6of those payments is agreed to by the person receiving those payments, the
7agreement shall be amended in writing to specify the adjusted amount of those
8payments.
AB40-ASA1,533,109 4. An agreement under sub. (2) may be amended more than once under subd.
101. or 3.
AB40-ASA1,533,1711 (d) The department or a county department may recover an overpayment made
12under sub. (1) or (6) from a guardian or interim caretaker who continues to receive
13those payments by reducing the amount of the person's monthly payment. The
14department may by rule specify other methods for recovering those overpayments.
15A county department that recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the
16efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as
17provided by the department by rule.
AB40-ASA1,533,24 18(4) Annual review. A county department or the department shall review a
19placement of a child for which the county department or department makes
20payments under sub. (1) not less than every 12 months after the county department
21or department begins making those payments to determine whether the child and
22the guardian remain eligible for those payments. If the child or the guardian is no
23longer eligible for those payments, the county department or department shall
24discontinue making those payments.
AB40-ASA1,534,6
1(5) Appeal. (a) Any person whose application for payments under sub. (1) is
2not acted on promptly or is denied on the grounds that a condition specified in sub.
3(1) has not been met and any person whose payments under sub. (1) are decreased
4under sub. (3) (c) 2. or discontinued under sub. (4) may petition the department under
5par. (b) for a review of that action or failure to act. Review is unavailable if the action
6or failure to act arose more than 45 days before submission of the petition for review.
AB40-ASA1,534,217 (b) 1. Upon receipt of a timely petition described in par. (a) the department shall
8give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice and an opportunity for a fair
9hearing. The department may make such additional investigation as it considers
10necessary. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant or recipient and to
11the county department or subunit of the department whose action or failure to act
12is the subject of the petition. That county department or subunit of the department
13may be represented at the hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon
14as possible after the hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the
15applicant or recipient and to the county department or subunit of the department
16whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition. The decision of the
17department shall have the same effect as an order of the county department or
18subunit of the department whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition.
19The decision shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may
20require. The department shall deny a petition for review or shall refuse to grant
21relief if any of the following applies:
AB40-ASA1,534,2222 a. The petitioner withdraws the petition in writing.
AB40-ASA1,534,2523 b. The sole issue in the petition concerns an automatic payment adjustment or
24change that affects an entire class of recipients and is the result of a change in state
25law.
AB40-ASA1,535,3
1c. The petitioner abandons the petition. Abandonment occurs if the petitioner
2fails to appear in person or by a representative at a scheduled hearing without good
3cause, as determined by the department.
AB40-ASA1,535,134 2. If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after the date of notice that
5his or her payments under sub. (1) are being decreased or discontinued, those
6payments may not be decreased or discontinued until a decision is rendered after the
7hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the
8department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall
9promptly notify the county department or the subunit of the department whose
10action is the subject of the hearing that the recipient has requested a hearing.
11Payments under sub. (1) shall be decreased or discontinued if the recipient is
12contesting a state law or a change in state law and not the determination of the
13payment made on the recipient's behalf.
AB40-ASA1,535,1514 3. The recipient shall be promptly informed in writing if his or her payments
15under sub. (1) are to be decreased or discontinued pending the hearing decision.
AB40-ASA1,535,23 16(6) (d) If the county department or department knows or has reason to know
17that the child is an Indian child, the county department or department provides
18notice of the Indian child's placement in the home of the interim caretaker to the
19Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe and determines that the home of
20the interim caretaker complies with the order of placement preference under s.
2148.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the county department or
22department finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that
23order.
AB40-ASA1,535,25 24(7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
25Those rules shall include all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,536,4
1(a) A rule defining the substantial change in circumstances under which a
2person receiving monthly subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) may
3request that an agreement made under sub. (2) be amended to increase the amount
4of those payments.
AB40-ASA1,536,105 (b) Rules establishing requirements for submitting a request under sub. (3) (c)
61. and criteria for determining the amount of the increase in monthly subsidized
7guardianship payments that a county department or the department shall offer if
8there has been a substantial change in circumstances and if there has been no
9substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the person receiving those
10payments.
AB40-ASA1,536,1711 (c) Rules establishing the criteria for determining the amount of the decrease
12in monthly subsidized guardianship payments that the department shall offer under
13sub. (3) (c) 2. if a substantial change in circumstances no longer exists. The criteria
14shall provide that the amount of the decrease offered by the department under sub.
15(3) (c) 2. may not result in a monthly subsidized guardianship payment that is less
16than the initial monthly subsidized guardianship payment provided for the child
17under sub. (1).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1332x 18Section 1332x. 48.645 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,537,219 48.645 (1) (a) The child is living in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 if a
20license is required under that section, in a foster home located within the boundaries
21of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the
22reservation, in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, in a subsidized guardianship
23home under s. 48.62 (5) 48.623, or in a residential care center for children and youth
24licensed under s. 48.60, and has been placed in the foster home, group home,
25subsidized guardianship home, or center by a county department under s. 46.215,

146.22, or 46.23, by the department, or by a governing body of an Indian tribe in this
2state under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1332y 3Section 1332y. 48.645 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,537,174 48.645 (2) (a) 1. A nonrelative who cares for the dependent child in a foster
5home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home located within the boundaries
6of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the
7reservation or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, a subsidized guardian or
8interim caretaker under s. 48.62 (5) 48.623 who cares for the dependent child, or a
9minor custodial parent who cares for the dependent child, regardless of the cause or
10prospective period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the
11procedure under s. 48.569 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s.
1248.569 (1) (d) for aid granted under this section except that if the child does not have
13legal settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The
14county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48
15(17) shall determine the legal settlement of the child. A child under one year of age
16shall be eligible for aid under this subsection irrespective of any other residence
17requirement for eligibility within this section.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1333 18Section 1333. 48.67 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,538,5 1948.67 Rules governing child welfare agencies, child care centers,
20foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments.

21(intro.) The department shall promulgate rules establishing minimum
22requirements for the issuance of licenses to, and establishing standards for the
23operation of, child welfare agencies, child care centers, foster homes, group homes,
24shelter care facilities, and county departments. Those rules shall be designed to
25protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the children in the care of all

1licensees. The department shall consult with the department of commerce safety
2and professional services
, the department of public instruction, and the child abuse
3and neglect prevention board before promulgating those rules. For foster homes,
4those rules shall include the rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8). Those rules shall
5include rules that require all of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 1333n 6Section 1333n. 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,538,97 48.685 (1) (ag) 1. b. A person who has, or is seeking, a license, certification or
8contract to operate an entity or who is receiving, or is seeking, payment under s.
948.623 (6) for operating an entity
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1333p 10Section 1333p. 48.685 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,538,1911 48.685 (1) (b) "Entity" means a child welfare agency that is licensed under s.
1248.60 to provide care and maintenance for children, to place children for adoption,
13or to license foster homes; a foster home that is licensed under s. 48.62; an interim
14caretaker to whom subsidized guardianship payments are made under s. 48.623 (6);

15a group home that is licensed under s. 48.625; a shelter care facility that is licensed
16under s. 938.22; a child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or
17contracted for under s. 120.13 (14); a child care provider that is certified under s.
1848.651; or a temporary employment agency that provides caregivers to another
19entity.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1334 20Section 1334. 48.685 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,538,2321 48.685 (2) (am) 3. Information maintained by the department of regulation and
22licensing
safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
23credentials, if applicable.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1334c 24Section 1334c. 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,539,13
148.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
2under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (b), 48.651 (2m), 48.75 (1m), and 120.13
3(14) regarding any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal of a
4license, certification, or a contract to operate an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623
5(6) for operating an entity,
for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding
6any denial to the person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside
7at an entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained
8under this subdivision indicates that the person has been denied a license,
9continuation or renewal of a license, certification, a contract, payments,
10employment, or permission to reside as described in this subdivision, the
11department, a county department, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), a
12child welfare agency, or a school board need not obtain the information specified in
13subds. 1. to 4.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1335 14Section 1335. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,539,1715 48.685 (2) (b) 1. c. Information maintained by the department of regulation and
16licensing
safety and professional services regarding the status of the person's
17credentials, if applicable.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1335c 18Section 1335c. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,540,419 48.685 (2) (b) 1. e. Information maintained by the department of health
20services under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (b), 48.651 (2m), 48.75 (1m), and
21120.13 (14) regarding any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal
22of a license, certification, or a contract to operate an entity, or of payments under s.
2348.623 (6) for operating an entity,
for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and
24regarding any denial to the person of employment at, a contract with, or permission
25to reside at an entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information

1obtained under this subd. 1. e. indicates that the person has been denied a license,
2continuation or renewal of a license, certification, a contract, payments,
3employment, or permission to reside as described in this subd. 1. e., the entity need
4not obtain the information specified in subd. 1. a. to d.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1335d 5Section 1335d. 48.685 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,540,146 48.685 (2) (br) If the person who is the subject of a search under par. (am) is
7seeking a license to operate a child care center under s. 48.65, certification as a child
8care provider under s. 48.651, or a contract under s. 120.13 (14) to operate a child care
9program, the department, county department, agency contracted with under s.
1048.651 (2), or school board shall require the person to be fingerprinted on 2
11fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
12department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the
13federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
14fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1335e 15Section 1335e. 48.685 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,540,2516 48.685 (2) (c) 1. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
17is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or is seeking relicensure after
18a break in licensure, the department, county department, or child welfare agency
19shall request under 42 USC 16962 (b) a fingerprint-based check of the national crime
20information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3) (A). If that person is seeking
21subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6), the department in a county
22having a population of 750,000 or more or county department shall request that
23fingerprint-based check.
The department, county department, or child welfare
24agency may release any information obtained under this subdivision only as
25permitted under 42 USC 16962 (e).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1335f
1Section 1335f. 48.685 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,541,172 48.685 (2) (c) 2. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
3is seeking a license to operate a foster home or is an adult nonclient resident of the
4foster home and if the person or adult nonclient resident is not, or at any time within
5the 5 years preceding the date of the search has not been, a resident of this state, the
6department, county department, or child welfare agency shall check any child abuse
7or neglect registry maintained by any state or other U.S. jurisdiction in which the
8person or adult nonclient resident is a resident or was a resident within those 5 years
9for information that is equivalent to the information specified in par. (am) 4. If that
10person is seeking subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6) or is an
11adult nonclient resident of the home of that person and if the person or adult
12nonclient resident is not, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the
13search has not been, a resident of this state, the department in a county having a
14population of 750,000 or more or county department shall conduct that child abuse
15or neglect registry check.
The department, county department, or child welfare
16agency may not use any information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose
17other than a search of the person's background under par. (am).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1335h 18Section 1335h. 48.685 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,541,2519 48.685 (3) (a) Subject to par. (am), every 4 years or at any time within that
20period that the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency considers
21appropriate, the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall
22request the information specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 5. for all caregivers specified
23in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed, certified, or contracted to operate an entity, or
24who are receiving payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an entity,
and for all
25persons who are nonclient residents of such a caregiver. child child
AB40-ASA1, s. 1335k
1Section 1335k. 48.685 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,542,132 48.685 (4m) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in
3par. (ad) and sub. (5), the department may not license, or continue or renew the
4license of, a person to operate an entity, the department in a county having a
5population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with
6under s. 48.651 (2) may not certify a child care provider under s. 48.651, a county
7department or a child welfare agency may not license, or renew the license of, a foster
8home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or
9more or a county department may not provide subsidized guardianship payments to
10an interim caretaker under s. 48.623 (6),
and a school board may not contract with
11a person under s. 120.13 (14), if the department, county department, contracted
12agency, child welfare agency, or school board knows or should have known any of the
13following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 1336 14Section 1336. 48.685 (4m) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,542,1815 48.685 (4m) (a) 5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be
16credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
17services
, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person
18from providing adequate care to a client.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1336c 19Section 1336c. 48.685 (4m) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,543,520 48.685 (4m) (ad) The department, a county department, or a child welfare
21agency may license a foster home under s. 48.62,; the department may license a child
22care center under s. 48.65;
the department in a county having a population of 500,000
23or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may
24certify a child care provider under s. 48.651,;the department in a county having a
25population of 750,000 or more or a county department may provide subsidized

1guardianship payments to an interim caretaker under s. 48.623 (6);
and a school
2board may contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), conditioned on the receipt of
3the information specified in sub. (2) (am) and (ar) indicating that the person is not
4ineligible to be licensed, certified, provided payments, or contracted with for a reason
5specified in par. (a) 1. to 5.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1337 6Section 1337. 48.685 (4m) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,543,107 48.685 (4m) (b) 5. That, in the case of a position for which the person must be
8credentialed by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
9services
, the person's credential is not current or is limited so as to restrict the person
10from providing adequate care to a client.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1337c 11Section 1337c. 48.685 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,544,312 48.685 (5) (a) Subject to pars. (bm) and (br), the department may license to
13operate an entity, the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
14a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may certify
15under s. 48.651, a county department or a child welfare agency may license under
16s. 48.62, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or a
17county department may provide subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623
18(6),
and a school board may contract with under s. 120.13 (14) a person who otherwise
19may not be licensed, certified, or contracted with for a reason specified in sub. (4m)
20(a) 1. to 5., and an entity may employ, contract with, or permit to reside at the entity
21a person who otherwise may not be employed, provided payments, contracted with,
22or permitted to reside at the entity for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5., if
23the person demonstrates to the department, the county department, the contracted
24agency, the child welfare agency, or the school board or, in the case of an entity that
25is located within the boundaries of a reservation, to the person or body designated

1by the Indian tribe under sub. (5d) (a) 3., by clear and convincing evidence and in
2accordance with procedures established by the department by rule or by the tribe
3that he or she has been rehabilitated.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1337e 4Section 1337e. 48.685 (5) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,544,105 48.685 (5) (bm) (intro.) For purposes of licensing a foster home for the
6placement of a child on whose behalf foster care maintenance payments under s.
748.62 (4) will be provided or of providing subsidized guardianship payments to an
8interim caretaker under s. 48.623 (6)
, no person who has been convicted of any of the
9following offenses may be permitted to demonstrate that he or she has been
10rehabilitated:
AB40-ASA1, s. 1339e 11Section 1339e. 48.685 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,545,712 48.685 (5m) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department may refuse to license
13a person to operate an entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may
14refuse to license a foster home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a
15population of 750,000 or more or a county department may refuse to provide
16subsidized guardianship payments to a person under s. 48.623 (6),
and an entity may
17refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or permit a nonclient resident to reside
18at the entity if the person has been convicted of an offense that is not a serious crime,
19but that is, in the estimation of the department, county department, child welfare
20agency, or entity, substantially related to the care of a client. Notwithstanding s.
21111.335, the department may refuse to license a person to operate a child care center,
22the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county
23department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may refuse to certify
24a child care provider under s. 48.651, a school board may refuse to contract with a
25person under s. 120.13 (14), and a child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or

1established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or a child care provider that is
2certified under s. 48.651 may refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or permit
3a nonclient resident to reside at the child care center or child care provider if the
4person has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th
5birthday for an offense that is not a serious crime, but that is, in the estimation of
6the department, county department, contracted agency, school board, child care
7center, or child care provider, substantially related to the care of a client.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1339f 8Section 1339f. 48.685 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,545,219 48.685 (6) (a) The department shall require any person who applies for
10issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license to operate an entity, the department
11in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department, or an
12agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child care provider who
13applies for initial certification under s. 48.651 or for renewal of that certification, a
14county department or a child welfare agency shall require any person who applies
15for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a foster home under s. 48.62, the
16department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or a county
17department shall require any person who applies for subsidized guardianship
18payments under s. 48.623 (6),
and a school board shall require any person who
19proposes to contract with the school board under s. 120.13 (14) or to renew a contract
20under that subsection, to complete a background information form that is provided
21by the department.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1340 22Section 1340. 48.78 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,546,1123 48.78 (2) (g) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from disclosing
24information about an individual in its care or legal custody on the written request
25of the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services or of

1any interested examining board or affiliated credentialing board in that department
2for use in any investigation or proceeding relating to any alleged misconduct by any
3person who is credentialed or who is seeking credentialing under ch. 448, 455 or 457.
4Unless authorized by an order of the court, the department of regulation and
5licensing
safety and professional services and any examining board or affiliated
6credentialing board in that department shall keep confidential any information
7obtained under this paragraph and may not disclose the name of or any other
8identifying information about the individual who is the subject of the information
9disclosed, except to the extent that redisclosure of that information is necessary for
10the conduct of the investigation or proceeding for which that information was
11obtained.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1341r 12Section 1341r. 48.975 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,546,1913 48.975 (4) (a) Except in extenuating circumstances, as defined by the
14department by rule promulgated under sub. (5) (a), a written agreement to provide
15adoption assistance shall be made prior to adoption. An agreement to provide
16adoption assistance may be made only for a child who, at the time of placement for
17adoption, is in the guardianship of the department or other agency authorized to
18place children for adoption, in the guardianship of an American Indian tribal agency
19in this state, or in a subsidized guardianship under s. 48.62 (5) 48.623.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1341v 20Section 1341v. 48.977 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,547,1721 48.977 (3r) Subsidized guardianship. Subject to s. 48.62 (5) (d), if a county
22department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department
23has determined under s. 48.62 (5) (a) 2. that appointing a guardian under sub. (2) for
24a child who does not meet the conditions specified under s. 48.62 (5) (a) 1. and
25providing
Subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) may not be made

1to a guardian of a child unless a subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623
2(2) is entered into before the guardianship order is granted and the court either
3terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which
4the child has been adjudicated in need of protection or services as specified in sub.
5(2) (a). If a child's permanency plan calls for placement of the child in the home of
6a guardian and the provision of
monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the
7guardian are in the best interests of the child, the petitioner under sub. (4) (a) shall
8include in the petition under sub. (4) (b) a statement of that determination the
9determinations made under s. 48.623 (1)
and a request for the court to include in the
10court's findings under sub. (4) (d) a finding confirming that determination those
11determinations
. If the court confirms that determination and those determinations,
12appoints a guardian for the child under sub. (2), and either terminates any order
13specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which the child is adjudicated
14to be in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a),
the county
15department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, department shall
16provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian under s. 48.62
17(5)
48.623 (1).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1341w 18Section 1341w. 48.977 (4) (g) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,547,2419 48.977 (4) (g) 4. If the child is an Indian child, the order of placement preference
20under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good
21cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order. A strong
22attachment of the child to the person or a strong commitment of the person to caring
23permanently for the child does not, in itself, constitute good cause for departing from
24that order.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1342 25Section 1342. 48.981 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,548,14
148.981 (3m) (b) (intro.) The department shall establish a pilot program under
2which an agency in a county having a population of 500,000 or more or a county
3department that is selected to participate in the pilot program may employ
4alternative responses to a report of abuse or neglect or of threatened abuse or neglect.
5The department shall select an agency in a county having a population of 500,000
6or more and not more than 4
agencies and county departments to participate in the
7pilot program in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures
8and according to criteria developed by the department. Those criteria shall include
9an assessment of the plan of an agency or county department for involving the
10community in providing services for a family that is participating in the pilot
11program and a determination of whether an agency or a county department has an
12agreement with local law enforcement agencies and the representative of the public
13under s. 48.09 to ensure interagency cooperation in implementing the pilot program.
14To implement the pilot program, the department shall provide all of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 1342e 15Section 1342e. 48.983 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,548,2216 48.983 (2) Funds provided. (a) If a county, private agency, or Indian tribe
17applies and is selected by the department under sub. (5) to participate in the program
18under this section, the department shall award, from the appropriation under s.
1920.437 (1) (ab), a grant annually to be used only for the purposes specified in sub. (4)
20(a) and (am). The minimum amount of a grant is $10,000. The county, private agency,
21or Indian tribe shall agree to match at least 25 percent of the grant amount annually
22in funds or in-kind contributions.
AB40-ASA1,549,8 23(b) The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a county,
24private agency, or Indian tribe under this section in excess of the minimum amount
25based on the need of the county, private agency, or Indian tribe for a grant, as

1determined by a formula that the department shall promulgate by rule. That
2formula shall determine that need based on the number of births that are funded by
3Medical Assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county, the area in which that
4private agency is providing services, or the reservation of that Indian tribe and on
5the rate of poor birth outcomes, including infant mortality, premature births, low
6birth weights, and racial or ethnic disproportionality in the rates of those outcomes,
7in that county, the area in which that private agency is providing services, or the
8reservation of that Indian tribe.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1342f 9Section 1342f. 48.983 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,549,1310 48.983 (2) (c) The department shall allocate 10 percent of the funds available
11from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (ab) in each fiscal year for grants
12under this section to counties, private agencies, or Indian tribes that have not
13previously received those grants.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1346 14Section 1346. 49.143 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,549,2015 49.143 (2r) Job programs. A Wisconsin Works agency shall collaborate with
16the local workforce development board to connect individuals seeking employment
17with employment opportunities, including the trial job program under s. 49.147 (3)
18and, if operating in the geographical area in which the Wisconsin Works agency
19administers Wisconsin Works, the transitional jobs demonstration project under s.
2049.162
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1347c 21Section 1347c. 49.147 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,550,422 49.147 (2) (a) 1. An individual who applies for a Wisconsin works Works
23employment position may be required by the Wisconsin works Works agency to
24search for unsubsidized employment during the period that his or her application is
25being processed as a condition of eligibility. A participant in a Wisconsin works

1Works employment position or who is receiving case management services under par.
2(am)
shall search for unsubsidized employment throughout his or her participation.
3The department shall define by rule satisfactory search efforts for unsubsidized
4employment.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1347d 5Section 1347d. 49.147 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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