SB21-SSA1,492,222 46.40 (14m) County community aids budgets. Before December 1 of each year,
23each county department under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 and 51.437 and each
24tribal governing body shall submit to the department a proposed budget for the
25expenditure of funds allocated under this section or carried forward under s. 46.45

1(3) (a). The proposed budget shall be submitted on a form developed by the
2department and approved by the department of administration.
SB21-SSA1,1635 3Section 1635. 46.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,492,164 46.45 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), at the request of a county, tribal
5governing body, or private nonprofit organization, the department shall carry
6forward up to 3% of the total amount allocated to the county, tribal governing body,
7or nonprofit organization for a calendar year, not including the amount allocated to
8the county under s. 46.40 (7), which amount may be carried forward as provided in
9par. (c)
. All funds carried forward for a tribal governing body or nonprofit
10organization and all funds allocated under s. 46.40 (2m) carried forward for a county
11shall be used for the purpose for which the funds were originally allocated. Other
12funds carried forward under this paragraph may be used for any purpose under s.
1320.435 (7) (b), except that a county may not use any funds carried forward under this
14paragraph for administrative or staff costs. An allocation of carried-forward funding
15under this paragraph does not affect a county's base allocations under s. 46.40 (2),
16(2m), (8), and (9).
SB21-SSA1,1636 17Section 1636. 46.45 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1637 18Section 1637. 46.45 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.45 (6) and
19amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,492,2420 46.45 (6) The department may carry forward 10% of any funds specified in sub.
21(3) (a) that are not carried forward under sub. (3) (a) for emergencies, for justifiable
22unit services costs above planned levels, and for increased costs due to population
23shifts. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this paragraph does not affect
24a county's base allocations under s. 46.40 (2), (2m), (8), and (9).
SB21-SSA1,1638 25Section 1638. 46.45 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1639
1Section 1639. 46.56 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1640 2Section 1640. 46.56 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1644w 3Section 1644w. 46.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,493,5 446.96 (title) Independent living center grants; independent living
5services
.
SB21-SSA1,1645 6Section 1645. 46.96 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,493,97 46.96 (2) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under s.
820.435 (7) (c), (kc), and (na) to independent living centers for nonresidential services
9to severely disabled individuals.
SB21-SSA1,1645c 10Section 1645c. 46.96 (2d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,493,1311 46.96 (2d) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under
12s. 20.435 (7) (c) and (na) for the purposes for which the federal moneys are received,
13including for independent living services.
SB21-SSA1,1646 14Section 1646. 46.985 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1647 15Section 1647. 46.99 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,493,2216 46.99 (4) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (o), the
17department may distribute to counties that provide services under this section the
18amount of federal moneys received by the state as the federal share of medical
19assistance for those services, minus the amount transferred to the appropriation
20account under s. 20.435 (7) (4) (im) for the department's costs of administering this
21section. Counties shall use moneys distributed under this section to provide services
22under this section or s. 51.44.
SB21-SSA1,1648 23Section 1648. 47.02 (3m) (p) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1648n 24Section 1648n. 48.185 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,494,2
148.185 (3) Venue for a proceeding under s. 48.366 (3) (am) shall be in the county
2where the most recent order specified in s. 48.366 (1) (a) or (b) was issued.
SB21-SSA1,1648s 3Section 1648s. 48.315 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,494,74 48.315 (2m) (c) The court making a finding under s. 48.366 (3) (am) 3. that a
5person's placement in out-of-home care under a transition-to-independent-living
6agreement is in the best interests of the person more than 180 days after the date on
7which the agreement is entered into.
SB21-SSA1,1649 8Section 1649. 48.366 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.366 (1) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,494,1310 48.366 (1) (intro.) Applicability. This section applies to a person who is a
11full-time student of a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, for
12whom an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect, and to whom
13any of the following applies:
SB21-SSA1,494,19 14(a) The person is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential care center
15for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in a
16supervised independent living arrangement under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357,
17or 48.365 that terminates as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 1., 2., or 3., 48.357 (6) (a) 1.,
182., or 3., or 48.365 (5) (b) 1., 2., or 3. on or after the person attains 18 years of age or
19who
.
SB21-SSA1,494,24 20(b) The person is in the guardianship and custody of an agency specified in s.
2148.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am) under an order under s. 48.43, who is a full-time
22student of a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and for whom
23an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect
that terminates on
24the date on which the person attains 18 years of age
.
SB21-SSA1,1650 25Section 1650. 48.366 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,495,2
148.366 (1) (c) The person is placed in a shelter care facility on the date on which
2an order specified in par. (a) or (b) terminates.
SB21-SSA1,1651 3Section 1651. 48.366 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,495,194 48.366 (2) (a) Not less than 120 days before an order described in sub. (1) (a)
5or (b)
terminates, the agency primarily responsible for providing services under the
6order shall request the person who is the subject of the order to indicate whether he
7or she wishes to be discharged from out-of-home care on termination of the order or
8wishes to continue in out-of-home care under a voluntary agreement under sub. (3).
9If the person is subject to an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 described in sub.
10(1) (a), the agency shall also request the person to indicate whether he or she wishes
11to continue in out-of-home care until the date specified in s. 48.365 (5) (b) 4. under
12an extension of the order. If the person indicates that he or she wishes to be
13discharged from out-of-home care on termination of the order, the agency shall
14request a transition-to-discharge hearing under par. (b). If the person indicates that
15he or she wishes to continue in out-of-home care under an extension of an order
16under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 described in sub. (1) (a), the agency shall request
17an extension of the order under s. 48.365. If the person indicates that he or she
18wishes to continue in out-of-home care under a voluntary agreement under sub. (3),
19the agency and the person shall enter into such an agreement.
SB21-SSA1,1652 20Section 1652. 48.366 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,496,621 48.366 (2) (b) 1. If the person who is the subject of an order described in sub.
22(1) (a) or (b) indicates that he or she wishes to be discharged from out-of-home care
23on termination of the order, the agency primarily responsible for providing services
24to the person under the order shall request the court to hold a
25transition-to-discharge hearing and shall cause notice of that request to be provided

1to that person, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of that person, any foster
2parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of that person, that
3person's court-appointed special advocate, all parties who are bound by the
4dispositional order, and, if that person is an Indian child who has been removed from
5the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, that person's Indian custodian and
6tribe.
SB21-SSA1,1653 7Section 1653. 48.366 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,496,148 48.366 (2) (b) 3. At the hearing the court shall review with the person who is
9the subject of an order described in sub. (1) (a) or (b) the options specified in par. (a)
10and. If the person is subject to an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 described
11in sub. (1) (a),
the court shall also advise the person that he or she may continue in
12out-of-home care as provided in par. (a) under an extension of an order under s.
1348.355, 48.357, or 48.365 described in sub. (1) (a) or under a voluntary agreement
14under sub. (3).
SB21-SSA1,1654 15Section 1654. 48.366 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,497,616 48.366 (2) (b) 4. If the court determines that the person who is the subject of
17an order described in sub. (1) (a) or (b) understands that he or she may continue in
18out-of-home care, but wishes to be discharged from that care on termination of the
19order, the court shall advise the person that he or she may enter into a voluntary
20agreement under sub. (3) at any time before he or she is granted a high school or high
21school equivalency diploma or reaches 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, so long
22as he or she is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical
23equivalent and an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for
24him or her. If the court determines that the person wishes to continue in
25out-of-home care under an extension of an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365

1described in sub. (1) (a), the court shall schedule an extension hearing under s.
248.365. If the court determines that the person wishes to continue in out-of-home
3care under a voluntary agreement under sub. (3), the court shall order the agency
4primarily responsible for providing services to the person under the order to provide
5transition-to-independent-living services for the person under a voluntary
6agreement under sub. (3).
SB21-SSA1,1655 7Section 1655. 48.366 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,497,188 48.366 (3) (a) On termination of an order described in sub. (1) (a) or (b), the
9person who is the subject of the order, or the person's guardian on behalf of the
10person, and the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the person
11under the order may enter into a transition-to-independent-living agreement
12under which the person continues in out-of-home care and continues to be a
13full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent
14under an individualized education program under s. 115.787 until the date on which
15the person reaches 21 years of age, is granted a high school or high school equivalency
16diploma, or terminates the agreement as provided in par. (b), whichever occurs first,
17and the agency provides services to the person to assist him or her in transitioning
18to independent living.
SB21-SSA1,1656 19Section 1656. 48.366 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,498,320 48.366 (3) (am) 1. No later than 150 days after a
21transition-to-independent-living agreement is entered into, the agency primarily
22responsible for providing services under the agreement shall petition the court for
23a determination that the person's placement in out-of-home care under the
24agreement is in the best interests of the person. The request shall contain the name
25and address of the placement and specific information showing why the placement

1is in the best interests of the person and shall have a copy of the agreement attached
2to it. The agency shall cause written notice of the petition to be sent to the person
3who is the subject of the agreement and the person's guardian.
SB21-SSA1,498,94 2. On receipt of a petition under subd. 1., the court shall set a date for a hearing
5on the petition that allows a reasonable time for the parties to prepare but is within
630 days after the date of receipt of the petition. Not less than 3 days before the
7hearing the agency primarily responsible for providing services under the agreement
8or the court shall provide notice of the hearing to all persons who are entitled to
9receive notice under subd. 1. A copy of the petition shall be attached to the notice.
SB21-SSA1,498,1510 3. If the court finds that the person's placement in out-of-home care under the
11agreement is in the best interests of the person, the court shall grant an order
12determining that placement in out-of-home care under the agreement is in the best
13interests of the person. The court shall grant or deny the order no later than 180 days
14after the date on which the transition-to-independent-living agreement is entered
15into.
SB21-SSA1,498,2216 4. The court shall make the findings under subd. 3. on a case-by-case basis
17based on circumstances specific to the person and shall document or reference the
18specific information on which those findings are based in the order under subd. 3.
19An order that merely references subd. 3. without documenting or referencing that
20specific information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an
21earlier order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply
22with this subdivision.
SB21-SSA1,1657 23Section 1657. 48.366 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,499,424 48.366 (3) (d) If the agency that enters into a voluntary agreement under this
25subsection is the department or a county department, the voluntary agreement shall

1also specifically state that the department or the county department has placement
2and care responsibility for the person who is the subject of the agreement as required
3under 42 USC 672 (a) (2) and has primary responsibility for providing services to the
4person.
SB21-SSA1,1658 5Section 1658. 48.366 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,499,96 48.366 (3g) Appeal procedures. (a) Any person who is aggrieved by the failure
7of an agency to enter into a transition-to-independent-living agreement under sub.
8(3) or by an agency's termination of such an agreement has the right to a contested
9case hearing under ch. 227.
SB21-SSA1,1659 10Section 1659. 48.366 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,499,1411 48.366 (4) (a) Rules permitting a foster home, group home, or residential care
12center for children and youth to provide care for persons who agree to continue in
13out-of-home care under an extension of an order described in sub. (1) (a) or a
14voluntary agreement under sub. (3).
SB21-SSA1,1660 15Section 1660. 48.38 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,499,1716 48.38 (1) (ad) "Child" includes a person 18 years of age or over for whom a
17permanency plan is required under sub. (2).
SB21-SSA1,1661 18Section 1661. 48.38 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,499,2119 48.38 (2) (d) The child was placed under a voluntary agreement between the
20agency and the child's parent under s. 48.63 (1) (a) or (5) (b) or under a voluntary
21transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3)
.
SB21-SSA1,1662 22Section 1662. 48.38 (4) (fg) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,500,223 48.38 (4) (fg) 5. As provided in par. (fm), placement in some other planned
24permanent living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship

1with an adult, including sustaining care or long-term foster care, but not including
2independent living
, or the goal of transitioning the child to independence.
SB21-SSA1,1663 3Section 1663. 48.38 (4) (fg) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1664 4Section 1664. 48.38 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,500,155 48.38 (4) (fm) If the agency determines that there is a compelling reason why
6it currently would not be in the best interests of the child to return the child to his
7or her home or to place the child for adoption, with a guardian, or with a fit and
8willing relative as the permanency goal for the child, the permanency goal of placing
9the child in some other planned permanent living arrangement or of transitioning
10the child to independence as
described in par. (fg) 5. If the agency makes that
11determination, the plan shall include the efforts made to achieve that permanency
12goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement, a statement of
13that compelling reason, and, notwithstanding that compelling reason, a concurrent
14plan under s. 48.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal under par. (fg) 1. to 4. as a
15concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency goal under par. (fg) 5.
SB21-SSA1,1665 16Section 1665. 48.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,317 48.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel appointed
18under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan for each child for whom a
19permanency plan is required under sub. (2)
in the manner provided in this subsection
20not later than 6 months after the date on which the child was first removed from his
21or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under this subsection for as
22long as the child is placed outside the home, except that for the review that is
23required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the child was first removed
24from his or her home and the reviews that are required to be conducted every 12
25months after that review the court shall hold a hearing under sub. (5m) to review the

1permanency plan, which hearing may be instead of or in addition to the review under
2this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph
3include trial reunifications under s. 48.358.
SB21-SSA1,1666 4Section 1666. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,85 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other planned permanent living
6arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult,
7including sustaining care or long-term foster care, but not including independent
8living
, or transitioning to independence.
SB21-SSA1,1667 9Section 1667. 48.38 (5) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,1710 48.38 (5) (c) 9. If the child is the subject of an order that terminates as provided
11in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4. or 48.365 (5) (b) 4. or of a voluntary
12transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3)
, the
13appropriateness of the transition-to-independent-living plan developed under s.
1448.385; the extent of compliance with that plan by the child, the child's guardian, if
15any, the agency primarily responsible for providing services under that plan, and any
16other service providers; and the progress of the child toward making the transition
17to independent living.
SB21-SSA1,1668 18Section 1668. 48.38 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,501,2519 48.38 (5m) (a) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan
20and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) for each child for whom a
21permanency plan is required under sub. (2)
no later than 12 months after the date
22on which the child was first removed from the home and every 12 months after a
23previous hearing under this subsection for as long as the child is placed outside the
24home. The 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph include trial
25reunifications under s. 48.358.
SB21-SSA1,1669
1Section 1669. 48.385 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,502,17 248.385 Plan for transition to independent living. During the 90 days
3immediately before a child who is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential
4care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or
5in a supervised independent living arrangement attains 18 years of age or, if the child
6is placed in such a placement under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 that
7terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) after the child attains 18 years of age or under a
8voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) that
9terminates under s. 48.366 (3) (a) after the child attains 18 years of age
, during the
1090 days immediately before the termination of the order or agreement, the agency
11primarily responsible for providing services to the child under the order or
12agreement
shall provide the child with assistance and support in developing a plan
13for making the transition from out-of-home care to independent living. The
14transition plan shall be personalized at the direction of the child, shall be as detailed
15as the child directs, and shall include specific options for obtaining housing, health
16care, education, mentoring and continuing support services, and workforce support
17and employment services.
SB21-SSA1,1674 18Section 1674. 48.48 (8p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,219 48.48 (8p) To reimburse tribes and county departments, from the
20appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (kz), for unexpected or unusually high-cost
21out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, other than
22placements to which
s. 938.485 (4) applies, and for subsidized guardianship
23payments under s. 48.623 (1) or (6) for guardianships of Indian children ordered by
24tribal courts. In this subsection, "unusually high-cost out-of-home care
25placements" means the amount by which the cost to a tribe or to a county department

1of out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, other than
2placements to which
s. 938.485 (4) applies, exceeds $50,000 in a fiscal year.
SB21-SSA1,1675 3Section 1675. 48.48 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,94 48.48 (19) To purchase or provide treatment and services for children who are
5the victims of trafficking, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (d), for purposes of a commercial
6sex act, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (a). Within the availability of funding under s.
720.437 (1) (e), the department shall ensure that that treatment and those services
8are available to children in all geographic areas of the state, including both urban
9and rural communities.
SB21-SSA1,1676 10Section 1676. 48.526 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,11 1148.526 (title) Community youth and family aids.
SB21-SSA1,1677 12Section 1677. 48.526 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,503,1913 48.526 (1) Procedures. The department shall develop procedures for the
14implementation of this section and standards for the development and delivery of
15community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1c),
16and shall provide consultation and technical assistance to aid counties in the
17implementation and delivery of those services. The department shall establish
18information systems and monitoring and evaluation procedures to report
19periodically to the governor and legislature on the statewide impact of this section.
SB21-SSA1,1678 20Section 1678. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), sections 4291 and 4292, is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,504,1322 48.526 (7) (h) For counties that are participating in the corrective sanctions
23program
purchasing community supervision services under s. 938.533 (2),
24$1,062,400 in the last 6 months of 2015 2017, $2,124,800 in 2016 2018, and
25$1,062,400 in the first 6 months of 2017 2019 for the provision of corrective sanctions

1community supervision services for juveniles from that county. In distributing funds
2to counties under this paragraph, the department shall determine a county's
3distribution by dividing the amount allocated under this paragraph by the number
4of slots authorized for the program under s. 938.533 (2) and multiplying the quotient
5by the number of slots allocated to that county by agreement between the
6department and the county. The department may transfer funds among counties as
7necessary to distribute funds based on the number of slots allocated to each county

8distribute to each county the full amount of the charges for the services purchased
9by that county, except that if the amounts available under this paragraph are
10insufficient to distribute that full amount, the department shall distribute those
11available amounts to each county that purchases community supervision services
12based on the ratio that the charges to that county for those services bear to the total
13charges to all counties that purchase those services
.
SB21-SSA1,1678m 14Section 1678m. 48.53 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is renumbered 48.53 (3).
SB21-SSA1,1678p 16Section 1678p. 48.53 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,504,1917 48.53 (3) (a) 2. Upon consultation with the state superintendent of public
18instruction, a grant to a school board for support of a literacy or early childhood
19development program.
SB21-SSA1,1678r 20Section 1678r. 48.53 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1678s 22Section 1678s. 48.53 (3) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1678t 24Section 1678t. 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,505,8
148.545 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (eg), (kb), and
2(nL), the department, subject to par. (am), shall distribute $2,097,700 in each fiscal
3year to applying nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county
4having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, $1,171,800 in each fiscal year to
5applying county departments under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 operating in
6counties other than a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, and
7$55,000 in each fiscal year to Diverse and Resilient, Inc. to provide programs to
8accomplish all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1678v 9Section 1678v. 48.545 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,505,1210 48.545 (2) (am) From the amounts allocated under par. (a), the department
11may distribute an amount determined by the department to a nonprofit corporation
12or public agency to provide a program that accomplishes all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,505,1513 1. Prevents and reduces the incidence of adverse early childhood experiences
14in children 8 years of age and under and reduces the effects of those experiences
15through behavioral health and other services.
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