SB21-SSA1,1676
10Section
1676. 48.526 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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1148.526 (title)
Community youth and family aids.
SB21-SSA1,1677
12Section
1677. 48.526 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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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2. Provides professional development, training, and research in serving
17children 8 years of age and under for practitioners serving those children.
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3. Provides direct services for children 8 years of age and under.
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4. Provides child care, including a special care nursery, for children 8 years of
20age and under that has achieved the top rating provided under the child care quality
21rating system under s. 48.659.
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5. Provides early intervention services under s. 51.44, early childhood
23education services, in-home treatment services, family services, and outpatient
24occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy services for children 8
25years of age and under.
SB21-SSA1,1678w
1Section 1678w. 48.545 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.545
(2) (b) A nonprofit corporation or public agency that is applying for a
3grant under par. (a)
or (am) shall provide to the department a proposed service plan
4for the use of the grant moneys. If the department approves the service plan, the
5department may award the grant. The department shall award the grants on a
6competitive basis and for a 3-year period.
SB21-SSA1,1678x
7Section 1678x. 48.562 of the statutes is renumbered 48.562 (1), and 48.562
8(1) (am), (b), (c), (d) and (dm), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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48.562
(1) (am)
Recommend policies and plans for the improvement of the child
10welfare system in Milwaukee County and submit its recommendations with respect
11to those policies and plans to the department under
sub. (4m) par. (dm).
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(b) Recommend measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the child welfare
13system in Milwaukee County, including outcome measures, and submit its
14recommendations with respect to those measures to the department under
sub. (4m) 15par. (dm).
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(c) Recommend funding priorities for the child welfare system in Milwaukee
17County and submit its recommendations with respect to those funding priorities to
18the department under
sub. (4m) par. (dm).
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(d) Identify innovative public and private funding opportunities for the child
20welfare system in Milwaukee County and submit its recommendations with respect
21to those funding opportunities to the department under
sub. (4m) par. (dm).
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(dm) Annually, submit a report of its recommendations under
subs. (1m) to (4) 23pars. (am) to (d) to the department, which within 60 days after receiving the report
24shall prepare a response to those recommendations and transmit the report, together
1with its response, to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the
2legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
SB21-SSA1,1678y
3Section 1678y. 48.562 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.562
(2m) Any restructuring of the subunit of the department responsible
5for administering child welfare services in a county having a population of 750,000
6or more shall not affect the duties and responsibilities of the Milwaukee child welfare
7partnership council specified in sub. (1).
SB21-SSA1,1679
8Section
1679. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.563
(2) Basic county allocation. For children and family services under
10s. 48.569 (1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than
$66,475,500 11$68,264,800 in
each fiscal year
2015-16 and $68,327,900 in fiscal year 2016-17.
SB21-SSA1,1680
12Section
1680. 48.569 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,507,2013
48.569
(2) (a) The county treasurer and each director of a county department
14shall monthly certify under oath to the department, in the manner the department
15prescribes, the claim of the county for state reimbursement under this section, and
16if the department approves the claim it shall certify to the department of
17administration for reimbursement to the county for amounts due under this section
18and payment claimed to be made to the counties monthly.
The department may make
19advance payments prior to the beginning of each month equal to one-twelfth of the
20contracted amount.
SB21-SSA1,1681
21Section
1681. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3m) (a)
221. (intro.) and amended to read:
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48.57
(3m) (a) 1. (intro.) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age
;. "Child"
24also includes a person 18 years of age or over,
but if any of the following applies:
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1a. The person is under 19 years of age,
who is a full-time student in good
2academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent
, 3and
who is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be
4granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma
; or a person 18 years of age
5or over, but.
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6b. The person is under 21 years of age,
who is a full-time student in good
7academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent
if, 8an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person
, and
9the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative under an order under
10s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s.
1148.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a
12voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or
13938.366 (3).
SB21-SSA1,1682
14Section
1682. 48.57 (3m) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3m) (i) 1.
15and amended to read:
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48.57
(3m) (i) 1.
The department shall promulgate rules Rules to provide
17assessment criteria for determining whether a kinship care relative who is providing
18care and maintenance for a child is eligible to receive payments under par. (am). The
19rules shall also provide that any criteria established under the rules shall first apply
20to applications for payments under par. (am) received, and to reviews under par. (d)
21conducted, on the effective date of those rules.
SB21-SSA1,1683
22Section
1683. 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.57
(3m) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population
24of 500,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible for support
25enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for
1whom a payment is made under par. (am).
This subdivision does not apply to a child
218 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
SB21-SSA1,1684
3Section
1684. 48.57 (3m) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.57
(3m) (i) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this
5subsection. Those rules shall include all of the following:
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2. Rules governing the provision of kinship care payments for the care and
7maintenance of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1685
8Section
1685. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3n) (a) 1.
9(intro.) and amended to read:
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48.57
(3n) (a) 1. (intro.) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age
;. "Child"
11also includes a person 18 years of age or over,
but if any of the following applies:
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12a. The person is under 19 years of age,
who is a full-time student in good
13academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent
, 14and
who is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be
15granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma
; or a person 18 years of age
16or over, but.
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17b. The person is under 21 years of age,
who is a full-time student in good
18academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent
if, 19an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person
, and
20the person is placed in the home of the long-term kinship care relative under an
21order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates
22under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or
23under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3)
24or 938.366 (3).
SB21-SSA1,1686
25Section
1686. 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.57
(3n) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of
2500,000 or more, the department shall refer to the attorney responsible for support
3enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for
4whom a payment is made under par. (am).
This subdivision does not apply to a child
518 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
SB21-SSA1,1687
6Section
1687. 48.57 (3n) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.57
(3n) (i) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this
8subsection. Those rules shall include rules governing the provision of long-term
9kinship care payments for the care and maintenance of a child after the child attains
1018 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1688
11Section
1688. 48.599 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.599 (1r).
SB21-SSA1,1689
12Section
1689. 48.599 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.599
(1g) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the
14authority to provide care and maintenance for a child placed in a residential care
15center for children and youth operated by a child welfare agency and of counting the
16number of children for whom a child welfare agency may provide such care and
17maintenance, "child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21
18years of age, who is placed in a residential care center for children and youth operated
19by a child welfare agency under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355,
20938.357, or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under
21a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or
22938.366 (3), or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under
2342 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).
SB21-SSA1,1690
24Section
1690. 48.619 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.619 and
25amended to read:
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148.619 Definition. In this subchapter, "child" means a person under 18 years
2of age. For purposes of
the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child and
3of counting the number of children for whom a foster home or group home may
4provide care and maintenance, "child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over
,
5but under 21 years of age, who resides in the foster home or group home
, if any of the
6following applies: under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357,
7or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary
8transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3), or
9under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8)
10(B) (iv).
SB21-SSA1,1691
11Section
1691. 48.619 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1692
12Section
1692. 48.619 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,1693
13Section
1693. 48.623 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.623
(1m) Duration of eligibility. Subsidized guardianship payments
15under sub. (1) or (6) may be continued after the child attains 18 years of age if any
16of the following applies:
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(a) The child is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
18school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to
19complete the program before reaching 19 years of age.
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(b) The child is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
21school or its vocational or technical equivalent, has a mental or physical disability
22that warrants the continuation of those payments as determined by the county
23department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department,
24is not eligible for social security disability insurance under
42 USC 401 to
433 or
25supplemental security income under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 based on disability, and
1otherwise lacks adequate resources to continue in secondary school or its vocational
2or technical equivalent.
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(c) The child is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
4school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program
5under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child, and the subsidized guardianship agreement
6for the child became effective on or after the date on which the child attained 16 years
7of age.
SB21-SSA1,1694
8Section
1694. 48.623 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.623
(7) (d) Rules governing the provision of subsidized guardianship
10payments for the care of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1695
11Section
1695. 48.685 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(6) (a)
The Except as provided in this paragraph, the department shall
13require any person who applies for issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license to
14operate an entity,
the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more,
15a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require
16any child care provider who applies for initial certification under s. 48.651 or for
17renewal of that certification, a county department or a child welfare agency shall
18require any person who applies for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a foster
19home under s. 48.62,
and the department in a county having a population of 750,000
20or more or a county department shall require any person who applies for subsidized
21guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6)
, and a school board shall require any
22person who proposes to contract with the school board under s. 120.13 (14) or to
23renew a contract under that subsection, to complete a background information form
24that is provided by the department.
The department shall require any person who
25applies for issuance, but not continuation, of a license to operate a child care center
1under s. 48.65, a school board shall require any person who proposes to contract, but
2not renew a contract, with the school board under s. 120.13 (14), and the department
3in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an
4agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child care provider who
5applies for initial certification, but not renewal of that certification, under s. 48.651
6to complete a background information form that is provided by the department.
SB21-SSA1,1696
7Section
1696. 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(6) (am) Except as provided in this paragraph, every 4 years an entity
9shall require all of its caregivers and all nonclient residents of the entity or of a
10caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity to complete a background
11information form that is provided to the entity by the department.
Every year a A 12child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under
13s. 120.13 (14) or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651
is exempt from
14the 4-year requirement, but shall require
all of its caregivers and any new caregiver
15or nonclient
residents resident to complete a background information form that is
16provided to the child care center or child care provider by the department.
SB21-SSA1,1696m
17Section 1696m. 48.78 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.78
(2) (L) 1. In this paragraph, "qualified independent researcher" means
19a faculty member of a university who satisfies all of the following:
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a. The faculty member has an approved protocol from an institutional review
21board for human subjects research to work with data containing personal
22information for the purposes of evaluating the program under s. 119.23.
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b. The faculty member has received from the state and properly managed data
24containing personal information for the purposes of evaluating the program under
25s. 119.23 before the effective date of this subd. 1. b. .... [LRB inserts date].
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12. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department shall permit a qualified
2independent researcher to have access to any database maintained by the
3department for the purpose of cross-matching information contained in any such
4database with a database that both is in the possession of the qualified independent
5researcher and contains information regarding pupils participating in the program
6under s. 119.23. The department may charge a fee to the qualified independent
7researcher for the information that does not exceed the cost incurred by the
8department to provide the information.
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9Section
1697. 48.975 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.975 (3m) (intro.)
10and amended to read:
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48.975
(3m) Duration. (intro.) The adoption assistance may be continued after
12the adoptee
reaches the age of 18 if that adoptee is a full-time high school student. 13attains 18 years of age if any of the following applies:
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14Section
1698. 48.975 (3m) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
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48.975
(3m) (a) The adoptee is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at
16a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably
17expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age.
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(b) The adoptee is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
19school or its vocational or technical equivalent, has a mental or physical disability
20that warrants the continuation of adoption assistance as determined by the
21department, is not eligible for social security disability insurance under
42 USC 401 22to
433 or supplemental security income under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 based on
23disability, and otherwise lacks adequate resources to continue in secondary school
24or its vocational or technical equivalent.
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1(c) The adoptee is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary
2school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program
3under s. 115.787 is in effect for the adoptee, and the adoption assistance agreement
4for the adoptee became effective on or after the date on which the adoptee attained
516 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1699
6Section
1699. 48.975 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.975
(5) (f) Rules governing the provision of adoption assistance for the care
8of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.
SB21-SSA1,1700
9Section
1700. 48.981 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(1) (b) "Community placement" means probation; extended supervision;
11parole; aftercare; conditional transfer into the community under s. 51.35 (1);
12conditional transfer or discharge under s. 51.37 (9); placement in a Type 2 residential
13care center for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility
14authorized under s. 938.539 (5); conditional release under s. 971.17; supervised
15release under s. 980.06 or 980.08; participation in the community residential
16confinement program under s. 301.046, the intensive sanctions program under s.
17301.048,
the corrective sanctions program community supervision under s. 938.533,
18the intensive supervision program under s. 938.534, or the serious juvenile offender
19program under s. 938.538; or any other placement of an adult or juvenile offender in
20the community under the custody or supervision of the department of corrections, the
21department of health services, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23,
2251.42, or 51.437 or any other person under contract with the department of
23corrections, the department of health services or a county department under s.
2446.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to exercise custody or supervision over the
25offender.
SB21-SSA1,1700m
1Section 1700m. 48.981 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(2m) (b) 1. "Health care provider" means a physician, as defined under
3s. 448.01 (5), a physician assistant, as defined under s. 448.01 (6), or a nurse holding
4a certificate of registration under s. 441.06 (1) or a license under s. 441.10
(3).