AB64-ASA1,458,416
48.685
(2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
17under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. and (bm) 5.,
48.651 (2m), 48.75
18(1m),
and 48.979 (1) (b)
, and 120.13 (14) regarding any denial to the person of a
19license,
or continuation or renewal of a license
, certification, or a contract to operate
20an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an entity, for a reason
21specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the person of
22employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or of permission
23to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason specified in sub.
24(4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained under this subdivision indicates that the
25person has been denied a license,
or continuation or renewal of a license,
1certification, a contract, payments, employment,
a contract, or permission to reside
2as described in this subdivision, the department, a county department,
an agency
3contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a child welfare agency
, or a school board need
4not obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4.
AB64-ASA1,797
5Section 797
. 48.685 (2) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,798
6Section 798
. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. (intro.), a., b., c. and d. of the statutes are
7renumbered 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.), 1m., 2m., 3m. and 4m.
AB64-ASA1,799
8Section 799
. 48.685 (2) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is renumbered 48.685 (2) (b) 5m.
9and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,458,2210
48.685
(2) (b) 5m. Information maintained by the department of health services
11under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. and (bm) 5.,
48.651 (2m), 48.75
12(1m),
and 48.979 (1) (b)
, and 120.13 (14) regarding any denial to the person of a
13license,
or continuation or renewal of a license
, certification, or a contract to operate
14an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an entity, for a reason
15specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the person of
16employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or of permission
17to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason specified in sub.
18(4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained under this
subd. 1. e. subdivision 19indicates that the person has been denied a license, continuation or renewal of a
20license,
certification, a contract, payments, employment, or permission to reside as
21described in this
subd. 1. e. subdivision, the entity need not obtain the information
22specified in
subd. 1. a. to d. subds. 1m. to 4m.
AB64-ASA1,800
23Section 800
. 48.685 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,801
24Section 801
. 48.685 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,802
25Section 802
. 48.685 (2) (bb) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,459,19
148.685
(2) (bb) If information obtained under par. (am) or (b)
1. indicates a
2charge of a serious crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final
3disposition of the charge, the department, county department,
agency contracted
4with under s. 48.651 (2), child welfare agency,
school board, or entity shall make
5every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to determine the final disposition
6of the charge. If a background information form under sub. (6) (a) or (am) indicates
7a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but information obtained under par. (am)
8or (b)
1. does not indicate such a charge or conviction, the department, county
9department,
agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), child welfare agency,
school
10board, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to
11obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and the final disposition of the complaint.
12If information obtained under par. (am) or (b)
1., a background information form
13under sub. (6) (a) or (am), or any other information indicates a conviction of a
14violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195, 940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 (1), or 947.013
15obtained not more than 5 years before the date on which that information was
16obtained, the department, county department,
agency contracted with under s.
1748.651 (2), child welfare agency,
school board, or entity shall make every reasonable
18effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and
19judgment of conviction relating to that violation.
AB64-ASA1,803
20Section 803
. 48.685 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,460,1221
48.685
(2) (bd) Notwithstanding pars. (am) and (b) 1., the department, a county
22department,
an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a child welfare agency
,
23or a school board is not required to obtain the information specified in par. (am) 1.
24to 5., and an entity is not required to obtain the information specified in par. (b)
1.
25a. to e. 1m. to 5m., with respect to a person under 18 years of age whose background
1information form under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be
2employed at, contracted with, or permitted to reside at an entity or permitted to
3reside with a caregiver specified under sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity for a reason
4specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. and with respect to whom the department, county
5department,
contracted agency, child welfare agency,
school board, or entity
6otherwise has no reason to believe that the person is ineligible to be employed,
7contracted with, or permitted to reside at an entity for any of those reasons. This
8paragraph does not preclude the department, a county department,
an agency
9contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a child welfare agency
, or a school board from
10obtaining, at its discretion, the information specified in par. (am) 1. to 5. with respect
11to a person described in this paragraph who is a nonclient resident or a prospective
12nonclient resident of an entity.
AB64-ASA1,804
13Section 804
. 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,460,2214
48.685
(2) (bg) If an entity employs or contracts with a caregiver for whom,
15within the last year, the information required under par. (b)
1. a. to c. and e. 1m. to
163m. and 5m. has already been obtained by another entity, the entity may obtain that
17information from that other entity, which shall provide the information, if possible,
18to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information required under
19par. (b)
1. a. to c. and e. 1m. to 3m. and 5m. from another entity or if an entity has
20reasonable grounds to believe that any information obtained from another entity is
21no longer accurate, the entity shall obtain that information from the sources
22specified in par. (b)
1. a. to c. and e. 1m. to 3m. and 5m.
AB64-ASA1,805
23Section 805
. 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,461,1624
48.685
(2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
,
25(ar), or (b)
1. is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the
3 5 years
1preceding the date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or
2if the department, county department,
agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), 3child welfare agency,
school board, or entity determines that the person's
4employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further
5investigation, the department, county department,
contracted agency, child welfare
6agency,
school board, or entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state
7or other United States jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident
8within the
3 5 years preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent
9to the information specified in par. (am) 1.
, (ar), or (b)
1. a. 1m. The department,
10county department,
contracted agency, child welfare agency,
school board, or entity
11may require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a
12complete set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law
13enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for the submission of
14the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the federal bureau of
15investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted
16and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
AB64-ASA1,806
17Section 806
. 48.685 (2) (br) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,807
18Section 807
. 48.685 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,461,2519
48.685
(3) (a)
Subject to par. (am), every Every 4 years or at any time within
20that period that the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency
21considers appropriate, the department, county department, or child welfare agency
22shall request the information specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 5. for all caregivers
23specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed
, certified, or contracted to operate an
24entity, or who are receiving payments under s. 48.623 (6) (am) for operating an entity,
25and for all persons who are nonclient residents of such a caregiver.
AB64-ASA1,808
1Section
808. 48.685 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,809
2Section 809
. 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,462,73
48.685
(3) (b)
Subject to par. (bm), every Every 4 years or at any time within
4that period that an entity considers appropriate, the entity shall request the
5information specified in sub. (2) (b)
1. a. to e.
1m. to 5m. for all persons who are
6caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am. of the entity and for all nonclient
7residents of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity.
AB64-ASA1,810
8Section 810
. 48.685 (3) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,811
9Section 811
. 48.685 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,462,1610
48.685
(3m) Notwithstanding subs. (2) (b) 1. and (3) (b), if the department, a
11county department,
an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a child welfare
12agency
, or a school board has obtained the information required under sub. (2) (am)
13or (3) (a)
or (am) with respect to a person who is a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag)
141. b. and that person is also an employee, contractor, or nonclient resident of an
15entity, the entity is not required to obtain the information specified in sub. (2) (b)
1. 16or (3) (b) with respect to that person.
AB64-ASA1,812
17Section 812
. 48.685 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,463,518
48.685
(4m) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in
19par. (ad) and sub. (5), the department may not license, or continue or renew the
20license of, a person to operate an entity,
the department in a county having a
21population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with
22under s. 48.651 (2) may not certify a child care provider under s. 48.651, a county
23department or a child welfare agency may not license, or renew the license of, a foster
24home under s. 48.62,
and the department in a county having a population of 750,000
25or more or a county department may not provide subsidized guardianship payments
1to an interim caretaker under s. 48.623 (6) (am) or to a person seeking those
2payments as a successor guardian under s. 48.623 (6) (bm)
, and a school board may
3not contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), if the department, county
4department,
contracted agency, or child welfare agency
, or school board knows or
5should have known any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,813
6Section 813
. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,463,157
48.685
(4m) (a) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime
or, if
8the person is an applicant for issuance or continuation of a license to operate a child
9care center or for initial certification under s. 48.651 or for renewal of that
10certification or if the person is proposing to contract with a school board under s.
11120.13 (14) or to renew a contract under that subsection, that the person has been
12convicted of a serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her
12th 10th
13birthday for committing a serious crime or that the person is the subject of a pending
14criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a
15serious crime on or after his or her
12th 10th birthday.
AB64-ASA1,814
16Section 814
. 48.685 (4m) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,464,317
48.685
(4m) (ad) The department, a county department, or a child welfare
18agency may license a foster home under s. 48.62
; the department may license a child
19care center under s. 48.65; the department in a county having a population of 750,000
20or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may
21certify a child care provider under s. 48.651; or the department in a county having
22a population of 750,000 or more or a county department may provide subsidized
23guardianship payments to an interim caretaker under s. 48.623 (6) (am) or to a
24person seeking those payments as a successor guardian under s. 48.623 (6) (bm)
; and
25a school board may contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), conditioned on the
1receipt of the information specified in sub. (2) (am)
and (ar) indicating that the person
2is not ineligible to be
so licensed
, certified, or provided
those payments
, or contracted
3with for a reason specified in par. (a) 1. to 5.
AB64-ASA1,815
4Section 815
. 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,464,125
48.685
(4m) (b) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime
or, if
6the person is a caregiver or nonclient resident of a child care center that is licensed
7under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a child care
8provider that is certified under s. 48.651, that the person has been convicted of a
9serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her
12th 10th birthday for
10committing a serious crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal
11charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious
12crime on or after his or her
12th 10th birthday.
AB64-ASA1,816
13Section 816
. 48.685 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,465,214
48.685
(4m) (c) If the background information form completed by a person
15under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed or
16contracted with for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5., an entity may employ or
17contract with the person for not more than
60
45 days pending the receipt of the
18information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b)
1 . If the background information form
19completed by a person under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible
20to be permitted to reside at an entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1.
21am. for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5. and if an entity otherwise has no reason
22to believe that the person is ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity or with
23that caregiver for any of those reasons, the entity may permit the person to reside
24at the entity or with the caregiver for not more than
60 45 days pending receipt of
25the information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b)
1 . An entity shall provide
1supervision for a person who is employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside as
2permitted under this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,817
3Section 817
. 48.685 (4m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,465,74
48.685
(4m) (d) If the department learns that a caregiver or nonclient resident
5is the subject of a pending investigation for a crime or offense that, under this
6subsection or sub. (5), could result in a bar to employment as a caregiver or residence
7at an entity, the department may notify the entity of the pending investigation.
AB64-ASA1,818
8Section 818
. 48.685 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,466,29
48.685
(5) (a) Subject to
pars.
par. (bm)
and (br), the department may license
10to operate an entity,
the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or
11more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may
12certify under s. 48.651, a county department or a child welfare agency may license
13to operate a foster home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a
14population of 750,000 or more or a county department may provide subsidized
15guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6)
, and a school board may contract with
16under s. 120.13 (14) to a person who otherwise may not be
so licensed
, certified, or 17contracted with or provided those payments for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1.
18to 5., and an entity may employ, contract with, or permit to reside at the entity or
19permit to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity a person
20who otherwise may not be
so employed, provided payments,
contracted with, or
21permitted to reside at the entity or with that caregiver for a reason specified in sub.
22(4m) (b) 1. to 5., if the person demonstrates to the department,
the county
23department,
the contracted agency, the or child welfare agency
, or the school board 24or, in the case of an entity that is located within the boundaries of a reservation, to
25the person or body designated by the Indian tribe under sub. (5d) (a) 3., by clear and
1convincing evidence and in accordance with procedures established by the
2department by rule or by the tribe that he or she has been rehabilitated.
AB64-ASA1,819
3Section 819
. 48.685 (5) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,466,104
48.685
(5) (bm) (intro.) For purposes of licensing a foster home for the
5placement of a child
on whose behalf foster care maintenance payments under s.
648.62 (4) will be provided or of providing subsidized guardianship payments to an
7interim caretaker under s. 48.623 (6) (am) or to a person seeking those payments as
8a successor guardian under s. 48.623 (6) (bm), no person
, including a caregiver or
9nonclient resident under this section, who has been convicted of any of the following
10offenses may be permitted to demonstrate that he or she has been rehabilitated:
AB64-ASA1,820
11Section 820
. 48.685 (5) (br) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,821
12Section 821
. 48.685 (5c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,466,1813
48.685
(5c) (a) Any person who is permitted but fails under sub. (5) (a) to
14demonstrate to the department
, an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a
15child welfare agency that he or she has been rehabilitated may appeal to the
16secretary or his or her designee. Any person who is adversely affected by a decision
17of the secretary or his or her designee under this paragraph has a right to a contested
18case hearing under ch. 227.
AB64-ASA1,822
19Section 822
. 48.685 (5c) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,823
20Section 823
. 48.685 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,467,1721
48.685
(5m) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department may refuse to license
22a person to operate an entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may
23refuse to license a foster home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a
24population of 750,000 or more or a county department may refuse to provide
25subsidized guardianship payments to a person under s. 48.623 (6), and an entity may
1refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or permit a nonclient resident to reside
2at the entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity if the
3person has been convicted of an offense that is not a serious crime, but that is, in the
4estimation of the department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity,
5substantially related to the care of a client.
Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the
6department may refuse to license a person to operate a child care center, the
7department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county
8department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may refuse to certify
9a child care provider under s. 48.651, a school board may refuse to contract with a
10person under s. 120.13 (14), and a child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or
11established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or a child care provider that is
12certified under s. 48.651 may refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or permit
13a nonclient resident to reside at the child care center or child care provider if the
14person has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th
15birthday for an offense that is not a serious crime, but that is, in the estimation of
16the department, county department, contracted agency, school board, child care
17center, or child care provider, substantially related to the care of a client.
AB64-ASA1,824
18Section 824
. 48.685 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,468,919
48.685
(6) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the department shall
20require any person who applies for issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license to
21operate an entity, a county department or a child welfare agency shall require any
22person who applies for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a foster home under
23s. 48.62, and the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or
24a county department shall require any person who applies for subsidized
25guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6) to complete a background information
1form that is provided by the department.
The department shall require any person
2who applies for issuance, but not continuation, of a license to operate a child care
3center under s. 48.65, a school board shall require any person who proposes to
4contract, but not renew a contract, with the school board under s. 120.13 (14), and
5the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county
6department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child
7care provider who applies for initial certification, but not renewal of that
8certification, under s. 48.651 to complete a background information form that is
9provided by the department.
AB64-ASA1,825
10Section 825
. 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,468,1911
48.685
(6) (am)
Except as provided in this paragraph, every Every 4 years an
12entity shall require all of its caregivers and all nonclient residents of the entity or of
13a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity to complete a background
14information form that is provided to the entity by the department.
A child care
15center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13
16(14) or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651 is exempt from the 4-year
17requirement, but shall require any new caregiver or nonclient resident to complete
18a background information form that is provided to the child care center or child care
19provider by the department.
AB64-ASA1,826
20Section 826
. 48.685 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,469,221
48.685
(6) (b) 1. For caregivers who are licensed by the department,
for persons
22under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who are caregivers of a child care
23center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13
24(14) or of a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651, for persons who are
25nonclient residents of an entity that is licensed by the department, and for other
1persons specified by the department by rule, the entity shall send the background
2information form to the department.
AB64-ASA1,827
3Section 827
. 48.685 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,469,94
48.685
(6) (b) 2. For caregivers who are licensed
or certified by a county
5department
or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), for persons who are
6nonclient residents of an entity that is licensed
or certified by a county department
7or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), and for other persons specified by
8the department by rule, the entity shall send the background information form to the
9county department
or contracted agency.
AB64-ASA1,828
10Section 828
. 48.685 (6) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,829
11Section 829
. 48.685 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,469,2112
48.685
(8) The department, the department of health services, a county
13department,
an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2), or a child welfare agency
,
14or a school board may charge a fee for obtaining the information required under sub.
15(2) (am)
or (ar) or (3) (a)
or (am), for providing information to an entity to enable the
16entity to comply with sub. (2) (b)
1. or (3) (b), or for obtaining and submitting
17fingerprints under sub. (2) (bm)
or (br). The fee may not exceed the reasonable cost
18of obtaining the information or of obtaining and submitting fingerprints. No fee may
19be charged to a nurse aide, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (d), for obtaining or maintaining
20information or for obtaining and submitting fingerprints if to do so would be
21inconsistent with federal law.
AB64-ASA1,830
22Section 830
. 48.685 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,469,2423
48.685
(9) The department may promulgate any rules necessary for the
24administration of this section.
AB64-ASA1,831
25Section 831
. 48.686 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,470,2
148.686 Criminal history and child abuse record search; child care. (1) 2In this section:
AB64-ASA1,470,33
(ag) “Caregiver" means any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,470,44
1. A person who is any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,470,55
a. An employee or independent contractor of a child care program.
AB64-ASA1,470,76
b. Involved in the care or supervision of clients of a child care program or has
7unsupervised access to clients of a child care program.
AB64-ASA1,470,98
2. A person who has, or is seeking, a license, certification, or contract to operate
9a child care program.
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(aj) “Child care program” means a child care center that is licensed under s.
1148.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14), a child care provider that
12is certified under s. 48.651, or a temporary employment agency that provides
13caregivers to another child care program.
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(am) “Client" means a person who receives direct care from a child care
15program, from an entity under s. 48.685 (1) (b) or from a caregiver specified in s.
1648.685 (1) (ag) 1. am., including all of the following:
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1. An adopted child for whom adoption assistance payments are being made
18under s. 48.975.
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2. A child for whom subsidized guardianship payments are being made under
20s. 48.623.
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3. A person who is 18 to 21 years old, is receiving independent living services
22under
42 USC 677 (a) from an agency, is no longer placed in out-of-home care, and
23is residing in the foster home in which he or she was previously placed.
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1(ar) “Contractor" means, with respect to a child care program, a person, or that
2person's agent, who provides services to the child care program under an express or
3implied contract or subcontract.
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(bm) “Nonclient resident" means a person who is age 10 or older, who resides,
5or is expected to reside, at a child care program, and who is not a client of the child
6care program or caregiver.
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(br) “Reservation" means land in this state within the boundaries of a
8reservation of a tribe or within the bureau of Indian affairs service area for the
9Ho-Chunk Nation.
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(c) “Serious crime" means any of the following:
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1. A violation of s. 940.12, 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295, or
12942.09 (2).
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2. A violation of s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.
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3. An offense under ch. 948 that is a felony, other than a violation of s. 948.22
15(2).
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4. A violation of s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats., or of s. 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6) or
17940.20 (1) or (1m), if the victim is the spouse of the person.
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5. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.21, 940.225 (1),
19(2), or (3), 940.23, 940.305, 940.31, 941.20 (2) or (3), 941.21, 943.04, 943.10 (2), 943.32
20(2), or 948.21 (1) (a).
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6. Only for a caregiver, as defined in par. (ag) 2., a violation of s. 943.201,
22943.203, or 943.38 (1) or (2); a violation of s. 943.34 (1), 943.395 (1), 943.41 (3) (e), (4)
23(a), (5), (6), or (6m), 943.45 (1), 943.455 (2), 943.46 (2), 943.47 (2), 943.50 (1m), or
24943.70 (2) (a) or (am) or (3) (a) that is a felony; or an offense under subch. IV of ch.
25943 that is a felony.
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17. A violation of sub. (2) or s. 48.685 (2), (3), (4m) (b), or (6), 2015 stats., if the
2violation involves the provision of false information to or the intentional withholding
3of information from, the department, a county department, an agency contracting
4under s. 48.651 (2), a school board, or a child care program.
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8. An offense involving fraudulent activity as a participant in the Wisconsin
6Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, including as a recipient of a child care
7subsidy under s. 49.155, or as a recipient of aid to families with dependent children
8under s. 49.19, medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49, food stamps benefits
9under the food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2036, supplemental security
10income payments under s. 49.77, payments for the support of children of
11supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, or health care benefits
12under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665.
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9. A violation of s. 125.075 (1), 125.085 (3) (a) 2., 125.105 (2) (b), 125.66 (3),
14125.68 (12), 940.09, 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.20, 940.203, 940.205, 940.207,
15940.25, or 943.23 (1g), a violation of s. 948.51 (2) that is a felony under s. 948.51 (3)
16(b) or (c), a violation of s. 346.63 (1), (2), (5), or (6) that is a felony under s. 346.65 (2)
17(am) 5., 6., or 7. or (f), (2j) (d), or (3m), or an offense under ch. 961 that is a felony, if
18the person completed his or her sentence, including any probation, parole, or
19extended supervision, or was discharged by the department of corrections, less than
205 years before the date of the investigation under sub. (2) (am).
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10. A violation of s. 948.22 (2), if the person completed his or her sentence,
22including any probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the
23department of corrections, less than 5 years before the date of the investigation
24under sub. (2) (am), unless the person has paid all arrearages due and is meeting his
25or her current support obligations.
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111. A violation of the law of any other state or United States jurisdiction that
2would be a violation listed in subd. 1. to 10. if committed in this state.
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12. A violation of the laws of another state or United States jurisdiction that
4if committed in this state would constitute felony battery under s. 940.19 (2), (4), (5),
5or (6) or 940.20, a felony offense of domestic abuse, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (am),
6a sex offense or a violent crime under ch. 948, or a violation of 940.225 if the victim
7was a child.
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8(2) (a) The department shall require any person who applies for issuance of an
9initial license to operate a child care center under s. 48.65, a school board shall
10require any person who proposes an initial contract with the school board under s.
11120.13 (14), and the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
12a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require
13any child care provider who applies for initial certification under s. 48.651 to submit
14the information required for a background check request under par. (ag). A school
15board, county department, or contracted agency shall submit the completed
16background information request to the department.
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(ab) Each child care program shall submit a request to the department for a
18criminal background check for each potential caregiver and potential nonclient
19resident prior to the date on which an individual becomes a caregiver or nonclient
20resident, and at least once during every 5-year period for each existing caregiver or
21nonclient resident, except if all of the following apply: