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 of the statutes is repealed.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.
AB64-ASA1,470,1310 (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.
AB64-ASA1,470,1614 (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:
AB64-ASA1,470,1817 1. An adopted child for whom adoption assistance payments are being made
18under s. 48.975.
AB64-ASA1,470,2019 2. A child for whom subsidized guardianship payments are being made under
20s. 48.623.
AB64-ASA1,470,2321 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.
AB64-ASA1,471,3
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.
AB64-ASA1,471,64 (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.
AB64-ASA1,471,97 (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.
AB64-ASA1,471,1010 (c) “Serious crime" means any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,471,1211 1. A violation of s. 940.12, 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295, or
12942.09 (2).
AB64-ASA1,471,1313 2. A violation of s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.
AB64-ASA1,471,1514 3. An offense under ch. 948 that is a felony, other than a violation of s. 948.22
15(2).
AB64-ASA1,471,1716 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.
AB64-ASA1,471,2018 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).
AB64-ASA1,471,2521 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.
AB64-ASA1,472,4
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.
AB64-ASA1,472,125 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.
AB64-ASA1,472,2013 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).
AB64-ASA1,472,2521 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.
AB64-ASA1,473,2
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.
AB64-ASA1,473,73 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.
AB64-ASA1,473,16 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.
AB64-ASA1,473,2117 (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:
AB64-ASA1,473,2522 1. The caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient resident, or potential nonclient
23resident has received a background check as described in par. (am) while employed
24or seeking employment by another child care program within the state within the
25last 5 years.
AB64-ASA1,474,3
12. The department provided to the child care program under subd. 1. a
2qualifying background check result for the caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient
3resident, or potential nonclient resident.
AB64-ASA1,474,74 3. The caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient resident, or potential nonclient
5resident is employed by or resides at a child care program within the state or has been
6separated from employment or residence at a child care program within the state for
7a period of not more than 180 consecutive days.
AB64-ASA1,474,108 (ag) 1. A request for a background check to the department under par. (a) or (ab)
9shall be in the manner and on forms prescribed by the department, and shall include
10all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,474,1111 a. Fingerprints of the subject that meet the standards of the department.
AB64-ASA1,474,1312 b. Any additional information that the department deems necessary to perform
13the criminal background check.
AB64-ASA1,474,1514 2. A request for a criminal background check is considered submitted on the
15day that the department receives all of the information required under subd. 1.
AB64-ASA1,474,1916 3. The requester of a background check under this paragraph shall submit all
17fees required by the department pursuant to the instructions provided by the
18department, not to exceed the actual cost of conducting the criminal background
19check.
AB64-ASA1,474,2220 (am) Upon receipt of a request submitted under par. (a) or (ab), the department
21shall obtain all of the following with respect to a caregiver or a nonclient resident who
22is not under 10 years of age:
AB64-ASA1,474,2423 1. A fingerprint-based criminal history search from the records maintained by
24the department of justice.
AB64-ASA1,475,2
12. Information that is contained in the registry under s. 146.40 (4g) regarding
2any findings against the person.
AB64-ASA1,475,43 3. Information maintained by the department of safety and professional
4services regarding the status of the person's credentials, if applicable.
AB64-ASA1,475,85 4. Information maintained by the department regarding any final
6determination under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. or, if a contested case hearing is held on such
7a determination, any final decision under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. that the person has
8abused or neglected a child.
AB64-ASA1,475,149 5. Information maintained by the department of health services under s. 48.685
10regarding any denial to the person of a license, continuation or renewal of a license,
11certification, or a contract to operate an entity or a child care program, for a reason
12specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the person of
13employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or a child care
14program for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
AB64-ASA1,475,1615 6. Information that is contained in the sex offender registry under s. 301.45
16regarding whether the person has committed a sex offense that is a serious crime.
AB64-ASA1,475,1817 7. A fingerprint-based criminal history search using the federal bureau of
18investigation next generation identification.
AB64-ASA1,475,2019 8. A search of the national crime information center's national sex offender
20registry.
AB64-ASA1,475,2421 9. A search of the following registries, repositories, or databases in the state
22where the caregiver or nonclient resident resided for the period starting on the date
235 years prior to the department's receipt of the background check request and ending
24on the date the department received the background check request:
AB64-ASA1,475,2525 a. The state criminal registry or repository.
AB64-ASA1,476,1
1b. The state sex offender registry or repository.
AB64-ASA1,476,22 c. The state-based child abuse and neglect registry and database.
AB64-ASA1,476,33 10. A search of the department's criminal background check records.
AB64-ASA1,476,74 (ar) After receiving a request under par. (a) or (ab), the department shall
5conduct the criminal background check as expeditiously as possible and shall make
6a good faith effort to complete all components of the criminal background check no
7later than 45 days after the date on which the request was submitted.
AB64-ASA1,476,218 (bb) If information obtained under par. (am) indicates a charge of a serious
9crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final disposition of the charge,
10the department shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to
11determine the final disposition of the charge. If information submitted to the
12department under par. (ag) indicates a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but
13information obtained under par. (am) does not indicate such a charge or conviction,
14the department shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to
15obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and the final disposition of the complaint.
16If information obtained under par. (am), information submitted under par. (ag), or
17any other information indicates a conviction of a violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195,
18940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 (1), or 947.013 obtained not more than 5 years before
19the date on which that information was obtained, the department shall make every
20reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal
21complaint and judgment of conviction relating to that violation.
AB64-ASA1,477,622 (bd) Notwithstanding par. (am), the department is not required to obtain the
23information specified in par. (am) 1. to 10., with respect to a person under 18 years
24of age whose background check request under par. (ag) indicates that the person is
25not ineligible to be permitted to reside at a child care program for a reason specified

1in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 8. and with respect to whom the department otherwise has no
2reason to believe that the person is ineligible to be permitted to reside for any of those
3reasons. This paragraph does not preclude the department from obtaining, at its
4discretion, the information specified in par. (am) 1. to 10. with respect to a person
5described in this paragraph who is a nonclient resident or a potential nonclient
6resident of a child care program.
AB64-ASA1,477,107 (br) The department shall require the person who is the subject of a search
8under par. (am) to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
9set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law enforcement
10agencies, unless the person has previously been fingerprinted under this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,477,17 11(3) (am) Every year or at any time that the department considers appropriate,
12the department may request the information specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 5. for all
13caregivers under sub. (1) (ag) 2., nonclient residents of such a caregiver, and
14caregivers under sub. (1) (ag) 1. who have direct contact with clients. For the
15purposes of this paragraph, “direct contact” means face-to-face physical proximity
16to a client that affords the opportunity to commit abuse or neglect of a client or to
17misappropriate the property of a client.
AB64-ASA1,477,2418 (bm) Annually, by January 1, the department shall submit a report to the
19appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) describing the
20report prepared under sub. (4p) (a) with respect to caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag)
212., specifically any information indicating that the caregiver is ineligible under sub.
22(4m) (a) to be licensed, certified, or contracted to operate a child care program, and
23describing any action taken in response to the receipt of information under sub. (2)
24(am) indicating that such a caregiver is so ineligible.
AB64-ASA1,478,3
1(4) (a) A child care program that violates sub. (2), (3), or (4m) (a) is subject to
2a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 and to other sanctions specified by the
3department by rule.
AB64-ASA1,478,64 (b) A person who provides false information to the department under sub. (2)
5is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 and to other sanctions specified by
6the department by rule.
AB64-ASA1,478,15 7(4m) (a) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in par. (ad) and
8sub. (5), the department may not license, or continue or renew the license of, a person
9to operate a child care center under s. 48.65, the department in a county having a
10population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with
11under s. 48.651 (2) may not certify a child care provider under s. 48.651, a school
12board may not contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), and a child care program
13may not employ or contract with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. if the
14department, county department, contracted agency, school board, or child care
15program knows or should have known any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,478,2016 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or adjudicated
17delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for committing a serious crime or that
18the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition
19alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 10th
20birthday.
AB64-ASA1,478,2321 3. That a unit of government or a state agency, as defined in s. 16.61 (2) (d), has
22made a finding that the person has abused or neglected any client or
23misappropriated the property of any client.
AB64-ASA1,479,3
14. That a final determination has been made under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. or, if
2a contested case hearing is held on such a determination, a final decision has been
3made under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. that the person has abused or neglected a child.
AB64-ASA1,479,84 5. That the department has determined the person ineligible to be licensed to
5operate a child care center under s. 48.65, to be certified to operate a child care
6provider under s. 48.651, to contract with a school board under s. 120.13 (14), to be
7employed as a caregiver at a child care program, or to be a nonclient resident at a
8child care program.
AB64-ASA1,479,129 6. That the person has refused to provide information under sub. (2) (ag), or
10that the person refused to participate in, cooperate with, or submit required
11information for the criminal background check described in sub. (2) (am), including
12fingerprints.
AB64-ASA1,479,1413 7. That the person knowingly made a materially false statement in connection
14with the person's criminal background check described in sub. (2).
AB64-ASA1,479,1615 8. That the person knowingly omitted material information requested in
16connection with the person's criminal background check conducted under sub. (2).
AB64-ASA1,479,2317 (ad) The department may license a child care center under s. 48.65; the
18department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county
19department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may certify a child care
20provider under s. 48.651; and a school board may contract with a person under s.
21120.13 (14), conditioned on the receipt of the information specified in sub. (4p) (a)
22indicating that the person is not ineligible to be so licensed, certified, or contracted
23with for a reason specified in par. (a) 1. to 8.
AB64-ASA1,480,924 (c) A child care program may employ or contract with a potential caregiver or
25permit a potential nonclient resident to reside at the child care program for up to 45

1days from the date a background check request is submitted to the department
2pending the completion of the department's report under sub. (4p) (a) if the
3department provides a preliminary report under sub. (4p) (c) to the child care
4program indicating that the potential caregiver or nonclient resident is not ineligible
5to work or reside at a child care program. At all times that children in care are
6present, an individual who received a qualifying result on a background check
7described in sub. (2) (am) within the past 5 years must supervise a potential
8employee or nonclient resident permitted to work or reside at the chid care program
9under this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,480,14 10(4p) (a) The department shall provide the results of the criminal background
11check to the child care program in a written report that indicates only that the
12individual on whom the background check was conducted is eligible or ineligible for
13employment or to reside at the child care program, without revealing any
14disqualifying crime or other information regarding the individual.
AB64-ASA1,480,2015 (b) The department shall provide the results of the criminal background check
16to the individual on whom the background check was conducted in a written report
17that indicates whether the individual is eligible or ineligible for employment or to
18reside at the child care program. If the individual is ineligible for employment or to
19reside at the child care program, the department's report shall include information
20on each disqualifying crime and information on the right to appeal.
AB64-ASA1,481,621 (c) Before the department completes its report under par. (a), a caregiver under
22sub. (1) (ag) 2. may submit a written request to the department for a preliminary
23report indicating whether a potential caregiver or nonclient resident is eligible to
24work or reside at a child care program under sub. (4m) (c). If the department receives
25such a request, it shall provide a written preliminary report to that caregiver

1indicating whether the individual is barred from employment as a caregiver or
2residence as a nonclient resident on the basis of a background check under sub. (2)
3(am) 1. or 7. If the individual is ineligible for employment or residence at a child care
4program based on the results of the preliminary report, the department shall also
5provide a preliminary report to the individual containing information related to each
6disqualifying crime.
AB64-ASA1,481,97 (d) The results of a report under par. (c) may not be appealed by the individual
8until receipt of the department's report under par. (b) following completion of all
9components of the criminal background check.
AB64-ASA1,481,14 10(4s) (a) An individual who is the subject of the department's report on the
11results of a criminal background check may appeal the department's decision. Only
12the person who is the subject of the department's report may appeal the department's
13decision. Neither the child care program nor any other person may appeal the
14department's decision.
AB64-ASA1,481,2015 (b) An appeal request shall be submitted to the department at the address,
16e-mail address, or fax number identified in the statement of appeal rights no later
17than 60 days after the date of the department's decision, unless the appellant
18requests, and the department grants, an extension for a specific amount of time prior
19to expiration of the 60 day appeal period. Extensions may be granted for good cause
20shown.
AB64-ASA1,481,2221 (c) An appeal shall be submitted in the manner and on forms prescribed by the
22department, and must include all of the following information:
AB64-ASA1,481,2323 1. The information or issue disputed by the individual.
AB64-ASA1,481,2524 2. Any information known to the individual, or available to the individual
25through the exercise of reasonable diligence, that supports the individual's position.
AB64-ASA1,482,3
13. The current or last known names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email
2addresses of any persons known or believed to have information relevant to
3determination of the appeal.
AB64-ASA1,482,64 4. Copies of any documents or other materials in the possession of the
5individual, or reasonably available to the individual, that support the individual's
6position regarding the disputed information.
AB64-ASA1,482,107 (e) The department shall attempt to verify the accuracy of the information
8challenged by the appellant, including making reasonable good faith efforts to locate
9any missing information regarding the disqualifying crime that is relevant to the
10issue identified for appeal.
AB64-ASA1,482,1211 (f) The department shall sustain the results of its criminal background check
12report if supported by a preponderance of the available evidence.
AB64-ASA1,482,1713 (g) The department shall issue its appeal decision in writing. If the results of
14the original report are sustained upon review, the decision shall indicate the
15department's efforts to verify the accuracy of the information challenged by the
16individual. The decision shall also indicate any additional reconsideration and
17appeal rights available to the appellant.
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