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48.45
(1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn
5child's expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears
6that any
person 17 years of age or over adult has been guilty of contributing to,
7encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission
, such that condition of the
8unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the
9conduct of
such that person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and
10expectant mother.
AB56,506
11Section 506
. 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.45
(3) If it appears at a court hearing that any
person 17 years of age or older 13adult has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney
14for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment.
15This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the
16prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.
AB56,507
17Section 507
. 48.48 (17) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.48
(17) (a) 3. Provide appropriate protection and services for children and
19the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
20those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
21homes, placing
the those children in licensed foster homes or group homes in this
22state or
a similar facility regulated in another state within a reasonable proximity
23to the agency with legal custody, placing
the
those children in the homes of guardians
24under s. 48.977 (2),
placing those children in a qualifying residential family-based
25treatment facility with a parent or in a similar facility regulated in another state, or
1contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare agencies
in this
2state or a similar child welfare agency regulated in another state, except that the
3department may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment
4programs unless the department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and
5the state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate
6public education program is not available. Disputes between the department and the
7school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB56,508
8Section
508. 48.48 (17) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.48
(17) (c) 4. Is living in a foster home, group home,
or residential care center
10for children and youth
, qualifying residential family-based treatment facility, or a
11similar facility regulated in another state or in a supervised independent living
12arrangement.
AB56,509
13Section
509. 48.481 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,510
14Section
510. 48.481 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.481
(4) Driver education program. The department shall establish or
16contract for a driver education program for individuals who are 15 years of age or
17older and in out-of-home care. The program shall provide assistance with
18identifying and enrolling in an appropriate driver education course, obtaining an
19operator's license, and obtaining motor vehicle liability insurance. From the
20appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (a), the department may pay all of the following
21expenses that apply to an individual in the program:
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(a) Fees required to enroll in a driver education course.
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(b) Fees required to obtain an operator's license under ch. 343.
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(c) The cost of motor vehicle liability insurance for the motor vehicle owned or
25used by the individual while participating in the program and after obtaining an
1operator's license, including any increase in the cost of motor vehicle liability
2insurance on a motor vehicle owned by an out-of-home care provider and used by
3the individual.
AB56,511
4Section 511
. 48.487 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.487
(1m) Tribal family services grants. From the appropriation account
6under s. 20.437 (1)
(bd) (js), the department may distribute tribal family services
7grants to the elected governing bodies of the Indian tribes in this state. An elected
8governing body that receives a grant under this subsection may expend the grant
9moneys received for any of the purposes specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), (4m) (b), (5) (b),
10(6), and (7) as determined by that body.
AB56,512
11Section 512
. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability
13of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate
14funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1,
2015 152019, and ending on June 30,
2017 2021, as provided in this subsection to county
16departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows:
AB56,513
17Section 513
. 48.526 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,486,2018
48.526
(7) (a) For community youth and family aids under this section,
19amounts not to exceed $45,572,100 for the last 6 months of
2015 2019, $91,150,200
20for
2016 2020, and $45,578,100 for the first 6 months of
2017 2021.
AB56,514
21Section 514
. 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(7) (b) (intro.) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall
23allocate $2,000,000 for the last 6 months of
2015
2019, $4,000,000 for
2016 2020, and
24$2,000,000 for the first 6 months of
2017 2021 to counties based on each of the
25following factors weighted equally:
AB56,515
1Section
515. 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall
3allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of
2015
2019, $12,500,000 for
2016 2020,
4and $6,250,000 for the first 6 months of
2017
2021 to counties based on each county's
5proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile
6correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during
7the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.
AB56,516
8Section 516
. 48.526 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(7) (c) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate
10$1,053,200 for the last 6 months of
2015 2019, $2,106,500 for
2016 2020, and
11$1,053,300 for the first 6 months of
2017 2021 to counties based on each of the factors
12specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. weighted equally, except that no county may receive an
13allocation under this paragraph that is less than 93 percent nor more than 115
14percent of the amount that the county would have received under this paragraph if
15the allocation had been distributed only on the basis of the factor specified in par. (b)
163.
AB56,517
17Section 517
. 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(7) (e) For emergencies related to community youth and family aids
19under this section, amounts not to exceed $125,000 for the last 6 months of
2015 202019, $250,000 for
2016
2020, and $125,000 for the first 6 months of
2017 2021. A
21county is eligible for payments under this paragraph only if it has a population of not
22more than 45,000.
AB56,518
23Section 518
. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(7) (h) For counties that are purchasing community supervision
25services under s. 938.533 (2), $1,062,400 in the last 6 months of
2017 2019,
1$2,124,800 in
2018 2020, and $1,062,400 in the first 6 months of
2019
2021 for the
2provision of community supervision services for juveniles from that county. In
3distributing funds to counties under this paragraph, the department shall distribute
4to each county the full amount of the charges for the services purchased by that
5county, except that if the amounts available under this paragraph are insufficient to
6distribute that full amount, the department shall distribute those available amounts
7to each county that purchases community supervision services based on the ratio
8that the charges to that county for those services bear to the total charges to all
9counties that purchase those services.
AB56,519
10Section 519
. 48.526 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.526
(8) Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment. From the amount of the
12allocations specified in sub. (7) (a), the department shall allocate $666,700 in the last
136 months of
2015 2019, $1,333,400 in
2016 2020, and $666,700 in the first 6 months
14of
2017 2021 for alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs.
AB56,520
15Section 520
. 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:
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1648.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s.
1748.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), beginning on January 1,
182021, the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c)
19associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal
20criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.
AB56,521
21Section 521
. 48.5276 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,489,2
2248.5276 County facility start-up costs. From the appropriation under s.
2320.437 (1) (cn), the department shall reimburse counties for the one-time start-up
24costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c) incurred by a county, either on its own or jointly with one
1or more counties, in establishing a secured residential care center for children and
2youth under s. 59.53 (8m).
AB56,522
3Section
522. 48.53 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,523
4Section
523. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.563
(2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569
6(1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than
$70,211,100 $78,708,100 in
7fiscal year
2017-18 2019-20 and
$74,308,000 $90,478,400 in fiscal year
2018-19 82020-21.
AB56,524
9Section 524
. 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.57
(1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children and the
11expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
12those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
13homes, placing those children in licensed foster homes or group homes in this state
14or
similar facilities regulated in another state within a reasonable proximity to the
15agency with legal custody, placing those children in the homes of guardians under
16s. 48.977 (2),
placing those children in a qualifying residential family-based
17treatment facility, or in a similar facility regulated in another state, or contracting
18for services for those children by licensed child welfare agencies
in this state or a
19child welfare agency regulated in another state, except that the county department
20may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs
21unless the county department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the
22state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public
23education program is not available. Disputes between the county department and
24the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB56,525
25Section
525. 48.57 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.57
(3) (a) 4. Is living in a foster home, group home, residential care center
2for children and youth,
or subsidized guardianship home
, qualifying residential
3family-based treatment facility, or a similar facility regulated in another state or in
4a supervised independent living arrangement.
AB56,526
5Section
526. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.57
(3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
7(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
8than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
9under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
10to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
11more, the department shall make payments in the amount of
$238 $249 per month
12beginning on January 1,
2018 2020, and
$244 $254 per month beginning on January
131,
2019 2021, to a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for
14a child if all of the following conditions are met:
AB56,527
15Section
527. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.57
(3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
17(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
18than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
19under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
20to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
21more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in the amount of
22$238 $249 per month beginning on January 1,
2018 2020, and
$244 $254 per month
23beginning on January 1,
2019 2021, to a long-term kinship care relative who is
24providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are
25met:
AB56,528
1Section
528. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.62
(4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
3rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1,
2018 2020, the rates are
4$238 $249 for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home
5that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under
6sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified
7to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care,
$394 $412 for a
8child under 5 years of age;
$431 $451 for a child 5 to 11 years of age;
$490
$512 for
9a child 12 to 14 years of age; and
$511 $534 for a child 15 years of age or over.
10Beginning on January 1,
2019 2021, the rates are
$244 $254 for care and
11maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to
12provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a) and, for
13care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at
14a level of care that is higher than level one care,
$404 $420 for a child under 5 years
15of age;
$442 $460 for a child 5 to 11 years of age;
$502 $522 for a child 12 to 14 years
16of age; and
$524 $545 for a child 15 years of age or over. In addition to these grants
17for basic maintenance, the department, county department, or licensed child welfare
18agency shall make supplemental payments for foster care to a foster home that is
19receiving an age-related rate under this subsection that are commensurate with the
20level of care that the foster home is certified to provide and the needs of the child who
21is placed in the foster home according to the rules promulgated by the department
22under sub. (8) (c).
AB56,529
23Section
529. 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.623
(3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
25shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The county department
1shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8p) or 48.569 (1)
2(d). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances
3specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall provide the monthly
4payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide those payments from
5the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1)
(dd)
(cx) and
(pd) (mx).
AB56,530
6Section
530. 48.63 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.63
(1) (bm) Acting under a voluntary agreement, a child's parent, the
8department, or a county department may place the child in a qualifying residential
9family-based treatment facility with a parent, if such a placement is recommended
10in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38. A placement under this paragraph
11may not exceed 180 days from the date on which the child was removed from the
12home under the voluntary agreement.
AB56,531
13Section
531. 48.63 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.63
(1) (c) Voluntary agreements may be made only under par. (a)
or, (b)
, or
15(bm) or sub. (5) (b), shall be in writing, shall state whether the child has been adopted,
16and shall specifically state that the agreement may be terminated at any time by the
17parent, guardian, or Indian custodian or by the child if the child's consent to the
18agreement is required. In the case of an Indian child who is placed under par. (a)
or, 19(b)
, or (bm) by the voluntary agreement of the Indian child's parent or Indian
20custodian, the voluntary consent of the parent or Indian custodian to the placement
21shall be given as provided in s. 48.028 (5) (a). The child's consent to an agreement
22under par. (a)
or, (b)
, or (bm) is required whenever the child is 12 years of age or older.
AB56,532
23Section
532. 48.645 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.645
(1) (a) The child is living in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 if a
25license is required under that section, in a foster home located within the boundaries
1of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the
2reservation, in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, in a subsidized guardianship
3home under s. 48.623, in a residential care center for children and youth licensed
4under s. 48.60,
with a parent in a qualifying residential family-based treatment
5facility, or in a supervised independent living arrangement and has been placed in
6that home, center, or arrangement by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22,
7or 46.23, by the department, or by a governing body of an Indian tribe in this state
8under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
AB56,533
9Section 533
. 48.645 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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48.645
(2) (a) 5. A qualifying residential family-based treatment facility when
11the child is residing there with a parent under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63
12(1) (bm) or when the child is placed there with a parent by an order of the court.
AB56,534
13Section
534. 48.651 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.651
(3) (a) If a
child care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted of a
15serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1)
16(ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the person subject
17to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child
18care provider
certified under sub. (1) is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for
19committing a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c),
on or after his or her 10th
20birthday, or if the department provides written notice of a decision under s. 48.686
21(4p) that the
child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident person is ineligible
22for certification, employment, or residence
to operate, work at, or reside at the child
23care provider, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
24a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2) shall revoke the
25certification of the child care provider immediately upon providing written notice of
1revocation and the grounds for revocation and an explanation of the process for
2appealing the revocation.
AB56,535
3Section
535. 48.651 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.651
(3) (b) If a
child care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of
5a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime,
6as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a
7nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the
person subject to a
8background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child
9care provider
certified under sub. (1) is the subject of a pending criminal charge or
10delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime
on or
11after his or her 10th birthday, the department in a county having a population of
12750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2)
13shall immediately suspend the certification of the child care provider until the
14department, county department, or agency obtains information regarding the final
15disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not
16ineligible to
be certified under sub. (1) operate, work at, or reside at the child care
17provider.
AB56,536
18Section 536
. 48.685 (1) (ao) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.685
(1) (ao) “Congregate care facility” means a group home, shelter care
20facility, or residential care center for children and youth.
AB56,537
21Section 537
. 48.685 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.685
(1) (ap) “Congregate care worker” means an adult who works in a
23congregate care facility. “Congregate care worker” includes a person who has or is
24seeking a license to operate a congregate care facility and does not include an unpaid
25volunteer.
AB56,538
1Section
538. 48.685 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(1) (c) 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19
3(2), (4), (5)
, or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2)
, or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295,
4942.09 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05,
5948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am),
6948.12, 948.13, 948.21
(2), 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53.
AB56,539
7Section 539
. 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
9under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. and (bm) 5., 48.75 (1m), and 48.979
10(1) (b) regarding any denial to the person of a license, or continuation or renewal of
11a license to operate an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an
12entity, for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the
13person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or of
14permission to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason
15specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained under this subdivision
16indicates that the person has been denied a license, or continuation or renewal of a
17license, payments, employment, a contract, or permission to reside as described in
18this subdivision, the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency
19need not obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4.
, and the department need
20not obtain a fingerprint-based background check under par. (ba).
AB56,540
21Section 540
. 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(2) (b) (intro.) Every entity shall obtain all of the following with respect
23to a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am. of the entity
and, with respect to
24a nonclient resident of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am.
, and with respect
1to a congregate care worker, except a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b., of the
2entity:
AB56,541
3Section 541
. 48.685 (2) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.685
(2) (ba) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
5or (b) is a congregate care worker, the department shall obtain a fingerprint-based
6check of the national crime information databases, as defined in
28 USC 534 (f) (3)
7(A), unless the search has been terminated under par. (am) 5. or (b) 5m.
AB56,542
8Section 542
. 48.685 (2) (bb) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(2) (bb) If information obtained under par. (am)
or, (b)
, or (ba) indicates
10a charge of a serious crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final
11disposition of the charge, the department, county department, child welfare agency,
12or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to determine
13the final disposition of the charge. If a background information form under sub. (6)
14(a) or (am) indicates a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but information
15obtained under par. (am)
or, (b)
, or (ba) does not indicate such a charge or conviction,
16the department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every
17reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal
18complaint and the final disposition of the complaint. If information obtained under
19par. (am)
or, (b)
, or (ba), a background information form under sub. (6) (a) or (am),
20or any other information indicates a conviction of a violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195,
21940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 (1), or 947.013 obtained not more than 5 years before
22the date on which that information was obtained, the department, county
23department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to
24contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and judgment
25of conviction relating to that violation.
AB56,543
1Section
543. 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(2) (bg) If an entity employs or contracts with a caregiver
or congregate
3care worker for whom, within the last year, the information required under par. (b)
41m. to 3m. and 5m. has already been obtained by another entity, the entity may
5obtain that information from that other entity, which shall provide the information,
6if possible, to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information
7required under par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m. from another entity or if an entity has
8reasonable grounds to believe that any information obtained from another entity is
9no longer accurate, the entity shall obtain that information from the sources
10specified in par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m.
AB56,544
11Section 544
. 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.685
(2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
13or (b) is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 5 years preceding the
14date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or if the
15department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity determines that the
16person's employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for
17further investigation, the department, county department, child welfare agency, or
18entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state or other United States
19jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident within the 5 years
20preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent to the information
21specified in par. (am) 1. or (b) 1m. The department, county department, child welfare
22agency, or entity may require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards,
23each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies
24approved by law enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for
25the submission of the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the
1federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
2fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
3The department, county department, or child welfare agency may release any
4information obtained under this paragraph only as permitted under 32 USC 20962
5(e).
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6Section 545
. 48.685 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (c) 1. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
8is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or is seeking relicensure after
9a break in licensure, the department, county department, or child welfare agency
10shall request under
42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (b) a fingerprint-based check of the
11national crime information databases, as defined in
28 USC 534 (f) (3) (A). If that
12person is seeking subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6), the
13department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or county department
14shall request that fingerprint-based check. The department, county department, or
15child welfare agency may release any information obtained under this subdivision
16only as permitted under
42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (e).
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17Section 546
. 48.685 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (d) Every entity shall maintain, or shall contract with another
19person to maintain, the most recent background information obtained on a caregiver
20or congregate care worker under par. (b). The information shall be made available
21for inspection by authorized persons, as defined by the department by rule.
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22Section 547
. 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (b) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity
24considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
25(b) 1m. to 5m. for all persons who are
caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am.
1of the entity and for all nonclient residents of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1.
2am. of the entity subject to sub. (2) (b).
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3Section 548
. 48.685 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.685
(3) (c) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the
5department considers appropriate, the department shall obtain the information
6specified in sub. (2) (ba) for all persons who are congregate care workers.
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7Section
549. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: