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SB70-SSA2-SA1,527 9Section 527. 938.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,258,1910 938.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
11for each juvenile living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
12children and youth, juvenile detention facility, shelter care facility, or supervised
13independent living arrangement, the agency that placed the juvenile or arranged the
14placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the
15juvenile under s. 938.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any
16of the following conditions exists, and, for each juvenile living in the home of a
17guardian or a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin, that agency
18shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions under pars. (a) to
19(e) exists:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,528 20Section 528. 938.38 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,258,2421 938.38 (3m) (a) All appropriate biological family members, relatives, and
22like-kin of the juvenile, as determined by the agency.
Notwithstanding s. 938.02
23(12c) (b), in this paragraph, “like-kin” may include a person who is or previously was
24the child's licensed foster parent.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,529 25Section 529. 938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) A description of the services that will be provided to the
2juvenile, the juvenile's family, and the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
3facility where the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the juvenile
4is living to carry out the dispositional order, including services planned to accomplish
5all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,530 6Section 530. 938.38 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,259,157 938.38 (4m) (b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing the court shall
8notify the juvenile; any parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile; any
9foster parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, the
10operator of the facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with
11whom the juvenile is living; and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is or is
12alleged to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the
13Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the
14hearing, of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall
15have a right to be heard at the hearing.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,531 16Section 531. 938.38 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,259,2517 938.38 (4m) (d) The court shall give a foster parent, other physical custodian
18described in s. 48.62 (2), operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is notified
19of a hearing under par. (b) a right to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster
20parent, other physical custodian, operator, or relative, or like-kin to make a written
21or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the
22hearing, relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. The foster parent,
23other physical custodian, operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin does not
24become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of
25receiving that notice and right to be heard.
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1Section 532. 938.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,260,182 938.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the juvenile; the juvenile's
3parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
4facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the
5juvenile is living; and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the
6home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the
7Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the
8review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they
9shall have a right to be heard at the review as provided in par. (bm) 1. The court or
10agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's
11counsel, the juvenile's guardian ad litem, and the juvenile's school of the time, place,
12and purpose of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and
13of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the review as provided
14in par. (bm) 1. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less
15than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the juvenile's
16case record. The notice to the juvenile's school shall also include the name and
17contact information for the caseworker or social worker assigned to the juvenile's
18case.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,533 19Section 533. 938.38 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,261,720 938.38 (5) (bm) 1. A juvenile, parent, guardian, legal custodian, foster parent,
21operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is provided notice of the review
22under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written
23comments relevant to the determinations specified in par. (c) not less than 10
24working days before the date of the review or by participating at the review. A person
25representing the interests of the public, counsel, guardian ad litem, or school who is

1provided notice of the review under par. (b) may have an opportunity to be heard at
2the review by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified
3in par. (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the review. A foster parent,
4operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who receives notice of a review under par.
5(b) and a right to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the
6proceeding on which the review is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and
7right to be heard.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,534 8Section 534. 938.38 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,261,179 938.38 (5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of
10the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered
11the order; the juvenile or the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem; the person
12representing the interests of the public; the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal
13custodian; the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the facility where the juvenile
14is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the juvenile is living; and, if the
15juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
16Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian
17custodian and tribe.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,535 18Section 535. 938.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,262,919 938.38 (5m) (b) The court shall notify the juvenile; the juvenile's parent,
20guardian, and legal custodian; and the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
21facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the
22juvenile is living of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be
23determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a right to be heard
24at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. The court shall notify the juvenile's counsel
25and the juvenile's guardian ad litem; the agency that prepared the permanency plan;

1the juvenile's school; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the
2juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
3Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian
4custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be
5determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be
6heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. The notices under this paragraph shall
7be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the hearing. The notice to the
8juvenile's school shall also include the name and contact information for the
9caseworker or social worker assigned to the juvenile's case.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,536 10Section 536. 938.38 (5m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,262,2411 938.38 (5m) (c) 1. A juvenile, parent, guardian, legal custodian, foster parent,
12operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is provided notice of the hearing
13under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the hearing by submitting written
14comments relevant to the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10
15working days before the date of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. A
16counsel, guardian ad litem, agency, school, or person representing the interests of the
17public who is provided notice of the hearing under par. (b) may have an opportunity
18to be heard at the hearing by submitting written comments relevant to the
19determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the date
20of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. A foster parent, operator of a
21facility, or relative, or like-kin who receives notice of a hearing under par. (b) and a
22right to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding
23on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to
24be heard.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,537 25Section 537. 938.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.38 (5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
2and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
3provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the juvenile; the
4juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the juvenile's foster parent, the
5operator of the facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with
6whom the juvenile is living; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the
7person representing the interests of the public; and, if the juvenile is an Indian
8juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian
9under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe.
10The court shall make the findings specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case basis
11based on circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the
12specific information on which those findings are based in the findings of fact and
13conclusions of law prepared under this paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions
14of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without documenting or referencing that
15specific information in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or amended
16findings of fact and conclusions of law that retroactively correct earlier findings of
17fact and conclusions of law that do not comply with this paragraph are not sufficient
18to comply with this paragraph.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,538 19Section 538. 938.385 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,264,6 20938.385 Plan for transition to independent living. (intro.) During the 90
21days immediately before a juvenile who is placed in a foster home, group home, or
22residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
23a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living arrangement
24attains 18 years of age or, if the juvenile is placed in such a placement under an order
25under s. 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 938.355 (4) (am) after

1the juvenile attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary
2transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 938.366 (3) that terminates
3under s. 938.366 (3) (a) after the juvenile attains 18 years of age, during the 90 days
4immediately before the termination of the order or agreement, the agency primarily
5responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the order or agreement shall
6do all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,539 7Section 539. DCF 56.23 (1) (c) of the administrative code is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,264,108 DCF 56.23 (1) (c) A placing agency may not make a supplemental or
9exceptional payment or pay an initial clothing allowance , except for an exceptional
10payment under sub. (3) (a) 2.,
for a child placed in a Level 1 foster home.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,540 11Section 540. DCF 58.08 (9) (c) and (d) of the administrative code are created
12to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,264,1713 DCF 58.08 (9) (c) Exceptional payments. A kinship care agency may issue to
14a relative caregiver who is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship
15care payments an exceptional payment to enable siblings or minor parent and minor
16children to reside together, subject to a maximum payment amount determined by
17the department.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,264,2218 (d) Initial clothing allowance. A kinship care agency may pay an initial
19clothing allowance to a relative caregiver when the relative caregiver is initially
20approved by the kinship care agency. The amount of the initial clothing allowance
21shall be the actual cost of the clothing not to exceed a maximum determined by the
22department.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,9106 23Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,265,524 (1) Child care quality improvement program. Using the procedure under s.
25227.24, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules

1authorized under s. 49.133 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a)
2and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence
3that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for
4the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
5provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,9406 6Section 9406. Effective dates; Children and Families.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,265,97 (1) Foster care and kinship care rates. The treatment of ss. 48.57 (3m) (am)
8(intro.) (by Section 43q) and (3n) (am) (intro.) (by Section 66q) and 48.62 (4) takes
9effect on January 1, 2024, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,265,10 10157. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,265,12 11 Section 541. 234.18 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 234.18 and amended
12to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,265,18 13234.18 Limit on amount of outstanding bonds and notes. The authority
14may not issue notes and bonds that are secured by a capital reserve fund to which
15s. 234.15 (4) applies if, upon issuance, the total aggregate outstanding principal
16amount of notes and bonds that are secured by a capital reserve fund to which s.
17234.15 (4) applies would exceed $600,000,000 $1,200,000,000. This section does not
18apply to bonds and notes issued to refund outstanding notes and bonds.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,542 19Section 542. 234.18 (2) of the statutes is repealed.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,265,20 20158. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,265,21 21 Section 543. 20.437 (1) (dd) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,266,922 20.437 (1) (dd) State out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized
23guardianships.
The amounts in the schedule for foster care, institutional child care,
24and subsidized adoptions under ss. 48.48 (12) and 48.52, for the cost of care for

1children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), for the cost of placements of children 18 years of age
2or over in residential care centers for children and youth under voluntary
3agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that terminate as provided in s.
448.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., for the cost of the foster care
5monitoring system, for the cost of reimbursing counties and Indian tribes for
6subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), for the cost of services to
7children with special needs who are under the guardianship of the department to
8prepare those children for adoption, and for the cost of postadoption services to
9children with special needs.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,544 10Section 544. 20.437 (1) (pd) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,266,2311 20.437 (1) (pd) Federal aid; state out-of-home care, adoption services, and
12subsidized guardianships.
All federal moneys received for meeting the costs of
13providing foster care, institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss.
1448.48 (12) and 48.52, the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), the cost of
15placements of children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children
16and youth under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that
17terminate as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., the
18cost of reimbursing counties and Indian tribes for subsidized guardianship
19payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), the cost of services to children with special needs
20who are under the guardianship of the department to prepare those children for
21adoption, and the cost of postadoption services to children with special needs.
22Disbursements for foster care under s. 49.32 (2) and for the purposes described under
23s. 48.627 may be made from this appropriation.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,545 24Section 545. 48.48 (8r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.48 (8r) To reimburse county departments and Indian tribes, from the
2appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd), for subsidized guardianship
3payments made under s. 48.623 (1) or (6), including guardianships of Indian children
4ordered by tribal courts.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,546 5Section 546. 48.623 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,267,196 48.623 (1) Eligibility. (intro.) A county department or, as provided in sub. (3)
7(a), an Indian tribe or the department shall provide monthly subsidized
8guardianship payments in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) to a guardian of a child
9under s. 48.977 (2) or under a substantially similar tribal law if the county
10department, Indian tribe, or department determines that the conditions specified in
11pars. (a) to (d) have been met. A county department or, as provided in sub. (3) (a),
12a tribe or the department shall also provide those payments for the care of a sibling
13of such a child, regardless of whether the sibling meets the conditions specified in par.
14(a), if the county department, Indian tribe, or department and the guardian agree on
15the appropriateness of placing the sibling in the home of the guardian. A guardian
16of a child under s. 48.977 (2) or under a substantially similar tribal law is eligible for
17monthly subsidized guardianship payments under this subsection if the county
18department, Indian tribe, or the department, whichever will be providing those
19payments, determines that all of the following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,547 20Section 547. 48.623 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,268,221 48.623 (1) (b) 3. The guardian is licensed as the child's foster parent and the
22guardian and all adults residing in the guardian's home meet the requirements
23specified in s. 48.685 or, for a guardianship of a child ordered by a tribal court in
24which the background investigation is conducted by the Indian tribe, all adults
25residing in the guardian's home meet either the requirements specified in s. 48.685

1or the background check requirements for foster parent licensing under 42 USC 671
2(a) (20)
.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,548 3Section 548. 48.623 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,268,94 48.623 (1) (c) An order under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.345,
5938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or a tribal court under a substantially similar tribal law
6placing the child, or continuing the placement of the child, outside of the child's home
7has been terminated, or any proceeding in which the child has been adjudged to be
8in need of protection or services specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) has been dismissed, as
9provided in s. 48.977 (3r) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,549 10Section 549. 48.623 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,269,211 48.623 (2) Subsidized guardianship agreement. (intro.) Before a county
12department, an Indian tribe, or the department may approve the provision of
13subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) to a proposed guardian, the county
14department, Indian tribe, or department shall negotiate and enter into a written,
15binding subsidized guardianship agreement with the proposed guardian and provide
16the proposed guardian with a copy of the agreement. A subsidized guardianship
17agreement or an amended subsidized guardianship agreement may also name a
18prospective successor guardian of the child to assume the duty and authority of
19guardianship on the death or incapacity of the guardian. A successor guardian is
20eligible for monthly subsidized guardianship payments under this section only if the
21successor guardian is named as a prospective successor guardian of the child in a
22subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized guardianship
23agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the guardian, the
24conditions specified in sub. (6) (bm) are met, and the court appoints the successor

1guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided in s. 48.977
2(5m). A subsidized guardianship agreement shall specify all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,550 3Section 550. 48.623 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,269,64 48.623 (2) (c) That the county department, Indian tribe, or department will pay
5the total cost of the nonrecurring expenses that are associated with obtaining
6guardianship of the child, not to exceed $2,000.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,551 7Section 551. 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,269,238 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
9shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). An Indian tribe that has
10entered into an agreement with the department under sub. (8) shall provide the
11monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the
12tribal court, or a county department may provide the monthly payments under sub.
13(1) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court if the county
14department has entered into an agreement with the governing body of an Indian
15tribe to provide those payments.
The county department or Indian tribe shall
16provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8r). The department
17shall reimburse county departments and Indian tribes for the cost of subsidized
18guardianship payments, including payments made by county departments for
19guardianships of Indian children ordered by tribal courts, from the appropriations
20under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more
21or in the circumstances specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall
22provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide
23those payments from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (mx).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,552 24Section 552. 48.623 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.623 (3) (b) The county department or, as provided in par. (a), an Indian tribe
2or
the department shall determine the initial amount of a monthly payment under
3sub. (1) or (6) for the care of a child based on the circumstances of the guardian and
4the needs of the child. That amount may not exceed the amount received under s.
548.62 (4) or a substantially similar tribal law by the guardian of the child for the
6month immediately preceding the month in which the guardianship order was
7granted. A guardian or an interim caretaker who receives a monthly payment under
8sub. (1) or (6) for the care of a child is not eligible to receive a payment under s. 48.57
9(3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (4) for the care of that child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,553 10Section 553. 48.623 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,271,211 48.623 (3) (c) 1. If a person who is receiving monthly subsidized guardianship
12payments under an agreement under sub. (2) believes that there has been a
13substantial change in circumstances, as defined by the department by rule
14promulgated under sub. (7) (a), he or she may request that the agreement be
15amended to increase the amount of those payments. If a request is received under
16this subdivision, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall
17determine whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances and
18whether there has been a substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the
19person receiving those payments. If there has been a substantial change in
20circumstances and if there has been no substantiated report of abuse or neglect of
21the child by that person, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall
22offer to increase the amount of those payments based on criteria established by the
23department by rule promulgated under sub. (7) (b). If an increased monthly
24subsidized guardianship payment is agreed to by the person receiving those

1payments, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall amend the
2agreement in writing to specify the increased amount of those payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,554 3Section 554. 48.623 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,271,184 48.623 (3) (c) 2. Annually, a county department , Indian tribe, or the department
5shall review an agreement that has been amended under subd. 1. to determine
6whether the substantial change in circumstances that was the basis for amending
7the agreement continues to exist. If that substantial change in circumstances
8continues to exist, the agreement, as amended, shall remain in effect. If that
9substantial change in circumstances no longer exists, the county department, Indian
10tribe,
or department shall offer to decrease the amount of the monthly subsidized
11guardianship payments provided under sub. (1) based on criteria established by the
12department under sub. (7) (c). If the decreased amount of those payments is agreed
13to by the person receiving those payments, the county department , Indian tribe, or
14department shall amend the agreement in writing to specify the decreased amount
15of those payments. If the decreased amount of those payments is not agreed to by
16the person receiving those payments, that person may appeal the decision of the
17county department, Indian tribe, or department regarding the decrease under sub.
18(5).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,555 19Section 555. 48.623 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,272,220 48.623 (3) (d) The department, an Indian tribe, or a county department may
21recover an overpayment made under sub. (1) or (6) from a guardian or interim
22caretaker who continues to receive those payments by reducing the amount of the
23person's monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for
24recovering those overpayments. A county department or Indian tribe that recovers

1an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees
2may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,556 3Section 556. 48.623 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,272,114 48.623 (4) Annual review. A county department, an Indian tribe, or the
5department shall review a placement of a child for which the county department,
6Indian tribe,
or department makes payments under sub. (1) not less than every 12
7months after the county department, Indian tribe, or department begins making
8those payments to determine whether the child and the guardian remain eligible for
9those payments. If the child or the guardian is no longer eligible for those payments,
10the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall discontinue making those
11payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,557 12Section 557. 48.623 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,273,313 48.623 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) Upon receipt of a timely petition described in par. (a)
14the department shall give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice and an
15opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make such additional
16investigation as it considers necessary. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the
17applicant or recipient and to the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the
18department whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition. That county
19department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the department may be represented at the
20hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
21hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the applicant or recipient and
22to the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the department whose action
23or failure to act is the subject of the petition. The decision of the department shall
24have the same effect as an order of the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit
25of the department whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition. The

1decision shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may
2require. The department shall deny a petition for review or shall refuse to grant
3relief if any of the following applies:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,558 4Section 558. 48.623 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,273,145 48.623 (5) (b) 2. If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after the date
6of notice that his or her payments under sub. (1) are being decreased or discontinued,
7those payments may not be decreased or discontinued until a decision is rendered
8after the hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered
9by the department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department
10shall promptly notify the county department, Indian tribe, or the subunit of the
11department whose action is the subject of the hearing that the recipient has
12requested a hearing. Payments under sub. (1) shall be decreased or discontinued if
13the recipient is contesting a state law or a change in state law and not the
14determination of the payment made on the recipient's behalf.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,559 15Section 559. 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,273,2016 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) On the death, incapacity, resignation, or removal of a
17guardian receiving payments under sub. (1), the county department , Indian tribe, or
18the department providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized
19guardianship payments in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) for a period of up to
2012 months to an interim caretaker if all of the following conditions are met:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,560 21Section 560. 48.623 (6) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,274,222 48.623 (6) (am) 1. The county department, Indian tribe, or department inspects
23the home of the interim caretaker, interviews the interim caretaker, and determines
24that placement of the child with the interim caretaker is in the best interests of the

1child. In the case of an Indian child, the best interests of the Indian child shall be
2determined in accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,561 3Section 561. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,274,144 48.623 (6) (am) 2. The county department, Indian tribe, or department
5conducts a background investigation under s. 48.685 of the interim caretaker and
6any nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the home of the interim
7caretaker and determines that those individuals meet the requirements specified in
8s. 48.685. For investigations conducted by an Indian tribe, the background
9investigation may be conducted under s. 48.685 or by meeting the background check
10requirements for foster parent licensing under 42 USC 671 (a) (20).
The county
11department, Indian tribe, or department shall provide the department of health
12services with information about each person who is denied monthly subsidized
13guardianship payments or permission to reside in the home of an interim caretaker
14for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. or (b) 1. to 5.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,562 15Section 562. 48.623 (6) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,274,1816 48.623 (6) (am) 3. The interim caretaker cooperates with the county
17department, Indian tribe, or department in finding a permanent placement for the
18child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,563 19Section 563. 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are
20amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,421 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.) On the death or incapacity of a guardian receiving
22payments under sub. (1), the county department, an Indian tribe, or the department
23providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments
24in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) to a person named as a prospective successor
25guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized

1guardianship agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the
2guardian if all of the following conditions are met and the court appoints the person
3as successor guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided
4in s. 48.977 (5m):
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,75 1. The county department, Indian tribe, or department determines that the
6child, if 14 years of age or over, has been consulted with regarding the successor
7guardianship arrangement.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,98 2. The county department, Indian tribe, or department determines that the
9person has a strong commitment to caring permanently for the child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,1310 3. The county department, Indian tribe, or department inspects the home of the
11person, interviews the person, and determines that placement of the child with the
12person is in the best interests of the child. In the case of an Indian child, the best
13interests of the Indian child shall be determined in accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,1614 4. Prior to being appointed as successor guardian to assume the duty and
15authority of guardianship, the person enters into a subsidized guardianship
16agreement under sub. (2) with the county department, Indian tribe, or department.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,2517 5. Prior to the person entering into the subsidized guardianship agreement, the
18county department, Indian tribe, or department conducts a background
19investigation under s. 48.685 of the person and any nonclient resident, as defined in
20s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the home of the person and determines that those individuals
21meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685. The county department , Indian tribe,
22or department shall provide the department of health services with information
23about each person who is denied monthly subsidized guardianship payments or
24permission to reside in the home of a person receiving those payments for a reason
25specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. or (b) 1. to 5.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,564
1Section 564. 48.623 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,276,72 48.623 (7) (b) Rules establishing requirements for submitting a request under
3sub. (3) (c) 1. and criteria for determining the amount of the increase in monthly
4subsidized guardianship payments that a county department, an Indian tribe, or the
5department shall offer if there has been a substantial change in circumstances and
6if there has been no substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the person
7receiving those payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,565 8Section 565. 48.623 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,276,169 48.623 (8) Tribal agreements. (a) The department may enter into an
10agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe to allow that governing body
11to administer subsidized guardianships ordered by a tribal court under a tribal law
12substantially similar to s. 48.977 (2) and to be reimbursed by the department for
13eligible tribal subsidized guardianship payments. An agreement under this
14paragraph shall require the governing body of an Indian tribe to comply with all
15requirements for administering subsidized guardianship that apply to counties and
16the department, including eligibility.
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