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AB43,,2193219348.526 (3) (e) The department may carry forward $500,000 or transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kp) 10 percent of its funds allocated under this subsection and not encumbered expended or carried forward under par. (dm) by counties by December 31, whichever is greater, to the next 2 calendar years. The department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.437 (1) (cj) to accomplish this purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties with persistently high rates of juvenile arrests for serious offenses during the next 2 calendar years to improve community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1c). The allocation does not affect a county’s base allocation.
AB43,9032194Section 903. 48.526 (3) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,9042195Section 904. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2196219648.526 (7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2021 2023, and ending on June 30, 2023 2025, as provided in this subsection to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows:
AB43,9052197Section 905. 48.526 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2198219848.526 (7) (a) For community youth and family aids under this section, amounts not to exceed $47,740,750 $48,089,350 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $95,481,500 $96,178,700 for 2022 2024, and $47,740,750 $48,089,350 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025.
AB43,9062199Section 906. 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2200220048.526 (7) (b) (intro.) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $2,000,000 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $4,000,000 for 2022 2024, and $2,000,000 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each of the following factors weighted equally:
AB43,9072201Section 907. 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2202220248.526 (7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $12,500,000 for 2022 2024, and $6,250,000 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each county’s proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.
AB43,9082203Section 908. 48.526 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2204220448.526 (7) (c) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $1,053,200 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $2,106,500 for 2022 2024, and $1,053,300 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each of the factors specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. weighted equally, except that no county may receive an allocation under this paragraph that is less than 93 percent nor more than 115 percent of the amount that the county would have received under this paragraph if the allocation had been distributed only on the basis of the factor specified in par. (b) 3.
AB43,9092205Section 909. 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,9102206Section 910. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,9112207Section 911. 48.526 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,9122208Section 912. 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2209220948.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s. 48.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), beginning on January 1, 2024, the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c) associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.
AB43,9132210Section 913. 48.528 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,,2211221148.528 Youth justice system improvement program. From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cm) and (kp), in each fiscal year the department may expend funds for the following purposes:
AB43,,22122212(1) To fund programs that enhance diversion, prevention, or early intervention to reduce the number of justice-involved youth or promote successful outcomes for all youth. To determine eligibility for a payment under this subsection, the department shall require a county or other provider to submit a plan for the expenditure of the payment.
AB43,,22132213(2) To address emergencies related to community youth and family aids under s. 48.526.
AB43,,22142214(3) To fund activities required of the department under s. 48.526 (1).
AB43,9142215Section 914. 48.53 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2216221648.53 Grants to support foster parents and children. From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (bg), the department shall distribute grants to counties, nonprofit organizations, or tribes for the purpose of supporting foster parents and providing normalcy for children in out-of-home care.
AB43,9152217Section 915. 48.545 of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,9162218Section 916. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2219221948.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569 (1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $101,154,200 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $101,162,800 $101,564,700 in fiscal year 2022-23 2023-24 and $101,961,600 in fiscal year 2024-25.
AB43,9172220Section 917. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2221222148.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. The person is under 21 years of age, the person is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative provider under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).
AB43,9182222Section 918. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2223222348.57 (3m) (a) 2. “Kinship care relative provider” means a relative other than a parent, an extended family member, as defined in s. 48.028 (2) (am), or like-kin.
AB43,9192224Section 919. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2225222548.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $300 per month beginning on January 1, 2022, to a kinship care relative provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met:
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0878/p4 and -0866/p4.
AB43,9202226Section 920. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act ... (this act), is amended to read:
AB43,,2227222748.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), and if all of the following conditions are met, beginning on January 1, 2024, a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make monthly payments to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child in the amount of $300 per month beginning on January 1, 2022, to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met $441 for a child under 5 years of age; $483 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $548 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $572 for a child 15 years of age or over:
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0878/P4 and -0866/P4.
AB43,9212228Section 921. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2229222948.57 (3m) (am) 1. The kinship care relative provider applies to the county department or department for payments under this subsection and, if the child is placed in the home of the kinship care relative provider under a court order, other than a court order under s. 48.9795 or ch. 54, 2017 stats., for a license to operate a foster home.
AB43,9222230Section 922. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2231223148.57 (3m) (am) 1m. The county department or department determines that there is a need for the child to be placed with the kinship care relative provider and that the placement with the kinship care relative provider is in the best interests of the child.
AB43,9232232Section 923. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2233223348.57 (3m) (am) 4. The county department or department conducts a background investigation under sub. (3p) of the kinship care relative provider, any employee and prospective employee of the kinship care relative provider who has or would have regular contact with the child for whom the payments would be made and any other adult resident of the kinship care relative’s provider’s home to determine if the kinship care relative provider, employee, prospective employee or adult resident has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care relative’s provider’s ability to care for the child.
AB43,9242234Section 924. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2235223548.57 (3m) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1. and 2., the kinship care relative provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care relative’s provider’s ability to care for the child and that no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a), and no employee or prospective employee of the kinship care relative provider who would have regular contact with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care relative’s provider’s ability to care for the child.
AB43,9252236Section 925. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2237223748.57 (3m) (am) 5. The kinship care relative provider cooperates with the county department or department in the application process, including applying for other forms of assistance for which the child may be eligible.
AB43,9262238Section 926. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2239223948.57 (3m) (am) 5m. The kinship care relative provider is not receiving payments under sub. (3n) with respect to the child.
AB43,9272240Section 927. 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2241224148.57 (3m) (am) 6. The child for whom the kinship care relative provider is providing care and maintenance is not receiving supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77.
AB43,9282242Section 928. 48.57 (3m) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2243224348.57 (3m) (an) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under par. (am), the department or, with the department’s approval, the county department may make payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing in the home of the kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am), commensurate with the needs of the child, according to the rules promulgated by the department under par. (i) 3.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (an). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0878/P4 and -0866/P4.
AB43,9292244Section 929. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2245224548.57 (3m) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department may make payments under par. (am) to a kinship care relative provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the kinship care relative provider under a court order for no more than 60 days after the date on which the county department or department received under par. (am) 1. the completed application of the kinship care relative provider for a license to operate a foster home or, if the application is approved or denied or the kinship care relative provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days, until the date on which the application is approved or denied or the kinship care relative provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.
AB43,9302246Section 930. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2247224748.57 (3m) (ap) 2. If the application specified in subd. 1. is not approved or denied or the kinship care relative provider is not otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within 60 days after the date on which the county department or department received the completed application for any reason other than an act or omission of the kinship care relative provider, the county department or department may make payments under par. (am) for 4 months after the date on which the county department or department received the completed application or, if the application is approved or denied or the kinship care relative provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 4 months, until the date on which the application is approved or denied or the kinship care relative provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.
AB43,9312248Section 931. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2249224948.57 (3m) (ap) 3. Notwithstanding that an application of a kinship care relative provider specified in subd. 1. is denied or the kinship care relative provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure, the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department may make payments under par. (am) to the kinship care relative provider for as long as the conditions specified in par. (am) 1. to 6. continue to apply if the county department or department submits to the court information relating to the background investigation specified in par. (am) 4., an assessment of the safety of the kinship care relative’s provider’s home and the ability of the kinship care relative provider to care for the child, and a recommendation that the child remain in the home of the kinship care relative provider and the court, after considering that information, assessment, and recommendation, orders the child to remain in the kinship care relative’s provider’s home. If the court does not order the child to remain in the kinship care relative’s provider’s home, the court shall order the county department or department to request a change in placement under s. 48.357 (1) (am) or 938.357 (1) (am). Any person specified in s. 48.357 (2m) (a) or 938.357 (2m) (a) may also request a change in placement.
AB43,9322250Section 932. 48.57 (3m) (ar) and (at) of the statutes are created to read:
AB43,,2251225148.57 (3m) (ar) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under par. (ap), the department or, with the department’s approval, the county department may make emergency payments for kinship care to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing in the home of the kinship care provider under a court order if any of the following conditions are met:
AB43,,225222521. The governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to s. 323.10, or the federal government has declared a major disaster under 42 USC 68, that covers the locality of the home of the kinship care provider.
AB43,,225322532. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the home of the kinship care provider.
AB43,,225422543. The department has determined that conditions in this state or in the locality of the home of the kinship care provider have resulted in a temporary increase in the costs borne by kinship care providers. Those conditions may include any of the following:
AB43,,22552255a. A pandemic or other public health threat.
AB43,,22562256b. A natural disaster.
AB43,,22572257c. Unplanned school closures of 5 consecutive days or more.
AB43,,22582258(at) The department shall determine the amount of emergency payments under par. (ar) based on available funding.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (ar) and (at). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0878/P4 and -0866/P4.
AB43,9332259Section 933. 48.57 (3m) (as) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2260226048.57 (3m) (as) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (es), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department may provide flexible support, in the form of additional payments or services, to a kinship care provider who qualifies under rules promulgated by the department under par. (i) 3.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (as). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers:-0878/P4 and -0879/P4. LRB-0878 changes the term “kinship care relative” to “kinship care provider.”
AB43,9342261Section 934. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2262226248.57 (3m) (b) 2. When any kinship care relative provider of a child applies for or receives payments under this subsection, any right of the child or the child’s parent to support or maintenance from any other person accruing during the time that payments are made under this subsection is assigned to the state. If a child who is the beneficiary of a payment under this subsection is also the beneficiary of support under a judgment or order that includes support for one or more children who are not the beneficiaries of payments under this subsection, any support payment made under the judgment or order is assigned to the state in the amount that is the proportionate share of the child who is the beneficiary of the payment made under this subsection, except as otherwise ordered by the court on the motion of a party.
AB43,9352263Section 935. 48.57 (3m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2264226448.57 (3m) (cm) A kinship care relative provider who receives a payment under par. (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to receive a payment under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (4) or 48.623 (1) or (6) for that child.
AB43,9362265Section 936. 48.57 (3m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2266226648.57 (3m) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department may recover an overpayment made under par. (am) from a kinship care relative provider who continues to receive payments under par. (am) by reducing the amount of the kinship care relative’s provider’s monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for recovering overpayments made under par. (am). A county department that recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
AB43,9372267Section 937. 48.57 (3m) (i) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2268226848.57 (3m) (i) 1. Rules to provide assessment criteria for determining whether a kinship care relative provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child is eligible to receive payments under par. (am). The rules shall also provide that any criteria established under the rules shall first apply to applications for payments under par. (am) received, and to reviews under par. (d) conducted, on the effective date of those rules.
AB43,9382269Section 938. 48.57 (3m) (i) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2270227048.57 (3m) (i) 3. Rules governing the provision of flexible support under par. (as). Rules promulgated under this subdivision may specify qualifying costs and services and eligibility criteria.
AB43,9392271Section 939. 48.57 (3m) (i) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2272227248.57 (3m) (i) 4. Rules governing the provision of payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances for a child residing in the home of a kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am).
****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (i) 3. This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0878/P4 and -0866/P4.
AB43,9402273Section 940. 48.57 (3m) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2274227448.57 (3m) (j) The department may promulgate rules governing the provision of emergency payments under par. (ar).
AB43,9412275Section 941. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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