2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO SENATE BILL 45
July 2, 2025 - Offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,1,321. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.437 from 2025 3Senate Bill 45 covering the department of children and families. SB45-SSA2-SA1,1,65“Section 1. 20.255 (2) (eh) of the statutes is renumbered 20.437 (2) (eh) and 6amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,1,8720.437 (2) (eh) Head start supplement. The amounts in the schedule for the 8head start supplement under s. 115.3615 49.39. SB45-SSA2-SA1,29Section 2. 20.437 (1) (bc) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,2,61020.437 (1) (bc) Grants for children’s community Youth support programs. The 11amounts in the schedule for grants for children’s community youth support
1programs under s. 48.481. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the 2department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All 3moneys under this appropriation account that are distributed under s. 48.481 but 4are not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the 5next January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year by the joint 6committee on finance. SB45-SSA2-SA1,37Section 3. 20.437 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,2,9820.437 (1) (bd) Tribal family services grants. The amounts in the schedule for 9tribal family services grants under s. 48.487. SB45-SSA2-SA1,2,131020.437 (1) (bn) Tribal placements. The amounts in the schedule to be used for 11unexpected or unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements of Indian children 12by tribal courts, including placements of Indian juveniles who have been 13adjudicated delinquent. SB45-SSA2-SA1,414Section 4. 20.437 (1) (cj) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,3,51520.437 (1) (cj) Community youth and family aids. The amounts in the 16schedule for the improvement and provision of community-based juvenile 17delinquency-related services under s. 48.526 and juvenile correctional services 18under s. 301.26 and for reimbursement to counties having a population of less than 19750,000 for the cost of court attached intake services as provided in s. 938.06 (4). 20Disbursements may be made from this appropriation account under s. 49.32 (2). 21Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 49.32 (2) shall be returned to 22this appropriation account. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the 23department of children and families may transfer moneys under this paragraph 24between fiscal years. Except for moneys authorized to be carried forward under s.
148.526 (3) (dm) or for transfer under s. 48.526 (3) (e), all moneys from this 2paragraph allocated under s. 48.526 (3) and not spent or encumbered by counties by 3December 31 of each year shall lapse into the general fund on the succeeding 4January 1. The joint committee on finance may transfer additional moneys to the 5next calendar year. SB45-SSA2-SA1,56Section 5. 20.437 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,3,9720.437 (1) (cm) Community intervention program Youth justice system 8improvement program. The amounts in the schedule for the community 9intervention program youth justice system improvement program under s. 48.528. SB45-SSA2-SA1,610Section 6. 20.437 (1) (cx) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,3,171120.437 (1) (cx) Child welfare services; aids. The amounts in the schedule for 12providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17) in a county having a 13population of 750,000 or more, for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments 14under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6), and, to the extent that a demonstration project 15authorized under 42 USC 1320a-9 reduces the cost of providing out-of-home care for 16children in that county, for services for children and families under s. 48.563 (4) in 17counties having a population of less than 750,000. SB45-SSA2-SA1,718Section 7. 20.437 (1) (dd) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,4,141920.437 (1) (dd) State out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized 20guardianships, and kinship care. The amounts in the schedule for foster care, 21institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss. 48.48 (12) and 48.52, for 22the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), for the cost of placements of 23children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children and youth 24under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that terminate as
1provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., for the cost of the 2foster care monitoring system, for the cost of reimbursing counties county 3departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 for subsidized guardianship payments 4under s. 48.623 (3) (a), for the cost of specialized services to children with high 5acuity needs in congregate care facilities under s. 48.48 (8x), for the cost of services 6to children with special needs who are under the guardianship of the department to 7prepare those children for adoption, and for the cost of postadoption services to 8children with special needs, for kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) made on 9behalf of a juvenile who meets the criteria specified in s. 938.12 or is at risk of 10meeting that criteria, for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, 11and for kinship care payments made on behalf of a juvenile who meets the criteria 12specified in s. 938.12 or is at risk of meeting that criteria under an agreement with 13a governing body of an Indian tribe under s. 48.57 (3t) for the administration of the 14kinship care programs within the boundaries of that tribe. SB45-SSA2-SA1,815Section 8. 20.437 (1) (kp) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,4,191620.437 (1) (kp) Youth aids funding for the youth justice system improvement 17program. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (cj), as 18provided under s. 48.526 (3) (e), for the youth justice system improvement program 19under s. 48.528. SB45-SSA2-SA1,920Section 9. 20.437 (1) (mx) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,4,242120.437 (1) (mx) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services aids. All federal 22moneys received for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17), 23to carry out the purposes for which received and for the cost of subsidized 24guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6). SB45-SSA2-SA1,10
1Section 10. 20.437 (1) (pd) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,5,23220.437 (1) (pd) Federal aid; state out-of-home care, adoption services, and 3subsidized guardianships. All federal moneys received for meeting the costs of 4providing foster care, institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss. 548.48 (12) and 48.52, the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), the cost of 6placements of children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children 7and youth under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that 8terminate as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., the 9cost of reimbursing counties county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 10and Indian tribes for subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), the 11cost of specialized services to children with high acuity needs in congregate care 12facilities under s. 48.48 (8x), the cost of services to children with special needs who 13are under the guardianship of the department to prepare those children for 14adoption, and the cost of postadoption services to children with special needs, and 15for kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) made on behalf of a juvenile who 16meets the criteria specified in s. 938.12 or is at risk of meeting that criteria, for 17assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for kinship care 18payments made on behalf of a juvenile who meets the criteria specified in s. 938.12 19or is at risk of meeting that criteria under an agreement with a governing body of 20an Indian tribe under s. 48.57 (3t) for the administration of the kinship care 21programs within the boundaries of that tribe. Disbursements for foster care under 22s. 49.32 (2) and for the purposes described under s. 48.627 may be made from this 23appropriation. SB45-SSA2-SA1,1124Section 11. 20.437 (2) (bp) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,6,2
120.437 (2) (bp) Child care access program. The amounts in the schedule for 2the program under s. 49.1335. SB45-SSA2-SA1,6,5420.437 (2) (c) Child care quality improvement program. The amounts in the 5schedule for the program under s. 49.133. SB45-SSA2-SA1,6,8720.437 (2) (d) Child care partnership grant program. The amounts in the 8schedule for the grants under s. 49.132. SB45-SSA2-SA1,149Section 14. 20.437 (2) (ej) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,6,111020.437 (2) (ej) Child care water safety grant program. As a continuing 11appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the grants under s. 49.1337. SB45-SSA2-SA1,1512Section 15. 20.437 (2) (fg) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,6,141320.437 (2) (fg) Grants for out-of-school time programs. The amounts in the 14schedule for grants to out-of-school time programs under s. 48.483. SB45-SSA2-SA1,1615Section 16. 20.437 (2) (fn) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,6,181620.437 (2) (fn) Expanded Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and 17Transitional Jobs program. The amounts in the schedule for the program under s. 1849.1632. SB45-SSA2-SA1,1719Section 17. 20.437 (2) (r) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,7,102020.437 (2) (r) Support receipt and disbursement program; payments. From 21the support collections trust fund, except as provided in par. (qm), all moneys 22received under s. 49.854, except for moneys received under s. 49.854 (11) (b), all 23moneys received under ss. 767.57 and 767.75 for child or family support, 24maintenance, spousal support, health care expenses, or birth expenses, all other
1moneys received under judgments or orders in actions affecting the family, as 2defined in s. 767.001 (1), and all moneys received under s. 49.855 (4) from the 3department of revenue or the department of administration that were withheld by 4the department of revenue or the internal revenue service for delinquent child 5support, family support, or maintenance or outstanding court-ordered amounts for 6past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses, for disbursement to the persons 7for whom the payments are awarded, and, if assigned under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or 8(3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.145 (2) (s), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b., or 49.775 (2) (bm), for transfer 9to the appropriation account under par. (k). Estimated disbursements under this 10paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005. SB45-SSA2-SA1,7,161246.10 (1) Liability and the collection and enforcement of such liability for the 13care, maintenance, services, and supplies specified in this section is governed 14exclusively by this section, except in cases of child support ordered by a court under 15s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), or 48.363 (2) or ch. 767 or s. 48.355 (2) 16(b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats. SB45-SSA2-SA1,1917Section 19. 46.10 (14) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA1,8,31846.10 (14) (e) 1. An order issued under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 19(5m) (a), or 48.363 (2) or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 20stats., for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment of 21all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, income continuation 22insurance benefits under s. 40.62, duty disability benefits under s. 40.65, benefits 23under ch. 102 or 108, and other money due or to be due in the future to the county 24department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to
1the department, depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules 2promulgated under subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to 3ensure payment under the order. SB45-SSA2-SA1,8,6548.233 (2) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced on or after 6June 2025 January 1, 2027 under s. 48.13. SB45-SSA2-SA1,8,17848.233 (3) The state public defender may promulgate rules necessary to 9implement the pilot program established under sub. (1). The state public defender 10may promulgate the rules under this subsection as emergency rules under s. 11227.24. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the state public defender is not 12required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an 13emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, 14or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule 15promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), 16emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until four 17years after June 30, 2021 January 1, 2027. SB45-SSA2-SA1,8,231948.233 (4) By January 1, 2025 2027, the department and the state public 20defender shall each submit a report to the joint committee on finance, and to the 21chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate 22standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), regarding costs and data from 23implementing the pilot program under sub. (1).
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