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SB45-SSA2-SA1,834Section 83. 48.57 (3n) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,29,9548.57 (3n) (c) The county department or, in a county having a population of
6750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department
7is making the payments shall require the parent or parents of a child for whom a
8payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care insurance
9coverage for the child.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,8410Section 84. 48.57 (3n) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,29,141148.57 (3n) (cm) A long-term kinship care provider who receives a payment
12under par. (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to
13receive a payment under sub. (3m) or s. 48.62 (4) or 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6) for that
14child.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,8515Section 85. 48.57 (3n) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,29,221648.57 (3n) (d) The county department or, in a county having a population of
17750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department
18is making the payments shall, at least once every 12 months after the county
19department or department begins making payments under this subsection,
20determine whether any of the events specified in par. (am) 6. a. to f. have occurred.
21If any such events have occurred, the county department or department shall
22discontinue making those payments.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,8623Section 86. 48.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after
2the date of notice that his or her payments under par. (am) are being discontinued,
3those payments may not be discontinued until a decision is rendered after the
4hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the
5department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall
6promptly notify the county department of the county in which the recipient resides
7or, if the recipient resides in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the
8subunit of the department administering of the long-term kinship care program in
9that county or the county department that the recipient has requested a hearing.
10Payments under par. (am) shall be discontinued if any of the following applies:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,8711Section 87. 48.57 (3n) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,30,201248.57 (3n) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
13750,000 or more, the department or a county department may recover an
14overpayment made under par. (am) from a long-term kinship care provider who
15continues to receive payments under par. (am) by reducing the amount of the long-
16term kinship care providers monthly payment. The department may by rule
17specify other methods for recovering overpayments made under par. (am). A county
18department that recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts
19of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as
20provided by the department by rule.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,8821Section 88. 48.57 (3n) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3n) (i) (intro.)
22and amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,30,242348.57 (3n) (i) (intro.) The department shall promulgate rules to implement
24this subsection. Those rules shall include rules all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,31,2
11. Rules governing the provision of long-term kinship care payments for the
2care and maintenance of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,893Section 89. 48.57 (3n) (i) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,31,7448.57 (3n) (i) 2. Rules governing the provision of payments for exceptional
5circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside
6together and for initial clothing allowances for children residing in a home of a long-
7term kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am).
SB45-SSA2-SA1,908Section 90. 48.57 (3p) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3p) (a) (intro.)
9and amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,31,101048.57 (3p) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, adult:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,31,15111. Adult resident means a person 18 years of age or over who lives at the
12home of a person who has applied for or is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or
13(3n) with the intent of making that home his or her home or who lives for more than
1430 days cumulative in any 6-month period at the home of a person who has applied
15for or is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or (3n).
SB45-SSA2-SA1,9116Section 91. 48.57 (3p) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,31,181748.57 (3p) (a) 2. County department means a county department under s.
1846.215, 46.22, 46.23.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,9219Section 92. 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,31,232048.57 (3p) (b) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
21or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
22more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the
23department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,9324Section 93. 48.57 (3p) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,32,6
148.57 (3p) (b) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of
2750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of
3the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person
4who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d)
5or at any other time that the county department or department considers to be
6appropriate.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,947Section 94. 48.57 (3p) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,32,12848.57 (3p) (b) 3. The county department or, in a county having a population of
9750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of
10the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person
11who is receiving payments under sub. (3n) at any time that the county department
12or department considers to be appropriate.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,9513Section 95. 48.57 (3p) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,32,201448.57 (3p) (c) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
15or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
16more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the
17department of justice, shall, in addition to the investigation under par. (b) 1.,
18conduct a background investigation of all employees and prospective employees of
19the applicant who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom those
20payments are being made and of each adult resident.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,9621Section 96. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,33,52248.57 (3p) (c) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of
23750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of
24the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the

1employees or prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under
2sub. (3m) who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom those
3payments are being made and of each adult resident at the time of review under
4sub. (3m) (d) or at any other time that the county department or department
5considers to be appropriate.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,976Section 97. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,33,13748.57 (3p) (c) 2m. The county department or, in a county having a population
8of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance
9of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the
10employees or prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under
11sub. (3n) who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom payments
12are being made and of each adult resident at any time that the county department
13or department considers to be appropriate.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,9814Section 98. 48.57 (3p) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,33,221548.57 (3p) (c) 3. Before a person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or
16(3n) may employ any person in a position in which that person would have regular
17contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or permit any
18person to be an adult resident, the county department or, in a county having a
19population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the
20assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of
21the prospective employee or prospective adult resident unless that person has
22already been investigated under subd. 1., 2. or 2m.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,9923Section 99. 48.57 (3p) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,34,112448.57 (3p) (d) If the person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) is a

1nonresident, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the application
2has been a nonresident, or if the county department or, in a county having a
3population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department
4determines that the persons employment, licensing or state court records provide a
5reasonable basis for further investigation, the county department or department
6shall require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a
7complete set of the persons fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law
8enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for the submission of
9the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the federal bureau of
10investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted
11and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,10012Section 100. 48.57 (3p) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,34,161348.57 (3p) (e) (intro.) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (b)
14or (c) shall provide the county department or, in a county having a population of
15750,000 or more, the department or the county department with all of the following
16information:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,10117Section 101. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,35,61848.57 (3p) (fm) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population
19of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may provisionally
20approve the making of payments under sub. (3m) based on the applicants
21statement under sub. (3m) (am) 4m. The county department or department may
22not finally approve the making of payments under sub. (3m) unless the county
23department or department receives information from the department of justice
24indicating that the conviction record of the applicant under the law of this state is

1satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. or payment is
2approved under par. (h) 4. The county department or department may make
3payments under sub. (3m) conditioned on the receipt of information from the federal
4bureau of investigation indicating that the persons conviction record under the law
5of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the criteria
6specified in par. (g) 1. to 3.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,1027Section 102. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,36,5848.57 (3p) (fm) 1m. The county department or, in a county having a
9population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may not
10enter into the agreement under sub. (3n) (am) 6. unless the county department or
11department receives information from the department of justice relating to the
12conviction record of the applicant under the law of this state and that record
13indicates either that the applicant has not been arrested or convicted or that the
14applicant has been arrested or convicted but the director of the county department
15or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county
16department or the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records
17under this subdivision determines that the conviction record is satisfactory because
18it does not include any arrest or conviction that the director or person designated by
19the secretary determines is likely to adversely affect the child or the applicants
20ability to care for the child. The county department or, in a county having a
21population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may make
22payments under sub. (3n) conditioned on the receipt of information from the federal
23bureau of investigation indicating that the persons conviction record under the law
24of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory because the conviction record

1does not include any arrest or conviction that the director of the county department
2or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county
3department or the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records
4under this subdivision determines is likely to adversely affect the child or the
5applicants ability to care for the child.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,1036Section 103. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,37,13748.57 (3p) (fm) 2. A person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may
8provisionally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular
9contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or provisionally
10permit a person to be an adult resident if the person receiving those payments
11states to the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
12more, the department or the county department that the employee or adult resident
13does not have any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the
14ability of the person receiving payments to care for the child. A person receiving
15payments under sub. (3m) may not finally employ a person in a position in which
16that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are
17being made or finally permit a person to be an adult resident until the county
18department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department
19or the county department receives information from the department of justice
20indicating that the persons conviction record under the law of this state is
21satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. and the county
22department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department
23or the county department so advises the person receiving payments under sub. (3m)
24or until a decision is made under par. (h) 4. to permit a person who is receiving

1payments under sub. (3m) to employ a person in a position in which that person
2would have regular contact with the child for whom payments are being made or to
3permit a person to be an adult resident and the county department or, in a county
4having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department
5so advises the person receiving payments under sub. (3m). A person receiving
6payments under sub. (3m) may finally employ a person in a position in which that
7person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are
8being made or finally permit a person to be an adult resident conditioned on the
9receipt of information from the county department or, in a county having a
10population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department that the
11federal bureau of investigation indicates that the persons conviction record under
12the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the
13criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,10414Section 104. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,39,21548.57 (3p) (fm) 2m. A person receiving payments under sub. (3n) may
16provisionally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular
17contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or provisionally
18permit a person to be an adult resident if the person receiving those payments
19states to the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
20more, the department or the county department that, to the best of his or her
21knowledge, the employee or adult resident does not have any arrests or convictions
22that could adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving payments
23to care for the child. A person receiving payment under sub. (3n) may not finally
24employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with

1the child for whom those payments are being made or finally permit a person to be
2an adult resident until the county department or, in a county having a population of
3750,000 or more, the department or the county department receives information
4from the department of justice relating to the persons conviction record under the
5law of this state and that record indicates either that the person has not been
6arrested or convicted or that the person has been arrested or convicted but the
7director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
8more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the
9secretary to review conviction records under this subdivision determines that the
10conviction record is satisfactory because it does not include any arrest or conviction
11that is likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving
12payments to care for the child and the county department or department so advises
13the person receiving payments under sub. (3n). A person receiving payments under
14sub. (3n) may finally employ a person in a position in which that person would have
15regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or finally
16permit a person to be an adult resident conditioned on the receipt of information
17from the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
18the department or the county department that the federal bureau of investigation
19indicates that the persons conviction record under the law of any other state or
20under federal law is satisfactory because the conviction record does not include any
21arrest or conviction that the director of the county department or, in a county
22having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or
23the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records under this

1subdivision determines is likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the
2person receiving payments to care for the child.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,1053Section 105. 48.57 (3p) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,39,10448.57 (3p) (g) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (h), the county department or,
5in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county
6department may not make payments to a person applying for payments under sub.
7(3m) and a person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may not employ a person in
8a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom
9those payments are being made or permit a person to be an adult resident if any of
10the following applies:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,10611Section 106. 48.57 (3p) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,39,191248.57 (3p) (h) 2. The request for review shall be filed with the director of the
13county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, with the
14director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary to
15receive requests for review filed under this subdivision. If the governing body of an
16Indian tribe has entered into an agreement under sub. (3t) to administer the
17program under this subsection and sub. (3m), the request for review shall be filed
18with the person designated by that governing body to receive requests for review
19filed under this subdivision.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,10720Section 107. 48.57 (3p) (h) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,40,72148.57 (3p) (h) 3. (intro.) The director of the county department, the person
22designated by the governing body of an Indian tribe or, in a county having a
23population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person
24designated by the secretary shall review the denial of payments or the prohibition

1on employment or being an adult resident to determine if the conviction record on
2which the denial or prohibition is based includes any arrests, convictions, or
3penalties that are likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the kinship
4care provider to care for the child. In reviewing the denial or prohibition, the
5director of the county department, the person designated by the governing body of
6the Indian tribe or the person designated by the secretary shall consider all of the
7following factors:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,1088Section 108. 48.57 (3p) (h) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,40,21948.57 (3p) (h) 4. If the director of the county department, the person
10designated by the governing body of the Indian tribe or, in a county having a
11population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person
12designated by the secretary determines that the conviction record on which the
13denial of payments or the prohibition on employment or being an adult resident is
14based does not include any arrests, convictions, or penalties that are likely to
15adversely affect the child or the ability of the kinship care provider to care for the
16child, the director of the county department, the person designated by the
17governing body of the Indian tribe, or the person designated by the secretary may
18approve the making of payments under sub. (3m) or may permit a person receiving
19payments under sub. (3m) to employ a person in a position in which that person
20would have regular contact with the child for whom payments are being made or
21permit a person to be an adult resident.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,10922Section 109. 48.57 (3p) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,41,102348.57 (3p) (hm) A county department or, in a county having a population of
24750,000 or more, the department or the county department may not make

1payments to a person under sub. (3n) and a person receiving payments under sub.
2(3n) may not employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular
3contact with the child for whom payments are being made or permit a person to be
4an adult resident if the director of the county department or, in a county having a
5population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person
6designated by the secretary to review conviction records under this paragraph
7determines that the person has any arrest or conviction that is likely to adversely
8affect the child or the persons ability to care for the child. A person who is
9aggrieved by a decision under this paragraph may obtain a hearing on that decision
10under sub. (3n) (g) as provided in sub. (3n) (f).
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11011Section 110. 48.57 (3p) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,41,161248.57 (3p) (i) A county department and, in a county having a population of
13750,000 or more, the department or a county department shall keep confidential all
14information received under this subsection from the department of justice or the
15federal bureau of investigation. Such information is not subject to inspection or
16copying under s. 19.35.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11117Section 111. 48.57 (3p) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,41,211848.57 (3p) (j) A county department or, in a county having a population of
19750,000 or more, the department or a county department may charge a fee for
20conducting a background investigation under this subsection. The fee may not
21exceed the reasonable cost of conducting the investigation.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11222Section 112. 48.62 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,52348.62 (4) (a) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to
24the rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2024, the rates for

1care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is
2certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub.
3(8) (a), are $375 and 2026, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that
4is certified to provide care at a any level of care that is higher than level one care,
5the rates are all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,661. $441 $463 for a child under 5 years of age.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,772. $483 $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,883. $548 $575 for a child 12 to 14 years of age.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,994. $572 $601 for a child 15 years of age or over.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11310Section 113. 48.62 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,151148.62 (5) (a) In addition to the grants for basic maintenance and
12supplemental payments for foster care under sub. (4), the department or, with the
13departments approval, the county department or licensed child welfare agency may
14make emergency payments for foster care to foster homes that are receiving
15payments under sub. (4) if any of the following conditions are met:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,18161. The governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to s. 323.10, or
17the federal government has declared a major disaster under 42 USC 68, that covers
18the locality of the foster home.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,20192. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes
20due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the foster home.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,23213. The department has determined that conditions in this state or in the
22locality of the foster home have resulted in a temporary increase in the costs borne
23by foster homes. Those conditions may include any of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,42,2424a. A pandemic or other public health threat.
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1b. A natural disaster.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,43,22c. Unplanned school closures of 5 consecutive days or more.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,43,43(b) The department shall determine the amount of emergency payments
4under par. (a) based on available funding.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,1145Section 114. 48.62 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,43,7648.62 (8m) The department may promulgate rules governing the provision of
7emergency payments to foster homes under sub. (5).
SB45-SSA2-SA1,1158Section 115. 48.623 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.623 (1r), and 48.623
9(1r) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,43,161048.623 (1r) (c) An order under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.34,
11938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or a tribal court order under a substantially
12similar tribal law placing the child, or continuing the placement of the child,
13outside of the childs home has been terminated, or any proceeding specified in s.
1448.977 (2) (a) in which the child has been adjudged to be in need of protection or
15services specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) or delinquent has been dismissed, as provided
16in s. 48.977 (3r) (a).
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11617Section 116. 48.623 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,43,191848.623 (1g) In this section, county department means a county department
19under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11720Section 117. 48.623 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,43,232148.623 (1m) Duration of eligibility. (intro.) Subsidized guardianship
22payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) may be continued after the child attains 18 years
23of age if any of the following applies:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11824Section 118. 48.623 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,44,17
148.623 (2) Subsidized guardianship agreement. (intro.) Before a county
2department, an Indian tribe, or the department may approve the provision of
3subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) (1r) to a proposed guardian, the
4county department, Indian tribe, or department shall negotiate and enter into a
5written, binding subsidized guardianship agreement with the proposed guardian
6and provide the proposed guardian with a copy of the agreement. A subsidized
7guardianship agreement or an amended subsidized guardianship agreement may
8also name a prospective successor guardian of the child to assume the duty and
9authority of guardianship on the death or incapacity of the guardian. A successor
10guardian is eligible for monthly subsidized guardianship payments under this
11section only if the successor guardian is named as a prospective successor guardian
12of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized
13guardianship agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the
14guardian, the conditions specified in sub. (6) (bm) are met, and the court appoints
15the successor guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as
16provided in s. 48.977 (5m). A subsidized guardianship agreement shall specify all
17of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,11918Section 119. 48.623 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,44,221948.623 (2) (e) That, in determining eligibility for adoption assistance under s.
2048.975 and 42 USC 673 for the care of the child, the placement of the child in the
21home of the guardian and any payments made under sub. (1) (1r) shall be
22considered never to have been made.
SB45-SSA2-SA1,12023Section 120. 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA1,45,22
148.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
2shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6). An Indian tribe that
3has entered into an agreement with the department under sub. (8) shall provide the
4monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by
5the tribal court, or a county department may provide the monthly payments under
6sub. (1) (1r) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court if the
7county department has entered into an agreement with the governing body of an
8Indian tribe to provide those payments. The county department or Indian tribe
9shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8r). The
10department shall reimburse county departments and Indian tribes for the cost of
11subsidized guardianship payments, including payments made by county
12departments for guardianships of children ordered by tribal courts, from the
13appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd), (kL), and (pd). In a county having a
14population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or
1548.485 (1), the department shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r)
16or (6). The department shall provide those payments from the appropriations
17under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (mx) or the county department shall provide those
18payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8r). The department shall
19reimburse county departments and Indian tribes for the cost of subsidized
20guardianship payments, including payments made by county departments for
21guardianships of children ordered by tribal courts, from the appropriations under s.
2220.437 (1) (dd), (kL), and (pd).
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