Amendment AA3-SB70

SB70-AA3,495 Section 495. 49.175 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA3,309,2 49.175 (1) (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $10,314,300 $6,282,400 in each fiscal year. To receive funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).

SB70-AA3,496 Section 496. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA3,309,8 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $63,600,000 $109,020,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 2023-24 and $66,600,000 $111,260,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 2024-25.

SB70-AA3,497 Section 497. 49.226 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,309,13 49.226 Child support debt reduction. (1) The department shall establish a program to provide a noncustodial child support debt reduction. A noncustodial parent qualifies to receive $1,500 in debt reduction under this section if all of the following apply:

SB70-AA3,309,15 (a) The noncustodial parent completes an eligible employment program, as defined by the department in rules promulgated under sub. (3).

SB70-AA3,309,17 (b) The custodial parent agrees to reducing child support debt owed up to the amount of the benefit paid.

SB70-AA3,309,19 (2) A noncustodial parent may not receive debt reduction under sub. (1) more than once in any 12-month period.

SB70-AA3,309,22 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules to determine how debt reduction provided under sub. (1) is apportioned among multiple child support orders.

SB70-AA3,9106 Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.

SB70-AA3,310,5 (1k) Child support debt reduction; emergency rulemaking. The department of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement s. 49.226. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB70-AA3,9406 Section 9406. Effective dates; Children and Families.

SB70-AA3,310,8 (1k) Child support debt reduction. The treatment of s. 49.226 takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.”.

SB70-AA3,310,9 262. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA3,310,11 “ Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB70-AA3,2 Section 2. 20.437 (1) (es) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,310,14 20.437 (1) (es) Kinship care; flexible support. The amounts in the schedule for flexible support for a kinship care provider under s. 48.57 (3m) (as).

SB70-AA3,3 Section 3. 48.57 (3m) (as) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,310,20 48.57 (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.

SB70-AA3,4 Section 4. 48.57 (3m) (i) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,311,4 48.57 (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.”.

SB70-AA3,311,5 263. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA3,311,7 “ Section 498. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB70-AA3,499 Section 499. 20.437 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,311,10 20.437 (1) (bm) Intensive family preservation services. The amounts in the schedule to provide services under s. 48.48 (17m).

SB70-AA3,500 Section 500. 48.48 (17m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,312,2 48.48 (17m) (a) To provide intensive family preservation services or to provide funding to county departments, nonprofit or for-profit corporations, Indian tribes, or licensed child welfare agencies under contract with the department or a county department to provide intensive family preservation services. In this subsection, “intensive family preservation services” means evidence-informed services that are targeted to prevent the removal of children from the home under this chapter or ch. 938, to promote the safety of children in the home, or to provide services to children who are placed in out-of-home care or who are involved in the juvenile justice system.

SB70-AA3,312,5 (b) To provide support for intensive family preservation services provided by the department, county departments, nonprofit corporations, Indian tribes, or licensed child welfare agencies, including any of the following:

SB70-AA3,312,7 1. Training, coaching, quality assurance, data collection and analysis, and funding for certification or licensing for implementation of the services.

SB70-AA3,312,8 2. Purchasing or subsidizing the purchase of the services described in subd. 1.

SB70-AA3,312,12 (c) To develop criteria, standards, and review procedures for the administration of this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria, standards, and review procedures established under this paragraph need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.

SB70-AA3,501 Section 501. 48.48 (22) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,312,16 48.48 (22) To create, maintain, and require use of for placement purposes a group care referral clearinghouse. The department may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subsection.”.

SB70-AA3,312,17 264. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA3,312,19 “ Section 502. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

SB70-AA3,503 Section 503. 20.437 (1) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA3,313,3 20.437 (1) (bg) Grants to support foster parents and children. The amounts in the schedule for grants by the department of children and families under 2017 Wisconsin Act 260, section 3 s. 48.53.

SB70-AA3,504 Section 504. 20.437 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,313,6 20.437 (1) (dm) Sibling connections scholarships. The amounts in the schedule for the scholarship program under s. 48.483.

SB70-AA3,505 Section 505. 48.483 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,313,11 48.483 Sibling connections scholarships. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (dm), the department shall award scholarships to adopted children and their biological siblings who do not reside in the same household to attend programs together in order to build sibling connections.

SB70-AA3,506 Section 506. 48.53 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA3,313,16 48.53 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.”.

SB70-AA3,313,17 265. Page 415, line 10: delete lines 10 to 16.

SB70-AA3,313,18 266. Page 416, line 6: after that line insert:

SB70-AA3,313,23 “(5mi) Healthy eating incentives. The authorized FTE positions for the department of health services are increased by 0.5 GPR positions and 0.5 FED positions on the effective date of this subsection, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bu), for the purpose of administering the program under s. 49.79 (7m).”.

SB70-AA3,313,24 267. Page 416, line 6: after that line insert:

SB70-AA3,314,5 “(5n) Crisis urgent care and observation facilities administration. The authorized FTE positions for the department of health services are increased by 1.0 GPR position on the effective date of this subsection, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ck), for the purpose of administering the grant program under s. 51.036.”.

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