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SB70-SSA2-SA1,9406 6Section 9406. Effective dates; Children and Families.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,207,87 (1k) Child support debt reduction. The treatment of s. 49.226 takes effect on
8the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,207,9 9150. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,207,11 10 Section 382. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
11insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA1,207,12 12151. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,207,13 13 Section 383. 16.3095 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,207,17 1416.3095 Municipal home rehabilitation grants. (1) From the
15appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (d), the department shall award grants to
16municipalities to fund initiatives to rehabilitate and restore blighted residential
17properties within the municipality.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,207,19 18(2) The department may establish eligibility requirements and other program
19guidelines for the grant program under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,384
1Section 384. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
2insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA1,385 3Section 385. 20.505 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,208,64 20.505 (7) (d) Municipal home rehabilitation grants. Biennially, the amounts
5in the schedule for program operations and grants to municipalities under s.
616.3095.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,208,7 7152. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,208,8 8 Section 386. 16.3077 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,208,11 916.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under
10s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing
11units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,387 12Section 387. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
13insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA1,388
1Section 388. 20.505 (7) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,209,32 20.505 (7) (bp) Housing quality standards grants. The amounts in the schedule
3for housing quality standards grants under s. 16.3077.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,209,4 4153. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,209,5 5 Section 389. 70.11 (38v) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,209,106 70.11 (38v) Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
7headquarters.
Land and buildings on that land owned by the Wisconsin Housing
8and Economic Development Authority and used exclusively as either the corporate
9headquarters of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority or the
10parking facilities associated with those headquarters.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,9337 11Section 9337. Initial applicability; Revenue.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,209,1312 (1k) WHEDA headquarters. The treatment of s. 70.11 (38v) first applies to the
13property tax assessments as of January 1, 2023.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,209,14 14154. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,209,15 15 Section 390. 231.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,210,716 231.02 (2) The authority shall appoint an executive director and associate
17executive director who shall not be members of the authority and who shall serve at
18the pleasure of the authority. They shall receive such compensation as the authority
19fixes, except that the compensation of the executive director shall not exceed the
20maximum of the salary range established under s. 20.923 (1) for positions assigned
21to executive salary group 6 and the compensation of each other employee of the
22authority shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range established under s.
2320.923 (1) for positions assigned to executive salary group 3
. The executive director
24or associate executive director or other person designated by resolution of the

1authority shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and shall be
2custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority, the minute
3book or journal of the authority, and its official seal. The executive director or
4associate executive director or other person may cause copies to be made of all
5minutes and other records and documents of the authority and may give certificates
6under the official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies,
7and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,391 8Section 391. 234.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,210,229 234.02 (3) The governor shall appoint a public member as the chairperson of
10the authority for a one-year term beginning on the expiration of the term of the
11chairperson's predecessor. The authority shall elect a vice chairperson. The
12governor shall nominate, and with the advice and consent of the senate appoint, the
13executive director of the authority, to serve a 2-year term. The authority shall
14employ the executive director so appointed, legal and technical experts and such
15other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require,
16and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation, all
17notwithstanding subch. II of ch. 230, except that s. 230.40 shall apply, and except
18that the compensation of any employee of the authority shall not exceed the
19maximum of the executive salary group range established under s. 20.923 (1) for
20positions assigned to executive salary group 6
. The authority may delegate any of
21its powers or duties to its employees with the consent of the executive director or to
22its agents.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,210,23 23155. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,211,2
1 Section 392. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
2insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA1,393 3Section 393. 20.490 (6) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,211,74 20.490 (6) Workforce housing rehabilitation. (a) Workforce housing
5rehabilitation fund.
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to
6be transferred to the workforce housing rehabilitation fund under s. 234.043 for the
7purposes of that fund.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,394 8Section 394. 234.043 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,211,17 9234.043 Workforce housing rehabilitation fund. There is established
10under the jurisdiction and control of the authority, for the purpose of providing
11workforce housing rehabilitation loans under s. 234.045, a workforce housing
12rehabilitation fund. The authority may use moneys in the fund to cover actual and
13necessary expenses incurred to accomplish the purposes of this section and s.
14234.045. At its discretion, the authority may also use moneys in the fund to pay costs
15associated with marketing its programs and services to the public, including by use
16of housing navigators. The workforce housing rehabilitation fund shall consist of all
17of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,211,18 18(1) All moneys appropriated to the authority under s. 20.490 (6) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,211,19 19(2) All moneys received from the repayment of loans provided under s. 234.045.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,212,3
1(3) All income from the investment of moneys in the workforce housing
2rehabilitation fund by the authority under s. 234.03 (18). All such investments shall
3be the exclusive property of the fund.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,212,5 4(4) All moneys received by the authority for the workforce housing
5rehabilitation fund from any other source.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,395 6Section 395. 234.045 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,212,117 234.045 (1) Definition. (intro.) In this section, “eligible rehabilitation” means
8an improvement to housing to maintain the housing in a decent, safe, and sanitary
9condition or to restore it to that condition if the improvement is the removal of lead
10paint or constitutes a structural or safety improvement, as determined by the
11authority
, including any of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,396 12Section 396. 234.045 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,212,1513 234.045 (2) (a) (intro.) From the workforce housing rehabilitation loan fund,
14the authority may make a loan to a person applying for the loan to pay for the cost
15of eligible rehabilitation to the applicant's home if all of the following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,397 16Section 397. 234.045 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,212,1917 234.045 (2) (a) 2. The applicant's home is a single-family residence that serves
18as the primary residence of
the applicant occupies and that was constructed before
191980
.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,398 20Section 398. 234.045 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,213,221 234.045 (2) (a) 3. The applicant agrees to the terms of the loan, as determined
22by the authority. The loan terms may include a requirement to repay the loan by
23making monthly principal and interest payments so that the loan is fully repaid
24within a given term; a requirement to
repay the loan, including all interest, upon the
25applicant selling or otherwise transferring title to the residence to another person

1or upon the applicant and his or her family vacating the residence; and any other
2terms determined by the authority
.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,399 3Section 399. 234.045 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,213,64 234.045 (2) (c) The authority may defer the repayment or forgive the
5outstanding balance of any loan made under par. (a) according to criteria established
6by the authority.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,400 7Section 400. 234.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,213,138 234.53 (2) Except as provided in sub. (2m) and s. 234.045, the authority shall
9use moneys in the fund for the purpose of purchasing housing rehabilitation loans
10or for funding commitments for loans to lenders for housing rehabilitation loans. All
11disbursements of funds under this subsection for purchasing such loans shall be
12made payable to an authorized lender, as defined in s. 234.49 (1) (b), or a duly
13authorized agent thereof.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,401 14Section 401. 234.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,214,315 234.55 (1) The authority shall establish the housing rehabilitation loan
16program bond redemption fund. All housing rehabilitation loans purchased with
17moneys from the housing rehabilitation loan fund or notes evidencing loans to
18lenders from such fund for housing rehabilitation loans shall be the exclusive
19property of such redemption fund. All moneys received from the repayment of such
20loans, any amounts transferred by the authority to such fund pursuant to s. 234.52
21or from other funds or sources, any federal insurance or guarantee payments with
22respect to such loans, all moneys resulting from the sale of bonds for the purpose of
23refunding outstanding housing rehabilitation bonds unless credited to the housing
24rehabilitation loan program capital reserve fund, any other moneys which may be
25available to the authority for the purpose of such fund, and all moneys received from

1the repayment of loans provided under ss. 234.045 and s. 234.53 (2m) shall be
2deposited into such fund to be used for the repayment of housing rehabilitation bonds
3issued under the authority of s. 234.50.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,214,4 4156. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,214,6 5 Section 402. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
6insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA1,403 7Section 403. 20.437 (1) (es) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,214,98 20.437 (1) (es) Kinship care; flexible support. The amounts in the schedule for
9flexible support for a kinship care provider under s. 48.57 (3m) (as).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,404 10Section 404. 20.437 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,214,1211 20.437 (2) (d) Child care partnership grant program. The amounts in the
12schedule for the grants under s. 49.132.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,405 13Section 405. 20.437 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,214,1514 20.437 (2) (c) Child care quality improvement program. The amounts in the
15schedule for the program under s. 49.133.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,406 16Section 406. 48.02 (12c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,215,3
148.02 (12c) “Like-kin” means a person who has a significant emotional
2relationship with a child or the child's family and to whom any of the following
3applies:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,215,64 (a) Prior to the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person had an
5existing relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
6relationship.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,215,107 (b) During the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person developed a
8relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
9relationship, and the person is not and has not previously been the child's licensed
10foster parent.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,215,1211 (c) For an Indian child, “like-kin” includes individuals identified by the child's
12tribe according to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,407 13Section 407. 48.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,215,2414 48.02 (15) “Relative" means a parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother,
15stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, first
16cousin once removed,
2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepuncle, stepaunt, or
17any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or
18great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any
19person named in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or
20divorce. For purposes of the application of s. 48.028 and the federal Indian Child
21Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “relative" includes an extended family member,
22as defined in s. 48.028 (2) (am), whether by blood, marriage, or adoption, including
23adoption under tribal law or custom. For purposes of placement of a child, “relative"
24also includes a parent of a sibling of the child who has legal custody of that sibling.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,408 25Section 408. 48.028 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,216,9
148.028 (2) (e) “Out-of-home care placement" means the removal of an Indian
2child from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian for temporary placement
3in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or
4shelter care facility, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of
5like-kin,
or in the home of a guardian, from which placement the parent or Indian
6custodian cannot have the child returned upon demand. “Out-of-home care
7placement" does not include an adoptive placement, a preadoptive placement, a
8delegation of powers, as described in par. (d) 5., an emergency change in placement
9under s. 48.357 (2) (b), or holding an Indian child in custody under ss. 48.19 to 48.21.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,409 10Section 409. 48.028 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,216,1611 48.028 (2) (f) “Preadoptive placement" means the temporary placement of an
12Indian child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and
13youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in
14the home of a guardian after a termination of parental rights but prior to or in lieu
15of an adoptive placement. “Preadoptive placement" does not include an emergency
16change in placement under s. 48.437 (2).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,410 17Section 410. 48.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,216,2518 48.207 (1) (b) The home of a relative or like-kin, except that a child may not
19be held under this paragraph in the home of a relative if the relative person who has
20been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s.
21940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the child, and the
22conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the
23custody decision determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement
24would be in the best interests of the child. The person making the custody decision
25shall consider the wishes of the child in making that determination.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,411
1Section 411. 48.207 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,217,52 48.207 (1) (f) The home of a person not a relative or like-kin, if the placement
3does not exceed 30 days, though the placement may be extended for an additional 30
4days for cause by the court, and if the person has not had a license under s. 48.62
5refused, revoked, or suspended within the last 2 years.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,412 6Section 412. 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,217,137 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
8placement of an adult expectant mother outside of her home shall be in writing. A
9report recommending placement of a child in a foster home, group home, or
10residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
11a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or
12in a supervised independent living arrangement shall be in writing and shall include
13all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,413 14Section 413. 48.335 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,217,2015 48.335 (3g) (intro.) At hearings under this section, if the agency, as defined in
16s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending placement of the child in a foster home, group home,
17or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
18a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or
19in a supervised independent living arrangement, the agency shall present as
20evidence specific information showing all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,414 21Section 414. 48.335 (3j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,218,222 48.335 (3j) (intro.) At hearings under this section involving an Indian child, if
23the agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending removal of the Indian child
24from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placement of the Indian
25child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth

1or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin, the agency
2shall present as evidence specific information showing all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,415 3Section 415. 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,218,84 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the
5child, except that the judge may not designate any of the following as the child's
6placement, unless the judge determines by clear and convincing evidence that the
7placement would be in the best interests of the child or, in the case of an Indian child,
8the best interests of the Indian child as described in s. 48.01 (2):
SB70-SSA2-SA1,416 9Section 416. 48.345 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,218,1510 48.345 (3) (a) 1. The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin if the parent
11or, other relative, or like-kin has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree
12intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of
13a parent of the child, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated.
14In determining whether a placement under this subdivision would be in the best
15interests of the child, the judge shall consider the wishes of the child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,417 16Section 417. 48.345 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,218,2317 48.345 (3) (a) 2. The home of a relative other than the parent of a child or the
18home of like-kin
if the judge finds that the relative or like-kin has been convicted
19of, has pleaded no contest to, or has had a charge dismissed or amended as a result
20of a plea agreement for a crime under s. 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5)
21(a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085,
22948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21, 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53, or a similar
23law of another state.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,418 24Section 418. 48.345 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,218,2525 48.345 (4) (a) A relative or like-kin of the child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,419
1Section 419. 48.355 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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