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AB50-ASA2-AA8,64,132320.437 (1) (pd) Federal aid; state out-of-home care, adoption services, and
24subsidized guardianships. All federal moneys received for meeting the costs of

1providing foster care, institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss.
248.48 (12) and 48.52, the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), the cost of
3placements of children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children
4and youth under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that
5terminate as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., the
6cost of reimbursing counties and Indian tribes for subsidized guardianship
7payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), the cost of specialized services to children with
8high acuity needs in congregate care facilities under s. 48.48 (8x), the cost of
9services to children with special needs who are under the guardianship of the
10department to prepare those children for adoption, and the cost of postadoption
11services to children with special needs. Disbursements for foster care under s.
1249.32 (2) and for the purposes described under s. 48.627 may be made from this
13appropriation.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,9114Section 91. 48.48 (8x) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,64,171548.48 (8x) To pay for specialized services to children with high acuity needs in
16congregate care facilities as defined under s. 48.685 (1) (ao), from the
17appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd).
AB50-ASA2-AA8,920618Section 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,65,419(1) Specialized congregate care payments. In the schedule under s.
2020.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s.
2120.437 (1) (dd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $2,657,500
22to maintain the contract with the Chileda Institute for 8 beds and to provide 5
23percent inflationary increases for contracted services for calendar year 2026. In the
24schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and

1families under s. 20.437 (1) (dd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is
2increased by $2,710,700 to maintain the contract with the Chileda Institute for 8
3beds and to provide 2 percent inflationary increases for contracted services for
4calendar year 2027..
AB50-ASA2-AA8,65,5525. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,65,66Section 92. 20.437 (1) (cx) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,65,13720.437 (1) (cx) Child welfare services; aids. The amounts in the schedule for
8providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17) in a county having a
9population of 750,000 or more, for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments
10under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6), and, to the extent that a demonstration project
11authorized under 42 USC 1320a-9 reduces the cost of providing out-of-home care for
12children in that county, for services for children and families under s. 48.563 (4) in
13counties having a population of less than 750,000.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,9314Section 93. 20.437 (1) (mx) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,65,181520.437 (1) (mx) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services aids. All federal
16moneys received for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17),
17to carry out the purposes for which received and for the cost of subsidized
18guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6).
AB50-ASA2-AA8,9419Section 94. 48.38 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,65,222048.38 (2) (f) The childs care would be paid for under s. 49.19 but for s. 49.19
21(20), except that this paragraph does not apply to a child whose care is being paid
22for under s. 48.623 (1) (1r).
AB50-ASA2-AA8,9523Section 95. 48.38 (4) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,66,22448.38 (4) (j) (intro.) If the child is placed in the home of a relative or other

1person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. who will be receiving subsidized
2guardianship payments, a description of all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,963Section 96. 48.38 (4) (j) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,66,8448.38 (4) (j) 3. The reasons why a permanent placement with a fit and willing
5relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. through a subsidized
6guardianship arrangement is in the best interests of the child. In the case of an
7Indian child, the best interests of the Indian child shall be determined in
8accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
AB50-ASA2-AA8,979Section 97. 48.38 (4) (j) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,66,121048.38 (4) (j) 4. The ways in which the child and the relative or other person
11described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. meet the eligibility requirements specified in s.
1248.623 (1) (1r) for the receipt of subsidized guardianship payments.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,9813Section 98. 48.38 (4) (j) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,66,181448.38 (4) (j) 5. The efforts the agency has made to discuss adoption of the child
15by the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. as a more
16permanent alternative to guardianship and, if that relative or other person has
17chosen not to pursue adoption, documentation of the reasons for not pursuing
18adoption.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,9919Section 99. 48.48 (8r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,66,232048.48 (8r) To reimburse county departments, the county department under s.
2146.215, and Indian tribes, from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd), (kL),
22and (pd), for subsidized guardianship payments made under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6),
23including guardianships of children ordered by tribal courts.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,10024Section 100. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,67,2
148.57 (3m) (a) 1m. County department means a county department under
2s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1013Section 101. 48.57 (3m) (am) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3m)
4(am) 2. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,67,6548.57 (3m) (am) 2. (intro.) The county department or department determines
6that the child meets one or more of the following conditions:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,67,87a. The child meets one or more of the criteria specified in s. 48.13, 938.12, or
8938.13, that the.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,67,109b. The child would be at risk of meeting one or more of those the criteria
10specified in s. 48.13 or 938.13 if the child were to remain in his or her home or, if.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,67,1311c. If the child is 18 years of age or over, that the child would meet or be at risk
12of meeting one or more of those the criteria as specified in this subdivision in s.
1348.13 or 938.13 if the child were under 18 years of age.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,10214Section 102. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,67,211548.57 (3m) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1. and 2., the kinship care
16provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions that could
17adversely affect the child or the kinship care providers ability to care for the child
18and that no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a) 1., and no employee or
19prospective employee of the kinship care provider who would have regular contact
20with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or
21the kinship care providers ability to care for the child.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,10322Section 103. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,68,92348.57 (3m) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a
24county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county

1department may make payments under par. (am) to a kinship care provider who is
2providing care and maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the kinship
3care provider under a court order for no more than 60 days after the date on which
4the county department or department received under par. (am) 1. the completed
5application of the kinship care provider for a license to operate a foster home or, if
6the application is approved or denied or the kinship care provider is otherwise
7determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days, until the date on
8which the application is approved or denied or the kinship care provider is
9otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,10410Section 104. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,69,21148.57 (3m) (ap) 3. Notwithstanding that an application of a kinship care
12provider specified in subd. 1. is denied or the kinship care provider is otherwise
13determined to be ineligible for licensure, the county department or, in a county
14having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department
15may make payments under par. (am) to the kinship care provider for as long as the
16conditions specified in par. (am) 1. to 6. continue to apply if the county department
17or department submits to the court information relating to the background
18investigation specified in par. (am) 4., an assessment of the safety of the kinship
19care providers home and the ability of the kinship care provider to care for the
20child, and a recommendation that the child remain in the home of the kinship care
21provider and the court, after considering that information, assessment, and
22recommendation, orders the child to remain in the kinship care providers home. If
23the court does not order the child to remain in the kinship care providers home, the
24court shall order the county department or department to request a change in

1placement under s. 48.357 (1) (am) or 938.357 (1) (am). Any person specified in s.
248.357 (2m) (a) or 938.357 (2m) (a) may also request a change in placement.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1053Section 105. 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,69,9448.57 (3m) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population
5of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county
6department is making the payments shall refer to the attorney responsible for
7support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a
8child for whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply
9to a child 18 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
AB50-ASA2-AA8,10610Section 106. 48.57 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,69,151148.57 (3m) (c) The county department or, in a county having a population of
12750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department
13is making the payments shall require the parent or parents of a child for whom a
14payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care insurance
15coverage for the child.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,10716Section 107. 48.57 (3m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,69,191748.57 (3m) (cm) A kinship care provider who receives a payment under par.
18(am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to receive a
19payment under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (4) or 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6) for that child.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,10820Section 108. 48.57 (3m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,70,42148.57 (3m) (d) A county department or, in a county having a population of
22750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department
23is making the payments shall review a placement of a child for which the county
24department or department makes payments under par. (am) not less than every 12

1months after the county department or department begins making those payments
2to determine whether the conditions specified in par. (am) continue to exist. If
3those conditions do not continue to exist, the county department or department
4shall discontinue making those payments.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1095Section 109. 48.57 (3m) (g) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,70,15648.57 (3m) (g) 2. (intro.) If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after
7the date of notice that his or her payments under par. (am) are being discontinued,
8those payments may not be discontinued until a decision is rendered after the
9hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the
10department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall
11promptly notify the county department of the county in which the recipient resides
12or, if the recipient resides in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the
13subunit of the department administering of the kinship care program in that
14county or the county department that the recipient has requested a hearing.
15Payments under par. (am) shall be discontinued if any of the following applies:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,11016Section 110. 48.57 (3m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,71,21748.57 (3m) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
18750,000 or more, the department or a county department may recover an
19overpayment made under par. (am) from a kinship care provider who continues to
20receive payments under par. (am) by reducing the amount of the kinship care
21providers monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods
22for recovering overpayments made under par. (am). A county department that
23recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and

1employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the
2department by rule.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1113Section 111. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,71,5448.57 (3n) (a) 1m. County department means a county department under s.
546.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1126Section 112. 48.57 (3n) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,71,15748.57 (3n) (am) 4. The county department or department conducts a
8background investigation under sub. (3p) of the long-term kinship care provider, the
9employees and prospective employees of the long-term kinship care provider who
10have or would have regular contact with the child for whom the payments would be
11made and any other adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a) 1., of the long-term
12kinship care providers home to determine if the long-term kinship care provider,
13employee, prospective employee or adult resident has any arrests or convictions that
14are likely to adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care providers
15ability to care for the child.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,11316Section 113. 48.57 (3n) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,71,241748.57 (3n) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1m. and 2m., the long-term
18kinship care provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions
19that could adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care providers ability
20to care for the child and that, to the best of the long-term kinship care providers
21knowledge, no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a) 1., and no employee or
22prospective employee of the long-term kinship care provider who would have
23regular contact with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely
24affect the child or the long-term kinship care providers ability to care for the child.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,114
1Section 114. 48.57 (3n) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,72,12248.57 (3n) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a
3county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county
4department may make payments under par. (am) to a long-term kinship care
5provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child who is placed in the
6home of the long-term kinship care provider for no more than 60 days after the date
7on which the county department or department received under par. (am) 1. the
8completed application of the long-term kinship care provider for a license to operate
9a foster home or, if the application is approved or denied or the long-term kinship
10care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60
11days, until the date on which the application is approved or denied or the long-term
12kinship care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,11513Section 115. 48.57 (3n) (ap) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,73,91448.57 (3n) (ap) 3. Notwithstanding that an application of a long-term kinship
15care provider specified in subd. 1. is denied or the long-term kinship care provider
16is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure, the county department or, in
17a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county
18department may make payments under par. (am) to the long-term kinship care
19provider until an event specified in par. (am) 6. a. to f. occurs if the county
20department or department submits to the court information relating to the
21background investigation specified in par. (am) 4., an assessment of the safety of the
22long-term kinship care providers home and the ability of the long-term kinship
23care provider to care for the child, and a recommendation that the child remain in
24the home of the long-term kinship care provider and the court, after considering

1that information, assessment, and recommendation, orders the child to remain in
2the long-term kinship care providers home. If the court does not order the child to
3remain in the kinship care providers home, the court shall order the county
4department or department to request a change in placement under s. 48.357 (1)
5(am) or 938.357 (1) (am) or to request a termination of the guardianship order
6under s. 48.977 (7). Any person specified in s. 48.357 (2m) (a) or 938.357 (2m) (a)
7may also request a change in placement and any person who is authorized to file a
8petition for the appointment of a guardian for the child may also request a
9termination of the guardianship order.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,11610Section 116. 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,73,161148.57 (3n) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of
12750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department
13is making the payments shall refer to the attorney responsible for support
14enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for
15whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply to a
16child 18 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am).
AB50-ASA2-AA8,11717Section 117. 48.57 (3n) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,73,221848.57 (3n) (c) The county department or, in a county having a population of
19750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department
20is making the payments shall require the parent or parents of a child for whom a
21payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care insurance
22coverage for the child.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,11823Section 118. 48.57 (3n) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,74,32448.57 (3n) (cm) A long-term kinship care provider who receives a payment

1under par. (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to
2receive a payment under sub. (3m) or s. 48.62 (4) or 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6) for that
3child.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1194Section 119. 48.57 (3n) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,74,11548.57 (3n) (d) 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, at least once every 12 months after the county
8department or department begins making payments under this subsection,
9determine whether any of the events specified in par. (am) 6. a. to f. have occurred.
10If any such events have occurred, the county department or department shall
11discontinue making those payments.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,12012Section 120. 48.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,74,221348.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after
14the date of notice that his or her payments under par. (am) are being discontinued,
15those payments may not be discontinued until a decision is rendered after the
16hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the
17department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall
18promptly notify the county department of the county in which the recipient resides
19or, if the recipient resides in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the
20subunit of the department administering of the long-term kinship care program in
21that county or the county department that the recipient has requested a hearing.
22Payments under par. (am) shall be discontinued if any of the following applies:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,12123Section 121. 48.57 (3n) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,75,82448.57 (3n) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of

1750,000 or more, the department or a county department may recover an
2overpayment made under par. (am) from a long-term kinship care provider who
3continues to receive payments under par. (am) by reducing the amount of the long-
4term kinship care providers monthly payment. The department may by rule
5specify other methods for recovering overpayments made under par. (am). A county
6department that recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts
7of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as
8provided by the department by rule.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1229Section 122. 48.57 (3p) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3p) (a)
10(intro.) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,75,111148.57 (3p) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, adult:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,75,16121. Adult resident means a person 18 years of age or over who lives at the
13home of a person who has applied for or is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or
14(3n) with the intent of making that home his or her home or who lives for more than
1530 days cumulative in any 6-month period at the home of a person who has applied
16for or is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or (3n).
AB50-ASA2-AA8,12317Section 123. 48.57 (3p) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,75,191848.57 (3p) (a) 2. County department means a county department under s.
1946.215, 46.22, 46.23.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,12420Section 124. 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,75,242148.57 (3p) (b) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
22or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
23more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the
24department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,125
1Section 125. 48.57 (3p) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,76,7248.57 (3p) (b) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of
3750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of
4the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person
5who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d)
6or at any other time that the county department or department considers to be
7appropriate.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1268Section 126. 48.57 (3p) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,76,13948.57 (3p) (b) 3. The county department or, in a county having a population of
10750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of
11the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person
12who is receiving payments under sub. (3n) at any time that the county department
13or department considers to be appropriate.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,12714Section 127. 48.57 (3p) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,76,211548.57 (3p) (c) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m)
16or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
17more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the
18department of justice, shall, in addition to the investigation under par. (b) 1.,
19conduct a background investigation of all employees and prospective employees of
20the applicant who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom those
21payments are being made and of each adult resident.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,12822Section 128. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,77,62348.57 (3p) (c) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of
24750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of

1the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the
2employees or prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under
3sub. (3m) who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom those
4payments are being made and of each adult resident at the time of review under
5sub. (3m) (d) or at any other time that the county department or department
6considers to be appropriate.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,1297Section 129. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,77,14848.57 (3p) (c) 2m. The county department or, in a county having a population
9of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance
10of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the
11employees or prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under
12sub. (3n) who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom payments
13are being made and of each adult resident at any time that the county department
14or department considers to be appropriate.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,13015Section 130. 48.57 (3p) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA8,77,231648.57 (3p) (c) 3. Before a person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or
17(3n) may employ any person in a position in which that person would have regular
18contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or permit any
19person to be an adult resident, the county department or, in a county having a
20population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the
21assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of
22the prospective employee or prospective adult resident unless that person has
23already been investigated under subd. 1., 2. or 2m.
AB50-ASA2-AA8,13124Section 131. 48.57 (3p) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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