AB50-ASA2-AA8,98,1410938.38 (4) (j) 5. The efforts the agency has made to discuss adoption of the 11juvenile by the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. as a more 12permanent alternative to guardianship and, if that relative or other person has 13chosen not to pursue adoption, documentation of the reasons for not pursuing 14adoption. AB50-ASA2-AA8,17815Section 178. DCF 55.02 (5g) (b) 2. of the administrative code is repealed. AB50-ASA2-AA8,98,1917(1) Expanding eligibility for subsidized guardianships and kinship care 18payments. Notwithstanding s. 227.265, the repeal of s. DCF 55.02 (5g) (b) 2., Wis. 19Adm. Code, takes effect on the day after publication.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,99,521“Section 1m. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 22insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA8,99,8720.437 (1) (bd) Tribal family services grants. The amounts in the schedule for 8tribal family services grants under s. 48.487. AB50-ASA2-AA8,99,131020.437 (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. AB50-ASA2-AA8,99,221548.48 (8p) To reimburse tribes and county departments, from the 16appropriation appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (bn) and (kz), for unexpected or 17unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal 18courts, other than placements to which s. 938.485 (4) applies. In this subsection, 19“unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements” means the amount by which the 20cost to a tribe or to a county department of out-of-home care placements of Indian 21children by tribal courts, other than placements to which s. 938.485 (4) applies, 22exceeds $50,000 in a fiscal year. AB50-ASA2-AA8,100,6
148.487 (1m) Tribal family services grants. From the appropriation 2account appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (bd) and (js), the department may 3distribute tribal family services grants to the elected governing bodies of the Indian 4tribes in this state. An elected governing body that receives a grant under this 5subsection may expend the grant moneys received for any of the purposes specified 6in subs. (2), (3) (b), (4m) (b), (5) (b), (6), and (7) as determined by that body.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,100,149231.01 (5w) “Participating educational institution” means an entity 10authorized by state law to provide or operate an educational facility, or an affiliate 11of that entity, that is located in this state, headquartered in this state, or serves a 12population in this state, and that undertakes the financing and construction or 13acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or 14of a mortgage or of advances as provided in this chapter. AB50-ASA2-AA8,100,2116231.01 (6) “Participating health institution” means an entity authorized by 17state law to provide or operate a health facility, or an affiliate of that entity, that is 18located in this state, headquartered in this state, or serves a population in this 19state, and that undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project 20or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage or of 21advances as provided in this chapter. AB50-ASA2-AA8,18522Section 185. 231.01 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,101,423231.01 (6m) (intro.) “Participating nonprofit institution” means a nonprofit 24entity, or an affiliate of a nonprofit entity, that is located in this state,
1headquartered in this state, or serves a population in this state, and that 2undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes 3the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage or of advances as 4provided in this chapter and is not any of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA8,101,116231.01 (6t) “Participating research institution” means an entity organized 7under the laws of this state that provides or operates a research facility, or an 8affiliate of that entity, that is located in this state, headquartered in this state, or 9serves a population in this state, and that undertakes the financing and 10construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing 11of obligations or of a mortgage or of advances as provided in this chapter.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,102,21449.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (2), the individual is a parent of a child 15who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, 16if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a relative an individual who, 17under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62, is providing care and maintenance for a child 18who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, 19if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; and child care services for that child 20are needed in order for the individual to participate in an approved activity. An 21individual who is eligible to receive a child care subsidy under this subsection shall 22remain eligible for that subsidy for a period of 3 months after the individual 23permanently ceases participation in the approved activity or until the department 24or the county department or agency redetermines the individual’s eligibility,
1whichever is earlier. In this paragraph, “approved activity” means any of the 2following: AB50-ASA2-AA8,1883Section 188. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,102,11449.155 (1m) (c) 1h. If the individual is a relative of the child, is providing care 5for the child under a court order, and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or 6(3n) on behalf of the child, the child’s biological or adoptive family has a gross 7income that is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. In calculating the gross 8income of the child’s biological or adoptive family, the department or county 9department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or 10family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments 11exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3. AB50-ASA2-AA8,18912Section 189. 49.155 (1m) (cm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,102,151349.155 (1m) (cm) 3. A relative of the child An individual who is providing care 14for the child under a court order and receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) 15on behalf of the child. AB50-ASA2-AA8,19016Section 190. 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,102,191749.46 (1) (a) 16. Any child who is living with a relative an individual who is 18eligible to receive payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) with respect to that child, if 19the department determines that no other insurance is available to the child.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,103,102348.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), 24(md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of
1less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make 2payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. 3Subject to par. (ap), and if all of the following conditions are met, beginning on 4January 1, 2026, a county department and, in a county having a population of 5750,000 or more, the department shall make monthly payments per month to a 6kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child in the 7amount of $375 beginning on January 1, 2024, to a kinship care provider who is 8providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met 9$463 for a child under 5 years of age; $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $575 for a 10child 12 to 14 years of age; and $601 for a child 15 years of age or over: AB50-ASA2-AA8,103,191248.57 (3m) (an) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under 13par. (am), the department or the county department may make payments for 14exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children 15to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to a kinship care provider who 16is providing care and maintenance for a child residing in the home of the kinship 17care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am), commensurate with 18the needs of the child, according to the rules promulgated by the department under 19par. (i) 3. AB50-ASA2-AA8,19320Section 193. 48.57 (3m) (ar) and (at) of the statutes are created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,22148.57 (3m) (ar) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under 22par. (ap), the department or, with the department’s approval, the county 23department may make emergency payments for kinship care to kinship care 24providers who are providing care and maintenance for children residing in the
1home of kinship care providers under a court order if any of the following conditions 2are met: AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,531. The governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to s. 323.10, or 4the federal government has declared a major disaster under 42 USC 68, that covers 5the locality of the home of the kinship care provider. AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,862. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes 7due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the home of the kinship 8care provider. AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,1293. The department has determined that conditions in this state or in the 10locality of the home of the kinship care provider have resulted in a temporary 11increase in the costs borne by kinship care providers. Those conditions may include 12any of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,1313a. A pandemic or other public health threat. AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,1414b. A natural disaster. AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,1515c. Unplanned school closures of 5 consecutive days or more. AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,1716(at) The department shall determine the amount of emergency payments 17under par. (ar) based on available funding. AB50-ASA2-AA8,19418Section 194. 48.57 (3m) (i) 3. of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,104,221948.57 (3m) (i) 3. Rules governing the provision of payments for exceptional 20circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside 21together and for initial clothing allowances for a child residing in the home of a 22kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am). AB50-ASA2-AA8,105,2
148.57 (3m) (j) The department may promulgate rules governing the provision 2of emergency payments under par. (ar). AB50-ASA2-AA8,105,16548.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), 6(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less 7than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments 8under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject 9to par. (ap), and if all of the following conditions are met, beginning on January 1, 102026, a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, 11the department shall make monthly payments to a long-term kinship care provider 12who is providing care and maintenance for each a child per month in the amount of 13$375 beginning on January 1, 2024, to a long-term kinship care provider who is 14providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are 15met $463 for a child under 5 years of age; $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $557 16for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $601 for a child 15 years of age or over: AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,21848.57 (3n) (an) In addition to the monthly payments for long-term kinship 19care under par. (am), the department or the county department may make 20payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and 21minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to a long-term 22kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing in 23the home of the long-term kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate
1under par. (am), commensurate with the needs of the child, according to the rules 2promulgated by the department under par. (i) 2. AB50-ASA2-AA8,1983Section 198. 48.57 (3n) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3n) (i) (intro.) 4and amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,6548.57 (3n) (i) (intro.) The department shall promulgate rules to implement 6this subsection. Those rules shall include rules all of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,871. Rules governing the provision of long-term kinship care payments for the 8care and maintenance of a child after the child attains 18 years of age. AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,131048.57 (3n) (i) 2. Rules governing the provision of payments for exceptional 11circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside 12together and for initial clothing allowances for children residing in a home of a long-13term kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am). AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,211548.62 (4) (a) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to 16the rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2024, the rates for 17care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is 18certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. 19(8) (a), are $375 and 2026, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that 20is certified to provide care at a any level of care that is higher than level one care, 21the rates are all of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,22221. $441 $463 for a child under 5 years of age. AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,23232. $483 $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age. AB50-ASA2-AA8,106,24243. $548 $575 for a child 12 to 14 years of age. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,1
14. $572 $601 for a child 15 years of age or over. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,7348.62 (5) (a) In addition to the grants for basic maintenance and 4supplemental payments for foster care under sub. (4), the department or, with the 5department’s approval, the county department or licensed child welfare agency may 6make emergency payments for foster care to foster homes that are receiving 7payments under sub. (4) if any of the following conditions are met: AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,1081. The governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to s. 323.10, or 9the federal government has declared a major disaster under 42 USC 68, that covers 10the locality of the foster home. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,12112. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes 12due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the foster home. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,15133. The department has determined that conditions in this state or in the 14locality of the foster home have resulted in a temporary increase in the costs borne 15by foster homes. Those conditions may include any of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,1616a. A pandemic or other public health threat. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,1717b. A natural disaster. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,1818c. Unplanned school closures of 5 consecutive days or more. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,2019(b) The department shall determine the amount of emergency payments 20under par. (a) based on available funding. AB50-ASA2-AA8,107,232248.62 (8m) The department may promulgate rules governing the provision of 23emergency payments to foster homes under sub. (5). AB50-ASA2-AA8,20324Section 203. DCF 56.23 (1) (c) of the administrative code is repealed. AB50-ASA2-AA8,204
1Section 204. DCF 58.08 (9) (c) and (d) of the administrative code are created 2to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,108,73DCF 58.08 (9) (c) Exceptional payments. A kinship care agency may issue to 4a relative caregiver who is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship 5care payments an exceptional payment to enable siblings or a minor parent and 6minor children to reside together, subject to a maximum payment amount 7determined by the department. AB50-ASA2-AA8,108,128(d) Initial clothing allowance. A kinship care agency may pay an initial 9clothing allowance to a relative caregiver when the relative caregiver is initially 10approved by the kinship care agency. The amount of the initial clothing allowance 11shall be the actual cost of the clothing not to exceed a maximum determined by the 12department. AB50-ASA2-AA8,108,1414(1) Foster and kinship care rates. AB50-ASA2-AA8,108,2115(a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 16of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 172025-26 is increased by $6,933,800 to provide increased monthly payments for 18foster care and kinship care. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 19appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), 20the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $14,000,800 to provide 21increased monthly payments for foster care and kinship care. AB50-ASA2-AA8,109,422(b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 23of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 242025-26 is increased by $1,331,200 to provide increased monthly payments for
1foster care and kinship care. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 2appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (b), the 3dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $2,661,500 to provide 4increased monthly payments for foster care and kinship care. AB50-ASA2-AA8,109,86(1) Foster care and kinship care rates. The treatment of ss. 48.57 (3m) 7(am) (intro.) and (3n) (am) (intro.) and 48.62 (4) (a) takes effect on January 1, 2026, 8or on the day after publication, whichever is later.”.
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