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AB56,482,223 48.345 (3) (cm) A group home described in s. 48.625 (1m) or a similar facility
24regulated in another state,
if the child is at least 12 years of age, is a custodial parent,

1as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (b), or an expectant mother, is receiving inadequate care,
2and is in need of a safe and structured living arrangement.
AB56,497 3Section 497 . 48.345 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,482,64 48.345 (3) (d) A residential treatment care center for children and youth
5operated by a child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60, or a similar facility
6regulated in another state
.
AB56,498 7Section 498. 48.345 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,482,118 48.345 (3) (e) With a parent in a qualifying residential family-based treatment
9facility, or a similar facility regulated in another state, if the child's permanency plan
10includes a recommendation for such a placement under s. 48.38 (4) (em) before the
11placement is made.
AB56,499 12Section 499. 48.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,482,2213 48.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
14for each child living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children
15and youth, juvenile detention facility, shelter care facility, qualifying residential
16family-based treatment facility with a parent,
or supervised independent living
17arrangement, the agency that placed the child or arranged the placement or the
18agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the child under s.
1948.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the following
20conditions exists, and, for each child living in the home of a guardian or a relative
21other than a parent, that agency shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of
22the conditions specified in pars. (a) to (e) exists:
AB56,500 23Section 500. 48.38 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.38 (2) (d) The child was placed under a voluntary agreement between the
2agency and the child's parent under s. 48.63 (1) (a) or (bm) or (5) (b) or under a
3voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3).
AB56,501 4Section 501. 48.38 (4) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,483,65 48.38 (4) (em) A recommendation regarding placement with a parent in a
6qualifying residential family-based treatment facility.
AB56,502 7Section 502 . Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the
8statutes is amended to read:
AB56,483,99 CHAPTER 48
AB56,483,1210 SUBCHAPTER IX
11 JURISDICTION OVER PERSON 17
12 OR OLDER
adults
AB56,503 13Section 503 . 48.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,483,17 1448.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has
15jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 48.133,
1648.355 (4), 48.357 (6), 48.365 (5), and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically provided in
17this chapter.
AB56,504 18Section 504 . 48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,484,219 48.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition
20described in s. 48.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been
21guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission,
22such
that condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the
23conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders
24determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the

1child and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care
2shall be paid.
AB56,505 3Section 505 . 48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,484,104 48.45 (1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn
5child's expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears
6that any person 17 years of age or over adult has been guilty of contributing to,
7encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the
8unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the
9conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and
10expectant mother.
AB56,506 11Section 506 . 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,484,1612 48.45 (3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older
13adult has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney
14for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment.
15This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the
16prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.
AB56,507 17Section 507 . 48.48 (17) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,485,718 48.48 (17) (a) 3. Provide appropriate protection and services for children and
19the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
20those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
21homes, placing the those children in licensed foster homes or group homes in this
22state or a similar facility regulated in another state within a reasonable proximity
23to the agency with legal custody, placing the those children in the homes of guardians
24under s. 48.977 (2), placing those children in a qualifying residential family-based
25treatment facility with a parent or in a similar facility regulated in another state,
or

1contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare agencies in this
2state or a similar child welfare agency regulated in another state
, except that the
3department may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment
4programs unless the department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and
5the state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate
6public education program is not available. Disputes between the department and the
7school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB56,508 8Section 508. 48.48 (17) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,485,129 48.48 (17) (c) 4. Is living in a foster home, group home, or residential care center
10for children and youth, qualifying residential family-based treatment facility, or a
11similar facility regulated in another state
or in a supervised independent living
12arrangement.
AB56,509 13Section 509. 48.481 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,510 14Section 510. 48.481 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,485,2115 48.481 (4) Driver education program. The department shall establish or
16contract for a driver education program for individuals who are 15 years of age or
17older and in out-of-home care. The program shall provide assistance with
18identifying and enrolling in an appropriate driver education course, obtaining an
19operator's license, and obtaining motor vehicle liability insurance. From the
20appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (a), the department may pay all of the following
21expenses that apply to an individual in the program:
AB56,485,2222 (a) Fees required to enroll in a driver education course.
AB56,485,2323 (b) Fees required to obtain an operator's license under ch. 343.
AB56,486,324 (c) The cost of motor vehicle liability insurance for the motor vehicle owned or
25used by the individual while participating in the program and after obtaining an

1operator's license, including any increase in the cost of motor vehicle liability
2insurance on a motor vehicle owned by an out-of-home care provider and used by
3the individual.
AB56,511 4Section 511 . 48.487 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,486,105 48.487 (1m) Tribal family services grants. From the appropriation account
6under s. 20.437 (1) (bd) (js), the department may distribute tribal family services
7grants to the elected governing bodies of the Indian tribes in this state. An elected
8governing body that receives a grant under this subsection may expend the grant
9moneys received for any of the purposes specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), (4m) (b), (5) (b),
10(6), and (7) as determined by that body.
AB56,512 11Section 512 . 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,486,1612 48.526 (7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability
13of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate
14funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2015
152019, and ending on June 30, 2017 2021, as provided in this subsection to county
16departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows:
AB56,513 17Section 513 . 48.526 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,486,2018 48.526 (7) (a) For community youth and family aids under this section,
19amounts not to exceed $45,572,100 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $91,150,200
20for 2016 2020, and $45,578,100 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021.
AB56,514 21Section 514 . 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,486,2522 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall
23allocate $2,000,000 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $4,000,000 for 2016 2020, and
24$2,000,000 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021 to counties based on each of the
25following factors weighted equally:
AB56,515
1Section 515. 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,487,72 48.526 (7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall
3allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $12,500,000 for 2016 2020,
4and $6,250,000 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021 to counties based on each county's
5proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile
6correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during
7the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.
AB56,516 8Section 516 . 48.526 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,487,169 48.526 (7) (c) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate
10$1,053,200 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $2,106,500 for 2016 2020, and
11$1,053,300 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021 to counties based on each of the factors
12specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. weighted equally, except that no county may receive an
13allocation under this paragraph that is less than 93 percent nor more than 115
14percent of the amount that the county would have received under this paragraph if
15the allocation had been distributed only on the basis of the factor specified in par. (b)
163.
AB56,517 17Section 517 . 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,487,2218 48.526 (7) (e) For emergencies related to community youth and family aids
19under this section, amounts not to exceed $125,000 for the last 6 months of 2015
202019, $250,000 for 2016 2020, and $125,000 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021. A
21county is eligible for payments under this paragraph only if it has a population of not
22more than 45,000.
AB56,518 23Section 518 . 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,488,924 48.526 (7) (h) For counties that are purchasing community supervision
25services under s. 938.533 (2), $1,062,400 in the last 6 months of 2017 2019,

1$2,124,800 in 2018 2020, and $1,062,400 in the first 6 months of 2019 2021 for the
2provision of community supervision services for juveniles from that county. In
3distributing funds to counties under this paragraph, the department shall distribute
4to each county the full amount of the charges for the services purchased by that
5county, except that if the amounts available under this paragraph are insufficient to
6distribute that full amount, the department shall distribute those available amounts
7to each county that purchases community supervision services based on the ratio
8that the charges to that county for those services bear to the total charges to all
9counties that purchase those services.
AB56,519 10Section 519 . 48.526 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,488,1411 48.526 (8) Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment. From the amount of the
12allocations specified in sub. (7) (a), the department shall allocate $666,700 in the last
136 months of 2015 2019, $1,333,400 in 2016 2020, and $666,700 in the first 6 months
14of 2017 2021 for alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs.
AB56,520 15Section 520 . 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,488,20 1648.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s.
1748.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), beginning on January 1,
182021, the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c)
19associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal
20criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.
AB56,521 21Section 521 . 48.5276 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,489,2 2248.5276 County facility start-up costs. From the appropriation under s.
2320.437 (1) (cn), the department shall reimburse counties for the one-time start-up
24costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c) incurred by a county, either on its own or jointly with one

1or more counties, in establishing a secured residential care center for children and
2youth under s. 59.53 (8m).
AB56,522 3Section 522. 48.53 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,523 4Section 523. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,489,85 48.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569
6(1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $70,211,100 $78,708,100 in
7fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $74,308,000 $90,478,400 in fiscal year 2018-19
82020-21.
AB56,524 9Section 524 . 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,489,2410 48.57 (1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children and the
11expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
12those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
13homes, placing those children in licensed foster homes or group homes in this state
14or similar facilities regulated in another state within a reasonable proximity to the
15agency with legal custody, placing those children in the homes of guardians under
16s. 48.977 (2), placing those children in a qualifying residential family-based
17treatment facility, or in a similar facility regulated in another state,
or contracting
18for services for those children by licensed child welfare agencies in this state or a
19child welfare agency regulated in another state
, except that the county department
20may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs
21unless the county department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the
22state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public
23education program is not available. Disputes between the county department and
24the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB56,525 25Section 525. 48.57 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.57 (3) (a) 4. Is living in a foster home, group home, residential care center
2for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home, qualifying residential
3family-based treatment facility, or a similar facility regulated in another state
or in
4a supervised independent living arrangement.
AB56,526 5Section 526. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,490,146 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
7(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
8than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
9under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
10to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
11more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $238 $249 per month
12beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, and $244 $254 per month beginning on January
131, 2019 2021, to a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for
14a child if all of the following conditions are met:
AB56,527 15Section 527. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,490,2516 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
17(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
18than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
19under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
20to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
21more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in the amount of
22$238 $249 per month beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, and $244 $254 per month
23beginning on January 1, 2019 2021, to a long-term kinship care relative who is
24providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are
25met:
AB56,528
1Section 528. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,491,222 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
3rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, the rates are
4$238 $249 for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home
5that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under
6sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified
7to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care, $394 $412 for a
8child under 5 years of age; $431 $451 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $490 $512 for
9a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $511 $534 for a child 15 years of age or over.
10Beginning on January 1, 2019 2021, the rates are $244 $254 for care and
11maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to
12provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a) and, for
13care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at
14a level of care that is higher than level one care, $404 $420 for a child under 5 years
15of age; $442 $460 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $502 $522 for a child 12 to 14 years
16of age; and $524 $545 for a child 15 years of age or over. In addition to these grants
17for basic maintenance, the department, county department, or licensed child welfare
18agency shall make supplemental payments for foster care to a foster home that is
19receiving an age-related rate under this subsection that are commensurate with the
20level of care that the foster home is certified to provide and the needs of the child who
21is placed in the foster home according to the rules promulgated by the department
22under sub. (8) (c).
AB56,529 23Section 529. 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,492,524 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
25shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The county department

1shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8p) or 48.569 (1)
2(d). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances
3specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall provide the monthly
4payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide those payments from
5the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) (cx) and (pd) (mx).
AB56,530 6Section 530. 48.63 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,492,127 48.63 (1) (bm) Acting under a voluntary agreement, a child's parent, the
8department, or a county department may place the child in a qualifying residential
9family-based treatment facility with a parent, if such a placement is recommended
10in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38. A placement under this paragraph
11may not exceed 180 days from the date on which the child was removed from the
12home under the voluntary agreement.
AB56,531 13Section 531. 48.63 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,492,2214 48.63 (1) (c) Voluntary agreements may be made only under par. (a) or, (b) , or
15(bm)
or sub. (5) (b), shall be in writing, shall state whether the child has been adopted,
16and shall specifically state that the agreement may be terminated at any time by the
17parent, guardian, or Indian custodian or by the child if the child's consent to the
18agreement is required. In the case of an Indian child who is placed under par. (a) or,
19(b), or (bm) by the voluntary agreement of the Indian child's parent or Indian
20custodian, the voluntary consent of the parent or Indian custodian to the placement
21shall be given as provided in s. 48.028 (5) (a). The child's consent to an agreement
22under par. (a) or, (b), or (bm) is required whenever the child is 12 years of age or older.
AB56,532 23Section 532. 48.645 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,493,824 48.645 (1) (a) The child is living in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 if a
25license is required under that section, in a foster home located within the boundaries

1of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the
2reservation, in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, in a subsidized guardianship
3home under s. 48.623, in a residential care center for children and youth licensed
4under s. 48.60, with a parent in a qualifying residential family-based treatment
5facility,
or in a supervised independent living arrangement and has been placed in
6that home, center, or arrangement by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22,
7or 46.23, by the department, or by a governing body of an Indian tribe in this state
8under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
AB56,533 9Section 533 . 48.645 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,493,1210 48.645 (2) (a) 5. A qualifying residential family-based treatment facility when
11the child is residing there with a parent under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63
12(1) (bm) or when the child is placed there with a parent by an order of the court.
AB56,534 13Section 534. 48.651 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,494,214 48.651 (3) (a) If a child care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted of a
15serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1)
16(ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the
person subject
17to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a
child
18care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for
19committing a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), on or after his or her 10th
20birthday,
or if the department provides written notice of a decision under s. 48.686
21(4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident person is ineligible
22for certification, employment, or residence to operate, work at, or reside at the child
23care provider, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
24a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2) shall revoke the
25certification of the child care provider immediately upon providing written notice of

1revocation and the grounds for revocation and an explanation of the process for
2appealing the revocation.
AB56,535 3Section 535. 48.651 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,494,174 48.651 (3) (b) If a child care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of
5a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime,
6as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a
7nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the
person subject to a
8background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a
child
9care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of a pending criminal charge or
10delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or
11after his or her 10th birthday
, the department in a county having a population of
12750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2)
13shall immediately suspend the certification of the child care provider until the
14department, county department, or agency obtains information regarding the final
15disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not
16ineligible to be certified under sub. (1) operate, work at, or reside at the child care
17provider
.
AB56,536 18Section 536 . 48.685 (1) (ao) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,494,2019 48.685 (1) (ao) “Congregate care facility” means a group home, shelter care
20facility, or residential care center for children and youth.
AB56,537 21Section 537 . 48.685 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,494,2522 48.685 (1) (ap) “Congregate care worker” means an adult who works in a
23congregate care facility. “Congregate care worker” includes a person who has or is
24seeking a license to operate a congregate care facility and does not include an unpaid
25volunteer.
AB56,538
1Section 538. 48.685 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,495,62 48.685 (1) (c) 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19
3(2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295,
4942.09 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05,
5948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am),
6948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (2), 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53.
AB56,539 7Section 539 . 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,495,208 48.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
9under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. and (bm) 5., 48.75 (1m), and 48.979
10(1) (b) regarding any denial to the person of a license, or continuation or renewal of
11a license to operate an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an
12entity, for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the
13person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or of
14permission to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason
15specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained under this subdivision
16indicates that the person has been denied a license, or continuation or renewal of a
17license, payments, employment, a contract, or permission to reside as described in
18this subdivision, the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency
19need not obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4., and the department need
20not obtain a fingerprint-based background check under par. (ba).
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