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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:
AB56,490,4
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).
AB56,540 21Section 540 . 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,496,222 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.) Every entity shall obtain all of the following with respect
23to a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am. of the entity and, with respect to
24a nonclient resident of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am., and with respect

1to a congregate care worker, except a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b.,
of the
2entity:
AB56,541 3Section 541 . 48.685 (2) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,496,74 48.685 (2) (ba) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
5or (b) is a congregate care worker, the department shall obtain a fingerprint-based
6check of the national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3)
7(A), unless the search has been terminated under par. (am) 5. or (b) 5m.
AB56,542 8Section 542 . 48.685 (2) (bb) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,496,259 48.685 (2) (bb) If information obtained under par. (am) or, (b), or (ba) indicates
10a charge of a serious crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final
11disposition of the charge, the department, county department, child welfare agency,
12or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to determine
13the final disposition of the charge. If a background information form under sub. (6)
14(a) or (am) indicates a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but information
15obtained under par. (am) or, (b) , or (ba) does not indicate such a charge or conviction,
16the department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every
17reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal
18complaint and the final disposition of the complaint. If information obtained under
19par. (am) or, (b), or (ba), a background information form under sub. (6) (a) or (am),
20or any other information indicates a conviction of a violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195,
21940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 (1), or 947.013 obtained not more than 5 years before
22the date on which that information was obtained, the department, county
23department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to
24contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and judgment
25of conviction relating to that violation.
AB56,543
1Section 543. 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,497,102 48.685 (2) (bg) If an entity employs or contracts with a caregiver or congregate
3care worker
for whom, within the last year, the information required under par. (b)
41m. to 3m. and 5m. has already been obtained by another entity, the entity may
5obtain that information from that other entity, which shall provide the information,
6if possible, to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information
7required under par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m. from another entity or if an entity has
8reasonable grounds to believe that any information obtained from another entity is
9no longer accurate, the entity shall obtain that information from the sources
10specified in par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m.
AB56,544 11Section 544 . 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,498,512 48.685 (2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
13or (b) is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 5 years preceding the
14date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or if the
15department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity determines that the
16person's employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for
17further investigation, the department, county department, child welfare agency, or
18entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state or other United States
19jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident within the 5 years
20preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent to the information
21specified in par. (am) 1. or (b) 1m. The department, county department, child welfare
22agency, or entity may require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards,
23each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies
24approved by law enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for
25the submission of the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the

1federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
2fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
3The department, county department, or child welfare agency may release any
4information obtained under this paragraph only as permitted under 32 USC 20962
5(e).
AB56,545 6Section 545 . 48.685 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,498,167 48.685 (2) (c) 1. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
8is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or is seeking relicensure after
9a break in licensure, the department, county department, or child welfare agency
10shall request under 42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (b) a fingerprint-based check of the
11national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3) (A). If that
12person is seeking subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6), the
13department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or county department
14shall request that fingerprint-based check. The department, county department, or
15child welfare agency may release any information obtained under this subdivision
16only as permitted under 42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (e).
AB56,546 17Section 546 . 48.685 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,498,2118 48.685 (2) (d) Every entity shall maintain, or shall contract with another
19person to maintain, the most recent background information obtained on a caregiver
20or congregate care worker under par. (b). The information shall be made available
21for inspection by authorized persons, as defined by the department by rule.
AB56,547 22Section 547 . 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,499,223 48.685 (3) (b) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity
24considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
25(b) 1m. to 5m. for all persons who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am.

1of the entity and for all nonclient residents of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1.
2am. of the entity
subject to sub. (2) (b).
AB56,548 3Section 548 . 48.685 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,499,64 48.685 (3) (c) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the
5department considers appropriate, the department shall obtain the information
6specified in sub. (2) (ba) for all persons who are congregate care workers.
AB56,549 7Section 549. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,499,128 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or
9adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for committing a serious
10crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency
11petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her
1210th birthday
.
AB56,550 13Section 550 . 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,499,1814 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in
15sub. (5), an entity may not employ or contract with a caregiver specified in sub. (1)
16(ag) 1. a. or am. or a congregate care worker or permit a nonclient resident to reside
17at the entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity if the
18entity knows or should have known any of the following:
AB56,551 19Section 551. 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,499,2420 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or
21adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for committing a serious
22crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency
23petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her
2410th birthday
.
AB56,552 25Section 552 . 48.685 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,500,14
148.685 (4m) (c) If the background information form completed by a person
2under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed or
3contracted with for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5., an entity may employ or
4contract with the person for not more than 45 days pending the receipt of the
5information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b) and (ba). If the background information
6form completed by a person under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not
7ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity or with a caregiver specified in sub.
8(1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5. and if an entity otherwise has
9no reason to believe that the person is ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity
10or with that caregiver for any of those reasons, the entity may permit the person to
11reside at the entity or with the caregiver for not more than 45 days pending receipt
12of the information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b) and (ba). An entity shall provide
13supervision for a person who is employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside as
14permitted under this paragraph.
AB56,553 15Section 553 . 48.685 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,500,2016 48.685 (4m) (d) If the department learns that a caregiver, congregate care
17worker,
or nonclient resident is the subject of a pending investigation for a crime or
18offense that, under this subsection or sub. (5), could result in a bar to employment
19as a caregiver or residence being a caregiver, working, or residing at an entity, the
20department may notify the entity of the pending investigation.
AB56,554 21Section 554 . 48.685 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,501,622 48.685 (5m) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department may refuse to license
23a person to operate an entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may
24refuse to license a foster home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a
25population of 750,000 or more or a county department may refuse to provide

1subsidized guardianship payments to a person under s. 48.623 (6), and an entity may
2refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or congregate care worker or permit a
3nonclient resident to reside at the entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag)
41. am. of the entity if the person has been convicted of an offense that is not a serious
5crime, but that is, in the estimation of the department, county department, child
6welfare agency, or entity, substantially related to the care of a client.
AB56,555 7Section 555 . 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,501,128 48.685 (6) (am) Every 4 years an entity shall require all of its caregivers and
9all
, nonclient residents of the entity or of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am.
10of the entity
, congregate care workers, and nonclient residents of a caregiver
11specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am.
to complete a background information form that is
12provided to the entity by the department.
AB56,556 13Section 556 . 48.685 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,501,2214 48.685 (8) The department, the department of health services, a county
15department, or a child welfare agency may charge a fee for obtaining the information
16required under sub. (2) (am) or (3) (a), for providing information to an entity to enable
17the entity to comply with sub. (2) (b) or (3) (b), or for obtaining and submitting
18fingerprints under sub. (2) (ba) or (bm) or (3) (c). The fee may not exceed the
19reasonable cost of obtaining the information or of obtaining and submitting
20fingerprints. No fee may be charged to a nurse aide, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (d),
21for obtaining or maintaining information or for obtaining and submitting
22fingerprints if to do so would be inconsistent with federal law.
AB56,557 23Section 557. 48.686 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,502,3
148.686 (1) (ac) “Approval” means a child care center license under s. 48.65, a
2child care provider certification under s. 48.651, or a contract with a child care
3provider under s. 120.13 (14).
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