AB43: Bill Text

AB43,891 Section 891. 48.48 (8r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2159 48.48 (8r) To reimburse county departments and Indian tribes, from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd), for subsidized guardianship payments made under s. 48.623 (1) or (6), including guardianships of Indian children ordered by tribal courts.

AB43,892 Section 892. 48.48 (17m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,2161 48.48 (17m) (a) To provide intensive family preservation services or to provide funding to county departments, nonprofit or for-profit corporations, Indian tribes, or licensed child welfare agencies under contract with the department or a county department to provide intensive family preservation services. In this subsection, “intensive family preservation services” means evidence-informed services that are targeted to prevent the removal of children from the home under this chapter or ch. 938, to promote the safety of children in the home, or to provide services to children who are placed in out-of-home care or who are involved in the juvenile justice system.

AB43,,2162 (b) To provide support for intensive family preservation services provided by the department, county departments, nonprofit corporations, Indian tribes, or licensed child welfare agencies, including any of the following:

AB43,,2163 1. Training, coaching, quality assurance, data collection and analysis, and funding for certification or licensing for implementation of the services.

AB43,,2164 2. Purchasing or subsidizing the purchase of the services described in subd. 1.

AB43,,2165 (c) To develop criteria, standards, and review procedures for the administration of this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria, standards, and review procedures established under this paragraph need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.

AB43,893 Section 893. 48.48 (19) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,894 Section 894. 48.48 (22) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,2168 48.48 (22) To create, maintain, and require use of for placement purposes a group care referral clearinghouse. The department may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subsection.

AB43,895 Section 895. 48.481 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2170 48.481 (title) Grants for children’s community programs youth services.

AB43,896 Section 896. 48.481 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (2m) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB43,,2172 48.481 (2m) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (bc), the The department shall distribute the following grants for children’s community programs youth services to public agencies, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes to provide programs that accomplish one or more of the following purposes:

AB43,897 Section 897. 48.481 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,898 Section 898. 48.481 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,2175 48.481 (1m) In this section:

AB43,,2176 (a) “Nonprofit corporation” means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181.

AB43,,2177 (b) “Public agency” means a county, city, village, town, or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, or school district.

AB43,899 Section 899. 48.481 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.481 (2). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0860/P1 and -0878/P4.

AB43,900 Section 900. 48.481 (2m) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:

AB43,,2180 48.481 (2m) (a) Increasing youth access to housing.

AB43,,2181 (b) Increasing youth self-sufficiency through employment, education, and training.

AB43,,2182 (c) Increasing youth social and emotional health by promoting healthy and stable adult connections, social engagement, and connection with necessary services.

AB43,,2183 (d) Preventing sex trafficking of children and youth.

AB43,,2184 (e) Providing treatment and services for documented and suspected victims of child and youth sex trafficking.

AB43,,2185 (f) Preventing and reducing the incidence of youth violence and other delinquent behavior.

AB43,,2186 (g) Preventing and reducing the incidence of youth alcohol and other drug use and abuse.

AB43,,2187 (h) Preventing and reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect.

AB43,,2188 (i) Preventing and reducing the incidence of teen pregnancy.

AB43,,2189 (3) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (bc) and (kb), the department shall distribute $55,000 in each fiscal year to Diverse and Resilient, Inc., to provide programs that accomplish one or more of the purposes under sub. (2m).

AB43,901 Section 901. 48.483 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,2191 48.483 Sibling connections scholarships. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (dm), the department shall award scholarships to adopted children and their biological siblings who do not reside in the same household to attend programs together in order to build sibling connections.

AB43,902 Section 902. 48.526 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2193 48.526 (3) (e) The department may carry forward $500,000 or transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kp) 10 percent of its funds allocated under this subsection and not encumbered expended or carried forward under par. (dm) by counties by December 31, whichever is greater, to the next 2 calendar years. The department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.437 (1) (cj) to accomplish this purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties with persistently high rates of juvenile arrests for serious offenses during the next 2 calendar years to improve community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1c). The allocation does not affect a county’s base allocation.

AB43,903 Section 903. 48.526 (3) (em) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,904 Section 904. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2196 48.526 (7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2021 2023, and ending on June 30, 2023 2025, as provided in this subsection to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows:

AB43,905 Section 905. 48.526 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2198 48.526 (7) (a) For community youth and family aids under this section, amounts not to exceed $47,740,750 $48,089,350 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $95,481,500 $96,178,700 for 2022 2024, and $47,740,750 $48,089,350 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025.

AB43,906 Section 906. 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2200 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $2,000,000 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $4,000,000 for 2022 2024, and $2,000,000 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each of the following factors weighted equally:

AB43,907 Section 907. 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2202 48.526 (7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $12,500,000 for 2022 2024, and $6,250,000 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each county’s proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.

AB43,908 Section 908. 48.526 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2204 48.526 (7) (c) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $1,053,200 for the last 6 months of 2021 2023, $2,106,500 for 2022 2024, and $1,053,300 for the first 6 months of 2023 2025 to counties based on each of the factors specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. weighted equally, except that no county may receive an allocation under this paragraph that is less than 93 percent nor more than 115 percent of the amount that the county would have received under this paragraph if the allocation had been distributed only on the basis of the factor specified in par. (b) 3.

AB43,909 Section 909. 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,910 Section 910. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,911 Section 911. 48.526 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,912 Section 912. 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,2209 48.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s. 48.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), beginning on January 1, 2024, the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c) associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.

AB43,913 Section 913. 48.528 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB43,,2211 48.528 Youth justice system improvement program. From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cm) and (kp), in each fiscal year the department may expend funds for the following purposes:

AB43,,2212 (1) To fund programs that enhance diversion, prevention, or early intervention to reduce the number of justice-involved youth or promote successful outcomes for all youth. To determine eligibility for a payment under this subsection, the department shall require a county or other provider to submit a plan for the expenditure of the payment.

AB43,,2213 (2) To address emergencies related to community youth and family aids under s. 48.526.

AB43,,2214 (3) To fund activities required of the department under s. 48.526 (1).

AB43,914 Section 914. 48.53 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,2216 48.53 Grants to support foster parents and children. From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (bg), the department shall distribute grants to counties, nonprofit organizations, or tribes for the purpose of supporting foster parents and providing normalcy for children in out-of-home care.

AB43,915 Section 915. 48.545 of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,916 Section 916. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2219 48.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569 (1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $101,154,200 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $101,162,800 $101,564,700 in fiscal year 2022-23 2023-24 and $101,961,600 in fiscal year 2024-25.

AB43,917 Section 917. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2221 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. The person is under 21 years of age, the person is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative provider under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).

AB43,918 Section 918. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2223 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. “Kinship care relative provider” means a relative other than a parent, an extended family member, as defined in s. 48.028 (2) (am), or like-kin.

AB43,919 Section 919. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2225 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $300 per month beginning on January 1, 2022, to a kinship care relative provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met:

****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0878/p4 and -0866/p4.

AB43,920 Section 920. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act ... (this act), is amended to read:

AB43,,2227 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), and if all of the following conditions are met, beginning on January 1, 2024, a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make monthly payments to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child in the amount of $300 per month beginning on January 1, 2022, to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met $441 for a child under 5 years of age; $483 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $548 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $572 for a child 15 years of age or over:

****Note: This is reconciled s. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0878/P4 and -0866/P4.

AB43,921 Section 921. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2229 48.57 (3m) (am) 1. The kinship care relative provider applies to the county department or department for payments under this subsection and, if the child is placed in the home of the kinship care relative provider under a court order, other than a court order under s. 48.9795 or ch. 54, 2017 stats., for a license to operate a foster home.

AB43,922 Section 922. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2231 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m. The county department or department determines that there is a need for the child to be placed with the kinship care relative provider and that the placement with the kinship care relative provider is in the best interests of the child.

AB43,923 Section 923. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2233 48.57 (3m) (am) 4. The county department or department conducts a background investigation under sub. (3p) of the kinship care relative provider, any employee and prospective employee of the kinship care relative provider who has or would have regular contact with the child for whom the payments would be made and any other adult resident of the kinship care relative’s provider’s home to determine if the kinship care relative provider, employee, prospective employee or adult resident has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care relative’s provider’s ability to care for the child.

AB43,924 Section 924. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2235 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1. and 2., the kinship care relative provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care relative’s provider’s ability to care for the child and that no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a), and no employee or prospective employee of the kinship care relative provider who would have regular contact with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care relative’s provider’s ability to care for the child.

AB43,925 Section 925. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2237 48.57 (3m) (am) 5. The kinship care relative provider cooperates with the county department or department in the application process, including applying for other forms of assistance for which the child may be eligible.

AB43,926 Section 926. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2239 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m. The kinship care relative provider is not receiving payments under sub. (3n) with respect to the child.

AB43,927 Section 927. 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,2241 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. The child for whom the kinship care relative provider is providing care and maintenance is not receiving supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77.

AB43,928 Section 928. 48.57 (3m) (an) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,2243 48.57 (3m) (an) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under par. (am), the department or, with the department’s approval, the county department may make payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing in the home of the kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am), commensurate with the needs of the child, according to the rules promulgated by the department under par. (i) 3.