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22Section
459. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (am) 1. The kinship care
relative provider applies to the county
24department or department for payments under this subsection and, if the child is
25placed in the home of the kinship care
relative
provider under a court order, other
1than a court order under s. 48.9795 or ch. 54, 2017 stats., for a license to operate a
2foster home.
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3Section
460. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (am) 1m. The county department or department determines that
5there is a need for the child to be placed with the kinship care
relative provider and
6that the placement with the kinship care
relative
provider is in the best interests of
7the child.
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8Section
461. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (am) 4. The county department or department conducts a
10background investigation under sub. (3p) of the kinship care
relative provider, any
11employee and prospective employee of the kinship care
relative provider who has or
12would have regular contact with the child for whom the payments would be made and
13any other adult resident of the kinship care
relative's provider's home to determine
14if the kinship care
relative provider, employee, prospective employee or adult
15resident has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the
16kinship care
relative's provider's ability to care for the child.
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17Section
462. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1. and 2., the kinship care
relative 19provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions that could
20adversely affect the child or the kinship care
relative's provider's ability to care for
21the child and that no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a), and no employee or
22prospective employee of the kinship care
relative
provider who would have regular
23contact with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the
24child or the kinship care
relative's provider's ability to care for the child.
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25Section
463. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (am) 5. The kinship care
relative provider cooperates with the
2county department or department in the application process, including applying for
3other forms of assistance for which the child may be eligible.
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4Section
464. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (am) 5m. The kinship care
relative provider is not receiving
6payments under sub. (3n) with respect to the child.
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7Section
465. 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (am) 6. The child for whom the kinship care
relative provider is
9providing care and maintenance is not receiving supplemental security income
10under
42 USC 1381 to
1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77.
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11Section
466. 48.57 (3m) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3m) (an) In addition to the monthly payments
for kinship care under
13par. (am), the department or, with the department's approval, the county department
14may make payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor
15parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to
16a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing
17in the home of the kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par.
18(am), commensurate with the needs of the child, according to the rules promulgated
19by the department under par. (i) 3.
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20Section
467. 48.57 (3m) (ar) and (at) of the statutes are created to read:
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(3m) (ar) In addition to the monthly payments
for kinship care under par.
22(ap), the department or, with the department's approval, the county department may
23make emergency payments for kinship care to a kinship care provider who is
24providing care and maintenance for a child residing in the home of the kinship care
25provider under a court order if any of the following conditions are met:
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11. The governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to s. 323.10, or the
2federal government has declared a major disaster under
42 USC 68, that covers the
3locality of the home of the kinship care provider.
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2. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes
5due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the home of the kinship
6care provider.
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3. The department has determined that conditions in this state or in the locality
8of the home of the kinship care provider have resulted in a temporary increase in the
9costs borne by kinship care providers. Those conditions may include any of the
10following:
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a. A pandemic or other public health threat.
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b. A natural disaster.
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c. Unplanned school closures of 5 consecutive days or more.
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(at) The department shall determine the amount of emergency payments under
15par. (ar) based on available funding.
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16Section
468. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a
18county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department may make payments
19under par. (am) to a kinship care
relative provider who is providing care and
20maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the kinship care
relative 21provider under a court order for no more than 60 days after the date on which the
22county department or department received under par. (am) 1. the completed
23application of the kinship care
relative provider for a license to operate a foster home
24or, if the application is approved or denied or the kinship care
relative provider is
25otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days, until the
1date on which the application is approved or denied or the kinship care
relative 2provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.
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3Section
469. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (ap) 2. If the application specified in subd. 1. is not approved or
5denied or the kinship care
relative provider is not otherwise determined to be
6ineligible for licensure within 60 days after the date on which the county department
7or department received the completed application for any reason other than an act
8or omission of the kinship care
relative provider, the county department or
9department may make payments under par. (am) for 4 months after the date on
10which the county department or department received the completed application or,
11if the application is approved or denied or the kinship care
relative provider is
12otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 4 months, until the
13date on which the application is approved or denied or the kinship care
relative 14provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.