AB56,502,3 48.686 (1) (ac) “Approval” means a child care center license under s. 48.65, a child care provider certification under s. 48.651, or a contract with a child care provider under s. 120.13 (14).

AB56,558 Section 558 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,559 Section 559 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. of the statutes is renumbered 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. and amended to read:

AB56,502,8 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. An employee or independent contractor of a child care program who is involved in the care or supervision of clients.

AB56,560 Section 560 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. b. of the statutes is renumbered 48.686 (1) (ag) 1m. and amended to read:

AB56,502,13 48.686 (1) (ag) 1m. Involved in the care or supervision of clients of a child care program or A person who has direct contact and unsupervised access to clients of a child care program.

AB56,561 Section 561. 48.686 (1) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,562 Section 562. 48.686 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,502,18 48.686 (1) (bm) “Nonclient resident” “Household member" means a person who is age 10 or older, who resides, or is expected to reside, at a child care program, and who is not a client of the child care program or caregiver.

AB56,563 Section 563. 48.686 (1) (bo) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,502,20 48.686 (1) (bo) “Licensing entity” means all of the following:

AB56,502,21 1. The department when licensing a child care center under s. 48.65.

AB56,502,24 2. The department in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency or Indian tribe contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) when certifying a child care provider under s. 48.651.

AB56,503,2 3. A school board when contracting with a child care provider under s. 120.13 (14).

AB56,564 Section 564. 48.686 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,503,8 48.686 (1) (bp) “Noncaregiver employee” means a person who provides services to a child care program as an employee or a contractor and is not a caregiver, but whose work at the child care program provides the ability to move freely throughout the premises and opportunities for interactions with clients of the child care program.

AB56,565 Section 565. 48.686 (1) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,503,13 48.686 (1) (c) 5. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.23, 940.305, 940.31, 941.20 (2) or (3), 941.21, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10 (2), 943.32 (2), or 948.081, 948.21 (1) (a), 948.215, or 948.53 (2) (b) 1.

AB56,566 Section 566. 48.686 (1) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,503,22 48.686 (1) (c) 9. A violation of s. 125.075 (1), 125.085 (3) (a) 2., 125.105 (2) (b), 125.66 (3), 125.68 (12), 940.09, 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.20, 940.203, 940.205, 940.207, 940.25, or 943.23 (1g), a violation of s. 948.51 (2) that is a felony under s. 948.51 (3) (b) or (c), a violation of s. 346.63 (1), (2), (5), or (6) that is a felony under s. 346.65 (2) (am) 4., 5., 6., or 7. or (f), (2j) (d), or (3m), or an offense under ch. 961 that is a felony, if the person completed his or her sentence, including any probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the department of corrections, less than 5 years before the date of the investigation under sub. (2) (am).

AB56,567 Section 567. 48.686 (1) (c) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,504,3 48.686 (1) (c) 10. A violation of s. 948.22 (2), if the person completed his or her sentence, including any probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the department of corrections, less than 5 years before the date of the investigation under sub. (2) (am), unless the person has paid all arrearages due and is meeting his or her current support obligations.

AB56,568 Section 568. 48.686 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,504,14 48.686 (2) (a) The department A licensing entity shall require any person who applies for issuance of an initial license approval to operate a child care center under s. 48.65, a school board shall require any person who proposes an initial contract with the school board under s. 120.13 (14), and the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child care provider who applies for initial certification under s. 48.651 program to submit the information required for a background check request under par. (ag). A If the licensing entity is a school board, county department, or contracted agency or tribe, the licensing entity shall submit the completed background information request to the department.

AB56,569 Section 569. 48.686 (2) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,504,22 48.686 (2) (ab) Each child care program shall submit a request to the department for a criminal background check for each potential caregiver, noncaregiver employee, and potential nonclient resident household member prior to the date on which an individual becomes a caregiver, noncaregiver employee, or nonclient resident household member, and at least once during every 5-year period for each existing caregiver, noncaregiver employee, or nonclient resident household member, except if all of the following apply to the individual:

AB56,505,2 1. The caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient resident, or potential nonclient resident individual has received a background check as described in par. (am) while employed working or seeking employment by work with another child care program within the state within the last 5 years.

AB56,505,5 2. The department provided to the child care program under subd. 1. a qualifying background check result for the caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient resident, or potential nonclient resident individual.

AB56,505,9 3. The caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient resident, or potential nonclient resident is employed by individual works or resides at a child care program within the state or has been separated from employment work or residence at a child care program within the state for a period of not more than 180 consecutive days.