AB43,9152217Section 915. 48.545 of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,9162218Section 916. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2219221948.563 (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.
AB43,9172220Section 917. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2221222148.57 (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).
AB43,9182222Section 918. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2223222348.57 (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.
AB43,9192224Section 919. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2225222548.57 (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.
AB43,9202226Section 920. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act ... (this act), is amended to read:
AB43,,2227222748.57 (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.
AB43,9212228Section 921. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2229222948.57 (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.
AB43,9222230Section 922. 48.57 (3m) (am) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2231223148.57 (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.
AB43,9232232Section 923. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2233223348.57 (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.
AB43,9242234Section 924. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2235223548.57 (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.
AB43,9252236Section 925. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2237223748.57 (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.
AB43,9262238Section 926. 48.57 (3m) (am) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2239223948.57 (3m) (am) 5m. The kinship care relative provider is not receiving payments under sub. (3n) with respect to the child.
AB43,9272240Section 927. 48.57 (3m) (am) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,2241224148.57 (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.
AB43,9282242Section 928. 48.57 (3m) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,2243224348.57 (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.