SB59-SSA1,517
1Section 517. 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,312,62 48.526 (7) (e) For emergencies related to community youth and family aids
3under this section, amounts not to exceed $125,000 for the last 6 months of 2015
42019, $250,000 for 2016 2020, and $125,000 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021. A
5county is eligible for payments under this paragraph only if it has a population of not
6more than 45,000.
SB59-SSA1,518 7Section 518 . 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,312,188 48.526 (7) (h) For counties that are purchasing community supervision
9services under s. 938.533 (2), $1,062,400 in the last 6 months of 2017 2019,
10$2,124,800 in 2018 2020, and $1,062,400 in the first 6 months of 2019 2021 for the
11provision of community supervision services for juveniles from that county. In
12distributing funds to counties under this paragraph, the department shall distribute
13to each county the full amount of the charges for the services purchased by that
14county, except that if the amounts available under this paragraph are insufficient to
15distribute that full amount, the department shall distribute those available amounts
16to each county that purchases community supervision services based on the ratio
17that the charges to that county for those services bear to the total charges to all
18counties that purchase those services.
SB59-SSA1,519 19Section 519 . 48.526 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,312,2320 48.526 (8) Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment. From the amount of the
21allocations specified in sub. (7) (a), the department shall allocate $666,700 in the last
226 months of 2015 2019, $1,333,400 in 2016 2020, and $666,700 in the first 6 months
23of 2017 2021 for alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs.
SB59-SSA1,522 24Section 522 . 48.53 of the statutes is repealed.
SB59-SSA1,522m 25Section 522m. 48.561 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.561 (3) (a) A county having a population of 750,000 or more shall contribute
2the greater of $58,893,500 or the amount in the schedule for the appropriation under
3s. 20.437 (1) (cx)
in each state fiscal year for the provision of child welfare services
4in that county by the department. That contribution shall be made as follows:
SB59-SSA1,313,65 1. Through a reduction of $37,209,200 from the amounts distributed to that
6county under ss. 46.40 (2) and 48.563 (2) in each state fiscal year.
SB59-SSA1,313,87 2. Through a reduction of $1,583,000 from the amount distributed to that
8county under s. 46.40 (2m) (a) in each state fiscal year.
SB59-SSA1,313,119 3. Through a deduction of $20,101,300 the remainder of the payment after the
10county's contribution under subds. 1. and 2.
from any state payment due that county
11under s. 79.035, 79.04, or 79.08 as provided in par. (b).
SB59-SSA1,523 12Section 523 . 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,313,1613 48.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569
14(1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $70,211,100 $80,125,200 in
15fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $74,308,000 $101,145,500 in fiscal year 2018-19
162020-21.
SB59-SSA1,524 17Section 524 . 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,314,718 48.57 (1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children and the
19expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
20those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
21homes, placing those children in licensed foster homes or group homes in this state
22or similar facilities regulated in another state within a reasonable proximity to the
23agency with legal custody, placing those children in the homes of guardians under
24s. 48.977 (2), placing those children in a qualifying residential family-based
25treatment facility, or in a similar facility regulated in another state,
or contracting

1for services for those children by licensed child welfare agencies in this state or a
2child welfare agency regulated in another state
, except that the county department
3may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs
4unless the county department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the
5state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public
6education program is not available. Disputes between the county department and
7the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
SB59-SSA1,525 8Section 525 . 48.57 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,314,129 48.57 (3) (a) 4. Is living in a foster home, group home, residential care center
10for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home, qualifying residential
11family-based treatment facility, or a similar facility regulated in another state
or in
12a supervised independent living arrangement.
SB59-SSA1,526m 13Section 526m. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,314,2214 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
15(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
16than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
17under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
18to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
19more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $238 $254 per month
20beginning on January 1, 2018, and $244 per month beginning on January 1, 2019
212020, to a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for a child if
22all of the following conditions are met:
SB59-SSA1,527m 23Section 527m. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,315,724 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
25(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less

1than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
2under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
3to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
4more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in the amount of
5$238 $254 per month beginning on January 1, 2018, and $244 per month beginning
6on January 1, 2019
2020, to a long-term kinship care relative who is providing care
7and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are met:
SB59-SSA1,528m 8Section 528m. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,316,39 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
10rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, the rates are
11$238 $254 for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home
12that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under
13sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified
14to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care, $394 $420 for a
15child under 5 years of age; $431 $460 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $490 $522 for
16a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $511 $545 for a child 15 years of age or over.
17Beginning on January 1, 2019, the rates are $244 for care and maintenance provided
18for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to provide level one care, as
19defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance
20provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at a level of care that is
21higher than level one care, $404 for a child under 5 years of age; $442 for a child 5
22to 11 years of age; $502 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $524 for a child 15 years
23of age or over.
In addition to these grants for basic maintenance, the department,
24county department, or licensed child welfare agency shall make supplemental
25payments for foster care to a foster home that is receiving an age-related rate under

1this subsection that are commensurate with the level of care that the foster home is
2certified to provide and the needs of the child who is placed in the foster home
3according to the rules promulgated by the department under sub. (8) (c).
SB59-SSA1,529 4Section 529 . 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,316,115 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
6shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The county department
7shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8p) or 48.569 (1)
8(d). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances
9specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall provide the monthly
10payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide those payments from
11the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) (cx) and (pd) (mx).
SB59-SSA1,530 12Section 530 . 48.63 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59-SSA1,316,1813 48.63 (1) (bm) Acting under a voluntary agreement, a child's parent, the
14department, or a county department may place the child in a qualifying residential
15family-based treatment facility with a parent, if such a placement is recommended
16in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38 (4) (em) before the placement is made.
17A placement under this paragraph may not exceed 180 days from the date on which
18the child was removed from the home under the voluntary agreement.
SB59-SSA1,531 19Section 531 . 48.63 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: