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(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-SSA1,522m
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:
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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(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:
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(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:
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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:
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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:
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(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:
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48.63
(1) (c) Voluntary agreements may be made only under par. (a)
or, (b)
, or
21(bm) or sub. (5) (b), shall be in writing, shall state whether the child has been adopted,
22and shall specifically state that the agreement may be terminated at any time by the
23parent, guardian, or Indian custodian or by the child if the child's consent to the
24agreement is required. In the case of an Indian child who is placed under par. (a)
or, 25(b)
, or (bm) by the voluntary agreement of the Indian child's parent or Indian
1custodian, the voluntary consent of the parent or Indian custodian to the placement
2shall be given as provided in s. 48.028 (5) (a). The child's consent to an agreement
3under par. (a)
or, (b)
, or (bm) is required whenever the child is 12 years of age or older.
SB59-SSA1,532
4Section 532
. 48.645 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (a) The child is living in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 if a
6license is required under that section, in a foster home located within the boundaries
7of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the
8reservation, in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, in a subsidized guardianship
9home under s. 48.623, in a residential care center for children and youth licensed
10under s. 48.60,
with a parent in a qualifying residential family-based treatment
11facility, or in a supervised independent living arrangement and has been placed in
12that home, center, or arrangement by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22,
13or 46.23, by the department, or by a governing body of an Indian tribe in this state
14under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
SB59-SSA1,532c
15Section 532c. 48.645 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (a) 2. A county or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
17the department, on behalf of a child in the legal custody of a county department under
18s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) or on behalf of a child
19who was removed from the home of a relative as a result of a judicial determination
20that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare
21for any reason when the child is placed in a licensed residential care center for
22children and youth
or a qualifying residential family-based treatment center by the
23county department or the department. Reimbursement shall be made by the state
24as provided in subd. 1.