SB70-AA1,217,1211 20.437 (2) (d) Child care partnership grant program. The amounts in the
12schedule for the grants under s. 49.132.
SB70-AA1,418 13Section 418. 20.437 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,217,1514 20.437 (2) (c) Child care quality improvement program. The amounts in the
15schedule for the program under s. 49.133.
SB70-AA1,419 16Section 419. 48.02 (12c) of the statutes is created to read:
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148.02 (12c) “Like-kin” means a person who has a significant emotional
2relationship with a child or the child's family and to whom any of the following
3applies:
SB70-AA1,218,64 (a) Prior to the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person had an
5existing relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
6relationship.
SB70-AA1,218,107 (b) During the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person developed a
8relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
9relationship, and the person is not and has not previously been the child's licensed
10foster parent.
SB70-AA1,218,1211 (c) For an Indian child, “like-kin” includes individuals identified by the child's
12tribe according to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law.
SB70-AA1,420 13Section 420. 48.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,218,2414 48.02 (15) “Relative" means a parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother,
15stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, first
16cousin once removed,
2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepuncle, stepaunt, or
17any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or
18great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any
19person named in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or
20divorce. For purposes of the application of s. 48.028 and the federal Indian Child
21Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “relative" includes an extended family member,
22as defined in s. 48.028 (2) (am), whether by blood, marriage, or adoption, including
23adoption under tribal law or custom. For purposes of placement of a child, “relative"
24also includes a parent of a sibling of the child who has legal custody of that sibling.
SB70-AA1,421 25Section 421. 48.028 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,219,9
148.028 (2) (e) “Out-of-home care placement" means the removal of an Indian
2child from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian for temporary placement
3in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or
4shelter care facility, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of
5like-kin,
or in the home of a guardian, from which placement the parent or Indian
6custodian cannot have the child returned upon demand. “Out-of-home care
7placement" does not include an adoptive placement, a preadoptive placement, a
8delegation of powers, as described in par. (d) 5., an emergency change in placement
9under s. 48.357 (2) (b), or holding an Indian child in custody under ss. 48.19 to 48.21.
SB70-AA1,422 10Section 422. 48.028 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,219,1611 48.028 (2) (f) “Preadoptive placement" means the temporary placement of an
12Indian child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and
13youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in
14the home of a guardian after a termination of parental rights but prior to or in lieu
15of an adoptive placement. “Preadoptive placement" does not include an emergency
16change in placement under s. 48.437 (2).
SB70-AA1,423 17Section 423. 48.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,219,2518 48.207 (1) (b) The home of a relative or like-kin, except that a child may not
19be held under this paragraph in the home of a relative if the relative person who has
20been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s.
21940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the child, and the
22conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the
23custody decision determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement
24would be in the best interests of the child. The person making the custody decision
25shall consider the wishes of the child in making that determination.
SB70-AA1,424
1Section 424. 48.207 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,220,52 48.207 (1) (f) The home of a person not a relative or like-kin, if the placement
3does not exceed 30 days, though the placement may be extended for an additional 30
4days for cause by the court, and if the person has not had a license under s. 48.62
5refused, revoked, or suspended within the last 2 years.
SB70-AA1,425 6Section 425. 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,220,137 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
8placement of an adult expectant mother outside of her home shall be in writing. A
9report recommending placement of a child in a foster home, group home, or
10residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
11a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or
12in a supervised independent living arrangement shall be in writing and shall include
13all of the following:
SB70-AA1,426 14Section 426. 48.335 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,220,2015 48.335 (3g) (intro.) At hearings under this section, if the agency, as defined in
16s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending placement of the child in a foster home, group home,
17or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
18a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or
19in a supervised independent living arrangement, the agency shall present as
20evidence specific information showing all of the following:
SB70-AA1,427 21Section 427. 48.335 (3j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,221,222 48.335 (3j) (intro.) At hearings under this section involving an Indian child, if
23the agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending removal of the Indian child
24from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placement of the Indian
25child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth

1or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin, the agency
2shall present as evidence specific information showing all of the following:
SB70-AA1,428 3Section 428. 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,221,84 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the
5child, except that the judge may not designate any of the following as the child's
6placement, unless the judge determines by clear and convincing evidence that the
7placement would be in the best interests of the child or, in the case of an Indian child,
8the best interests of the Indian child as described in s. 48.01 (2):
SB70-AA1,429 9Section 429. 48.345 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,221,1510 48.345 (3) (a) 1. The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin if the parent
11or, other relative, or like-kin has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree
12intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of
13a parent of the child, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated.
14In determining whether a placement under this subdivision would be in the best
15interests of the child, the judge shall consider the wishes of the child.
SB70-AA1,430 16Section 430. 48.345 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: