SB70-AA1,217,12 20.437 (2) (d) Child care partnership grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the grants under s. 49.132.

SB70-AA1,418 Section 418. 20.437 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA1,217,15 20.437 (2) (c) Child care quality improvement program. The amounts in the schedule for the program under s. 49.133.

SB70-AA1,419 Section 419. 48.02 (12c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA1,218,3 48.02 (12c) “Like-kin” means a person who has a significant emotional relationship with a child or the child's family and to whom any of the following applies:

SB70-AA1,218,6 (a) Prior to the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person had an existing relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial relationship.

SB70-AA1,218,10 (b) During the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person developed a relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial relationship, and the person is not and has not previously been the child's licensed foster parent.

SB70-AA1,218,12 (c) For an Indian child, “like-kin” includes individuals identified by the child's tribe according to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law.

SB70-AA1,420 Section 420. 48.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,218,24 48.02 (15) “Relative" means a parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, first cousin once removed, 2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepuncle, stepaunt, or any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any person named in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or divorce. For purposes of the application of s. 48.028 and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “relative" includes an extended family member, as defined in s. 48.028 (2) (am), whether by blood, marriage, or adoption, including adoption under tribal law or custom. For purposes of placement of a child, “relative" also includes a parent of a sibling of the child who has legal custody of that sibling.

SB70-AA1,421 Section 421. 48.028 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,219,9 48.028 (2) (e) “Out-of-home care placement" means the removal of an Indian child from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian for temporary placement in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or shelter care facility, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in the home of a guardian, from which placement the parent or Indian custodian cannot have the child returned upon demand. “Out-of-home care placement" does not include an adoptive placement, a preadoptive placement, a delegation of powers, as described in par. (d) 5., an emergency change in placement under s. 48.357 (2) (b), or holding an Indian child in custody under ss. 48.19 to 48.21.

SB70-AA1,422 Section 422. 48.028 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,219,16 48.028 (2) (f) “Preadoptive placement" means the temporary placement of an Indian child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in the home of a guardian after a termination of parental rights but prior to or in lieu of an adoptive placement. “Preadoptive placement" does not include an emergency change in placement under s. 48.437 (2).

SB70-AA1,423 Section 423. 48.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,219,25 48.207 (1) (b) The home of a relative or like-kin, except that a child may not be held under this paragraph in the home of a relative if the relative person who has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the child, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the custody decision determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the child. The person making the custody decision shall consider the wishes of the child in making that determination.

SB70-AA1,424 Section 424. 48.207 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,220,5 48.207 (1) (f) The home of a person not a relative or like-kin, if the placement does not exceed 30 days, though the placement may be extended for an additional 30 days for cause by the court, and if the person has not had a license under s. 48.62 refused, revoked, or suspended within the last 2 years.

SB70-AA1,425 Section 425. 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,220,13 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending placement of an adult expectant mother outside of her home shall be in writing. A report recommending placement of a child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or in a supervised independent living arrangement shall be in writing and shall include all of the following:

SB70-AA1,426 Section 426. 48.335 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,220,20 48.335 (3g) (intro.) At hearings under this section, if the agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending placement of the child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or in a supervised independent living arrangement, the agency shall present as evidence specific information showing all of the following:

SB70-AA1,427 Section 427. 48.335 (3j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,221,2 48.335 (3j) (intro.) At hearings under this section involving an Indian child, if the agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending removal of the Indian child from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placement of the Indian child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin, the agency shall present as evidence specific information showing all of the following:

SB70-AA1,428 Section 428. 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,221,8 48.345 (3) (a) (intro.) The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the child, except that the judge may not designate any of the following as the child's placement, unless the judge determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the child or, in the case of an Indian child, the best interests of the Indian child as described in s. 48.01 (2):

SB70-AA1,429 Section 429. 48.345 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,221,15 48.345 (3) (a) 1. The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin if the parent or, other relative, or like-kin has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the child, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated. In determining whether a placement under this subdivision would be in the best interests of the child, the judge shall consider the wishes of the child.

SB70-AA1,430 Section 430. 48.345 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: