AB56,483,17 48.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 48.133, 48.355 (4), 48.357 (6), 48.365 (5), and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.

AB56,504 Section 504 . 48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,484,2 48.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the child and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

AB56,505 Section 505 . 48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,484,10 48.45 (1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn child's expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears that any person 17 years of age or over adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and expectant mother.

AB56,506 Section 506 . 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,484,16 48.45 (3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment. This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.

AB56,507 Section 507 . 48.48 (17) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,485,7 48.48 (17) (a) 3. Provide appropriate protection and services for children and the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own homes, placing the those children in licensed foster homes or group homes in this state or a similar facility regulated in another state within a reasonable proximity to the agency with legal custody, placing the those children in the homes of guardians under s. 48.977 (2), placing those children in a qualifying residential family-based treatment facility with a parent or in a similar facility regulated in another state, or contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare agencies in this state or a similar child welfare agency regulated in another state, except that the department may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs unless the department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes between the department and the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.

AB56,508 Section 508. 48.48 (17) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,485,12 48.48 (17) (c) 4. Is living in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, qualifying residential family-based treatment facility, or a similar facility regulated in another state or in a supervised independent living arrangement.

AB56,509 Section 509. 48.481 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,510 Section 510. 48.481 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,485,21 48.481 (4) Driver education program. The department shall establish or contract for a driver education program for individuals who are 15 years of age or older and in out-of-home care. The program shall provide assistance with identifying and enrolling in an appropriate driver education course, obtaining an operator's license, and obtaining motor vehicle liability insurance. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (a), the department may pay all of the following expenses that apply to an individual in the program:

AB56,485,22 (a) Fees required to enroll in a driver education course.

AB56,485,23 (b) Fees required to obtain an operator's license under ch. 343.

AB56,486,3 (c) The cost of motor vehicle liability insurance for the motor vehicle owned or used by the individual while participating in the program and after obtaining an operator's license, including any increase in the cost of motor vehicle liability insurance on a motor vehicle owned by an out-of-home care provider and used by the individual.

AB56,511 Section 511 . 48.487 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,486,10 48.487 (1m) Tribal family services grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (bd) (js), the department may distribute tribal family services grants to the elected governing bodies of the Indian tribes in this state. An elected governing body that receives a grant under this subsection may expend the grant moneys received for any of the purposes specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), (4m) (b), (5) (b), (6), and (7) as determined by that body.

AB56,512 Section 512 . 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,486,16 48.526 (7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2015 2019, and ending on June 30, 2017 2021, as provided in this subsection to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows:

AB56,513 Section 513 . 48.526 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,486,20 48.526 (7) (a) For community youth and family aids under this section, amounts not to exceed $45,572,100 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $91,150,200 for 2016 2020, and $45,578,100 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021.

AB56,514 Section 514 . 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,486,25 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $2,000,000 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $4,000,000 for 2016 2020, and $2,000,000 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021 to counties based on each of the following factors weighted equally:

AB56,515 Section 515. 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,487,7 48.526 (7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $12,500,000 for 2016 2020, and $6,250,000 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021 to counties based on each county's proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.

AB56,516 Section 516 . 48.526 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,487,16 48.526 (7) (c) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $1,053,200 for the last 6 months of 2015 2019, $2,106,500 for 2016 2020, and $1,053,300 for the first 6 months of 2017 2021 to counties based on each of the factors specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. weighted equally, except that no county may receive an allocation under this paragraph that is less than 93 percent nor more than 115 percent of the amount that the county would have received under this paragraph if the allocation had been distributed only on the basis of the factor specified in par. (b) 3.