AB56,490,146 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
7(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
8than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
9under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
10to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
11more, the department shall make payments in the amount of $238 $249 per month
12beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, and $244 $254 per month beginning on January
131, 2019 2021, to a kinship care relative who is providing care and maintenance for
14a child if all of the following conditions are met:

AB56,490,2516 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md),
17(me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less
18than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments
19under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject
20to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or
21more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in the amount of
22$238 $249 per month beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, and $244 $254 per month
23beginning on January 1, 2019 2021, to a long-term kinship care relative who is
24providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are
25met:

AB56,491,222 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
3rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2018 2020, the rates are
4$238 $249 for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home
5that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under
6sub. (8) (a) and, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified
7to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care, $394 $412 for a
8child under 5 years of age; $431 $451 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $490 $512 for
9a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $511 $534 for a child 15 years of age or over.
10Beginning on January 1, 2019 2021, the rates are $244 $254 for care and
11maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to
12provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a) and, for
13care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at
14a level of care that is higher than level one care, $404 $420 for a child under 5 years
15of age; $442 $460 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $502 $522 for a child 12 to 14 years
16of age; and $524 $545 for a child 15 years of age or over. In addition to these grants
17for basic maintenance, the department, county department, or licensed child welfare
18agency shall make supplemental payments for foster care to a foster home that is
19receiving an age-related rate under this subsection that are commensurate with the
20level of care that the foster home is certified to provide and the needs of the child who
21is placed in the foster home according to the rules promulgated by the department
22under sub. (8) (c).

AB56,492,524 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
25shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The county department

1shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8p) or 48.569 (1)
2(d). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances
3specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall provide the monthly
4payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide those payments from
5the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) (cx) and (pd) (mx).

AB56,492,127 48.63 (1) (bm) Acting under a voluntary agreement, a child's parent, the
8department, or a county department may place the child in a qualifying residential
9family-based treatment facility with a parent, if such a placement is recommended
10in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38. A placement under this paragraph
11may not exceed 180 days from the date on which the child was removed from the
12home under the voluntary agreement.

AB56,492,2214 48.63 (1) (c) Voluntary agreements may be made only under par. (a) or, (b) , or
15(bm) or sub. (5) (b), shall be in writing, shall state whether the child has been adopted,
16and shall specifically state that the agreement may be terminated at any time by the
17parent, guardian, or Indian custodian or by the child if the child's consent to the
18agreement is required. In the case of an Indian child who is placed under par. (a) or,
19(b), or (bm) by the voluntary agreement of the Indian child's parent or Indian
20custodian, the voluntary consent of the parent or Indian custodian to the placement
21shall be given as provided in s. 48.028 (5) (a). The child's consent to an agreement
22under par. (a) or, (b), or (bm) is required whenever the child is 12 years of age or older.

AB56,493,824 48.645 (1) (a) The child is living in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 if a
25license is required under that section, in a foster home located within the boundaries

1of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the
2reservation, in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, in a subsidized guardianship
3home under s. 48.623, in a residential care center for children and youth licensed
4under s. 48.60, with a parent in a qualifying residential family-based treatment
5facility, or in a supervised independent living arrangement and has been placed in
6that home, center, or arrangement by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22,
7or 46.23, by the department, or by a governing body of an Indian tribe in this state
8under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.

AB56,493,1210 48.645 (2) (a) 5. A qualifying residential family-based treatment facility when
11the child is residing there with a parent under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63
12(1) (bm) or when the child is placed there with a parent by an order of the court.

AB56,494,214 48.651 (3) (a) If a child care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted of a
15serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1)
16(ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the person subject
17to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child
18care provider certified under sub. (1) is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for
19committing a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), on or after his or her 10th
20birthday, or if the department provides written notice of a decision under s. 48.686
21(4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident person is ineligible
22for certification, employment, or residence to operate, work at, or reside at the child
23care provider, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
24a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2) shall revoke the
25certification of the child care provider immediately upon providing written notice of

1revocation and the grounds for revocation and an explanation of the process for
2appealing the revocation.

AB56,494,174 48.651 (3) (b) If a child care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of
5a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime,
6as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a
7nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the person subject to a
8background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child
9care provider certified under sub. (1) is the subject of a pending criminal charge or
10delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or
11after his or her 10th birthday, the department in a county having a population of
12750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under sub. (2)
13shall immediately suspend the certification of the child care provider until the
14department, county department, or agency obtains information regarding the final
15disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not
16ineligible to be certified under sub. (1) operate, work at, or reside at the child care
17provider.

AB56,494,2019 48.685 (1) (ao) “Congregate care facility” means a group home, shelter care
20facility, or residential care center for children and youth.

AB56,494,2522 48.685 (1) (ap) “Congregate care worker” means an adult who works in a
23congregate care facility. “Congregate care worker” includes a person who has or is
24seeking a license to operate a congregate care facility and does not include an unpaid
25volunteer.

AB56,495,62 48.685 (1) (c) 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19
3(2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295,
4942.09 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05,
5948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am),
6948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (2), 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53.

AB56,495,208 48.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
9under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. and (bm) 5., 48.75 (1m), and 48.979
10(1) (b) regarding any denial to the person of a license, or continuation or renewal of
11a license to operate an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an
12entity, for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the
13person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or of
14permission to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason
15specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained under this subdivision
16indicates that the person has been denied a license, or continuation or renewal of a
17license, payments, employment, a contract, or permission to reside as described in
18this subdivision, the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency
19need not obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4., and the department need
20not obtain a fingerprint-based background check under par. (ba).