DCF 55.10(1)(f)(f) The child has graduated, completed, or dropped out from a full-time, kindergarten to 12th grade educational program or its equivalent.

DCF 55.10(2)(2) When to review. An agency shall review whether a child and guardian continue to be eligible for subsidized guardianship payments at the following times:

DCF 55.10(2)(a)(a) An annual review date that begins not less than 12 months after the date the agency began making payments to the guardian.

DCF 55.10(2)(b)(b) Thirty days after the effective date of sub. (1) (j), unless the guardian is providing care for the child’s parent and any of the following apply:

DCF 55.10(2)(b)2.2. The child’s parent is subject to an order for adult protective services or protective placement under s. 55.12, Stats.

DCF 55.10 NoteNote: Section 55.12, Stats., is the statutory section on adult protective services or protective placement orders.

DCF 55.10(2)(c)(c) If the agency receives notice from the guardian or otherwise knows or suspects that a change listed in sub. (1) has occurred.

DCF 55.10 NoteNote: If the parent in the guardian’s home poses a threat to the child’s safety, the agency should take appropriate steps to contact the local child protective services agency in Wisconsin or in the jurisdiction where the child resides. The agency may also consider notifying the court that ordered the guardianship to determine if the guardianship remains in the child’s best interests. Guardianships under s. 48.977, Stats., are the result of a previous action under ch. 48, Stats., in which child safety may have been an issue. Therefore, it is imperative that the agency responds accordingly when the agency becomes aware of actions to circumvent or dissolve the guardianship.

DCF 55.10(2)(d)(d) Beginning 6 months before the child’s 18th birthday, to determine whether eligibility is expected to continue under sub. (4) when the child turns 18 years old.

DCF 55.10(3)(a)(a) Not less than 60 days before a guardian’s annual review date under sub. (2) (a), the agency shall send an annual review questionnaire and notice on a department-prescribed form requesting that the guardian return the completed questionnaire within 30 days of receipt and informing the guardian that payments will be suspended if the agency does not receive the completed questionnaire by the guardian’s annual review date. If the guardian has not returned the completed questionnaire 30 days after the agency sent the questionnaire, the agency shall send a second copy of the questionnaire and notice.

DCF 55.10 NoteNote: Form DCF-F-2736-E, Subsidized Guardianship Request for Information to Determine Continued Eligibility, is available in the forms section of the department website, https://dcf.wisconsin.gov, or by writing to the Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison WI 53708-8916.

DCF 55.10(3)(b)(b) If the guardian returns the annual review questionnaire during the 60-day period before the annual review date, the agency shall immediately document in the child’s case record the receipt of the form and whether the child and guardian continue to be eligible for monthly subsidized guardianship payments.

DCF 55.10(4)(a)(a) Notwithstanding s. DCF 55.02 (3), a guardian and a child who is 18 years of age or older may be eligible to continue to receive monthly subsidized guardianship payments if no change affecting eligibility under sub. (1) has occurred and subd. 1., 2., or 3. applies:

DCF 55.10(4)(a)1.1. The child is 18 years old and is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary education classroom program leading to a high school diploma or the equivalent.

DCF 55.10(4)(a)2.a.a. The child is enrolled in and regularly attending a secondary education classroom program leading to a high school diploma or the equivalent.

DCF 55.10(4)(a)2.c.c. The social security administration has determined that the child is ineligible for Social Security disability insurance or Supplemental Security Income for not meeting the disability standard in 42 USC 423 (d) or 42 USC 1382c (a).

DCF 55.10 NoteNote: 42 USC 423 (d) is the definition of “disability” that is used in determining eligibility for Social Security disability insurance. 42 USC 1382c (a) is the definition of “aged, blind, or disabled individual” that is used in determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income.