Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D cosponsors

AB 52 — Relating to: a minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program.

Last action — Published 11-20-2019

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    19 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

46 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill AB 52 modifies the criteria for a minor to contract for admission to a shelter or transitional living program. It removes the term "homeless" from the eligibility criteria and changes the process for confirming a minor's status as an unaccompanied youth. Now, if no local educational liaison is available, an employee from the shelter can confirm this status with the minor's consent. This change is important because it aims to make the process more inclusive and accessible for minors seeking shelter.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0119/1 EHS:kjf ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 52 April 8, 2019 - Offered by RepresentatOUDENBECK.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-1459/1 EHS:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 52 February 28, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives L OUDENBECK , S NYDER, B ALLWEG , ELZKOWSKI , IELDS, ORLACHER , KNODL , OLSTE, MURSAU , LUMER , S INICK, S KOWRONSKI , SUBECK , C .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
TAYLOR, T HIESFELDT, T ITT, T USLER, Z IMMERMAN and SCHRAA , cosponsored by Senators ARLING, JOHNSON , LSEN and R INGHAND .
1.
Referred to Committee on Children and Families.
Page 2, line 3:
A N A CT to create 48.9875 of the statutes;
delete “homeless".
relating to:
2.
a minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program.
Page 2, line 11:
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under this bill, a minor is presumed to be competent to contract for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program if the minor is 17 years of age;
delete lines 11 to 13 and substitute:
a local educational agency liaison designated under the federal McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act confirms that the minor is an unaccompanied youth as defined under that act;
“(c) One of the following confirms that the minor is an unaccompanied youth as defined under 42 USC 11434a (6):
and the minor is not under the supervision of a county department of social or human services, a licensed child welfare agency, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Corrections under the Children's Code or the Juvenile Justice Code or under the jurisdiction of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Children's Code and the Juvenile Justice Code.
1.
Under the bill, a shelter facility is a temporary place of lodging for homeless individuals or families.
A local educational agency liaison designated under 42 USC 11432 (g) (1) (J) (ii) who has obtained the minor's consent to disclose the minor's status as an unaccompanied youth.
Under the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, an unaccompanied youth is a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
2.
The bill exempts this type of contract with a minor from the defense of infancy, which under current law is a defense to liability under a contract that is available to minors.
If a local education agency liaison is not available, an employee of the shelter facility or transitional living program who conducts intake.”.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1459/1 EHS:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 52 SECTION 1 SECTION 1.
48.9875 of the statutes is created to read:
48.9875 Minor consent for housing.
(1) In this section, “shelter facility” means a temporary place of lodging for homeless individuals or families.
(2) A minor shall be presumed to be qualified and competent to contract for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program, if all of the following apply:
(a) The minor is 17 years of age.
(b) The minor is not under the supervision of a county department, a child welfare agency, the department, or the department of corrections under this chapter or ch.
938 or under the jurisdiction of the court.
(c) A local educational agency liaison designated under 42 USC 11432 (g) (1) (J) (ii) confirms that the minor is an unaccompanied youth as defined under 42 USC 11434a (6).
(3) The defense of infancy does not apply to any contract with a minor under sub.
(2).
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Action History

  1. Published 11-20-2019

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 11-19-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 22

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2019

  5. LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  9. Read a third time and concurred in

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Senator Miller added as a cosponsor

  14. Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  16. Available for scheduling

  17. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  18. Executive action taken

  19. Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families

  20. Received from Assembly

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Read a second time

  27. Representative Gruszynski added as a coauthor

  28. Placed on calendar 5-15-2019 by Committee on Rules

  29. Referred to committee on Rules

  30. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  31. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Loudenbeck

  34. Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

  35. Public hearing held

  36. Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor

  37. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  38. Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Snyder, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Knodl, Kolste, Mursau, Plumer, Sinicki, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, Zimmerman and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Olsen and Ringhand

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19 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (19)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 52?
AB 52 is sponsored by Loudenbeck, Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Ballweg, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Fields, Horlacher, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kolste, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Plumer, Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Skowronski, Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Paul (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Schraa, and Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 52?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.
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