- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0708/1LRB-4226/2 EAW:kjfEAW:cdc ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 564 DecemberOctober 6,23, 2019 - OfferedIntroduced by RepresentativeRepresentatives M URSAU , UBECK , BALLWEG , CONSIDINE , DITTRICH, FELZKOWSKI , AMES , KULP, KURTZ, M AGNAFICI, MILROY, M URPHY, RAMTHUN , SINICK, TUSLER, VINING, THIESFELDT , RANEL and T ITT, cosponsored by Senators D ARLING and O LSEN .

AtReferred theto locationsCommittee indicated,on amendFamily theLaw. bill as follows:

1.A N A CT relating to:

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afterAnalysis thatby linethe insert:Legislative Reference Bureau This bill changes the definition of children with special needs who are eligible for adoption assistance under the rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families.

“SUnder ECTIONthe 1g0Nonstatutorybill, provisions.a child is considered to have special needs if the child is seven years of age or older if age is the only factor in determining eligibility, and if the child is a member of a sibling group of two or more children that must be placed together.

(1)Under Thecurrent departmentlaw, ofDCF childrencan andprovide familiesadoption mayassistance submitpayments to adoptive parents or proposed adoptive parents of a requestchild underwith s.special needs, which are designed to assist in the cost of care of that child upon adoption.

13.101Under (4)current rules, a child is considered to have special needs if the jointchild committeeis on10 financeyears toof transferage moneysor fromolder anotherif appropriationage accountis underthe s.only factor in determining eligibility, and if the child is a member of a sibling group of three or more children that must be placed together.

20.437For tofurther information see the appropriationstate accountand underlocal s.fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

20.437The (1)people (dd)of in the secondstate year of theWisconsin, currentrepresented fiscalin bienniumsenate toand fundassembly, adoptiondo assistanceenact underas s.follows:

48.48S (12).”.ECTION 1.

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delete the material beginning with that line and ending with line 6 and substitute:

“S ECTION 2m.

Effective dates.

This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

LRBa0708/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - EAW:kjf (1) ADOPTION ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY.The treatment of s.

and 2.,2. Wis.

Adm.of the administrative code are amended to read:

Code,- takes2020 effectLegislature as- provided2 in- s.LRB-4226/2 EAW:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 564 SECTION 1 DCF 50.09 (1)(b) 1.

227.265.”.The child is 10years of age or older if age is the only factor in determining eligibility.

2.

The child is a member of a sibling group of 2 or more children that must be placed together.

SECTION 2.Effective date.

(1) This act takes effect as provided in s.

227.265.