AB150,987,128 48.89 (1) The recommendation of the department is required for the adoption
9of the following children: (b) A a child who has no living parents or whose parents
10have had their rights legally terminated if the child is not under the guardianship
11of a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a child welfare agency under
12s. 48.61 (5).

AB150,987,2015 48.89 (3) The recommendation of the department shall not be required if the
16recommendation of the department, a licensed child welfare agency or a county
17department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) is required by s. 48.841, if a report of an
18investigation by the department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm)
19or a licensed child welfare agency is required by s. 48.88 (2) (a) 2. or if one of the
20petitioners is a stepparent relative of the child.

AB150,988,222 48.91 (3) If after the hearing and a study of the report required by s. 48.88 and
23the recommendation required by s. 48.841 or 48.89, the court is satisfied that the
24necessary consents or recommendations have been filed and that the adoption is in

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1the best interests of the child, the court shall make an order granting the adoption.
2The order may change the name of the minor to that requested by petitioners.

AB150,988,12 448.97 Adoption orders of other jurisdictions. When the relationship of
5parent and child has been created by an order of adoption of a court of any other state
6or nation, the rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the
7jurisdiction of this state shall be determined by s. 48.92. If the adoptive parents were
8residents of this state at the time of the foreign adoption, the preceding sentence
9applies only if the department has approved the placement. A child whose adoption
10would otherwise be valid under this section may be readopted in accordance with this
11chapter if readoption is necessary under federal law to permit the child to enter this
12country.

AB150,988,1514 48.982 (2) (g) (intro.) In coordination with the departments of health and social
15services and public instruction education:

AB150,988,1917 48.982 (7) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (c) (h), (i), (k) and (q),
18the board shall award grants to organizations in accordance with the plan developed
19under sub. (2) (a).

AB150,989,422 48.985 (1) Federal program operations. From the appropriation under s.
2320.435 (3) (n), the department shall expend not more than $543,700 in fiscal year
241995-96 and not more than $543,700 in fiscal year 1996-97 of the moneys received
25under 42 USC 620 to 626 for the department's expenses in connection with

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1administering the expenditure of funds received under 42 USC 620 to 626, for child
2welfare projects and services provided or purchased by the department, for child
3abuse and neglect independent investigations and for providing child-at-risk field
4training to counties.

AB150,989,157 48.985 (1) Federal program operations. From the appropriation under s.
820.435 (6) (n), the department shall expend not more than $543,700 in fiscal year
91995-96 and not more than $543,700 in fiscal year 1996-97 of the moneys received
10under 42 USC 620 to 626 as follows: (a) For for the department's expenses in
11connection with administering the expenditure of funds received under 42 USC 620
12to 626, not more than $273,700 in fiscal year 1993-94 and not more than $281,500
13in fiscal year 1994-95 for child welfare projects and services provided or purchased
14by the department, for child abuse and neglect independent investigations and for
15providing child-at-risk field training to counties.

AB150,990,721 48.985 (2) Community social and mental hygiene services. From the
22appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (o), the department shall expend distribute not
23more than $3,319,200 in each fiscal year of the moneys received under 42 USC 620

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1to 626 as follows: 1. To to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23, for
2the provision or purchase of child welfare projects and services including child abuse
3and neglect investigation and treatment services, subject only to local, state and
4federal requirements specific to the types of projects or services, not more than
5$1,858,000 in each fiscal year and for the allocation, for services to children and
6families, not more than $567,300 in each fiscal year and for family-based child
7welfare services.

AB150,990,1312 48.985 (4) Runaway services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3)
13(na) for runaway services, not more than $458,600 in each fiscal year.

AB150,990,2015 48.992 (1) (a) The "appropriate court" of this state to issue a requisition under
16s. 48.991 (4) is the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter for the
17county of the petitioner's residence, or, if the petitioner is a child welfare agency, the
18court so assigned for the county where the agency has its principal office, or, if the
19petitioner is the department of health and social services or the department of
20corrections, any court so assigned in the state.

AB150,991,822 48.995 (2) In the case of an escapee or absconder under s. 48.991 (5) or (6), if
23the juvenile is under the supervision of the department of health and social services
24or in the legal custody of the department, it of corrections, the department having
25supervision or legal custody over the child shall bear the expense of his or her return;

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1otherwise the appropriate court shall, on petition of the person entitled to the
2juvenile's custody or charged with his or her supervision, arrange for the
3transportation at the expense of the county and order that the county reimburse the
4person, if any, who returns the juvenile, for the person's actual and necessary
5expenses. In this subsection "appropriate court" means the court which adjudged the
6juvenile to be delinquent or, if the juvenile is under supervision for another state
7under s. 48.991 (7), then the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter
8for the county of the juvenile's residence during the supervision.

AB150,991,22 1849.81 Public assistance recipients' bill of rights. (intro.) The department
19of health and social services, the department of industry, labor and human relations
20and all public assistance and relief-granting agencies shall respect rights for
21recipients of public assistance. The rights shall include all rights guaranteed by the
22U.S. constitution and the constitution of this state, and in addition shall include:

AB150,992,2 249.001 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter:

AB150,992,138 49.001 (5m) "Prisoner" means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated,
9imprisoned or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement
10agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to s. 51.15, 51.20, 51.45 (11)
11(b) or 55.06 (11) (a) or ch. 980. "Prisoner" does not include any person who is serving
12a sentence of detention under s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the county jail
13under s. 973.03 (4) (c).

AB150,993,11 449.002 Legislative declaration. It is the declared legislative policy that
5general emergency medical relief is the payer of last resort in all cases, except those
6cases involving crime victim awards under s. 949.06, where a dispute may arise over
7payment for costs associated with maintaining the health and welfare of providing
8emergency medical care to recipients of general emergency medical relief, including
9disputes concerning health care costs with private or public payees of health care
10costs, other governmental welfare programs, rehabilitation programs and programs
11requiring institutionalization or long-term medical and psychiatric treatment.

AB150,993,13 1349.01 Definitions. (intro.) As used in this chapter subchapter:

AB150,993,2116 49.43 (1e) "Accommodated person" means any person in a hospital or in a
17skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility, as defined in Title XIX of the
18social security act, who would have been eligible for benefits under s. 49.177 or 49.19
19or 49.77 or federal Title XVI if the person were not in such a hospital or facility, and
20any person in such an institution who can be found eligible for Title XIX under the
21social security act.

AB150,993,2323 49.01 (1m) "Department" means the department of health and social services.

AB150,994,62 49.01 (2) "Dependent person" or "dependent" means an individual without the
3presently available money, income, property or credit, or other means by which it can
4be presently obtained, excluding the exemptions set forth under s. 49.06, sufficient
5to provide the necessary commodities and services specified in sub. (5m) emergency
6medical care covered by emergency medical relief.

AB150,994,88 49.01 (3) "Emergency medical relief" means relief administered under s. 49.02.

AB150,994,1110 49.01 (3m) (b) A tribal governing body or an agency under contract with the
11governing body to administer emergency medical relief.

AB150,994,2018 49.01 (3m) (intro.) "General "Emergency medical relief agency" means a the
19following if the county or tribal governing body has elected to operate an emergency
20medical relief program administered under s. 49.02:

AB150,994,22 21(a) A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or an agency under
22contract with a county department to administer emergency medical relief.

AB150,995,33 49.01 (8j) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and social services.

AB150,995,76 49.01 (8p) "Tribal governing body" means an elected tribal governing body of
7a federally recognized American Indian tribe.