SB350,12,1412 48.47 (7) (cm) Promote the establishment of adequate child care facilities and
13services in this state by providing start-up grants to newly operating day child care
14facilities and services under rules promulgated by the department.

SB350,12,1716 48.48 (10) To license child welfare agencies and day child care centers as
17provided in s. 48.66 (1) (a).

SB350,12,24 2448.65 (title) Day Child care centers licensed; fees.

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148.65 (1) No person may for compensation provide care and supervision for 4
2or more children under the age of 7 for less than 24 hours a day unless that person
3obtains a license to operate a day child care center from the department. To obtain
4a license under this subsection to operate a day child care center, a person must meet
5the minimum requirements for a license established by the department under s.
648.67, meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685, and pay the license fee under
7sub. (3). A license issued under this subsection is valid until revoked or suspended,
8but shall be reviewed every 2 years as provided in s. 48.66 (5).

SB350,13,2010 48.65 (3) (a) Before the department may issue a license under sub. (1) to a day
11child care center that provides care and supervision for 4 to 8 children, the day child
12care center must pay to the department a biennial fee of $60.50. Before the
13department may issue a license under sub. (1) to a day child care center that provides
14care and supervision for 9 or more children, the day child care center must pay to the
15department a biennial fee of $30.25, plus a biennial fee of $10.33 per child, based on
16the number of children that the day child care center is licensed to serve. A day child
17care center that wishes to continue a license issued under sub. (1) shall pay the
18applicable fee under this paragraph by the continuation date of the license. A new
19day child care center shall pay the applicable fee under this paragraph no later than
2030 days before the opening of the day child care center.

SB350,14,222 48.65 (3) (b) A day child care center that wishes to continue a license issued
23under par. (a) and that fails to pay the applicable fee under par. (a) by the
24continuation date of the license or a new day child care center that fails to pay the
25applicable fee under par. (a) by 30 days before the opening of the day child care center

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1shall pay an additional fee of $5 per day for every day after the deadline that the
2group home child care center fails to pay the fee.

SB350,14,4 448.651 (title) Certification of day child care providers.

SB350,14,167 48.651 (1) (intro.) Each county department shall certify, according to the
8standards adopted by the department under s. 49.155 (1d), each day child care
9provider reimbursed for child care services provided to families determined eligible
10under s. 49.155, unless the provider is a day child care center licensed under s. 48.65
11or is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14). Each county may charge a
12fee to cover the costs of certification. To be certified under this section, a person must
13meet the minimum requirements for certification established by the department
14under s. 49.155 (1d), meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685 , and pay the fee
15specified in this section. The county shall certify the following categories of day child
16care providers:

SB350,14,2219 48.651 (1) (a) Level I certified family day child care providers, as established
20by the department under s. 49.155 (1d). No county may certify a provider under this
21paragraph if the provider is a relative of all of the children for whom he or she the
22provider provides care.

SB350,15,43 48.651 (1) (b) Level II certified family day child care providers, as established
4by the department under s. 49.155 (1d).

SB350,15,11 648.653 Information for day child care providers. The department shall
7provide each day child care center licensed under s. 48.65 and each county agency
8providing child welfare services with a brochure containing information on basic
9child care and the licensing and certification requirements for day child care
10providers. Each county agency shall provide each day child care provider that it
11certifies with a copy of the brochure.

SB350,15,18 1348.655 Parental access. A day child care provider that holds a license under
14s. 48.65, that is certified under s. 48.651, that holds a probationary license under s.
1548.69, or that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) shall permit any
16parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the program to visit and observe the program
17of child care at any time during the provider's hours of operation, unless the visit or
18observation is contrary to an existing court order.

SB350,16,2 2048.656 Parent's right to know. Every parent, guardian, or legal custodian
21of a child who is receiving care and supervision, or of a child who is a prospective
22recipient of care and supervision, from a day child care center that holds a license
23under s. 48.65 (1) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 has the right to know
24certain information about the day child care center that would aid the parent,

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1guardian, or legal custodian in assessing the quality of care and supervision provided
2by the day child care center.

SB350,16,4 448.657 (title) Day Child care center reports.

SB350,16,86 48.657 (1) (intro.) The department shall provide each day child care center that
7holds a license under s. 48.65 (1) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 with an
8annual report that includes the following information:

SB350,16,1310 48.657 (1) (a) Violations of statutes, rules promulgated by the department
11under s. 48.67, or provisions of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) by the day child care
12center. In providing information under this paragraph, the department may not
13disclose the identity of any employee of the day child care center.

SB350,16,1715 48.657 (1) (b) A telephone number at the department that a person may call
16to complain of any alleged violation of a statute, rule promulgated by the department
17under s. 48.67, or provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) by the day child care center.

SB350,16,2019 48.657 (1) (c) The results of the most recent inspection of the day child care
20center under s. 48.73.

SB350,16,2522 48.657 (2) A day child care center shall post the report under sub. (1) next to
23the day child care center's license or probationary license in a place where the report
24and the inspection results can be seen by parents, guardians, or legal custodians
25during the day child care center's hours of operation.

SB350,17,52 48.657 (2g) If the report under sub. (1) indicates that the day child care center
3is in violation of a statute, a rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.67, or
4a provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1), the day child care center shall post with
5the report any notices received from the department relating to that violation.

SB350,17,147 48.657 (2r) Each day child care center that receives a report under sub. (1) shall
8make available to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is receiving,
9or who is a prospective recipient of, care and supervision from the day child care
10center the reports under sub. (1) from the previous 2 years and any notices received
11from the department relating to any violations identified in those reports. In
12providing information under this subsection, a day child care center may withhold
13any information that would disclose the identity of an employee of the day child care
14center.

SB350,17,1816 48.657 (3) The department may require a day child care center to provide to
17the department any information that is necessary for the department to prepare the
18report under sub. (1).

SB350,18,156 48.66 (1) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.715 (6) and (7), the department shall
7license and supervise child welfare agencies, as required by s. 48.60, group homes,
8as required by s. 48.625, shelter care facilities, as required by s. 938.22, and day child
9care centers, as required by s. 48.65. The department may license foster homes or
10treatment foster homes, as provided by s. 48.62, and may license and supervise
11county departments in accordance with the procedures specified in this section and
12in ss. 48.67 to 48.74. In the discharge of this duty the department may inspect the
13records and visit the premises of all child welfare agencies, group homes, shelter care
14facilities, and day child care centers and visit the premises of all foster homes and
15treatment foster homes in which children are placed.

SB350,19,217 48.66 (2) The department shall prescribe application forms to be used by all
18applicants for licenses from it. The application forms prescribed by the department
19shall require that the social security numbers of all applicants for a license to operate
20a child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility, or day child care center who
21are individuals, other than an individual who does not have a social security number
22and who submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as
23required under sub. (2m) (a) 2., be provided and that the federal employer
24identification numbers of all applicants for a license to operate a child welfare

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1agency, group home, shelter care facility, or day child care center who are not
2individuals be provided.

SB350,19,125 48.66 (2m) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the department shall require
6each applicant for a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child welfare agency, group
7home, shelter care facility, or day child care center who is an individual to provide
8that department with the applicant's social security number, and shall require each
9applicant for a license under sub. (1) (a) to operate a child welfare agency, group
10home, shelter care facility, or day child care center who is not an individual to provide
11that department with the applicant's federal employer identification number, when
12initially applying for or applying to continue the license.

SB350,19,2215 48.66 (2m) (b) If an applicant who is an individual fails to provide the
16applicant's social security number to the department or if an applicant who is not an
17individual fails to provide the applicant's federal employer identification number to
18the department, that department may not issue or continue a license under sub. (1)
19(a) to operate a child welfare agency, group home, shelter care facility, or day child
20care center to or for the applicant unless the applicant is an individual who does not
21have a social security number and the applicant submits a statement made or
22subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under par. (a) 2.

SB350,20,1224 48.66 (5) A child welfare agency, group home, day child care center, or shelter
25care facility license, other than a probationary license, is valid until revoked or

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1suspended, but shall be reviewed every 2 years after the date of issuance as provided
2in this subsection. At least 30 days prior to the continuation date of the license, the
3licensee shall submit to the department an application for continuance of the license
4in the form and containing the information that the department requires. If the
5minimum requirements for a license established under s. 48.67 are met, the
6application is approved, the applicable fees referred to in ss. 48.68 (1) and 48.685 (8)
7are paid, and any forfeiture under s. 48.715 (3) (a) or penalty under s. 48.76 that is
8due is paid, the department shall continue the license for an additional 2-year
9period, unless sooner suspended or revoked. If the application is not timely filed, the
10department shall issue a warning to the licensee. If the licensee fails to apply for
11continuance of the license within 30 days after receipt of the warning, the
12department may revoke the license as provided in s. 48.715 (4) and (4m) (b).

SB350,21,8 1448.67 Rules governing child welfare agencies, day child care centers,
15foster homes, treatment foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities,
16and county departments. The department shall promulgate rules establishing
17minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to, and establishing standards
18for the operation of, child welfare agencies, day child care centers, foster homes,
19treatment foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county
20departments. Those rules shall be designed to protect and promote the health,
21safety, and welfare of the children in the care of all licensees. The department shall
22consult with the department of commerce, the department of public instruction, and
23the child abuse and neglect prevention board before promulgating those rules. In
24establishing the minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to day child care
25centers, the department shall include a requirement that all licensees who are

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1individuals and all employees and volunteers of a licensee who provide care and
2supervision for children receive, before the date on which the license is issued or the
3employment or volunteer work commences, whichever is applicable, training in the
4most current medically accepted methods of preventing sudden infant death
5syndrome, if the licensee, employee, or volunteer provides care and supervision for
6children under one year of age, and the training relating to shaken baby syndrome
7and impacted babies required under s. 253.15 (4), if the licensee, employee, or
8volunteer provides care and supervision for children under 5 years of age.

SB350,21,1710 48.685 (1) (b) "Entity" means a child welfare agency that is licensed under s.
1148.60 to provide care and maintenance for children, to place children for adoption,
12or to license foster homes or treatment foster homes; a foster home or treatment
13foster home that is licensed under s. 48.62; a group home that is licensed under s.
1448.625; a shelter care facility that is licensed under s. 938.22; a day child care center
15that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14);
16a day child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651; or a temporary employment
17agency that provides caregivers to another entity.

SB350,21,2419 48.685 (2) (am) (intro.) The department, a county department, a child welfare
20agency, or a school board shall obtain all of the following with respect to a caregiver
21specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b., a nonclient resident of an entity , and a person under
2218 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who is a caregiver of a day child care
23center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13
24(14) or of a day child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651:

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148.685 (2) (b) 4. Subdivision 1. does not apply with respect to a person under
218 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who is a caregiver or nonclient resident
3of a day child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted
4for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651
5and with respect to whom the department, a county department, or a school board
6is required under par. (am) (intro.) to obtain the information specified in par. (am)
71. to 5.

SB350,22,1810 48.685 (3) (a) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the
11department, a county department, a child welfare agency, or a school board considers
12appropriate, the department, county department, child welfare agency, or school
13board shall request the information specified in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 5. for all all
14caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b. who are licensed, certified, or contracted to
15operate an entity, for persons who are nonclient residents of such a caregiver, and for
16all persons under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who are caregivers
17of a day child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted
18for under s. 120.13 (4) or of a day child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651.

SB350,23,221 48.685 (3) (b) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity
22considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
23(b) 1. a. to e. for all persons who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. of the
24entity other than persons under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who
25are caregivers of a day child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established

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1or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a day child care provider that is certified
2under s. 48.651.

SB350,23,114 48.685 (4m) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in
5par. (ad) and sub. (5), the department may not license, or continue or renew the
6license of, a person to operate an entity, a county department may not certify a day
7child care provider under s. 48.651, a county department or a child welfare agency
8may not license, or renew the license of, a foster home or treatment foster home under
9s. 48.62, and a school board may not contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), if
10the department, county department, child welfare agency, or school board knows or
11should have known any of the following:

SB350,23,1913 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or, if
14the person is an applicant for issuance or continuation of a license to operate a day
15child care center or for initial certification under s. 48.651 or for renewal of that
16certification or if the person is proposing to contract with a school board under s.
17120.13 (14) or to renew a contract under that subsection, that the person has been
18convicted of a serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th
19birthday for committing a serious crime.

SB350,24,221 48.685 (4m) (ad) The department, a county department , or a child welfare
22agency may license a foster home or treatment foster home under s. 48.62, a county
23department may certify a day child care provider under s. 48.651, and a school board
24may contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14), conditioned on the receipt of the

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1information specified in sub. (2) (am) indicating that the person is not ineligible to
2be licensed, certified, or contracted with for a reason specified in par. (a) 1. to 5.

SB350,24,94 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or, if
5the person is a caregiver or nonclient resident of a day child care center that is
6licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) or of a
7day child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651, that the person has been
8convicted of a serious crime or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 12th
9birthday for committing a serious crime.

SB350,25,311 48.685 (5m) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department may refuse to license
12a person to operate an entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may
13refuse to license a foster home or treatment foster home under s. 48.62, and an entity
14may refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or permit a nonclient resident to
15reside at the entity if the person has been convicted of an offense that is not a serious
16crime, but that is, in the estimation of the department, county department, child
17welfare agency, or entity, substantially related to the care of a client.
18Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department may refuse to license a person to
19operate a day child care center, a county department may refuse to certify a day child
20care provider under s. 48.651, a school board may refuse to contract with a person
21under s. 120.13 (14), a day child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or
22established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14), and a day child care provider that
23is certified under s. 48.651 may refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or
24permit a nonclient resident to reside at the day child care center or day child care
25provider if the person has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent on or after his

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1or her 12th birthday for an offense that is not a serious crime, but that is, in the
2estimation of the department, county department, school board, day child care center
3or day child care provider, substantially related to the care of a client.

SB350,25,135 48.685 (6) (a) The department shall require any person who applies for
6issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license to operate an entity, a county
7department shall require any day child care provider who applies for initial
8certification under s. 48.651 or for renewal of that certification, a county department
9or a child welfare agency shall require any person who applies for issuance or
10renewal of a license to operate a foster home or treatment foster home under s. 48.62,
11and a school board shall require any person who proposes to contract with the school
12board under s. 120.13 (14) or to renew a contract under that subsection, to complete
13a background information form that is provided by the department.

SB350,25,2115 48.685 (6) (b) 1. For caregivers who are licensed by the department, for persons
16under 18 years of age, but not under 12 years of age, who are caregivers of a day child
17care center that is licensed under s. 48.65 or established or contracted for under s.
18120.13 (14) or of a day child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651, for persons
19who are nonclient residents of an entity that is licensed by the department, and for
20other persons specified by the department by rule, the entity shall send the
21background information form to the department.

SB350,26,12 2348.69 Probationary licenses. Except as provided under s. 48.715 (6) and (7),
24if any child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home, or day child care center
25that has not been previously issued a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) applies for a

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1license, meets the minimum requirements for a license established under s. 48.67,
2and pays the applicable fee referred to in s. 48.68 (1), the department shall issue a
3probationary license to that child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home,
4or day child care center. A probationary license is valid for up to 6 months after the
5date of issuance unless renewed under this section or suspended or revoked under
6s. 48.715. Before a probationary license expires, the department shall inspect the
7child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home, or day child care center
8holding the probationary license and, except as provided under s. 48.715 (6) and (7),
9if the child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home, or day child care center
10meets the minimum requirements for a license established under s. 48.67, the
11department shall issue a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a). A probationary license issued
12under this section may be renewed for one 6-month period.