Wis. Stat. § 48.986
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 48.986, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse services.
Official statutory text
(1) From the amounts distributed under s. 48.563 (1) for services for children and families, the department shall distribute funds to eligible counties for services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse, including child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse prevention, investigation, and treatment.
(3) The department shall distribute the funds under sub. (1) to counties that have a serious problem with child abuse and neglect or with unborn child abuse according to eligibility criteria and distribution criteria to be developed by the department.
(4) A county may use the funds distributed under this section to fund additional foster parents and subsidized guardians or interim caretakers to care for abused and neglected children and to fund additional staff positions to provide services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse.
(5) A county may not use the funds distributed under this section to reduce its expenditures from other sources for services related to child abuse and neglect or to unborn child abuse below the level in the year before the year for which the funds are distributed.
History: 1993 a. 16 ss. 982 to 986 ; 1993 a. 446 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 292 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1127 to 1131 ; Stats. 2007 s. 48.986; 2009 a. 28 .
(3) The department shall distribute the funds under sub. (1) to counties that have a serious problem with child abuse and neglect or with unborn child abuse according to eligibility criteria and distribution criteria to be developed by the department.
(4) A county may use the funds distributed under this section to fund additional foster parents and subsidized guardians or interim caretakers to care for abused and neglected children and to fund additional staff positions to provide services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse.
(5) A county may not use the funds distributed under this section to reduce its expenditures from other sources for services related to child abuse and neglect or to unborn child abuse below the level in the year before the year for which the funds are distributed.
History: 1993 a. 16 ss. 982 to 986 ; 1993 a. 446 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 292 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1127 to 1131 ; Stats. 2007 s. 48.986; 2009 a. 28 .
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