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SB710 • 2025

Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers

Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers

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The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Testin, Roys, Spreitzer and Ratcliff, cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Joers, Kurtz, Palmeri, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Subeck and Udell
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

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Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers

Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers Status: S - Available for Scheduling

What This Bill Does

  • Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers Status: S - Available for Scheduling

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  3. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  4. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  6. 2026-01-13 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  7. 2026-01-02 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. 2025-12-15 Sen.

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-12-12 Sen.

    Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  10. 2025-12-02 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Testin , Roys , Spreitzer and Ratcliff ; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau , Armstrong , Behnke , Joers , Kurtz , Palmeri , Snyder , Spaude , Stroud , Subeck and Udell

  11. 2025-12-02 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

Official Summary Text

Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers
Status: S - Available for Scheduling

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 710
December 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Testin
,
Roys
,
Spreitzer
and
Ratcliff
, cosponsored by Representatives
Mursau
,
Armstrong
,
Behnke
,
Joers
,
Kurtz
,
Palmeri
,
Snyder
,
Spaude
,
Stroud
,
Subeck
and
Udell
. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
SB710,1,3
1
An Act

to amend
49.155 (1) (ag) and 49.155 (4) (a);
to create
49.155 (1) (ag) 2.
2
of the statutes;
relating to:
Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated
3
child care providers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, under the Wisconsin Shares program, the Department of Children and Families provides child care subsidies for low-income custodial parents from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Wisconsin Shares payments may only be made to child care providers licensed or certified by DCF or child care providers contracted by a school board.
Under this bill, Wisconsin Shares payments may be made to a child care provider in this state that 1) is operating in Indian country under the licensing or regulatory authority of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, 2) has entered into an agreement with DCF to receive Wisconsin Shares payments, and 3) attests on a form prescribed by DCF, with the tribe or band, that the child care provider meets requirements for receiving payments from the CCDF and any other requirements established by DCF by rule.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1
Section

1
.
49.155 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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2
49.155
(1)
(ag) “Child care provider” means
a

any of the following:

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3
1. A
provider licensed under s. 48.65, certified under s. 48.651
,
or established
4
or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).
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5
Section

2
.
49.155 (1) (ag) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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6
49.155
(1)
(ag) 2. A provider in this state to which all of the following apply:
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7
a. The provider operates in Indian country, as defined under
18 USC 1151
,
8
under the licensing or regulatory authority of a federally recognized American
9
Indian tribe or band located in this state.
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10
b. The provider has entered into an agreement with the department to receive
11
payments under this section.
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12
c. The provider and the tribe or band attest on a form prescribed by the
13
department that the provider is operating under the tribe or band’s licensing or
14
regulatory authority as a lead agency under
42 USC 9858
et seq. and
45 CFR Part
15
98
, meets the requirements for receiving payments from the federal child care and
16
development fund program, and satisfies any other requirements established by the
17
department by rule.
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18
Section

3
.
49.155 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19
49.155
(4)
(a) An eligible individual shall choose whether the child care will be
20
provided by a child care center licensed under s. 48.65, a Level I certified family
21
child care provider certified under s. 48.651 (1) (a), a Level II certified family child
22
care provider certified under s. 48.651 (1) (b),
or
a child care program provided or
1
contracted for by a school board under s. 120.13 (14)
, or a child care provider that
2
meets the requirements under sub. (1) (ag) 2
.
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