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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 992
February 6, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Smith
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
,
Larson
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Billings
,
Joers
,
Anderson
,
Andraca
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSanto
,
DeSmidt
,
Emerson
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Hong
,
J. Jacobson
,
Johnson
,
Kirsch
,
Madison
,
Mayadev
,
McCarville
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Phelps
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Spaude
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
and
Vining
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB992,1,3
1
An Act
to amend
49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.), 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h., 49.155 (1m) (cm)
2
3. and 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes;
relating to:
references to like-kin
3
under the Wisconsin Shares program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
2023 Wisconsin Act 119
extended kinship care eligibility to like-kin, in addition to relatives of a child. “Like-kin” is defined under current law as an individual who has a significant emotional relationship with a child or the child’s family that is similar to a familial relationship and who is not and has not previously been the child’s licensed foster parent and, for an Indian child, includes individuals identified by the child’s tribe according to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law. This bill conforms language under the child care subsidy program, Wisconsin Shares, to this change so that references to kinship care are not limited to relatives.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB992,1
4
Section
1
.
49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB992,2,12
5
49.155
(1m)
(a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (2), the individual is a parent of a child
1
who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or,
2
if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; or is
a relative
an individual
who,
3
under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62, is providing care and maintenance for a child
4
who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or,
5
if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; and child care services for that child
6
are needed in order for the individual to participate in an approved activity. An
7
individual who is eligible to receive a child care subsidy under this subsection shall
8
remain eligible for that subsidy for a period of 3 months after the individual
9
permanently ceases participation in the approved activity or until the department
10
or the county department or agency redetermines the individual’s eligibility,
11
whichever is earlier. In this paragraph, “approved activity” means any of the
12
following:
SB992,2
13
Section
2
.
49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB992,2,21
14
49.155
(1m)
(c) 1h. If the individual
is a relative of the child,
is providing care
15
for the child under a court order
,
and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or
16
(3n) on behalf of the child, the child’s biological or adoptive family has a gross
17
income that is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. In calculating the gross
18
income of the child’s biological or adoptive family, the department or county
19
department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or
20
family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments
21
exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
SB992,3
22
Section
3
.
49.155 (1m) (cm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB992,3,2
23
49.155
(1m)
(cm) 3.
A relative of the child
An individual
who is providing care
1
for the child under a court order and receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n)
2
on behalf of the child.
SB992,4
3
Section
4
.
49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB992,3,6
4
49.46
(1)
(a) 16. Any child who is living with
a relative
an individual
who is
5
eligible to receive payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) with respect to that child, if
6
the department determines that no other insurance is available to the child.
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7
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