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48.565

48.565 Carry-over of children and family aids funds. Funds allocated by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d) but not spent or encumbered by counties, governing bodies of Indian tribes, or private nonprofit organizations by December 31 of each year and funds recovered under s. 48.569 (2) (b) and deposited into the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (b) lapse to the general fund on the succeeding January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year under s. 20.437 (1) (b) or as follows:

48.565(2)

(2)

48.565(2)(a)

(a) Subject to par. (am), if on December 31 of any year there remains unspent or unencumbered in the allocation under s. 48.563 (2) an amount that exceeds the amount received under 42 USC 670 to 679a and allocated under s. 48.563 (2) in that year, the department shall carry forward the excess moneys and distribute not less than 50% of the excess moneys to counties having a population of less than 500,000 that are making a good faith effort, as determined by the department, to comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. for services and projects to assist children and families, notwithstanding the percentage limit specified in sub. (3). A county shall use not less than 50% of the moneys distributed to the county under this subsection for services for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect to prevent the need for child abuse and neglect intervention services, except that in the calendar year in which a county achieves compliance with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. and in the 2 calendar years after that calendar year the county may use 100% of the moneys distributed under this paragraph to reimburse the department for the costs of achieving that compliance. If a county does not comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. before July 1, 2005, the department may recover any amounts distributed to that county under this paragraph after June 30, 2001, by billing the county or deducting from that county's allocation under s. 48.563 (2). All moneys received by the department under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (j).

48.565(2)(am)

(am) If on December 31 of any year a county is not using the centralized unit contracted for under s. 48.47 (7) (h) for determining whether the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a, the department shall reduce that county's distribution under par. (a) by 50%.

48.565(2)(b)

(b) A county may not use any moneys distributed under par. (a) to supplant any other moneys expended by the county for services and projects to assist children and families in a base year determined by the department.

48.565(2)(c)

(c) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (3) (mp) any moneys carried forward under par. (a), but not distributed to counties, and may expend those moneys as provided in s. 48.567.

48.565(3)

(3) At the request of a county, tribal governing body, or private nonprofit organization, the department shall carry forward up to 3 percent of the total amount allocated to the county, tribal governing body, or nonprofit organization for a calendar year. All funds carried forward for a tribal governing body or nonprofit organization and all federal child welfare funds under 42 USC 620 to 626 carried forward for a county shall be used for the purpose for which the funds were originally allocated. Other funds carried forward under this subsection may be used for any purpose under s. 20.437 (1) (b), except that a county may not use any funds carried forward under this subsection for administrative or staff costs. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this subsection does not affect a county's base allocation under s. 48.563 (2).

48.565(6)

(6) The department may carry forward 10 percent of any funds specified in sub. (3) that are not carried forward under sub. (3) for emergencies, for justifiable unit services costs above planned levels, and for increased costs due to population shifts. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this subsection does not affect a county's base allocation under s. 48.563 (2).

48.565 - ANNOT.

History: 2007 a. 20 ss. 1106 to 1109, 1288; 2009 a. 94.