Section 201.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(2)  "Center slots" or "slots" means the number of places for children within the licensed capacity of a day care center.

(2m)  "Certification agency" means the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more; a county department of social services established under s. 46.22 , Stats.; a county department of human services established under s. 46.23 , Stats.; a tribal agency; or any agency that contracts with any of those entities to certify child care providers under s. 48.651 , Stats.

(3)  "Child care administrative agency" or "agency" means any agency that has a contract with the department to administer child care funds; any agency that has a subcontract to administer child care funds with an agency that has a contract with the department; or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department or the "unit" as defined in s. 49.825 (1) (e) , Stats.

(4)  "Child care funds" means funding for child care purposes under s. 49.155 , Stats., excluding s. 49.155 (1d) and (1g) , Stats.

(5)  "Child care price" means the amount regularly charged by a provider to a parent who pays for the child care services out of his or her personal funds.

(6)  "Child care provider" or "provider" means a provider licensed under s. 48.65 , Stats., certified under s. 48.651 , Stats., or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) , Stats.

(6m)  "Child care subsidy program" means the program under s. 49.155 , Stats.

(7)  "Child care worker" means a person employed by a child care administrative agency whose duties include determining or redetermining child care subsidy eligibility, authorizing child care funds, making child care payments to providers, or determining and processing the recoupment of child care parent and provider overpayments.

(7g)  "Complies with the payment schedule" as used in s. 49.195 (3m) (h) , Stats., means the debtor submits each payment due on an overpayment so that it is received by the department by the due date every month over the life of the debt.

(7r)  "Debtor" means a person who received an overpayment of reimbursements for care of children whose care is subsidized under s. 49.155 , Stats., or a person who is liable under s. 49.155 (7m) (b) , Stats.

(8)  "Department" means the Wisconsin department of children and families.

(10)  "Family" has the same meaning as "Wisconsin works group" as given in s. 49.141 (1) (s) , Stats.

(11)  "Food stamp employment and training program" means the program established under s. 49.79 (9) (b) , Stats., for the purpose of assisting food stamp recipients to develop marketable work skills and obtain gainful employment.

(12)  "Foster parent" means a person licensed under s. 48.62 (1) , Stats.

(13)  "Income" means money, wages or salary, net income from self-employment, social security, dividends, interest on savings or bonds, income from estates or trusts, net rental income or royalties, public assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), pensions and annuities, unemployment insurance, worker's compensation, alimony and other maintenance payments, and veteran pensions.

(14)  "In-home provider" means a person caring for a child in the child's own home.

(15)  "Kinship care relative" has the same meaning as "kinship care relative" under s. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. , Stats., and "long-term kinship care relative" under s. 48.57 (3n) (a) 2. , Stats. A "kinship care relative" may or may not be receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) , Stats.

(16)  "Nonmarital coparent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (i) , Stats.

(17)  "Parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.155 (1) (c) , Stats.

(18)  "Poverty line" means the annually updated poverty income thresholds by family size published by the U.S. department of health and human services in the federal register.

(19)  "Rate" means the maximum amount a child care administrative agency will pay for child care.

(20)  "Special need" means an emotional, behavioral, physical, or personal need of a child requiring more than the usual amount of care and supervision for the child's age, as documented by a physician, psychologist, special educator, or other qualified professional. A "special need" includes a developmental disability.

(22)  "Tribe" means a Wisconsin American Indian tribe recognized by the federal government.

(23)  "Voucher" means an authorization for reimbursement.

(24)  "Wisconsin works" or "W-2" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p) , Stats.

(25)  "Wisconsin works agency" or "W-2 agency" has the meaning given in s. DCF 101.03 (38) .

(26)  "Wisconsin works employment position" has the meaning given in s. DCF 101.03 (39) .

Cr. Register, February, 1997, No. 494 , eff. 3-1-97; r. (1), (8), (11), (13), (14), (15) and (16), am. (3), (4), (9), (10), and (17), cr. (15m), (16m), (20m), (23), and (24), Register, November, 1999, No. 527 , eff. 12-1-99; renum. (12), (15m), (16m) and (20m) to be (11), (15), (16), and (20), cr. (12) and (25), r. (14), Register, January, 2001, No. 541 , eff. 2-1-01; CR 02-104 : r. and recr. (3) and (15), am. (4), (11) to (13) and (21), renum. (7) and (20) to (25) to be (8) and (21) to (26), cr. (7), (14) and (20) Register March 2003 No. 567 , eff. 4-1-03; correction in (10) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2003 No. 567 ; CR 04-123 : r. (9) Register July 2005 No. 595 , eff. 8-1-05; correction in (11) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. Stats., Register July 2008 No. 631 ; corrections in (8), (25) and (26) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; EmR1015 : emerg. cr. (2m), am. (3) and (19), eff. 5-17-10; CR 10-056 : cr. (2m), am. (3) and (19) Register September 2010 No. 657 , eff. 10-1-10; EmR1027 : emerg. cr. (7g), (7r), eff. 7-9-10; CR 10-086 : cr. (7g), (7r) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-148 : am. (12), r. (21) Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11; CR 14-030 : cr. (6m) Register August 2015 No. 716 , eff. 9-1-15; 2015 Wis. Act 132 : am. (2m) Register February 2016 No. 722 , eff. 3-1-16 .

Note

Section 49.141 (1) (s) , Stats., provides: "`Wisconsin works group' means an individual who is a custodial parent, all dependent children with respect to whom the individual is a custodial parent, and all dependent children with respect to whom the individual's dependent child is a custodial parent. "Wisconsin Works group" includes any nonmarital coparent or any spouse of the individual who resides in the same household as the individual and any dependent children with respect to whom the spouse or nonmarital coparent is a custodial parent." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. and (3n) (a) 2. , Stats., provide that a "kinship care relative" and a "long-term kinship care relative" mean "a stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, first cousin, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle or any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great or great–great, whether by consanguinity, direct affinity or legal adoption, or the spouse of any person named in this paragraph, even if the marriage is terminated by death or divorce." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 49.141 (1) (i) , Stats., provides "`Nonmarital coparent' means, with respect to an individual and a dependent child, a parent who is not married to the individual, resides with the dependent child and is either an adjudicated parent or a parent who has signed and filed with the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. a statement acknowledging paternity." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 49.155 (1) (c) , Stats., provides: "Notwithstanding s. 49.141 (1) (j) , `parent' means a custodial parent, foster parent, legal custodian or person acting in place of a parent." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 49.141 (1) (p) , Stats., provides: "`Wisconsin works' means the assistance program for families with dependent children, administered under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 ." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section DCF 101.03 (38) , provides: "`Wisconsin works agency' or `W–2 agency' means a person, county agency, tribal governing body, or a private agency contracted under s. 49.143 , Stats., by the department to administer the Wisconsin works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 , Stats., and this chapter. If no contract is awarded under s. 49.143 , Stats., `Wisconsin works agency' means the department." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1