Document iconNew Resource Available for Like-Kin Legislation

Last month, Governor Tony Evers signed 2023 Wisconsin Act 119 – bipartisan legislation to keep more children with family and like-kin caregivers – into law. This legislation includes:

  • An expanded definition of “relative.”
  • The addition of a “like-kin” definition.
  • Expanded eligibility for the kinship care subsidy.

For more information on the impact of this legislation on families and child welfare practice – as well as anticipated next steps – please take a look at a new informational resource from the Division of Safety and Permanence (DSP). DSP Administrator John Elliott and Deputy Administrator Shelby McCulley also discussed the like-kin legislation in this spring’s town hall.

Additional questions can be sent to the Putting Families First team.