The period for which a person who has been convicted, sanctioned, or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes is prohibited from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is provided, permitting a person who is not permanently barred from residing at such a premises to demonstrate that he or she is not a threat to the safety of the children receiving care at the premises, and granting rule-making authority

2. A violation of the background check law, if the violation involves the provision of false information to the Department of Children and Families, a county department of human services or social services, an agency contracted with to certify child care providers for purposes of reimbursement under the Wisconsin Works program, a school board, or a child care provider (background check violation).

3. An offense involving fraudulent activity as a participant in the Wisconsin Works program, including as a recipient of a child care subsidy under that program, or as a recipient of aid to families with dependent children, medical assistance, food stamp benefits, supplemental security payments, payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients, or health care benefits under the Badger Care program (public assistance fraud).

This bill reduces the period for which a person who has committed a serious property crime, a background check violation, or public assistance fraud from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to be a nonclient resident of a premises where child care is provided from a permanent bar to a bar of five years after the person was convicted, sanctioned, or adjudicated delinquent for that crime, violation, or fraud.

The bill also permits a person who is not permanently barred from showing that he or she has been rehabilitated to reside at a premises where child care is provided if, in lieu of demonstrating that he or she has been rehabilitated, the person demonstrates that he or she is not a threat to the safety of the children receiving care at the premises.