Certain reimbursements to counties and making an appropriation. (FE)

Community youth and family aids and children and family aids Under current law relating to community youth and family aids, generally referred to as “youth aids," the Department of Children and Families is required to allocate to counties various state and federal moneys to pay for state-provided juvenile correctional services and local delinquency-related and juvenile justice services. This bill increases the maximum amount under current law that DCF must distribute to counties in fiscal year 2022-23 by $20,800,000, and requires DCF to allocate half of that amount for the last six months of 2022 and half for the first six months of 2023.

Under current law, DCF is required to allocate to counties various state and federal moneys to pay for children and family services. The bill increases the maximum amount under current law that DCF must distribute to counties by $23,400,000 in fiscal year 2022-23.

Circuit court costs Under current law, the director of state courts makes payments to counties to assist with circuit court costs. These costs are defined by the director of state courts at the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This bill increases the appropriation to the director of state courts by $6,300,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 to allow for additional support to counties to assist with circuit court costs.