PAP.15.4.060 Kinship Care Barred Offenses.

(a) The LCO Kinship Care Office may not make kinship care payments to a relative caregiver if the relative caregiver or an employee or adult resident has been convicted of a crime or has had a penalty imposed that is specified in Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3p)(g), unless a director's review under §PAP.15.7.020(a) or a division of hearings and appeals hearing order under Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3m)(g), determines that there are no arrests, convictions, or penalties that are likely to adversely affect the child or the relative caregiver's ability to care for the child.

(1) Patterns of criminal behavior, pending charges, and convictions that are not specified under Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3p)(g), may be considered when determining the best interests of the child under §PAP.15.5.010.

(2) The LCO Kinship Care Office may need to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint from the appropriate clerk of court to determine whether the circumstances of the crimes or the reason for the penalties could adversely affect the child or the relative caregiver's ability to care for the child.

(3) The LCO Kinship Care Office may need to seek the assistance of the LCO Office of the Attorney General in working with a county clerk of courts.

(b) A relative caregiver may not employ a person or permit a person to reside in the relative caregiver's home if the person has been convicted of a crime or has had a penalty imposed that is specified in Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3p)(g), unless a director's review under §PAP.15.7.020(a) or a division of hearings and appeals hearing order under Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3m)(g), determines that there are no arrests, convictions, or penalties that are likely to adversely affect the child or the relative caregiver's ability to care for the child.

(1) Patterns of criminal behavior, pending charges, and convictions that are not specified under Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3p)(g), may be considered when determining the best interests of the child under §PAP.15.5.010.

(2) The LCO Kinship Care Office may need to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint from the appropriate clerk of court to determine whether the circumstances of the crimes or the reason for the penalties could adversely affect the child or the relative caregiver's ability to care for the child.

(3) The LCO Kinship Care Office may need to seek the assistance of the LCO Office of the Attorney General in working with a county clerk of courts.