Authority and purpose

Authority and purpose. Authority and purpose. This chapter specifies procedures for agencies to provide subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 , Stats., or a subsidized guardianship agreement entered into under s. 48.62 (5) , 2009 Stats., to support legal permanence for care of children in any of the following: (1) A guardianship under s. 48.977 , Stats. (2) A guardianship under a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s. 48.977 , Stats., and as provided for in an agreement that includes the purpose of making subsidized guardianship payments to a guardian of an Indian child and that is made between the governing body of a tribe and a county or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1) , Stats., between the governing body of a tribe and the department. (3) A guardianship under a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s. 48.977 , Stats., and as provided for in an agreement that is made between the governing body of a tribe and the department and that allows the tribe to administer subsidized guardianships.