{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-48.56","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 48.56","heading":"Child welfare services in counties having populations of less than 750,000.","body":"(1) Each county having a population of less than 750,000 shall provide child welfare services through its county department.\n(2) Each county department shall employ personnel who devote all or part of their time to child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall be social workers, as defined in s. 457.01 (10).\n(3) This section shall not apply to those counties which had child welfare services administered by the staff of the juvenile court prior to January 1, 1955.","path":["Chs. 46-58, Charitable, Curative, Reformatory and Penal Institutions and Agencies","Chapter 48 Children's Code","SUBCHAPTER XII CHILD WELFARE SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/48.56","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:22Z","sha256":"20d4036348a0c49f620f43fc561511a41e15d18c71ce060309bdcfc832c65806","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-48.55","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-48.561"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}