Senate Bill 232 proposes amendments to the existing law regarding grants to child advocacy centers in Wisconsin. The bill mandates that the Department of Justice (DOJ) award grants each fiscal year to specified child advocacy centers, shifting the focus from providing a fixed amount of $17,000 for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities to enhancing the multidisciplinary response to suspected child maltreatment. The bill updates the names of several designated recipient centers and adds two new centers: the Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Sheboygan County and the Child Advocacy Centers of Wisconsin.

In the amendments, the bill deletes the previous language that specified the fixed funding amount and the purposes for which it was allocated, replacing it with a broader mandate for grants aimed at improving responses to child maltreatment. Additionally, it updates the names of existing centers, such as changing "Child Protection" to "Milwaukee Child Advocacy Center" and "Fox Valley Child Advocacy Center" from Winnebago County to Outagamie County, among others. The overall goal of the bill is to enhance the support and resources available to child advocacy centers across the state.