Assembly Bill 233 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 also 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 a fixed grant amount and the purposes for which the funds were allocated, replacing it with a broader mandate for enhancing 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 changes aim to improve the effectiveness of child advocacy services across the state.