Brown v. State Dep't of Children & Families

¶ 1. CURLEY, P.J.

Alma Brown appeals the trial court's order affirming the decision of the Department of Children and Families ("the Department") to permanently revoke her childcare license pursuant to Wisconsin's new caregiver law, 2009 Wis. Act 76. She presents on appeal several reasons why we ought to reverse the order and the Department's decision. First, Brown argues that the Department's decision was predicated on an erroneous finding of fact — namely, that she was convicted under Wis. Stat. §§ 49.12(1), (6) and 943.20(3)(c) (1987-88 & 1989-90) instead of, as she argues, only §…