(1) No later than July 1, 2018, the state public defender shall establish a pilot program in Brown, Outagamie, Racine, Kenosha, and Winnebago counties to provide counsel to any nonpetitioning parent after a petition has been filed under s. 48.255 in a proceeding under s. 48.13 .
(2) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced under s. 48.13 after June 30, 2021.
(3) The state public defender may promulgate rules necessary to implement the pilot program established under sub. (1) . The state public defender may promulgate the rules under this subsection as emergency rules under s. 227.24 . Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) , the state public defender is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) , emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until June 30, 2021.
(4) By January 1, 2021, the department and the state public defender shall each submit a report to the joint committee on finance, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) , regarding costs and data from implementing the pilot program under sub. (1) .