AB554,4,44 1. The secretary of health services or his or her designee.
AB554,4,55 2. The secretary of children and families or his or her designee.
AB554,4,66 3. The attorney general or his or her designee.
AB554,4,77 4. The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee.
AB554,4,88 5. The secretary of transportation or his or her designee.
AB554,4,99 6. The secretary of natural resources or his or her designee.
AB554,4,1210 7. One or more representatives of one or more federally recognized American
11Indian tribes or bands in this state who are appointed by the secretary of health
12services.
AB554,4,1613 8. At least 17 other members who have demonstrated a continuing interest in,
14or who have expertise that the secretary of health services determines is relevant to,
15the problem of unexplained or preventable childhood deaths, appointed by the
16secretary of health services.
AB554,2 17Section 2. 19.85 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,4,1918 19.85 (1) (j) Review of a child's death by the child death review council or by
19a recognized local review team, as defined in s. 253.30 (3).
AB554,3 20Section 3. 48.396 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,5,2121 48.396 (1) Law enforcement officers' records of children shall be kept separate
22from records of adults. Law enforcement officers' records of the adult expectant
23mothers of unborn children shall be kept separate from records of other adults. Law
24enforcement officers' records of children and the adult expectant mothers of unborn
25children shall not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except under sub.

1(1b), (1d), (5), or (6) or s. 48.293 or, 253.36, or 938.396 (2m) (c) 1p. or by order of the
2court. This subsection does not apply to the representatives of newspapers or other
3reporters of news who wish to obtain information for the purpose of reporting news
4without revealing the identity of the child or adult expectant mother involved, to the
5confidential exchange of information between the police and officials of the public or
6private school attended by the child or other law enforcement or social welfare
7agencies, or to children 10 years of age or older who are subject to the jurisdiction of
8the court of criminal jurisdiction. A public school official who obtains information
9under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under s.
10118.125, and a private school official who obtains information under this subsection
11shall keep the information confidential in the same manner as is required of a public
12school official under s. 118.125. This subsection does not apply to the confidential
13exchange of information between the police and officials of the tribal school attended
14by the child if the police determine that enforceable protections are provided by a
15tribal school policy or tribal law that requires tribal school officials to keep the
16information confidential in a manner at least as stringent as is required of a public
17school official under s. 118.125. A law enforcement agency that obtains information
18under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under this
19subsection and s. 938.396 (1) (a). A social welfare agency that obtains information
20under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under ss.
2148.78 and 938.78.
AB554,4 22Section 4. 48.396 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,6,423 48.396 (2) (a) Records of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this
24chapter and ch. 938 and of courts exercising jurisdiction under s. 48.16 shall be
25entered in books or deposited in files kept for that purpose only. Those records shall

1not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except by order of the court
2assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 or as required or
3permitted under this subsection, sub. (3) (b) or (c) 1g., 1m., or 1r. or (6), or s. 48.375
4(7) (e) or 253.36.
AB554,5 5Section 5. 48.78 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,6,106 48.78 (2) (a) No agency may make available for inspection or disclose the
7contents of any record kept or information received about an individual who is or was
8in its care or legal custody, except as provided under s. 48.371, 48.38 (5) (b) or (d) or
9(5m) (d), 48.396 (3) (bm) or (c) 1r., 48.432, 48.433, 48.48 (17) (bm), 48.57 (2m), 48.93,
1048.981 (7), 253.36, 938.396 (2m) (c) 1r., 938.51, or 938.78 or by order of the court.
AB554,6 11Section 6. 48.981 (7) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,6,1512 48.981 (7) (a) 15. A child fatality recognized local review team recognized by
13the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the
14department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
,
15as defined in s. 253.30 (3), or the child death review council
.
AB554,7 16Section 7. 51.30 (4) (b) 29. of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,7,417 51.30 (4) (b) 29. To an authorized member of the child death review council or
18of a recognized local review team, as defined in s. 253.30 (3), upon an oral or written
19request from that person, if the individual is a deceased child whose death is the
20subject of review under subch. II of the ch. 253 and the individual's treatment records
21are relevant, as determined by the member, to the review of that death. A custodian
22of treatment records may initiate contact with the child death review council or a
23recognized local review team to inform the council or team of treatment records of
24a deceased child that may be relevant to the completion of a review of a child's death
25under subch. II of ch. 253. The recipient of any treatment records released under this

1subdivision shall keep the records confidential, except that a member of a recognized
2local review team may share records released under this subdivision with the other
3members of that team, with another recognized local review team conducting a
4review of that child's death, or with the child death review council.
AB554,8 5Section 8. 69.20 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,7,86 69.20 (3) (b) 6. The information will be used by the child death review council
7or a recognized local review team, as defined in s. 253.30 (3), for the purpose of
8reviewing the death of a child.
AB554,9 9Section 9. 118.125 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,7,1510 118.125 (2) (o) Upon the written consent of an adult pupil or the parent or
11guardian of a minor pupil or to comply with a court order, the school district clerk or
12his or her designee shall make available to a recognized local review team, as defined
13in s. 253.30 (3), or the child death review council pupil records requested by the team
14or council if the pupil records involve or are relevant to, as determined by the team
15or council, the review of a child's death under subch. II of ch. 253.
AB554,10 16Section 10. 146.82 (2) (a) 23. of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,7,1817 146.82 (2) (a) 23. To the child death review council or a recognized local review
18team, as defined in s. 253.30 (3), for the purpose of reviewing the death of a child.
AB554,11 19Section 11. 227.01 (13) (uv) of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,7,2020 227.01 (13) (uv) Adopts standards and protocols under s. 253.31 (1) (e) 4.
AB554,12 21Section 12. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 253 [precedes 253.01] of the statutes
22is created to read:
AB554,7,2323 Chapter 253
AB554,7,2424 Subchapter I
AB554,7,2525 Maternal and child health
AB554,13
1Section 13. 253.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,8,3 2253.01 Definition. In this chapter subchapter, "division" means the division
3within the department that has primary responsibility for health issues.
AB554,14 4Section 14. Subchapter II of chapter 253 [precedes 253.30] of the statutes is
5created to read:
AB554,8,66 Chapter 253
AB554,8,77 Subchapter II
AB554,8,88 Child Death ReviewS
AB554,8,9 9253.30 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB554,8,10 10(1) "Child" means an individual under the age of 18.
AB554,8,11 11(2) "Council" means the child death review council.
AB554,8,13 12(3) "Recognized local review team" means a local review team under s. 253.33
13that is recognized by the department under s. 253.31 (1) (e) 1.
AB554,8,18 14253.31 Child death review program. (1) The department shall develop and
15maintain a statewide program to review the deaths of children in this state for the
16purpose of reducing preventable childhood deaths. The department shall develop
17the program to include the council and recognized local review teams. Under the
18program, the department shall do all of the following:
AB554,8,1919 (a) Provide professional and administrative support to the council.
AB554,8,2120 (b) Collect data that pertains to childhood deaths, including by entering into
21data-sharing agreements with other state agencies that collect similar data.
AB554,8,2322 (c) Cooperate with other state agencies to develop and implement programs
23and policies to prevent the deaths of children in this state.
AB554,9,224 (d) After considering any recommendations received from the council, provide
25information to the public about the risk factors for and circumstances surrounding

1childhood deaths in this state and about specific strategies to prevent childhood
2deaths.
AB554,9,43 (e) After considering any recommendations received from the council, assist
4local review teams, including by doing all of the following:
AB554,9,65 1. Recognizing local review teams for particular geographical areas in this
6state, following applications under s. 253.33.
AB554,9,77 2. Facilitating the formation of individual local review teams.
AB554,9,88 3. Providing assistance with training and data collection procedures.
AB554,9,99 4. Adopting standards and protocols for recognized local review teams.
AB554,9,1010 5. Creating forms and tools for child death reviews.
AB554,9,12 11(2) The department may enter into a contract with an entity to perform any of
12the department's duties under this section.
AB554,9,14 13253.32 Child death review council. (1) The council shall do all of the
14following:
AB554,9,1515 (a) Collect and review data pertaining to child deaths that occur in this state.
AB554,9,1716 (b) Review an individual child's death upon a request from a recognized local
17review team.
AB554,9,2118 (c) Identify trends in childhood deaths in this state, and make
19recommendations to the legislature and applicable state agencies related to
20interventions to prevent childhood deaths, including any necessary state resources
21that are required to implement the recommended interventions.
AB554,9,2422 (d) Make recommendations to the legislature, the department, and any other
23state agency on matters related to unexpected or unexplained deaths among
24children.
AB554,9,2525 (e) Make recommendations to the department for doing all of the following:
AB554,10,1
11. Assisting recognized local review teams.
AB554,10,22 2. Establishing criteria and a process for recognizing local review teams.
AB554,10,43 (f) Make information available to the public about the council and the council's
4role in public policy related to preventing childhood deaths.
AB554,10,95 (g) By March 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter, prepare and submit to the
6governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the
7legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the data collected by the council on the
8causes of childhood deaths in this state. The council shall include in the report any
9policy recommendations that result from compiling the data for the report.
AB554,10,11 10(2) The council may review an individual child's death when no review is
11conducted by a recognized local review team under s. 253.35 (1) or (2).
AB554,10,14 12253.33 Local review teams. A local review team may apply for recognition
13by the department under s. 253.31 (1) (e) 1. A recognized local review team shall do
14all of the following:
AB554,10,16 15(1) Follow and apply the standards and protocols for child death reviews that
16are established by the department.
AB554,10,17 17(2) Review the deaths of children as provided under 253.35.
AB554,10,19 18(3) Enter data collected in connection with the review of a child's death into a
19state-designated case reporting system, as required by the department.
AB554,10,24 20(4) Identify trends in childhood deaths in the geographical area for which the
21team is recognized and work with local organizations to make recommendations
22related to interventions to prevent childhood deaths, including descriptions of any
23necessary local resources that are required to implement the recommended
24interventions.
AB554,11,2
1(5) Share information with other recognized local review teams, as provided
2in the standards and protocols adopted by the department.
AB554,11,6 3253.35 Child death reviews by local review teams. (1) (a) Except as
4provided in par. (b) and sub. (2), a recognized local review team shall review the
5deaths of children that occur in the geographical area for which the team is
6recognized according to the standards and protocols adopted by the department.
AB554,11,97 (b) A recognized local review team shall request review of a child's death by the
8council when required by the standards and protocols established by the
9department.
AB554,11,15 10(2) If no local review team is recognized by the department for the geographical
11area in which a child dies, or if the recognized local review team for the geographical
12area in which a child dies so requests in lieu of conducting its own review, a
13recognized local review team may review the death of a child that occurs outside of
14the geographical area for which the team is recognized in any of the following
15circumstances:
AB554,11,1716 (a) An incident that substantially contributed to the death of the child occurred
17in the geographical area for which the team is recognized.
AB554,11,1918 (b) Before his or her death, the child resided in the geographical area for which
19the team is recognized.
AB554,11,25 20253.36 Child death reviews; records. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2),
21upon receiving an oral or written request for access to or copies of information or
22records related to a child who is the subject of a review under this subchapter from
23the council or a representative of a recognized local review team, a person shall
24provide the requested information or records to the council or recognized local review
25team if the requested information or records are any of the following:
AB554,12,1
1(a) Law enforcement officers' records of children, as provided in s. 48.396 (1).
AB554,12,22 (b) Law enforcement agency records of juveniles, as provided in s. 938.396 (1).
AB554,12,43 (c) Records of a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under s. 48.16 and chs.
448 and 938, as provided in s. 48.396 (2).
AB554,12,65 (d) Records of a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under s. 938.17 (2) and
6chs. 48 and 938, as provided in s. 938.396 (2).
AB554,12,87 (e) Records or information about an individual who is or was in the care or legal
8custody of an agency, as defined in s. 48.78 (1), as provided in s. 48.78.
AB554,12,109 (f) Records or information about an individual who is or was in the care or legal
10custody of an agency, as defined in s. 938.78 (1), as provided in s. 938.78.
AB554,12,16 11(2) A law enforcement agency may withhold investigative information or
12records requested under sub. (1) if the release of the information or records would
13interfere with a pending proceeding or investigation related to a criminal matter, a
14delinquency matter under ch. 938, a juvenile in need of protective services under ch.
15938, a child or unborn child in need of protection or services under ch. 48, or an issue
16of child protection under ch. 48.
AB554,12,25 17253.37 Child death reviews; confidentiality. (1) Except as provided in
18subs. (2) to (4) and s. 51.30 (4) (b) 29., information and records acquired by the council
19or a recognized local review team in connection with a child death review are
20confidential and not open to public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Members
21of the council or a recognized local review team and any person who attends a child
22death review or presents information to the council or a recognized local review team
23related to a child death review shall keep all information presented in connection
24with the child death review and any opinions formed as a result of the child death
25review confidential.
AB554,13,3
1(2) A member of a recognized local review team may share information
2disclosed to the recognized local review team with another recognized local review
3team conducting a review of that child's death or with the child death review council.
AB554,13,5 4(3) Subsection (1) does not affect any person's right to copy or inspect records
5in the custody of any person other than the council or a recognized local review team.
AB554,13,10 6(4) A person who attends a child death review or presents information to the
7council or a recognized local review team is not prohibited under sub. (1) from
8disclosing or sharing information or records obtained independently of the child
9death review or in accordance with his or her official job duties as a governmental
10employee or agent, if that disclosure is otherwise lawfully permitted.
AB554,13,12 11(5) A person who intentionally violates this section may be fined not more than
12$1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
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