Amendment AA6-AB481

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 6, TO 1999 ASSEMBLY BILL 481

September 30, 1999 - Offered by Representatives Coggs, Morris-Tatum and Young.

AB481-AA6,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB481-AA6,1,8 1. Page 3, line 6: delete lines 6 and 7 and substitute "subject of a record, an agency shall determine whether the child agrees to the request. If the child does not agree to the request, the agency may not make available for inspection or disclose the contents of the record until after the parent, guardian or legal custodian and the child have participated in at least one counseling session for the purpose of mediating that disagreement. An agency may deny a request of a parent, guardian or legal custodian made under this paragraph only if the agency".

AB481-AA6,1,9 2. Page 4, line 1: delete " make available for".

AB481-AA6,1,10 3. Page 4, line 2: delete that line.

AB481-AA6,2,4 4. Page 4, line 3: delete " custodian, unless" and substitute "determine whether the child expectant mother agrees to the request. If the child expectant mother does not agree to the request, the agency may not make available for inspection or disclose the contents of the record until after the parent, guardian or legal custodian and the child expectant mother have participated in at least one counseling session for the purpose of mediating that disagreement. An agency may deny a request of a parent, guardian or legal custodian made under this paragraph only if".

AB481-AA6,2,5 5. Page 4, line 24: delete that line.

AB481-AA6,2,6 6. Page 5, line 1: delete lines 1 to 17 and substitute:

AB481-AA6,2,7 " Section 3r. 118.126 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB481-AA6,2,13 118.126 (1) (intro.) A school psychologist, counselor, social worker and nurse, and any teacher or administrator designated by the school board who engages in alcohol or drug abuse program activities, shall keep confidential information received from a pupil that the pupil or another pupil is using or is experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs unless any of the following applies:

AB481-AA6, s. 3t Section 3t. 118.126 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB481-AA6,2,16 118.126 (1) (a) The pupil using or experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs consents in writing to disclosure of the information;.

AB481-AA6, s. 3v Section 3v. 118.126 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB481-AA6,2,22 118.126 (1) (b) The school psychologist, counselor, social worker, nurse, teacher or administrator has reason to believe that there is serious and imminent danger to the health, safety or life of any person and that disclosure of the information to another person will alleviate the serious and imminent danger. No more information than is required to alleviate the serious and imminent danger may be disclosed; or.

AB481-AA6, s. 3x Section 3x. 118.126 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB481-AA6,3,15 118.126 (1) (bm) The parent or guardian of the pupil who is using or experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs requests the information. On receipt of a request under this paragraph, the school psychologist, counselor, social worker, nurse, teacher or administrator shall determine whether the pupil agrees to the request. If the pupil does not agree to the request, the school psychologist, counselor, social worker, nurse, teacher or administrator may not disclose the information until after the parent or guardian and the pupil have participated in at least one counseling session for the purpose of mediating that disagreement. A school psychologist, counselor, social worker, nurse, teacher or administrator may deny a request of a parent or guardian made under this paragraph only if the school board petitions the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 for an order prohibiting disclosure of the information and the court, after a hearing and an inspection of the information, determines that disclosure of the information to the parent or guardian would result in imminent danger to anyone.".

AB481-AA6,3,16 7. Page 6, line 9: delete " make available for".

AB481-AA6,3,17 8. Page 6, line 10: delete that line.

AB481-AA6,3,24 9. Page 6, line 11: delete " custodian, unless" and substitute "determine whether the juvenile agrees to the request. If the juvenile does not agree to the request, the agency may not make available for inspection or disclose the contents of the record until after the parent, guardian or legal custodian and the juvenile have participated in at least one counseling session for the purpose of mediating that disagreement. An agency may deny a request of a parent, guardian or legal custodian made under this paragraph only if".

AB481-AA6,4,1 10. Page 6, line 22: delete "(c), (2) and (3)" and substitute "(bm)".

AB481-AA6,4,2 (End)