Amendment SSA1-SB471

SB471-SSA1,6,11 48.981 (3) (c) 2. a. If the person making the investigation is an employee of the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department and he or she determines that it is consistent with the child's best interest in terms of physical safety and physical and emotional health to remove the child from his or her home for immediate protection, he or she shall take the child into custody under s. 48.08 (2) or 48.19 (1) (c) and deliver the child to the intake worker under s. 48.20.

SB471-SSA1,15 Section 15. 48.981 (7) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB471-SSA1,6,18 48.981 (7) (a) 10. A court conducting proceedings under s. 48.21 or 48.213, a court conducting proceedings related to a petition under s. 48.13, 48.133 or 48.42 or a court conducting dispositional proceedings under subch. VI or VIII in which abuse or neglect, or contribution to the neglect, of the child who is the subject of the report or record or abuse of the unborn child who is the subject of the report or record is an issue.

SB471-SSA1,16 Section 16. 50.065 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB471-SSA1,7,2 50.065 (1) (e) 2. For the purposes of an entity that serves persons under the age of 18, "serious crime" includes a violation of s. 948.02 (2), 948.03 (2) (b) or (c), 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (1) (2), 948.30, or 948.53 or a violation of the law of any other state or United States jurisdiction that would be a violation of s. 948.02 (2), 948.03 (2) (b) or (c), 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (1) (2), 948.30, or 948.53 if committed in this state.

SB471-SSA1,17 Section 17. 103.34 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB471-SSA1,7,10 103.34 (1) (b) 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.07, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.23, 940.235, 940.24, 940.25, 940.30, 940.302, 940.305, 940.31, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10, 943.30, 943.31, 943.32, 944.32, 944.33 (2), 944.34, 946.10, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (3), 948.04, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (1) (2), or 948.30 or of a substantially similar federal law or law of another state.

SB471-SSA1,18 Section 18. 948.21 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB471-SSA1,7,12 948.21 Neglecting a child. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB471-SSA1,7,14 (a) "Child sex offense" means an offense under s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.10, 948.11, or 948.12.

SB471-SSA1,7,17 (am) "Contributes to the neglect" includes the act of contributing to neglect even if the child does not actually suffer from neglect if the natural and probable consequences of the act or failure to act would be that the child suffers from neglect.

SB471-SSA1,7,19 (ar) "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of actions or inactions over a period of time, however short.

SB471-SSA1,7,20 (b) "Emotional damage" has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (5j).

SB471-SSA1,7,24 (c) "Necessary care" means the care that is critical to a child's physical or emotional health, safety, welfare, or development, based on all of the facts and circumstances, such as the child's age, physical or emotional condition, and any special needs of the child. "Necessary care" includes any of the following:

SB471-SSA1,7,25 1. Appropriate food.

SB471-SSA1,8,1 2. Appropriate clothing.

SB471-SSA1,8,2 3. Appropriate medical care.

SB471-SSA1,8,3 4. Appropriate dental care.

SB471-SSA1,8,4 5. The opportunity for education.

SB471-SSA1,8,5 6. Appropriate shelter.

SB471-SSA1,8,6 7. Appropriate supervision.

SB471-SSA1,8,8 8. The protection from the exposure to the distribution, manufacture, or use of controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4).

SB471-SSA1,8,11 (d) "Neglect" means to fail, for reasons other than poverty, to provide a child necessary care as provided in par. (c) 1. to 7., or to fail to provide a child necessary care as provided in par. (c) 8.

SB471-SSA1,8,14 (2) Neglect. Any person who is responsible for a child's welfare who neglects, or contributes to the neglect of, the child for whom he or she is responsible is guilty of the following:

SB471-SSA1,8,15 (a) A Class D felony if the child suffers death as a consequence.

SB471-SSA1,8,17 (b) A Class E felony if the person engages in a course of conduct that the person knows or should know creates an unreasonable and substantial risk of death.

SB471-SSA1,8,18 (c) A Class F felony if any of the following applies:

SB471-SSA1,8,19 1. The child suffers great bodily harm as a consequence.

SB471-SSA1,8,20 2. The child becomes a victim of a child sex offense as a consequence.

SB471-SSA1,8,21 (d) A Class G felony if any of the following applies:

SB471-SSA1,8,23 1. The person engages in a course of conduct that the person knows or should know creates an unreasonable and substantial risk of great bodily harm to the child.

SB471-SSA1,9,3 2. The person engages in a course of conduct that the person knows or should know creates an unreasonable and substantial risk that the child could become a victim of a child sex offense.

SB471-SSA1,9,4 3. The child suffers emotional damage as a consequence.

SB471-SSA1,9,5 (e) A Class H felony if any of the following applies:

SB471-SSA1,9,6 1. The child suffers bodily harm as a consequence.

SB471-SSA1,9,8 2. The person engages in a course of conduct that the person knows or should know creates an unreasonable and substantial risk of emotional damage to the child.

SB471-SSA1,9,11 (f) A Class I felony if the person engages in a course of conduct that the person knows or should know creates an unreasonable and substantial risk of bodily harm to the child.

SB471-SSA1,9,12 (g) A Class A misdemeanor.

SB471-SSA1,9,16 (2m) Rebuttable presumption. A rebuttable presumption of a course of conduct creating an unreasonable and substantial risk of the harm described under sub. (2) (b), (d) 1. or 2., (e) 2., or (f), whichever is applicable, exists under any of the following circumstances:

SB471-SSA1,9,18 (a) The child had not attained the age of 6 years at the start of the conduct or course of conduct.

SB471-SSA1,9,21 (b) The child has a physical, cognitive, or developmental disability that is discernible by an ordinary person viewing the child or that is actually known by the actor.

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