AB809,84,1219 938.365 (2g) (b) 3. If the juvenile has been placed outside of his or her home
20for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not including any period during which the
21juvenile was a runaway from the out-of-home placement or the juvenile was
22returned to his or her home for a trial home visit of 6 months or less,
a statement of
23whether or not a recommendation has been made to terminate the parental rights
24of the parents of the juvenile. If a recommendation for a termination of parental
25rights has been made, the statement shall indicate the date on which the

1recommendation was made, any previous progress made to accomplish the
2termination of parental rights, any barriers to the termination of parental rights,
3specific steps to overcome the barriers and when the steps will be completed, reasons
4why adoption would be in the best interest of the juvenile and whether or not the
5juvenile should be registered with the adoption information exchange. If a
6recommendation for termination of parental rights has not been made, the
7statement shall include an explanation of the reasons why a recommendation for
8termination of parental rights has not been made. If the lack of appropriate adoptive
9resources is the primary reason for not recommending a termination of parental
10rights, the agency shall recommend that the juvenile be registered with the adoption
11information exchange or report the reason why registering the juvenile is contrary
12to the best interest of the juvenile.
AB809, s. 153 13Section 153. 938.365 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.365 (2m) (a)
141. and amended to read:
AB809,85,315 938.365 (2m) (a) 1. Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of
16extension. If the juvenile is placed outside of his or her home, the person or agency
17primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile shall present as evidence
18specific information showing that the agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve
19the goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, unless return of the juvenile to the home
20is the goal of the permanency plan and any of the circumstances specified in s.
21938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies.
The court shall make findings of fact and conclusions
22of law based on the evidence. Subject to s. 938.355 (2d), the The findings of fact shall
23include a finding as to whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency primarily
24responsible for providing services to the juvenile to make it possible for the juvenile
25to return safely to his or her home
achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency plan,

1unless return of the juvenile to the home is the goal of the permanency plan and the
2court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4.
3applies
. An order shall be issued under s. 938.355.
AB809, s. 154 4Section 154. 938.365 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,85,95 938.365 (2m) (a) 2. If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified
6in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the order shall include
7a determination that the person or agency primarily responsible for providing
8services to the juvenile is not required to make reasonable efforts with respect to the
9parent to make it possible for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home.
AB809, s. 155 10Section 155. 938.365 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,85,1911 938.365 (2m) (a) 3. The court shall make the findings specified in subd. 1.
12relating to reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency plan
13and the findings specified in subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances
14specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on
15which those findings are based in the order issued under s. 938.355. An order that
16merely references subd. 1. or 2. without documenting or referencing that specific
17information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
18order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
19subdivision.
AB809, s. 156 20Section 156. 938.365 (2m) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,86,221 938.365 (2m) (ad) 1. If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified
22in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a
23hearing within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency
24plan for the juvenile. If a hearing is held under this subdivision, the agency

1responsible for preparing the permanency plan shall file the permanency plan with
2the court not less than 5 days before the date of the hearing.
AB809,86,73 2. If a hearing is held under subd. 1., at least 10 days before the date of the
4hearing the court shall notify the juvenile, any parent, guardian, and legal custodian
5of the juvenile, and any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical
6custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile of the time, place, and purpose of
7the hearing.
AB809, s. 157 8Section 157. 938.365 (2m) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,86,209 938.365 (2m) (ag) In addition to any evidence presented under par. (a), the The
10court shall give a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian
11described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile who is notified of a hearing under par. (ad)
122. or sub. (2)
an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster
13parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian to make a written or oral
14statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing,
15relevant to the issue of extension. Any written or oral statement made under this
16paragraph shall be made under oath or affirmation. A foster parent, treatment foster
17parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a
18hearing under par. (ad) 2. or sub. (2) and an opportunity to be heard under this
19paragraph does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held
20solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB809, s. 158 21Section 158. 938.365 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,87,822 938.365 (5) Except as provided in s. 938.368, all orders an order under this
23section that continues the placement of a juvenile in his or her home or that extends
24an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n)
shall be for a specified length of time
25not to exceed one year after its date of entry. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an

1order under this section that continues the placement of a juvenile in a foster home,
2treatment foster home, group home, or child caring institution or in the home of a
3relative other than a parent shall be for a specified length of time not to exceed the
4date on which the juvenile reaches 18 years of age, one year after the date of entry
5of the order, or, if the juvenile is a full-time student at a secondary school or its
6vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the
7program before reaching 19 years of age, the date on which the juvenile reaches 19
8years of age, whichever is later
.
AB809, s. 159 9Section 159. 938.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,87,1610 938.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
11for each juvenile living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, child
12caring institution, secure detention facility, or shelter care facility or in the home of
13a relative other than a parent
, the agency that placed the juvenile or arranged the
14placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the
15juvenile under s. 938.355 shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the
16following conditions exists:
AB809, s. 160 17Section 160. 938.38 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,87,2018 938.38 (2) (c) The juvenile is under the supervision of an agency under s. 48.64
19(2) or pursuant to, under a consent decree under s. 938.32 (1) (c), or under a court
20order under s. 938.355.
AB809, s. 161 21Section 161. 938.38 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,87,2322 938.38 (2) (f) The juvenile's care is paid would be paid for under s. 49.19 but
23for s. 49.19 (20)
.
AB809, s. 162 24Section 162. 938.38 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,88,4
1938.38 (3) Time. (intro.) Subject to s. 938.355 (2d) (c) 1., the agency shall file
2the permanency plan with the court within 60 days after the date on which the
3juvenile was first held in physical custody or placed outside of removed from his or
4her home under a court order, except under either of the following conditions:
AB809, s. 163 5Section 163. 938.38 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,88,76 938.38 (4) Contents of plan. (intro.) The permanency plan shall include a
7description of
all of the following:
AB809, s. 164 8Section 164. 938.38 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.38 (4) (ar) and
9amended to read:
AB809,88,1910 938.38 (4) (ar) The A description of the services offered and any service services
11provided in an effort to prevent holding or placing the juvenile outside of the removal
12of the juvenile from
his or her home, while assuring that the health and safety of the
13juvenile are the paramount concerns, and to make it possible for the juvenile to
14return safely home,
achieve the goal of the permanency plan, except that the
15permanency plan need not is not required to include a description of those the
16services offered or provided with respect to a parent of the juvenile to prevent the
17removal of the juvenile from the home or to achieve the permanency plan goal of
18returning the juvenile safely to his or her home
if any of the circumstances specified
19in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1., 2., 3. or to 4. apply to that parent.
AB809, s. 165 20Section 165. 938.38 (4) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,88,2221 938.38 (4) (ag) The name, address, and telephone number of the juvenile's
22parent, guardian, and legal custodian.
AB809, s. 166 23Section 166. 938.38 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,88,2524 938.38 (4) (am) The date on which the juvenile was removed from his or her
25home and the date on which the juvenile was placed in out-of-home care.
AB809, s. 167
1Section 167. 938.38 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,89,52 938.38 (4) (bm) The A statement as to the availability of a safe and appropriate
3placement with a fit and willing relative of the juvenile and, if a decision is made not
4to place the juvenile with an available relative, a statement as to why placement with
5the relative is not safe or appropriate.
AB809, s. 168 6Section 168. 938.38 (4) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,89,87 938.38 (4) (dg) Information about the juvenile's education, including all of the
8following:
AB809,89,109 1. The name and address of the school in which the juvenile is or was most
10recently enrolled.
AB809,89,1211 2. Any special education programs in which the juvenile is or was previously
12enrolled.
AB809,89,1413 3. The grade level in which the juvenile is or was most recently enrolled and
14all information that is available concerning the juvenile's grade level performance.
AB809,89,1715 4. A summary of all available education records relating to the juvenile that are
16relevant to any education goals included in the education services plan prepared
17under s. 938.33 (1) (e).
AB809, s. 169 18Section 169. 938.38 (4) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,89,2319 938.38 (4) (dm) If as a result of the placement the juvenile has been or will be
20transferred from the school in which the juvenile is or most recently was enrolled,
21documentation that a placement that would maintain the juvenile in that school is
22either unavailable or inappropriate or that a placement that would result in the
23juvenile's transfer to another school would be in the juvenile's best interests.
AB809, s. 170 24Section 170. 938.38 (4) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,90,2
1938.38 (4) (dr) Medical information relating to the juvenile, including all of the
2following:
AB809,90,53 1. The names and addresses of the juvenile's physician, dentist, and any other
4health care provider that is or was previously providing health care services to the
5juvenile.
AB809,90,76 2. The juvenile's immunization record, including the name and date of each
7immunization administered to the juvenile.
AB809,90,108 3. Any known medical condition for which the juvenile is receiving medical care
9or treatment and any known serious medical condition for which the juvenile has
10previously received medical care or treatment.
AB809,90,1311 4. The name, purpose, and dosage of any medication that is being administered
12to the juvenile and the name of any medication that causes the juvenile to suffer an
13allergic or other negative reaction.
AB809, s. 171 14Section 171. 938.38 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,90,2015 938.38 (4) (e) The A plan for ensuring the safety and appropriateness of the
16placement and a description of the services provided to meet the needs of the juvenile
17and family, including a discussion of services that have been investigated and
18considered and are not available or likely to become available within a reasonable
19time to meet the needs of the juvenile or, if available, why such services are not safe
20or appropriate.
AB809, s. 172 21Section 172. 938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,91,222 938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) The A description of the services that will be provided to
23the juvenile, the juvenile's family, and the juvenile's foster parent, the juvenile's
24treatment foster parent or, the operator of the facility where the juvenile is living,

1or the relative with whom the juvenile is living
to carry out the dispositional order,
2including services planned to accomplish all of the following:
AB809, s. 173 3Section 173. 938.38 (4) (fg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,91,124 938.38 (4) (fg) The goal of the permanency plan or, if the agency is making
5concurrent reasonable efforts under s. 938.355 (2b), the goals of the permanency
6plan, in the order of preference specified in subds. 1. to 5. If a goal of the permanency
7plan is any goal other than return of the juvenile to his or her home, the permanency
8plan shall include the rationale for deciding on that goal. If a goal of the permanency
9plan is an alternative permanent placement under subd. 5., the permanency plan
10shall document a compelling reason why it would not be in the best interest of the
11juvenile to pursue a goal specified in subds. 1. to 4. The agency shall determine the
12goal or goals of a juvenile's permanency plan in the following order of preference:
AB809,91,1313 1. Return of the juvenile to the juvenile's home.
AB809,91,1414 2. Placement of the juvenile for adoption.
AB809,91,1515 3. Placement of the juvenile with a guardian.
AB809,91,1616 4. Permanent placement of the juvenile with a fit and willing relative.
AB809,91,1817 5. Some other alternative permanent placement, including sustaining care,
18independent living, or long-term foster care.
AB809, s. 174 19Section 174. 938.38 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,91,2420 938.38 (4) (fm) If the goal of the permanency plan calls for placing is to place
21the juvenile for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative, or in some
22other alternative permanent placement, the efforts made to place the juvenile for
23adoption, with a guardian or in some other alternative permanent placement
achieve
24that goal
.
AB809, s. 175 25Section 175. 938.38 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,92,4
1938.38 (4) (h) If the juvenile is 15 years of age or over, a description of the
2programs and services that are or will be provided to assist the juvenile in preparing
3for the transition from out-of-home care to independent living. The description
4shall include all of the following:
AB809,92,65 1. The anticipated age at which the juvenile will be discharged from
6out-of-home care.
AB809,92,87 2. The anticipated amount of time available in which to prepare the juvenile
8for the transition from out-of-home care to independent living.
AB809,92,109 3. The anticipated location and living situation of the juvenile on discharge
10from out-of-home care.
AB809,92,1411 4. A description of the assessment processes, tools, and methods that have been
12or will be used to determine the programs and services that are or will be provided
13to assist the juvenile in preparing for the transition from out-of-home care to
14independent living.
AB809,92,1815 5. The rationale for each program or service that is or will be provided to assist
16the juvenile in preparing for the transition from out-of-home care to independent
17living, the time frames for delivering those programs or services, and the intended
18outcome of those programs or services.
AB809, s. 176 19Section 176. 938.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,93,420 938.38 (5) (a) The court or a panel appointed under this paragraph par. (ag)
21shall review the permanency plan every in the manner provided in this subsection
22not later than
6 months from after the date on which the juvenile was first held in
23physical custody or placed outside of
removed from his or her home and every 12
24months after a previous review under this subsection for as long as the juvenile is
25placed outside the home, except that for the review that is required to be conducted

1not later than 12 months after the juvenile was first removed from his or her home
2and the reviews that are required to be conducted every 12 months after that review
3the court shall hold a hearing under sub. (5m) to review the permanency plan, which
4hearing may be instead of or in addition to the review under this subsection
.
AB809,93,12 5(ag) If the court elects not to review the permanency plan, the court shall
6appoint a panel to review the permanency plan. The panel shall consist of 3 persons
7who are either designated by an independent agency that has been approved by the
8chief judge of the judicial administrative district or designated by the agency that
9prepared the permanency plan. A voting majority of persons on each panel shall be
10persons who are not employed by the agency that prepared the permanency plan and
11who are not responsible for providing services to the juvenile or the parents of the
12juvenile whose permanency plan is the subject of the review.
AB809, s. 177 13Section 177. 938.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,94,514 938.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the parents of the juvenile,
15the juvenile, if he or she is 10 years of age or older, and the juvenile's foster parent,
16the juvenile's treatment foster parent or, the operator of the facility in which the
17juvenile is living, or the relative with whom the juvenile is living of the date, time,
18and place of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of
19the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the review by submitting
20written comments not less than 10 working days before the review or by
21participating at the review. The court or agency shall notify the person representing
22the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel, and the juvenile's guardian ad litem
23of the date of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of
24the fact that they may submit written comments not less than 10 working days before
25the review. Any written or oral statement made to the court under this paragraph

1by a foster parent, treatment foster parent, operator of a facility in which a juvenile
2is living, or relative with whom a juvenile is living shall be made under oath or
3affirmation.
The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less
4than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the juvenile's
5case record.
AB809, s. 178 6Section 178. 938.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,94,127 938.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) If the juvenile has been placed outside of his or her
8home, as described in s. 938.365 (1), for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not including
9any period during which the juvenile was a runaway from the out-of-home
10placement or the juvenile was returned to his or her home for a trial home visit of 6
11months or less,
the appropriateness of the permanency plan and the circumstances
12which prevent the juvenile from any of the following:
AB809, s. 179 13Section 179. 938.38 (5) (c) 6. am. of the statutes is renumbered 938.38 (5) (c)
146. cm. and amended to read:
AB809,94,1615 938.38 (5) (c) 6. cm. Being placed in the home of a fit and willing relative of the
16juvenile.
AB809, s. 180 17Section 180. 938.38 (5) (c) 6. cg. of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,94,1818 938.38 (5) (c) 6. cg. Being placed with a guardian.
AB809, s. 181 19Section 181. 938.38 (5) (c) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,94,2120 938.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other alternative permanent
21placement, including
sustaining care, independent living, or long-term foster care.
AB809, s. 182 22Section 182. 938.38 (5) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB809,95,423 938.38 (5) (c) 7. Whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency to make
24it possible for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home, except that the court
25or panel need not determine whether those reasonable efforts were made with

1respect to a parent of the juvenile if any of the circumstances specified in s. 938.355
2(2d) (b) 1., 2., 3. or 4. apply to that parent
achieve the goal of the permanency plan,
3unless return of the juvenile to the home is the goal of the permanency plan and any
4of the circumstances specified in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies
.
AB809, s. 183 5Section 183. 938.38 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB809,95,106 938.38 (5m) Permanency plan hearing. (a) The court shall hold a hearing to
7review the permanency plan and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c)
8no later than 12 months after the date on which the juvenile was first removed from
9the home and every 12 months after a previous hearing under this subsection for as
10long as the juvenile is placed outside the home.
AB809,95,1611 (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court shall notify
12the juvenile; the juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the juvenile's foster
13parent or treatment foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the juvenile
14is living, or the relative with whom the juvenile is living; the agency that prepared
15the permanency plan; and the person representing the interests of the public of the
16date, time, and place of the hearing.
AB809,96,317 (c) Any person who is provided notice of the hearing may have an opportunity
18to be heard at the hearing by submitting written comments relevant to the
19determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the date
20of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. Any written or oral comment made
21to the court under this paragraph by a foster parent, treatment foster parent,
22operator of a facility in which a juvenile is living, or relative with whom a juvenile
23is living shall be made under oath or affirmation. A foster parent, treatment foster
24parent, operator of a facility in which a juvenile is living, or relative with whom a
25juvenile is living who receives notice of a hearing under par. (b) and an opportunity

1to be heard under this paragraph does not become a party to the proceeding on which
2the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be
3heard.
AB809,96,134 (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that prepared the
5permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan and any written
6comments submitted under par. (c) to the court, to the juvenile's parent, guardian,
7and legal custodian, to the person representing the interests of the public, and to the
8juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem. Notwithstanding s. 938.78 (2) (a), the person
9representing the interests of the public and the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad
10litem may have access to any other records concerning the juvenile for the purpose
11of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a juvenile's records under
12this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other
13person.
AB809,97,314 (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact and
15conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall provide
16a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the juvenile; the juvenile's
17parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the juvenile's foster parent or treatment foster
18parent, the operator of the facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative with
19whom the juvenile is living; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; and the
20person representing the interests of the public. The court shall make the findings
21specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific to
22the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which those
23findings are based in the findings of fact and conclusions of law prepared under this
24paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c)
257. without documenting or referencing that specific information in the findings of fact

1and conclusions of law or amended findings of fact and conclusions of law that
2retroactively correct earlier findings of fact and conclusions of law that do not comply
3with this paragraph are not sufficient to comply with this paragraph.
AB809,97,74 (f) If the findings of fact and conclusions of law under par. (e) conflict with the
5juvenile's dispositional order or provide for any additional services not specified in
6the dispositional order, the court shall revise the dispositional order under s. 938.363
7or order a change in placement under s. 938.357, as appropriate.
AB809, s. 184 8Section 184. 938.78 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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