AB769, s. 4 25Section 4. 48.75 (1g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.75 (1g) (a) 4. The county of the public licensing agency issuing the license
2has a population of 500,000 or more and the placement is for adoption under s. 48.833
3(1), 48.835, or 48.837.
AB769, s. 5 4Section 5. 48.833 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 293, is
5renumbered 48.833 (1) and amended to read:
AB769,6,206 48.833 (1) Placement by department or county department. The department,
7or a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child welfare agency
8licensed under s. 48.60
may place a child for adoption in a licensed foster home or a
9licensed treatment foster home without a court order under s. 48.63 (3) (b) or if the
10department, or county department , or child welfare agency is the guardian of the
11child or makes the placement at the request of another agency that is the guardian
12of the child and if the proposed adoptive parents have completed the preadoption
13preparation required under s. 48.84 (1) or the department, or county department, or
14child welfare agency
determines that the proposed adoptive parents are not required
15to complete that preparation. ,, When a child is placed under this section subsection
16in a licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home for adoption, the
17department, or county department , or child welfare agency making the placement
18shall enter into a written agreement with the proposed adoptive parent, which shall
19state the date on which the child is placed in the licensed foster home or licensed
20treatment foster home for adoption by the proposed adoptive parent.
AB769, s. 6 21Section 6. 48.833 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB769,7,922 48.833 (2) Placement by child welfare agency. A child welfare agency
23licensed under s. 48.60 may place a child for adoption in a licensed foster home or a
24licensed treatment foster home without a court order under s. 48.63 (3) (b) or if the
25child welfare agency is the guardian of the child or makes the placement at the

1request of another agency that is the guardian of the child and if the proposed
2adoptive parents have completed the preadoption preparation required under s.
348.84 (1) or the child welfare agency determines that the proposed adoptive parents
4are not required to complete that preparation. When a child is placed under this
5subsection in a licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home for adoption,
6the child welfare agency making the placement shall enter into a written agreement
7with the proposed adoptive parent, which shall state the date on which the child is
8placed in the licensed foster home or licensed treatment foster home for adoption by
9the proposed adoptive parent.
AB769, s. 7 10Section 7. 48.837 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,7,1611 48.837 (1) In-state adoptive placement. When the proposed adoptive parent
12or parents of a child reside in this state and are not relatives of the child, a parent
13having custody of a child and the proposed adoptive parent or parents of the child
14may petition the court for placement of the child for adoption in the home of a person
15who is not a relative of the child
the proposed adoptive parent or parents if the home
16is licensed as a foster home or treatment foster home under s. 48.62.
AB769, s. 8 17Section 8. 48.837 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,7,2418 48.837 (1m) Out-of-state adoptive placement. Notwithstanding s. Subject to
19ss. 48.98 and
48.988, when the proposed adoptive parent or parents of a child reside
20outside this state and are not relatives of the child, a parent having custody of a child
21and the proposed adoptive parent or parents of the child may petition the court for
22placement of the child for adoption in the home of the proposed adoptive parent or
23parents, if the home meets the criteria established by the laws of the other state for
24a preadoptive placement of a child in the home of a nonrelative.
AB769, s. 9 25Section 9. 48.837 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
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148.837 (1r) Placement prior to petition. (a) At the request of a parent having
2custody of a child and the proposed adoptive parent or parents of the child, the
3department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child welfare
4agency licensed under s. 48.60 may place the child in the home of the proposed
5adoptive parent or parents prior to the filing of a petition under sub. (2) as provided
6in par. (b) or (c), whichever is applicable, and par. (d).
AB769,8,107 (b) The department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a
8child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60 may place a child under par. (a) in the
9home of a proposed adoptive parent or parents who reside in this state if that home
10is licensed as a foster home or treatment foster home under s. 48.62.
AB769,8,1911 (c) The department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a
12child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60 may place a child under par. (a) in the
13home of a proposed adoptive parent or parents who reside outside this state if the
14placement is made in compliance with s. 48.98 or 48.988, whichever is applicable, if
15the home meets the criteria established by the laws of the state where the proposed
16adoptive parent or parents reside for a preadoptive placement of a child in the home
17of a nonrelative, and if an appropriate agency in that state has completed an
18investigation of the home and filed a report and recommendation concerning the
19home with the department, county department, or licensed child welfare agency.
AB769,9,320 (d) Before a child may be placed under par. (a), the department, county
21department, or child welfare agency making the placement and the proposed
22adoptive parent or parents shall enter into a written agreement that specifies who
23is financially responsible for the cost of providing care for the child prior to the
24finalization of the adoption and for the cost of returning the child to the parent who
25has custody of the child if the adoption is not finalized. Under the agreement, the

1department, county department, or child welfare agency or the proposed adoptive
2parent or parents, but not the birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed
3father of the child, shall be financially responsible for those costs.
AB769,9,94 (e) Prior to termination of parental rights to the child, no person may coerce a
5birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed father of the child into refraining
6from exercising his or her right to withdraw consent to the transfer or surrender of
7the child or to termination of his or her parental rights to the child, to have
8reasonable visitation or contact with the child, or to otherwise exercise his or her
9parental rights to the child.
AB769, s. 10 10Section 10. 48.837 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,9,1911 48.837 (4) (d) May, at the request of a petitioning parent, or on its own motion
12after ordering the child taken into custody under s. 48.19 (1) (c),
in the case of a child
13who has not been placed under sub. (1r),
order the department or a county
14department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), at the request of a petitioning parent or on
15its own motion after ordering the child taken into custody under s. 48.19 (1) (c),
to
16place the child, pending the hearing on the petition, in any home in this state that
17is
licensed under s. 48.62 except the home of the proposed adoptive parents or a
18relative of the proposed adoptive parents
or in any home outside this state if the
19conditions under sub. (1r) (c) are met
.
AB769, s. 11 20Section 11. 48.837 (4) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB769,9,2521 48.837 (4) (dm) May, in the case of a child who has been placed under sub. (1r),
22order the child to be maintained in the placement pending the hearing on the petition
23or order the department or a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), at the
24request of a petitioning parent or on its own motion after ordering the child taken
25into custody under s. 48.19 (1) (c), to place the child, pending the hearing on the

1petition, in any home licensed under s. 48.62 except the home of the proposed
2adoptive parents or a relative of the proposed adoptive parents.
AB769, s. 12 3Section 12. 48.837 (6) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB769,10,74 48.837 (6) (br) At the hearing on the petition under sub. (2), the court shall
5determine whether any person has coerced a birth parent or any alleged or presumed
6father of the child in violation of sub. (1r) (e). Upon a finding of coercion, the court
7shall dismiss the petitions under subs. (2) and (3).
AB769, s. 13 8Section 13. 48.837 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,10,189 48.837 (6) (d) If the proposed placement is approved, the court shall proceed
10immediately to a hearing on the petition required under sub. (3). If the parental
11rights of the parent are terminated, the court shall order the child placed with the
12proposed adoptive parent or parents and
appoint as guardian of the child the
13department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child welfare
14agency licensed to accept guardianship under s. 48.61 (5). If the child has not been
15placed with the proposed adoptive parent or parents under sub. (1r) or (4) (d), the
16court shall order the child to be placed with the proposed adoptive parent or parents.
17If the child has been placed with the proposed adoptive parent or parents under sub.
18(1r) or (4) (d), the court shall order the child to be maintained in that placement.
AB769, s. 14 19Section 14. 48.837 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,10,2320 48.837 (7) Investigation and care costs. The proposed adoptive parents shall
21pay the cost of any investigation ordered under sub. (4) (c), according to a fee schedule
22established by the department based on ability to pay, and shall also, if the adoption
23is completed, pay the cost of any care provided for the child under sub. (4) (d) or (dm).
AB769, s. 15 24Section 15. 48.84 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 293, is
25amended to read:
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148.84 (3) A proposed adoptive parent who petitions to adopt a child under s.
248.837 or 48.839 or with whom a child is placed under s. 48.833 (2) shall pay the costs
3of the preadoption preparation required under sub. (1). The department shall pay
4the costs of the preadoption preparation required under sub. (1) for a proposed
5adoptive parent with whom a child is placed under s. 48.833 (1).
AB769, s. 16 6Section 16. 48.913 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,11,87 48.913 (1) (k) If the adoption is completed, the cost of any care provided for the
8child under s. 48.837 (4) (d) or (dm).
AB769, s. 17 9Section 17. 48.988 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,11,1710 48.988 (8) (a) The sending or bringing of a child into a receiving state by the
11child's parent, stepparent, grandparent, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt,
12or guardian and leaving the child with any such relative or non-agency guardian in
13the receiving state if the person who sends, brings, or causes a child to be sent or
14brought into a receiving state is a person whose full legal right to plan for the child
15has been established by law at a time prior to initiation of the placement
16arrangement and has not been voluntarily terminated or diminished or severed by
17the action or order of any court
.
AB769, s. 18 18Section 18. 632.896 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB769,11,2219 632.896 (1) (c) 1. The department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e)
20or (hm), or a child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60 places a child in the
21insured's home for adoption and enters into an agreement under s. 48.63 (3) (b) 4. or
2248.833 (1) or (2) with the insured.
AB769, s. 19 23Section 19. 632.896 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1632.896 (1) (c) 2. A The department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1)
2(e) or (hm), or a child welfare agency under s. 48.837 (1r) places, or a
court under s.
348.837 (4) (d) or (6) (b) orders, a child placed in the insured's home for adoption.
AB769, s. 20 4Section 20. Initial applicability.
AB769,12,95 (1) Payment for preadoption preparation. The treatment of sections 48.75 (1g)
6(c) 4. and 48.84 (3) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 48.833
7of the statutes, and the creation of section 48.833 (2) of the statutes first apply to
8preadoption preparation under section 48.84 (1) of the statutes provided on the
9effective date of this subsection.
AB769,12,1410 (2) Sending, bringing, or placement of child. The treatment of sections 48.837
11(1m) and 49.988 (8) (a) of the statutes first applies to a child who is sent, brought, or
12caused to be sent or brought into a receiving state, as defined in section 48.988 (2)
13(c) of the statutes, or who is placed for adoption outside this state, on the effective
14date of this subsection.
AB769,12,1515 (End)
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