Wisconsin Legislature: Children — Protection and services

Foster home, treatment foster home, shelter, group home, or residential care center workers or volunteers prohibited from having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with children placed there; felony provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, sexual abuse by stepparent added] - AB511

Habitual truancy: conditions that must be met before a proceeding may be brought revised re children under age 12; court may order certain dispositions re CHIPS or child neglect - AB822

Harassment, child abuse, and vulnerable adult injunctions modified - AB54

Harassment definition modified and harassment restraining order or injunction deadline increased; payment of filing fee for child abuse or vulnerable adult injunction revised [A.Amdt.1: child abuse restraining order or injunction deadline increased] - AB636

Home visiting services grants by DHFS revised [Sec. 322, 887, 888, 890-894, 9421 (4); original bill only] - AB100

Legal custody or physical placement order modification: court must consider criminal record of certain persons other than the child's parents [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, court must use same considerations at initial determination of custody or placement] - AB522

Legal custody or physical placement order modification: court must consider criminal record of certain persons other than the child's parents - SB247

Parental duties: DHFS to prepare and distribute informational materials describing the duties, legal consequences for failure to perform those duties, and a list of agencies that provide services for children and families - AB313

Sex offender on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release re conviction for sexual assault of a child: Corr.Dept and DHFS required to track the person using a GPS tracking device; felony provision [for further revisions, see entry under ``Sex crimes"] - AB591

Sex offender on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release re conviction for sexual assault of a child: Corr.Dept and DHFS required to track the person using a GPS tracking device; felony provision - SB295

Sexual assault of a child and first-degree sexual assault: limitations period for prosecutions eliminated - AB47

Sexual assault offense penalties revised re reclassification, ``two-strikes" offenses, court-ordered treatment for imprisoned offenders, and mandatory lifetime supervision - SB289

Sexually violent person involuntary commitment procedure eliminated; penalty for first-degree sexual assault of a child increased - AB30

Shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies prevention: DHFS to prepare informational materials and distribution requirements; training for day care providers; instruction in schools required; DHFS to keep certain statistics [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, CANPB to purchase or prepare informational materials; S.Amdt.1: appropriation revisions] - SB221

TPR on grounds of parent's conviction of manufacturing methamphetamine in presence of a child of the parent [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, TPR provisions removed, ``abuse" definition in Children's Code expanded to include manufacturing methamphetamine with a child physically present or in a child's home, juvenile court authority and child abuse reporting law provisions] - AB213

Adoption expenses tax deduction eliminated for tax years beginning after 12/31/2005; nonrefundable state adoption expenses credit created [S.Amdt.50 to Engr.AB-100: 1286Lm, 1311ia, 1312o, 9341 (4k)] - AB100

Birth parent may request DHFS or an agency to provide information on the identity and location of the birth child if the birth child is 21 years old or older; prohibitions on contacting or revealing information before the birth child reaches 21 years of age, forfeiture provision - AB1025

Child placed for adoption: if a sibling is being or has been placed for adoption, then DHFS, county department, or child welfare agency must investigate the adoptive placement of the sibling [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, investigation of sibling's adoptive placement changed to statement in child's permancy plan about appropriate placement with sibling's foster parent, adoptive parent, or proposed adoptive parent; S.Amdt.1: ``sibling" definition provision] - SB606

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re child abuse investigations of noncaregivers, definition of ``relative", holding a child in custody, and placement of a child for adoption [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provision of information to relative caregivers added] - SB284

Guardian appointment and subsidized guardianship payments; eligibility re MA, child care subsidy, and adoption assistance; federal waiver provision [Sec. 330, 843, 844, 851-855, 884, 885, 924-930, 932-936, 938, 940-950, 952, 1024-1026, 1028-1044, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1150, 2441-2444, 2458-2461, 9121 (1)] - AB100

Human growth and development instruction: DHFS required to develop and distribute informational materials on the procedures governing adoption and listing private and public agencies providing adoption services - SB670

Identifying information about birth parents: age at which adoptee may obtain lowered - AB688

Newborn child relinquished by parents and, after involuntary TPR is filed, is in DHFS custody: DHFS prohibited from petitioning juvenile or tribal court to transfer custody to county department or to tribe after certain amount of time - AB660

Special orders of business for December 13, 2005 established re partial veto of AB-100 [Item C-1] and AB-20, AB-120, AB-122, AB-397, AB-521, AB-624, AB-700, AB-763, AB-802, AB-823, AB-829, AB-840, AB-844, SB-175, SB-331, SB-402, SB-403 - AR43

TPR revisions re declarations of paternal interest, grounds, procedures, and appeals; adoption, foster parent, and CHIPS revisions; DHFS, SPD, and Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare duties and authority specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare reference removed] - AB521

Child sex offenders: additional residence restrictions apply if the offender refused treatment programs while incarcerated - AB301

Child sex offenses: mandatory term of confinement and maximum term of imprisonment revised under certain circumstances [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, maximum term of imprisonment provisions removed] - AB784

Child sex offenses: mandatory term of confinement and maximum term of imprisonment revised under certain circumstances - SB408

Child welfare caseworkers in Milwaukee County: DHFS report on retention activities [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9121 (12d)] - AB100

Computers used in crimes against children: seizure authorized - AB424

Crimes against children: law enforcement agency duty to investigate created; confidentiality of victim information provision - AB1179

Crimes against children: law enforcement agency duty to investigate created; confidentiality of victim information provision - SB682

Digital recording of child's testimony: videotaped statement provisions apply [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``digital" changed to ``audiovisual"] - AB261

Digital recording of child's testimony: videotaped statement provisions apply - SB134

First degree sexual assault of a child resulting in great bodily harm to the child: maximum penalty increased to life imprisonment - AB1095

First degree sexual assault of a child resulting in great bodily harm to the child: maximum penalty increased to life imprisonment - SB629

Forfeiture of computers used in committing a serious child sex offense permitted, conditions and innocent security interest holders provisions; use of computer by child sex offender on parole, probation, or extended supervision restricted, Corr.Dept required to monitor - AB988

Forfeiture of computers used in committing a serious child sex offense permitted, conditions and innocent security interest holders provisions; use of computer by child sex offender on parole, probation, or extended supervision restricted, Corr.Dept required to monitor - AB1010

Foster home, treatment foster home, shelter, group home, or residential care center workers or volunteers prohibited from having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with children placed there; felony provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, sexual abuse by stepparent added] - AB511

Guardian appointment and subsidized guardianship payments; eligibility re MA, child care subsidy, and adoption assistance; federal waiver provision [Sec. 330, 843, 844, 851-855, 884, 885, 924-930, 932-936, 938, 940-950, 952, 1024-1026, 1028-1044, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1150, 2441-2444, 2458-2461, 9121 (1)] - AB100

Guardianship and conservatorship laws revised [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, receipt and acceptance of foreign (out-of-state) guardianship added] - SB391

Habitual truancy: conditions that must be met before a proceeding may be brought revised re children under age 12; court may order certain dispositions re CHIPS or child neglect - AB822

Health insurance ID card for a child: parent required to provide to the other parent re divorce, legal separation, or paternity actions; contempt of court provision - AB526

Identifying information about birth parents: age at which adoptee may obtain lowered - AB688

Juvenile court granted jurisdiction over child alleged to be in need of protection or services on grounds of truancy under certain conditions - SB285

Marriage and parental responsibility instruction in human growth and development course, during same school year, required - AB309

Mental illness and developmental disabilities re certain minors: revisions re inpatient treatment facilities, discharge upon request, transfer from secured juvenile facility to inpatient treatment facility, outpatient treatment, and access to treatment records; consent for administration of psychotropic medication required; juvenile court provisions [A.Amdt.1: administration of psychotropic medication to minors deleted] - SB226

Movie with ``restricted" rating: public library may not loan or rent to a minor without proof of consent from parent or guardian - SB258

Newborn child relinquished by parents and, after involuntary TPR is filed, is in DHFS custody: DHFS prohibited from petitioning juvenile or tribal court to transfer custody to county department or to tribe after certain amount of time - AB660

Parental duties: DHFS to prepare and distribute informational materials describing the duties, legal consequences for failure to perform those duties, and a list of agencies that provide services for children and families - AB313

Parenting plan requirements revised; equalizing periods of physical placement to highest degree; legal custody and physical placement modifications; mediation and guardian ad litem provisions - AB897

Parenting plan requirements revised; equalizing periods of physical placement to highest degree; legal custody and physical placement modifications; mediation and guardian ad litem provisions - SB586

Sex offender registered with Corr.Dept: intentionally photographing, filming, or videotaping person under age 17 without written consent of parent, guardian, or custodian prohibited; felony provision - AB251

Sex offenses against children: certain penalties revised; child pornography surcharge created; child sex offender prohibition on working with children modified; computers used to facilitate a child sex crime provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, sex offender working with children provision removed, surcharge modified, OJA grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to sexual assault victims created] - AB942

Sex offenses against children: certain penalties revised; child pornography surcharge created; child sex offender prohibition on working with children modified; computers used to facilitate a child sex crime provision - SB580

Statewide automated child welfare information system confidentiality and information sharing [Sec. 1023, 1226, 2462] - AB100

Statewide automated child welfare information system: revisions re entering information about certain individuals, access to information by Corr.Dept and certain county agencies, and notifying individuals before their information is entered into the system - SB651

TANF transfer to CANPB eliminated; replaced with GPR for child abuse and neglect prevention programs, early childhood education centers, and right from the start projects [Sec. 297, 1045-1047, 1109] - AB100

TPR on grounds of continuing denial of visitation revised re delinquency dispositional order - AB23

TPR on grounds of parent's conviction of manufacturing methamphetamine in presence of a child of the parent [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, TPR provisions removed, ``abuse" definition in Children's Code expanded to include manufacturing methamphetamine with a child physically present or in a child's home, juvenile court authority and child abuse reporting law provisions] - AB213

TPR proceeding: right to a jury trial eliminated - SB378

TPR revisions re declarations of paternal interest, grounds, procedures, and appeals; adoption, foster parent, and CHIPS revisions; DHFS, SPD, and Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare duties and authority specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare reference removed] - AB521

Video or computer games that, when played, depict nudity or sexually explicit material: prohibition re knowingly exposing a child to harmful material expanded to include - AB634

Advanced curriculum and assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils: DPI grants to CESAs and MPS [Sec. 187, 1883] - AB100

Autism Scholarship Program created re special education programs; DPI, LAB, and school state aid provisions - AB700

Education of children with disabilities: laws revised re federal Individual with Disabilities Education Act adopted in 2004 - AB945

Education of children with disabilities: laws revised re federal Individual with Disabilities Education Act adopted in 2004 [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB529

Federal education laws and federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): DPI and school boards directed to resolve conflicts with state laws and seek waivers; federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provision - AB562

High-cost special education aid: additional funding [Sec. 178, 1879, 9437 (2)] - AB100

MPCP and charter schools, pupil eligibility, special education reimbursement, and teacher requirements [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1877m, 1878c, 1883f-r, 1895h-t, 9337 (6m), (7m), 9437 (4m)] - AB100

School district may choose not to comply with SAGE contract requirement; foregone aid lapses to general fund to supplement special education aid - AB123

School district may choose not to comply with SAGE contract requirement; foregone aid lapses to general fund to supplement special education aid [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB68

Special education aid distribution on census basis rather than cost basis: DPI to study and report to JCF [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9137 (2q)] - AB100

Special education aid for contracting with public or private agency expanded to cover more services; speech therapy provision - AB362

Special education aid for contracting with public or private agency expanded to cover more services; speech therapy provision - SB177

Special education aid reimbursement for school counselors permitted [Sec. 1877, 1878, 9337 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: school nurses added, provision re special education services to charter schools] - AB100

Special education transition services and vocational opportunities available in counties: DPI, DWD, and DHFS to establish clearinghouse of information; Internet provision - AB308

Special orders of business for March 2, 2006 established re AB-172, AB-539, AB-579, AB-785, AB-851, AB-904, AB-933, AB-945, AB-976, AB-992, AB-993, AB-1021, AB-1036, AB-1037, AB-1038, AB-1052, AB-1054, AB-1071, AB-1072, AB-1073, AB-1074, SB-161, SB-221, SB-259, SB-312, SB-414, SB-495, SB-496, SB-497, SB-511, SB-529, SJR-33 - AR49

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266 - AR38

Transporting children with disabilities to school: school board requirements revised - SB383

Vulnerable child: maltreatment prohibited; definition provided - AB1027