AB150-ASA, s. 2497
22Section
2497. 48.432 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,858,2523
48.432
(3) (a) (intro.) The department
, or agency contracted with under sub.
24(9), shall release the medical information under sub. (2) to any of the following
25persons upon request:
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(3) (b) Before releasing the information under par. (a), the department
,
3or agency contracted with under sub. (9), shall delete the name and address of the
4birth parent and the identity of any provider of health care to the individual or
5adoptee or to the birth parent.
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(3) (c) The person making a request under this subsection shall pay a
8fee for the cost of locating, verifying, purging, summarizing, copying and mailing the
9medical or genetic information according to a fee schedule established by the
10department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), based on ability to pay. The
11fee may not be more than $150 and may be waived by the department
or agency.
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(4) (a) Whenever any person specified under sub. (3) wishes to obtain
14medical and genetic information about an individual whose birth parent's rights
15have been terminated in this state at any time, or whose birth parent consented to
16his or her adoption before February 1, 1982, or medical and genetic information
17about the birth parents of such an individual or adoptee, and the information is not
18on file with the department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), the person may
19request that the department
or agency conduct a search for the birth parents to
20obtain the information. The request shall be accompanied by a statement from a
21physician certifying either that the individual or adoptee has or may have acquired
22a genetically transferable disease or that the individual's or adoptee's medical
23condition requires access to the information.
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(4) (b) Upon receipt of a request under par. (a), the department
, or
2agency contracted with under sub. (9), shall undertake a diligent search for the
3individual's or adoptee's parents.
Upon request by the department, an agency shall
4cooperate in the search and shall make its records available to the department. The
5department may not require an agency to conduct the search, but may designate an
6agency to do so with the agency's consent.
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(4) (d) The department
, or agency
designated by the department 9contracted with under
par. (b) sub. (9), shall charge the requester a reasonable fee
10for the cost of the search. When the department or agency determines that the fee
11will exceed $100 for either birth parent, it shall notify the requester. No fee in excess
12of $100 per birth parent may be charged unless the requester, after receiving
13notification under this paragraph, has given consent to proceed with the search.
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(4) (f) The department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), shall
16release to the requester any medical or genetic information provided by a birth
17parent under this subsection without disclosing the birth parent's identity or
18location.
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(4) (g) If a birth parent is located but refuses to provide the information
21requested, the department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), shall notify the
22requester, without disclosing the birth parent's identity or location, and the
23requester may petition the circuit court to order the birth parent to disclose the
24information. The court shall grant the motion for good cause shown.
AB150-ASA, s. 2505
25Section
2505. 48.432 (8m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(8m) (intro.) The department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), 2shall give priority to all of the following:
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(9) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section
5and may contract with an agency to administer this section.
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(2) Any birth parent whose rights have been terminated in this state
8at any time, or who has consented to the adoption of his or her child in this state
9before February 1, 1982, may file with the department
, or agency contracted with
10under sub. (11), an affidavit authorizing the department
or agency to provide the
11child with his or her original birth certificate and with any other available
12information about the birth parent's identity and location. An affidavit filed under
13this subsection may be revoked at any time by notifying the department
or agency 14in writing.
AB150-ASA, s. 2508
15Section
2508. 48.433 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,861,2016
48.433
(3) (intro.) Any person 21 years of age or over whose birth parent's
17rights have been terminated in this state or who has been adopted in this state with
18the consent of his or her birth parent or parents before February 1, 1982, may request
19the department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), to provide the person with
20the following:
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(4) Before acting on the request, the department
, or agency contracted
23with under sub. (11), shall require the requester to provide adequate identification.
AB150-ASA, s. 2510
24Section
2510. 48.433 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) (intro.) The department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), 2shall disclose the requested information in either of the following circumstances:
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(5) (a) The department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), has
5on file unrevoked affidavits filed under sub. (2) from both birth parents.
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(6) (a) If the department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), does
8not have on file an affidavit from each known birth parent, it shall, within 3 months
9after the date of the original request, undertake a diligent search for each birth
10parent who has not filed an affidavit. The search shall be completed within 6 months
11after the date of the request, unless the search falls within one of the exceptions
12established by the department by rule. If any information has been provided under
13sub. (5), the department
or agency is not required to conduct a search.
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(6) (d) The department
, or agency
designated by the department 17contracted with under
par. (b) sub. (11), shall charge the requester a reasonable fee
18for the cost of the search. When the department or agency determines that the fee
19will exceed $100 for either birth parent, it shall notify the requester. No fee in excess
20of $100 per birth parent may be charged unless the requester, after receiving
21notification under this paragraph, has given consent to proceed with the search.
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(7) (b) Within 3 working days after contacting a birth parent, the
24department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), shall send the birth parent
1a written copy of the information specified under par. (a) and a blank copy of the
2affidavit.
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(7) (c) If the birth parent files the affidavit, the department
, or agency
5contracted with under sub. (11), shall disclose the requested information if permitted
6under sub. (5).
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(7) (e) If, after a search under this subsection, a known birth parent
9cannot be located, the department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), may
10disclose the requested information if the other birth parent has filed an unrevoked
11affidavit under sub. (2).
AB150-ASA, s. 2518
12Section
2518. 48.433 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(8) (a) (intro.) If a birth parent is known to be dead and has not filed
14an unrevoked affidavit under sub. (2), the department
, or agency contracted with
15under sub. (11), shall so inform the requester. The department
or agency may not
16provide the requester with his or her original birth certificate or with the identity of
17that parent, but shall provide the requester with any available information it has on
18file regarding the identity and location of the other birth parent if both of the
19following conditions exist:
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(8) (b) If a birth parent is known to be dead, the department
, or agency
22contracted with under sub. (11), in addition to the information provided under par.
23(a), shall provide the requester with any nonidentifying social history information
24about the deceased parent on file with the department
or agency.
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(8m) If the department
, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), may
2not disclose the information requested under this section, it shall provide the
3requester with any nonidentifying social history information about either of the
4birth parents that it has on file.
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(11) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section
7and may contract with an agency to administer this section.
AB150-ASA, s. 2522
8Section
2522. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the
9statutes is amended to read:
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SUBCHAPTER IX
12
JURISDICTION OVER PERSON
18 17
13OR OLDER
AB150-ASA, s. 2523
14Section
2523. 48.44 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150-ASA,864,17
1548.44 (title)
Jurisdiction over persons
18 17 or older. (1) The court has
16jurisdiction over persons
18 17 or older as provided under ss. 48.355 (4) and 48.45 and
17as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.
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(1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition
20described in s. 48.12 or 48.13 it appears that any person
18 17 or older has been guilty
21of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such
22condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such
23person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders determining the ability
24of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the child and directing when,
25how and where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
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(3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person
18 17 or older has
3violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney for criminal
4proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment. This
5subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior
6reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.
AB150-ASA,865,9
848.48 (title)
Authority of department
of health and social services. 9(intro.) The department
of health and social services shall have authority:
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48.48
(1) To promote the enforcement of the laws relating to
delinquent
12children, nonmarital children and children in need of protection or services including
13developmentally disabled children and to take the initiative in all matters involving
14the interests of such children where adequate provision therefor is not made. This
15duty shall be discharged in cooperation with the courts, county departments,
16licensed child welfare agencies and with parents and other individuals interested in
17the welfare of children.
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(3) To accept
legal custody of children transferred to it by the court under
20s. 48.355 and guardianship of children when appointed by the court, and to provide
21special treatment and care when directed by the court. A court may not direct the
22department to administer psychotropic medications to children who receive special
23treatment or care under this subsection.
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(4m) (a) Is at least
18 17 years of age;
AB150-ASA, s. 2529m
4Section 2529m. 48.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
5Act .... (this act), is repealed.
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(4m) (b) Was in the legal custody of the department or under its
9supervision under s. 48.34 (4m) or (4n) when the person reached
18 17 years of age;
AB150-ASA, s. 2530m
10Section 2530m. 48.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
11Act .... (this act), is repealed.
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(12) (a) To enter into an agreement to assist in the cost of care of a child
20after legal adoption when the department has determined that such assistance is
21necessary to assure the child's adoption. Agreements under this paragraph shall be
22made in accordance with s. 48.975. Payments shall be made from the appropriation
23under s. 20.435
(7) (3) (dd).
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(13) To promulgate rules for the payment of an allowance to children in
2its institutions and a cash grant to a child being discharged from its institutions
or
3released to aftercare or corrective sanctions supervision.
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(14) To pay maintenance, tuition and related expenses from the
7appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (ho) and (7) (dd) for persons who when they
8reached
18 17 years of age were students regularly attending a school, college or
9university or regularly attending a course of vocational or technical training
10designed to fit them for gainful employment, and who when reaching that age were
11in the legal custody of the department or under its supervision under s. 48.34 (4m)
12or (4n) as a result of a judicial decision.
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(16) To establish and enforce standards for services provided under
ss. 1748.34 and s. 48.345
(1) (a) and (e). This authority does not apply to services provided
18by the department of corrections under s. 48.366 (8).
AB150-ASA, s. 2535m
19Section 2535m. 48.49 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Acts 377,
20385 and 491, is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 2536m
21Section 2536m. 48.50 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Acts 385
22and 491, is repealed.
AB150-ASA,868,12
148.505 (title)
Children placed in a secured correctional facility or on
2aftercare under supervision of department of health and social services or
3county department. The When a child is under the supervision of the department
4of health and social services under s. 48.34 (4m) or (4n), 48.357 (4) or (5) (e) or 48.366
5or under the supervision of a county department under s. 48.34 (4n), the department
6or county department having supervision over the child shall have the right and duty
7to protect, train, discipline, treat and confine
a child who is placed in a secured
8correctional facility under s. 48.34 (4m), 48.357 (4) or (5) (e) or 48.366, the child and
9to provide food, shelter, legal services, education and ordinary medical and dental
10care for the child, subject to the rights, duties and responsibilities of the guardian of
11the child and subject to any residual parental rights and responsibilities and the
12provisions of any court order.