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(2) (b) An act or omission of a child who is placed in a foster home
,
18treatment foster home or family-operated group home while the child is in the
care
19of the foster
, treatment foster parent or family-operated group home
parent's care 20parent.
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21Section
175. 895.485 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) The immunity specified in sub. (2) does not apply if the act or
23omission of a foster
, treatment foster parent or family-operated group home parent
24was not done in good faith or was not in compliance with any written instructions,
25received from the agency that placed the child, regarding specific care and
1supervision of the child. The good faith of a foster
, treatment foster parent or
2family-operated group home parent and the compliance of the foster
, treatment
3foster parent or family-operated group home parent with any written instructions
4received from the agency that placed the child are presumed in a civil action. Any
5person who asserts that a foster
, treatment foster
parent or family-operated group
6home parent did not act in good faith, or did not comply with written instructions
7received from the agency that placed the child, has the burden of proving that
8assertion.
SB601, s. 176
9Section
176. 895.485 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) (intro.) Any agency that acts in good faith in placing a child with
11a foster
, treatment foster parent or family-operated group home parent is immune
12from civil liability for any act or omission of the agency, the foster
, treatment foster 13parent or family-operated group home parent or the child unless all of the following
14occur:
SB601, s. 177
15Section
177. 895.485 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) (a) The agency has failed to provide the foster
, treatment foster 17parent or family-operated group home parent with any information relating to a
18medical, physical, mental or emotional condition of the child that it is required to
19disclose under this paragraph. The department of health and family services shall
20promulgate rules specifying the kind of information that an agency shall disclose to
21a foster
, treatment foster parent or family-operated group home parent which
22relates to a medical, physical, mental or emotional condition of the child.
SB601, s. 178
23Section
178. 938.02 (5j) of the statutes is created to read:
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(5j) "Family foster home" means a facility that is operated by a person
2required to be licensed by s. 48.62 (1) (a) and that provides care and maintenance for
3no more than 4 children unless all of the children are siblings.
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938.02
(6) "Foster home" means any facility that is operated by a person
7required to be licensed by s. 48.62 (1)
(a) and that provides care and maintenance for
8no more than 4 juveniles unless all of the juveniles are siblings
and includes a family
9foster home, a treatment foster home and a village foster home.
SB601, s. 180
10Section
180. 938.02 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
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(22) "Village foster home" means a facility that is operated by a person
12required to be licensed by s. 48.62 (1) (c), that provides care and maintenance for no
13more than 6 children, that is clustered in a village setting with other facilities
14licensed under s. 48.62 (1) (c), that has as its goal the provision of a stable, long-term
15placement for those children and that employs individuals on a long-term basis to
16provide that care and maintenance.
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(1) (c) A licensed foster home
or a licensed treatment foster home 20provided the placement does not violate the conditions of the license.
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(f) The home of a person not a relative, if the placement does not exceed 30 days,
22though the placement may be extended for an additional 30 days for cause by the
23court, and if the person has not had a foster home
or treatment foster home license
24refused, revoked or suspended within the last 2 years.
SB601, s. 182
25Section
182. 938.235 (4) (a) 7g. of the statutes is created to read:
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(4) (a) 7g. Petition for the appointment of a guardian under s. 48.977
2(2), the revision of a guardianship order under s. 48.977 (6) or the removal of a
3guardian under s. 48.977 (7).
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(4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.)
A report recommending
7placement in a foster home,
treatment foster home, group home or nonsecured child
8caring institution shall be in writing, except that the report may be presented orally
9at the dispositional hearing if all parties consent. A report that is presented orally
10shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record. The report shall include all
11of the following:
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(5) (title)
Identity of foster parent or treatment foster parent;
15confidentiality. If the report recommends placement in a foster home
or a treatment
16foster home, and the name of the foster parent
or treatment foster parent is not
17available at the time the report is filed, the agency shall provide the court and the
18juvenile's parent or guardian with the name and address of the foster parent
or
19treatment foster parent within 21 days after the dispositional order is entered,
20except that the court may order the information withheld from the juvenile's parent
21or guardian if the court finds that disclosure would result in imminent danger to the
22juvenile or to the foster parent
or treatment foster parent. After notifying the
23juvenile's parent or guardian, the court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering the
24information withheld.
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(3) (c) A foster home
or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62
4or a group home licensed under s. 48.625.
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(2) (b) 2. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, the name of the
8place or facility, including transitional placements, where the juvenile shall be cared
9for or treated, except that if the placement is a foster home
or treatment foster home 10and the name and address of the foster parent
or treatment foster parent is not
11available at the time of the order, the name and address of the foster parent
or
12treatment foster parent shall be furnished to the court and the parent within 21 days
13of the order. If, after a hearing on the issue with due notice to the parent or guardian,
14the court finds that disclosure of the identity of the foster parent
or treatment foster
15parent would result in imminent danger to the juvenile
, or the foster parent
or the
16treatment foster parent, the court may order the name and address of the prospective
17foster parents
or treatment foster parents withheld from the parent or guardian.
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(1) The person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
21dispositional order may request a change in the placement of the juvenile, whether
22or not the change requested is authorized in the dispositional order and shall cause
23written notice to be sent to the juvenile or the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem,
24parent, foster parent, guardian and legal custodian. The notice shall contain the
25name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in placement,
1a statement describing why the new placement is preferable to the present
2placement and a statement of how the new placement satisfies objectives of the
3treatment plan ordered by the court. Any person receiving the notice under this
4subsection or notice of the specific foster
or treatment foster placement under s.
5938.355 (2) (b) 2. may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the
6court within 10 days after receipt of the notice. Placements shall not be changed until
710 days after such notice is sent to the court unless the parent, guardian or legal
8custodian and the juvenile, if 12 or more years of age, sign written waivers of
9objection, except that placement changes which were authorized in the dispositional
10order may be made immediately if notice is given as required in this subsection. In
11addition, a hearing is not required for placement changes authorized in the
12dispositional order except where an objection filed by a person who received notice
13alleges that new information is available which affects the advisability of the court's
14dispositional order. If a hearing is held under this subsection and the change in
15placement would remove a juvenile from a foster home, the foster parent may submit
16a written statement prior to the hearing.
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(2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
20for each juvenile living in a foster home,
treatment foster home, group home, child
21caring institution, secure detention facility or shelter care facility, the agency that
22placed the juvenile or arranged the placement or the agency assigned primary
23responsibility for providing services to the juvenile under s. 938.355 shall prepare
24a written permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists:
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(4) (f) (intro.) The services that will be provided to the juvenile, the
4juvenile's family and the juvenile's foster parent
, the juvenile's treatment foster
5parent or the operator of the facility where the juvenile is living to carry out the
6dispositional order, including services planned to accomplish all of the following:
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(5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the parents of the juvenile,
10the juvenile if he or she is 10 years of age or older and the juvenile's foster parent
,
11the juvenile's treatment foster parent or the operator of the facility in which the
12juvenile is living of the date, time and place of the review, of the issues to be
13determined as part of the review, of the fact that they may submit written comments
14not less than 10 working days before the review and of the fact that they may
15participate in the review. The court or agency shall notify the person representing
16the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel and the juvenile's guardian ad litem
17of the date of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review and of
18the fact that they may submit written comments not less than 10 working days before
19the review. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less
20than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the juvenile's
21case record.
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(e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of the
23determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered the
24order, the juvenile or the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem, the person
25representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's parent or guardian and the
1juvenile's foster parent
, the juvenile's treatment foster parent or the operator of the
2facility where the juvenile is living.
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(4) Provide appropriate care and training for juveniles under its
6supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (4); including
7serving those juveniles in their own homes, placing them in licensed foster homes
or
8licensed treatment foster homes in accordance with s. 48.63 or licensed group homes,
9contracting for their care by licensed child welfare agencies or replacing them in
10juvenile correctional institutions or secured child caring institutions in accordance
11with rules promulgated under ch. 227, except that the department may not purchase
12the educational component of private day treatment programs for juveniles in its
13custody unless the department, the school board as defined in s. 115.001 (7) and the
14secretary of education all determine that an appropriate public education program
15is not available. Disputes between the department and the school district shall be
16resolved by the secretary of education.
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(1) (b) Foster homes
or treatment foster homes.
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(3) (a) 1p. Alternate care, including placement in a foster home,
23treatment foster home, group home, child caring institution or secured child caring
24institution.
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(1) (c) Provide appropriate protection and services for juveniles in its
4care, including providing services for juveniles and their families in their own homes,
5placing the juveniles in licensed foster homes
, licensed treatment foster homes or
6licensed group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to
7the agency with legal custody or contracting for services for them by licensed child
8welfare agencies or replacing them in juvenile correctional institutions or secured
9child caring institutions in accordance with rules promulgated under ch. 227, except
10that the county department may not purchase the educational component of private
11day treatment programs unless the county department, the school board as defined
12in s. 115.001 (7) and the secretary of education all determine that an appropriate
13public education program is not available. Disputes between the county department
14and the school district shall be resolved by the secretary of education.
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4. Is living in a foster home,
treatment foster home, group home or child caring
18institution.
SB601, s. 196
19Section
196. 940.203 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (a) "Family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child,
21stepchild
, or foster child
or treatment foster child.
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197. 940.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) In this section, "family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling,
24child, stepchild
, or foster child
or treatment foster child.
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25Section
198. 940.207 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) In this section, "family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling,
2child, stepchild
, or foster child
or treatment foster child.
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3Section
199. 943.013 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (a) "Family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child,
5stepchild
, or foster child
or treatment foster child.
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6Section
200. 943.015 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) In this section, "family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling,
8child, stepchild
, or foster child
or treatment foster child.
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9Section
201. 948.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) "Person responsible for the child's welfare" includes the child's
11parent; guardian; foster parent;
treatment foster parent; an employe of a public or
12private residential home, institution or agency; other person legally responsible for
13the child's welfare in a residential setting; or a person employed by one legally
14responsible for the child's welfare to exercise temporary control or care for the child.
SB601, s. 202
15Section
202. 949.06 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1m) (a) In this subsection, "family member" means any spouse, parent,
17grandparent, stepparent, child, stepchild, adopted child, grandchild, foster child,
18treatment foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, aunt, uncle, nephew,
19niece, or parent or sibling of spouse.
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21(1)
This act takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on the day after publication,
22whichever is later.