AB463-ASA1, s. 155 5Section 155. 48.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,64,256 48.31 (4) The court or jury shall make findings of fact and the court shall make
7conclusions of law relating to the allegations of a petition filed under s. 48.13, 48.133
8or 48.42, except that the court shall make findings of fact relating to whether the
9child or unborn child is in need of protection or services which can be ordered by the
10court. In cases alleging a child to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13
11(11), the court shall may not find that the child is suffering emotional damage unless
12a licensed physician specializing in psychiatry or a licensed psychologist appointed
13by the court to examine the child has testified at the hearing that in his or her opinion
14the condition exists, and adequate opportunity for the cross-examination of the
15physician or psychologist has been afforded. The judge may use the written reports
16if the right to have testimony presented is voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently
17waived by the guardian ad litem or legal counsel for the child and the parent or
18guardian. In cases alleging a child to be in need of protection or services under s.
1948.13 (11m) or an unborn child to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.133,
20the court shall may not find that the child or the expectant mother of the unborn child
21is in need of treatment and education for needs and problems related to the use or
22abuse of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs
23and its medical, personal, family or social effects unless an assessment for alcohol
24and other drug abuse that conforms to the criteria specified under s. 48.547 (4) has
25been conducted by an approved treatment facility.
AB463-ASA1, s. 156
1Section 156. 48.31 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 3, is
2amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,65,183 48.31 (7) At the close of the fact-finding hearing, the court shall set a date for
4the dispositional hearing which allows a reasonable time for the parties to prepare
5but is no more than 10 days from after the fact-finding hearing for a child in secure
6custody and no more than 30 days from after the fact-finding hearing for a child or
7expectant mother who is
not held in secure custody. If it appears to the court that
8disposition of the case may include placement of the child outside the child's home,
9the court shall order the child's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts
10and living expenses to the court or the designated agency under s. 48.33 (1) at least
115 days before the scheduled date of the dispositional hearing or as otherwise ordered
12by the court. The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to any parent ordered
13to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses a document
14setting forth the percentage standard established by the department of workforce
15development under s. 49.22 (9) and the manner of its application established by the
16department of health and family services under s. 46.247 and listing the factors that
17a court may consider under s. 46.10 (14) (c). If all parties consent, the court may
18immediately proceed with a dispositional hearing.
AB463-ASA1, s. 157 19Section 157. 48.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,65,2420 48.315 (1) (a) Any period of delay resulting from other legal actions concerning
21the child or the unborn child and the unborn child's expectant mother, including an
22examination under s. 48.295 or a hearing related to the child's mental condition of
23the child, the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian or the expectant mother
,
24prehearing motions, waiver motions and hearings on other matters.
AB463-ASA1, s. 158 25Section 158. 48.315 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,66,3
148.315 (1) (b) Any period of delay resulting from a continuance granted at the
2request of or with the consent of the child and his or her counsel or of the unborn child
3by the unborn child's guardian ad litem
.
AB463-ASA1, s. 159 4Section 159. 48.315 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,66,65 48.315 (1) (f) Any period of delay resulting from the absence or unavailability
6of the child or expectant mother.
AB463-ASA1, s. 160 7Section 160. 48.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,66,228 48.32 (1) At any time after the filing of a petition for a proceeding relating to
9s. 48.13 or 48.133 and before the entry of judgment, the judge or juvenile court
10commissioner may suspend the proceedings and place the child or expectant mother
11under supervision in the child's own home or present placement of the child or
12expectant mother
. The court may establish terms and conditions applicable to the
13child and the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian, and to the child to the child
14expectant mother and her parent, guardian or legal custodian or to the adult
15expectant mother
. The order under this section shall be known as a consent decree
16and must be agreed to by the child if 12 years of age or older;, the parent, guardian
17or legal custodian;, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; by the child
18expectant mother, her parent, guardian or legal custodian, the unborn child by the
19unborn child's guardian ad litem and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; or
20by the adult expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad
21litem and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25
. The consent decree shall be
22reduced to writing and given to the parties.
AB463-ASA1, s. 161 23Section 161. 48.32 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,67,3
148.32 (2) (a) A consent decree shall remain in effect up to 6 months unless the
2child, parent, guardian or, legal custodian or expectant mother is discharged sooner
3by the judge or juvenile court commissioner.
AB463-ASA1, s. 162 4Section 162. 48.32 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,67,165 48.32 (2) (c) Upon the motion of the court or the application of the child, parent,
6guardian, legal custodian, expectant mother, unborn child by the unborn child's
7guardian ad litem,
intake worker or any agency supervising the child or expectant
8mother
under the consent decree, the court may, after giving notice to the parties to
9the consent decree and their counsel or guardian ad litem, if any, extend the decree
10for up to an additional 6 months in the absence of objection to extension by the parties
11to the initial consent decree. If the child, parent, guardian or, legal custodian,
12expectant mother or unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem
objects to
13the extension, the judge shall schedule a hearing and make a determination on the
14issue of extension. An extension under this paragraph of a consent decree relating
15to an unborn child who is alleged to be in need of protection or services may be
16granted after the child is born.
AB463-ASA1, s. 163 17Section 163. 48.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,67,2418 48.32 (3) If, prior to discharge by the court, or the expiration of the consent
19decree, the court finds that the child or, parent, legal guardian or, legal custodian or
20expectant mother
has failed to fulfill the express terms and conditions of the consent
21decree or that the child or expectant mother objects to the continuation of the consent
22decree, the hearing under which the child or expectant mother was placed on
23supervision may be continued to conclusion as if the consent decree had never been
24entered.
AB463-ASA1, s. 164 25Section 164. 48.32 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,68,5
148.32 (5) (intro.)  A court which, under this section, elicits or examines
2information or material about a child or an expectant mother which would be
3inadmissible in a hearing on the allegations of the petition shall may not, over
4objections of one of the parties, participate in any subsequent proceedings if any of
5the following applies
:
AB463-ASA1, s. 165 6Section 165. 48.32 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,68,107 48.32 (5) (a) The court refuses to enter into a consent decree and the allegations
8in the petition remain to be decided in a hearing where at which one of the parties
9denies the allegations forming the basis for a child or unborn child in need of
10protection or services petition; or.
AB463-ASA1, s. 166 11Section 166. 48.32 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,68,1312 48.32 (5) (b) A consent decree is granted but the petition under s. 48.13 or
1348.133
is subsequently reinstated.
AB463-ASA1, s. 167 14Section 167. 48.32 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,68,2015 48.32 (6) The judge or juvenile court commissioner shall inform the child and
16the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian, or the adult expectant mother, in
17writing, of the child's right of the child or expectant mother to object to the
18continuation of the consent decree under sub. (3) and the fact that the hearing under
19which the child or expectant mother was placed on supervision may be continued to
20conclusion as if the consent decree had never been entered.
AB463-ASA1, s. 168 21Section 168. 48.33 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,68,2522 48.33 (1) Report required. (intro.) Before the disposition of a child or unborn
23child
adjudged to be in need of protection or services the court shall designate an
24agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), to submit a report which shall contain all of the
25following:
AB463-ASA1, s. 169
1Section 169. 48.33 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,69,32 48.33 (1) (a) The social history of the child or of the expectant mother of the
3unborn child
.
AB463-ASA1, s. 170 4Section 170. 48.33 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,69,115 48.33 (1) (b) A recommended plan of rehabilitation or treatment and care for
6the child or expectant mother which is based on the investigation conducted by the
7agency and any report resulting from an examination or assessment under s. 48.295,
8which employs the least restrictive means available to accomplish the objectives of
9the plan, and, in cases of child abuse or neglect or unborn child abuse, which also
10includes an assessment of risks to the child's physical safety and physical health of
11the child or unborn child
and a description of a plan for controlling the risks.
AB463-ASA1, s. 171 12Section 171. 48.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,69,1913 48.33 (1) (c) A description of the specific services or continuum of services which
14the agency is recommending that the court order for the child or family or for the
15expectant mother of the unborn child
, the persons or agencies that would be
16primarily responsible for providing those services, and the identity of the person or
17agency that would provide case management or coordination of services , if any or,
18and, in the case of a child adjudged to be in need of protection or services,
whether
19or not the child should receive an integrated service plan.
AB463-ASA1, s. 172 20Section 172. 48.33 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,69,2321 48.33 (1) (d) A statement of the objectives of the plan, including any desired
22behavior changes desired of the child or expectant mother and the academic, social
23and vocational skills needed by the child or the expectant mother.
AB463-ASA1, s. 173 24Section 173. 48.33 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,70,5
148.33 (1) (f) If the agency is recommending that the court order the child's
2parent, guardian or legal custodian or the expectant mother to participate in mental
3health treatment, anger management, individual or family counseling or parent or
4prenatal development
training and education, a statement as to the availability of
5those services and as to the availability of funding for those services.
AB463-ASA1, s. 174 6Section 174. 48.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,70,107 48.33 (2) Home placement reports. A report recommending that the child
8remain in his or her home or that the expectant mother remain in her home may be
9presented orally at the dispositional hearing if all parties consent. A report that is
10presented orally shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record.
AB463-ASA1, s. 175 11Section 175. 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,70,1612 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
13placement of an adult expectant mother outside of her home shall be in writing. A
14report recommending placement of a child
in a foster home, treatment foster home,
15group home or child caring institution shall be in writing and shall include all of the
16following:
AB463-ASA1, s. 176 17Section 176. 48.335 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,70,2018 48.335 (1) The court shall conduct a hearing to determine the disposition of a
19case in which a child is adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13
20or an unborn child is adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.133.
AB463-ASA1, s. 177 21Section 177. 48.345 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,71,5 2248.345 (title) Disposition of child or unborn child of child expectant
23mother
adjudged in need of protection or services. (intro.) If the judge finds
24that the child is in need of protection or services or that the unborn child of a child
25expectant mother is in need of protection or services
, the judge shall enter an order

1deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in this section under
2a care and treatment plan, except that the order may not place any child not
3specifically found under chs. 46, 49, 51, 115 and 880 to be developmentally disabled,
4mentally ill or to have exceptional educational needs in facilities which exclusively
5treat those categories of children. The dispositions under this section are as follows:
AB463-ASA1, s. 178 6Section 178. 48.345 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,71,117 48.345 (2) Place the child under supervision of an agency, the department, if
8the department approves, or a suitable adult, including a friend of the child, under
9conditions prescribed by the judge including reasonable rules for the child's conduct,
10designed for the physical, mental and moral well-being and behavior of the child
11and, if applicable, for the physical well-being of the child's unborn child.
AB463-ASA1, s. 179 12Section 179. 48.345 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,71,1813 48.345 (2m) Place the child in the child's home under the supervision of an
14agency or the department, if the department approves, and order the agency or
15department to provide specified services to the child and the child's family, which
16may include but are not limited to individual, family or, group counseling,
17homemaker or parent aide services, respite care, housing assistance, day care or
18parent skills training or prenatal development training or education.
AB463-ASA1, s. 180 19Section 180. 48.345 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,71,2220 48.345 (13) (c) Payment for the court ordered treatment or education under this
21subsection in counties that have a pilot an alcohol and other drug abuse program
22under s. 48.547 shall be in accordance with s. 48.361.
AB463-ASA1, s. 181 23Section 181. 48.345 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
AB463-ASA1,72,1324 48.345 (14) (a) If, based on an evaluation under s. 48.295 and the report under
25s. 48.33, the judge finds that the child expectant mother of an unborn child in need

1of protection or services is in need of inpatient treatment for her habitual lack of
2self-control in the use of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance
3analogs, exhibited to a severe degree, that inpatient treatment is appropriate for the
4child expectant mother's needs and that inpatient treatment is the least restrictive
5treatment consistent with the child expectant mother's needs, the judge may order
6the child expectant mother to enter an inpatient alcohol or other drug abuse
7treatment program at an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10). The inpatient
8facility shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the county and the
9inpatient facility, or with the written and informed consent of the child expectant
10mother or the child expectant mother's parent if the child expectant mother has not
11attained the age of 12, report to the agency primarily responsible for providing
12services to the child expectant mother as to whether the child expectant mother is
13cooperating with the treatment and whether the treatment appears to be effective.
AB463-ASA1,72,1514 (b) Payment for any treatment ordered under par. (a) shall be in accordance
15with s. 48.361.
AB463-ASA1, s. 182 16Section 182. 48.345 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB463-ASA1,72,2017 48.345 (15) If it appears that an unborn child in need of protection or services
18may be born during the period of the dispositional order, the judge may order that
19the child, when born, be provided with any services or care that may be ordered for
20a child in need of protection or services under this section.
AB463-ASA1, s. 183 21Section 183. 48.347 of the statutes is created to read:
AB463-ASA1,73,7 2248.347 Disposition of unborn child of adult expectant mother
23adjudged in need of protection or services.
If the judge finds that the unborn
24child of an adult expectant mother is in need of protection or services, the judge shall
25enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in this

1section under a care and treatment plan, except that the order may not place any
2adult expectant mother of an unborn child not specifically found under ch. 51, 55 or
3880 to be developmentally disabled or mentally ill in a facility which exclusively
4treats those categories of individuals. If the judge finds that the unborn child of a
5child expectant mother is in need of protection or services, the judge shall enter an
6order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in s. 48.345
7under a care and treatment plan. The dispositions under this section are as follows:
AB463-ASA1,73,8 8(1) Counseling. Counsel the adult expectant mother.
AB463-ASA1,73,17 9(2) Supervision. Place the adult expectant mother under supervision of the
10county department, the department, if the department approves, or a suitable adult,
11including an adult relative or friend of the adult expectant mother, under conditions
12prescribed by the judge including reasonable rules for the adult expectant mother's
13conduct, designed for the physical well-being of the unborn child. An order under
14this paragraph may include an order to participate in mental health treatment,
15anger management, individual or family counseling or prenatal development
16training or education and to make a reasonable contribution, based on ability to pay,
17for the cost of those services.
AB463-ASA1,73,19 18(3) Placement. Designate one of the following as the placement for the adult
19expectant mother:
AB463-ASA1,73,2020 (a) The home of an adult relative or friend of the adult expectant mother.
AB463-ASA1,73,2121 (b) A community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g).
AB463-ASA1,74,6 22(4) Special treatment or care. (a) If the adult expectant mother is in need of
23special treatment or care, as identified in an evaluation under s. 48.295 and the
24report under s. 48.33, the judge may order the adult expectant mother to obtain the
25special treatment or care. If the adult expectant mother fails or is financially unable

1to obtain the special treatment or care, the judge may order an appropriate agency
2to provide the special treatment or care. If a judge orders a county department under
3s. 51.42 or 51.437 to provide special treatment or care under this paragraph, the
4provision of that special treatment or care shall be subject to conditions specified in
5ch. 51. An order of special treatment or care under this paragraph may not include
6an order for the administration of psychotropic drugs.
AB463-ASA1,74,87 (b) Payment for any special treatment or care that relates to alcohol and other
8drug abuse services ordered under par. (a) shall be in accordance with s. 48.361.
AB463-ASA1,74,119 (c) Payment for any services provided under ch. 51 that are ordered under par.
10(a), other than alcohol and other drug abuse services, shall be in accordance with s.
1148.362.
AB463-ASA1,74,22 12(5) Alcohol or drug treatment or education. (a) If the report prepared under
13s. 48.33 (1) recommends that the adult expectant mother is in need of treatment for
14the use or abuse of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance
15analogs and its medical, personal, family or social effects, the court may order the
16adult expectant mother to enter an outpatient alcohol and other drug abuse
17treatment program at an approved treatment facility. The approved treatment
18facility shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the county and the
19approved treatment facility, or with the written informed consent of the adult
20expectant mother, report to the agency primarily responsible for providing services
21to the adult expectant mother as to whether the adult expectant mother is
22cooperating with the treatment and whether the treatment appears to be effective.
AB463-ASA1,75,623 (b) If the report prepared under s. 48.33 (1) recommends that the adult
24expectant mother is in need of education relating to the use of alcohol beverages,
25controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, the court may order the adult

1expectant mother to participate in an alcohol or other drug abuse education program
2approved by the court. The person or agency that provides the education program
3shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the county and the education
4program, or with the written informed consent of the adult expectant mother, report
5to the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the adult expectant
6mother about the adult expectant mother's attendance at the program.
AB463-ASA1,75,97 (c) Payment for any treatment or education ordered under this subsection in
8counties that have an alcohol and other drug abuse program under s. 48.547 shall
9be in accordance with s. 48.361.
AB463-ASA1,75,23 10(6) Inpatient alcohol or drug treatment. (a) If, based on an evaluation under
11s. 48.295 and the report under s. 48.33, the judge finds that the adult expectant
12mother is in need of inpatient treatment for her habitual lack of self-control in the
13use of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a
14severe degree, that inpatient treatment is appropriate for the adult expectant
15mother's needs and that inpatient treatment is the least restrictive treatment
16consistent with the adult expectant mother's needs, the judge may order the adult
17expectant mother to enter an inpatient alcohol or other drug abuse treatment
18program at an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10). The inpatient facility
19shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the county and the inpatient
20facility, or with the written and informed consent of the adult expectant mother,
21report to the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the adult
22expectant mother as to whether the adult expectant mother is cooperating with the
23treatment and whether the treatment appears to be effective.
AB463-ASA1,75,2524 (b) Payment for any treatment ordered under par. (a) shall be in accordance
25with s. 48.361.
AB463-ASA1,76,4
1(7) Services for child when born. If it appears that the unborn child may be
2born during the period of the dispositional order, the judge may order that the child,
3when born, be provided any services or care that may be ordered for a child in need
4of protection or services under s. 48.345.
AB463-ASA1, s. 184 5Section 184. 48.35 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,76,96 48.35 (1) (b) (intro.) The disposition of a child or an unborn child, and any record
7of evidence given in a hearing in court, shall not be admissible as evidence against
8the child or the expectant mother of the unborn child in any case or proceeding in any
9other court except as follows:
AB463-ASA1, s. 185 10Section 185. 48.35 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,76,1311 48.35 (1) (b) 1. In sentencing proceedings after conviction the child or expectant
12mother has been convicted
of a felony or misdemeanor and then only for the purpose
13of a presentence study and report;.
AB463-ASA1, s. 186 14Section 186. 48.35 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,76,1615 48.35 (1) (b) 2. In a proceeding in any court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
16under this chapter and ch. 938; or.
AB463-ASA1, s. 187 17Section 187. 48.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,76,2118 48.35 (2) Except as specifically provided in sub. (1), this section does not
19preclude the court from disclosing information to qualified persons if the court
20considers the disclosure to be in the best interests of the child or unborn child or of
21the administration of justice.
AB463-ASA1, s. 188 22Section 188. 48.355 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,77,1323 48.355 (1) Intent. In any order under s. 48.345 or 48.347 the judge shall decide
24on a placement and treatment finding based on evidence submitted to the judge. The
25disposition shall employ those means necessary to maintain and protect the child's

1well-being of the child or unborn child which are the least restrictive of the rights
2of the parent or and child, of the rights of the parent and child expectant mother or
3of the rights of the adult expectant mother,
and which assure the care, treatment or
4rehabilitation of the child and the family, of the child expectant mother, the unborn
5child and the family or of the adult expectant mother and the unborn child
, consistent
6with the protection of the public. Whenever When appropriate, and, in cases of child
7abuse and or neglect or unborn child abuse, when it is consistent with the child's best
8interest of the child or unborn child in terms of physical safety and physical health,
9the family unit shall be preserved and there shall be a policy of transferring custody
10of a child from the parent or of placing an expectant mother outside of her home only
11where when there is no less drastic alternative. If there is no less drastic alternative
12for a child than transferring custody from the parent, the judge shall consider
13transferring custody to a relative whenever possible.
AB463-ASA1, s. 189 14Section 189. 48.355 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,77,2015 48.355 (2) (a) In addition to the order, the judge shall make written findings
16of fact and conclusions of law based on the evidence presented to the judge to support
17the disposition ordered, including findings as to the child's condition and need for
18special treatment or care of the child or expectant mother if an examination or
19assessment was conducted under s. 48.295. A finding may not include a finding that
20a child or an expectant mother is in need of psychotropic medications.
AB463-ASA1, s. 190 21Section 190. 48.355 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,78,322 48.355 (2) (b) 1. The specific services or continuum of services to be provided
23to the child and family, to the child expectant mother and family or to the adult
24expectant mother
, the identity of the agencies which are to be primarily responsible
25for the provision of the services mandated ordered by the judge, the identity of the

1person or agency who will provide case management or coordination of services, if
2any, and, if custody of the child is to be transferred to effect the treatment plan, the
3identity of the legal custodian.
AB463-ASA1, s. 191 4Section 191. 48.355 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB463-ASA1,78,135 48.355 (2) (b) 1m. A notice that the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian
6or, the child, if 14 years of age or over, the expectant mother, if 14 years of age or over,
7or the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem
may request an agency
8that is providing care or services for the child or expectant mother or that has legal
9custody of the child to disclose to, or make available for inspection by, the parent,
10guardian, legal custodian or, child, expectant mother or unborn child by the unborn
11child's guardian ad litem
the contents of any record kept or information received by
12the agency about the child or expectant mother as provided in s. 48.78 (2) (ag) and
13(aj)
.
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