Amendment ASA1-AB463

AB463-ASA1,92,15 48.396 (2) (ap) Upon the written permission of an expectant mother of an unborn child who is the subject of a record of a court specified in par. (a) if 14 years of age or over, or of her parent, guardian or legal custodian, if under 14 years of age, and of the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, the court shall open for inspection by the person named in the permission any records specifically identified by the expectant mother, or parent, guardian or legal custodian, and unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem in the written permission, unless the court finds, after due notice and hearing, that inspection of those records by the person named in the permission would result in imminent danger to anyone.

AB463-ASA1, s. 228 Section 228. 48.396 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,92,23 48.396 (5) (b) The court shall notify the child, the child's counsel, the child's parents and, appropriate law enforcement agencies and, if the child is an expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, or shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem and appropriate law enforcement agencies, in writing of the petition. If any person notified objects to the disclosure, the court may hold a hearing to take evidence relating to the petitioner's need for the disclosure.

AB463-ASA1, s. 229 Section 229. 48.396 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,93,8 48.396 (5) (c) The court shall make an inspection, which may be in camera, of the child's records of the child or expectant mother. If the court determines that the information sought is for good cause and that it cannot be obtained with reasonable effort from other sources, it the court shall then determine whether the petitioner's need for the information outweighs society's interest in protecting its confidentiality. In making this that determination, the court shall balance the petitioner's interest of the petitioner in obtaining access to the record against the child's interest of the child or expectant mother in avoiding the stigma that might result from disclosure.

AB463-ASA1, s. 230 Section 230. 48.396 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,93,12 48.396 (5) (e) The court shall record the reasons for its decision to disclose or not to disclose the child's records of the child or expectant mother. All records related to a decision under this subsection are confidential.

AB463-ASA1, s. 231 Section 231. 48.415 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,93,18 48.415 (2) (a) That the child has been adjudged to be a child or an unborn child in need of protection or services and placed, or continued in a placement, outside his or her home pursuant to one or more court orders under s. 48.345, 48.347, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.345, 938.357, 938.363 or 938.365 containing the notice required by s. 48.356 (2) or 938.356 (2).

AB463-ASA1, s. 232 Section 232. 48.415 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,93,24 48.415 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, "diligent effort" means an earnest and conscientious effort to take good faith steps to provide the services ordered by the court which takes into consideration the characteristics of the parent or child or of the expectant mother or child, the level of cooperation of the parent or expectant mother and other relevant circumstances of the case.

AB463-ASA1, s. 233 Section 233. 48.415 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,94,3 48.415 (2) (b) 2. That the agency responsible for the care of the child and the family or of the unborn child and expectant mother has made a diligent effort to provide the services ordered by the court.

AB463-ASA1, s. 234 Section 234. 48.415 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,94,11 48.415 (2) (c) That the child has been outside the home for a cumulative total period of 6 months or longer pursuant to such orders including time spent outside the home as an unborn child; and that the parent has failed to demonstrate substantial progress toward meeting the conditions established for the return of the child to the home and there is a substantial likelihood that the parent will not meet these conditions within the 12-month period following the fact-finding hearing under s. 48.424.

AB463-ASA1, s. 235 Section 235. 48.44 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,94,14 48.44 (1) The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 or older as provided under ss. 48.133, 48.355 (4) and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.

AB463-ASA1, s. 236 Section 236. 48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1,94,21 48.45 (1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn child's expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears that any person 17 years of age or over has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such condition of the unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and expectant mother.

AB463-ASA1, s. 237 Section 237. 48.45 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,95,5 48.45 (1) (b) An act or failure to act contributes to a condition of a child as described in s. 48.13 or an unborn child and the unborn child's expectant mother as described in s. 48.133, although the child is not actually adjudicated to come within the provisions of s. 48.13 or the unborn child and expectant mother are not actually adjudicated to come within the provisions of s. 48.133, if the natural and probable consequences of that act or failure to act would be to cause the child to come within the provisions of s. 48.13 or the unborn child and expectant mother to come within the provisions of s. 48.133.

AB463-ASA1, s. 238 Section 238. 48.45 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1,95,9 48.45 (1r) In a proceeding in which an unborn child has been found to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.133, the judge may impose on the expectant mother any disposition permitted under s. 48.347 (1) to (6).

AB463-ASA1, s. 239 Section 239. 48.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,95,20 48.45 (2) No order under sub. (1) (a) or (am) or (1m) (a) may be entered until the person who is the subject of the contemplated order is given an opportunity to be heard on the contemplated order. The court shall cause notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing to be served on the person personally at least 10 days before the date of hearing. The procedure in these cases shall, as far as practicable, be the same as in other cases in the court. At the hearing the person may be represented by counsel and may produce and cross-examine witnesses. Any person who fails to comply with any order issued by a court under sub. (1) (a) or (am) or (1m) (a) may be proceeded against for contempt of court. If the person's conduct involves a crime, the person may be proceeded against under the criminal law.

AB463-ASA1, s. 240 Section 240. 48.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,96,4 48.46 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the child or the child whose status is adjudicated by the court , the parent, guardian or legal custodian of that child, the unborn child whose status is adjudicated by the court or the expectant mother of that unborn child may at any time within one year after the entering of the court's order petition the court for a rehearing on the ground that new evidence has been discovered affecting the advisability of the court's original adjudication. Upon a showing that such evidence does exist, the court shall order a new hearing.

AB463-ASA1, s. 241 Section 241. 48.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,96,13 48.48 (1) To promote the enforcement of the laws relating to nonmarital children and, children in need of protection or services including developmentally disabled children and unborn children in need of protection or services and to take the initiative in all matters involving the interests of such those children where and unborn children when adequate provision therefor for those interests is not made. This duty shall be discharged in cooperation with the courts, county departments, licensed child welfare agencies and with parents, expectant mothers and other individuals interested in the welfare of children and unborn children.

AB463-ASA1, s. 242 Section 242. 48.48 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,96,16 48.48 (16) To establish and enforce standards for services provided under s. ss. 48.345 and 48.347.

AB463-ASA1, s. 243 Section 243. 48.52 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,96,19 48.52 (title) Facilities for care of children and adult expectant mothers in care of department.

AB463-ASA1, s. 244 Section 244. 48.52 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1,96,23 48.52 (1m) Facilities maintained or used for adult expectant mothers. The department may maintain or use the following facilities for adult expectant mothers in its care:

AB463-ASA1,96,24 (a) Community-based residential facilities, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g).

AB463-ASA1,96,25 (b) Inpatient facilities, as defined in s. 51.01 (10).

AB463-ASA1,97,2 (c) Other facilities determined by the department to be appropriate for the adult expectant mother.

AB463-ASA1, s. 245 Section 245. 48.52 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,97,10 48.52 (2) (a) In addition to the facilities and services described in sub. (1), the department may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction. The department may also contract for and pay for the use of other public facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of children and the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care. Placements in institutions for the mentally ill or developmentally disabled shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.347 (6) and 48.63 and ch. 51.

AB463-ASA1, s. 246 Section 246. 48.547 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,97,13 48.547 (title) Juvenile alcohol Alcohol and other drug abuse pilot program.

AB463-ASA1, s. 247 Section 247. 48.547 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,98,5 48.547 (1) Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs by children and the expectant mothers of unborn children is a state responsibility of statewide dimension. The legislature recognizes that there is a lack of adequate procedures to screen, assess and treat children and the expectant mothers of unborn children for alcohol and other drug abuse. To reduce the incidence of alcohol and other drug abuse by children and the expectant mothers of unborn children, the legislature deems it necessary to experiment with solutions to the problems of the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs by children and the expectant mothers of unborn children by establishing a juvenile and expectant mother alcohol and other drug abuse pilot program in a limited number of counties. The purpose of the program is to develop intake and court procedures that screen, assess and give new dispositional alternatives for children and expectant mothers with needs and problems related to the use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs who come within the jurisdiction of a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 in the pilot counties selected by the department.

AB463-ASA1, s. 248 Section 248. 48.547 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,98,17 48.547 (2) Department responsibilities. Within the availability of funding under s. 20.435 (7) (mb) that is available for the pilot program, the department shall select counties to participate in the pilot program. Unless a county department of human services has been established under s. 46.23 in the county that is seeking to implement a pilot program, the application submitted to the department shall be a joint application by the county department that provides social services and the county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437. The department shall select counties in accordance with the request for proposal procedures established by the department. The department shall give a preference to county applications that include a plan for case management. The counties selected shall begin the pilot program on January 1, 1989.

AB463-ASA1, s. 249 Section 249. 48.547 (3) (intro.), (b) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,98,24 48.547 (3) Multidisciplinary screen. (intro.) By September 1, 1988, the The department shall develop provide a multidisciplinary screen for the pilot program. The screen shall be used by an intake worker to determine whether or not a child or an expectant mother of an unborn child is in need of an alcohol or other drug abuse assessment. The screen shall also include indicators that screen children and expectant mothers for:

AB463-ASA1,98,25 (b) School or, truancy or work problems.

AB463-ASA1,99,1 (d) Delinquent or criminal behavior patterns.

AB463-ASA1, s. 250 Section 250. 48.547 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,99,9 48.547 (4) Assessment criteria. By September 1, 1988, the The department shall develop provide uniform alcohol and other drug abuse assessment criteria to be used in the pilot program under ss. 48.245 (2) (a) 3. and 48.295 (1). An approved treatment facility that assesses a person under s. 48.245 (2) (a) 3. or 48.295 (1) may not also provide the person with treatment unless the department permits the approved treatment facility to do both in accordance with the criteria established by rule by the department.

AB463-ASA1, s. 251 Section 251. 48.57 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,99,20 48.57 (1) (a) To investigate the conditions surrounding nonmarital children and, children in need of protection or services, including developmentally disabled children, and unborn children in need of protection or services within the county and to take every reasonable action within its power to secure for them the full benefit of all laws enacted for their benefit. Unless provided by another agency, the county department shall offer social services to the caretaker of any child , and to the expectant mother of any unborn child, who is referred to it under the conditions specified in this paragraph. This duty shall be discharged in cooperation with the court and with the public officers or boards legally responsible for the administration and enforcement of these those laws.

AB463-ASA1, s. 252 Section 252. 48.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,99,25 48.57 (1) (b) To accept legal custody of children transferred to it by the court under s. 48.355, to accept supervision over expectant mothers of unborn children who are placed under its supervision under s. 48.355 and to provide special treatment and care for children and expectant mothers if ordered by the court. A court may not order a county department to administer psychotropic medications to children and expectant mothers who receive special treatment or care under this paragraph.

AB463-ASA1, s. 253 Section 253. 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,100,16 48.57 (1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children and the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own homes, placing the those children in licensed foster homes, licensed treatment foster homes or licensed group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to the agency with legal custody or contracting for services for them those children by licensed child welfare agencies, except that the county department shall may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs unless the county department, the school board as defined in s. 115.001 (7) and the department of education state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes between the county department and the school district shall be resolved by the department of education state superintendent of public instruction.

AB463-ASA1, s. 254 Section 254. 48.57 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,100,20 48.57 (1) (g) Upon request of the department of health and family services or the department of corrections, to provide service for any child or expectant mother of an unborn child in the care of those departments.

AB463-ASA1, s. 255 Section 255. 48.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,100,25 48.57 (2) In performing the functions specified in sub. (1) the county department may avail itself of the cooperation of any individual or private agency or organization interested in the social welfare of children and unborn children in the county.

AB463-ASA1, s. 256 Section 256. 48.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,101,17 48.59 (1) The county department shall investigate the personal and family history and environment of any child transferred to its legal custody or placed under its supervision under s. 48.345 and of every expectant mother of an unborn child placed under its supervision under s. 48.347 and make any physical or mental examinations of the child or expectant mother considered necessary to determine the type of care necessary for the child or expectant mother. The county department shall screen a child or expectant mother who is examined under this subsection to determine whether the child or expectant mother is in need of special treatment or care because of alcohol or other drug abuse, mental illness or severe emotional disturbance. The county department shall keep a complete record of the information received from the court, the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the child or expectant mother, the results of all tests and examinations given the child or expectant mother and a complete history of all placements of the child while in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county department or of the expectant mother while under the supervision of the county department.

AB463-ASA1, s. 257 Section 257. 48.59 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,101,22 48.59 (2) At the department's request, the county department shall report to the department regarding children who are in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county department and expectant mothers of unborn children who are under the supervision of the county department.

AB463-ASA1, s. 258 Section 258. 48.78 (2) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1,102,6 48.78 (2) (aj) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from making available for inspection or disclosing the contents of a record, upon the request of an expectant mother of an unborn child who is the subject of the record, if 14 years of age or over, or upon the request of an unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem to the expectant mother or unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, unless the agency determines that inspection of those records by the expectant mother or unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem would result in imminent danger to anyone.

AB463-ASA1, s. 259 Section 259. 48.78 (2) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1,102,17 48.78 (2) (ap) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from making available for inspection or disclosing the contents of a record, upon the written permission of an expectant mother of an unborn child who is the subject of the record, if 14 years of age or over, and of her parent, guardian or legal custodian, if under 14 years of age, and of the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, to the person named in the permission if the expectant mother, or parent, guardian or legal custodian, and unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem specifically identify the record in the written permission, unless the agency determines that inspection of those records by the person named in the permission would result in imminent danger to anyone.

AB463-ASA1, s. 260 Section 260. 48.981 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,102,20 48.981 (title) Abused or neglected children and abused unborn children.

AB463-ASA1, s. 261 Section 261. 48.981 (1) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1,102,24 48.981 (1) (ct) "Indian unborn child" means an unborn child who, when born, may be eligible for affiliation with an Indian tribe or band in any of the following ways:

AB463-ASA1,102,25 1. As a member of the tribe or band.

AB463-ASA1,103,2 2. As a person who is both eligible for membership in the tribe or band and the biological child of a member of the tribe or band.

AB463-ASA1, s. 262 Section 262. 48.981 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,103,5 48.981 (1) (h) (intro.) "Subject" means a person or unborn child named in a report or record as either any of the following:

AB463-ASA1, s. 263 Section 263. 48.981 (1) (h) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1,103,8 48.981 (1) (h) 1m. An unborn child who is the victim or alleged victim of abuse or who is at substantial risk of abuse.

AB463-ASA1, s. 264 Section 264. 48.981 (1) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,103,11 48.981 (1) (h) 2. A person who is suspected of abuse or neglect or who has been determined to have abused or neglected a child or to have abused an unborn child.

AB463-ASA1, s. 265 Section 265. 48.981 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,104,12 48.981 (2) Persons required to report. A physician, coroner, medical examiner, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, acupuncturist, other medical or mental health professional, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, public assistance worker, including a financial and employment planner, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (d), school teacher, administrator or counselor, mediator under s. 767.11, child care worker in a day care center or child caring institution, day care provider, alcohol or other drug abuse counselor, member of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county department under s. 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437, physical therapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, emergency medical technician or police or law enforcement officer having reasonable cause to suspect that a child seen in the course of professional duties has been abused or neglected or, having reasonable cause to suspect that an unborn child of an expectant mother seen in the course of professional duties has been abused, having reason to believe that a child seen in the course of professional duties has been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur or having reason to believe that an unborn child of an expectant mother seen in the course of professional duties is at substantial risk of abuse shall, except as provided under sub. (2m), report as provided in sub. (3). Any other person, including an attorney, having reason to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected or, reason to suspect that an unborn child has been abused, reason to believe that a child has been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur or reason to believe that an unborn child is at substantial risk of abuse may make such a report. No person making a report under this subsection may be discharged from employment for so doing.

AB463-ASA1, s. 266 Section 266. 48.981 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,104,22 48.981 (3) (a) Referral of report. A person required to report under sub. (2) shall immediately inform, by telephone or personally, the county department or the sheriff or city, village or town police department of the facts and circumstances contributing to a suspicion of child abuse or neglect or of unborn child abuse or to a belief that abuse or neglect will occur. The sheriff or police department shall within 12 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, refer to the county department all cases reported to it. The county department may require that a subsequent report be made in writing. Each county department shall adopt a written policy specifying the kinds of reports it will routinely report to local law enforcement authorities.

AB463-ASA1, s. 267 Section 267. 48.981 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1,105,5 48.981 (3) (b) 1. Any person reporting under this section may request an immediate investigation by the sheriff or police department if the person has reason to suspect that a child's the health or safety of a child or of an unborn child is in immediate danger. Upon receiving such a request, the sheriff or police department shall immediately investigate to determine if there is reason to believe that the child's health or safety of the child or unborn child is in immediate danger and take any necessary action to protect the child or unborn child.

AB463-ASA1, s. 268 Section 268. 48.981 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: