Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Children and Families

Assembly Bill 600

Relating to: the placement of a child with a relative for adoption and application of the interstate compact on the placement of children; the time by which a juvenile court must hold a hearing on a petition for adoptive placement of a child with a nonrelative and a petition to terminate parental rights that is filed with a petition for adoptive placement; removal of a child from a foster home, treatment foster home or group home for the purpose of placing the child by an agency for adoption; education about adoption and school age parents programs; who may be adopted; the documentation required in a permanency plan for preadoptive placement of a child in foster care or treatment foster care under a voluntary agreement; payments by an adoptive or proposed adoptive parent for the expenses of a birth parent or child; the release of identifying information by an agency that placed a child for adoption or that was appointed guardian of a child who was adopted; advertising related to adoption; the time by which a petition for a rehearing on the ground of new evidence must be filed in a juvenile court proceeding; and providing a penalty.

Joint Legislative Council.

November 11, 1997 Referred to committee on Children and Families.

December 11, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Huebsch, Dobyns, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Ladwig, R. Young, Notestein, Krug and Hebl.

Excused: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Rep. David Ward, 37th District

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Liz Buchen, Lutheran Social Services

· Bob Andersen, WI Council on Children and Families

Registrations against

· None.

January 8, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Huebsch, Dobyns, Goetsch, Ladwig, R. Young, Notestein, Krug and Hebl.

Excused: (1) Representative Ainsworth.

Moved by Representative Krug, seconded by Representative Dobyns, that Assembly Bill 600

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Huebsch, Dobyns, Goetsch, Ladwig, R. Young, Notestein, Krug and Hebl.

Noes: (0) None.

Excused:(1) Representative Ainsworth.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Excused 1

Robert Delaporte

Committee Clerk