32.06 (7) Petition for condemnation proceedings. If the jurisdictional offer is not accepted within the periods limited in sub. (6) or the owner fails to consummate an acceptance as provided in sub. (6), the condemnor may present a verified petition to the circuit court for the county in which the property to be taken is located, for proceedings to determine the necessity of taking, where such determination is required, and the amount of just compensation. The petition shall state that the jurisdictional offer required by sub. (3) has been made and rejected; that it is the intention of the condemnor in good faith to use the property or right therein for the specified purpose. It shall name the parties having an interest of record in the property as near as may be and shall name the parties who are minors or persons of unsound mind
, who are adjudicated incompetent, or whose location is unknown. The petition may not disclose the amount of the jurisdictional offer, and if it does so it is a nullity. The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the court. Notice of the petition shall be given as provided in s. 32.05 (4) to all persons having an interest of record in the property, including the special guardian appointed for minors or individuals adjudicated incompetent persons. A lis pendens shall be filed on the date of filing the petition. The date of filing the lis pendens is the "date of evaluation" of the property for the purpose of fixing just compensation, except that if the property is to be used in connection with the construction of a facility, as defined under s. 196.491 (1), the "date of evaluation" is the date that is 2 years prior to the date on which the certificate of public convenience and necessity is issued for the facility. The hearing on the petition may not be earlier than 20 days after the date of its filing unless the petitioner acquired possession of the land under s. 32.12 (1) in which event this hearing is not necessary. If the petitioner is entitled to condemn the property or any portion of it, the judge immediately shall assign the matter to the chairperson of the county condemnation commissioners for hearing under s. 32.08. An order by the judge determining that the petitioner does not have the right to condemn or refusing to assign the matter to the chairperson of the county condemnation commissioners may be appealed directly to the court of appeals.
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19. 32.075 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
32.075 (3) (b) If the person is a minor or an individual adjudicated incompetent, the notice under par. (a) shall be to the special guardian appointed for the person him or her. The notice under par. (a) shall state that the person, or, if the person is deceased, the person's heirs, may petition the circuit court of the county in which the property is located, within 90 days after receipt of the notice, for an order to require the public utility to return the interest in the property to the petitioner. The circuit court shall grant the petition and shall make a formal order returning the petitioner's interest in the property. The order shall operate to divest any title of the public utility to the property subject to the petition and to automatically discharge any lis pendens filed in relation to the condemnation of the property.
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20. 32.22 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
32.22 (6) (b) If any owner is a minor or an individual adjudicated incompetent person, a special guardian shall be appointed under s. 32.05 (4).
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21. 32.64 of the statutes is repealed.
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22. 36.27 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (2) (a) 5. Any minor student under guardianship in this state pursuant to ch. 48 or 880 whose legal guardian has been a bona fide resident of this state for at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such student registers at an institution.
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23. 40.08 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.08 (9) Payments of benefits to minors and incompetents individuals found incompetent. In any case in which a benefit amount becomes payable to a minor or to a person adjudged mentally an individual adjudicated incompetent, the department may waive guardianship proceedings, and pay the benefit to the person providing for or caring for the minor, or to the spouse or the, parent, or other relative by blood or adoption providing for or caring for the individual adjudicated incompetent person.
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24. 45.36 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.36 (1) (b) "Duly authorized representative" means any person authorized in writing by the veteran to act for the veteran, or a legally constituted representative if the veteran is adjudicated incompetent or deceased. Where for proper reason no representative has been or will be appointed, the veteran's spouse, an adult child, or, if the veteran is unmarried, either parent shall be recognized as the duly authorized representative.
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25. 46.011 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.011 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 46, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55 and 58:
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26. 46.27 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.27 (1) (e) "Voluntary" means according to a person's an individual's free choice, if competent, or by choice of a his or her guardian, if the individual is adjudicated incompetent.
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27. 46.977 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.977 (1) (a) "Guardian" has the meaning provided given in s. 880.01 (3) 54.01 (10).
46.977 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (cg), the department may under this section, based on the criteria under par. (c), award grants to applying organizations for the purpose of training and assisting guardians for persons determined to be individuals found incompetent under ch. 880 54. No grant may be paid unless the awardee provides matching funds equal to 10% of the amount of the award.
46.977 (2) (c) In reviewing applications for grants, the department shall consider the extent to which the proposed program will effectively train and assist guardians for persons determined to be individuals found incompetent under ch. 880 54.
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30. 48.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.14 (2) (b) The appointment and removal of a guardian of the person for a child under ss. 48.427, 48.428, 48.43, 48.831, 48.832, 48.839 (4) (a), 48.977, and 48.978 and ch. 880 54 and for a child found to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 because the child is without parent or guardian.
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31. 48.14 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.14 (11) Granting visitation privileges under s. 880.155 54.56.
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32. 48.345 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.345 Disposition of child or unborn child of child expectant mother adjudged in need of protection or services. (intro.) If the judge finds that the child is in need of protection or services or that the unborn child of a child expectant mother is in need of protection or services, the judge shall enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in this section under a care and treatment plan, except that the order may not place any child not specifically found under chs. 46, 49, 51, 54, or 115 and 880 to be developmentally disabled, mentally ill, or to have a disability specified in s. 115.76 (5) in facilities which that exclusively treat those categories of children, and the court may not place any child expectant mother of an unborn child in need of protection or services outside of the child expectant mother's home unless the court finds that the child expectant mother is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her or is not making or has not made a good faith effort to participate in any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her. The dispositions under this section are as follows:
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33. 48.347 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.347 Disposition of unborn child of adult expectant mother adjudged in need of protection or services. (intro.) If the judge finds that the unborn child of an adult expectant mother is in need of protection or services, the judge shall enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in this section under a care and treatment plan, except that the order may not place any adult expectant mother of an unborn child not specifically found under ch. 51, 54, or 55 or 880 to be developmentally disabled or mentally ill in a facility which that exclusively treats those categories of individuals, and the court may not place any adult expectant mother of an unborn child in need of protection or services outside of the adult expectant mother's home unless the court finds that the adult expectant mother is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her or is not making or has not made a good faith effort to participate in any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her. If the judge finds that the unborn child of a child expectant mother is in need of protection or services, the judge shall enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in s. 48.345 under a care and treatment plan. The dispositions under this section are as follows:
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34. 48.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.62 (2) A relative, as defined in s. 48.02 (15) or as specified in s. 49.19 (1) (a), or a guardian of a child, who provides care and maintenance for a child, is not required to obtain the license specified in this section. The department, county department, or licensed child welfare agency as provided in s. 48.75 may issue a license to operate a foster home or a treatment foster home to a relative who has no duty of support under s. 49.90 (1) (a) and who requests a license to operate a foster home or treatment foster home for a specific child who is either placed by court order or who is the subject of a voluntary placement agreement under s. 48.63. The department, a county department, or a licensed child welfare agency may, at the request of a guardian appointed under s. 48.977 or 48.978, ch. 54, or ch. 880, 2003 stats., license the guardian's home as a foster home or treatment foster home for the guardian's minor ward who is living in the home and who is placed in the home by court order. Relatives with no duty of support and guardians appointed under s. 48.977 or 48.978, ch. 54, or ch. 880, 2003 stats., who are licensed to operate foster homes or treatment foster homes are subject to the department's licensing rules.
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35. 48.831 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.831 (1) Type of guardianship. This section may be used for the appointment of a guardian of a child who does not have a living parent if a finding as to the adoptability of a child is sought. Except as provided in ss. 48.977 and 48.978, ch. 880 54 applies to the appointment of a guardian for a child who does not have a living parent for all other purposes. An appointment of a guardian of the estate of a child who does not have a living parent shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in ch. 880 54.
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36. 48.831 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.831 (1m) (e) A guardian appointed under ch. 54 or ch. 880, 2003 stats., whose resignation as guardian has been accepted by a court under s. 54.54 (1) or s. 880.17 (1), 2003 stats.
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37. 48.977 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.977 (8) (title) Relationship to ch.
54 and ch. 880, 2003 stats. (a) This section does not abridge the duties or authority of a guardian appointed under ch. 54 or ch. 880, 2003 stats.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits an individual from petitioning a court under ch. 880 54 for appointment of a guardian.
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38. 48.978 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.978 (7) Relationship to ch. 880 54. (a) Except when a different right, remedy or procedure is provided under this section, the rights, remedies, and procedures provided in ch. 880 54 shall govern a standby guardianship created under this section.
(b) This section does not abridge the duties or authority of a guardian appointed under ch. 54 or ch. 880
, 2003 stats.
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits an individual from petitioning a court for the appointment of a guardian under ch. 880 54.
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39. 49.001 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.001 (8) "Voluntary" means according to a person's an individual's free choice, if competent, or by choice of a his or her guardian if the individual is adjudicated incompetent.
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40. 49.498 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.498 (3) (a) 1. The right to choose a personal attending physician, to be fully informed in advance about care and treatment, to be fully informed in advance of any changes in care or treatment that may affect the resident's well-being, and, except with respect to a resident found who is adjudicated incompetent under s. 880.33, to participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care and treatment.
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41. 49.498 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.498 (3) (c) For a resident who is found adjudicated incompetent under s. 880.33 in this state, the rights of a resident under this subsection devolve upon and, to the extent determined necessary by a court of competent jurisdiction, are exercised by the resident's guardian appointed under s. 880.33.
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42. 50.02 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
50.02 (2) (ad) The department shall promulgate rules that require each facility licensed under this subchapter to provide information necessary for the department to assess the facility's compliance with s. 55.14.
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43. 50.03 (14) (c) 8. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
50.03 (14) (c) 8. e. A list of the residents whom the facility believes to be incompetent meet the requirements of s. 54.10 (3).
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44. 50.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
50.06 (2) (intro.) An individual under sub. (3) may consent to admission, directly from a hospital to a facility, of an incapacitated individual who does not have a valid power of attorney for health care and who has not been adjudicated incompetent under ch. 880 in this state, if all of the following apply:
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45. 50.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
50.06 (2) (c) A petition for guardianship for the individual under s. 880.07 54.34 and a petition for protective placement of the individual under s. 55.06 (2) are filed prior to the proposed admission.
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46. 50.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
50.09 (3) If the resident is adjudged to be adjudicated incompetent under ch. 51 or 880 in this state and not restored to legal capacity, the rights and responsibilities established under this section which the resident is not competent to exercise shall devolve upon the resident's guardian.
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47. 50.94 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
50.94 (2) (intro.) A person who is determined to be incapacitated under the requirements of sub. (8), does not have a valid living will or valid power of attorney for health care, and has not been adjudicated incompetent under ch. 880 in this state may be admitted to a hospice under this section only if all of the following requirements are met:
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48. 50.94 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
50.94 (6) A person who disagrees with a hospice decision made under this section may apply under ch. 880 s. 54.50 for temporary guardianship of the person who is incapacitated. In applying for the temporary guardianship, such a person has the burden of proving that the person who is incapacitated would not have consented to admission to a hospice or hospice care.
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49. 51.01 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
51.01 (4g) "County of residence" means the county that is determined under s. 51.40 to be the county of residence.
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50. 51.01 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
51.01 (4r) "Degenerative brain disorder" means the loss or dysfunction of brain cells to the extent that the individual is substantially impaired in his or her ability to provide adequately for his or her own care or custody or to manage adequately his or her property or financial affairs.
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51. 51.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.01 (5) (a) "Developmental disability" means a disability attributable to brain injury, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, Prader-Willi syndrome, mental retardation, or another neurological condition closely related to mental retardation or requiring treatment similar to that required for mental retardation, which has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely and constitutes a substantial handicap to the afflicted individual. "Developmental disability" does not include senility which dementia that is primarily caused by the process of aging or the infirmities of aging degenerative brain disorder.
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52. 51.01 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.01 (14) "Residence", "legal residency" or "county of residence" has the meaning given under s. 49.001 (6).
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53. 51.01 (14t) of the statutes is created to read:
51.01 (14t) "Serious and persistent mental illness" means a mental illness that is severe in degree and persistent in duration, that causes a substantially diminished level of functioning in the primary aspects of daily living and an inability to cope with the ordinary demands of life, that may lead to an inability to maintain stable adjustment and independent functioning without long-term treatment and support, and that may be of lifelong duration. "Serious and persistent mental illness" includes schizophrenia as well as a wide spectrum of psychotic and other severely disabling psychiatric diagnostic categories, but does not include degenerative brain disorder or a primary diagnosis of a developmental disability or of alcohol or drug dependence.
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54. 51.03 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
51.03 (3) (a) 6. The number of persons authorized to consent to involuntary administration of psychotropic medication under s. 55.14 (8) or for whom guardians are were appointed under s. 880.33 (4m), 2003 stats.
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55. 51.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.05 (2) Admissions authorized by counties. The department may not accept for admission to a mental health institute any resident person, except in an emergency, unless the county department under s. 51.42 in the county where the person has legal residency residence authorizes the care, as provided in s. 51.42 (3) (as). Patients who are committed to the department under s. 975.01, 1977 stats., or s. 975.02, 1977 stats., or s. 971.14, 971.17, 975.06 or 980.06, admitted by the department under s. 975.17, 1977 stats., or are transferred from a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home to a state treatment facility under s. 51.35 (3) or from a jail or prison to a state treatment facility under s. 51.37 (5) are not subject to this section.
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56. 51.10 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.10 (8) An adult for whom a guardian of the person has been appointed under ch. 880 in this state because of the subject's incompetency may be voluntarily admitted to an inpatient treatment facility under this section only if the guardian and the ward consent to such admission.
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57. 51.20 (7) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 51.20 (7) (d) 1. and amended to read:
51.20 (7) (d) 1. If the court determines after hearing that there is probable cause to believe that the subject individual is a fit subject for guardianship and protective placement or services, the court may, without further notice, appoint a temporary guardian for the subject individual and order temporary protective placement or services under ch. 55 for a period not to exceed 30 days, and shall proceed as if petition had been made for guardianship and protective placement or services. If the court orders only temporary protective services for a subject individual under this paragraph, the individual shall be provided care only on an outpatient basis. The court may order involuntary administration of psychotropic medication as a temporary protective service under this paragraph if it finds that there is probable cause to believe that the allegations under s. 880.07 (1m) (c) and (cm) apply, that the individual is not competent to refuse psychotropic medication and that the medication ordered will have therapeutic value and will not unreasonably impair the ability of the individual to prepare for and participate in subsequent legal proceedings. An individual is not competent to refuse psychotropic medication if, because of chronic mental illness, and after the advantages and disadvantages of and alternatives to accepting the particular psychotropic medication have been explained to the individual, one of the following is true: only under the requirements of s. 55.14.
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58. 51.20 (7) (d) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed.
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59. 51.20 (7) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.
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60. 51.22 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.22 (4) If a patient is placed in a facility authorized by a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 and
such the placement is outside the jurisdiction of that county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437, the placement does not transfer the patient's legal residence to the county of the facility's location while such patient is under commitment or placement.
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61. 51.30 (4) (b) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read:
51.30 (4) (b) 8m. To appropriate examiners and facilities in accordance with s. 54.36 (3), 971.17 (2) (e), (4) (c) and (7) (c), 980.03 (4) or 980.08 (3). The recipient of any information from the records shall keep the information confidential except as necessary to comply with s. 971.17 or ch. 980.
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62. 51.30 (4) (b) 18. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
51.30 (4) (b) 18. a. In this subdivision, "abuse" has the meaning given in s. 51.62 (1) (ag); "neglect" has the meaning given in s. 51.62 (1) (br); and "parent" has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13), except that "parent" does not include the parent of a minor whose custody is transferred to a legal custodian, as defined in s. 48.02 (11), or for whom a guardian is appointed under s. 54.10 or s. 880.33, 2003 stats.
