Furthermore, the bill does not define or limit what information in a juvenile court record should be made accessible to the government and child welfare agencies specified in the bill. Juvenile court records may often contain alcohol and drug assessments, psychological evaluations or other treatment records. This very sensitive information should be closely guarded. Allowing access to these types of juvenile records goes beyond the information needed to meet the initial intent of the legislation.
I have long supported the important work done by child protective service social workers who want to ensure that every placement option for a child is as safe as possible. However, Assembly Bill 676 broadens access to juvenile records far beyond what is required to accomplish that goal and expands access to far too many individuals and entities without adequate protections. I strongly encourage the Legislature to introduce revised legislation as soon as possible that addresses the access needs of child protective service social workers but also properly balances the need to protect from disclosure sensitive information concerning children. I look forward to working with the Legislature to accomplish that end.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Doyle
Governor
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number
Publication Date
Assembly Bill 297 204 April 15, 2008
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
Madison
DATE: April 4, 2008
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Bruce J. Hoesly
Senior Legislative Attorney/Code Editor
SUBJECT: Rules published in the March 31, 2008,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 627.
The following rules have been published:
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
April 1, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The annual report on the status of the Preschool‐to‐Grade‐Five (P‐5) Program has been submitted to the Joint Committee on Finance and is submitted to you for referral to the appropriate standing committees pursuant to s.
115.45 (6) (b) and
(c), Wis. Stats.
All P‐5 school district evaluation reports for 2006‐07 are contained herein, reporting on the academic progress for all schools funded by the P‐5 program. If you have any questions, please contact my office or April L. Holland in the DPI Office of Urban Education at (414‐227‐4942).
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Burmaster
State Superintendent
Referred to committee on Education.
