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b. A statement of whether any services under this chapter were being provided
16to the child, the child's family, or the person suspected of the abuse or neglect, or
17whether the child, any member of the child's family, or the person suspected of the
18abuse or neglect was the subject of a referral to the agency for services, at the time
19of the egregious incident.
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c. A summary of all involvement of the child's parents and of the person
21suspected of the abuse or neglect in receiving services under this chapter in the 5
22years preceding the date of the egregious incident.
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d. A summary of any actions taken by the agency with respect to the child, the
24child's family, and the person suspected of the abuse or neglect, including any
1referrals by the agency of the child, any member of the child's family, or the person
2suspected of the abuse or neglect for services.
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e. The identity of any law enforcement agency that referred the report of the
4egregious incident to the agency and of any law enforcement agency, district
5attorney, or other officer or agency to which the agency referred the report of the
6egregious incident.
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f. If the egregious incident resulted in the death or serious or critical condition
8of the child, the suspected cause of the death or serious or critical condition of the
9child, as reported by the agency under subd. 2. c.
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g. The findings on which the agency bases its reasonable suspicion that an
11egregious incident has occurred, including any material circumstances leading to the
12death, serious or critical condition, or sexual assault of the child.
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h. A summary of any services that have been provided to the child's family since
14the date of the egregious incident.
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i. If appropriate, recommendations for changes in state or local policies,
16procedures, or programs, including changes in statutes or rules, to prevent egregious
17incidents.
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5. If the child was placed in an out-of-home placement at the time of the
19egregious incident, the summary report under subd. 3. shall contain all of the
20following:
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a. Information about the child, including the age, gender, and race or ethnicity
22of the child and, if relevant to the egregious incident, a description of any special
23needs of the child.
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b. A description of the out-of-home placement, including the basis for the
25decision to place the child in that placement.
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1c. A summary of the child's out-of-home placement history.
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d. A summary of any actions taken by the agency relating to the supervision
3of the child's out-of-home placement.
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e. A description of all other persons residing in the out-of-home placement.
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f. The licensing history of the out-of-home placement, including the type of
6license held by the operator of the placement, the period for which the placement has
7been licensed, and a summary of all violations by the licensee of any provisions of
8licensure under s. 48.70 (1) or rules promulgated by the department under s. 48.67
9and of any other actions by the licensee or an employee of the licensee that constitute
10a substantial failure to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of a child.
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g. The identity of any law enforcement agency that referred the report of the
12egregious incident to the agency and of any law enforcement agency, district
13attorney, or other officer or agency to which the agency referred the report of the
14egregious incident.
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h. If the egregious incident resulted in the death or serious or critical condition
16of the child, the suspected cause of the death or serious or critical condition of the
17child, as reported by the agency under subd. 2. c.
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i. The findings on which the agency bases its reasonable suspicion that an
19egregious incident has occurred, including any material circumstances leading to the
20death, serious or critical condition, or sexual assault of the child.
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j. If appropriate, recommendations for changes in state or local policies,
22procedures, or programs, including changes in statutes or rules, to prevent egregious
23incidents.
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6. A summary report under subd. 3. may not include any of the following:
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1a. Any information that would reveal the identity of the child who is the subject
2of the summary report, any member of the child's family, or any caregiver of the child.
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b. Any information that would reveal the identity of any employee of the agency
4that provided the information under subd. 2.
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c. Any information that would reveal the identity of a reporter or of any other
6person who provides information relating to the egregious incident.
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d. Any confidential medical, psychological, or psychiatric information relating
8to the child or to any member of the child's family that is not relevant to the egregious
9incident.
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e. Any information the disclosure of which is not authorized by state law or rule
11or federal law or regulation.
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7. Any person acting in good faith in providing information under subd. 2. or
13in preparing, transmitting, or making available a summary report under subd. 3. is
14immune from any liability, civil, or criminal, that may result by reason of those
15actions. For purposes of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of a person
16in providing information under subd. 2. or in preparing, transmitting, or making
17available a summary report under subd. 3. shall be presumed.
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18Section
2. 48.981 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(9) Annual reports. Annually, the department shall prepare and
20transmit to the governor, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the
21status of child abuse and neglect programs and on the status of unborn child abuse
22programs. The report shall include a full statistical analysis of the child abuse and
23neglect reports, and the unborn child abuse reports, made through the last calendar
24year, an evaluation of services offered under this section and their effectiveness, and
25recommendations for additional legislative and other action to fulfill the purpose of
1this section.
The report shall also include a cumulative report of all summary reports
2of egregious incidents prepared under sub. (7) (cr) 3. through the last calendar year. 3The department shall provide statistical breakdowns by county, if requested by a
4county.
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(1)
Egregious incident reporting. This act first applies to an egregious
7incident, as defined in section 48.981 (7) (cr) 1. of the statutes, as affected by this act,
8that occur on the effective date of this subsection.
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(1)
Egregious incident reporting. This act takes effect on the first day of the
113rd month beginning after publication.