SB288, s. 10 4Section 10. 48.028 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB288,16,7 548.028 Indian child welfare. (1) Declaration of policy. In Indian child
6custody proceedings, the best interests of the Indian child shall be determined in
7accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
SB288,16,8 8(2) Definitions. In this section:
SB288,16,109 (a) "Adoptive placement" means the permanent placement of an Indian child
10for adoption.
SB288,16,1511 (am) "Extended family member" means a person who is defined as a member
12of an Indian child's extended family by the law or custom of the Indian child's tribe
13or, in the absence of such a law or custom, a person who has attained the age of 18
14years and who is the Indian child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, sister,
15brother-in-law, sister-in-law, niece, nephew, first cousin, 2nd cousin, or stepparent.
SB288,16,1816 (b) "Former Indian custodian" means a person who was the Indian custodian
17of an Indian child before termination of parental rights to and adoption of the Indian
18child.
SB288,16,2019 (c) "Former parent" means a person who was the parent of an Indian child
20before termination of parental rights to and adoption of the Indian child.
SB288,16,2321 (d) "Indian child custody proceeding" means a proceeding governed by the
22federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, in which any of the following
23may occur:
SB288,16,2424 1. An adoptive placement.
SB288,16,2525 2. An out-of-home care placement.
SB288,17,1
13. A preadoptive placement.
SB288,17,22 4. A termination of parental rights, as defined in s. 48.40 (2) to an Indian child.
SB288,17,103 (e) "Out-of-home care placement" means the removal of an Indian child from
4the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian for temporary placement in a foster
5home, treatment foster home, group home, residential care center for children and
6youth, or shelter care facility, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in the
7home of a guardian, from which placement the parent or Indian custodian cannot
8have the child returned upon demand. "Out-of-home care placement" does not
9include an adoptive placement, a preadoptive placement, or holding an Indian child
10in custody under ss. 48.19 to 48.21.
SB288,17,1511 (f) "Preadoptive placement" means the temporary placement of an Indian child
12in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for
13children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in the home of
14a guardian after a termination of parental rights but prior to or in lieu of an adoptive
15placement.
SB288,17,1616 (g) "Qualified expert witness" means a person who is any of the following:
SB288,17,1917 1. A member of the Indian child's tribe recognized by the Indian child's tribal
18community as knowledgeable regarding the tribe's customs relating to family
19organization or child-rearing practices.
SB288,17,2120 2. A member of another tribe who is knowledgeable regarding the customs of
21the Indian child's tribe relating to family organization or child-rearing practices.
SB288,17,2522 3. A professional person having substantial education and experience in the
23person's professional specialty and having substantial knowledge of the customs,
24traditions, and values of the Indian child's tribe relating to family organization and
25child-rearing practices.
SB288,18,3
14. A layperson having substantial experience in the delivery of child and family
2services to Indians and substantial knowledge of the prevailing social and cultural
3standards and child-rearing practices of the Indian child's tribe.
SB288,18,74 (h) "Reservation" means Indian country, as defined in 18 USC 1151, or any land
5not covered under that section to which title is either held by the United States in
6trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe or individual or held by an Indian tribe or
7individual, subject to a restriction by the United States against alienation.
SB288,18,17 8(3) Jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings. (a) Applicability.
9This section and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, apply
10to any Indian child custody proceeding regardless of whether the Indian child is in
11the legal custody or physical custody of an Indian parent, Indian custodian, extended
12family member, or other person at the commencement of the proceeding and whether
13the Indian child resides or is domiciled on or off of a reservation. A court assigned
14to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter may not determine whether this section
15and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, apply to an Indian
16child custody proceeding based on whether the Indian child is part of an existing
17Indian family.
SB288,18,2318 (b) Exclusive tribal jurisdiction. 1. An Indian tribe shall have exclusive
19jurisdiction over any Indian child custody proceeding involving an Indian child who
20resides or is domiciled within the reservation of the tribe, except when that
21jurisdiction is otherwise vested in the state by federal law and except as provided in
22subd. 2. If an Indian child is a ward of a tribal court, the Indian tribe shall retain
23exclusive jurisdiction regardless of the residence or domicile of the child.
SB288,19,824 2. Subdivision 1. does not prevent an Indian child who resides or is domiciled
25within a reservation, but who is temporarily located off the reservation, from being

1taken into and held in custody under ss. 48.19 to 48.21 in order to prevent imminent
2physical harm or damage to the Indian child. The person taking the Indian child into
3custody or the intake worker shall immediately release the Indian child from custody
4upon determining that holding the Indian child in custody is no longer necessary to
5prevent imminent physical damage or harm to the Indian child and shall
6expeditiously restore the Indian child to his or her parent or Indian custodian,
7release the Indian child to an appropriate official of the Indian child's tribe, or
8initiate an Indian child custody proceeding, as may be appropriate.
SB288,19,159 (c) Transfer of proceedings to tribe. In any Indian child custody proceeding
10under this chapter involving an out-of-home placement of, or termination of
11parental rights to, an Indian child who is not residing or domiciled within the
12reservation of the Indian child's tribe, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
13under this chapter shall, upon the petition of the Indian child's parent, Indian
14custodian, or tribe, transfer the proceeding to the jurisdiction of the tribe unless any
15of the following applies:
SB288,19,1616 1. A parent of the Indian child objects to the transfer.
SB288,19,1817 2. The Indian child's tribe does not have a tribal court, or the tribal court of the
18Indian child's tribe declines jurisdiction.
SB288,19,2419 3. The court determines that good cause exists to deny the transfer. In
20determining whether good cause exists to deny the transfer, the court may not
21consider any perceived inadequacy of the tribal social services department or the
22tribal court of the Indian child's tribe. The court may determine that good cause
23exists to deny the transfer only if the person opposing the transfer shows by clear and
24convincing evidence that any of the following applies:
SB288,19,2525 a. The Indian child is 12 years of age or over and objects to the transfer.
SB288,20,7
1b. The evidence or testimony necessary to decide the case cannot be presented
2in tribal court without undue hardship to the parties or the witnesses and that the
3tribal court is unable to mitigate the hardship by making arrangements to receive
4the evidence or testimony by use of telephone or live audiovisual means, by hearing
5the evidence or testimony at a location that is convenient to the parties and
6witnesses, or by use of other means permissible under the tribal court's rules of
7evidence.
SB288,20,128 c. The Indian child's tribe received notice of the proceeding under sub. (4) (a),
9the tribe has not indicated to the court in writing that the tribe is monitoring the
10proceeding and may request a transfer at a later date, and because of gross
11negligence the tribe has not petitioned for a transfer within 3 months after receiving
12notice of the proceeding.
SB288,20,2113 (d) Declination of jurisdiction. If the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
14under this chapter determines that the petitioner in an Indian child custody
15proceeding has improperly removed the Indian child from the custody of his or her
16parent or Indian custodian or has improperly retained custody of the Indian child
17after a visit or other temporary relinquishment of custody, the court shall decline
18jurisdiction over the petition and immediately return the Indian child to the custody
19of the parent or Indian custodian, unless the court determines that returning the
20Indian child to his or her parent or Indian custodian would subject the Indian child
21to substantial and immediate danger or the threat of that danger.
SB288,20,2422 (e) Intervention. An Indian child's Indian custodian or tribe may intervene at
23any point in an Indian child custody proceeding under this chapter involving an
24out-of-home care placement of, or termination of parental rights to, the Indian child.
SB288,21,5
1(f) Full faith and credit. The state shall give full faith and credit to the public
2acts, records, and judicial proceedings of any Indian tribe that are applicable to an
3Indian child custody proceeding to the same extent that the state gives full faith and
4credit to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of any other governmental
5entity.
SB288,21,21 6(4) Court proceedings. (a) Notice. In any involuntary proceeding involving
7the out-of-home care placement of or termination of parental rights to a child whom
8the court knows or has reason to know is an Indian child, the party seeking the
9out-of-home care placement or termination of parental rights shall, for the first
10hearing of the proceeding, notify the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and
11tribe, by registered mail, return receipt requested, of the pending proceeding and of
12their right to intervene in the proceeding and shall file the return receipt with the
13court. Notice of subsequent hearings in a proceeding shall be in writing and may be
14given by mail, personal delivery, or facsimile transmission, but not by electronic mail.
15If the identity or location of the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, or tribe
16cannot be determined, that notice shall be given to the U.S. secretary of the interior
17in like manner. The first hearing in the proceeding may not be held until at least 10
18days after receipt of the notice by the parent, Indian custodian, and tribe or until at
19least 10 days after receipt of the notice by the U.S. secretary of the interior. On
20request of the parent, Indian custodian, or tribe, the court shall grant a continuance
21of up to 20 additional days to enable the requester to prepare for that hearing.
SB288,22,422 (b) Appointment of counsel. Whenever an Indian child is the subject of a
23proceeding involving the removal of the Indian child from the home of his or her
24parent or Indian custodian, placement of the Indian child in an out-of-home care
25placement, or termination of parental rights to the Indian child, the Indian child's

1parent or Indian custodian shall have the right to be represented by court-appointed
2counsel as provided in s. 48.23 (2g). The court may also, in its discretion, appoint
3counsel for the Indian child under s. 48.23 (1m) or (3) if the court finds that the
4appointment is in the best interests of the Indian child.
SB288,22,105 (c) Examination of reports and other documents. Each party to a proceeding
6involving the out-of-home care placement of, termination of parental rights to, or
7return of custody under sub. (8) (a) of an Indian child shall have the right to examine
8all reports or other documents filed with the court upon which any decision with
9respect to the out-of-home care placement, termination of parental rights, or return
10of custody may be based.
SB288,22,1411 (d) Out-of-home care placement; serious damage and active efforts. The court
12may not order an Indian child to be removed from the home of the Indian child's
13parent or Indian custodian and placed in an out-of-home care placement unless all
14of the following occur:
SB288,22,1815 1. The court or jury finds by clear and convincing evidence, including the
16testimony of one or more qualified expert witnesses chosen in the order of preference
17listed in par. (f), that continued custody of the Indian child by the parent or Indian
18custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child.
SB288,22,2419 2. The court or jury finds by clear and convincing evidence that active efforts,
20as described in par. (g) 1., have been made to provide remedial services and
21rehabilitation programs designed to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family
22and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful. The court or jury shall make that
23finding notwithstanding that a circumstance specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5.
24applies.
SB288,23,3
1(e) Involuntary termination of parental rights; serious damage and active
2efforts.
The court may not order an involuntary termination of parental rights to an
3Indian child unless all of the following occur:
SB288,23,74 1. The court or jury finds beyond a reasonable doubt, including the testimony
5of one or more qualified expert witnesses chosen in the order of preference listed in
6par. (f), that the continued custody of the Indian child by the parent or Indian
7custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child.
SB288,23,118 2. The court or jury finds by clear and convincing evidence that active efforts,
9as described in par. (g) 1., have been made to provide remedial services and
10rehabilitation programs designed to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family
11and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
SB288,23,1512 (f) Qualified expert witness; order of preference. 1. Any party to a proceeding
13involving the out-of-home placement of, or involuntary termination of parental
14rights to, an Indian child may call a qualified expert witness. Subject to subd. 2., a
15qualified expert witness shall be chosen in the following order of preference:
SB288,23,1616 a. A member of the Indian child's tribe described in sub. (2) (g) 1.
SB288,23,1717 b. A member of another tribe described in sub. (2) (g) 2.
SB288,23,1818 c. A professional person described in sub. (2) (g) 3.
SB288,23,1919 d. A layperson described in sub. (2) (g) 4.
SB288,24,520 2. A qualified expert witness from a lower order of preference may be chosen
21only if the party calling the qualified expert witness shows that it has made a diligent
22effort to secure the attendance of a qualified expert witness from a higher order of
23preference. A qualified expert witness from a lower order of preference may not be
24chosen solely because a qualified expert witness from a higher order of preference is
25able to participate in the Indian child custody proceeding only by telephone or live

1audiovisual means as prescribed in s. 807.13 (2). The fact that a qualified expert
2witness called by one party is from a lower order of preference under subd. 1. than
3a qualified expert witness called by another party may not be the sole consideration
4in weighing the testimony and opinions of the qualified expert witnesses. The court
5shall determine the qualifications of a qualified expert witness as provided in ch. 907.
SB288,24,176 (g) Active efforts standard. 1. The court may not order an Indian child to be
7removed from the home of the Indian child's parent or Indian custodian and placed
8in an out-of-home care placement unless the evidence of active efforts under par. (d)
92. or (e) 2. shows that there has been an ongoing, vigorous, and concerted level of case
10work and that the active efforts were made in a manner that takes into account the
11prevailing social and cultural values, conditions, and way of life of the Indian child's
12tribe and that utilizes the available resources of the Indian child's tribe, tribal and
13other Indian child welfare agencies, extended family members of the Indian child,
14other individual Indian caregivers, and other culturally appropriate service
15providers. The consideration by the court or jury of whether active efforts were made
16under par. (d) 2. or (e) 2. shall include whether all of the following activities were
17conducted:
SB288,24,2318 a. Representatives designated by the Indian child's tribe with substantial
19knowledge of the prevailing social and cultural standards and child-rearing practice
20within the tribal community were requested to evaluate the circumstances of the
21Indian child's family and to assist in developing a case plan that uses the resources
22of the tribe and of the Indian community, including traditional and customary
23support, actions, and services, to address those circumstances.
SB288,25,3
1am. A comprehensive assessment of the situation of the Indian child's family
2was completed, including a determination of the likelihood of protecting the Indian
3child's health, safety, and welfare effectively in the Indian child's home.
SB288,25,74 b. Representatives of the Indian child's tribe were identified, notified, and
5invited to participate in all aspects of the Indian child custody proceeding at the
6earliest possible point in the proceeding and their advice was actively solicited
7throughout the proceeding.
SB288,25,128 c. Extended family members of the Indian child, including extended family
9members who were identified by the Indian child's tribe or parents, were notified and
10consulted with to identify and provide family structure and support for the Indian
11child, to assure cultural connections, and to serve as placement resources for the
12Indian child.
SB288,25,1713 d. Arrangements were made to provide natural and unsupervised family
14interaction in the most natural setting that can ensure the Indian child's safety, as
15appropriate to the goals of the Indian child's permanency plan, including
16arrangements for transportation and other assistance to enable family members to
17participate in that interaction.
SB288,25,2018 e. All available family preservation strategies were offered or employed and the
19involvement of the Indian child's tribe was requested to identify those strategies and
20to ensure that those strategies are culturally appropriate to the Indian child's tribe.
SB288,26,221 f. Community resources offering housing, financial, and transportation
22assistance and in-home support services, in-home intensive treatment services,
23community support services, and specialized services for members of the Indian
24child's family with special needs were identified, information about those resources

1was provided to the Indian child's family, and the Indian child's family was actively
2assisted or offered active assistance in accessing those resources.
SB288,26,43 g. Monitoring of client progress and client participation in services was
4provided.
SB288,26,75 h. A consideration of alternative ways of addressing the needs of the Indian
6child's family was provided, if services did not exist or if existing services were not
7available to the family.
SB288,26,118 2. If any of the activities specified in subd. 1. a. to h. were not conducted, the
9person seeking the out-of-home care placement or involuntary termination of
10parental rights shall submit documentation to the court explaining why the activity
11was not conducted.
SB288,27,2 12(5) Voluntary proceedings; consent; withdrawal. (a) Out-of-home care
13placement.
A voluntary consent by a parent or Indian custodian to an out-of-home
14care placement of an Indian child under s. 48.63 (1) or (5) (b) is not valid unless the
15consent is executed in writing, recorded before a judge, and accompanied by a written
16certification by the judge that the terms and consequences of the consent were fully
17explained in detail to and were fully understood by the parent or Indian custodian.
18The judge shall also certify that the parent or Indian custodian fully understood the
19explanation in English or that the explanation was interpreted into a language that
20the parent or Indian custodian understood. Any consent given under this paragraph
21prior to or within 10 days after the birth of the Indian child is not valid. A parent or
22Indian custodian who has executed a consent under this paragraph may withdraw
23the consent for any reason at any time, and the Indian child shall be returned to the
24parent or Indian custodian. A parent or Indian custodian who has executed a consent

1under this paragraph may also move to invalidate the out-of-home care placement
2under sub. (6).
SB288,27,193 (b) Termination of parental rights. A voluntary consent by a parent to a
4termination of parental rights under s. 48.41 (2) (e) is not valid unless the consent
5is executed in writing, recorded before a judge, and accompanied by a written
6certification by the judge that the terms and consequences of the consent were fully
7explained in detail to and were fully understood by the parent. The judge shall also
8certify that the parent fully understood the explanation in English or that the
9explanation was interpreted into a language that the parent understood. Any
10consent given under this paragraph prior to or within 10 days after the birth of the
11Indian child is not valid. A parent who has executed a consent under this paragraph
12may withdraw the consent for any reason at any time prior to the entry of a final
13order terminating parental rights, and the Indian child shall be returned to his or
14her parent unless an order or agreement specified in s. 48.368 (1) or 938.368 (1)
15provides for a different placement. After the entry of a final order terminating
16parental rights, a parent who has executed a consent under this paragraph may
17withdraw that consent as provided in par. (c), move to invalidate the termination of
18parental rights under sub. (6), or move for relief from the judgment under s. 48.46
19(2).
SB288,28,720 (c) Withdrawal of consent after order granting adoption. After the entry of a
21final order granting adoption of an Indian child, a parent who has consented to
22termination of parental rights under s. 48.41 (2) (e) may withdraw that consent and
23move the court for relief from the judgment on the grounds that the consent was
24obtained through fraud or duress. Any such motion shall be filed within 2 years after
25the entry of an order granting adoption of the Indian child. A motion under this

1subsection does not affect the finality or suspend the operation of the judgment or
2order terminating parental rights or granting adoption. If the court finds that the
3consent was obtained through fraud or duress, the court shall vacate the judgment
4or order terminating parental rights and, if applicable, the order granting adoption
5and return the Indian child to the custody of the parent, unless an order or agreement
6specified in s. 48.368 (1) or 938.368 (1) that was in effect prior to the termination of
7parental rights provides for a different placement.
SB288,28,16 8(6) Invalidation of action. Any Indian child who is the subject of an
9out-of-home care placement or of a termination of parental rights proceeding, any
10parent or Indian custodian from whose custody that Indian child was removed, or the
11Indian child's tribe may move the court to invalidate that out-of-home care
12placement or termination of parental rights on the grounds that the out-of-home
13care placement was made or the termination of parental rights was ordered in
14violation of 25 USC 1911, 1912, or 1913. If the court finds that those grounds exist,
15the court shall invalidate the out-of-home care placement or termination of parental
16rights.
SB288,28,20 17(7) Placement of Indian child. (a) Adoptive placement; preferences. Subject
18to pars. (c) and (d), in placing an Indian child for adoption, preference shall be given,
19in the absence of good cause, as described in par. (e), to the contrary, to a placement
20with one of the following, in the order of preference listed:
SB288,28,2121 1. An extended family member of the Indian child.
SB288,28,2222 2. Another member of the Indian child's tribe.
SB288,28,2323 3. Another Indian family.
SB288,29,724 (b) Out-of-home care or preadoptive placement; preferences. Any Indian child
25who is accepted for an out-of-home care placement or a preadoptive placement shall

1be placed in the least restrictive setting that most approximates a family, that meets
2the Indian child's special needs, if any, and that is within reasonable proximity to the
3Indian child's home, taking into account those special needs. Subject to pars. (c) to
4(e), in placing an Indian child in an out-of-home care placement or a preadoptive
5placement, preference shall be given, in the absence of good cause, as described in
6par. (e), to the contrary, to a placement in one of the following, in the order of
7preference listed:
SB288,29,88 1. The home of an extended family member of the Indian child.
SB288,29,109 2. A foster home or treatment foster home licensed, approved, or specified by
10the Indian child's tribe.
SB288,29,1211 3. An Indian foster home or treatment foster home licensed or approved by the
12department, a county department, or a child welfare agency.
SB288,29,1513 4. A group home or residential care center for children and youth approved by
14an Indian tribe or operated by an Indian organization that has a program suitable
15to meet the needs of the Indian child.
SB288,29,2316 (bm) Temporary physical custody; preferences. Any Indian child who is being
17held in temporary physical custody under s. 48.205 (1) shall be placed in compliance
18with par. (b) or, if applicable, par. (c), unless the person responsible for determining
19the placement finds good cause, as described in par. (e), for departing from the order
20of placement preference under par. (b) or finds that emergency conditions necessitate
21departing from that order. When the reason for departing from that order is resolved,
22the Indian child shall be placed in compliance with the order of placement preference
23under par. (b) or, if applicable, par. (c).
SB288,30,924 (c) Tribal or personal preferences. In placing an Indian child under par. (a), (b),
25or (bm), if the Indian child's tribe has established, by resolution, an order of

1preference that is different from the order specified in par. (a) or (b), the order of
2preference established by that tribe shall be followed, in the absence of good cause,
3as described in par. (e), to the contrary, so long as the placement under par. (a) is
4appropriate for the Indian child's special needs, if any, and the placement under par.
5(b) or (bm) is the least restrictive setting appropriate for the Indian child's needs as
6specified in par. (b). When appropriate, the preference of the Indian child or parent
7shall be considered, and, when a parent who has consented to the placement
8evidences a desire for anonymity, that desire shall be given weight, in determining
9the placement.
SB288,30,1410 (d) Social and cultural standards. The standards to be applied in meeting the
11placement preference requirements of this subsection shall be the prevailing social
12and cultural standards of the Indian community in which the Indian child's parents
13or extended family members reside or with which the Indian child's parents or
14extended family members maintain social and cultural ties.
SB288,30,1715 (e) Good cause. 1. Whether there is good cause to depart from the order of
16placement preference under par. (a), (b), or (c) shall be determined based on any one
17or more of the following considerations:
SB288,30,2118 a. When appropriate, the request of the Indian child's parent or, if the Indian
19child is of sufficient age and developmental level to make an informed decision, the
20Indian child, unless the request is made for the purpose of avoiding the application
21of this section and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963.
SB288,31,222 b. Any extraordinary physical, mental, or emotional health needs of the Indian
23child requiring highly specialized treatment services as established by the testimony
24of an expert witness, including a qualified expert witness. The length of time that

1an Indian child has been in a placement does not, in itself, constitute an
2extraordinary emotional health need.
SB288,31,53 c. The unavailability of a suitable placement for the Indian child after diligent
4efforts have been made to place the Indian child in the order of preference under par.
5(a), (b), or (c).
SB288,31,76 2. The burden of establishing good cause to depart from the order of placement
7preference under par. (a), (b), or (c) shall be on the party requesting that departure.
SB288,31,138 (f) Report of placement. The department, a county department, or a child
9welfare agency shall maintain a record of each adoptive placement, out-of-home
10care placement, and preadoptive placement made of an Indian child, evidencing the
11efforts made to comply with the placement preference requirements specified in this
12subsection, and shall make that record available at any time on the request of the
13U.S. secretary of the interior or the Indian child's tribe.
SB288,32,2 14(8) Return of custody. (a) Adoption vacated, set aside, or terminated. If a final
15order granting adoption of an Indian child is vacated or set aside or if the parental
16rights to an Indian child of all adoptive parents of the Indian child are voluntarily
17terminated, the Indian child's former parent or former Indian custodian may petition
18for the return of custody of the Indian child. On receipt of a return of custody petition,
19the court shall set a date for a hearing on the petition that allows reasonable time
20for the parties to prepare. The court shall provide notice of the hearing to the
21guardian and legal custodian of the Indian child, to all other interested parties as
22provided in s. 48.27 (6), and to the Indian child's former parent and former Indian
23custodian. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall grant a petition for the
24return of custody of the Indian child to the Indian child's former parent or former

1Indian custodian unless there is a showing that return of custody is not in the best
2interests of the Indian child.
SB288,32,93 (b) Removal from out-of-home care placement. If an Indian child is removed
4from an out-of-home care placement for the purpose of placing the Indian child in
5another out-of-home care placement, a preadoptive placement, or an adoptive
6placement, the placement shall be made in accordance with this section. Removal
7of an Indian child from an out-of-home care placement for the purpose of returning
8the Indian child to the home of the parent or Indian custodian from whose custody
9the Indian child was originally removed is not subject to this section.
SB288,32,14 10(9) Adoptee information. (a) Provision of information to U.S. secretary of the
11interior.
At the time a court enters an order granting adoption of an Indian child, the
12court shall provide the U.S. secretary of the interior with a copy of the order, together
13with such other records and papers pertaining to the adoption proceeding as may be
14necessary to provide that secretary with all of the following information:
SB288,32,1515 1. The name and tribal affiliation of the Indian child.
SB288,32,1616 2. The names and addresses of the Indian child's birth parents.
SB288,32,1717 3. The names and addresses of the Indian child's adoptive parents.
SB288,32,1918 4. The identity of any agency that has in its possession any files or information
19relating to the adoptive placement of the Indian child.
SB288,33,220 (b) Confidentiality of parent's identity. The court shall give the birth parent of
21an Indian child the opportunity to file an affidavit indicating that the birth parent
22wishes the U.S. secretary of the interior to maintain the confidentiality of the birth
23parent's identity. If the birth parent files that affidavit, the court shall include the
24affidavit with the information provided to the U.S. secretary of the interior under

1par. (a), and that secretary shall maintain the confidentiality of the birth parent's
2identity as required under 25 USC 1951 (a) and (b).
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