Wisconsin Legislature: Children

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re required judicial findings and orders when child is placed outside the home, TPR warnings, mandatory child abuse or neglect reporters, confidentiality of social services records, changing ``day care" to ``child care", and definition of ``neglect" - SB346

Crimes against animals expanded re intentional or reckless mistreatment, abandonment, and failure to provide food, water, or shelter; causing a minor to mistreat an animal made a felony; judge or circuit court commissioner may consider re restraining order or injunction in domestic or child abuse cases; JRCCP report - AB747

Crimes against animals expanded re intentional or reckless mistreatment, abandonment, and failure to provide food, water, or shelter; causing a minor to mistreat an animal made a felony; judge or circuit court commissioner may consider re restraining order or injunction in domestic or child abuse cases; JRCCP report - SB555

Crimes against children committed by the child's day care provider: penalty enhancement for certain crimes; JRCCP report - AB413

Crimes on school premises: sentence increased for battery, mayhem, sexual assault, sexual assault of a child, or reckless injury; JRCCP report - AB677

DNA evidence connected to certain felonies: time limit for commencing prosecution revised; reconciliation of 2005 WisActs 60 and 276 - AB514

Domestic abuse committed in the presence of a child: penalty enhancers created; JRCCP report - SB248

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited except under specific conditions; possession by person convicted of a violent nonfelony offense prohibited; JRCCP report - AB914

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited except under specific conditions; possession by person convicted of a violent nonfelony offense prohibited; JRCCP report - SB643

Landlord required to change locks if tenant requests it and provides a copy of an injunction or criminal complaint re domestic abuse, exception provided [A.Amdt.1: rental agreement and civil damages provisions added; A.Amdt.2: permission for tenant to change the locks] - AB400

Landlord required to change locks if tenant requests it and provides a copy of an injunction or criminal complaint re domestic abuse, exception provided - SB274

Reckless bodily harm to a child: penalty revised; JRCCP report - AB515

Reckless bodily harm to a child: penalty revised; JRCCP report - SB341

Religious organization investigation of sexual contact with a child: reporting results to DCF and release of summary to the public - AB784

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations and limits on recovery against state and local political subdivisions removed - AB839

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - AB453

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - SB319

Spiritual treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment for children: exemptions removed re county department determination of child abuse or neglect, felony physical abuse of a child, and administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody; Christian Science treatment limited to adult patients - AB590

Temporary custody hearings: notification to adult relative of the child required, definition provision; notification contents specified; exception to confidentiality of agency and child abuse and neglect records - AB298

TROs and injunctions re domestic abuse, child abuse, adult at risk, or harassment: petition law revisions - AB680

TROs and injunctions re domestic abuse, child abuse, adult at risk, or harassment: petition law revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB464

Adoption records may be disclosed to determine availability of placing a child with adoptive parent of the child's sibling - SB411

Birth certificate: adult who was adopted as a child may petition the court to have original information restored, conditions set - AB858

Foster parent, treatment foster parent, and other physical custodian of a child: revisions re disclosure of identity, rights in connection with a change in placement proceeding or agency decision to remove the child, and placement for adoption - AB722

Foster parent, treatment foster parent, and other physical custodian of a child: revisions re disclosure of identity, rights in connection with a change in placement proceeding or agency decision to remove the child, and placement for adoption - SB501

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) jurisdictional provisions and minimum standards for Indian child custody proceedings incorporated into Children's Code provisions re CHIPS, TPR, adoption, and the Juvenile Justice Code re JIPS - AB421

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) jurisdictional provisions and minimum standards for Indian child custody proceedings incorporated into Children's Code provisions re CHIPS, TPR, adoption, and the Juvenile Justice Code re JIPS [S.Amdts 1, 2, and 3: further revisions] - SB288

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; creates an Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children - AB705

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; creates an Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children - SB517

National Adoption Month: November proclaimed as - AJR93

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records - AB486

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records [S.Amdt.1: effective date changed re paying support or maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients] - SB347

Posttermination of parental rights contact agreement between adoptive parent or agency and a birth relative of the child: provisions created - AB214

Posttermination of parental rights contact agreement between adoptive parent or agency and a birth relative of the child: provisions created - SB140

Chaperoning a sex offender: individual required to sign agreement notifying any other person with whom the individual has a child of his or her intent to chaperone a sex offender - AB676

Chaperoning a sex offender: individual required to sign agreement notifying any other person with whom the individual has a child of his or her intent to chaperone a sex offender [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, notification in writing required, Corr.Dept civil liability immunity] - SB325

Chemicals used in children's products regulated; DATCP duties - AB637

Child abuse or neglect cases: public disclosure of certain information required re child fatality or near fatality, suicide, egregious abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse by caregiver; exceptions and report provision - AB428

Child abuse or neglect cases: public disclosure of certain information required re child fatality or near fatality, suicide, egregious abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse by caregiver; exceptions and report provision [S.Amdts 1 and 3: report requirements revised] - SB299

Child abuse or neglect resulting in the child dying or placed in serious or critical condition: requiring certain information be disclosed to the legislature and made available to the public; DCF duties; report and exception provisions - SB79

Child advocacy centers: funding reduced [Sec. 157, 9101 (10); Enrolled AB-75: CHAT Room in Green County and Marshfield Child Advocacy Center in Wood County added, 157d, s; deletes 157] - AB75

Child care provider: prohibition from being licensed, certified, or contracted with re conviction or adjudicated delinquent of specified crimes; frequency of criminal history search increased, sex offender registry provision; revocation or suspension of license, certification, or contract required re conviction of or pending serious criminal charges, W-2 payment provision - AB462

Child care provider: prohibition from being licensed, certified, or contracted with re conviction or adjudicated delinquent of specified crimes; frequency of criminal history search increased, sex offender registry provision; revocation or suspension of license, certification, or contract required re conviction of or pending serious criminal charges, W-2 payment provision [S.Amdt.3: Wisconsin Shares provisions added re ineligibility for child care subsidies and use of recovered funds to detect fraud; S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.3: fraudulent activity in W-2 program reporting requirements] - SB331

Child care provider: prohibition from being licensed, certified, or contracted with re conviction or adjudicated delinquent of specified crimes or having certain TRO or injunction entered against the person; frequency of criminal history search increased, sex offender registry and TRO or injunction provisions; revocation or suspension of license, certification, or contract required re conviction of or pending serious criminal charges, W-2 payment and TRO or injunction provisions; certain employees required to report to DA any suspected fraud in the W-2 Program, penalty and immunity from liability - AB479

Child care provider: prohibition from being licensed, certified, or contracted with re conviction or adjudicated delinquent of specified crimes or having certain TRO or injunction entered against the person; frequency of criminal history search increased, sex offender registry and TRO or injunction provisions; revocation or suspension of license, certification, or contract required re conviction of or pending serious criminal charges, W-2 payment and TRO or injunction provisions; certain employees required to report to DA any suspected fraud in the W-2 Program, penalty and immunity from liability - SB333

Child placed in the home of a relative: granting the relative the same procedural rights as a foster parent re notice of intent to remove the child and review of decisions and orders involving placement and care [A.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB164

Child placed in the home of a relative: granting the relative the same procedural rights as a foster parent re notice of intent to remove the child and review of decisions and orders involving placement and care - SB122

Child protective services: DCF to establish pilot program under which county department may employ alternative responses; evaluation report required [Sec. 1097, 1098. 1100; Enrolled AB-75: limited to five counties (including Milwaukee County)] - AB75

Child welfare provider rate regulation re treatment foster homes [Sec. 1274-1286, 3314, 3315, 9108 (2), 9308 (3), 9408 (5); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, emergency rules promulgation, JLC study, 1276g-m, 1278g; deletes 1275] - AB75

Child welfare provider revisions re surplus revenue and rates for out-of-home care; performance-based contracting system established [A.Amdt.1: DCF to certify need for new group home or increasing capacity at an existing one, emergency rules provision; A.Amdt.2: appropriation added] - AB780

Child welfare provider revisions re surplus revenue and rates for out-of-home care; performance-based contracting system established - SB567

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re required judicial findings and orders when child is placed outside the home, TPR warnings, mandatory child abuse or neglect reporters, confidentiality of social services records, changing ``day care" to ``child care", and definition of ``neglect" - AB485

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re required judicial findings and orders when child is placed outside the home, TPR warnings, mandatory child abuse or neglect reporters, confidentiality of social services records, changing ``day care" to ``child care", and definition of ``neglect" - SB346

CHIPS jurisdiction expanded based on another child from the home placed outside the home under a juvenile court order; involuntary TPR permitted on grounds of prior TPR - SB433

Corr.Dept rates for juvenile alternate care services revised [Sec. 2675, 2677] - AB75

Graduated foster care licensing system created; kinship and long-term kinship care payments re treatment foster homes eliminated [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Children and Families, Department of"] - AB75

Guardianships of children revised; power of attorney provision - SB706

Human growth and development instruction: school board may offer if it provides medically accurate information and addresses specified topics; notification required if not offered; instruction by volunteer health care provider, definitions, and State Superintendent duties provisions [A.Amdt.11: marriage and parental responsibility instruction added; S.Amdt.1 to Engr. AB-458: instruction about sex offender registration and criminal penalties re crimes against children required] - AB458

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) jurisdictional provisions and minimum standards for Indian child custody proceedings incorporated into Children's Code provisions re CHIPS, TPR, adoption, and the Juvenile Justice Code re JIPS - AB421

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) jurisdictional provisions and minimum standards for Indian child custody proceedings incorporated into Children's Code provisions re CHIPS, TPR, adoption, and the Juvenile Justice Code re JIPS [S.Amdts 1, 2, and 3: further revisions] - SB288

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; creates an Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children - AB705

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; creates an Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children - SB517

Juvenile court jurisdiction extended to certain foster youth until they reach 21 years of age - AB822

Juvenile court jurisdiction extended to certain foster youth until they reach 21 years of age - SB568

Mandatory minimum sentences for certain child sex crimes applied only if convicted person was under age 18 - AB225

Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council: annual report and public hearing requirements; DCF duties - AB883

Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council: annual report and public hearing requirements; DCF duties - SB644

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records - AB486

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records [S.Amdt.1: effective date changed re paying support or maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients] - SB347

Posttermination of parental rights contact agreement between adoptive parent or agency and a birth relative of the child: provisions created - AB214

Posttermination of parental rights contact agreement between adoptive parent or agency and a birth relative of the child: provisions created - SB140

Proof of financial responsibility requirement re motor vehicle accident: liability release executed by a parent or guardian ad litem on behalf of a minor is acceptable (remedial legislation) - SB486

Reckless homicide of a child not older than five years of age: creating a penalty enhancer when convicted individual is a parent or caregiver of the victim; JRCCP report - SB22

Sex offender registration required re child sexual assault that was dismissed or uncharged as part of a plea agreement for fourth-degree sexual assault - AB934

Sex offenders under GPS tracking requirement on parole, probation, extended supervision, conditional release, or supervised release for crimes against children prohibited from entering certain areas such as playgrounds and areas where children 16 years old and younger congregate; political subdivision prohibited from enacting or enforcing an ordinance or resolution restricting placement or residency of a sex offender; JRCCP report - AB759

Sex offenders under GPS tracking requirement on parole, probation, extended supervision, conditional release, or supervised release for crimes against children prohibited from entering certain areas such as playgrounds and areas where children 16 years old and younger congregate; political subdivision prohibited from enacting or enforcing an ordinance or resolution restricting placement or residency of a sex offender; JRCCP report - SB548

Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; JRCCP report - AB769

Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; JRCCP report - SB561

Spiritual treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment for children: exemptions removed re county department determination of child abuse or neglect, felony physical abuse of a child, and administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody; Christian Science treatment limited to adult patients - AB590

Temporary custody hearings: notification to adult relative of the child required, definition provision; notification contents specified; exception to confidentiality of agency and child abuse and neglect records - AB298

Tribal gaming receipts appropriation re high-cost out-of-home placements of Indian children by tribal courts [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 478j, 586t, 979v] - AB75

W-2 benefits reduced based on positive drug test: reduction percentage increased; dependent children provision - AB874

Aversive interventions in schools regulated; implementation of positive behavioral interventions; definitions and DPI duties; local educational agency to prepare a behavioral intervention plan for child with a disability, conditions set - AB682

Aversive interventions in schools regulated; implementation of positive behavioral interventions; definitions and DPI duties; local educational agency to prepare a behavioral intervention plan for child with a disability, conditions set - SB468