AB599-ASA1, s. 24 14Section 24. 48.365 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,20,2315 48.365 (2m) (a) 3. The judge shall make the findings under subd. 1m. relating
16to reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the child's permanency plan
17and the findings under subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances
18specific to the child and shall document or reference the specific information on
19which those findings are based in the order issued under s. 48.355. An order that
20merely references subd. 1m. or 2. without documenting or referencing that specific
21information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
22order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
23subdivision.
AB599-ASA1, s. 25 24Section 25. 48.365 (2m) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,5
148.365 (2m) (ad) If the judge finds that any of the circumstances under s.
248.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the judge shall hold a hearing
3under s. 48.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
4permanency plan goal and, if applicable any concurrent permanency goals for the
5child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 26 6Section 26. 48.365 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,97 48.365 (7) Nothing in this section may be construed to allow any changes in
8placement or trial reunifications. Changes in placement may take place only under
9s. 48.357, and trial reunifications may take place only under s. 48.358.
AB599-ASA1, s. 27 10Section 27. 48.371 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,1611 48.371 (5) Except as permitted under s. 252.15 (6), a foster parent, relative, or
12operator of a group home or residential care center for children and youth that
13receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the information described
14in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
15information only for the purposes of providing care for the child or participating in
16a court hearing or permanency plan review concerning the child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 28 17Section 28. 48.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,2518 48.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
19for each child living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children
20and youth, juvenile detention facility, or shelter care facility, the agency that placed
21the child or arranged the placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility
22for providing services to the child under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall prepare a written
23permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists, and, for each child living
24in the home of guardian or a relative other than a parent, that agency shall prepare
25a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions specified in pars. (a) to (e) exists:
AB599-ASA1, s. 29
1Section 29. 48.38 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,22,92 48.38 (4) (ar) A description of the services offered and any services provided in
3an effort to prevent the removal of the child from his or her home, while assuring that
4the health and safety of the child are the paramount concerns, and to achieve the goal
5of the permanency plan, except that the permanency plan is not required to include
6a description of the services offered or provided with respect to a parent of the child
7to prevent the removal of the child from the home or to achieve the permanency plan
8goal of returning the child safely to his or her home if any of the circumstances
9specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies to that parent.
AB599-ASA1, s. 30 10Section 30. 48.38 (4) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,22,1511 48.38 (4) (f) 3. Improve the conditions of the parents' home to facilitate the safe
12return of the child to his or her home, or, if appropriate, obtain an alternative
13permanent placement
for the child a placement for adoption, with a guardian, with
14a fit and willing relative, or in some other planned permanent living arrangement
15that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 31 16Section 31. 48.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,23,617 48.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) The goal of the permanency plan or, if the agency is making
18concurrent reasonable efforts under
engaging in concurrent planning, as defined in
19s. 48.355 (2b) (a), the permanency and concurrent permanency goals of the
20permanency plan. If a goal of the permanency plan is any goal other than return of
21the child to his or her home
to place the child for adoption, with a guardian, or with
22a fit and willing relative
, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
23deciding on that goal. If a goal of the permanency plan is an alternative permanent
24placement under subd. 5., the permanency plan shall document a compelling reason
25why it would not be in the best interest of the child to pursue a goal specified in subds.

11. to 4.
and the efforts made to achieve that goal, including, if appropriate, through
2an out-of-state placement. If the agency determines under s. 48.355 (2b) (b) to
3engage in concurrent planning, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
4that determination and a description of the concurrent plan.
The agency shall
5determine one or more of the following goals to be the goal or goals of a child's
6permanency plan:
AB599-ASA1, s. 32 7Section 32. 48.38 (4) (fg) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,23,118 48.38 (4) (fg) 5. Some As provided in par. (fm), some other alternative planned
9permanent placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring
10relationship with an adult
, including sustaining care, independent living, or
11long-term foster care, but not including independent living.
AB599-ASA1, s. 33 12Section 33. 48.38 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,23,2413 48.38 (4) (fm) If the goal of the permanency plan is to agency determines that
14there is a compelling reason why it currently would not be in the best interests of the
15child to return the child to his or her home or to
place the child for adoption, with a
16guardian, or with a fit and willing relative, or as the permanency goal for the child,
17the permanency goal of placing the child
in some other alternative planned
18permanent placement, living arrangement described in par. (fg) 5. If the agency
19makes that determination, the plan shall include
the efforts made to achieve that
20permanency goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement., a
21statement of that compelling reason, and, notwithstanding that compelling reason,
22a concurrent plan under s. 48.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal under par. (fg) 1. to
234. as a concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency goal under par.
24(fg) 5.
AB599-ASA1, s. 34 25Section 34. 48.38 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,8
148.38 (4) (i) A statement as to whether the child's age and developmental level
2are sufficient for the court to consult with the child at the permanency plan
3determination
hearing under sub. (4m) (c) or at the permanency plan hearing under
4sub.
(5m) (c) 2. or s. 48.43 (5) (b) 2. or for the court or panel to consult with the child
5at the permanency plan review under sub. (5) (bm) 2. and, if a decision is made that
6it would not be age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for the court or panel
7to consult with the child, a statement as to why consultation with the child would not
8be appropriate.
AB599-ASA1, s. 35 9Section 35. 48.38 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,1110 48.38 (4m) (title) Reasonable efforts not required; Permanency permanency
11plan
determination hearing.
AB599-ASA1, s. 36 12Section 36. 48.38 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,1313 48.38 (5) (title) Plan Permanency review.
AB599-ASA1, s. 37 14Section 37. 48.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,2515 48.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel appointed
16under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan in the manner provided in this
17subsection not later than 6 months after the date on which the child was first
18removed from his or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under this
19subsection for as long as the child is placed outside the home, except that for the
20review that is required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the child was
21first removed from his or her home and the reviews that are required to be conducted
22every 12 months after that review the court shall hold a hearing under sub. (5m) to
23review the permanency plan, which hearing may be instead of or in addition to the
24review under this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods referred to in this
25paragraph include trial reunifications under s. 48.358.
AB599-ASA1, s. 38
1Section 38. 48.38 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,25,92 48.38 (5) (am) The court may appoint an independent agency to designate a
3panel to conduct a permanency plan review under par. (a). If the court in a county
4having a population of less than 500,000 appoints an independent agency under this
5paragraph, the county department of the county of the court shall authorize and
6contract for the purchase of services from the independent agency. If the court in a
7county having a population of 500,000 or more appoints an independent agency
8under this paragraph, the department shall authorize and contract for the purchase
9of services from the independent agency.
AB599-ASA1, s. 39 10Section 39. 48.38 (5) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,25,1411 48.38 (5) (c) 5. The date by which it is likely that the child will be returned to
12his or her home or placed for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative,
13or in some other alternative planned permanent placement living arrangement that
14includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 40 15Section 40. 48.38 (5) (c) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB599-ASA1,25,2116 48.38 (5) (c) 5m. The continuing appropriateness, according to standards
17established by the department, of the permanency goal and, if the court or panel
18considers appropriate, any concurrent permanency goals for the child. If the court
19or panel does not approve of any of those goals or if the court or panel determines that
20a concurrent permanency goal is appropriate, the court or panel shall determine the
21permanency goal and, if appropriate, any concurrent permanency goals for the child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 41 22Section 41. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,523 48.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) If the child has been placed outside of his or her home,
24as described in s. 48.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
25children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not

1including any period during which the child was a runaway from the out-of-home
2placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child was returned
3to his or her
was residing in a trial reunification home for a trial home visit, the
4appropriateness of the permanency plan and the circumstances which prevent the
5child from any of the following:
AB599-ASA1, s. 42 6Section 42. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,107 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other alternative planned permanent
8placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship
9with an adult
, including sustaining care, independent living, or long-term foster
10care, but not including independent living.
AB599-ASA1, s. 43 11Section 43. 48.38 (5) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,1412 48.38 (5) (c) 7. Whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency to achieve
13the permanency goal of the permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an
14out-of-state placement,.
AB599-ASA1, s. 44 15Section 44. 48.38 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,2016 48.38 (5) (f) If the summary prepared under par. (e) indicates that the review
17panel made recommendations that conflict with the court child's dispositional order
18or that provide for additional services not specified in the court dispositional order,
19the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child shall request a
20revision of the court dispositional order.
AB599-ASA1, s. 45 21Section 45. 48.38 (5m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,2222 48.38 (5m) (title) Permanency plan hearing.
AB599-ASA1, s. 46 23Section 46. 48.38 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,27,424 48.38 (5m) (a) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan
25and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) no later than 12 months after

1the date on which the child was first removed from the home and every 12 months
2after a previous hearing under this subsection for as long as the child is placed
3outside the home. The 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph include trial
4reunifications under s. 48.358.
AB599-ASA1, s. 47 5Section 47. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,27,186 48.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
7shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; and the
8child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the
9relative with whom the child is living; of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing,
10of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a
11right to be heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. and shall notify
the child's
12counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special
13advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the person representing
14the interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside
15the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian
16and tribe of the date, time, and place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be
17determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be
18heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 48 19Section 48. 48.38 (5m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,27,2420 48.38 (5m) (f) If the findings of fact and conclusions of law under par. (e) conflict
21with the child's dispositional order or provide for any additional services not specified
22in the dispositional order, the court shall revise the dispositional order under s.
2348.363 or, order a change in placement under s. 48.357, or order a trial reunification
24under s. 48.358,
as appropriate.
AB599-ASA1, s. 49 25Section 49. 48.38 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,28,1
148.38 (6) (a) Procedures for conducting permanency plan reviews.
AB599-ASA1, s. 50 2Section 50. 48.417 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,28,113 48.417 (1) (a) The child has been placed outside of his or her home, as described
4in s. 48.365 (1) or 938.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, nonsecured residential
5care center for children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent
622 months, not including any period during which the child was a runaway from the
7out-of-home placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child
8was returned to his or her
was residing in a trial reunification home for a trial home
9visit
. If the circumstances specified in this paragraph apply, the petition shall be
10filed or joined in by the last day of the 15th month, as described in this paragraph,
11for which the child was placed outside of his or her home.
AB599-ASA1, s. 51 12Section 51. 48.43 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,28,2313 48.43 (1) (cm) If a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the child,
14a finding as to whether the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the
15child has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the child's
16permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement. The
17court shall make the findings specified in this paragraph on a case-by-case basis
18based on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference the
19specific information on which those findings are based in the order. An order that
20merely references this paragraph without documenting or referencing that specific
21information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
22order that does not comply with this paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this
23paragraph.
AB599-ASA1, s. 52 24Section 52. 48.43 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,6
148.43 (5m) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency plan
2shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the child, if he or
3she is 12 years of age or over, to the child's guardian, to the child's foster parent or,
4the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the
5child is living
, and, if the order under sub. (1) involuntarily terminated parental
6rights to an Indian child, to the Indian child's tribe.
AB599-ASA1, s. 53 7Section 53. 48.63 (5) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,178 48.63 (5) (d) 4. Not less than 10 days before the review, the agency that placed
9the child or that arranged the placement of the child shall provide a copy of the
10revised permanency plan or plans and the request for review submitted under subd.
113. and notice of the time and place of the review to the child, the parent, guardian,
12Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, and the operator of the group home
13in which the child is placed, together with notice of the issues to be determined as
14part of the permanency plan review and notice of the fact that those persons shall
15have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written comments to that agency
16or the independent reviewing agency before the review or by participating at the
17review.
AB599-ASA1, s. 54 18Section 54. 48.977 (4) (i) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,1919 48.977 (4) (i) (title) Effect of disposition on permanency plan review process.
AB599-ASA1, s. 55 20Section 55. 757.69 (1) (g) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,2221 757.69 (1) (g) 14. Conduct permanency plan reviews under s. 48.38 (5) or 938.38
22(5) and permanency plan hearings under s. 48.38 (5m) or 938.38 (5m).
AB599-ASA1, s. 56 23Section 56. 938.21 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,324 938.21 (5) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
25938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing

1under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
2permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
3juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 57 4Section 57. 938.315 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,115 938.315 (2m) (b) The court making an initial finding under s. 938.38 (5m) that
6the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made
7reasonable efforts to achieve the goals permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency
8plan more than 12 months after the date on which the juvenile was removed from the
9home or making any subsequent findings under s. 938.38 (5m) as to those reasonable
10efforts more than 12 months after the date of a previous finding as to those
11reasonable efforts.
AB599-ASA1, s. 58 12Section 58. 938.32 (1) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,1613 938.32 (1) (c) 1. c. If a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the
14juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made
15reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan,
16including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement.
AB599-ASA1, s. 59 17Section 59. 938.32 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,2218 938.32 (1) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
19938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
20under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
21permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
22juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 60 23Section 60. 938.33 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,31,924 938.33 (4) (c) Specific information showing that continued placement of the
25juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile, specific

1information showing that the county department or the agency primarily
2responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made reasonable efforts to
3prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's
4health and safety are the paramount concerns, unless any of the circumstances
5specified in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has
6previously been prepared for the juvenile, specific information showing that the
7county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency
8goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an
9out-of-state placement,.
AB599-ASA1, s. 61 10Section 61. 938.335 (3g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,31,1411 938.335 (3g) (c) That, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for
12the juvenile, the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve
13the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if appropriate,
14through an out-of-state placement,.
AB599-ASA1, s. 62 15Section 62. 938.335 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,31,2016 938.335 (4) Testimony by telephone or live audiovisual means. At hearings
17under this section, s. 938.357, 938.358, 938.363, or 938.365, on the request of any
18party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the court may admit testimony on
19the record by telephone or live audiovisual means, if available, under s. 807.13 (2).
20The request and the showing of good cause may be made by telephone.
AB599-ASA1, s. 63 21Section 63. 938.355 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,32,1822 938.355 (2) (b) 6. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, a finding that
23continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the
24welfare of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent and is
25placed outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (a), (c), (cm), or (d) or (4d), a finding that

1the juvenile's current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the
2community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated
3delinquent. The court order shall also contain a finding as to whether the county
4department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
5order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the
6home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount
7concerns, unless the court finds that any of the circumstances under sub. (2d) (b) 1.
8to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the juvenile,
9a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts
10to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if
11appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. The court shall make the findings
12specified in this subdivision on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific
13to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which
14those findings are based in the court order. A court order that merely references this
15subdivision without documenting or referencing that specific information in the
16court order or an amended court order that retroactively corrects an earlier court
17order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
18subdivision.
AB599-ASA1, s. 64 19Section 64. 938.355 (2b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (2b) (b) and
20amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,33,1021 938.355 (2b) (b) A county department or the agency primarily responsible for
22providing services to a juvenile under a court order may, at the same time as the
23county department or agency is making the reasonable efforts required under sub.
24(2) (b) 6. to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home or to make it possible
25for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home, work with the department of

1children and families, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child
2welfare agency licensed under s. 48.61 (5) in making reasonable efforts to place the
3juvenile for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative, or in some other
4alternative permanent placement, including reasonable efforts to identify an
5appropriate out-of-state placement
shall determine, in accordance with standards
6established by the department, whether to engage in concurrent planning. If,
7according to those standards, concurrent planning is required, the county
8department or agency shall engage in concurrent planning unless the court or
9permanency review panel determines under s. 938.38 (5) (c) 5m. that concurrent
10planning is inappropriate
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 65 11Section 65. 938.355 (2b) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB599-ASA1,33,1512 938.355 (2b) (a) In this subsection, "concurrent planning" means appropriate
13efforts to work simultaneously towards achieving more than one of the permanency
14goals listed in s. 938.38 (4) (fg) 1. to 5. for a juvenile who is placed in out-of-home care
15and for whom a permanency plan is required under s. 938.38 (2).
AB599-ASA1, s. 66 16Section 66. 938.355 (2c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,33,2317 938.355 (2c) (b) When a court makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to whether
18the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to
19the juvenile under a court order has made reasonable efforts to achieve the
20permanency goal of the permanency plan, the court's consideration of reasonable
21efforts shall include the considerations under par. (a) and whether visitation
22schedules between the juvenile and his or her parents were implemented, unless
23visitation was denied or limited by the court.
AB599-ASA1, s. 67 24Section 67. 938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,34,9
1938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 6., the court is not
2required to include in a dispositional order a finding as to whether the county
3department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
4order has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent of a juvenile to prevent
5the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health
6and safety are the paramount concerns, or, if applicable, a finding as to whether the
7county department or agency has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent
8of a juvenile to achieve the permanency plan goal of returning the juvenile safely to
9his or her home, if the court finds any of the following:
AB599-ASA1, s. 68 10Section 68. 938.355 (2d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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