AB599, s. 129 12Section 129. 938.335 (3g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,55,1613 938.335 (3g) (c) That, if a permanency case plan has previously been prepared
14for the juvenile, the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to
15achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency case plan, including, if appropriate,
16through an out-of-state placement,.
AB599, s. 130 17Section 130. 938.335 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,55,2218 938.335 (4) Testimony by telephone or live audiovisual means. At hearings
19under this section, s. 938.357, 938.358, 938.363, or 938.365, on the request of any
20party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the court may admit testimony on
21the record by telephone or live audiovisual means, if available, under s. 807.13 (2).
22The request and the showing of good cause may be made by telephone.
AB599, s. 131 23Section 131. 938.355 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,56,3
1938.355 (2) (b) 5. For a juvenile placed outside his or her home under an order
2under s. 938.34 (3) or 938.345, a permanency case plan under s. 938.38 if one has been
3prepared.
AB599, s. 132 4Section 132. 938.355 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,57,25 938.355 (2) (b) 6. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, a finding that
6continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the
7welfare of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent and is
8placed outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (a), (c), (cm), or (d) or (4d), a finding that
9the juvenile's current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the
10community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated
11delinquent. The court order shall also contain a finding as to whether the county
12department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
13order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the
14home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount
15concerns, unless the court finds that any of the circumstances under sub. (2d) (b) 1.
16to 4. applies, and, if a permanency case plan has previously been prepared for the
17juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made
18reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency case plan,
19including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. The court shall make
20the findings specified in this subdivision on a case-by-case basis based on
21circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific
22information on which those findings are based in the court order. A court order that
23merely references this subdivision without documenting or referencing that specific
24information in the court order or an amended court order that retroactively corrects

1an earlier court order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to
2comply with this subdivision.
AB599, s. 133 3Section 133. 938.355 (2b) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,57,44 938.355 (2b) (title) Concurrent reasonable efforts permitted planning.
AB599, s. 134 5Section 134. 938.355 (2b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (2b) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB599,57,217 938.355 (2b) (b) A county department or the agency primarily responsible for
8providing services to a juvenile under a court order may, at the same time as the
9county department or agency is making the reasonable efforts required under sub.
10(2) (b) 6. to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home or to make it possible
11for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home, work with the department of
12children and families, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child
13welfare agency licensed under s. 48.61 (5) in making reasonable efforts to place the
14juvenile for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative, or in some other
15alternative permanent placement, including reasonable efforts to identify an
16appropriate out-of-state placement
shall determine, in accordance with standards
17established by the department, whether to engage in concurrent planning. If,
18according to those standards, concurrent planning is required, the county
19department or agency shall engage in concurrent planning and the court shall make
20a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts
21to achieve the primary goal of the concurrent plan
.
AB599, s. 135 22Section 135. 938.355 (2b) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB599,58,223 938.355 (2b) (a) In this subsection, "concurrent planning" means reasonable
24efforts to work simultaneously towards achieving more than one of the permanency

1goals listed in s. 938.38 (4) (fg) 1. to 5. for a juvenile who is placed in out-of-home care
2and for whom a case plan is required under s. 938.38 (2).
AB599, s. 136 3Section 136. 938.355 (2c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,58,104 938.355 (2c) (b) When a court makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to whether
5the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to
6the juvenile under a court order has made reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of
7the permanency case plan, the court's consideration of reasonable efforts shall
8include the considerations under par. (a) and whether visitation schedules between
9the juvenile and his or her parents were implemented, unless visitation was denied
10or limited by the court.
AB599, s. 137 11Section 137. 938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,58,2012 938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 6., the court is not
13required to include in a dispositional order a finding as to whether the county
14department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
15order has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent of a juvenile to prevent
16the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health
17and safety are the paramount concerns, or, if applicable, a finding as to whether the
18county department or agency has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent
19of a juvenile to achieve the permanency case plan goal of returning the juvenile safely
20to his or her home, if the court finds any of the following:
AB599, s. 138 21Section 138. 938.355 (2d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,58,2522 938.355 (2d) (c) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under par. (b)
231. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38
24(4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency case
25plan for the juvenile.
AB599, s. 139
1Section 139. 938.355 (2e) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,22 938.355 (2e) (title) Permanency Case plans; filing; amended orders; copies.
AB599, s. 140 3Section 140. 938.355 (2e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,104 938.355 (2e) (a) If a permanency case plan has not been prepared at the time
5the dispositional order is entered, or if the court orders a disposition that is not
6consistent with the permanency case plan, the agency responsible for preparing the
7plan shall prepare a permanency case plan that is consistent with the order or revise
8the permanency case plan to conform to the order and shall file the plan with the
9court within the time specified in s. 938.38 (3). A permanency case plan filed under
10this paragraph shall be made a part of the dispositional order.
AB599, s. 141 11Section 141. 938.355 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,1712 938.355 (2e) (b) Each time a juvenile's placement is changed under s. 938.357,
13a trial reunification is ordered under s. 938.358,
or a dispositional order is revised
14under s. 938.363 or extended under s. 938.365, the agency that prepared the
15permanency case plan shall revise the plan to conform to the order and shall file a
16copy of the revised plan with the court. Each plan filed shall be made a part of the
17court order.
AB599, s. 142 18Section 142. 938.355 (2e) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,2219 938.355 (2e) (c) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency
20case plan shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the
21juvenile's parent or guardian, to the juvenile or the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad
22litem and to the person representing the interests of the public.
AB599, s. 143 23Section 143. 938.356 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,60,624 938.356 (1) Oral warning. Whenever the court orders a juvenile to be placed
25outside his or her home or denies a parent visitation because the juvenile has been

1adjudged to be delinquent or to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.34,
2938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 and whenever the court reviews a permanency
3case plan under s. 938.38 (5m), the court shall orally inform the parent or parents
4who appear in court of any grounds for termination of parental rights under s. 48.415
5which may be applicable and of the conditions necessary for the juvenile to be
6returned to the home or for the parent to be granted visitation.
AB599, s. 144 7Section 144. 938.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,60,208 938.357 (1) (am) 1. If the proposed change in placement involves any change
9in placement other than a change in placement under par. (c), the person or agency
10primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order or the district
11attorney shall cause written notice of the proposed change in placement to be sent
12to the juvenile, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile, and any
13foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile. If
14the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed from the home of his or her
15parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), written notice shall
16also be sent to the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall
17contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in
18placement, a statement describing why the new placement is preferable to the
19present placement, and a statement of how the new placement satisfies the
20objectives of the treatment juvenile's case plan ordered by the court.
AB599, s. 145 21Section 145. 938.357 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,61,1122 938.357 (1) (c) 1. If the proposed change in placement would change the
23placement of a juvenile placed in the home to a placement outside the home, the
24person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order or
25the district attorney shall submit a request for the change in placement to the court.

1The request shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons
2for the change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement is
3preferable to the present placement, and a statement of how the new placement
4satisfies the objectives of the treatment juvenile's case plan ordered by the court. The
5request shall also contain specific information showing that continued placement of
6the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile and,
7unless any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, specific
8information showing that the agency primarily responsible for implementing the
9dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the
10juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the
11paramount concerns.
AB599, s. 146 12Section 146. 938.357 (2v) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,61,1613 938.357 (2v) (c) Permanency Case plan hearing. If the court finds under par.
14(a) 3. that any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with
15respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days
16after the date of that finding to determine the permanency case plan for the juvenile.
AB599, s. 147 17Section 147. 938.358 of the statutes is created to read:
AB599,61,23 18938.358 Trial reunification. (1) Definition. In this section, "trial
19reunification" means a return of a juvenile who is placed in an out-of-home
20placement under s. 938.355 or 938.357 to the home of his or her parent or other home
21from which the juvenile was removed for a specified and limited period for the
22purpose of determining the appropriateness of permanently returning the juvenile
23to that home.
AB599,62,11 24(2) Trial reunification; procedure. (a) Request or proposal. The person or
25agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request,

1or the court on its own motion may propose, a trial reunification. The request or
2proposal shall contain the name and address of the home that is the site of the
3requested or proposed trial reunification, a statement describing why the trial
4reunification is in the best interests of the juvenile, and a statement describing how
5the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the juvenile's case plan. No person
6may request or propose a trial reunification on the grounds that an emergency
7condition necessitates an immediate return of the juvenile to the home of his or her
8parent or other home from which the juvenile was removed. If an emergency
9condition necessitates such an immediate return, the person or agency primarily
10responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall proceed as provided in s.
11938.357 (2).
AB599,62,2012 (b) Notice; information required. The person requesting the trial reunification
13shall submit the request to the court. That person or the court shall cause written
14notice of the proposed trial reunification to be sent to the juvenile, the parent,
15guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile, any foster parent or other physical
16custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, all parties who are bound by the
17dispositional order, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed
18from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m),
19or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall contain the
20information that is required to be included in the request or proposal under par. (a).
AB599,63,221 (c) Hearing; when required. Any person receiving the notice under par. (b) may
22obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the court within 10 days
23after receipt of the notice. If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the
24hearing the person requesting the trial reunification or the court shall provide notice
25of the hearing to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under par. (b). A copy

1of the request or proposal for the trial reunification shall be attached to the notice.
2If all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599,63,183 (d) Order. If the court finds that the trial reunification is in the best interests
4of the juvenile and that the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the juvenile's
5case plan, the court shall grant an order authorizing the trial reunification. A trial
6reunification shall terminate 90 days after the date of the order, unless the court
7specifies a shorter period in the order, extends the trial reunification under sub. (3),
8or revokes the trial reunification under sub. (4) (c) or the person or agency primarily
9responsible for implementing the dispositional order makes an emergency change in
10placement as provided in sub. (4) (d). No trial reunification order may extend the
11expiration date of the original dispositional order under s. 938.355 or any extension
12order under s. 938.365. A trial reunification under this section is not a change in
13placement under s. 938.357. At the end of a trial reunification, the person or agency
14primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may return the
15juvenile to an out-of-home placement without further order of the court,
16notwithstanding s. 938.357, or may request a change in placement under s. 938.357
17(1) (am) to change the placement of the juvenile to a placement in the home of the
18juvenile's parent or other home from which the juvenile was removed.
AB599,64,3 19(3) Extension of trial reunification. (a) Extension request or proposal. The
20person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may
21request, or the court on its own motion may propose, an extension of the trial
22reunification. The request or proposal shall contain a statement describing how the
23trial reunification continues to be in the best interests of the juvenile and continues
24to meet the objectives of the juvenile's case plan. No later than 10 days prior to the
25expiration of the trial reunification, the person who requests or proposes the

1extension shall submit the request or proposal to the court that ordered the trial
2reunification and shall cause notice of the request or proposal to be provided to all
3persons who are entitled to receive notice under sub. (2) (b).
AB599,64,114 (b) Extension hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
5notice of the extension request or proposal under par. (a) may obtain a hearing on the
6matter by filing an objection with the court within 5 days after receipt of the notice.
7If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the hearing the person
8requesting the extension or the court shall provide notice of the hearing to all persons
9who are entitled to receive notice of the extension request or proposal under par. (a).
10A copy of the request or proposal for the extension shall be attached to the notice.
11If all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599,64,1712 (c) Extension order. If the court finds that the trial reunification continues to
13be in the best interests of the juvenile and continues to meet the objectives of the
14juvenile's case plan, the court shall grant an order extending the trial reunification
15for a period specified by the court not to exceed 60 days. Any number of extensions
16may be granted under this paragraph, but the total period for a trial reunification
17may not exceed 150 days.
AB599,65,5 18(4) Revocation of trial reunification. (a) Revocation request; information
19required.
If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
20dispositional order has reasonable cause to suspect that a juvenile who has been
21returned to the home of his or her parent or other home from which the juvenile was
22removed for a trial reunification has been abused or neglected, has reason to believe
23that such a juvenile has been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or
24neglect of the juvenile is likely to occur, or otherwise has reason to believe that the
25trial reunification is no longer in the best interests of the juvenile, that person or

1agency may request the court to revoke the trial reunification. That person or agency
2shall submit the request to the court that ordered the trial reunification and shall
3cause notice of the request to be provided to all persons who are entitled to receive
4notice of the trial reunification under a sub. (2) (b). The request shall contain the
5reasons for the proposed revocation.
AB599,65,126 (b) Revocation hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
7notice of the revocation request under par. (a) may obtain a hearing on the matter
8by filing an objection with the court within 5 days after receipt of the notice. If a
9hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days prior to the hearing the court shall provide
10notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the request for the revocation, to all
11persons who are entitled to receive notice under par. (a). If all parties consent, the
12court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599,65,1913 (c) Revocation order. If the court finds that the juvenile, while returned to the
14home of his or her parent or other home from which the juvenile was removed for a
15trial reunification, has been abused or neglected, or has been threatened with abuse
16or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the juvenile is likely to occur, or finds that the
17trial reunification is no longer in the best interests of the juvenile, the court shall
18grant an order revoking the trial reunification and returning the juvenile to an
19out-of-home placement.
AB599,65,2320 (d) Emergency change in placement. If an emergency condition necessitates an
21immediate removal of the juvenile from the home of his or her parent or other home
22from which the juvenile was removed, the person or agency primarily responsible for
23implementing the dispositional order may proceed as provided in s. 938.357 (2).
AB599,66,9 24(5) Removal from foster home or other physical custodian. If a hearing is
25held under sub. (2) (c) and the trial reunification would remove a juvenile from a

1foster home or other placement with a physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2),
2the court shall give the foster parent or other physical custodian a right to be heard
3at the hearing by permitting the foster parent or other physical custodian to make
4a written or oral statement during the hearing or to submit a written statement prior
5to the hearing relating to the juvenile and the requested trial reunification. A foster
6parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a
7hearing under sub. (2) (c) and a right to be heard under this subsection does not
8become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of
9receiving that notice and right to be heard.
AB599,66,15 10(6) Prohibited trial reunifications based on homicide of parent. (a)
11Prohibition. Except as provided in par. (c), the court may not order a trial
12reunification in the home of a person who has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the
13first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional
14homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside,
15or vacated.
AB599,66,2116 (b) Revocation. Except as provided in par. (c), if a parent in whose home a
17juvenile is placed for a trial reunification is convicted under s. 940.01 of the
18first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional
19homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set
20aside, or vacated, the court shall revoke the trial reunification as provided in sub. (4)
21(c).
AB599,66,2522 (c) Exception. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply if the court determines by
23clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of
24the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that
25determination.
AB599, s. 148
1Section 148. 938.363 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,67,162 938.363 (1) (a) A juvenile, the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian,
3any person or agency bound by a dispositional order, the district attorney or
4corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered or, if
5the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is in need of protection or services under s.
6938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian may request a
7revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement or a trial
8reunification
, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support to be
9paid by a parent. The court may also propose a revision. The request or court
10proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new
11information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The
12request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a
13hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional order if the request
14or court proposal indicates that new information is available that affects the
15advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to
16the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves.
AB599, s. 149 17Section 149. 938.365 (2g) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,67,2318 938.365 (2g) (b) 2. An evaluation of the juvenile's adjustment to the placement
19and of any progress the juvenile has made, suggestions for amendment of the
20permanency case plan, and specific information showing the efforts that have been
21made to achieve the goal of the permanency case plan, including, if applicable, the
22efforts of the parents to remedy the factors that contributed to the juvenile's
23placement.
AB599, s. 150 24Section 150. 938.365 (2g) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,68,20
1938.365 (2g) (b) 3. If the juvenile has been placed outside of his or her home
2in a foster home, group home, nonsecured residential care center for children and
3youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not including any
4period during which the juvenile was a runaway from the out-of-home placement
5or the first 6 months of any period during which the juvenile was returned to his or
6her home for a trial home visit reunification, a statement of whether or not a
7recommendation has been made to terminate the parental rights of the parents of
8the juvenile. If a recommendation for a termination of parental rights has been
9made, the statement shall indicate the date on which the recommendation was made,
10any previous progress made to accomplish the termination of parental rights, any
11barriers to the termination of parental rights, specific steps to overcome the barriers
12and when the steps will be completed, reasons why adoption would be in the best
13interest of the juvenile and whether or not the juvenile should be registered with the
14adoption information exchange. If a recommendation for termination of parental
15rights has not been made, the statement shall include an explanation of the reasons
16why a recommendation for termination of parental rights has not been made. If the
17lack of appropriate adoptive resources is the primary reason for not recommending
18a termination of parental rights, the agency shall recommend that the juvenile be
19registered with the adoption information exchange or report the reason why
20registering the juvenile is contrary to the best interest of the juvenile.
AB599, s. 151 21Section 151. 938.365 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,69,722 938.365 (2m) (a) 1. Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of
23extension. If the juvenile is placed outside of his or her home, the person or agency
24primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile shall present as evidence
25specific information showing that the person or agency has made reasonable efforts

1to achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency case plan, including, if appropriate,
2through an out-of-state placement,. If an Indian juvenile is placed outside the home
3of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the person
4or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the Indian juvenile shall
5also present as evidence specific information showing that active efforts under s.
6938.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian juvenile's
7family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
AB599, s. 152 8Section 152. 938.365 (2m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,69,189 938.365 (2m) (a) 1m. The court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of
10law based on the evidence. The findings of fact shall include a finding as to whether
11reasonable efforts were made by the person or agency primarily responsible for
12providing services to the juvenile to achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency
13case plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. If the
14juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
15Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the findings of fact shall also
16include a finding that active efforts under s. 938.028 (4) (d) 2. were made to prevent
17the breakup of the Indian juvenile's family and that those efforts have proved
18unsuccessful. An order shall be issued under s. 938.355.
AB599, s. 153 19Section 153. 938.365 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,70,320 938.365 (2m) (a) 3. The court shall make the findings under subd. 1m. relating
21to reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency case plan and
22the findings under subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific
23to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which
24those findings are based in the order issued under s. 938.355. An order that merely
25references subd. 1m. or 2. without documenting or referencing that specific

1information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
2order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
3subdivision.
AB599, s. 154 4Section 154. 938.365 (2m) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,70,85 938.365 (2m) (ad) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under s.
6938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
7under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
8permanency case plan for the juvenile.
AB599, s. 155 9Section 155. 938.365 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,70,1410 938.365 (7) Changes in placement and trial reunifications not permitted.
11Nothing in this section may be construed to allow any changes in placement, trial
12reunification,
or revocation of aftercare supervision. Revocation and other changes
13in placement may take place only under s. 938.357, and trial reunifications may take
14place only under s. 938.358
.
AB599, s. 156 15Section 156. 938.371 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,70,2116 938.371 (1) (a) Results of an HIV test, as defined in s. 252.01 (2m), of the
17juvenile as provided under s. 252.15 (3m) (d) 15., including results included in a court
18report or permanency case plan. At the time that the test results are provided, the
19agency shall notify the foster parent, relative, or operator of the group home,
20residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility of the
21confidentiality requirements under s. 252.15 (6).
AB599, s. 157 22Section 157. 938.371 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,70,2523 938.371 (1) (b) Results of any tests of the juvenile to determine the presence
24of viral hepatitis, type B, including results included in a court report or permanency
25case plan.
AB599, s. 158
1Section 158. 938.371 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,71,142 938.371 (3) Other information. (intro.) At the time of placement of a juvenile
3in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or
4juvenile correctional facility or in the home of a relative other than a parent or, if the
5information is not available at that time, as soon as possible after the date on which
6the court report or permanency case plan has been submitted, but no later than 7
7days after that date, the agency, as defined in s. 938.38 (1) (a), responsible for
8preparing the juvenile's permanency case plan shall provide to the foster parent,
9relative, or operator of the group home, residential care center for children and
10youth, or juvenile correctional facility information contained in the court report
11submitted under s. 938.33 (1) or 938.365 (2g) or permanency case plan submitted
12under s. 938.355 (2e) or 938.38 relating to findings or opinions of the court or agency
13that prepared the court report or permanency case plan relating to any of the
14following:
AB599, s. 159 15Section 159. 938.371 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,71,2316 938.371 (4) Disclosure before placement permitted. Subsection (1) does not
17preclude an agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), that is arranging for the placement
18of a juvenile from providing the information specified in sub. (1) (a) to (c) to a person
19specified in sub. (1) (intro.) before the time of placement of the juvenile. Subsection
20(3) does not preclude an agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), responsible for preparing
21a juvenile's court report or permanency case plan from providing the information
22specified in sub. (3) (a) to (e) to a person specified in sub. (3) (intro.) before the time
23of placement of the juvenile.
AB599, s. 160 24Section 160. 938.371 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,72,7
1938.371 (5) Confidentiality of information. Except as permitted under s.
2252.15 (6), a foster parent, treatment foster parent, relative, or operator of a group
3home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility
4that receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the information
5described in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
6information only for the purposes of providing care for the juvenile or participating
7in a court hearing or permanency case plan review concerning the juvenile.
AB599, s. 161 8Section 161. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.38] of the
9statutes is amended to read:
AB599,72,10 10chapter 938
AB599,72,11 11Subchapter VII
AB599,72,12 12permanency case planning; records
AB599, s. 162 13Section 162. 938.38 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,72,14 14938.38 (title) Permanency Case planning.
AB599, s. 163 15Section 163. 938.38 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,72,1916 938.38 (1) (am) "Independent agency" means a private, nonprofit organization,
17but does not include a licensed child welfare agency that is authorized to prepare
18permanency case plans or that is assigned the primary responsibility of providing
19services under a permanency case plan.
AB599, s. 164 20Section 164. 938.38 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.02 (1v) and
21amended to read:
AB599,72,2422 938.02 (1v) "Permanency Case plan" means a plan designed to ensure that a
23juvenile is reunified with his or her family whenever appropriate, or that the juvenile
24quickly attains a placement or home providing long-term stability.
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