AB632: Bill Text

AB632, s. 28 Section 28. 48.295 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,16,12 48.295 (1) After the filing of a petition and upon a finding by the court that reasonable cause exists to warrant a physical, psychological, mental, or developmental examination or an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified under s. 48.547 (4), the court may order any child coming within its jurisdiction to be examined as an outpatient by personnel in an approved treatment facility for alcohol and other drug abuse, by a physician, psychiatrist, or licensed psychologist, or by another expert appointed by the court holding at least a master's degree in social work or another related field of child development, in order that the child's physical, psychological, alcohol or other drug dependency, mental, or developmental condition may be considered. The court may also order a physical, psychological, mental, or developmental examination or an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified under s. 48.547 (4) of a parent, guardian, or legal custodian whose ability to care for a child is at issue before the court or of an expectant mother whose ability to control her use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs is at issue before the court. The court shall hear any objections by the child or, the child's parents, guardian, or legal custodian, or the next of kin of a parental homicide victim to the request for such an examination or assessment before ordering the examination or assessment. The expenses of an examination, if approved by the court, shall be paid by the county of the court ordering the examination in a county having a population of less than 500,000 or by the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more. The payment for an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment shall be in accordance with s. 48.361.

AB632, s. 29 Section 29. 48.295 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,16,18 48.295 (3) If the child, the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or the expectant mother objects to a particular physician, psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, or other expert as required under this section, the court shall appoint a different physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other expert as required under this section.

AB632, s. 30 Section 30. 48.299 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,17,2 48.299 (1) (a) The general public shall be excluded from hearings under this chapter and from hearings by courts exercising jurisdiction under s. 48.16 unless a public fact-finding hearing is demanded by a child through his or her counsel, by an expectant mother through her counsel or by an unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem. However, the The court shall refuse to grant the public hearing in a proceeding, other than a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), if a parent, guardian, or the next of kin of a parental homicide victim objects or if the expectant mother or unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem objects.

AB632, s. 31 Section 31. 48.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,17,14 48.30 (2) At the commencement of the hearing under this section the child and, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or and Indian custodian, and the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; the child expectant mother, her parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, and the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem; or the adult expectant mother and the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem; shall be advised of their rights as specified in s. 48.243 and shall be informed that a request for a jury trial or for a substitution of judge under s. 48.29 must be made before the end of the plea hearing or is waived. Nonpetitioning parties, including the child, shall be granted a continuance of the plea hearing if they wish to consult with an attorney on the request for a jury trial or substitution of a judge.

AB632, s. 32 Section 32. 48.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,18,12 48.31 (2) The hearing shall be to the court unless the child, the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, or the expectant mother of the unborn child exercises the right to a jury trial by demanding a jury trial at any time before or during the plea hearing. If a jury trial is demanded in a proceeding under s. 48.13 or 48.133, the jury shall consist of 6 persons. If a jury trial is demanded in a proceeding under s. 48.42, the jury shall consist of 12 persons unless the parties agree to a lesser number. Chapters 756 and 805 shall govern the selection of jurors. If the hearing involves a child victim or witness, as defined in s. 950.02, the court may order that a deposition be taken by audiovisual means and allow the use of a recorded deposition under s. 967.04 (7) to (10) and, with the district attorney, shall comply with s. 971.105. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court or jury shall make a determination of the facts, except that in a case alleging a child or an unborn child to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 or 48.133, the court shall make the determination under s. 48.13 (intro.) or 48.133 relating to whether the child or unborn child is in need of protection or services that can be ordered by the court. If the court finds that the child or unborn child is not within the jurisdiction of the court or, in a case alleging a child or an unborn child to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 or 48.133, that the child or unborn child is not in need of protection or services that can be ordered by the court or if the court or jury finds that the facts alleged in the petition have not been proved, the court shall dismiss the petition with prejudice.

AB632, s. 33 Section 33. 48.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,19,4 48.32 (1) (a) At any time after the filing of a petition for a proceeding relating to s. 48.13 or 48.133 and before the entry of judgment, the judge or a circuit court commissioner may suspend the proceedings and place the child or expectant mother under supervision in the home or present placement of the child or expectant mother. The court may establish terms and conditions applicable to the child and the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian, to the child expectant mother and her parent, guardian or legal custodian or to the adult expectant mother, including the condition specified in sub. (1b). The order under this section shall be known as a consent decree and must be agreed to by the child, if 12 years of age or older, the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; by the child expectant mother, her parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; or by the adult expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25. The consent decree shall be reduced to writing and given to the parties.

AB632, s. 34 Section 34. 48.32 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,19,18 48.32 (2) (c) Upon the motion of the court or the application of the child, parent, guardian, legal custodian, next of kin of a parental homicide victim, expectant mother, unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, intake worker, or any agency supervising the child or expectant mother under the consent decree, the court may, after giving notice to the parties to the consent decree, their counsel or guardian ad litem, and the court-appointed special advocate for the child, if any, extend the decree for up to an additional 6 months in the absence of objection to extension by the parties to the initial consent decree. If the child, parent, guardian, legal custodian, next of kin of a parental homicide victim, expectant mother, or unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem objects to the extension, the judge shall schedule a hearing and make a determination on the issue of extension. An extension under this paragraph of a consent decree relating to an unborn child who is alleged to be in need of protection or services may be granted after the child is born.

AB632, s. 35 Section 35. 48.32 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,20,2 48.32 (6) The judge or circuit court commissioner shall inform the child and, the child's parent, guardian or, and legal custodian, or and the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or the adult expectant mother, in writing, of the right of the child or expectant mother to object to the continuation of the consent decree under sub. (3) and of the fact that the hearing under which the child or expectant mother was placed on supervision may be continued to conclusion as if the consent decree had never been entered.

AB632, s. 36 Section 36. 48.355 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,20,12 48.355 (2) (b) 1m. A notice that the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian, the child, if 14 years of age or over, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the expectant mother, if 14 years of age or over, or the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem may request an agency that is providing care or services for the child or expectant mother or that has legal custody of the child to disclose to, or make available for inspection by, the parent, guardian, legal custodian, child, expectant mother or unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem that individual the contents of any record kept or information received by the agency about the child or expectant mother as provided in s. 48.78 (2) (ag) and (aj).

AB632, s. 37 Section 37. 48.355 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,20,25 48.355 (2) (d) The court shall provide a copy of a dispositional order relating to a child in need of protection or services to the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or trustee, to the child through the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, to the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, to the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placed outside that home, to the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. The court shall provide a copy of a dispositional order relating to an unborn child in need of protection or services to the expectant mother, to the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or trustee of a child expectant mother and, if the expectant mother is an Indian child, to the expectant mother's Indian custodian and tribe.

AB632, s. 38 Section 38. 48.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,21,19 48.357 (1) (am) 1. If the proposed change in placement involves any change in placement other than a change in placement specified in par. (c), the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney, or the corporation counsel shall cause written notice of the proposed change in placement to be sent to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, any foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, written notice shall also be sent to the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the change in placement involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, written notice shall be sent to the adult expectant mother and the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement is preferable to the present placement, and a statement of how the new placement satisfies objectives of the treatment plan ordered by the court.

AB632, s. 39 Section 39. 48.357 (1) (am) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,21,24 48.357 (1) (am) 2. a. By the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the child, if 12 years of age or over, and the child's tribe, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian.

AB632, s. 40 Section 40. 48.357 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,22,8 48.357 (1) (c) 2. The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering any change in placement requested under subd. 1. Not less than 3 days prior to the hearing, the court shall provide notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the request for the change in placement, to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the child's court-appointed special advocate, all parties that are bound by the dispositional order, and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. Subject to subd. 2r., if all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.

AB632, s. 41 Section 41. 48.357 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,23,2 48.357 (2m) (a) The child, the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, or any person or agency primarily bound by the dispositional order, other than the person or agency responsible for implementing the order, may request a change in placement under this paragraph. The request shall contain the name and address of the new placement requested and shall state what new information is available that affects the advisability of the current placement. If the proposed change in placement would change the placement of a child placed in the child's home to a placement outside the child's home, the request shall also contain specific information showing that continued placement of the child in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the child and, unless any of the circumstances under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies, specific information showing that the agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the child from the home, while assuring that the child's health and safety are the paramount concerns. The request shall be submitted to the court. The court may also propose a change in placement on its own motion.

AB632, s. 42 Section 42. 48.357 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,23,25 48.357 (2m) (b) The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering any change in placement requested or proposed under par. (a) if the request states that new information is available that affects the advisability of the current placement. A hearing is not required if the requested or proposed change in placement does not involve a change in placement of a child placed in the child's home to a placement outside the child's home, written waivers of objection to the proposed change in placement are signed by all persons entitled to receive notice under this paragraph, other than a court-appointed special advocate, and the court approves. If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the hearing the court shall notify the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, any foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed special advocate, all parties who are bound by the dispositional order, and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the change in placement involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and all parties who are bound by the dispositional order, at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal for the change in placement shall be attached to the notice. Subject to par. (br), if all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.

AB632, s. 43 Section 43. 48.363 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,24,16 48.363 (1) (a) A child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, an expectant mother, an unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, any person or agency bound by a dispositional order, or the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered may request a revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support to be paid by a parent. The court may also propose a revision. The request or court proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional order if the request or court proposal indicates that new information is available which affects the advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves.

AB632, s. 44 Section 44. 48.363 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,25,9 48.363 (1) (b) If a hearing is held, at least 3 days before the hearing the court shall notify the child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, and Indian custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, all parties bound by the dispositional order, the child's foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the child's court-appointed special advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the proceeding involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all parties bound by the dispositional order, and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal shall be attached to the notice. If all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing. No revision may extend the effective period of the original order.

AB632, s. 45 Section 45. 48.365 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,25,19 48.365 (1m) The parent, child, guardian, legal custodian, Indian custodian, next of kin of a parental homicide victim, expectant mother, unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, any person or agency bound by the dispositional order, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, or the court on its own motion may request an extension of an order under s. 48.355 including an order under s. 48.355 that was entered before the child was born. The request shall be submitted to the court that entered the order. An order under s. 48.355 may be extended only as provided in this section.

AB632, s. 46 Section 46. 48.365 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,26,10 48.365 (2) No order may be extended without a hearing. The court shall provide notice of the time and place of the hearing to the child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, and Indian custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, all the parties present at the original hearing, the child's foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the child's court-appointed special advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's tribe. If the child is an expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the extension hearing involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all the parties present at the original hearing, and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, of the time and place of the hearing.

AB632, s. 47 Section 47. 48.38 (4) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,26,13 48.38 (4) (ag) The name, address, and telephone number of the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian and of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.

AB632, s. 48 Section 48. 48.38 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,26,22 48.38 (4m) (b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, the court shall notify the child;, the child's any parent, guardian, and legal custodian; of the child, and the child's; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; any foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the time, of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a right to be heard at the hearing.

AB632, s. 49 Section 49. 48.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,27,16 48.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the child, if he or she is 12 years of age or older; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; the child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the date, time, and place, and purpose of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity shall have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written comments not less than 10 working days before the review or by participating at the review as provided in par. (bm) 1. The court or agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate of the date time, place, and purpose of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may submit written comments not less than 10 working days before the review have an opportunity to be heard at the review as provided in par. (bm) 1. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the child's case record.

AB632, s. 50 Section 50. 48.38 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,28,5 48.38 (5) (bm) 1. A child, parent, guardian, legal custodian, next of kin of a parental homicide victim, foster parent, operator of a facility, or relative who is provided notice of the review under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified in par. (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the review or by participating at the review. A person representing the interests of the public, counsel, guardian ad litem, or court-appointed special advocate who is provided notice of the review under par. (b) may have an opportunity to be heard at the review by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified in par. (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the review. A foster parent, operator of a facility, or relative who receives notice of a hearing review under par. (b) and a right to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding on which the review is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to be heard.

AB632, s. 51 Section 51. 48.38 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,28,22 48.38 (5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to each person appointed to the review panel, the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe a copy of the permanency plan and any written comments submitted under par. (bm) 1. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), a person appointed to a review panel, the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe may have access to any other records concerning the child for the purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other person.

AB632, s. 52 Section 52. 48.38 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,29,7 48.38 (5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered the order; the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem; the person representing the interests of the public; the child's parent, guardian, or and legal custodian; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; the child's court-appointed special advocate; the child's foster parent or, the operator of the facility where the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe.

AB632, s. 53 Section 53. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,29,22 48.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; and the child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a right to be heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. and shall notify the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the date, time, and place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1.

AB632, s. 54 Section 54. 48.38 (5m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,30,12 48.38 (5m) (c) 1. A child, parent, guardian, legal custodian, next of kin of a parental homicide victim, foster parent, operator of a facility, or relative who is provided notice of the hearing under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the hearing by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. A counsel, guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, agency, or person representing the interests of the public who is provided notice of the hearing under par. (b) may have an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. A foster parent, operator of a facility, or relative who receives notice of a hearing under par. (b) and a right to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to be heard.

AB632, s. 55 Section 55. 48.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,31,3 48.38 (5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan and any written comments submitted under par. (c) 1. to the court, to the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian, to the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, to the person representing the interests of the public, to the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, to the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, to the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside of the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe may have access to any other records concerning the child for the purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other person.

AB632, s. 56 Section 56. 48.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,31,22 48.38 (5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; the child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. The court shall make the findings specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference the specific information on which those findings are based in the findings of fact and conclusions of law prepared under this paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without documenting or referencing that specific information in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or amended findings of fact and conclusions of law that retroactively correct earlier findings of fact and conclusions of law that do not comply with this paragraph are not sufficient to comply with this paragraph.

AB632, s. 57 Section 57. 48.396 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,32,10 48.396 (1b) If requested by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if requested by the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or if requested by the child, if 14 years of age or over, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, provide to the parent, guardian, legal custodian or child requester a copy of that report. If requested by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child expectant mother of an unborn child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if requested by an expectant mother of an unborn child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if 14 years of age or over, or if requested by an unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, provide to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, expectant mother or unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem a copy of that report.

AB632, s. 58 Section 58. 48.396 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,33,2 48.396 (1d) Upon the written permission of the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, upon the written permission of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or upon the written permission of the child, if 14 years of age or over, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, make available to the person named in the permission any reports specifically identified by the parent, guardian, legal custodian, relative, or child in the written permission. Upon the written permission of the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child expectant mother of an unborn child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, or of an expectant mother of an unborn child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if 14 years of age or over, and of the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, make available to the person named in the permission any reports specifically identified by the parent, guardian, legal custodian or expectant mother, and unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem in the written permission.

AB632, s. 59 Section 59. 48.396 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,33,11 48.396 (2) (ag) Upon request of the parent, guardian , or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of a record of a court specified in par. (a), upon request of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or upon request of the child, if 14 years of age or over, the court shall open for inspection by the parent, guardian, legal custodian or child requester the records of the court relating to that child, unless the court finds, after due notice and hearing, that inspection of those records by the parent, guardian, legal custodian or child requester would result in imminent danger to anyone.

AB632, s. 60 Section 60. 48.396 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,33,20 48.396 (2) (am) Upon the written permission of the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of a record of a court specified in par. (a), upon the written permission of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or upon the written permission of the child, if 14 years of age or over, the court shall open for inspection by the person named in the permission any records specifically identified by the parent, guardian, legal custodian, relative, or child in the written permission, unless the court finds, after due notice and hearing, that inspection of those records by the person named in the permission would result in imminent danger to anyone.

AB632, s. 61 Section 61. 48.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,33,24 48.42 (1) (b) The names and addresses of the child's parent or parents, guardian and legal custodian and the name and address of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.

AB632, s. 62 Section 62. 48.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,34,2 48.42 (2) (c) The guardian, guardian ad litem, legal custodian, and Indian custodian of the child and the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.

AB632, s. 63 Section 63. 48.427 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,34,6 48.427 (6) (b) 2. The names and current addresses of the child's birth parents, guardian, and legal custodian and the name and address of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.

AB632, s. 64 Section 64. 48.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,34,15 48.46 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1m), (2), and (3), the child whose status is adjudicated by the court, the parent, guardian or legal custodian of that child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the unborn child whose status is adjudicated by the court, or the expectant mother of that unborn child may at any time within one year after the entering of the court's order petition the court for a rehearing on the ground that new evidence has been discovered affecting the advisability of the court's original adjudication. Upon a showing that such evidence does exist, the court shall order a new hearing.

AB632, s. 65 Section 65. 48.46 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,35,5 48.46 (1m) Except as provided in sub. (2), the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or the child whose status is adjudicated by the court in an order entered under s. 48.43 or an order adjudicating paternity under subch. VIII may, within the time permitted under this subsection, petition the court for a rehearing on the ground that new evidence has been discovered affecting the advisability of the court's adjudication. Upon a showing that such evidence does exist, the court shall order a new hearing. A petition under this subsection shall be filed within one year after the date on which the order under s. 48.43 or order adjudicating paternity under subch. VIII is entered, unless within that one-year period a court in this state or in another jurisdiction enters an order granting adoption of the child, in which case a petition under this subsection shall be filed before the date on which the order granting adoption is entered or within 30 days after the date on which the order under s. 48.43 or order adjudicating paternity under subch. VIII is entered, whichever is later.

AB632, s. 66 Section 66. 48.63 (5) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,35,16 48.63 (5) (d) 4. Not less than 10 days before the review, the agency that placed the child or that arranged the placement of the child shall provide a copy of the revised permanency plan or plans and the request for review submitted under subd. 3. and notice of the time and place of the review to the child, the parent, guardian, Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, and the operator of the group home in which the child is placed, together with notice of the issues to be determined as part of the permanency plan review and notice of the fact that those persons shall have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written comments to that agency or the independent reviewing agency before the review or by participating at the review.

AB632, s. 67 Section 67. 48.63 (5) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,35,24 48.63 (5) (d) 6. Within 30 days after the review, the agency that prepared the revised permanency plan or plans shall prepare a written summary of the determinations specified in s. 48.38 (5) (c) that were made under subd. 5. and shall provide a copy of that summary to the independent reviewing agency, the child, the parent, guardian, Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, and the operator of the group home in which the child was placed.

AB632, s. 68 Section 68. 48.78 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,36,8 48.78 (2) (ag) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from making available for inspection or disclosing the contents of a record, upon the request of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child who is the subject of the record, upon the request of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or upon the request of the child, if 14 years of age or over, to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or child requester, unless the agency determines that inspection of the record by the child, parent, guardian, or legal custodian requester would result in imminent danger to anyone.

AB632, s. 69 Section 69. 48.78 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,36,18 48.78 (2) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from making available for inspection or disclosing the contents of a record, upon the written permission of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child who is the subject of the record, upon the written permission of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or upon the written permission of the child, if 14 years of age or over, to the person named in the permission if the parent, guardian, legal custodian, relative, or child specifically identifies the record in the written permission, unless the agency determines that inspection of the record by the person named in the permission would result in imminent danger to anyone.

AB632, s. 70 Section 70. 48.977 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,36,21 48.977 (4) (a) 3. The child's parent and the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.

AB632, s. 71 Section 71. 48.977 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB632,36,25 48.977 (4) (b) 2. The names and addresses of the child's parent or parents, guardian, and legal custodian and the name and address of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.

AB632, s. 72 Section 72. 48.977 (4) (c) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read: