AB489,147 8Section 147. 48.981 (7d) (Lr) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,45,99 48.981 (7d) (Lr) (title) Court-appointed special advocate.
AB489,148 10Section 148. 48.981 (7d) (m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,45,1111 48.981 (7d) (m) (title) Researcher.
AB489,149 12Section 149. 48.981 (7d) (om) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,45,1313 48.981 (7d) (om) (title) John Doe proceeding.
AB489,150 14Section 150. 48.981 (7d) (pg) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,45,1515 48.981 (7d) (pg) (title) Citizen review panel.
AB489,151 16Section 151. 48.981 (7g) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,45,1917 48.981 (7g) Confidentiality; further exceptions. (intro.) Notwithstanding
18sub. (7), reports made under this section and records maintained by an agency or by
19any other person may also be disclosed as follows:
AB489,152 20Section 152. 48.981 (7m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,45,2221 48.981 (7m) (title) Death, serious injury, or other egregious incidents; public
22disclosure.
AB489,153 23Section 153. 48.981 (7r) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,45,2424 48.981 (7r) (title) Further disclosure prohibited; penalties.
AB489,154 25Section 154. 48.981 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,46,22
148.981 (8) (a) Education and training programs. The department, the county
2departments, and a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the
3department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more to
To the extent
4feasible, agencies shall conduct continuing education and training programs for staff
5of the department, the county departments, licensed child welfare agencies under
6contract with the department or a county department,
agency staff, staff of law
7enforcement agencies, and the tribal social services departments, persons and
8officials required to report, the general public, and others as appropriate and shall
9develop public information programs about child abuse and neglect and unborn child
10abuse
. The programs shall be designed to encourage reporting of child abuse and
11neglect and of unborn child abuse, to encourage self-reporting and voluntary
12acceptance of services, and to improve communication, cooperation, and
13coordination in the identification, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and
14neglect and of unborn child abuse. Programs provided for agency staff of the
15department, county departments, and licensed child welfare agencies under contract
16with county departments or the department
whose responsibilities include the
17investigation or treatment of child abuse or neglect shall also be designed to provide
18information on means of recognizing and appropriately responding to domestic
19abuse, as defined in s. 49.165 (1) (a). The department, the county departments, and
20a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department in a county
21having a population of 500,000 or more shall develop public information programs
22about child abuse and neglect and about unborn child abuse.
AB489,155 23Section 155. 48.981 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,47,624 48.981 (8) (b) Program development and coordination. The department shall
25to
To the extent feasible, the department shall ensure that there are available in the

1state administrative procedures, personnel trained in child abuse and neglect and
2in unborn child abuse, multidisciplinary programs, and operational procedures and
3capabilities to deal effectively with child abuse and neglect cases and with unborn
4child abuse cases. These procedures and capabilities may include, but are not limited
5to,
receipt, investigation and verification of reports; determination of treatment or
6ameliorative social services; or referral to the appropriate court.
AB489,156 7Section 156. 48.981 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,47,158 48.981 (8) (c) Contracting for programming. In meeting its responsibilities
9under par. (a) or (b), the department, a county department or a licensed child welfare
10agency under contract with the department in a county having a population of
11500,000 or more
an agency may contract with any public or private organization
12which that meets the standards set by the department. In entering into the contracts
13the department, county department or licensed child welfare an agency shall give
14priority to parental organizations combating child abuse and neglect or unborn child
15abuse.
AB489,157 16Section 157. 48.981 (8) (d) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB489,47,1717 48.981 (8) (d) (title) Staff training required.
AB489,158 18Section 158. 48.981 (9) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,48,919 48.981 (9) (b) 1. Within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the
20department shall prepare and transmit to the governor, and to the appropriate
21standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), a summary report of all
22reports received by the department under sub. (3) (c) 8. (3g) (h) 3. during the previous
23calendar quarter of abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (b) to (f), of a child who is placed
24in the home of a foster parent or relative other than a parent or in a group home,
25shelter care facility, or residential care center for children and youth. For each report

1included in the summary report the department shall provide the number of
2incidents of abuse reported; the dates of those incidents; the county in which those
3incidents occurred; the age or age group of the child who is the subject of the report;
4the type of placement in which the child was placed at the time of the incident;
5whether it was determined under sub. (3) (c) 4. (3g) (d) that abuse occurred; and, if
6so, the nature of the relationship between the child and the person who abused the
7child, but may not provide any of the information specified in sub. (7) (cr) 6. (7m) (f)
8or any information that would jeopardize an investigation, prosecution, or
9proceeding described in sub. (7) (cr) 7. a. or b. (7m) (g) 1. or 2.
AB489,159 10Section 159. 48.981 (9) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,48,2111 48.981 (9) (b) 2. In every 4th summary report prepared and transmitted under
12subd. 1., the department shall provide for all reports of abuse, as defined in s. 48.02
13(1) (b) to (f), of a child who is placed as described in subd. 1. received by the
14department under sub. (3) (c) 8. (3g) (h) 3. during the previous year information
15indicating whether the abuse resulted in any injury, disease, or pregnancy that is
16known to be directly caused by the abuse, but may not provide any of the information
17specified in sub. (7) (cr) 6. (7m) (f) or any information that would jeopardize an
18investigation, prosecution, or proceeding described in sub. (7) (cr) 7. a. or b. (7m) (g)
191. or 2.
A county department reporting under sub. (3) (c) 8. (3g) (h) 3. shall make an
20active effort to obtain that information and report the information to the department
21under sub. (3) (c) 8. (3g) (h) 3.
AB489,160 22Section 160. 48.981 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 48.981 (3f) (d) and
23amended to read:
AB489,49,3
148.981 (3f) (d) Current list of tribal agents. The department shall annually
2provide to each agency described in sub. (3) (bm) (intro.) a current list of all tribal
3agents in the state.
AB489,161 4Section 161. 48.983 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,49,95 48.983 (1) (b) 1. b. An Indian child who has been the subject of a report under
6s. 48.981 about which an Indian tribe that has received a grant under this section has
7received notice, including but not limited to notice provided to a tribal agent under
8s. 48.981 (3) (3f) (bm), and with respect to whom an individual designated by the
9Indian tribe has determined that all of the conditions in subd. 2. exist.
AB489,162 10Section 162. 48.983 (6) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,49,1511 48.983 (6) (b) 4. `Nonentitlement.' No individual is entitled to any payment
12from a fund established under subd. 1. or 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed
13as requiring a county, private agency, or Indian tribe to make a determination
14described in sub. (1) (b) 2. A determination described in sub. (1) (b) 2. may not be
15construed to be a determination described in s. 48.981 (3) (c) 4. (3g) (d).
AB489,163 16Section 163. 50.065 (2) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,49,2017 50.065 (2) (am) 4. Information maintained by the department regarding any
18final determination under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. (3g) (e) or, if a contested case hearing
19is held on such a determination, any final decision under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. (3g) (em)
20that the person has abused or neglected a child.
AB489,164 21Section 164. 50.065 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,49,2522 50.065 (2) (b) 4. Information maintained by the department regarding any final
23determination under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. (3g) (e) or, if a contested case hearing is held
24on such a determination, any final decision under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. (3g) (em) that
25the person has abused or neglected a child.
AB489,165
1Section 165. 50.065 (4m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,50,52 50.065 (4m) (a) 4. That a final determination has been made under s. 48.981
3(3) (c) 5m. (3g) (e) or, if a contested case hearing is held on such a determination, a
4final decision has been made under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. (3g) (em) that the person has
5abused or neglected a child.
AB489,166 6Section 166. 50.065 (4m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,50,107 50.065 (4m) (b) 4. That a final determination has been made under s. 48.981
8(3) (c) 5m. (3g) (e) or, if a contested case hearing is held on such a determination, a
9final decision has been made under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5p. (3g) (em) that the person has
10abused or neglected a child.
AB489,167 11Section 167. 51.30 (4) (b) 17. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,50,2012 51.30 (4) (b) 17. To the elder-adult-at-risk agency designated under s. 46.90
13(2) or other investigating agency under s. 46.90 for the purposes of s. 46.90 (4) and
14(5), to an agency, as defined in s. 48.981 (1) (ag), or a sheriff or police department for
15the purposes of s. 48.981 (2) and (3) to (3m), or to the adult-at-risk agency designated
16under s. 55.043 (1d) for purposes of s. 55.043. The treatment record holder may
17release treatment record information by initiating contact with the
18elder-adult-at-risk agency, agency, as defined in s. 48.981 (1) (ag), sheriff or police
19department, or adult-at-risk agency, without first receiving a request for release of
20the treatment record.
AB489,168 21Section 168. 118.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,51,422 118.07 (5) Each school board shall require every employee of person described
23in s. 48.981 (2) (ar) 14. who is affiliated with
the school district governed by the school
24board to receive training provided by the department in identifying children who
25have been abused or neglected or who are victims of human trafficking and in the

1laws and procedures under s. 48.981 governing the reporting of suspected or
2threatened child abuse and neglect. A school district employee shall receive that
3training within the first 6 months after commencing employment with the school
4district and at least once every 5 years after that initial training.
AB489,169 5Section 169. 146.82 (2) (a) 11. and 18m. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB489,51,156 146.82 (2) (a) 11. To an agency, as defined in s. 48.981 (1) (ag), a sheriff or police
7department, or a district attorney for purposes of investigation of threatened or
8suspected child abuse or neglect or suspected unborn child abuse or for purposes of
9prosecution of alleged child abuse or neglect, if the person conducting the
10investigation or prosecution identifies the subject of the record by name. The health
11care provider may release information by initiating contact with an agency, sheriff
12or police department, or district attorney without receiving a request for release of
13the information. A person to whom a report or record is disclosed under this
14subdivision may not further disclose the report or record, except to the persons, for
15the purposes, and under the conditions specified in s. 48.981 (7) (7d), (7g), or (7m).
AB489,52,1616 18m. If the subject of the patient health care records is a child or juvenile who
17has been placed in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and
18youth, or juvenile correctional facility or in a supervised independent living
19arrangement, including a placement under s. 48.205, 48.21, 938.205, or 938.21, or
20for whom placement in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
21children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility or in a supervised independent
22living arrangement is recommended under s. 48.33 (4), 48.425 (1) (g), 48.837 (4) (c),
23or 938.33 (3) or (4), to an agency with placement and care responsibility of the child
24or juvenile under s. 48.21 (5) (b) 1. d., 48.32 (1) (b) 1. d., 48.355 (2) (b) 6g., 48.357 (2v)
25(a) 1m., 48.43 (1) (am), 48.63 (1), 938.21 (5) (b) 1. d., 938.32 (1) (c) 1. d., 938.355 (2)

1(b) 6g., (6) (d) 1., or (6m) (a) 1g., or 938.357 (2v) (a) 1m.,
to an agency directed by a
2court to prepare a court report under s. 48.33 (1), 48.424 (4) (b), 48.425 (3), 48.831 (2),
348.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (1), to an agency responsible for preparing a court report
4under s. 48.365 (2g), 48.425 (1), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.365 (2g), to an agency
5responsible for preparing a permanency plan under s. 48.355 (2e), 48.38, 48.43 (1)
6(c) or (5) (c), 48.63 (4) or (5) (c), 48.831 (4) (e), 938.355 (2e), or 938.38 regarding the
7child or juvenile, to the foster parent of the child or juvenile or the operator of the
8group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional
9facility in which the child or juvenile is placed, or to an agency that placed the child
10or juvenile or arranged for the placement of the child or juvenile in any of those
11placements and, by any of those agencies, to any other of those agencies and, by the
12agency that placed the child or juvenile or arranged for the placement of the child or
13juvenile in any of those placements, to the foster parent of the child or juvenile or the
14operator of the group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile
15correctional facility in which the child or juvenile is placed, as provided in s. 48.371
16or 938.371.
AB489,170 17Section 170. 895.442 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,52,1918 895.442 (1) (a) "Member of the clergy" has the meaning given in s. 48.981 (1)
19(cx)
(2) (bm) 1d. c.
AB489,171 20Section 171. 895.442 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,53,221 895.442 (5) Silence agreements. Any contract or agreement concerning the
22settlement of any claim under this section that limits or eliminates the right of the
23injured person to disclose the sexual contact described under sub. (2) to another
24member of the religious organization to which the member of the clergy under sub.

1(2) belongs, to a therapist, as defined in s. 895.441 (1) (e), to a person listed under s.
248.981 (2) (a) (ar), or to a district attorney, is void.
AB489,172 3Section 172. 905.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,53,74 905.06 (4) Exceptions. There is no privilege under this section concerning
5observations or information that a member of the clergy, as defined in s. 48.981 (1)
6(cx)
(2) (bm) 1d. c., is required to report as suspected or threatened child abuse under
7s. 48.981 (2) (bm).
AB489,173 8Section 173. 948.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB489,53,139 948.03 (6) Treatment through prayer. A person is not guilty of an offense
10under this section solely because he or she provides a child with treatment by
11spiritual means through prayer alone for healing in accordance with the religious
12method of healing permitted under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 4. (3g) (d) or 448.03 (6) in lieu of
13medical or surgical treatment.
AB489,53,1414 (End)
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