School-based health services to MA-eligible children: excess of certain amounts deposited in MA trust fund for children's long-term care services and other children's services [Sec. 690, 1030, 1800] -
AB21School-based health services to MA-eligible children: excess of certain amounts deposited in MA trust fund for children's long-term care services and other children's services [Sec. 690, 1030, 1800] -
SB21Sex-trafficking victims who are children: funding for treatment and services [Sec. 720, 1675] -
AB21Sex-trafficking victims who are children: funding for treatment and services [Sec. 720, 1675] -
SB21Smoking in a motor vehicle while a child under age 8 is present prohibited; forfeiture and surcharge provisions; law enforcement officer may not stop vehicle solely to determine compliance -
SB480Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions -
AB702Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions -
SB543Special distinguishing registration plates supporting Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer authorized; fees and contributions from interested parties provisions -
AB401Subsidized guardianship payments re CHIPS: eligibility expanded to include person with significant emotional relationship with the child or the child’s family; conditions specified; DCF duties -
AB339Subsidized guardianship payments re CHIPS: eligibility expanded to include person with significant emotional relationship with the child or the child’s family; conditions specified; DCF duties -
SB253Wisconsin children's outdoor heritage: benefits recognized and outdoor activities encouraged -
AJR27Wisconsin First Lady Tonette Walker and Fostering Futures commended for their work to share the concept of trauma-informed care and improving the lives of children in foster care -
AJR115Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability: DCF to develop and implement model procedure used in the investigation of; minimum requirements specified; deadline for specified agencies to adopt [A.Amdt.1: ``model procedure" replaced with a plan to ID and address areas in need of improvement] -
AB667Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability: DCF to develop and implement model procedure used in the investigation of; minimum requirements specified; deadline for specified agencies to adopt -
SB574Address confidentiality program for victims of child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, or human trafficking created; DOJ to administer; exemption and emergency rule provisions -
AB673Address confidentiality program for victims of child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, or human trafficking created; DOJ to administer; exemption and emergency rule provisions [S.Amdt.1: disclosure for voter registration purposes added] -
SB488Child abuse and neglect reporting law recodified; revisions re persons mandated to report, training, eliminating health care provider exception from reporting of sexual intercourse or contact, and definitions of ``physical injury” and ``neglect” -
AB489Child abuse report re person, who is not the child's caregiver, suspected of allowing or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution: sheriff or police department is required to report to a child welfare agency which is required to investigate; prosecuting person under age 18 for prostitution prohibited -
AB267Child abuse report re person, who is not the child's caregiver, suspected of allowing or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution: sheriff or police department is required to report to a child welfare agency which is required to investigate; prosecuting person under age 18 for prostitution prohibited -
SB200Child or family support income withholding orders; deferred prosecution agreements re domestic abuse surcharge and GPS surcharge; certain DCF and DHS appropriations modified; home visitation program grants; references to Milwaukee County by population -
AB440Child or family support income withholding orders; deferred prosecution agreements re domestic abuse surcharge and GPS surcharge; certain DCF and DHS appropriations modified; home visitation program grants; references to Milwaukee County by population -
SB317Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions -
AB737Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions -
SB618Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program -
AB691Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program -
SB501Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, at-risk adult abuse, and harassment -
AB10Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment -
SB9DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals -
AB852Harassment or abuse injunctions: court may order wireless telephone service provider to transfer rights to and responsibilities for telephone number or numbers from responder to petitioner; civil liability immunity provision -
AB767Harassment or abuse injunctions: court may order wireless telephone service provider to transfer rights to and responsibilities for telephone number or numbers from responder to petitioner; civil liability immunity provision -
SB626Inheritance by a parent who abandons a minor child prohibited; “abandoned” defined -
AB218``Neglect” as defined in the Children’s Code changed -
AB955Neglect of a child: definition and criminal penalties revised; repeated acts of neglect of the same child provision -
AB431Neglect of a child: definition and criminal penalties revised; repeated acts of neglect of the same child provision -
SB324Repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child: crime created; jury and penalty provisions -
AB428Repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child: crime created; jury and penalty provisions -
SB325Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed -
AB348Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed -
SB262Spiritual treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment for children: exemptions removed re county department determination of child abuse or neglect, felony physical abuse of a child, and administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody; Christian Science treatment limited to adult patients -
AB959Suspected or threatened child abuse: all reported cases to be referred to the sheriff or police, coordination of the investigation of reported cases, and law enforcement agencies to adopt written policy re kinds of reports to refer to the DA for prosecution -
AB429Suspected or threatened child abuse: all reported cases to be referred to the sheriff or police, coordination of the investigation of reported cases, and law enforcement agencies to adopt written policy re kinds of reports to refer to the DA for prosecution -
SB326Adoption Month: November 2015 proclaimed as -
AJR75Adoption Month: November 2015 proclaimed as -
SJR67Adoption proceedings revision re jurisdiction and venue; standardized qualitative assessment system approved by DCF for the home study required, foster care provision -
AB39Adoption re TPR: DCF contact preference forms; access to identifying information, medical and genetic information, and the original birth certificate; State Registrar and DHS duties -
AB650Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision -
AB513Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision -
SB386Child welfare system and juvenile justice system: certain petitions and agreements required to record child's adoption status; DCF report required -
AB42Disclaimer of parental rights affidavit changes re private adoption and execution by child’s father -
AB528Juvenile court procedures re change in placement for CHIPS held under a temporary physical custody (TPC) order, change in placement for child under guardianship of DCF and certain agencies, amending a consent decree, and emergency change-in-placement; other changes include change of trial of post-dispositional proceeding, appointment of successor guardian, change of placement when no objection is filed, case closure orders when dispositional order is terminated, and effective period of a TPC order -
AB514Juvenile court procedures re change in placement for CHIPS held under a temporary physical custody (TPC) order, change in placement for child under guardianship of DCF and certain agencies, amending a consent decree, and emergency change-in-placement; other changes include change of trial of post-dispositional proceeding, appointment of successor guardian, change of placement when no objection is filed, case closure orders when dispositional order is terminated, and effective period of a TPC order [S.Amdt.1: appointment of successor guardian removed] -
SB387Out-of-home care extended to 21 years of age if the child is completing or enrolled in postsecondary or vocational education, participating in an employment program, employed part-time, or incapable of those activities due to a medical condition; continuation of certain payments provision -
AB1011Out-of-home care extension re subsidized guardianship payments, adoption assistance, kinship care, and voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement; CBRF licensing not required for certain facilities for persons between 18 and 21 years of age; DCF duties [Sec. 1649-1669, 1681-1694, 1697-1699, 1857, 4679-4688, 4689, 4690-4699; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 1648n, s, 4648v, 4654t] -
SB21Out-of-home care extension re subsidized guardianship payments, adoption assistance, kinship care, and voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement; CBRF licensing not required for certain facilities for persons between 18 and 21 years of age; DCF duties [Sec. 1649-1669, 1681-1694, 1697-1699, 1857, 4679-4699] -
AB21Preadoption training requirements revised and reporting certain information to postadoption resource centers -
AB40Readoption in Wisconsin of a child who is a citizen of another country and adopted in that country by a Wisconsin citizen: procedure specified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, readoption provisions changed to effect and recognition of foreign adoption and guardianship decrees; S.Amdt.1: certificate of birth data prepared by State Registrar provisions added] -
AB41Same-sex marriage and legal parentage for same-sex couples; statutory references to spouses made gender neutral; JSCTE appendix report -
AB816Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability: DCF to develop and implement model procedure used in the investigation of; minimum requirements specified; deadline for specified agencies to adopt [A.Amdt.1: ``model procedure" replaced with a plan to ID and address areas in need of improvement] -
AB667Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability: DCF to develop and implement model procedure used in the investigation of; minimum requirements specified; deadline for specified agencies to adopt -
SB574Accompaniment by victim advocate: victims of certain crimes have right to request re examination, consultation, proceedings, or interviews; hospital and law enforcement civil liability immunity and confidentiality provisions [S.Amdt.3: child abuse limited to sexual abuse, parent or legal guardian may request an advocate for a minor] -
SB323Adoption re TPR: DCF contact preference forms; access to identifying information, medical and genetic information, and the original birth certificate; State Registrar and DHS duties -
AB650Battery to a child welfare or juvenile justice worker acting in an official capacity: felony penalty provisions -
AB284Battery to a child welfare or juvenile justice worker acting in an official capacity: felony penalty provisions -
SB204Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision -
AB513Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision -
SB386Brighter Futures Initiative expanded to include services and training re adverse early childhood experiences [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1678t-w] -
SB21Child abuse report re person, who is not the child's caregiver, suspected of allowing or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution: sheriff or police department is required to report to a child welfare agency which is required to investigate; prosecuting person under age 18 for prostitution prohibited -
AB267Child abuse report re person, who is not the child's caregiver, suspected of allowing or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution: sheriff or police department is required to report to a child welfare agency which is required to investigate; prosecuting person under age 18 for prostitution prohibited -
SB200Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions -
AB737Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions -
SB618Child taken into custody: placement with parent of sibling who has legal custody of the sibling permitted; notification of relatives provision -
AB193Child taken into custody: placement with parent of sibling who has legal custody of the sibling permitted; notification of relatives provision -
SB141Child welfare services and juvenile delinquency-related federal funds: limits on DCF use of the funds eliminated [Sec. 722, 1701] -
AB21Child welfare services and juvenile delinquency-related federal funds: limits on DCF use of the funds eliminated [Sec. 722, 1701] -
SB21Child welfare system and juvenile justice system: certain petitions and agreements required to record child's adoption status; DCF report required -
AB42CHIPS proceeding: parent’s right to have counsel and power of the juvenile court to appoint counsel; SPD and sunset provisions -
AB1012DCF rules modified and repealed re child care certification, child care center operations, child welfare agency licensing, and public assistance records [Admin.Code DCF 54.02, 121, 201.02, 201.06, 202.01, 202.02, 202.04, 202.05, 202.06, 202.065, 202.07, 202.08, 202.09, 203, 250.04, 250.07, 251.03, 251.095] -
AB385DCF rules modified and repealed re child care certification, child care center operations, child welfare agency licensing, and public assistance records [Admin.Code DCF 54.02, 121, 201.02, 201.06, 202.01, 202.02, 202.04, 202.05, 202.06, 202.065, 202.07, 202.08, 202.09, 203, 250.04, 250.07, 251.03, 251.095] -
SB304Disclaimer of parental rights affidavit changes re private adoption and execution by child’s father -
AB528Electronic juvenile court records made available to a county department of human or social services re child welfare or juvenile justice intake or dispositional services; CCAP provision -
AB574Electronic juvenile court records made available to a county department of human or social services re child welfare or juvenile justice intake or dispositional services; CCAP provision -
SB426Family Care, Family Care Partnership Program (FCPP), and PACE changes, federal approval provision; IRIS program eliminated; resource center and care management organization (CMO) revisions; Children's Community Options Program created; Family Support Program eliminated; Medicaid services division [for section numbers, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] -
AB21Family Care, Family Care Partnership Program (FCPP), and PACE changes, federal approval provision; IRIS program eliminated; resource center and care management organization (CMO) revisions; Children's Community Options Program created; Family Support Program eliminated; Medicaid services division [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] -
SB21Guardian ad litem appointment in cases where paternity action is barred by statute of limitations (remedial legislation) -
AB677