SB520,29,1917 48.60 (2) (a) A relative or like-kin, guardian, or person delegated care and
18custody of a child under s. 48.979 who provides care and maintenance for such
19children.
SB520,79 20Section 79 . 48.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,30,1021 48.62 (2) A relative or like-kin, a guardian of a child, or a person delegated care
22and custody of a child under s. 48.979 who provides care and maintenance for the
23child is not required to obtain the license specified in this section. The department,
24county department, or licensed child welfare agency as provided in s. 48.75 may issue
25a license to operate a foster home to a relative or like-kin who has no duty of support

1under s. 49.90 (1) (a) and who requests a license to operate a foster home for a specific
2child who is either placed by court order or who is the subject of a voluntary
3placement agreement under s. 48.63. The department, a county department, or a
4licensed child welfare agency may, at the request of a guardian appointed under s.
548.977, 48.978, or 48.9795, ch. 54, 2017 stats., or ch. 880, 2003 stats., license the
6guardian's home as a foster home for the guardian's minor ward who is living in the
7home and who is placed in the home by court order. Relatives and like-kin with no
8duty of support and guardians appointed under s. 48.977, 48.978, or 48.9795, ch. 54,
92017 stats., or ch. 880, 2003 stats., who are licensed to operate foster homes are
10subject to the department's licensing rules.
SB520,80 11Section 80 . 48.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,30,1612 48.64 (1) Definition. In this section, “agency" means the department, the
13department of corrections, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or
14a licensed child welfare agency authorized to place children in foster homes, group
15homes, or shelter care facilities approved under s. 938.22 (2) (c) or, in the homes of
16relatives other than a parent, or in the homes of like-kin.
SB520,81 17Section 81 . 48.64 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,31,1418 48.64 (1m) Out-of-home care agreements. If an agency places a child in a
19foster home or group home or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
20home of like-kin
under a court order or places a child in a foster home, group home,
21or shelter care facility approved under s. 938.22 (2) (c) under a voluntary agreement
22under s. 48.63, the agency shall enter into a written agreement with the head of the
23home or facility. The agreement shall provide that the agency shall have access at
24all times to the child and the home or facility, and that the child will be released to
25the agency whenever, in the opinion of the agency placing the child or the

1department, the best interests of the child require release to the agency. If a child
2has been in a foster home or group home or in the home of a relative other than a
3parent or in the home of like-kin for 6 months or more, the agency shall give the head
4of the home written notice of intent to remove the child, stating the reasons for the
5removal. The child may not be removed from a foster home, group home, or home of
6a relative other than a parent or the home of like-kin before completion of the
7hearing under sub. (4) (a) or (c), if requested, or 30 days after the receipt of the notice,
8whichever is later, unless the safety of the child requires it or, in a case in which the
9reason for removal is to place the child for adoption under s. 48.833, unless all of the
10persons who have the right to request a hearing under sub. (4) (a) or (c) sign written
11waivers of objection to the proposed removal. If the safety of the child requires earlier
12removal, s. 48.19 applies. If an agency removes a child from an adoptive placement,
13the head of the home shall have no claim against the placing agency for the expense
14of care, clothing, or medical treatment.
SB520,82 15Section 82 . 48.64 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,31,2016 48.64 (2) Supervision of out-of-home care placements. Every child who is
17placed in a foster home, group home, or shelter care facility approved under s. 938.22
18(2) (c) shall be under the supervision of an agency. Every child who is placed in the
19home of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin under a court order
20shall be under the supervision of an agency.
SB520,83 21Section 83 . 48.64 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,33,422 48.64 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), any decision or order issued by an
23agency that affects the head of a foster home or group home, the head of the home
24of a relative other than a parent or the home of like-kin in which a child is placed,
25or the child involved may be appealed to the department under fair hearing

1procedures established under rules promulgated by the department. Upon receipt
2of an appeal, the department shall give the head of the home reasonable notice and
3an opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make any additional
4investigation that the department considers necessary. The department shall give
5notice of the hearing to the head of the home and to the departmental subunit, county
6department, or child welfare agency that issued the decision or order. Each person
7receiving notice is entitled to be represented at the hearing. At all hearings
8conducted under this paragraph, the head of the home, or a representative of the
9head of the home, shall have an adequate opportunity, notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2)
10(a), to examine all documents and records to be used at the hearing at a reasonable
11time before the date of the hearing as well as during the hearing, to bring witnesses,
12to establish all pertinent facts and circumstances, and to question or refute any
13testimony or evidence, including an opportunity to confront and cross-examine
14adverse witnesses. The department shall grant a continuance for a reasonable
15period of time when an issue is raised for the first time during a hearing. This
16requirement may be waived with the consent of the parties. The decision of the
17department shall be based exclusively on evidence introduced at the hearing. A
18transcript of testimony and exhibits, or an official report containing the substance
19of what transpired at the hearing, together with all papers and requests filed in the
20proceeding, and the findings of the hearing examiner shall constitute the exclusive
21record for decision by the department. The department shall make the record
22available at any reasonable time and at an accessible place to the head of the home
23or his or her representative. Decisions by the department shall specify the reasons
24for the decision and identify the supporting evidence. No person participating in an
25agency action being appealed may participate in the final administrative decision on

1that action. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
2hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the head of the home and to
3the departmental subunit, county department, or child welfare agency that issued
4the decision or order. The decision shall be binding on all parties concerned.
SB520,84 5Section 84 . 48.64 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,33,196 48.64 (4) (c) Except as provided in par. (d), the circuit court for the county where
7the dispositional order placing a child in a foster home or group home or in the home
8of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin was entered or the
9voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 placing a child in a foster home or group home
10was made has jurisdiction upon petition of any interested party over the child who
11is placed in the foster home, group home, or home of the relative or like-kin. The
12circuit court may call a hearing, at which the head of the home and the supervising
13agency under sub. (2) shall be present, for the purpose of reviewing any decision or
14order of that agency involving the placement and care of the child. If the child has
15been placed in a foster home or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
16home of like-kin
, the foster parent or, relative, or like-kin may present relevant
17evidence at the hearing. The petitioner has the burden of proving by clear and
18convincing evidence that the decision or order issued by the agency is not in the best
19interests of the child.
SB520,85 20Section 85 . 48.67 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,33,2321 48.67 (4) (b) The training under par. (a) shall be available to a kinship care
22relative provider, as defined in s. 48.40 (1m), upon request of the kinship care relative
23provider.
SB520,86 24Section 86 . 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years
2and the individual resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care
3relative provider under s. 48.57 (3m) or with a long-term kinship care relative
4provider under s. 48.57 (3n) or is in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a subsidized
5guardianship home under s. 48.623, a group home, or an independent living
6arrangement supervised by an adult.
SB520,87 7Section 87. 118.175 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,34,108 118.175 (1) This section does not apply to a pupil who has a legal custodian, as
9defined in s. 48.02 (11) or 938.02 (11), or who is cared for by a kinship care relative
10provider, as defined in s. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2.
SB520,88 11Section 88. 767.57 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,34,1612 767.57 (1m) (cm) A kinship care relative provider or a long-term kinship care
13relative provider of the child who is entitled to the support money has applied for or
14is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments for that child
15and there is an assignment to the state under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2. of the
16child's right to the support money.
SB520,89 17Section 89. 767.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,35,1218 767.57 (2) Procedure if recipient on public assistance. If a party entitled to
19maintenance or support, or both, is receiving public assistance under ch. 49, the
20party may assign the party's right to support or maintenance to the county
21department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 granting the assistance. The assignment
22shall be approved by order of the court granting the maintenance or support. The
23assignment may not be terminated if there is a delinquency in the amount to be paid
24to the assignee of maintenance and support previously ordered without the written
25consent of the assignee or upon notice to the assignee and a hearing. When an

1assignment of maintenance or support, or both, has been approved by the order, the
2assignee shall be deemed a real party in interest within s. 803.01 solely for the
3purpose of securing payment of unpaid maintenance or support ordered to be paid,
4by participating in proceedings to secure the payment of unpaid amounts.
5Notwithstanding assignment under this subsection, and without further order of the
6court, the department or its designee, upon receiving notice that a party or a minor
7child of the parties is receiving aid under s. 48.645 or public assistance under ch. 49
8or that a kinship care relative provider or long-term kinship care relative provider
9of the minor child is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship care
10payments for the minor child, shall forward all support assigned under s. 48.57 (3m)
11(b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19) to the assignee under s.
1248.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19).
SB520,90 13Section 90 . 938.02 (12c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB520,35,1814 938.02 (12c) “Like-kin” means an individual who has a significant emotional
15relationship with a child or the child's family that is similar to a familial relationship
16and who is not and has not previously been the child's licensed foster parent. For an
17Indian child, “like-kin” includes individuals identified by the child's tribe according
18to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law.
SB520,91 19Section 91 . 938.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,36,620 938.02 (15) “Relative" means a parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother,
21stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, 2nd
22cousin, first cousin once removed, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepuncle, stepaunt,
23or any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or
24great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any
25person named in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or

1divorce. For purposes of the application of s. 938.028 and the federal Indian Child
2Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “relative" includes an extended family member,
3as defined in s. 938.028 (2) (a), whether by blood, marriage, or adoption, including
4adoption under tribal law or custom. For purposes of placement of a juvenile,
5“relative" also includes a parent of a sibling of the juvenile who has legal custody of
6that sibling.
SB520,92 7Section 92 . 938.028 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,36,158 938.028 (2) (c) “Out-of-home care placement" means the removal of an Indian
9juvenile from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian for temporary
10placement in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and
11youth, or shelter care facility, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the
12home of like-kin,
or in the home of a guardian, from which placement the parent or
13Indian custodian cannot have the juvenile returned upon demand. “Out-of-home
14care placement" does not include an emergency change in placement under s.
15938.357 (2) (b) or holding an Indian juvenile in custody under ss. 938.19 to 938.21.
SB520,93 16Section 93 . 938.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,36,2417 938.207 (1) (b) The home of a relative or like-kin, except that a juvenile may
18not be held in the home of a relative if the relative person who has been convicted
19under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the
202nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has
21not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the custody
22decision determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be
23in the best interests of the juvenile. The person making the custody decision shall
24consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
SB520,94 25Section 94 . 938.207 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.207 (1) (f) The home of a person not a relative or like-kin if the person has
2not had a license under s. 48.62 refused, revoked, or suspended within the previous
32 years. A placement under this paragraph may not exceed 30 days, unless the
4placement is extended by the court for cause for an additional 30 days.
SB520,95 5Section 95 . 938.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,37,136 938.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
7placement in a foster home, group home, or nonsecured residential care center for
8children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of
9like-kin,
in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or in a supervised
10independent living arrangement shall be in writing, except that the report may be
11presented orally at the dispositional hearing if all parties consent. A report that is
12presented orally shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record. The report
13shall include all of the following:
SB520,96 14Section 96 . 938.335 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,37,2115 938.335 (3g) Reasonable efforts finding. (intro.) At hearings under this
16section, if the agency, as defined in s. 938.38 (1) (a), is recommending placement of
17the juvenile in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and
18youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the
19home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or in a supervised independent living
20arrangement, the agency shall present as evidence specific information showing all
21of the following:
SB520,97 22Section 97 . 938.335 (3j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,38,523 938.335 (3j) Indian juvenile; active efforts finding. (intro.) At hearings
24under this section involving an Indian juvenile who is the subject of a proceeding
25under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), if the agency, as defined in s. 938.38 (1) (a), is

1recommending removal of the Indian juvenile from the home of his or her parent or
2Indian custodian and placement of the Indian juvenile in a foster home, group home,
3or residential care center for children and youth or , in the home of a relative other
4than a parent, or in the home of like-kin, the agency shall present as evidence
5specific information showing all of the following:
SB520,98 6Section 98 . 938.34 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,38,117 938.34 (3) (a) (intro.) The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the
8juvenile, except that the court may not designate any of the following as the juvenile's
9placement, unless the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the
10placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile or, in the case of an Indian
11juvenile, the best interests of the Indian juvenile as described in s. 938.01 (3):
SB520,99 12Section 99 . 938.34 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,38,1813 938.34 (3) (a) 1. The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the
14juvenile if the parent or, other relative, or like-kin has been convicted of the homicide
15of a parent of the juvenile under s. 940.01 or 940.05, and the conviction has not been
16reversed, set aside, or vacated. In determining whether a placement under this
17subdivision would be in the best interests of the juvenile, the court shall consider the
18wishes of the juvenile.
SB520,100 19Section 100 . 938.34 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,39,220 938.34 (3) (a) 2. The home of a relative other than the parent of the juvenile
21or the home of like-kin if the court finds that the relative or like-kin has been
22convicted of, has pleaded no contest to, or has had a charge dismissed or amended
23as a result of a plea agreement for a crime under s. 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03
24(2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081,

1948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21, 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53, or
2a similar law of another state.
SB520,101 3Section 101 . 938.355 (4) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,39,104 938.355 (4) (am) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) or s. 938.368, an order
5under this section or s. 938.357 or 938.365 made before the juvenile attains 18 years
6of age that places or continues the placement of the juvenile in a foster home, group
7home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other
8than a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living
9arrangement shall terminate on the latest of the following dates, unless the court
10specifies a shorter period or the court terminates the order sooner:
SB520,102 11Section 102 . 938.357 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,39,1812 938.357 (6) (a) (intro.) No change in placement may extend the expiration date
13of the original dispositional order, except that if the change in placement is from a
14placement in the juvenile's home to a placement in a foster home, group home, or
15residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative who is not
16a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living arrangement,
17the court may extend the expiration date of the original dispositional order to the
18latest of the following dates, unless the court specifies a shorter period:
SB520,103 19Section 103 . 938.357 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,40,220 938.357 (6) (b) If the change in placement is from a placement in a foster home,
21group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the home of a
22relative or like-kin to a placement in the juvenile's home and if the expiration date
23of the original dispositional order is more than one year after the date on which the
24change-in-placement order is granted, the court shall shorten the expiration date
25of the original dispositional order to the date that is one year after the date on which

1the change-in-placement order is granted or to an earlier date as specified by the
2court.
SB520,104 3Section 104 . 938.365 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,40,84 938.365 (5) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under this
5section that continues the placement of a juvenile in a foster home, group home, or
6residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
7a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living arrangement
8shall be for a specified length of time not to exceed the latest of the following dates:
SB520,105 9Section 105 . 938.366 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,40,1510 938.366 (1) (a) The person is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential
11care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in
12the home of like-kin,
or in a supervised independent living arrangement under an
13order under s. 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates as provided in s. 938.355
14(4) (am) 1., 2., or 3., 938.357 (6) (a) 1., 2., or 3., or 938.365 (5) (b) 1., 2., or 3. on or after
15the person attains 18 years of age.
SB520,106 16Section 106 . 938.371 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,41,217 938.371 (1) Medical information. (intro.) If a juvenile is placed in a foster
18home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile
19correctional facility or, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in the home
20of like-kin,
including a placement under s. 938.205 or 938.21, the agency, as defined
21in s. 938.38 (1) (a), that placed the juvenile or arranged for the placement of the
22juvenile shall provide the following information to the foster parent, relative,
23like-kin
, or operator of the group home, residential care center for children and
24youth, or juvenile correctional facility at the time of placement or, if the information
25has not been provided to the agency by that time, as soon as possible after the date

1on which the agency receives that information, but not more than 2 working days
2after that date:
SB520,107 3Section 107 . 938.371 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,41,94 938.371 (1) (a) Results of an HIV test, as defined in s. 252.01 (2m), of the
5juvenile as provided under s. 252.15 (3m) (d) 15., including results included in a court
6report or permanency plan. At the time that the test results are provided, the agency
7shall notify the foster parent, relative, like-kin, or operator of the group home,
8residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility of the
9confidentiality requirements under s. 252.15 (6).
SB520,108 10Section 108 . 938.371 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,41,2311 938.371 (3) Other information. (intro.) At the time of placement of a juvenile
12in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or
13juvenile correctional facility or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
14home of like-kin
or, if the information is not available at that time, as soon as possible
15after the date on which the court report or permanency plan has been submitted, but
16no later than 7 days after that date, the agency, as defined in s. 938.38 (1) (a),
17responsible for preparing the juvenile's permanency plan shall provide to the foster
18parent, relative, like-kin, or operator of the group home, residential care center for
19children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility information contained in the
20court report submitted under s. 938.33 (1) or 938.365 (2g) or permanency plan
21submitted under s. 938.355 (2e) or 938.38 relating to findings or opinions of the court
22or agency that prepared the court report or permanency plan relating to any of the
23following:
SB520,109 24Section 109 . 938.371 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.371 (5) Confidentiality of information. Except as permitted under s.
2252.15 (6), a foster parent, treatment foster parent, relative, like-kin, or operator of
3a group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional
4facility that 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 review concerning the juvenile.
SB520,110 8Section 110 . 938.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,42,189 938.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
10for each juvenile living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
11children and youth, juvenile detention facility, shelter care facility, or supervised
12independent living arrangement, the agency that placed the juvenile or arranged the
13placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the
14juvenile under s. 938.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any
15of the following conditions exists, and, for each juvenile living in the home of a
16guardian or a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin, that agency
17shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions under pars. (a) to
18(e) exists:
SB520,111 19Section 111 . 938.38 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,42,2320 938.38 (3m) (a) All appropriate biological family members, relatives, and
21like-kin of the juvenile, as determined by the agency.
Notwithstanding s. 938.02
22(12c), in this paragraph, “like-kin” may include an individual who is or previously
23was the child's licensed foster parent.
SB520,112 24Section 112 . 938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) A description of the services that will be provided to the
2juvenile, the juvenile's family, and the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
3facility where the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the juvenile
4is living to carry out the dispositional order, including services planned to accomplish
5all of the following:
SB520,113 6Section 113 . 938.38 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,43,157 938.38 (4m) (b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing the court shall
8notify the juvenile; any parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile; any
9foster parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, the
10operator of the facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with
11whom the juvenile is living; and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is or is
12alleged to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the
13Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the
14hearing, of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall
15have a right to be heard at the hearing.
SB520,114 16Section 114 . 938.38 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,43,2517 938.38 (4m) (d) The court shall give a foster parent, other physical custodian
18described in s. 48.62 (2), operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is notified
19of a hearing under par. (b) a right to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster
20parent, other physical custodian, operator, or relative, or like-kin to make a written
21or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the
22hearing, relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. The foster parent,
23other physical custodian, operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin does not
24become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of
25receiving that notice and right to be heard.
SB520,115
1Section 115. 938.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,44,182 938.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the juvenile; the juvenile's
3parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
4facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the
5juvenile is living; and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the
6home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the
7Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the
8review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they
9shall have a right to be heard at the review as provided in par. (bm) 1. The court or
10agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's
11counsel, the juvenile's guardian ad litem, and the juvenile's school of the time, place,
12and purpose of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and
13of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the review as provided
14in par. (bm) 1. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less
15than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the juvenile's
16case record. The notice to the juvenile's school shall also include the name and
17contact information for the caseworker or social worker assigned to the juvenile's
18case.
SB520,116 19Section 116 . 938.38 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,45,720 938.38 (5) (bm) 1. A juvenile, parent, guardian, legal custodian, foster parent,
21operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is provided notice of the review
22under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written
23comments relevant to the determinations specified in par. (c) not less than 10
24working days before the date of the review or by participating at the review. A person
25representing the interests of the public, counsel, guardian ad litem, or school who is

1provided notice of the review under par. (b) may have an opportunity to be heard at
2the review by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified
3in par. (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the review. A foster parent,
4operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who receives notice of a review under par.
5(b) and a right to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the
6proceeding on which the review is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and
7right to be heard.
SB520,117 8Section 117 . 938.38 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,45,179 938.38 (5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of
10the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered
11the order; the juvenile or the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem; the person
12representing the interests of the public; the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal
13custodian; the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the facility where the juvenile
14is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the juvenile is living; and, if the
15juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
16Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian
17custodian and tribe.
SB520,118 18Section 118 . 938.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,46,919 938.38 (5m) (b) The court shall notify the juvenile; the juvenile's parent,
20guardian, and legal custodian; and the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
21facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the
22juvenile is living of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be
23determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a right to be heard
24at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. The court shall notify the juvenile's counsel
25and the juvenile's guardian ad litem; the agency that prepared the permanency plan;

1the juvenile's school; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the
2juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
3Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian
4custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be
5determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be
6heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. The notices under this paragraph shall
7be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the hearing. The notice to the
8juvenile's school shall also include the name and contact information for the
9caseworker or social worker assigned to the juvenile's case.
SB520,119 10Section 119 . 938.38 (5m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,46,2411 938.38 (5m) (c) 1. A juvenile, parent, guardian, legal custodian, foster parent,
12operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is provided notice of the hearing
13under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the hearing by submitting written
14comments relevant to the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10
15working days before the date of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. A
16counsel, guardian ad litem, agency, school, or person representing the interests of the
17public who is provided notice of the hearing under par. (b) may have an opportunity
18to be heard at the hearing by submitting written comments relevant to the
19determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the date
20of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. A foster parent, operator of a
21facility, or relative, or like-kin who receives notice of a hearing under par. (b) and a
22right to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding
23on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to
24be heard.
SB520,120 25Section 120 . 938.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,47,18
1938.38 (5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
2and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
3provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the juvenile; the
4juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the juvenile's foster parent, the
5operator of the facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with
6whom the juvenile is living; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the
7person representing the interests of the public; and, if the juvenile is an Indian
8juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian
9under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe.
10The court shall make the findings specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case basis
11based on circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the
12specific information on which those findings are based in the findings of fact and
13conclusions of law prepared under this paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions
14of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without documenting or referencing that
15specific information in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or amended
16findings of fact and conclusions of law that retroactively correct earlier findings of
17fact and conclusions of law that do not comply with this paragraph are not sufficient
18to comply with this paragraph.
SB520,121 19Section 121 . 938.385 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB520,48,6 20938.385 Plan for transition to independent living. (intro.) During the 90
21days immediately before a juvenile who is placed in a foster home, group home, or
22residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
23a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living arrangement
24attains 18 years of age or, if the juvenile is placed in such a placement under an order
25under s. 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 938.355 (4) (am) after

1the juvenile attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary
2transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 938.366 (3) that terminates
3under s. 938.366 (3) (a) after the juvenile attains 18 years of age, during the 90 days
4immediately before the termination of the order or agreement, the agency primarily
5responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the order or agreement shall
6do all of the following:
SB520,122 7Section 122 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB520,48,138 (1) If, prior to July 1, 2024, the department of children and families determines
9that there is sufficient funding allocated under s. 49.175 (1) (s) to fund the expansion
10of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs under this act, the
11department shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the
12Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice specifying the date of that
13determination.
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