May 25, 1995 - Offered by Committee on Judiciary.
SB209-SSA1,1,6 1An Act to amend 48.357 (1), 48.357 (2m), 808.04 (4), 809.30 (1) (a), 809.30 (1) (b)
2and 809.40 (1m); and to create 808.04 (7r), 808.07 (2m), 809.108 and 809.62 (2t)
3of the statutes; relating to: staying the execution or enforcement of an order
4changing the placement of a child pending final resolution of an appeal of that
5order and providing an expedited procedure for appealing a change in
6placement order.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB209-SSA1, s. 1 7Section 1. 48.357 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209-SSA1,2,248 48.357 (1) The person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
9dispositional order may request a change in the placement of the child, whether or
10not the change requested is authorized in the dispositional order and shall cause
11written notice to be sent to the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem,
12parent, foster parent, treatment foster parent, guardian and legal custodian. The
13notice shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the
14change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement is preferable

1to the present placement and a statement of how the new placement satisfies
2objectives of the treatment plan ordered by the court. Any person receiving the notice
3under this subsection or notice of the specific foster or treatment foster placement
4under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 2. may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection
5with the court within 10 days of receipt of the notice. Placements shall not be
6changed until 10 days after such notice is sent to the court unless the parent,
7guardian or legal custodian and the child, if 12 or more years of age, sign written
8waivers of objection, except that placement changes which were authorized in the
9dispositional order may be made immediately if notice is given as required in this
10subsection. In addition, a hearing is not required for placement changes authorized
11in the dispositional order except where an objection filed by a person who received
12notice alleges that new information is available which affects the advisability of the
13court's dispositional order. If a hearing is held under this subsection and the change
14in placement would remove a child from a foster home or treatment foster home, the
15foster parent or treatment foster parent may submit a written statement prior to the
16hearing. If the court orders a child to be removed from a foster home or treatment
17foster home, the foster parent or treatment foster parent may appeal that order as
18provided in s. 809.108. If a foster parent or treatment foster parent with whom a
19child has been placed for a total of 4 or more years appeals an order removing the
20child from the foster home or treatment foster home, the court shall stay execution
21or enforcement of that order until final disposition of the appeal, unless the court
22finds that there would be a substantial risk of physical or emotional harm to the child
23if the child remains in the foster home or treatment foster home and that removal
24from those surroundings is necessary.
SB209-SSA1, s. 2 25Section 2. 48.357 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.357 (2m) The child, parent, guardian, legal custodian or any person or
2agency primarily bound by the dispositional order, other than the person or agency
3responsible for implementing the order, may request a change in placement under
4this subsection. The request shall contain the name and address of the place of the
5new placement requested and shall state what new information is available which
6affects the advisability of the current placement. This request shall be submitted to
7the court. In addition, the court may propose a change in placement on its own
8motion. The court shall hold a hearing on the matter prior to ordering any change
9in placement under this subsection if the request states that new information is
10available which affects the advisability of the current placement, unless written
11waivers of objection to the proposed change in placement are signed by all parties
12entitled to receive notice under sub. (1) and the court approves. If a hearing is
13scheduled, the court shall notify the child, parent, foster parent, treatment foster
14parent,
guardian, legal custodian and all parties who are bound by the dispositional
15order at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal for the
16change in placement shall be attached to the notice. If all the parties consent, the
17court may proceed immediately with the hearing. If a hearing is held under this
18subsection and the change in placement would remove a child from a foster home or
19treatment foster home
, the foster parent or treatment foster parent may submit a
20written statement prior to the hearing. If the court orders a child to be removed from
21a foster home or treatment foster home, the foster parent or treatment foster parent
22may appeal that order as provided in s. 809.108. If a foster parent or treatment foster
23parent with whom a child has been placed for a total of 4 or more years appeals an
24order removing the child from the foster home or treatment foster home, the court
25shall stay execution or enforcement of that order until final disposition of the appeal,

1unless the court finds that there would be a substantial risk of physical or emotional
2harm to the child if the child remains in the foster home or treatment foster home
3and that removal from those surroundings is necessary.
SB209-SSA1, s. 3 4Section 3. 808.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209-SSA1,4,75 808.04 (4) Except as provided in sub. subs. (7m) and (7r), an appeal by the state
6in either a criminal case under s. 974.05 or a case under ch. 48 shall be initiated
7within 45 days of entry of the judgment or order appealed from.
SB209-SSA1, s. 4 8Section 4. 808.04 (7r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209-SSA1,4,129 808.04 (7r) An appeal from an order granting or denying a change in placement
10under s. 48.357 (1) or (2m) shall be initiated by filing the notice required by s. 809.108
11(2) within 15 days after the date of entry of the order appealed from.
12Notwithstanding s. 809.82 (2) (b), this time period may not be enlarged.
SB209-SSA1, s. 5 13Section 5. 808.07 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209-SSA1,4,2214 808.07 (2m) Change in child's placement; automatic stay. If a foster parent
15or treatment foster parent appeals an order under s. 48.357 (1) or (2m) changing the
16placement of a child who has been placed in the home of the foster parent or
17treatment foster parent for a total of 4 or more years, the court assigned to exercise
18jurisdiction under ch. 48 or an appellate court shall stay execution or enforcement
19of that order until final disposition of the appeal, unless either court finds that there
20would be a substantial risk of physical or emotional harm to the child if the child
21remains in the foster home or treatment foster home and that removal from those
22surroundings is necessary.
SB209-SSA1, s. 6 23Section 6. 809.108 of the statutes is created to read:
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1809.108 Appeals in proceedings related to change in placement. (1)
2Applicability. This section applies to the appeal of an order under s. 48.357 (1) or
3(2m) and supersedes all inconsistent provisions of this chapter.
SB209-SSA1,5,11 4(2) Initiating the appeal. A person shall initiate an appeal under this section
5by filing, within the time specified in s. 808.04 (7r), a notice of intent to appeal with
6the clerk of the trial court in which the judgment or order appealed from was entered.
7 Also within that time period, the person shall serve a copy of the notice on the person
8representing the interests of the public, opposing counsel, the guardian ad litem
9appointed under s. 48.235 (1) for the child who is the subject of the proceeding and
10the child's parent, guardian and legal custodian. The notice shall include the
11following:
SB209-SSA1,5,1212 (a) The case name and court caption.
SB209-SSA1,5,1413 (b) An identification of the order from which the person filing the notice intends
14to appeal and the date on which it was granted or entered.
SB209-SSA1,5,1615 (c) The name and address of the person filing the notice of intent to appeal and
16the person's trial counsel.
SB209-SSA1,5,2017 (d) For a person other than the state, whether the trial counsel for the person
18filing the notice of intent to appeal was appointed by the state public defender and,
19if so, whether the person's financial circumstances have materially improved since
20the date on which the person's indigency was determined.
SB209-SSA1,5,2421 (e) For a person other than the state, whether the person filing the notice of
22intent to appeal will represent himself or herself or will be represented by retained
23counsel or requests the state public defender to appoint counsel for the appeal. If the
24person has retained counsel, the counsel's name and address shall be included.
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1(3) Duties of clerk of trial court. Within 5 days after a notice under sub. (2)
2is filed, the clerk shall:
SB209-SSA1,6,73 (a) If the person filing the notice of intent to appeal under sub. (2) requests
4representation by the state public defender for purposes of the appeal, send to the
5state public defender's appellate intake office a copy of the notice, a copy of the
6judgment or order specified in the notice and a list of the court reporters for each
7proceeding in the action in which the judgment or order was entered.
SB209-SSA1,6,138 (b) If the person filing the notice of intent to appeal does not request
9representation by the state public defender for purposes of the appeal, send or
10furnish to the person, if the person is appearing without counsel, or to the person's
11attorney, if one has been retained, a copy of the judgment or order specified in the
12notice and a list of the court reporters for each proceeding in the action in which the
13judgment or order was entered.
SB209-SSA1,6,18 14(4) Transcript. A person filing a notice of intent to appeal under sub. (2) shall
15order a transcript of the reporter's notes within 15 days after filing the notice. The
16court reporter shall file the transcript with the trial court and serve a copy of the
17transcript on the person filing the notice of intent to appeal within 30 days after the
18ordering of the transcript.
SB209-SSA1,6,24 19(5) Notice of appeal; transmittal of record. Within 15 days after service of
20the transcript, the person filing a notice of intent to appeal under sub. (2) shall file
21a notice of appeal and docketing statement as provided in s. 809.10 (1) (a) and serve
22a copy of the notice on the persons required to be served under sub. (2). The clerk of
23the trial court shall transmit the record to the court of appeals as soon as the record
24is prepared but in no event more than 15 days after the filing of the notice of appeal.
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1(6) Subsequent proceedings in court of appeals; petition for review in
2supreme court.
Subsequent proceedings in the appeal are governed by the
3procedures for civil appeals and the procedures under subch. VI, except as follows:
SB209-SSA1,7,54 (a) The appellant shall file a brief within 15 days after the filing of the record
5on appeal.
SB209-SSA1,7,76 (b) The respondent shall file a brief within 10 days after the service of the
7appellant's brief.
SB209-SSA1,7,98 (c) The appellant shall file within 10 days after the service of the respondent's
9brief a reply brief or statement that a reply brief will not be filed.
SB209-SSA1,7,1510 (d) If the guardian ad litem appointed under s. 48.235 (1) (c) for the child who
11is the subject of the proceeding takes the position of the appellant, the guardian ad
12litem's brief shall be filed within 15 days after the filing of the record on appeal with
13the court of appeals. If the guardian ad litem takes the position of a respondent, the
14guardian ad litem's brief shall be filed within 10 days after service of the appellant's
15brief.
SB209-SSA1,7,1816 (e) Cases appealed under this section shall be given preference and shall be
17taken in an order that ensures that a decision is issued within 30 days after the filing
18of the appellant's reply brief or statement that a reply brief will not be filed.
SB209-SSA1,7,2219 (f) A petition for review of an appeal in the supreme court, if any, shall be filed
20within 15 days after the date of the decision of the court of appeals. The supreme
21court shall give preference to a petition for review of an appeal filed under this
22paragraph.
SB209-SSA1, s. 7 23Section 7. 809.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209-SSA1,8,524 809.30 (1) (a) "Postconviction relief" means, in a felony or misdemeanor case,
25an appeal or a motion for postconviction relief other than a motion under s. 973.19

1or 974.06. In a ch. 48, 51 or 55 case, other than a change in placement case under
2s. 48.357 (1) or (2m) or a
termination of parental rights case under s. 48.43, it means
3an appeal or a motion for reconsideration by the trial court of its final judgment or
4order; in such cases a notice of intent to pursue such relief or a motion for such relief
5need not be styled as seeking "postconviction" relief.
SB209-SSA1, s. 8 6Section 8. 809.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209-SSA1,8,117 809.30 (1) (b) "Sentencing" means, in a felony or misdemeanor case, the
8imposition of a sentence, fine or probation. In a ch. 48, 51 or 55 case, other than a
9change in placement case under s. 48.357 (1) or (2m) or a termination of parental
10rights case under s. 48.43, it means the entry of the trial court's final judgment or
11order.
SB209-SSA1, s. 9 12Section 9. 809.40 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209-SSA1,8,1713 809.40 (1m) Subsection (1) does not apply to an appeal from an order denying
14a petition under s. 48.375 (7), which is governed by the procedures specified in s.
15809.105, or to an appeal from an order or judgment under s. 48.43, which is governed
16by the procedures specified in s. 809.107, or to an appeal from an order under s.
1748.357 (1) or (2m), which is governed by the procedures specified in s. 809.108
.
SB209-SSA1, s. 10 18Section 10. 809.62 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209-SSA1,8,2019 809.62 (2t) This section applies to petitions for review of an appeal under s.
20809.108, except as provided in s. 809.108 (6) (f).
SB209-SSA1, s. 11 21Section 11. Initial applicability.
SB209-SSA1,8,2322 (1) This act first applies to orders under section 48.357 (1) or (2m) of the
23statutes, as affected by this act, granted on the effective date of this subsection.
SB209-SSA1, s. 12 24Section 12. Effective date.
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1(1) This act takes effect retroactively to May 22, 1995.
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