Amendment AA15-SB501

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 15, To 1995 SENATE BILL 501

March 21, 1996 - Offered by Representatives Morris-Tatum, Coggs, Williams, Riley, L. Young, Albers, Lorge, Powers, Cullen, Wood, Gronemus, Robson, Hanson, Dueholm and Turner.

SB501-AA15,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB501-AA15,1,3 1. Page 4, line 1: after the semicolon, after the material inserted by engrossed senate amendment 1, insert: "adoption of a child by a relative;".

SB501-AA15,1,6 2. Page 54, line 21: on page 4, line 11, of the material inserted by engrossed senate amendment 1, delete "the judge shall consider" and substitute "there shall be a policy of".

SB501-AA15,1,7 3. Page 65, line 7: before that line insert:

SB501-AA15,1,8 " Section 68m. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. am. of the statutes is created to read:

SB501-AA15,1,9 48.38 (5) (c) 6. am. Being placed in the home of a relative of the child.".

SB501-AA15,1,10 4. Page 83, line 12: before that line insert:

SB501-AA15,1,11 " Section 109m. 48.833 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB501-AA15,2,13 48.833 Placement of children for adoption by the department, county departments and child welfare agencies. The department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60 may place a child for adoption in a licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home without a court order if the department, county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or the child welfare agency is the guardian of the child or makes the placement at the request of another agency which is the guardian of the child. Before placing a child for adoption under this section, the department, county department or child welfare agency making the placement shall consider the availability of a placement for adoption with a relative of the child who is identified in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38 or 938.38 or who is otherwise known by the department, county department or child welfare agency. When a child is placed under this section in a licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home for adoption, the department, county department or child welfare agency making the placement shall enter into a written agreement with the adoptive parent, which shall state the date on which the child is placed in the licensed foster home or licensed treatment foster home for adoption by the adoptive parent.".

SB501-AA15,2,15 5. Page 108, line 2: before that line, after the material inserted by senate amendment 2, insert:

SB501-AA15,2,16 " Section 147zp. 938.38 (5) (c) 6. am. of the statutes is created to read:

SB501-AA15,2,17 938.38 (5) (c) 6. am. Being placed in the home of a relative of the child.".

SB501-AA15,2,19 6. Page 116, line 14: before that line, after the material inserted by engrossed senate amendment 1, insert:

SB501-AA15,2,21 "(8tx) Adoption by a relative. The treatment of section 48.833 of the statutes first applies to children placed for adoption on the effective date of this subsection.

SB501-AA15,3,3 (8ty) Permanency plan reviews. The treatment of sections 48.38 (5) (c) 6. am. and 938.38 (5) (c) 6. am. of the statutes first applies to permanency plan reviews conducted on the effective date of this subsection.".

SB501-AA15,3,4 (End)