Amendment AA16-SB501

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 16, To 1995 SENATE BILL 501

March 21, 1996 - Offered by Representatives Grothman, Wood and Morris-Tatum.

SB501-AA16,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB501-AA16,1,2 1. Page 54, line 1: delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute:

SB501-AA16,1,4 " Section 53b. 48.31 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 77, is renumbered 48.31 (4) (a) and amended to read:".

SB501-AA16,1,5 2. Page 54, line 3: after " (4)" insert "(a)".

SB501-AA16,1,6 3. Page 54, line 6: after the period insert:

SB501-AA16,1,7 "(b)".

SB501-AA16,1,15 4. Page 54, line 14: after the period insert: "In cases alleging a child to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 (11), the court shall not find that the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian has neglected, refused or been unable for reasons other than poverty or is neglecting, refusing or unable for reasons other than poverty to obtain necessary treatment or to take necessary steps to ameliorate the symptoms if the parent, guardian or legal custodian, in his or her discretion, has obtained appropriate treatment for the child, which treatment may include consultation with a member of the clergy or other religious counselor.

SB501-AA16,2,1 (c)".

SB501-AA16,2,8 5. Page 96, line 7: after that line insert: "The county department may not establish that the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian has neglected, refused or been unable for reasons other than poverty or is neglecting, refusing or unable for reasons other than poverty to obtain necessary treatment or to take necessary steps to ameliorate the symptoms if the parent, guardian or legal custodian, in his or her discretion, has obtained appropriate treatment for the child, which treatment may include consultation with a member of the clergy or other religious counselor.".

SB501-AA16,2,9 (End)