Amendment ASA1-AB312

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1999 ASSEMBLY BILL 312

October 1, 1999 - Offered by Representative Kedzie.

AB312-ASA1,1,12 An Act to repeal 48.375 (2) (b), 48.375 (2) (em), 48.375 (4) (b) 1m. and 48.375 (7) (bm); to renumber and amend 48.375 (4) (a) 1.; to amend 46.24, 48.23 (1) (cm), 48.257 (1) (h), 48.257 (4), 48.27 (9), 48.273 (4) (b), 48.375 (2) (c), 48.375 (4) (b) 1., 48.375 (4) (b) 3., 48.375 (6), 48.375 (7) (a) (intro.), 48.375 (7) (a) 4., 48.375 (7) (b) (intro.), 48.375 (7) (d), 48.375 (7) (f), 69.186 (1) (j), 809.105 (2), 809.105 (3) (a), 809.105 (3) (d), 809.105 (5), 809.105 (8), 809.105 (8m), 809.105 (9), 809.105 (10), 809.105 (11) (a) (intro.), 809.105 (11) (a) 3., 809.105 (11) (cm), 809.105 (11) (d), 809.105 (11) (e), 809.105 (13) and 895.037 (3) (a); and to create 48.375 (2) (fm), 48.375 (4) (a) 1. a., 48.375 (4) (a) 1. b. and 48.375 (4) (a) 1. c. of the statutes; relating to: the requirement that an unemancipated minor obtain parental or other consent or a judicial waiver of that consent requirement before she may have an abortion.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB312-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 46.24 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,2,8 46.24 Assistance to minors concerning parental consent for abortion. If a minor who is contemplating an abortion requests assistance from a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 in seeking the consent of the minor's parent, guardian or legal custodian, or in seeking the consent of an adult family member, as defined in s. 48.375 (2) (b), for the contemplated abortion or in seeking a waiver from the circuit court, the county department shall provide assistance, including, if so requested, accompanying the minor as appropriate.

AB312-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 48.23 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,2,11 48.23 (1) (cm) Any minor who is subject to the jurisdiction of the circuit court under s. 48.16 and who is required to appear in court shall be represented by counsel.

AB312-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 48.257 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,2,17 48.257 (1) (h) If the minor is not represented by counsel, the place where and the manner in which the minor wishes to be notified of proceedings under s. 48.375 (7) until appointment of counsel under s. 48.375 (7) (a) 1. If the petition is filed by a member of the clergy on behalf of the minor, the place where and manner in which the member of the clergy wishes to be notified of proceedings under s. 48.375 (7).

AB312-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. 48.257 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,2,20 48.257 (4) The clerk of circuit court shall give a copy of the petition to the minor or to the member of the clergy who files a petition on behalf of the minor, if any.

AB312-ASA1, s. 5 Section 5. 48.27 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,3,4 48.27 (9) Subsections (1) to (8) do not apply in any proceeding under s. 48.375 (7). For proceedings under s. 48.375 (7), the circuit court shall provide notice only to the minor, her counsel, if any, the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, and her guardian ad litem, if any. The notice shall contain the title and case number of the proceeding, and the nature, location, date and time of the hearing or other proceeding. Notice to the minor or to the member of the clergy, if any, shall be provided as requested under s. 48.257 (1) (h) and, after appointment of the minor's counsel, if any, by her counsel.

AB312-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 48.273 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,3,15 48.273 (4) (b) Personal service is required for notice of all proceedings under s. 48.375 (7), except that, if the minor is not represented by counsel, notice to the minor shall be in the manner and at the place designated by the minor in the petition under s. 48.257 (1) until appointment of the minor's counsel, if any, under s. 48.375 (7) (a) 1. Notice shall be served immediately for any proceeding under s. 48.375 (7) unless the minor waives the immediate notice. If the minor waives the immediate notice, the notice shall be served at least 24 hours before the time of the hearing under s. 48.375 (7) (b) or any other proceeding under s. 48.375 (7). A minor may, in acknowledging receipt of service of the notice, sign the name "Jane Doe" in lieu of providing the minor's full signature.

AB312-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 48.375 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB312-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 48.375 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,3,24 48.375 (2) (c) "Counselor" means a physician including a physician specializing in psychiatry, a licensed psychologist, as defined in s. 455.01 (4), or an ordained member of the clergy, as defined in s. 765.002 (1). "Counselor" does not include any person who is employed by or otherwise affiliated with a reproductive health care facility, a family planning clinic or a family planning agency; any person affiliated with the performance of abortions, except abortions performed to save the life of the mother; or any person who may profit from giving advice to seek an abortion.

AB312-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 48.375 (2) (em) of the statutes is repealed.

AB312-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 48.375 (2) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB312-ASA1,4,5 48.375 (2) (fm) "Parent who has legal custody of the minor" means a parent who has the right and responsibility to make major decisions concerning the minor, whether that right and responsibility are derived from common law, statute or court order.

AB312-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 48.375 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.375 (4) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,4,20 48.375 (4) (a) 1. (intro.) The person or the person's agent has, either directly or through a referring physician or his or her agent, received and made part of the minor's medical record, under the requirements of s. 253.10, the voluntary and informed written consent of the minor and the voluntary and informed written consent of one of her the minor's parents; who has legal custody of the minor or of the minor's guardian or legal custodian, if one has been appointed; or of an adult family member of the minor; or of one of the minor's foster parents or treatment foster parents, if the minor has been placed in a foster home or treatment foster home and the minor's parent has signed a waiver granting the department, a county department, the foster parent or the treatment foster parent the authority to consent to medical services or treatment on behalf of the minor. All of the following shall govern the provision of consent under this subdivision by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a minor:

AB312-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 48.375 (4) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:

AB312-ASA1,5,11 48.375 (4) (a) 1. a. The parent, guardian or legal custodian shall sign and acknowledge the consent document before a notary public, who shall determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence consisting of one or more forms of identification, that the person appearing before the notary public and making the acknowledgment is the person whose signature is on the consent document. The parent, guardian or legal custodian shall also verify upon oath or affirmation before the notary public that he or she is the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the minor, and the notary public shall determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence consisting of one or more forms of identification, that the person appearing before the notary public and making the verification is the person whose true signature is on the statement verified. The person signing the consent document and verification upon oath or affirmation shall provide the consent document and verification to the person who intends to perform or induce the abortion or the person's agent, who shall place the consent document and verification in the minor's medical record.

AB312-ASA1, s. 13 Section 13. 48.375 (4) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB312-ASA1,5,22 48.375 (4) (a) 1. b. For purposes of subd. 1. a., a form of identification constitutes satisfactory evidence of a person's identity if it contains the name, address, signature and photograph of the person identified and if it has been issued by a federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency. Forms of identification that constitute satisfactory evidence of a person's identity, when they contain the name, address, signature and photograph of the person identified, include a valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or under the laws of any other state, an identification card issued under s. 343.50, a military identification card, a valid passport, an alien registration card or any other identification document issued by a federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency.

AB312-ASA1, s. 14 Section 14. 48.375 (4) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:

AB312-ASA1,6,3 48.375 (4) (a) 1. c. A notary public who takes an acknowledgement and a verification upon oath or affirmation under subd. 1. a. shall keep confidential any information acquired in taking the acknowledgement and verification. Any person who under oath or affirmation makes a statement under subd. 1. a. that the person does not believe is true is subject to prosecution for a violation of s. 946.32.

AB312-ASA1, s. 15 Section 15. 48.375 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,6,8 48.375 (4) (b) 1. The person who intends to perform or induce the abortion believes, to the best of his or her medical judgment based on the facts of the case before him or her, that a A medical emergency , as defined in s. 253.10 (2) (d), exists that complicates the pregnancy so as to require an immediate abortion.

AB312-ASA1, s. 16 Section 16. 48.375 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB312-ASA1, s. 17 Section 17. 48.375 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,6,22 48.375 (4) (b) 3. The minor provides the person who intends to perform or induce the abortion with a written statement, signed and dated by the minor, that a parent who has legal custody of the minor, or the minor's guardian or legal custodian, if one has been appointed, or an adult family member of the minor, or a foster parent or treatment foster parent, if the minor has been placed in a foster home or treatment foster home and the minor's parent has signed a waiver granting the department, a county department, the foster parent or the treatment foster parent the authority to consent to medical services or treatment on behalf of the minor, has inflicted abuse on the minor. The person who intends to perform or induce the abortion shall place the statement in the minor's medical record. The person who intends to perform or induce the abortion shall report the abuse as required under s. 48.981 (2).

AB312-ASA1, s. 18 Section 18. 48.375 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,7,2 48.375 (6) Right to petition court for waiver. Any pregnant minor who is seeking an abortion in this state, and any member of the clergy on the minor's behalf, may file a petition specified under s. 48.257 with any court for a waiver of the parental consent requirement under sub. (4) (a) 1.

AB312-ASA1, s. 19 Section 19. 48.375 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,7,8 48.375 (7) (a) Receipt of petition; initial appearance. (intro.) On the date that a petition under s. 48.257 is filed, or if it is impossible to do so on that day, on the next calendar day, the court shall hold an initial appearance in chambers at which the minor or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, is present and shall do all of the following:

AB312-ASA1, s. 20 Section 20. 48.375 (7) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,7,12 48.375 (7) (a) 4. Notify the minor, the minor's counsel , if any, the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, and the minor's guardian ad litem, if any, of the time, date and place of the hearing.

AB312-ASA1, s. 21 Section 21. 48.375 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,7,18 48.375 (7) (b) Hearing; evidence. (intro.) The court shall hold a confidential hearing on a the petition that is filed by a minor. The hearing shall be held in chambers, unless a public fact-finding hearing is demanded by the minor through her counsel. At the hearing, the court shall consider the report of the guardian ad litem, if any, and hear evidence relating to all of the following:

AB312-ASA1, s. 22 Section 22. 48.375 (7) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB312-ASA1, s. 23 Section 23. 48.375 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB312-ASA1,8,10 48.375 (7) (d) Time limit. 1. The court shall make the determination under par. (c) and issue an order within 3 calendar days after the initial appearance unless the minor and her counsel, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, consent to an extension of the time period. The order shall be effective immediately. The court shall prepare and file with the clerk of court findings of fact, conclusions of law and a final order granting or denying the petition within 24 hours after making the determination and order. If the court grants the petition, the court shall immediately so notify the minor by personal service on her counsel, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, of a certified copy of the court's order granting the petition. If the court denies the petition, the court shall immediately so notify the minor by personal service on her counsel, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, of a copy of the court's order denying the petition and shall also notify the minor by her counsel, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, that she has a right to initiate an appeal under s. 809.105.

AB312-ASA1,9,3 1m. Except as provided under s. 48.315 (1) (b), (c) and (f), if the court fails to comply with the time limits specified under subd. 1. without the prior consent of the minor and the minor's counsel, if any, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, the minor and the minor's counsel, if any, or the member of the clergy, if any, shall select a temporary reserve judge, as defined in s. 753.075 (1) (b), to make the determination under par. (c) and issue an order granting or denying the petition and the chief judge of the judicial administrative district in which the court is located shall assign the temporary reserve judge selected by the minor and the minor's counsel, if any, or the member of the clergy, if any, to make the determination and issue the order. A temporary reserve judge assigned under this subdivision to make a determination under par. (c) and issue an order granting or denying a petition shall make the determination and issue the order within 2 calendar days after the assignment, unless the minor and her counsel, if any, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, consent to an extension of that time period. The order shall be effective immediately. The court shall prepare and file with the clerk of court findings of fact, conclusions of law and a final order granting or denying the petition, and shall notify the minor of the court's order, as provided under subd. 1.

AB312-ASA1,9,22 2. Counsel for the minor, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, shall immediately, upon notification under subd. 1. or 1m. that the court has granted or denied the petition, notify the minor. If the court has granted the petition, counsel for the minor, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, shall hand deliver a certified copy of the court order to the person who intends to perform or induce the abortion. If with reasonable diligence the person who intends to perform or induce the abortion cannot be located for delivery, then counsel for the minor, or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, shall leave a certified copy of the order with the person's agent at the person's principal place of business. If a clinic or medical facility is specified in the petition as the corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other unincorporated association that employs the person who intends to perform or induce the abortion, then counsel for the minor , or the member of the clergy who filed the petition on behalf of the minor, if any, shall hand deliver a certified copy of the order to an agent of the corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other unincorporated association at its principal place of business. There may be no service by mail or publication. The person or agent who receives the certified copy of the order under this subdivision shall place the copy in the minor's medical record.