AB75-ASA1, s. 900 7Section 900. 46.56 (8) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,469,148 46.56 (8) (L) In providing integrated services under this section, the service
9coordination agency and the designated service providers shall include in the
10integrated service plan all individuals who are active in the care of the child with
11severe disabilities, including members of the child's family, foster parents, treatment
12foster parents
and other individuals who by close and continued association with the
13child have come to occupy significant roles in the care and treatment of the child with
14severe disabilities.
AB75-ASA1, s. 901 15Section 901. 46.56 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,469,2016 46.56 (15) (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (co), the
17department shall make available funds to implement programs under this section.
18The funds may be used to pay for the intake, assessment, case planning and service
19coordination provided under sub. (8) and for expanding the capacity of the county to
20provide community-based care and treatment for children with severe disabilities.
AB75-ASA1, s. 902 21Section 902. 46.56 (15) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,470,222 46.56 (15) (b) 4. Submit a description of the existing services in the county for
23children with severe disabilities, an assessment of any gaps in services, and a plan
24for using the funds under this program or from other funding sources to develop or

1expand any needed community-based services such as in-home treatment,
2treatment foster care, day treatment, respite care , or crisis services.
AB75-ASA1, s. 903 3Section 903. 46.70 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,470,8 446.70 Delivery of services to American Indians. To facilitate the delivery
5of accessible, available and culturally appropriate social services and mental
6hygiene services to American Indians by county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22,
751.42 or 51.437, the department may fund federally recognized tribal governing
8bodies in this state from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (kL).
AB75-ASA1, s. 904 9Section 904. 46.71 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,470,1610 46.71 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (km),
11and department shall, for the development of new drug abuse prevention, treatment
12and education programs that are culturally specific with respect to American
13Indians or to supplement like existing programs, allocate a total of not more than
14$500,000 in each fiscal year to all the elected governing bodies of federally recognized
15American Indian tribes or bands that submit to the department plans, approved by
16the department, that do all of the following:
AB75-ASA1, s. 905 17Section 905. 46.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,470,2018 46.71 (2) The amount of funds allocated by the department under sub. (1) may
19not exceed the amounts appropriated under the appropriation account under s.
2020.435 (7) (5) (km).
AB75-ASA1, s. 906 21Section 906. 46.86 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,471,422 46.86 (6) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (md),
23the department may award up to $1,369,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and up to
24$1,330,800 in fiscal year 2002-03 and in each fiscal year thereafter, and from the
25appropriation account under s. 20.435 (6) (5) (gb), the department may award not

1more than $231,300 in fiscal year 2001-02 and
not more than $319,500 in fiscal year
22002-03 and
in each fiscal year thereafter, as grants to counties and private entities
3to provide community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that
4do all of the following:
AB75-ASA1, s. 907 5Section 907. 46.96 (1) (ap) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,471,76 46.96 (1) (ap) "Independent living services" has the meaning given under 29
7USC 706
(30)
29 USC 705 (18).
AB75-ASA1, s. 908 8Section 908. 46.96 (1) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,471,109 46.96 (1) (at) "Individual with a disability" has the meaning given under 29
10USC 706
(8) (B)
29 USC 705 (20).
AB75-ASA1, s. 909 11Section 909. 46.972 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,471,1912 46.972 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (ce), the
13department shall allocate award up to $125,000 in each fiscal year as grants to
14applying public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing primary health
15services and any other services that may be funded by the program under 42 USC
16256
to homeless individuals. Entities that receive funds allocated awarded by the
17department under this paragraph shall provide the primary health services as
18required under 42 USC 256 (f). The department may allocate award to an applying
19entity up to 100% of the amount of matching funds required under 42 USC 256 (e).
AB75-ASA1, s. 910 20Section 910. 46.985 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,471,2321 46.985 (1) (f) "Parent" means a parent, guardian, legal custodian, or a person
22acting in the place of a parent, but does not include a foster parent , treatment foster
23parent
or any other paid care provider.
AB75-ASA1, s. 912 24Section 912. 46.99 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,472,2
146.99 Medical assistance waiver for Birth to 3 participants. (1) In this
2section, "medical assistance" means the program under subch. IV of ch. 49.
AB75-ASA1,472,7 3(2) The department shall request from the secretary of the U.S. department of
4health and human services a waiver under 42 USC 1396n (c) that authorizes the
5provision of home or community-based services under medical assistance to children
6who are eligible for medical assistance and receive early intervention services under
7s. 51.44.
AB75-ASA1,472,12 8(3) If the waiver requested under sub. (2) is granted, counties shall provide the
9nonfederal share of costs for medical assistance services provided under the waiver.
10Counties may use moneys appropriated under s. 20.435 (7) (bt) and distributed to
11counties under s. 51.44 (3) (a) to provide the nonfederal share of medical assistance
12costs.
AB75-ASA1,472,19 13(4) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (o), the department
14shall distribute to counties that provide services under this section the amount of
15federal moneys received by the state as the federal share of medical assistance for
16those services, minus the amount transferred to the appropriation account under s.
1720.435 (7) (im) for the department's costs of administering this section. Counties
18shall use moneys distributed under this section to provide services under this section
19or s. 51.44.
AB75-ASA1, s. 913 20Section 913. 48.01 (1) (gg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,472,2321 48.01 (1) (gg) To promote the adoption of children into safe and stable families
22rather than allowing children to remain in the impermanence of foster or treatment
23foster
care.
AB75-ASA1, s. 914 24Section 914. 48.02 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,473,5
148.02 (6) "Foster home" means any facility that is operated by a person
2required to be licensed by s. 48.62 (1) (a) and that provides care and maintenance for
3no more than 4 children or, if necessary to enable a sibling group to remain together,
4for no more than 6 children or, if the department promulgates rules permitting a
5different number of children, for the number of children permitted under those rules.
AB75-ASA1, s. 915 6Section 915. 48.02 (17q) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 916 7Section 916. 48.195 (2) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,473,98 48.195 (2) (d) 5. The child's foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
9person having physical custody of the child.
AB75-ASA1, s. 917 10Section 917. 48.207 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,473,1211 48.207 (1) (c) A licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home
12provided
if the placement does not violate the conditions of the license.
AB75-ASA1, s. 918 13Section 918. 48.207 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,473,1714 48.207 (1) (f) The home of a person not a relative, if the placement does not
15exceed 30 days, though the placement may be extended for an additional 30 days for
16cause by the court, and if the person has not had a foster home or treatment foster
17home
license under s. 48.62 refused, revoked, or suspended within the last 2 years.
AB75-ASA1, s. 919 18Section 919. 48.207 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,473,2219 48.207 (3) A child taken into custody under s. 48.981 may be held in a hospital,
20foster home, treatment foster home, relative's home , or other appropriate medical or
21child welfare facility which that is not used primarily for the detention of delinquent
22children.
AB75-ASA1, s. 919p 23Section 919p. 48.21 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,474,524 48.21 (3) (f) If present at the hearing, the parent shall be requested to provide
25the names and other identifying information of 3 relatives of the child or family

1friends 18 years of age or over whose homes the parent requests the court to consider
2as placements for the child. If the parent does not provide this information at the
3hearing, the county department or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or
4more, the department shall make a reasonable effort to provide each parent with the
5opportunity to provide this information.
AB75-ASA1, s. 920 6Section 920. 48.21 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,474,117 48.21 (5) (d) 2. If a hearing is held under subd. 1., at least 10 days before the
8date of the hearing the court shall notify the child, any parent, guardian, and legal
9custodian of the child, and any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
10physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child of the time, place, and purpose
11of the hearing.
AB75-ASA1, s. 921 12Section 921. 48.21 (5) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,474,2213 48.21 (5) (d) 3. The court shall give a foster parent , treatment foster parent, or
14other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
15subd. 2. an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent,
16treatment foster parent,
or other physical custodian to make a written or oral
17statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing,
18relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. A foster parent, treatment
19foster parent,
or other physical custodian who receives a notice of a hearing under
20subd. 2. and an opportunity to be heard under this subdivision does not become a
21party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving
22that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-ASA1, s. 921h 23Section 921h. 48.21 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,475,3
148.21 (5) (e) 1. In this paragraph, "adult relative" means a grandparent,
2great-grandparent, aunt, uncle, or sibling of a child, whether by blood, marriage, or
3legal adoption, who has attained 18 years of age.
AB75-ASA1,475,144 2. The court shall order the county department or, in a county having a
5population of 500,000 or more, the department to conduct a diligent search in order
6to locate and provide notice of the information specified in this subdivision to all
7adult relatives of the child and to all other adult individuals whose homes are
8requested by the child's parent under sub. (3) (f) to be considered as placement
9options for the child within 30 days after the date of the hearing unless the child is
10returned to his or her home within that period. The county department or
11department may not provide that notice to an adult relative or other individual if the
12county department or the department has reason to believe that it would be
13dangerous to the child or to the parent if the child were placed with that adult relative
14or other individual. The notice shall include all of the following:
AB75-ASA1,475,1615 a. A statement that the child has been removed from the custody of the child's
16parent.
AB75-ASA1,475,1917 b. A statement that the child may need a temporary or permanent placement
18outside of his or her home and an explanation of how the adult relative or other
19individual may request to have the child placed with him or her.
AB75-ASA1,475,2320 c. An explanation of the programs and services that may be available to the
21adult relative or other individual if the child is placed with him or her including foster
22care payments, kinship care payments, assistance with health care needs, child care
23assistance, and nutrition assistance.
AB75-ASA1,476,3
1d. A description of the types of expenses that the adult relative or other
2individual may incur if the child is placed in his or her home and whether and when
3the adult relative or other individual may be reimbursed for those expenses.
AB75-ASA1,476,64 e. An explanation of how to receive notice of future proceedings relating to the
5child if the adult relative or other individual provides contact information to the
6county department or the department.
AB75-ASA1, s. 922 7Section 922. 48.27 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,476,228 48.27 (3) (a) 1. If the petition that was filed relates to facts concerning a
9situation under s. 48.13 or a situation under s. 48.133 involving an expectant mother
10who is a child, the court shall also notify, under s. 48.273, the child, any parent,
11guardian, and legal custodian of the child, any foster parent, treatment foster parent
12or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the unborn child by
13the unborn child's guardian ad litem, if applicable, and any person specified in par.
14(b), (d), or (e), if applicable, of all hearings involving the child except hearings on
15motions for which notice need only be provided to the child and his or her counsel.
16When parents who are entitled to notice have the same place of residence, notice to
17one shall constitute notice to the other. The first notice to any interested party, foster
18parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2)
19shall be written and may have a copy of the petition attached to it. Thereafter, notice
20of hearings may be given by telephone at least 72 hours before the time of the
21hearing. The person giving telephone notice shall place in the case file a signed
22statement of the time notice was given and the person to whom he or she spoke.
AB75-ASA1, s. 923 23Section 923. 48.27 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,477,824 48.27 (3) (a) 1m. The court shall give a foster parent , treatment foster parent
25or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under

1subd. 1. an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent,
2treatment foster parent
or other physical custodian to make a written or oral
3statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing,
4relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. A foster parent, treatment
5foster parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives a
6notice of a hearing under subd. 1. and an opportunity to be heard under this
7subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held
8solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-ASA1, s. 924 9Section 924. 48.27 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,477,1610 48.27 (3) (a) 2. Failure to give notice under subd. 1. to a foster parent, treatment
11foster parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) does not deprive the
12court of jurisdiction in the action or proceeding. If a foster parent , treatment foster
13parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) is not given notice of a
14hearing under subd. 1., that person may request a rehearing on the matter during
15the pendency of an order resulting from the hearing. If the request is made, the court
16shall order a rehearing.
AB75-ASA1, s. 925 17Section 925. 48.27 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,477,2418 48.27 (6) When a proceeding is initiated under s. 48.14, all interested parties
19shall receive notice and appropriate summons shall be issued in a manner specified
20by the court, consistent with applicable governing statutes. In addition, if the child
21who is the subject of the proceeding is in the care of a foster parent , treatment foster
22parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the court shall give the
23foster parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian notice and an
24opportunity to be heard as provided in sub. (3) (a).
AB75-ASA1, s. 926 25Section 926. 48.299 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,478,13
148.299 (1) (ag) In a proceeding other than a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), if
2a public hearing is not held, only the parties and their counsel or guardian ad litem,
3the court-appointed special advocate for the child, the child's foster parent,
4treatment foster parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2),
5witnesses, and other persons requested by a party and approved by the court may
6be present, except that the court may exclude a foster parent, treatment foster parent
7or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) from any portion of the hearing
8if that portion of the hearing deals with sensitive personal information of the child
9or the child's family or if the court determines that excluding the foster parent,
10treatment foster parent
or other physical custodian would be in the best interests of
11the child. Except in a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), any other person the court finds
12to have a proper interest in the case or in the work of the court, including a member
13of the bar, may be admitted by the court.
AB75-ASA1, s. 927 14Section 927. 48.299 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,478,1915 48.299 (1) (ar) All hearings under s. 48.375 (7) shall be held in chambers, unless
16a public fact-finding hearing is demanded by the child through her counsel. In a
17proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), the child's foster parent, treatment foster parent or
18other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) may be present if requested by a
19party and approved by the court.
AB75-ASA1, s. 928 20Section 928. 48.32 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,478,2521 48.32 (1) (c) 2. If a hearing is held under subd. 1., at least 10 days before the
22date of the hearing the court shall notify the child, any parent, guardian, and legal
23custodian of the child, and any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
24physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child of the time, place, and purpose
25of the hearing.
AB75-ASA1, s. 929
1Section 929. 48.32 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,479,112 48.32 (1) (c) 3. The court shall give a foster parent , treatment foster parent, or
3other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
4subd. 2. an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent,
5treatment foster parent,
or other physical custodian to make a written or oral
6statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing,
7relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. A foster parent, treatment
8foster parent,
or other physical custodian who receives a notice of a hearing under
9subd. 2. and an opportunity to be heard under this subdivision does not become a
10party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving
11that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-ASA1, s. 930 12Section 930. 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,479,1813 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
14placement of an adult expectant mother outside of her home shall be in writing. A
15report recommending placement of a child in a foster home, treatment foster home,
16group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a
17relative other than a parent, or in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2) shall
18be in writing and shall include all of the following:
AB75-ASA1, s. 931 19Section 931. 48.33 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,480,520 48.33 (5) Identity of foster parent or treatment foster parent;
21confidentiality.
If the report recommends placement in a foster home or a treatment
22foster home
, and the name of the foster parent or treatment foster parent is not
23available at the time the report is filed, the agency shall provide the court and the
24child's parent or guardian with the name and address of the foster parent or
25treatment foster parent
within 21 days after the dispositional order is entered,

1except that the court may order the information withheld from the child's parent or
2guardian if the court finds that disclosure would result in imminent danger to the
3child or to the foster parent or treatment foster parent. After notifying the child's
4parent or guardian, the court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering the information
5withheld.
AB75-ASA1, s. 932 6Section 932. 48.335 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,480,117 48.335 (3g) (intro.) At hearings under this section, if the agency, as defined in
8s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending placement of the child in a foster home, treatment
9foster home,
group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the
10home of a relative other than a parent, the agency shall present as evidence specific
11information showing all of the following:
AB75-ASA1, s. 933 12Section 933. 48.345 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,480,1513 48.345 (3) (c) A foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62,
14a group home licensed under s. 48.625, or in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977
15(2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 934 16Section 934. 48.355 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,481,317 48.355 (2) (b) 2. If the child is placed outside the home, the name of the place
18or facility, including transitional placements, where the child shall will be cared for
19or treated, except that if the placement is a foster home or treatment foster home and
20if the name and address of the foster parent or treatment foster parent is not
21available at the time of the order, the name and address of the foster parent or
22treatment foster parent
shall be furnished to the court and the parent within 21 days
23of after the order. If, after a hearing on the issue with due notice to the parent or
24guardian, the judge finds that disclosure of the identity of the foster parent or
25treatment foster parent
would result in imminent danger to the child, or the foster

1parent or the treatment foster parent, the judge may order the name and address of
2the prospective foster parents or treatment foster parents to be withheld from the
3parent or guardian.
AB75-ASA1, s. 935 4Section 935. 48.355 (2d) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,481,95 48.355 (2d) (c) 2. If a hearing is held under subd. 1., at least 10 days before the
6date of the hearing the court shall notify the child, any parent, guardian, and legal
7custodian of the child, and any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
8physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child of the time, place, and purpose
9of the hearing.
AB75-ASA1, s. 936 10Section 936. 48.355 (2d) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,481,2011 48.355 (2d) (c) 3. The court shall give a foster parent , treatment foster parent,
12or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
13subd. 2. an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent,
14treatment foster parent,
or other physical custodian to make a written or oral
15statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing,
16relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. A foster parent, treatment
17foster parent,
or other physical custodian who receives a notice of a hearing under
18subd. 2. and an opportunity to be heard under this subdivision does not become a
19party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving
20that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-ASA1, s. 937 21Section 937. 48.355 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,482,1422 48.355 (4) Termination of orders. Except as provided under s. 48.368, an order
23under this section or s. 48.357 or 48.365 made before the child reaches 18 years of age
24that places or continues the placement of the child in his or her home shall terminate
25at the end of one year after its entry unless the judge specifies a shorter period of time

1or the judge terminates the order sooner. Except as provided under s. 48.368, an
2order under this section or s. 48.357 or 48.365 made before the child reaches 18 years
3of age that places or continues the placement of the child in a foster home, treatment
4foster home,
group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the
5home of a relative other than a parent shall terminate when the child reaches 18
6years of age, at the end of one year after its entry, or, if the child is a full-time student
7at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably
8expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age, when the child
9reaches 19 years of age, whichever is later, unless the judge specifies a shorter period
10of time or the judge terminates the order sooner. An order under this section or s.
1148.357 or 48.365 relating to an unborn child in need of protection or services that is
12made before the unborn child is born shall terminate at the end of one year after its
13entry unless the judge specifies a shorter period of time or the judge terminates the
14order sooner.
AB75-ASA1, s. 938 15Section 938. 48.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,483,516 48.357 (1) (am) 1. If the proposed change in placement involves any change in
17placement other than a change in placement specified in par. (c), the person or agency
18primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney,
19or the corporation counsel shall cause written notice of the proposed change in
20placement to be sent to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the
21child, any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian
22described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed special advocate,
23and, if the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the
24unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the expectant mother is an
25adult, written notice shall be sent to the adult expectant mother and the unborn child

1by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. The notice shall contain the name and
2address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in placement, a statement
3describing why the new placement is preferable to the present placement, and a
4statement of how the new placement satisfies objectives of the treatment plan
5ordered by the court.
AB75-ASA1, s. 939 6Section 939. 48.357 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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