AB599-ASA1,10,147 48.355 (2c) (b) When a court makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to whether
8the county department, department, in a county having a population of 500,000 or
9more, or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child under a
10court order has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the
11permanency plan, the court's consideration of reasonable efforts shall include the
12considerations listed under par. (a) 1. to 5. and whether visitation schedules between
13the child and his or her parents were implemented, unless visitation was denied or
14limited by the court.
AB599-ASA1, s. 14 15Section 14. 48.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,10,2516 48.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 6., the court is not required
17to include in a dispositional order a finding as to whether the county department, the
18department, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, or the agency
19primarily responsible for providing services under a court order has made reasonable
20efforts with respect to a parent of a child to prevent the removal of the child from the
21home, while assuring that the child's health and safety are the paramount concerns,
22or a finding as to whether the county department, department, or agency has made
23reasonable efforts with respect to a parent of a child to achieve the permanency plan
24goal of returning the child safely to his or her home, if the court finds any of the
25following:
AB599-ASA1, s. 15
1Section 15. 48.355 (2d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,11,52 48.355 (2d) (c) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in par.
3(b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s.
448.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency
5plan
goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 16 6Section 16. 48.355 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,11,127 48.355 (2e) (b) Each time a child's placement is changed under s. 48.357, a trial
8reunification is ordered under s. 48.358,
or a dispositional order is revised under s.
948.363 or extended under s. 48.365, the agency that prepared the permanency plan
10shall revise the plan to conform to the order and shall file a copy of the revised plan
11with the court. Each plan filed under this paragraph shall be made a part of the court
12order.
AB599-ASA1, s. 17 13Section 17. 48.357 (2v) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,11,1814 48.357 (2v) (c) If the court finds under par. (a) 3. that any of the circumstances
15specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall
16hold a hearing under s. 48.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to
17determine the permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency
18goals
for the child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 18 19Section 18. 48.358 of the statutes is created to read:
AB599-ASA1,11,20 2048.358 Trial reunification. (1) Definition. In this section:
AB599-ASA1,12,221 (a) "Trial reunification" means a period of 7 consecutive days or longer, but not
22exceeding 150 days, during which a child who is placed in an out-of-home placement
23under s. 48.355 or 48.357 resides in the home of a relative of the child from which the
24child was removed or in the home of either of the child's parents for the purpose of

1determining the appropriateness of changing the placement of the child to that
2home.
AB599-ASA1,12,43 (b) "Trial reunification home" means the home in which in which a child resides
4during a trial reunification.
AB599-ASA1,12,16 5(2) Trial reunification; procedure. (a) Request or proposal. No trial
6reunification may occur without a court order. Only the person or agency primarily
7responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request the court to order
8a trial reunification. The request shall contain the name and address of the
9requested trial reunification home, a statement describing why the trial
10reunification is in the best interests of the child, and a statement describing how the
11trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the child's permanency plan. A request
12for a trial reunification may not be made on the sole grounds that an emergency
13condition necessitates an immediate removal of the child from his or her
14out-of-home placement. If an emergency condition necessitates such an immediate
15removal, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
16dispositional order shall proceed as provided in s. 48.357 (2).
AB599-ASA1,12,2517 (b) Notice; information required. The person or agency requesting the trial
18reunification shall submit the request to the court and shall cause written notice of
19the requested trial reunification to be sent to the child, the parent, guardian, and
20legal custodian of the child, any foster parent or other physical custodian described
21in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed special advocate, all parties
22who are bound by the dispositional order, and, if the child is an Indian child who has
23been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian
24child's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall contain the information that is
25required to be included in the request under par. (a).
AB599-ASA1,13,10
1(c) Hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive notice of a
2requested trial reunification under par. (b), other than a court-appointed special
3advocate, may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the court
4within 10 days after the request was filed with the court. If an objection is filed, a
5hearing shall be held within 30 days after the request was filed with the court. Not
6less than 3 days before the hearing the person or agency requesting the trial
7reunification or the court shall provide notice of the hearing to all person who are
8entitled to receive notice under par. (b). A copy of the request for the trial
9reunification shall be attached to the notice. If all of the parties consent, the court
10may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599-ASA1,13,2111 (d) Order. If the court finds that the trial reunification is in the best interests
12of the child and that the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the child's
13permanency plan, the court shall order the trial reunification. A trial reunification
14shall terminate 90 days after the date of the order, unless the court specifies a shorter
15period in the order, extends the trial reunification under sub. (3), or revokes the trial
16reunification under sub. (4) (c) or (6) (b). No trial reunification order may extend the
17expiration date of the original dispositional order under s. 48.355 or any extension
18order under s. 48.365. A trial reunification under this section is not a change in
19placement under s. 48.357. Unless revoked under sub. (4) (c) or (6) (b), at the end of
20a trial reunification, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing
21the dispositional order shall do one of the following:
AB599-ASA1,14,222 1. Return the child to his or her previous out-of-home placement. The person
23or agency may do so without further order of the court, but within 5 days after the
24return the person or agency shall provide notice of the date of the return and the

1address of that placement to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under par.
2(b).
AB599-ASA1,14,43 2. Request a change in placement under s. 48.357 to place the child in a new
4out-of-home placement.
AB599-ASA1,14,65 3. Request a change in placement under s. 48.357 to place the child in the trial
6reunification home.
AB599-ASA1,14,14 7(3) Extension of trial reunification. (a) Extension request. The person or
8agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request
9an extension of a trial reunification. The request shall contain a statement
10describing how the trial reunification continues to be in the best interests of the child.
11No later than 10 days prior to the expiration of the trial reunification, the person or
12agency that requests the extension shall submit the request to the court that ordered
13the trial reunification and shall cause notice of the request to be provided to all
14persons who are entitled to receive notice under sub. (2) (b).
AB599-ASA1,15,215 (b) Extension hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
16notice of the extension request under par. (a), other than a court-appointed special
17advocate, may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the court
18within 10 days after the request was filed with the court. If an objection is filed, the
19court shall schedule a hearing on the matter. If the court is unable to conduct a
20hearing on the matter before the trial reunification expires, the court may extend the
21trial reunification for not more than 30 days without a hearing. If a hearing is
22scheduled, not less than 3 days before the hearing the person or agency requesting
23the extension or the court shall provide notice of the hearing to all persons who are
24entitled to receive notice of the extension request under par. (a). A copy of the request

1for the extension shall be attached to the notice. If all of the parties consent, the court
2may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599-ASA1,15,63 (c) Extension order. If the court finds that the trial reunification continues to
4be in the best interests of the child, the court shall grant an order extending the trial
5reunification for a period specified by the court. Any number of extensions may be
6granted, but the total period for a trial reunification may not exceed 150 days.
AB599-ASA1,15,13 7(4) Revocation of trial reunification. (a) Revocation request; information
8required.
1. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
9dispositional order determines based on current circumstances that a trial
10reunification is no longer in the best interests of the child, that person or agency may,
11without prior court order, remove the child from the trial reunification home and
12place the child in the child's previous out-of-home placement as provided in subd.
132. or place the child in a new out-of-home placement as provided in subd. 3.
AB599-ASA1,15,2314 2. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
15dispositional order places the child in the child's previous out-of-home placement,
16within 3 days after removing the child from the trial reunification home, that person
17or agency shall submit a request for revocation of the trial reunification to the court
18that ordered the trial reunification and shall cause notice of the request to be
19provided to all persons who are entitled to receive notice of the trial reunification
20under sub. (2) (b). The request shall contain the date on which the child was removed
21from the trial reunification home, the address of the child's current placement, and
22the reasons for the proposed revocation. Paragraphs (b) and (c) apply to a request
23for revocation submitted under this subdivision.
AB599-ASA1,16,724 3. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
25dispositional order places the child in a new out-of-home placement, within 3 days

1after removing the child from the trial reunification home, that person or agency
2shall request a change in placement under s. 48.357 (1) (am). The procedures
3specified in s. 48.357 relating to a change in placement under s. 48.357 (1) (am) apply
4to a change in placement requested under this subdivision, except that the request
5shall include the date on which the child was removed from the trial reunification
6home in addition to the information required under s. 48.357 (1) (am) 1., and the trial
7reunification is revoked when the change in placement order is granted.
AB599-ASA1,16,158 (b) Revocation hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
9notice of a revocation request under par. (a) 2., other than a court-appointed special
10advocate, may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the court
11within 10 days after the request is filed with the court. If a hearing is scheduled, not
12less than 3 days prior to the hearing the court shall provide notice of the hearing,
13together with a copy of the request for the revocation, to all persons who are entitled
14to receive notice under par. (a) 2. If all parties consent, the court may proceed
15immediately with the hearing.
AB599-ASA1,16,1916 (c) Revocation order. If the court finds that the trial reunification is no longer
17in the best interests of a child who has been placed in his or her previous out-of-home
18placement under par. (a) 1., the court shall grant an order revoking the trial
19reunification.
AB599-ASA1,17,5 20(5) Removal from foster home or other physical custodian. If a hearing is
21held under sub. (2) (c) and the trial reunification would remove a child from a foster
22home or other placement with a physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the court
23shall give the foster parent or other physical custodian a right to be heard at the
24hearing by permitting the foster parent or other physical custodian to make a written
25or oral statement during the hearing or to submit a written statement prior to the

1hearing relating to the child and the requested trial reunification. A foster parent
2or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a hearing
3under sub. (2) (c) and a right to be heard under this subsection does not become a
4party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving
5that notice and right to be heard.
AB599-ASA1,17,11 6(6) Prohibited trial reunifications based on homicide of parent. (a)
7Prohibition. Except as provided in par. (c), the court may not order a trial
8reunification in the home of a person who has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the
9first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional
10homicide, of a parent of the child, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside,
11or vacated.
AB599-ASA1,17,1812 (b) Revocation. Except as provided in par. (c), if a parent in whose home a child
13is placed for a trial reunification is convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree
14intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of
15the child's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or
16vacated, the court shall revoke the trial reunification and the child shall be returned
17to his or her previous out-of-home placement or, pursuant to s. 48.357, placed in a
18new out-of-home placement.
AB599-ASA1,17,2219 (c) Exception. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply if the court determines by
20clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of
21the child. The court shall consider the wishes of the child in making that
22determination.
AB599-ASA1, s. 19 23Section 19. 48.363 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,18,1224 48.363 (1) (a) A child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian
25custodian, an expectant mother, an unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad

1litem, any person or agency bound by a dispositional order, or the district attorney
2or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered
3may request a revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement or
4a trial reunification
, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support
5to be paid by a parent. The court may also propose a revision. The request or court
6proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new
7information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The
8request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a
9hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional order if the request
10or court proposal indicates that new information is available which affects the
11advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to
12the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves.
AB599-ASA1, s. 20 13Section 20. 48.365 (2g) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,18,1814 48.365 (2g) (b) 2. An evaluation of the child's adjustment to the placement and
15of any progress the child has made, suggestions for amendment of the permanency
16plan, and specific information showing the efforts that have been made to achieve the
17permanency goal of the permanency plan, including, if applicable, the efforts of the
18parents to remedy the factors that contributed to the child's placement.
AB599-ASA1, s. 21 19Section 21. 48.365 (2g) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,19,1420 48.365 (2g) (b) 3. If the child has been placed outside of his or her home in a
21foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or shelter
22care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not including any period during
23which the child was a runaway from the out-of-home placement or the first 6 months
24of any period during which the child was returned to his or her
was residing in a trial
25reunification
home for a trial home visit, a statement of whether or not a

1recommendation has been made to terminate the parental rights of the parents of
2the child. If a recommendation for a termination of parental rights has been made,
3the statement shall indicate the date on which the recommendation was made, any
4previous progress made to accomplish the termination of parental rights, any
5barriers to the termination of parental rights, specific steps to overcome the barriers
6and when the steps will be completed, reasons why adoption would be in the best
7interest of the child, and whether or not the child should be registered with the
8adoption information exchange. If a recommendation for termination of parental
9rights has not been made, the statement shall include an explanation of the reasons
10why a recommendation for termination of parental rights has not been made. If the
11lack of appropriate adoptive resources is the primary reason for not recommending
12a termination of parental rights, the agency shall recommend that the child be
13registered with the adoption information exchange or report the reason why
14registering the child is contrary to the best interest of the child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 22 15Section 22. 48.365 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,20,216 48.365 (2m) (a) 1. Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of
17extension. If the child is placed outside of his or her home, the person or agency
18primarily responsible for providing services to the child shall present as evidence
19specific information showing that the person or agency has made reasonable efforts
20to achieve the permanency goal of the child's permanency plan, including, if
21appropriate, through an out-of-state placement, under. If an Indian child is placed
22outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the person or agency
23primarily responsible for providing services to the Indian child shall also present as
24evidence specific information showing that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2.

1have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those
2efforts have proved unsuccessful.
AB599-ASA1, s. 23 3Section 23. 48.365 (2m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,20,134 48.365 (2m) (a) 1m. The judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of
5law based on the evidence. The findings of fact shall include a finding as to whether
6reasonable efforts were made by the person or agency primarily responsible for
7providing services to the child to achieve the permanency goal of the child's
8permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,
9under
. If the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her
10parent or Indian custodian, the findings of fact shall also include a finding that active
11efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. were made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
12child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful. An order shall be
13issued under s. 48.355.
AB599-ASA1, s. 24 14Section 24. 48.365 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,20,2315 48.365 (2m) (a) 3. The judge shall make the findings under subd. 1m. relating
16to reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the child's permanency plan
17and the findings under subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances
18specific to the child and shall document or reference the specific information on
19which those findings are based in the order issued under s. 48.355. An order that
20merely references subd. 1m. or 2. without documenting or referencing that specific
21information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
22order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
23subdivision.
AB599-ASA1, s. 25 24Section 25. 48.365 (2m) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,5
148.365 (2m) (ad) If the judge finds that any of the circumstances under s.
248.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the judge shall hold a hearing
3under s. 48.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
4permanency plan goal and, if applicable any concurrent permanency goals for the
5child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 26 6Section 26. 48.365 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,97 48.365 (7) Nothing in this section may be construed to allow any changes in
8placement or trial reunifications. Changes in placement may take place only under
9s. 48.357, and trial reunifications may take place only under s. 48.358.
AB599-ASA1, s. 27 10Section 27. 48.371 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,1611 48.371 (5) Except as permitted under s. 252.15 (6), a foster parent, relative, or
12operator of a group home or residential care center for children and youth that
13receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the information described
14in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
15information only for the purposes of providing care for the child or participating in
16a court hearing or permanency plan review concerning the child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 28 17Section 28. 48.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,21,2518 48.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
19for each child living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children
20and youth, juvenile detention facility, or shelter care facility, the agency that placed
21the child or arranged the placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility
22for providing services to the child under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall prepare a written
23permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists, and, for each child living
24in the home of guardian or a relative other than a parent, that agency shall prepare
25a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions specified in pars. (a) to (e) exists:
AB599-ASA1, s. 29
1Section 29. 48.38 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,22,92 48.38 (4) (ar) A description of the services offered and any services provided in
3an effort to prevent the removal of the child from his or her home, while assuring that
4the health and safety of the child are the paramount concerns, and to achieve the goal
5of the permanency plan, except that the permanency plan is not required to include
6a description of the services offered or provided with respect to a parent of the child
7to prevent the removal of the child from the home or to achieve the permanency plan
8goal of returning the child safely to his or her home if any of the circumstances
9specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies to that parent.
AB599-ASA1, s. 30 10Section 30. 48.38 (4) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,22,1511 48.38 (4) (f) 3. Improve the conditions of the parents' home to facilitate the safe
12return of the child to his or her home, or, if appropriate, obtain an alternative
13permanent placement
for the child a placement for adoption, with a guardian, with
14a fit and willing relative, or in some other planned permanent living arrangement
15that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 31 16Section 31. 48.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,23,617 48.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) The goal of the permanency plan or, if the agency is making
18concurrent reasonable efforts under
engaging in concurrent planning, as defined in
19s. 48.355 (2b) (a), the permanency and concurrent permanency goals of the
20permanency plan. If a goal of the permanency plan is any goal other than return of
21the child to his or her home
to place the child for adoption, with a guardian, or with
22a fit and willing relative
, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
23deciding on that goal. If a goal of the permanency plan is an alternative permanent
24placement under subd. 5., the permanency plan shall document a compelling reason
25why it would not be in the best interest of the child to pursue a goal specified in subds.

11. to 4.
and the efforts made to achieve that goal, including, if appropriate, through
2an out-of-state placement. If the agency determines under s. 48.355 (2b) (b) to
3engage in concurrent planning, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
4that determination and a description of the concurrent plan.
The agency shall
5determine one or more of the following goals to be the goal or goals of a child's
6permanency plan:
AB599-ASA1, s. 32 7Section 32. 48.38 (4) (fg) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,23,118 48.38 (4) (fg) 5. Some As provided in par. (fm), some other alternative planned
9permanent placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring
10relationship with an adult
, including sustaining care, independent living, or
11long-term foster care, but not including independent living.
AB599-ASA1, s. 33 12Section 33. 48.38 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,23,2413 48.38 (4) (fm) If the goal of the permanency plan is to agency determines that
14there is a compelling reason why it currently would not be in the best interests of the
15child to return the child to his or her home or to
place the child for adoption, with a
16guardian, or with a fit and willing relative, or as the permanency goal for the child,
17the permanency goal of placing the child
in some other alternative planned
18permanent placement, living arrangement described in par. (fg) 5. If the agency
19makes that determination, the plan shall include
the efforts made to achieve that
20permanency goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement., a
21statement of that compelling reason, and, notwithstanding that compelling reason,
22a concurrent plan under s. 48.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal under par. (fg) 1. to
234. as a concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency goal under par.
24(fg) 5.
AB599-ASA1, s. 34 25Section 34. 48.38 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,8
148.38 (4) (i) A statement as to whether the child's age and developmental level
2are sufficient for the court to consult with the child at the permanency plan
3determination
hearing under sub. (4m) (c) or at the permanency plan hearing under
4sub.
(5m) (c) 2. or s. 48.43 (5) (b) 2. or for the court or panel to consult with the child
5at the permanency plan review under sub. (5) (bm) 2. and, if a decision is made that
6it would not be age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for the court or panel
7to consult with the child, a statement as to why consultation with the child would not
8be appropriate.
AB599-ASA1, s. 35 9Section 35. 48.38 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,1110 48.38 (4m) (title) Reasonable efforts not required; Permanency permanency
11plan
determination hearing.
AB599-ASA1, s. 36 12Section 36. 48.38 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,1313 48.38 (5) (title) Plan Permanency review.
AB599-ASA1, s. 37 14Section 37. 48.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,24,2515 48.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel appointed
16under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan in the manner provided in this
17subsection not later than 6 months after the date on which the child was first
18removed from his or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under this
19subsection for as long as the child is placed outside the home, except that for the
20review that is required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the child was
21first removed from his or her home and the reviews that are required to be conducted
22every 12 months after that review the court shall hold a hearing under sub. (5m) to
23review the permanency plan, which hearing may be instead of or in addition to the
24review under this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods referred to in this
25paragraph include trial reunifications under s. 48.358.
AB599-ASA1, s. 38
1Section 38. 48.38 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,25,92 48.38 (5) (am) The court may appoint an independent agency to designate a
3panel to conduct a permanency plan review under par. (a). If the court in a county
4having a population of less than 500,000 appoints an independent agency under this
5paragraph, the county department of the county of the court shall authorize and
6contract for the purchase of services from the independent agency. If the court in a
7county having a population of 500,000 or more appoints an independent agency
8under this paragraph, the department shall authorize and contract for the purchase
9of services from the independent agency.
AB599-ASA1, s. 39 10Section 39. 48.38 (5) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,25,1411 48.38 (5) (c) 5. The date by which it is likely that the child will be returned to
12his or her home or placed for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative,
13or in some other alternative planned permanent placement living arrangement that
14includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 40 15Section 40. 48.38 (5) (c) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB599-ASA1,25,2116 48.38 (5) (c) 5m. The continuing appropriateness, according to standards
17established by the department, of the permanency goal and, if the court or panel
18considers appropriate, any concurrent permanency goals for the child. If the court
19or panel does not approve of any of those goals or if the court or panel determines that
20a concurrent permanency goal is appropriate, the court or panel shall determine the
21permanency goal and, if appropriate, any concurrent permanency goals for the child.
AB599-ASA1, s. 41 22Section 41. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,523 48.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) If the child has been placed outside of his or her home,
24as described in s. 48.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
25children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not

1including any period during which the child was a runaway from the out-of-home
2placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child was returned
3to his or her
was residing in a trial reunification home for a trial home visit, the
4appropriateness of the permanency plan and the circumstances which prevent the
5child from any of the following:
AB599-ASA1, s. 42 6Section 42. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,107 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other alternative planned permanent
8placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship
9with an adult
, including sustaining care, independent living, or long-term foster
10care, but not including independent living.
AB599-ASA1, s. 43 11Section 43. 48.38 (5) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,1412 48.38 (5) (c) 7. Whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency to achieve
13the permanency goal of the permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an
14out-of-state placement,.
AB599-ASA1, s. 44 15Section 44. 48.38 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,2016 48.38 (5) (f) If the summary prepared under par. (e) indicates that the review
17panel made recommendations that conflict with the court child's dispositional order
18or that provide for additional services not specified in the court dispositional order,
19the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child shall request a
20revision of the court dispositional order.
AB599-ASA1, s. 45 21Section 45. 48.38 (5m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,26,2222 48.38 (5m) (title) Permanency plan hearing.
AB599-ASA1, s. 46 23Section 46. 48.38 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,27,424 48.38 (5m) (a) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan
25and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) no later than 12 months after

1the date on which the child was first removed from the home and every 12 months
2after a previous hearing under this subsection for as long as the child is placed
3outside the home. The 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph include trial
4reunifications under s. 48.358.
AB599-ASA1, s. 47 5Section 47. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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