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:
AB599-ASA1,27,186 48.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
7shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; and the
8child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the
9relative with whom the child is living; of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing,
10of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a
11right to be heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. and shall notify
the child's
12counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special
13advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the person representing
14the interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside
15the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian
16and tribe of the date, time, and place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be
17determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be
18heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 48 19Section 48. 48.38 (5m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,27,2420 48.38 (5m) (f) If the findings of fact and conclusions of law under par. (e) conflict
21with the child's dispositional order or provide for any additional services not specified
22in the dispositional order, the court shall revise the dispositional order under s.
2348.363 or, order a change in placement under s. 48.357, or order a trial reunification
24under s. 48.358,
as appropriate.
AB599-ASA1, s. 49 25Section 49. 48.38 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,28,1
148.38 (6) (a) Procedures for conducting permanency plan reviews.
AB599-ASA1, s. 50 2Section 50. 48.417 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,28,113 48.417 (1) (a) The child has been placed outside of his or her home, as described
4in s. 48.365 (1) or 938.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, nonsecured residential
5care center for children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent
622 months, not including any period during which the child was a runaway from the
7out-of-home placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child
8was returned to his or her
was residing in a trial reunification home for a trial home
9visit
. If the circumstances specified in this paragraph apply, the petition shall be
10filed or joined in by the last day of the 15th month, as described in this paragraph,
11for which the child was placed outside of his or her home.
AB599-ASA1, s. 51 12Section 51. 48.43 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,28,2313 48.43 (1) (cm) If a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the child,
14a finding as to whether the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the
15child has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the child's
16permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement. The
17court shall make the findings specified in this paragraph on a case-by-case basis
18based on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference the
19specific information on which those findings are based in the order. An order that
20merely references this paragraph 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 paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this
23paragraph.
AB599-ASA1, s. 52 24Section 52. 48.43 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,6
148.43 (5m) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency plan
2shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the child, if he or
3she is 12 years of age or over, to the child's guardian, to the child's foster parent or,
4the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the
5child is living
, and, if the order under sub. (1) involuntarily terminated parental
6rights to an Indian child, to the Indian child's tribe.
AB599-ASA1, s. 53 7Section 53. 48.63 (5) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,178 48.63 (5) (d) 4. Not less than 10 days before the review, the agency that placed
9the child or that arranged the placement of the child shall provide a copy of the
10revised permanency plan or plans and the request for review submitted under subd.
113. and notice of the time and place of the review to the child, the parent, guardian,
12Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, and the operator of the group home
13in which the child is placed, together with notice of the issues to be determined as
14part of the permanency plan review and notice of the fact that those persons shall
15have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written comments to that agency
16or the independent reviewing agency before the review or by participating at the
17review.
AB599-ASA1, s. 54 18Section 54. 48.977 (4) (i) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,1919 48.977 (4) (i) (title) Effect of disposition on permanency plan review process.
AB599-ASA1, s. 55 20Section 55. 757.69 (1) (g) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,29,2221 757.69 (1) (g) 14. Conduct permanency plan reviews under s. 48.38 (5) or 938.38
22(5) and permanency plan hearings under s. 48.38 (5m) or 938.38 (5m).
AB599-ASA1, s. 56 23Section 56. 938.21 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,324 938.21 (5) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
25938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing

1under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
2permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
3juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 57 4Section 57. 938.315 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,115 938.315 (2m) (b) The court making an initial finding under s. 938.38 (5m) that
6the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made
7reasonable efforts to achieve the goals permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency
8plan more than 12 months after the date on which the juvenile was removed from the
9home or making any subsequent findings under s. 938.38 (5m) as to those reasonable
10efforts more than 12 months after the date of a previous finding as to those
11reasonable efforts.
AB599-ASA1, s. 58 12Section 58. 938.32 (1) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,1613 938.32 (1) (c) 1. c. If a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the
14juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made
15reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan,
16including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement.
AB599-ASA1, s. 59 17Section 59. 938.32 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,30,2218 938.32 (1) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
19938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
20under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
21permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
22juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 60 23Section 60. 938.33 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,31,924 938.33 (4) (c) Specific information showing that continued placement of the
25juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile, specific

1information showing that the county department or the agency primarily
2responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made reasonable efforts to
3prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's
4health and safety are the paramount concerns, unless any of the circumstances
5specified in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has
6previously been prepared for the juvenile, specific information showing that the
7county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency
8goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an
9out-of-state placement,.
AB599-ASA1, s. 61 10Section 61. 938.335 (3g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,31,1411 938.335 (3g) (c) That, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for
12the juvenile, the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve
13the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if appropriate,
14through an out-of-state placement,.
AB599-ASA1, s. 62 15Section 62. 938.335 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,31,2016 938.335 (4) Testimony by telephone or live audiovisual means. At hearings
17under this section, s. 938.357, 938.358, 938.363, or 938.365, on the request of any
18party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the court may admit testimony on
19the record by telephone or live audiovisual means, if available, under s. 807.13 (2).
20The request and the showing of good cause may be made by telephone.
AB599-ASA1, s. 63 21Section 63. 938.355 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,32,1822 938.355 (2) (b) 6. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, a finding that
23continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the
24welfare of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent and is
25placed outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (a), (c), (cm), or (d) or (4d), a finding that

1the juvenile's current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the
2community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated
3delinquent. The court order shall also contain a finding as to whether the county
4department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
5order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the
6home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount
7concerns, unless the court finds that any of the circumstances under sub. (2d) (b) 1.
8to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the juvenile,
9a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts
10to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if
11appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. The court shall make the findings
12specified in this subdivision on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific
13to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which
14those findings are based in the court order. A court order that merely references this
15subdivision without documenting or referencing that specific information in the
16court order or an amended court order that retroactively corrects an earlier court
17order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
18subdivision.
AB599-ASA1, s. 64 19Section 64. 938.355 (2b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (2b) (b) and
20amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,33,1021 938.355 (2b) (b) A county department or the agency primarily responsible for
22providing services to a juvenile under a court order may, at the same time as the
23county department or agency is making the reasonable efforts required under sub.
24(2) (b) 6. to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home or to make it possible
25for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home, work with the department of

1children and families, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child
2welfare agency licensed under s. 48.61 (5) in making reasonable efforts to place the
3juvenile for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative, or in some other
4alternative permanent placement, including reasonable efforts to identify an
5appropriate out-of-state placement
shall determine, in accordance with standards
6established by the department, whether to engage in concurrent planning. If,
7according to those standards, concurrent planning is required, the county
8department or agency shall engage in concurrent planning unless the court or
9permanency review panel determines under s. 938.38 (5) (c) 5m. that concurrent
10planning is inappropriate
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 65 11Section 65. 938.355 (2b) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB599-ASA1,33,1512 938.355 (2b) (a) In this subsection, "concurrent planning" means appropriate
13efforts to work simultaneously towards achieving more than one of the permanency
14goals listed in s. 938.38 (4) (fg) 1. to 5. for a juvenile who is placed in out-of-home care
15and for whom a permanency plan is required under s. 938.38 (2).
AB599-ASA1, s. 66 16Section 66. 938.355 (2c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,33,2317 938.355 (2c) (b) When a court makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to whether
18the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to
19the juvenile under a court order has made reasonable efforts to achieve the
20permanency goal of the permanency plan, the court's consideration of reasonable
21efforts shall include the considerations under par. (a) and whether visitation
22schedules between the juvenile and his or her parents were implemented, unless
23visitation was denied or limited by the court.
AB599-ASA1, s. 67 24Section 67. 938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,34,9
1938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 6., the court is not
2required to include in a dispositional order a finding as to whether the county
3department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
4order has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent of a juvenile to prevent
5the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health
6and safety are the paramount concerns, or, if applicable, a finding as to whether the
7county department or agency has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent
8of a juvenile to achieve the permanency plan goal of returning the juvenile safely to
9his or her home, if the court finds any of the following:
AB599-ASA1, s. 68 10Section 68. 938.355 (2d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,34,1411 938.355 (2d) (c) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under par. (b)
121. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38
13(4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency plan
14goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 69 15Section 69. 938.355 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,34,2116 938.355 (2e) (b) Each time a juvenile's placement is changed under s. 938.357,
17a trial reunification is ordered under s. 938.358,
or a dispositional order is revised
18under s. 938.363 or extended under s. 938.365, the agency that prepared the
19permanency plan shall revise the plan to conform to the order and shall file a copy
20of the revised plan with the court. Each plan filed shall be made a part of the court
21order.
AB599-ASA1, s. 70 22Section 70. 938.357 (2v) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,35,223 938.357 (2v) (c) Permanency plan hearing. If the court finds under par. (a) 3.
24that any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect
25to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after

1the date of that finding to determine the permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any
2concurrent permanency goals
for the juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 71 3Section 71. 938.358 of the statutes is created to read:
AB599-ASA1,35,4 4938.358 Trial reunification. (1) Definition. In this section:
AB599-ASA1,35,105 (a) "Trial reunification" means a period of 7 consecutive days or longer, but not
6exceeding 150 days, during which a juvenile who is placed in an out-of-home
7placement under s. 938.355 or 938.357 resides in the home of a relative of the juvenile
8from which the juvenile was removed or in the home of either of the juvenile's parents
9for the purpose of determining the appropriateness of changing the placement of the
10juvenile to that home.
AB599-ASA1,35,1211 (b) "Trial reunification home" means the home in which a juvenile resides
12during a trial reunification.
AB599-ASA1,35,24 13(2) Trial reunification; procedure. (a) Request or proposal. No trial
14reunification may occur without a court order. Only the person or agency primarily
15responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request the court to order
16a trial reunification. The request shall contain the name and address of the
17requested trial reunification home, a statement describing why the trial
18reunification is in the best interests of the juvenile, and a statement describing how
19the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the juvenile's permanency plan. A
20request for a trial reunification may not be made on the sole grounds that an
21emergency condition necessitates an immediate removal of the juvenile from his or
22her out-of-home placement. If an emergency condition necessitates such an
23immediate removal, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing
24the dispositional order shall proceed as provided in s. 938.357 (2).
AB599-ASA1,36,9
1(b) Notice; information required. The person or agency requesting the trial
2reunification shall submit the request to the court and shall cause written notice of
3the requested trial reunification to be sent to the juvenile, the parent, guardian, and
4legal custodian of the juvenile, any foster parent or other physical custodian
5described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, all parties who are bound by the dispositional
6order, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed from the home
7of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian
8juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall contain the information that
9is required to be included in the request under par. (a).
AB599-ASA1,36,1810 (c) Hearing; when required. Any person receiving notice of a requested trial
11reunification under par. (b) may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection
12with the court within 10 days after the request was filed with the court. If an
13objection is filed, a hearing shall be held within 30 days after the request was filed
14with the court. Not less than 3 days before the hearing the person or agency
15requesting the trial reunification or the court shall provide notice of the hearing to
16all persons who are entitled to receive notice under par. (b). A copy of the request for
17the trial reunification shall be attached to the notice. If all of the parties consent, the
18court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599-ASA1,37,419 (d) Order. If the court finds that the trial reunification is in the best interests
20of the juvenile and that the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the juvenile's
21permanency plan, the court shall order the trial reunification. A trial reunification
22shall terminate 90 days after the date of the order, unless the court specifies a shorter
23period in the order, extends the trial reunification under sub. (3), or revokes the trial
24reunification under sub. (4) (c) or (6) (b). No trial reunification order may extend the
25expiration date of the original dispositional order under s. 938.355 or any extension

1order under s. 938.365. A trial reunification under this section is not a change in
2placement under s. 938.357. Unless revoked under sub. (4) (c) or (6) (b), at the end
3of a trial reunification, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing
4the dispositional order shall do one of the following:
AB599-ASA1,37,95 1. Return the juvenile to his or her previous out-of-home placement. The
6person or agency may do so without further order of the court, but within 5 days after
7the return the person or agency shall provide notice of the date of the return and the
8address of that placement to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under par.
9(b).
AB599-ASA1,37,1110 2. Request a change in placement under s. 938.357 to place the juvenile in a new
11out-of-home placement.
AB599-ASA1,37,1312 3. Request a change in placement under s. 938.357 to place the juvenile in the
13trial reunification home.
AB599-ASA1,37,21 14(3) Extension of trial reunification. (a) Extension request. The person or
15agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request
16an extension of a trial reunification. The request shall contain a statement
17describing how the trial reunification continues to be in the best interests of the
18juvenile. No later than 10 days prior to the expiration of the trial reunification, the
19person or agency that requests the extension shall submit the request to the court
20that ordered the trial reunification and shall cause notice of the request to be
21provided to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under sub. (2) (b).
AB599-ASA1,38,722 (b) Extension hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
23notice of the extension request under par. (a) may obtain a hearing on the matter by
24filing an objection with the court within 10 days after the request was filed with the
25court. If an objection is filed, the court shall schedule a hearing on the matter. If the

1court is unable to conduct a hearing on the matter before the trial reunification
2expires, the court may extend the trial reunification for not more than 30 days
3without a hearing. If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the hearing
4the person or agency requesting the extension or the court shall provide notice of the
5hearing to all persons who are entitled to receive notice of the extension request
6under par. (a). A copy of the request for the extension shall be attached to the notice.
7If all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599-ASA1,38,118 (c) Extension order. If the court finds that the trial reunification continues to
9be in the best interests of the juvenile, the court shall grant an order extending the
10trial reunification for a period specified by the court. Any number of extensions may
11be granted, but the total period for a trial reunification may not exceed 150 days.
AB599-ASA1,38,19 12(4) Revocation of trial reunification. (a) Revocation request; information
13required.
1. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
14dispositional order determines based on current circumstances that a trial
15reunification is no longer in the best interests of the juvenile, that person or agency
16may, without prior court order, remove the juvenile from the trial reunification home
17and place the juvenile in the juvenile's previous out-of-home placement as provided
18in subd. 2. or place the juvenile in a new out-of-home placement as provided in subd.
193.
AB599-ASA1,39,420 2. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
21dispositional order places the juvenile in the juvenile's previous out-of-home
22placement, within 3 days after removing the juvenile from the trial reunification
23home, that person or agency shall submit a request for revocation of the trial
24reunification to the court that ordered the trial reunification and shall cause notice
25of the request to be provided to all persons who are entitled to receive notice of the

1trial reunification under sub. (2) (b). The request shall contain the date on which the
2juvenile was removed from the trial reunification home, the address of the juvenile's
3current placement, and the reasons for the proposed revocation. Paragraphs (b) and
4(c) apply to a request for revocation submitted under this subdivision.
AB599-ASA1,39,145 3. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
6dispositional order places the juvenile in a new out-of-home placement, within 3
7days after removing the juvenile from the trial reunification home, that person or
8agency shall request a change in placement under s. 938.357 (1) (am). The
9procedures specified in s. 938.357 relating to a change in placement under s. 938.357
10(1) (am) apply to a change in placement requested under this subdivision, except that
11the request shall include the date on which the juvenile was removed from the trial
12reunification home in addition to the information required under s. 938.357 (1) (am)
131., and the trial reunification is revoked when the change in placement order is
14granted.
AB599-ASA1,39,2115 (b) Revocation hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
16notice of a revocation request under par. (a) 2. may obtain a hearing on the matter
17by filing an objection with the court within 10 days after the request is filed with the
18court. If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days prior to the hearing the court
19shall provide notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the request for the
20revocation, to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under par. (a) 2. If all
21parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB599-ASA1,39,2522 (c) Revocation order. If the court finds that the trial reunification is no longer
23in the best interests of a juvenile who has been placed in his or her previous
24out-of-home placement under par. (a) 1., the court shall grant an order revoking the
25trial reunification.
AB599-ASA1,40,11
1(5) Removal from foster home or other physical custodian. If a hearing is
2held under sub. (2) (c) and the trial reunification would remove a juvenile from a
3foster home or other placement with a physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2),
4the court shall give the foster parent or other physical custodian a right to be heard
5at the hearing by permitting the foster parent or other physical custodian to make
6a written or oral statement during the hearing or to submit a written statement prior
7to the hearing relating to the juvenile and the requested trial reunification. A foster
8parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a
9hearing under sub. (2) (c) and a right to be heard under this subsection does not
10become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of
11receiving that notice and right to be heard.
AB599-ASA1,40,17 12(6) Prohibited trial reunifications based on homicide of parent. (a)
13Prohibition. Except as provided in par. (c), the court may not order a trial
14reunification in the home of a person who has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the
15first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional
16homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside,
17or vacated.
AB599-ASA1,40,2418 (b) Revocation. Except as provided in par. (c), if a parent in whose home a
19juvenile is placed for a trial reunification is convicted under s. 940.01 of the
20first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional
21homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set
22aside, or vacated, the court shall revoke the trial reunification and the juvenile shall
23be returned to his or her previous out-of-home placement or, pursuant to s. 938.357,
24placed in a new out-of-home placement.
AB599-ASA1,41,4
1(c) Exception. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply if the court determines by
2clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of
3the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that
4determination.
AB599-ASA1, s. 72 5Section 72. 938.363 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,41,206 938.363 (1) (a) A juvenile, the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian,
7any person or agency bound by a dispositional order, the district attorney or
8corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered or, if
9the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is in need of protection or services under s.
10938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian may request a
11revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement or a trial
12reunification
, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support to be
13paid by a parent. The court may also propose a revision. The request or court
14proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new
15information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The
16request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a
17hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional order if the request
18or court proposal indicates that new information is available that affects the
19advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to
20the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves.
AB599-ASA1, s. 73 21Section 73. 938.365 (2g) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,42,222 938.365 (2g) (b) 2. An evaluation of the juvenile's adjustment to the placement
23and of any progress the juvenile has made, suggestions for amendment of the
24permanency plan, and specific information showing the efforts that have been made
25to achieve the permanency goal of the permanency plan, including, if applicable, the

1efforts of the parents to remedy the factors that contributed to the juvenile's
2placement.
AB599-ASA1, s. 74 3Section 74. 938.365 (2g) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,42,244 938.365 (2g) (b) 3. If the juvenile has been placed outside of his or her home
5in a foster home, group home, nonsecured residential care center for children and
6youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not including any
7period during which the juvenile was a runaway from the out-of-home placement
8or the first 6 months of any period during which the juvenile was returned to his or
9her
was residing in a trial reunification home for a trial home visit, a statement of
10whether or not a recommendation has been made to terminate the parental rights
11of the parents of the juvenile. If a recommendation for a termination of parental
12rights has been made, the statement shall indicate the date on which the
13recommendation was made, any previous progress made to accomplish the
14termination of parental rights, any barriers to the termination of parental rights,
15specific steps to overcome the barriers and when the steps will be completed, reasons
16why adoption would be in the best interest of the juvenile and whether or not the
17juvenile should be registered with the adoption information exchange. If a
18recommendation for termination of parental rights has not been made, the
19statement shall include an explanation of the reasons why a recommendation for
20termination of parental rights has not been made. If the lack of appropriate adoptive
21resources is the primary reason for not recommending a termination of parental
22rights, the agency shall recommend that the juvenile be registered with the adoption
23information exchange or report the reason why registering the juvenile is contrary
24to the best interest of the juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 75 25Section 75. 938.365 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,43,11
1938.365 (2m) (a) 1. Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of
2extension. If the juvenile is placed outside of his or her home, the person or agency
3primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile shall present as evidence
4specific information showing that the person or agency has made reasonable efforts
5to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if
6appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. If an Indian juvenile is placed
7outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6),
8(6m), or (7), the person or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the
9Indian juvenile shall also present as evidence specific information showing that
10active efforts under s. 938.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of
11the Indian juvenile's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
AB599-ASA1, s. 76 12Section 76. 938.365 (2m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,43,2213 938.365 (2m) (a) 1m. The court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of
14law based on the evidence. The findings of fact shall include a finding as to whether
15reasonable efforts were made by the person or agency primarily responsible for
16providing services to the juvenile to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's
17permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. If
18the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent
19or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the findings of fact shall also
20include a finding that active efforts under s. 938.028 (4) (d) 2. were made to prevent
21the breakup of the Indian juvenile's family and that those efforts have proved
22unsuccessful. An order shall be issued under s. 938.355.
AB599-ASA1, s. 77 23Section 77. 938.365 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,44,724 938.365 (2m) (a) 3. The court shall make the findings under subd. 1m. relating
25to reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency

1plan and the findings under subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances
2specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on
3which those findings are based in the order issued under s. 938.355. An order that
4merely references subd. 1m. or 2. without documenting or referencing that specific
5information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
6order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
7subdivision.
AB599-ASA1, s. 78 8Section 78. 938.365 (2m) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,44,139 938.365 (2m) (ad) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under s.
10938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
11under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
12permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
13juvenile.
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