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.
AB599-ASA1, s. 79 14Section 79. 938.365 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,44,1915 938.365 (7) Changes in placement and trial reunifications not permitted.
16Nothing in this section may be construed to allow any changes in placement, trial
17reunification,
or revocation of aftercare supervision. Revocation and other changes
18in placement may take place only under s. 938.357, and trial reunifications may take
19place only under s. 938.358
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 80 20Section 80. 938.371 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,45,221 938.371 (5) Confidentiality of information. Except as permitted under s.
22252.15 (6), a foster parent, treatment foster parent, relative, or operator of a group
23home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility
24that receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the information
25described in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that

1information only for the purposes of providing care for the juvenile or participating
2in a court hearing or permanency plan review concerning the juvenile.
AB599-ASA1, s. 81 3Section 81. 938.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,45,124 938.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
5for each juvenile living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
6children and youth, juvenile detention facility, or shelter care facility, the agency that
7placed the juvenile or arranged the placement or the agency assigned primary
8responsibility for providing services to the juvenile under s. 938.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall
9prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists, and, for
10each juvenile living in the home of a guardian or a relative other than a parent, that
11agency shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions under pars.
12(a) to (e) exists:
AB599-ASA1, s. 82 13Section 82. 938.38 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,45,2114 938.38 (4) (ar) A description of the services offered and any services provided
15in an effort to prevent the removal of the juvenile from his or her home, while
16assuring that the health and safety of the juvenile are the paramount concerns, and
17to achieve the goal of the permanency plan, except that the permanency plan is not
18required to include a description of the services offered or provided with respect to
19a parent of the juvenile to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home or to
20achieve the permanency plan goal of returning the juvenile safely to his or her home
21if any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. apply to that parent.
AB599-ASA1, s. 83 22Section 83. 938.38 (4) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,46,223 938.38 (4) (f) 3. Improve the conditions of the parents' home to facilitate the safe
24return of the juvenile to his or her home, or, if appropriate, obtain an alternative
25permanent placement
for the juvenile a placement for adoption, with a guardian,

1with a fit and willing relative, or in some other planned permanent living
2arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult
.
AB599-ASA1, s. 84 3Section 84. 938.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,46,184 938.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) The goal of the permanency plan or, if the agency is
5making concurrent reasonable efforts under engaging in concurrent planning, as
6defined in
s. 938.355 (2b) (a), the permanency and concurrent permanency goals of
7the permanency plan. If a goal of the permanency plan is any goal other than return
8of the juvenile to his or her home
to place the juvenile for adoption, with a guardian,
9or with a fit and willing relative
, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
10deciding on that goal. If a goal of the permanency plan is an alternative permanent
11placement under subd. 5., the permanency plan shall document a compelling reason
12why it would not be in the best interest of the juvenile to pursue a goal specified in
13subds. 1. to 4.
and the efforts made to achieve that goal, including, if appropriate,
14through an out-of-state placement. If the agency determines under s. 938.355 (2b)
15(b) to engage in concurrent planning, the permanency plan shall include the
16rationale for that determination and a description of the concurrent plan.
The
17agency shall determine one or more of the following goals to be the goal or goals of
18a juvenile's permanency plan:
AB599-ASA1, s. 85 19Section 85. 938.38 (4) (fg) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,46,2320 938.38 (4) (fg) 5. Some As provided in par. (fm), some other alternative planned
21permanent placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring
22relationship with an adult
, including sustaining care, independent living, or
23long-term foster care, but not including independent living.
AB599-ASA1, s. 86 24Section 86. 938.38 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,47,12
1938.38 (4) (fm) If the goal of the permanency plan is to agency determines that
2there is a compelling reason why it currently would not be in the best interests of the
3juvenile to return the juvenile to his or her home or to
place the juvenile for adoption,
4with a guardian, or with a fit and willing relative , or as the permanency goal for the
5juvenile, the permanency goal of placing the juvenile
in some other alternative
6planned permanent placement, living arrangement described in par. (fg) 5. If the
7agency makes that determination, the plan shall include
the efforts made to achieve
8that permanency goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state
9placement., a statement of that compelling reason, and, notwithstanding that
10compelling reason, a concurrent plan under s. 938.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal
11under par. (fg) 1. to 4. as a concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency
12goal under par. (fg) 5.
AB599-ASA1, s. 87 13Section 87. 938.38 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,47,2114 938.38 (4) (i) A statement as to whether the juvenile's age and developmental
15level are sufficient for the court to consult with the juvenile at the permanency plan
16determination
hearing under sub. (4m) (c) or at the permanency plan hearing under
17sub.
(5m) (c) 2. or for the court or panel to consult with the juvenile at the permanency
18plan review under sub. (5) (bm) 2. and, if a decision is made that it would not be age
19appropriate or developmentally appropriate for the court to consult with the
20juvenile, a statement as to why consultation with the juvenile would not be
21appropriate.
AB599-ASA1, s. 88 22Section 88. 938.38 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,47,2423 938.38 (4m) (title) Reasonable efforts not required; Permanency
24permanency
plan determination hearing.
AB599-ASA1, s. 89 25Section 89. 938.38 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,48,1
1938.38 (5) (title) Plan Permanency review.
AB599-ASA1, s. 90 2Section 90. 938.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599-ASA1,48,133 938.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel
4appointed under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan in the manner provided
5in this subsection not later than 6 months after the date on which the juvenile was
6first removed from his or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under
7this subsection for as long as the juvenile is placed outside the home, except that for
8the review that is required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the
9juvenile was first removed from his or her home and the reviews that are required
10to be conducted every 12 months after that review, the court shall hold a hearing
11under sub. (5m) to review the permanency plan. The hearing may be instead of or
12in addition to the review under this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods
13referred to in this paragraph include trial reunifications under s. 938.358.
AB599-ASA1, s. 91 14Section 91. 938.38 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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