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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
May 30, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Handrick, Duff, Goetsch,
Grothman and Hahn, cosponsored by Senator Schultz. Referred to
Committee on Children and Families.
AB411,1,2
1An Act to amend 48.38 (5) (a) of the statutes;
relating to: the composition of
2permanency plan review panels.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a permanency plan is required for each child who is placed
in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, child caring institution, secure
detention facility or shelter care facility to ensure that the child is reunified with his
or her family whenever possible or that the child quickly attains a placement or home
providing long-term stability. Currently, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
under the children's code (juvenile court) or a revised panel appointed by the juvenile
court must review a child's permanency plan every 6 months. Currently, such a panel
must have a majority of persons who are neither employed by the agency that
prepared the permanency plan nor responsible for providing services for the child or
the child's parents. This bill requires that at least one person on a permanency plan
review panel be neither employed by the agency that prepared the permanency plan
nor responsible for providing services for the child or the child's parents.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB411, s. 1
3Section
1. 48.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB411,2,84
48.38
(5) (a) The court or a panel appointed under this paragraph shall review
5the permanency plan every 6 months from the date on which the child was first held
6in physical custody or placed outside of his or her home. If the court elects not to
1review the permanency plan, the court shall appoint a panel to review the
2permanency plan. The panel shall consist of 3 persons who are either designated by
3an independent agency that has been approved by the chief judge of the judicial
4administrative district or designated by the agency that prepared the permanency
5plan.
A voting majority of persons At least one person on each panel shall be
persons
6who are a person who is not employed by the agency that prepared the permanency
7plan and who
are is not responsible for providing services to the child or the parents
8of the child whose permanency plan is the subject of the review.
