SB572,66,114 (c) If the court knows or has reason to know that the child is an Indian child,
5notice under par. (b) to the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe shall
6be provided in the manner specified in s. 48.028 (4) (a). No hearing may be held under
7par. (a) until at least 10 days after receipt of the notice by the Indian child's parent,
8Indian custodian, and tribe or until at least 25 days after receipt of the notice by the
9U.S. secretary of the interior. On request of the Indian child's parent, Indian
10custodian, or tribe, the court shall grant a continuance of up to 20 additional days
11to enable the requester to prepare for the hearing.
SB572,66,2012 (d) The court shall give a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
13physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under par. (b)
14an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent, treatment
15foster parent, or other physical custodian to make a written or oral statement during
16the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing, relevant to the
17issues to be determined at the hearing. The foster parent, treatment foster parent,
18or other physical custodian does not become a party to the proceeding on which the
19hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and having the opportunity
20to be heard.
SB572, s. 106 21Section 106. 48.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,67,1122 48.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the parents of the child, the
23child, if he or she is 12 years of age or older, and; the child's parent, guardian, and
24legal custodian;
the child's foster parent, the child's treatment foster parent, the
25operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child

1is living; and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
2tribe
of the date, time, and place of the review, of the issues to be determined as part
3of the review, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the
4review by submitting written comments not less than 10 working days before the
5review or by participating at the review. The court or agency shall notify the person
6representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad
7litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate of the date of the review, of
8the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may submit
9written comments not less than 10 working days before the review. The notices
10under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the
11review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the child's case record.
SB572, s. 107 12Section 107. 48.38 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,67,1913 48.38 (5) (bm) If the child is an Indian child, notice under par. (b) to the Indian
14child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe shall be provided in the manner specified
15in s. 48.028 (4) (a). No review may be held until at least 10 days after receipt of the
16notice by the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe or until at least 25
17days after receipt of the notice by the U.S. secretary of the interior. On request of the
18Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, or tribe, the court shall grant a continuance
19of up to 20 additional days to enable the requester to prepare for the review.
SB572, s. 108 20Section 108. 48.38 (5) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,68,221 48.38 (5) (c) 8. If the child is an Indian child, whether active efforts under s.
2248.028 (4) (d) 2. were made by the agency to prevent the breakup of the Indian family,
23whether those efforts have proved unsuccessful, whether the Indian child's
24placement is in compliance with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028
25(7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), and, if the placement is not in compliance with

1that order, whether there is good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7 ) (e), for departing
2from that order.
SB572, s. 109 3Section 109. 48.38 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,68,174 48.38 (5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the
5permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to
6each person appointed to the review panel, the child's parent, guardian, and legal
7custodian,
the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the
8child's guardian ad litem and, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if
9the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe
a copy of
10the permanency plan and any written comments submitted under par. (b).
11Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), a person appointed to a review panel, the person
12representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad
13litem and, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian
14child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe
may have access to any other
15records concerning the child for the purpose of participating in the review. A person
16permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph may not disclose any
17information from the records to any other person.
SB572, s. 110 18Section 110. 48.38 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,69,219 48.38 (5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of
20the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered
21the order,; the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem,; the person
22representing the interests of the public,; the child's parent or, guardian, or legal
23custodian;
the child's court-appointed special advocate and; the child's foster parent,
24the child's treatment foster parent, or the operator of the facility where the child is

1living; and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
2tribe
.
SB572, s. 111 3Section 111. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,69,114 48.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
5shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's
6foster parent or treatment foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child
7is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; the child's counsel, the child's
8guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that
9prepared the permanency plan; and the person representing the interests of the
10public; and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
11tribe
of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
SB572, s. 112 12Section 112. 48.38 (5m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,69,2013 48.38 (5m) (bm) If the child is an Indian child, notice under par. (b) to the Indian
14child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe shall be provided in the manner specified
15in s. 48.028 (4) (a). No hearing under par. (a) may be held until at least 10 days after
16receipt of the notice by the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe or until
17at least 25 days after receipt of the notice by the U.S. secretary of the interior. On
18request of the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, or tribe, the court shall grant
19a continuance of up to 20 additional days to enable the requester to prepare for the
20hearing.
SB572, s. 113 21Section 113. 48.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,70,922 48.38 (5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that
23prepared the permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan and any
24written comments submitted under par. (c) to the court, to the child's parent,
25guardian, and legal custodian, to the person representing the interests of the public,

1to the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, and to the child's court-appointed special
2advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child, to the Indian child's Indian custodian
3and tribe
. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the person representing the interests of
4the public, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed
5special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian
6custodian and tribe
may have access to any other records concerning the child for the
7purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a child's records
8under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other
9person.
SB572, s. 114 10Section 114. 48.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,71,211 48.38 (5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
12and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
13provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the child; the child's
14parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's foster parent or treatment foster
15parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with
16whom the child is living; the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency
17that prepared the permanency plan; and the person representing the interests of the
18public; and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
19tribe
. The court shall make the findings specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case
20basis based on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference
21the specific information on which those findings are based in the findings of fact and
22conclusions of law prepared under this paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions
23of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without documenting or referencing that
24specific information in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or amended
25findings of fact and conclusions of law that retroactively correct earlier findings of

1fact and conclusions of law that do not comply with this paragraph are not sufficient
2to comply with this paragraph.
SB572, s. 115 3Section 115. 48.41 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,71,54 48.41 (2) (e) In the case of an Indian child, the consent is given as provided in
5s. 48.028 (5) (b).
SB572, s. 116 6Section 116. 48.415 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,71,22 748.415 Grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights. (intro.)
8At the fact-finding hearing the court or jury may make a finding that shall determine
9whether
grounds exist for the termination of parental rights. If services for the child
10and family or for the unborn child and expectant mother have been ordered by the
11court, the court or jury shall also determine whether the agency responsible for the
12care of the child and family or of the unborn child and expectant mother has made
13an earnest and conscientious effort to take good faith steps to provide those services
14that takes into consideration the characteristics of the parent or child or of the
15expectant mother or child, the level of cooperation of the parent or expectant mother,
16and other relevant circumstances of the case. If the child is an Indian child, the court
17or jury shall also determine whether continued custody of the Indian child by the
18Indian child's parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or
19physical damage to the Indian child under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 1. and whether the agency
20has made active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 2. to prevent the breakup of the Indian
21family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
Grounds for termination of
22parental rights shall be one of the following:
SB572, s. 117 23Section 117. 48.415 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB572, s. 118 24Section 118. 48.417 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,72,6
148.417 (2) (cm) In the case of an Indian child, the agency primarily responsible
2for providing services to the Indian child and the family under a court order, if
3required under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6v. to make active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. to
4prevent the breakup of the Indian family, has not provided to the Indian child's
5family, consistent with the time period in the child's permanency plan, the services
6necessary to prevent the breakup of the Indian family.
SB572, s. 119 7Section 119. 48.42 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,72,118 48.42 (1) (d) A statement of whether the child may be subject to the federal
9Indian child welfare act Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1911 to 1963, and, if the child may
10be subject to that act, the names of the child's Indian custodian, if any, and tribe, if
11known
.
SB572, s. 120 12Section 120. 48.42 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,72,2013 48.42 (1) (e) If services for the child and family or for the unborn child and
14expectant mother have been ordered by the court, reliable and credible evidence
15showing that the agency responsible for the care of the child and family or of the
16unborn child and expectant mother has made an earnest and conscientious effort to
17take good faith steps to provide those services that takes into consideration the
18characteristics of the parent or child or of the expectant mother or child, the level of
19cooperation of the parent or expectant mother, and other relevant circumstances of
20the case.
SB572, s. 121 21Section 121. 48.42 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,73,222 48.42 (1) (f) If the child is an Indian child, reliable and credible information
23showing that continued custody of the Indian child by the Indian child's parent or
24Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the
25Indian child under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 1. and reliable and credible information showing

1that the agency has made active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 2. to prevent the
2breakup of the Indian family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
SB572, s. 122 3Section 122. 48.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,73,54 48.42 (2) (c) The guardian, guardian ad litem and, legal custodian, and Indian
5custodian
of the child.
SB572, s. 123 6Section 123. 48.42 (2g) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,73,187 48.42 (2g) (ag) If the petitioner knows or has reason to know that the child is
8an Indian child, the petitioner shall cause the summons and petition to be served on
9the Indian child's parent and Indian custodian in the manner specified in s. 48.028
10(4) (a). In like manner, the petitioner shall also notify the Indian child's tribe of all
11hearings on the petition. The first notice to an Indian child's tribe shall be written,
12shall have a copy of the petition attached to it, and shall state the nature, location,
13date, and time of the initial hearing. No hearing may be held on the petition until
14at least 10 days after receipt of notice of the hearing by the Indian child's parent,
15Indian custodian, and tribe or until at least 25 days after receipt of the notice by the
16U.S. secretary of the interior. On request of the Indian child's parent, Indian
17custodian, or tribe, the court shall grant a continuance of up to 20 additional days
18to enable the requester to prepare for the hearing.
SB572, s. 124 19Section 124. 48.42 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,73,2520 48.42 (4) (a) Personal service. Except as provided in this paragraph and, par.
21(b), and sub. (2g) (ag), a copy of the summons and petition shall be served personally
22upon the parties specified in sub. (2), if known, at least 7 days before the date of the
23hearing. Service of summons is not required if the party submits to the jurisdiction
24of the court. Service upon parties who are not natural persons and upon persons
25under a disability shall be as prescribed in s. 801.11.
SB572, s. 125
1Section 125. 48.422 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,74,62 48.422 (1) The Except as provided in s. 48.42 (2g) (ag), the hearing on the
3petition to terminate parental rights shall be held within 30 days after the petition
4is filed. At the hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights the court shall
5determine whether any party wishes to contest the petition and inform the parties
6of their rights under sub. (4) and s. 48.423.
SB572, s. 126 7Section 126. 48.422 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,74,118 48.422 (2) If Except as provided in s. 48.42 (2g) (ag), if the petition is contested
9the court shall set a date for a fact-finding hearing to be held within 45 days of after
10the hearing on the petition, unless all of the necessary parties agree to commence
11with the hearing on the merits immediately.
SB572, s. 127 12Section 127. 48.422 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,74,2113 48.422 (6) (a) In the case of a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose
14parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803 and for whom paternity
15has not been established, or for whom a declaration of paternal interest has not been
16filed under s. 48.025 within 14 days after the date of birth of the child or, if s. 48.42
17(1g) (b) applies, within 21 days after the date on which the notice under s. 48.42 (1g)
18(b) is mailed, the court shall hear testimony concerning the paternity of the child.
19Based on the testimony, the court shall determine whether all interested parties who
20are known have been notified under s. 48.42 (2) and (2g) (ag). If not, the court shall
21adjourn the hearing and order appropriate notice to be given.
SB572, s. 128 22Section 128. 48.422 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,75,223 48.422 (8) If the petition for termination of parental rights is filed by an agency
24enumerated in s. 48.069 (1) or (2), the court shall order the agency to submit file a
25report to with the court as provided in s. 48.425 (1), except that, if the child is an

1Indian child, the court may order the agency or request the tribal child welfare
2department of the Indian child's tribe to file that report
.
SB572, s. 129 3Section 129. 48.423 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,75,22 448.423 (1) Rights to paternity determination. If a person appears at the
5hearing and claims that he is the father of the child, the court shall set a date for a
6hearing on the issue of paternity or, if. If the child is an Indian child or if it appears
7to the court that the determination of paternity may result in a finding that the child
8is an Indian child, the court shall cause notice of the hearing on the issue of paternity
9to be provided to the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe under s. 48.42
10(2g) (ag), and the hearing may not be held until at least 10 days after receipt of notice
11under s. 48.42 (2g) (ag) by the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe or
12until at least 25 days after receipt of the notice by the U.S. secretary of the interior.
13On request of the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, or tribe, the court shall
14grant a continuance of up to 20 additional days to enable the requester to prepare
15for the hearing. If
all parties agree, the court may immediately commence hearing
16testimony concerning the issue of paternity. The court shall inform the person
17claiming to be the father of the child of any right to counsel under s. 48.23. The person
18claiming to be the father of the child must prove paternity by clear and convincing
19evidence. A person who establishes his paternity of the child under this section may
20further participate in the termination of parental rights proceeding only if the person
21meets the conditions specified in sub. (2) or meets a condition specified in s. 48.42 (2)
22or (b) or (bm).
SB572, s. 130 23Section 130. 48.424 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.424 (1) (intro.) and
24amended to read:
SB572,76,4
148.424 (1) The purpose of the fact-finding hearing is to determine whether
2grounds exist for the termination of parental rights in those cases where the
3termination
in cases in which the petition was contested at the hearing on the
4petition under s. 48.422 all of the following:
SB572,76,5 5(a) Whether grounds exist for the termination of parental rights.
SB572, s. 131 6Section 131. 48.424 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,76,87 48.424 (1) (b) Whether the allegations specified in s. 48.42 (1) (e) have been
8proved in cases in which services have been ordered by the court.
SB572, s. 132 9Section 132. 48.424 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,76,1110 48.424 (1) (c) Whether the allegations specified in s. 48.42 (1) (f) have been
11proved in cases in which the child is an Indian child.
SB572, s. 133 12Section 133. 48.424 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,76,1413 48.424 (2) (intro.) The fact-finding hearing shall be conducted according to the
14procedure specified in s. 48.31 except that as follows:
SB572, s. 134 15Section 134. 48.424 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,76,1616 48.424 (2) (a) The court may exclude the child from the hearing; and.
SB572, s. 135 17Section 135. 48.424 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,76,2318 48.424 (3) If the facts are determined by a jury, the jury may only decide
19whether any grounds for the termination of parental rights have been proven proved,
20whether the allegations specified in s. 48.42 (1) (e) have been proved in cases in which
21services have been ordered by the court, and whether the allegations specified in s.
2248.42 (1) (f) have been proved in cases in which the child is an Indian child
. The court
23shall decide what disposition is in the best interest of the child.
SB572, s. 136 24Section 136. 48.424 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,77,7
148.424 (4) (intro.) If grounds for the termination of parental rights are found
2by the court or jury, the court shall find the parent unfit. A finding of unfitness shall
3not preclude a dismissal of a petition under s. 48.427 (2). The court shall then proceed
4immediately to hear evidence and motions related to the dispositions enumerated in
5s. 48.427. The Except as provided in s. 48.42 (2g) (ag), the court may delay making
6the disposition and set a date for a dispositional hearing no later than 45 days after
7the fact-finding hearing if any of the following apply:
SB572, s. 137 8Section 137. 48.424 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,77,99 48.424 (4) (a) All parties to the proceeding agree ; or.
SB572, s. 138 10Section 138. 48.424 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,77,1711 48.424 (4) (b) The court has not yet received a report to the court on the history
12of the child as provided in s. 48.425 from an agency enumerated in s. 48.069 (1) or
13(2)
and the court now directs the agency to prepare this report to be considered orders
14an agency enumerated in s. 48.069 (1) or (2) to file that report with the court, or, in
15the case of an Indian child, now orders that agency or requests the tribal child welfare
16department of the Indian child's tribe to file such a report,
before the court makes the
17disposition on the petition.
SB572, s. 139 18Section 139. 48.424 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,77,2419 48.424 (5) If the court delays making a permanent disposition under sub. (4),
20it may transfer temporary custody of the child to an agency for placement of the child
21until the dispositional hearing. Placement of an Indian child under this subsection
22shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if
23applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the agency finds good cause, as described in s.
2448.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB572, s. 140 25Section 140. 48.425 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,78,6
148.425 (1) (intro.) If the petition for the termination of parental rights is filed
2by an agency, or if
the court orders an agency enumerated under s. 48.069 (1) or (2)
3to file
a report under s. 48.422 (8) or 48.424 (4) (b) or requests the tribal child welfare
4department of an Indian child's tribe to file such a report
, the agency or tribal child
5welfare department, if that department consents,
shall file a report with the court
6which shall include:
SB572, s. 141 7Section 141. 48.425 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,78,158 48.425 (1) (cm) If the child is an Indian child, specific information showing that
9continued custody of the child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in
10serious emotional or physical damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 1. and, if the
11Indian child has previously been adjudged to be in need of protection or services,
12specific information showing that the agency or person responsible for providing
13services to the Indian child and his or her family has made active efforts under s.
1448.028 (4) (e) 2. to prevent the breakup of the Indian family and that those efforts
15have proved unsuccessful.
SB572, s. 142 16Section 142. 48.427 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,78,2217 48.427 (5) (cm) In placing an Indian child in a preadoptive placement following
18a transfer of guardianship and custody under sub. (3m) or (3p) or in placing an Indian
19child in sustaining care under sub. (4), the court or an agency specified in sub. (3m)
20(a) 1. to 4. or (am) shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028
21(7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court or agency finds good cause,
22as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB572, s. 143 23Section 143. 48.427 (6) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,78,2524 48.427 (6) (b) 4. If the child is or may be an Indian child, information relating
25to the child's membership or eligibility for membership in an Indian tribe.
SB572, s. 144
1Section 144. 48.428 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,79,142 48.428 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), when a court places a child in
3sustaining care after an order under s. 48.427 (4), the court shall transfer legal
4custody of the child to the county department, the department, in a county having
5a population of 500,000 or more, or a licensed child welfare agency, transfer
6guardianship of the child to an agency listed in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am), and
7place the child in the home of a licensed foster parent, licensed treatment foster
8parent, or kinship care relative with whom the child has resided for 6 months or
9longer. In placing an Indian child in sustaining care, the court shall comply with the
10order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c),
11unless the court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from
12that order.
Pursuant to such a placement, this that licensed foster parent, licensed
13treatment foster parent, or kinship care relative shall be a sustaining parent with
14the powers and duties specified in sub. (3).
SB572, s. 145 15Section 145. 48.428 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,80,516 48.428 (2) (b) When a court places a child in sustaining care after an order
17under s. 48.427 (4) with a person who has been appointed as the guardian of the child
18under s. 48.977 (2), the court may transfer legal custody of the child to the county
19department, the department, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, or
20a licensed child welfare agency, transfer guardianship of the child to an agency listed
21in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am), and place the child in the home of a licensed foster
22parent, licensed treatment foster parent, or kinship care relative with whom the
23child has resided for 6 months or longer. In placing an Indian child in sustaining
24care, the court shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028
25(7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause, as described

1in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
Pursuant to such a placement, that
2licensed foster parent, licensed treatment foster parent, or kinship care relative shall
3be a sustaining parent with the powers and duties specified in sub. (3). If the court
4transfers guardianship of the child to an agency listed in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4.
5or (am), the court shall terminate the guardianship under s. 48.977.
SB572, s. 146 6Section 146. 48.43 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB572,80,137 48.43 (5) (bm) If the child is an Indian child, the court shall also provide notice
8of the hearing under par. (b) to the Indian child's tribe in the manner specified in s.
948.028 (4) (a). No hearing may be held under par. (b) until at least 10 days after
10receipt of notice of the hearing by the Indian child's tribe or until at least 25 days after
11receipt of notice of the hearing by the U.S. secretary of the interior. On request of the
12Indian child's tribe, the court shall grant a continuance of up to 20 additional days
13to enable the tribe to prepare for the hearing.
SB572, s. 147 14Section 147. 48.43 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,81,215 48.43 (5) (c) Following the hearing, the court shall make all of the
16determinations specified under s. 48.38 (5) (c), except the determinations relating to
17the child's parents. The court may amend the order under sub. (1) to transfer the
18child's guardianship and custody to any agency specified under s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1.
19to 4. or (am) that consents to the transfer, if the court determines that the transfer
20is in the child's best interest. If an Indian child's guardianship and custody are
21transferred under this paragraph, the agency consenting to the transfer shall comply
22with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s.
2348.028 (7) (c) in placing the child, unless the agency finds good cause, as described
24in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
If an order is amended, the agency
25that prepared the permanency plan shall revise the plan to conform to the order and

1shall file a copy of the revised plan with the court. Each plan filed under this
2paragraph shall be made a part of the court order.
SB572, s. 148 3Section 148. 48.43 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB572,81,84 48.43 (5m) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency plan
5shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the child, if he or
6she is 12 years of age or over, and to the child's foster parent, the child's treatment
7foster parent, or the operator of the facility in which the child is living, and, if the
8child is an Indian child, to the Indian child's tribe
.
SB572, s. 149 9Section 149. 48.43 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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