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(2m) (am) 1. If the proposed change of placement would change the
13placement of an Indian child placed in the home of his or her parent or Indian
14custodian to a placement outside that home, a request under par. (a) shall also
15contain specific information showing that continued custody of the Indian child by
16the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical
17damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1., specific information showing that active
18efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
19child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful, a statement as to
20whether the new placement is in compliance with the order of placement preference
21under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) and, if the new placement is
22not in compliance with that order, specific information showing good cause, as
23described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
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2. If the proposed change in placement would change the placement of an
25Indian child placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to
1another placement outside that home, a request under par. (a) shall also contain a
2statement as to whether the new placement is in compliance with the order of
3placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) and, if
4the new placement is not in compliance with that order, specific information showing
5good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB288, s. 91
6Section
91. 48.357 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2m) (b) The court shall hold a hearing
on the matter prior to ordering
8any change in placement requested or proposed under par. (a) if the request states
9that new information is available that affects the advisability of the current
10placement
, unless. A hearing is not required if the requested or proposed change in
11placement
involves any change in placement other than
does not involve a change
12in placement of a child placed in the
child's home to a placement outside the
child's 13home
and, written waivers of objection to the proposed change in placement are
14signed by all persons entitled to receive notice under
sub. (1) (am) 1. this paragraph,
15other than a court-appointed special advocate, and the court approves. If a hearing
16is scheduled,
not less than 3 days before the hearing the court shall notify the child,
17the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, any foster parent, treatment
18foster parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the
19child's court-appointed special advocate, all parties who are bound by the
20dispositional order, and, if the child is
an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian
21custodian and tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under
22s. 48.133,
the court shall also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian
23ad litem
, or. If the change in placement involves an adult expectant mother of an
24unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the
25unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and all parties who are bound
1by the dispositional order, at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request
2or proposal for the change in placement shall be attached to the notice.
If Subject to
3par. (bm), if all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the
4hearing.
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48.357
(2m) (b) The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering any change in
8placement requested or proposed under par. (a) if the request states that new
9information is available that affects the advisability of the current placement. A
10hearing is not required if the requested or proposed change in placement does not
11involve a change in placement of a child placed in the child's home to a placement
12outside the child's home, written waivers of objection to the proposed change in
13placement are signed by all persons entitled to receive notice under this paragraph,
14other than a court-appointed special advocate, and the court approves. If a hearing
15is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the hearing the court shall notify the child,
16the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, any foster parent or other
17physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed
18special advocate, all parties who are bound by the dispositional order, and, if the child
19is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. If the child is the
20expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify the
21unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the change in placement
22involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall
23notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian
24ad litem, and all parties who are bound by the dispositional order, at least 3 days prior
25to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal for the change in placement shall
1be attached to the notice. Subject to par. (bm), if all of the parties consent, the court
2may proceed immediately with the hearing.
SB288, s. 93
3Section
93. 48.357 (2m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2m) (bm) If the child is an Indian child, and if the proposed change in
5placement would change the placement of the Indian child from a placement in the
6home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to a placement outside that home,
7notice under par. (b) to the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe shall
8be provided in the manner specified in s. 48.028 (4) (a). Notwithstanding par. (b), no
9hearing on the request or proposal may be held until at least 10 days after receipt
10of the notice by the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe or, if the
11identity or location of the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, or tribe cannot be
12determined, until at least 10 days after receipt of the notice by the U.S. secretary of
13the interior. On request of the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, or tribe, the
14court shall grant a continuance of up to 20 additional days to enable the requester
15to prepare for the hearing.
SB288, s. 94
16Section
94. 48.357 (2m) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.357 (2m) (c) 1. and
17amended to read:
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(2m) (c) 1. If the court changes the child's placement from a placement
19in the child's home to a placement outside the child's home, the change in placement
20order shall contain the findings
specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 1., the applicable order
21specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 1m., the applicable statement
specified in under sub.
22(2v) (a) 2., and, if in addition the court finds that any of the circumstances
specified
23in under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the determination
24specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 3.
If the court changes the placement of an Indian
25child from a placement in the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to a
1placement outside that home, the change in placement order shall, in addition,
2contain the findings under sub. (2v) (a) 4. and comply with the order of placement
3preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court
4finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
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52. If the court changes the child's placement from a placement outside the home
6to another placement outside the home, the change in placement order shall contain
7the applicable order
specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 1m. and the applicable statement
8specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 2.
If the court changes the placement of an Indian
9child from a placement outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to
10another placement outside that home, the change in placement order shall, in
11addition, comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if
12applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028
13(7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB288, s. 95
14Section
95. 48.357 (2v) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(2v) (a) 4. If the change in placement order changes an Indian child's
16placement from a placement in the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to
17a placement outside that home, a finding supported by clear and convincing
18evidence, including the testimony of one or more qualified expert witnesses, that
19continued custody of the Indian child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to
20result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1.
21and a finding that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent
22the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those efforts have proved
23unsuccessful. The findings under this subdivision shall be in addition to the findings
24under subd. 1., except that for the sole purpose of determining whether the cost of
25providing care for an Indian child is eligible for reimbursement under
42 USC 670
1to
679b, the findings under this subdivision and the findings under subd. 1. shall be
2considered to be the same findings. The findings under this subdivision are not
3required if they were made in a previous order in the proceeding unless a change in
4circumstances warrants new findings.
SB288, s. 96
5Section
96. 48.357 (2v) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.357 (2v) (c) and
6amended to read:
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48.357
(2v) (c) If the court finds under par. (a) 3. that any of the circumstances
8specified in under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the court
9shall hold a hearing
under s. 48.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding
10to determine the permanency plan for the child.
If a hearing is held under this
11subdivision, the agency responsible for preparing the permanency plan shall file the
12permanency plan with the court not less than 5 days before the date of the hearing.
SB288, s. 99
17Section
99. 48.363 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.363
(1) (a) A child, the child's parent, guardian
or, legal custodian
, or Indian
19custodian, an expectant mother, an unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad
20litem, any person or agency bound by a dispositional order
, or the district attorney
21or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered
22may request a revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement,
23including a revision with respect to the amount of child support to be paid by a
24parent
, or the. The court may
on its own motion also propose
such a revision. The
25request or court proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision
1and what new information is available that affects the advisability of the court's
2disposition. The request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court
3shall hold a hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional order if
4the request or court proposal indicates that new information is available which
5affects the advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written waivers of
6objections to the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the
7court approves.
SB288, s. 100
8Section
100. 48.363 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.363
(1) (b) If a hearing is held,
at least 3 days before the hearing the court
10shall notify the child, the child's parent, guardian
and
, legal custodian,
and Indian
11custodian, all parties bound by the dispositional order, the child's foster parent,
12treatment foster parent
, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the
13child's court-appointed special advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel
14in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, and, if the child is
an
15Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian,
16the Indian child's tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under
17s. 48.133,
the court shall also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian
18ad litem
; or. If the proceeding involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child
19under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child
20through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all parties bound by the dispositional
21order
, and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the
22dispositional order was entered, at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the
23request or proposal shall be attached to the notice. If all parties consent, the court
24may proceed immediately with the hearing. No revision may extend the effective
25period of the original order.
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48.363
(1) (b) If a hearing is held, at least 3 days before the hearing the court
4shall notify the child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, and Indian
5custodian, all parties bound by the dispositional order, the child's foster parent or
6other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the child's court-appointed special
7advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the
8dispositional order was entered, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed
9outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's tribe.
10If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall
11also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the
12proceeding involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133,
13the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child through the
14unborn child's guardian ad litem, all parties bound by the dispositional order, and
15the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional
16order was entered, at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or
17proposal shall be attached to the notice. If all parties consent, the court may proceed
18immediately with the hearing. No revision may extend the effective period of the
19original order.
SB288, s. 102
20Section
102. 48.365 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1m) The parent, child, guardian, legal custodian,
Indian custodian, 22expectant mother, unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, any person
23or agency bound by the dispositional order, the district attorney or corporation
24counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered
, or the court on
25its own motion
, may request an extension of an order under s. 48.355 including an
1order under s. 48.355 that was entered before the child was born. The request shall
2be submitted to the court
which that entered the order.
No An order under s. 48.355
3may be extended
except only as provided in this section.
SB288, s. 103
4Section
103. 48.365 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(2) No order may be extended without a hearing. The court shall
notify 6provide notice of the time and place of the hearing to the child, the child's parent,
7guardian
and, legal custodian,
and Indian custodian, all the parties present at the
8original hearing, the child's foster parent, treatment foster parent
, or other physical
9custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the child's court-appointed special advocate, the
10district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order
11was entered and, if the child is
an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his
12or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's tribe. If the child is an expectant
13mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133,
the court shall also notify the unborn child
14by the unborn child's guardian ad litem
, or. If the extension hearing involves an adult
15expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult
16expectant mother, the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all
17the parties present at the original hearing
, and the district attorney or corporation
18counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, of the time and
19place of the hearing.
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(2) No order may be extended without a hearing. The court shall
23provide notice of the time and place of the hearing to the child, the child's parent,
24guardian, legal custodian, and Indian custodian, all the parties present at the
25original hearing, the child's foster parent or other physical custodian described in s.
148.62 (2), the child's court-appointed special advocate, the district attorney or
2corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered and,
3if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
4Indian custodian, the Indian child's tribe. If the child is an expectant mother of an
5unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify the unborn child by the
6unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the extension hearing involves an adult
7expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult
8expectant mother, the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all
9the parties present at the original hearing, and the district attorney or corporation
10counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, of the time and
11place of the hearing.
SB288, s. 105
12Section
105. 48.365 (2g) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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(2g) (b) 4. If the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home
14of his or her parent or Indian custodian, specific information showing that active
15efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
16child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
SB288, s. 106
17Section
106. 48.365 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(2m) (a) 1. Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of
19extension. If the child is placed outside of his or her home, the person or agency
20primarily responsible for providing services to the child shall present as evidence
21specific information showing that the
person or agency has made reasonable efforts
22to achieve the goal of the child's permanency plan, unless return of the child to the
23home is the goal of the permanency plan and any of the circumstances
specified in 24under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies.
If an Indian child is placed outside the home
25of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the person or agency primarily responsible
1for providing services to the Indian child shall also present as evidence specific
2information showing that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to
3prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those efforts have proved
4unsuccessful.
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51m. The judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law based on the
6evidence. The findings of fact shall include a finding as to whether reasonable efforts
7were made by the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child to
8achieve the goal of the child's permanency plan, unless return of the child to the home
9is the goal of the permanency plan and the judge finds that any of the circumstances
10specified in under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies.
If the child is an Indian child who
11is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the findings of
12fact shall also include a finding that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. were made
13to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those efforts have proved
14unsuccessful. An order shall be issued under s. 48.355.
SB288, s. 107
15Section
107. 48.365 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2m) (a) 3. The judge shall make the findings
specified in under subd.
171. 1m. relating to reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the child's permanency plan
18and the findings
specified in under subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on
19circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference the specific
20information on which those findings are based in the order issued under s. 48.355.
21An order that merely references subd.
1. 1m. or 2. without documenting or
22referencing that specific information in the order or an amended order that
23retroactively corrects an earlier order that does not comply with this subdivision is
24not sufficient to comply with this subdivision.
SB288, s. 108
1Section
108. 48.365 (2m) (ad) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.365 (2m) (ad)
2and amended to read:
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48.365
(2m) (ad) If the judge finds that any of the circumstances
specified in 4under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the judge shall hold
5a hearing
under s. 48.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to
6determine the permanency plan for the child.
If a hearing is held under this
7subdivision, the agency responsible for preparing the permanency plan shall file the
8permanency plan with the court not less than 5 days before the date of the hearing.
SB288, s. 110
11Section
110. 48.365 (2m) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(2m) (ag) The court shall give a foster parent, treatment foster parent,
13or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
14par. (ad) 2. or sub. (2) an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the
15foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian to make a written
16or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the
17hearing, relevant to the issue of extension. A foster parent, treatment foster parent,
18or other physical custodian
described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a hearing
19under
par. (ad) 2. or sub. (2) and an opportunity to be heard under this paragraph
20does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the
21basis of receiving that notice and
having the opportunity to be heard.
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(2m) (ag) The court shall give a foster parent or other physical custodian
25described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under sub. (2) an opportunity to
1be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent or other physical custodian
2to make a written or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written
3statement prior to the hearing, relevant to the issue of extension. A foster parent or
4other physical custodian who receives notice of a hearing under sub. (2) and an
5opportunity to be heard under this paragraph does not become a party to the
6proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice
7and having the opportunity to be heard.
SB288, s. 112
8Section
112. 48.38 (4) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.38
(4) (i) If the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his
10or her parent or Indian custodian, all of the following:
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1. The name, address, and telephone number of the Indian child's Indian
12custodian and tribe.
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2. A description of the remedial services and rehabilitation programs offered
14under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. in an effort to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's
15family.
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3. A statement as to whether the Indian child's placement is in compliance with
17the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028
18(7) (c) and, if the placement is not in compliance with that order, a statement as to
19whether there is good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that
20order.
SB288, s. 113
21Section
113. 48.38 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(4m) Permanency plan determination hearing. (a) If in a proceeding
23under s. 48.21, 48.32, 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 the court finds that any of the
24circumstances under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the
25court shall hold a hearing within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine
1the permanency plan for the child. If a hearing is held under this paragraph, the
2agency responsible for preparing the permanency plan shall file the permanency
3plan with the court not less than 5 days before the hearing.
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(b) At least 10 days before the hearing the court shall notify the child, any
5parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, any foster parent, treatment foster
6parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child and, if the
7child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the time,
8place, and purpose of the hearing.
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(c) The court shall give a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
10physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under par. (b)
11a right to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent, treatment foster
12parent, or other physical custodian to make a written or oral statement during the
13hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing, relevant to the issues
14to be determined at the hearing. The foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
15physical custodian does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing
16is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to be heard.
SB288, s. 114
17Section
114. 48.38 (4m) (b) and (c) of the statutes, as created by 2009
18Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
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48.38
(4m) (b) At least 10 days before the hearing the court shall notify the
20child, any parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, any foster parent
,
21treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the
22child and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe
23of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing.
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(c) The court shall give a foster parent
, treatment foster parent, or other
25physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under par. (b)
1a right to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent
, treatment foster
2parent, or other physical custodian to make a written or oral statement during the
3hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing, relevant to the issues
4to be determined at the hearing. The foster parent
, treatment foster parent, or other
5physical custodian does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing
6is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to be heard.
SB288, s. 115
7Section
115. 48.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.38
(5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify
the parents of the child, the
9child, if he or she is 12 years of age or older
, and; the child's parent, guardian, and
10legal custodian; the child's foster parent, the child's treatment foster parent, the
11operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child
12is living
; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or
13her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the
14date, time, and place of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review,
15and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the review by
16submitting written comments not less than 10 working days before the review or by
17participating at the review. The court or agency shall notify the person representing
18the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the
19child's court-appointed special advocate of the date of the review, of the issues to be
20determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may submit written
21comments not less than 10 working days before the review. The notices under this
22paragraph shall be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the review and
23copies of the notices shall be filed in the child's case record.
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(5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the child, if he or she is 12 years
2of age or older; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's foster
3parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with
4whom the child is living; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the
5home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
6tribe of the date, time, and place of the review, of the issues to be determined as part
7of the review, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the
8review by submitting written comments not less than 10 working days before the
9review or by participating at the review. The court or agency shall notify the person
10representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad
11litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate of the date of the review, of
12the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may submit
13written comments not less than 10 working days before the review. The notices
14under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the
15review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the child's case record.
SB288, s. 117
16Section
117. 48.38 (5) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
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48.38
(5) (c) 8. If the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of
18his or her parent or Indian custodian, whether active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d)
192. were made to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family, whether those
20efforts have proved unsuccessful, whether the Indian child's placement is in
21compliance with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if
22applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), and, if the placement is not in compliance with that order,
23whether there is good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that
24order.
SB288, s. 118
25Section
118. 48.38 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.38
(5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the
2permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to
3each person appointed to the review panel,
the child's parent, guardian, and legal
4custodian, the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the
5child's guardian ad litem
and, the child's court-appointed special advocate
, and, if
6the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
7Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe a copy of the
8permanency plan and any written comments submitted under par. (b).
9Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), a person appointed to a review panel, the person
10representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad
11litem
and, the child's court-appointed special advocate
, and, if the child is an Indian
12child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the
13Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe may have access to any other records
14concerning the child for the purpose of participating in the review. A person
15permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph may not disclose any
16information from the records to any other person.
SB288, s. 119
17Section
119. 48.38 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.38
(5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of
19the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered
20the order
,; the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem
,; the person
21representing the interests of the public
,; the child's parent
or, guardian,
or legal
22custodian; the child's court-appointed special advocate
and; the child's foster parent,
23the child's treatment foster parent
, or the operator of the facility where the child is
24living
; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her
25parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe.
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48.38
(5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of
4the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered
5the order; the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem; the person
6representing the interests of the public; the child's parent, guardian, or legal
7custodian; the child's court-appointed special advocate; the child's foster parent or
8the operator of the facility where the child is living; and, if the child is an Indian child
9who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian
10child's Indian custodian and tribe.
SB288, s. 121
11Section
121. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.38
(5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
13shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's
14foster parent or treatment foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child
15is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; the child's counsel, the child's
16guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that
17prepared the permanency plan;
and the person representing the interests of the
18public
; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her
19parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the date,
20time, and place of the hearing.
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(5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
24shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's
25foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative
1with whom the child is living; the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and
2the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that prepared the
3permanency plan; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the child
4is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian
5custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the date, time, and place
6of the hearing.
SB288, s. 123
7Section
123. 48.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.38
(5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that
9prepared the permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan and any
10written comments submitted under par. (c) to the court, to the child's parent,
11guardian, and legal custodian, to the person representing the interests of the public,
12to the child's counsel or guardian ad litem,
and to the child's court-appointed special
13advocate
, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or
14her parent or Indian custodian, to the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe.
15Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the person representing the interests of the public,
16the child's counsel or guardian ad litem,
and the child's court-appointed special
17advocate
, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside of the home of his
18or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe may
19have access to any other records concerning the child for the purpose of participating
20in the review. A person permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph
21may not disclose any information from the records to any other person.
SB288, s. 124
22Section
124. 48.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.38
(5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
24and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
25provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the child; the child's
1parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's foster parent or treatment foster
2parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with
3whom the child is living; the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency
4that prepared the permanency plan;
and the person representing the interests of the
5public
; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her
6parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. The court
7shall make the findings specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case basis based on
8circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference the specific
9information on which those findings are based in the findings of fact and conclusions
10of law prepared under this paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions of law that
11merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without documenting or referencing that specific
12information in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or amended findings of fact
13and conclusions of law that retroactively correct earlier findings of fact and
14conclusions of law that do not comply with this paragraph are not sufficient to comply
15with this paragraph.
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(5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
19and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
20provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the child; the child's
21parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's foster parent, the operator of the
22facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; the
23child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency
24plan; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian
25child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the
1Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. The court shall make the findings specified
2in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific to the child
3and shall document or reference the specific information on which those findings are
4based in the findings of fact and conclusions of law prepared under this paragraph.
5Findings of fact and conclusions of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without
6documenting or referencing that specific information in the findings of fact and
7conclusions of law or amended findings of fact and conclusions of law that
8retroactively correct earlier findings of fact and conclusions of law that do not comply
9with this paragraph are not sufficient to comply with this paragraph.
SB288, s. 126
10Section
126. 48.41 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.41
(2) (e) In the case of an Indian child, the consent is given as provided in
12s. 48.028 (5) (b).
SB288, s. 127
13Section
127. 48.415 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.415 Grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights. (intro.)
15At the fact-finding hearing the court or jury
may make a finding that
shall determine
16whether grounds exist for the termination of parental rights.
If the child is an Indian
17child, the court or jury shall also determine at the fact-finding hearing whether
18continued custody of the Indian child by the Indian child's parent or Indian custodian
19is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the Indian child under
20s. 48.028 (4) (e) 1. and whether active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 2. have been made
21to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and whether those efforts have
22proved unsuccessful, unless partial summary judgment on the grounds for
23termination of parental rights is granted, in which case the court shall make those
24determinations at the dispositional hearing. Grounds for termination of parental
25rights shall be one of the following:
SB288, s. 128
1Section
128. 48.417 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.417
(2) (cm) In the case of an Indian child, the agency primarily responsible
3for providing services to the Indian child and the family under a court order, if
4required under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6v. to make active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. to
5prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family, has not provided to the Indian child's
6family, consistent with the child's permanency plan, the services necessary to
7prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family.
SB288, s. 129
8Section
129. 48.42 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.42
(1) (d) A statement of whether the child may be subject to the federal
10Indian
child welfare act
Child Welfare Act,
25 USC 1911 1901 to
1963
, and, if the
11child may be subject to that act, the names of the child's Indian custodian, if any, and
12tribe, if known.
SB288, s. 130
13Section
130. 48.42 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.42
(1) (e) If the petition is seeking the involuntary termination of parental
15rights to an Indian child, reliable and credible information showing that continued
16custody of the Indian child by the Indian child's parent or Indian custodian is likely
17to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the Indian child under s. 48.028
18(4) (e) 1. and reliable and credible information showing that active efforts under s.
1948.028 (4) (e) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family
20and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
SB288, s. 131
21Section
131. 48.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.42
(2) (c) The guardian, guardian ad litem
and, legal custodian
, and Indian
23custodian of the child.