SB288,49,148 48.30 (1) Except as provided in this subsection s. 48.299 (9), the hearing to
9determine whether any party wishes to contest an allegation that the child or unborn
10child is in need of protection or services shall take place on a date which allows
11reasonable time for the parties to prepare but is within 30 days after the filing of a
12petition for a child or an expectant mother who is not being held in secure custody
13or within 10 days after the filing of a petition for a child who is being held in secure
14custody.
SB288, s. 56 15Section 56. 48.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,49,2516 48.30 (2) At the commencement of the hearing under this section the child and
17the parent, guardian or, legal custodian, or Indian custodian; the child expectant
18mother, her parent, guardian or, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, and the unborn
19child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem; or the adult expectant mother
20and the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem,; shall be advised
21of their rights as specified in s. 48.243 and shall be informed that a request for a jury
22trial or for a substitution of judge under s. 48.29 must be made before the end of the
23plea hearing or be is waived. Nonpetitioning parties, including the child, shall be
24granted a continuance of the plea hearing if they wish to consult with an attorney
25on the request for a jury trial or substitution of a judge.
SB288, s. 57
1Section 57. 48.30 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,50,72 48.30 (6) (a) If a petition is not contested, the court, subject to s. 48.299 (9), shall
3set a date for the dispositional hearing which allows reasonable time for the parties
4to prepare but is no more than 10 days after the plea hearing for a child who is held
5in secure custody and no more than 30 days after the plea hearing for a child or an
6expectant mother who is not held in secure custody. If Subject to s. 48.299 (9), if all
7parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the dispositional hearing.
SB288, s. 58 8Section 58. 48.30 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,50,139 48.30 (7) If the petition is contested, the court, subject to s. 48.299 (9), shall set
10a date for the fact-finding hearing which allows reasonable time for the parties to
11prepare but is no more than 20 days after the plea hearing for a child who is held in
12secure custody and no more than 30 days after the plea hearing for a child or an
13expectant mother who is not held in secure custody.
SB288, s. 59 14Section 59. 48.305 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,50,25 1548.305 Hearing upon the involuntary removal of a child or expectant
16mother.
Notwithstanding other time periods for hearings under this chapter, if a
17child is removed from the physical custody of the child's parent or guardian under
18s. 48.19 (1) (c) or (cm) or (d) 5. or 8. without the consent of the parent or guardian or
19if an adult expectant mother is taken into custody under s. 48.193 (1) (c) or (d) 2.
20without the consent of the expectant mother, the court, subject to s. 48.299 (9), shall
21schedule a plea hearing and fact-finding hearing within 30 days after a request from
22the parent or guardian from whom custody was removed or from the adult expectant
23mother who was taken into custody. The plea hearing and fact-finding hearing may
24be combined. This time period may be extended only with the consent of the
25requesting parent, guardian, or expectant mother.
SB288, s. 60
1Section 60. 48.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,51,102 48.31 (1) In this section, "fact-finding hearing" means a hearing to determine
3if the allegations in a petition under s. 48.13 or 48.133 or a petition to terminate
4parental rights are proved by clear and convincing evidence. In the case of a petition
5to terminate parental rights to an Indian child, "fact-finding hearing" means a
6hearing to determine if the allegations in the petition, other than the allegations
7under s. 48.42 (1) (e) relating to serious emotional or physical damage, are proved by
8clear and convincing evidence and if the allegations under s. 48.42 (1) (e) relating to
9serious emotional or physical damage are proved beyond a reasonable doubt as
10provided in s. 48.028 (4) (e) 1.
SB288, s. 61 11Section 61. 48.31 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,51,1912 48.31 (5) If the child is an Indian child, the court or jury shall also determine
13at the fact-finding hearing whether continued custody of the Indian child by the
14Indian child's parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or
15physical damage to the Indian child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1. and whether active
16efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
17child's family and whether those efforts have proved unsuccessful, unless partial
18summary judgment on the allegations under s. 48.13 or 48.133 is granted, in which
19case the court shall make those determinations at the dispositional hearing.
SB288, s. 62 20Section 62. 48.31 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,52,221 48.31 (7) (a) At the close of the fact-finding hearing, the court, subject to s.
2248.299 (9),
shall set a date for the dispositional hearing which allows a reasonable
23time for the parties to prepare but is no more than 10 days after the fact-finding
24hearing for a child in secure custody and no more than 30 days after the fact-finding
25hearing for a child or expectant mother who is not held in secure custody. If Subject

1to s. 48.299 (9), if
all parties consent, the court may immediately proceed with a
2dispositional hearing.
SB288, s. 63 3Section 63. 48.315 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,52,84 48.315 (1) (j) A reasonable period of delay, not to exceed 20 days, in a proceeding
5involving the out-of-home care placement of or termination of parental rights to a
6child whom the court knows or has reason to know is an Indian child, resulting from
7a continuance granted at the request of the child's parent, Indian custodian, or tribe
8to enable the requester to prepare for the proceeding.
SB288, s. 64 9Section 64. 48.315 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,52,1110 48.315 (1m) Subsection (1) (a), (d), (e) and, (fm), (g), and (j) does not apply to
11proceedings under s. 48.375 (7).
SB288, s. 65 12Section 65. 48.32 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.32 (1) (c) and
13amended to read:
SB288,52,2014 48.32 (1) (c) If the judge or circuit court commissioner finds that any of the
15circumstances specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent,
16the judge or circuit court commissioner shall hold a hearing under s. 48.38 (4m)
17within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency plan for
18the child. If a hearing is held under this subdivision, the agency responsible for
19preparing the permanency plan shall file the permanency plan with the court not less
20than 5 days before the date of the hearing.
SB288, s. 66 21Section 66. 48.32 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2228
, is repealed.
SB288, s. 67 23Section 67. 48.32 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2428
, is repealed.
SB288, s. 68 25Section 68. 48.32 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,53,16
148.32 (1) (d) 1. In the case of an Indian child, if at the time the consent decree
2is entered into the Indian child is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
3Indian custodian under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 or is otherwise living
4outside that home without a court order and if the consent decree maintains the
5Indian child in that placement or other living arrangement, the consent decree shall
6include a finding supported by clear and convincing evidence, including the
7testimony of one or more qualified expert witnesses, that continued custody of the
8Indian child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional
9or physical damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1. and a finding that active
10efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
11child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful. The findings under
12this subdivision shall be in addition to the findings under par. (b) 1., except that for
13the sole purpose of determining whether the cost of providing care for an Indian child
14is eligible for reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679b, the findings under this
15subdivision and the findings under par. (b) 1. shall be considered to be the same
16findings.
SB288,53,2017 2. If the placement or other living arrangement under subd. 1. departs from the
18order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c),
19the court shall also find good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing
20from that order.
SB288, s. 69 21Section 69. 48.33 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,54,922 48.33 (4) (d) If the agency knows or has reason to know that the child is an
23Indian child who is being removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian
24custodian, a description of any efforts undertaken to determine whether the child is
25an Indian child; specific information showing that continued custody of the child by

1the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical
2damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1.; specific information showing that active
3efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
4child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful; a statement as to
5whether the out-of-home care placement recommended is in compliance with the
6order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c);
7and, if the recommended placement is not in compliance with that order, specific
8information showing good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from
9that order.
SB288, s. 70 10Section 70. 48.335 (3j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,54,1611 48.335 (3j) At hearings under this section involving an Indian child, if the
12agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending removal of the Indian child
13from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placement of the Indian
14child in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center
15for children and youth or in the home of a relative other than a parent, the agency
16shall present as evidence specific information showing all of the following:
SB288,54,1917 (a) That continued custody of the Indian child by the parent or Indian custodian
18is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the Indian child under
19s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1.
SB288,54,2120 (b) That active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the
21breakup of the Indian child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.
SB288,54,2522 (c) That the placement recommended is in compliance with the order of
23placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) or, if that
24placement is not in compliance with that order, good cause, as described in s. 48.028
25(7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB288, s. 71
1Section 71. 48.335 (3j) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
2Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB288,55,83 48.335 (3j) (intro.) At hearings under this section involving an Indian child, if
4the agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), is recommending removal of the Indian child
5from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placement of the Indian
6child in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center
7for children and youth or in the home of a relative other than a parent, the agency
8shall present as evidence specific information showing all of the following:
SB288, s. 72 9Section 72. 48.345 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,55,1110 48.345 (3) (intro.) Designate Subject to sub. (3m), designate one of the following
11as the placement for the child:
SB288, s. 73 12Section 73. 48.345 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,55,1713 48.345 (3m) Subject to s. 48.028 (7) (c), if the child is an Indian child who is
14being removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placed
15outside of that home, designate one of the placements listed in s. 48.028 (7) (b) 1. to
164. as the placement for the Indian child, in the order of preference listed, unless the
17court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB288, s. 74 18Section 74. 48.355 (2) (b) 6v. of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,56,719 48.355 (2) (b) 6v. If the child is an Indian child who is being removed from the
20home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placed outside that home, a finding
21supported by clear and convincing evidence, including the testimony of one or more
22qualified expert witnesses, that continued custody of the Indian child by the parent
23or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the
24child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1. and a finding that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d)
252. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those

1efforts have proved unsuccessful. The findings under this subdivision shall be in
2addition to the findings under subd. 6., except that for the sole purpose of
3determining whether the cost of providing care for an Indian child is eligible for
4reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679b, the findings under this subdivision and
5the findings under subd. 6. shall be considered to be the same findings. The findings
6under this subdivision are not required if they were made in a previous order in the
7proceeding unless a change in circumstances warrants new findings.
SB288, s. 75 8Section 75. 48.355 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,56,209 48.355 (2) (d) The court shall provide a copy of a dispositional order relating
10to a child in need of protection or services to the child's parent, guardian, legal
11custodian,
or trustee, to the child through the child's counsel or guardian ad litem
12and, to the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian
13child who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian
14and placed outside that home, to the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe
. The
15court shall provide a copy of a dispositional order relating to an unborn child in need
16of protection or services to the expectant mother, to the unborn child through the
17unborn child's guardian ad litem and, if the expectant mother is a child, to her, to the
18parent, guardian, legal custodian, or trustee of a child expectant mother and, if the
19expectant mother is an Indian child, to the expectant mother's Indian custodian and
20tribe
.
SB288, s. 76 21Section 76. 48.355 (2d) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.355 (2d) (c) and
22amended to read:
SB288,57,323 48.355 (2d) (c) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in
24under par. (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
25under s. 48.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the

1permanency plan for the child. If a hearing is held under this subdivision, the agency
2responsible for preparing the permanency plan shall file the permanency plan with
3the court not less than 5 days before the date of the hearing.
SB288, s. 77 4Section 77. 48.355 (2d) (c) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
528
, is repealed.
SB288, s. 78 6Section 78. 48.355 (2d) (c) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
728
, is repealed.
SB288, s. 79 8Section 79. 48.355 (2d) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,57,149 48.355 (2d) (d) This subsection does not affect the requirement under sub. (2)
10(b) 6v. that the court include in a dispositional order removing an Indian child from
11the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placing the child outside that
12home a finding that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent
13the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those efforts have proved
14unsuccessful.
SB288, s. 80 15Section 80. 48.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,58,816 48.357 (1) (am) 1. If the proposed change in placement involves any change in
17placement other than a change in placement specified in par. (c), the person or agency
18primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney,
19or the corporation counsel shall cause written notice of the proposed change in
20placement to be sent to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the
21child, any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian
22described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed special advocate,
23and, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her
24parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. If the child
25is
the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, written notice shall also

1be sent to
the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the change
2in placement involves an adult
expectant mother is an adult of an unborn child under
3s. 48.133
, written notice shall be sent to the adult expectant mother and the unborn
4child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. The notice shall contain the name and
5address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in placement, a statement
6describing why the new placement is preferable to the present placement, and a
7statement of how the new placement satisfies objectives of the treatment plan
8ordered by the court.
SB288, s. 81 9Section 81. 48.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
10Acts 28
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB288,59,211 48.357 (1) (am) 1. If the proposed change in placement involves any change in
12placement other than a change in placement specified in par. (c), the person or agency
13primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney,
14or the corporation counsel shall cause written notice of the proposed change in
15placement to be sent to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the
16child, any foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the
17child, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child
18who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the
19Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an
20unborn child under s. 48.133, written notice shall also be sent to the unborn child by
21the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the change in placement involves an adult
22expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, written notice shall be sent to
23the adult expectant mother and the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad
24litem. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the
25reasons for the change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement

1is preferable to the present placement, and a statement of how the new placement
2satisfies objectives of the treatment plan ordered by the court.
SB288, s. 82 3Section 82. 48.357 (1) (am) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,59,114 48.357 (1) (am) 1g. If the child is an Indian child who has been removed from
5the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian and if the proposed change in
6placement would change the Indian child's placement from a placement outside that
7home to another placement outside that home, a notice under subd. 1. shall also
8contain a statement as to whether the new placement is in compliance with the order
9of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) and,
10if the new placement is not in compliance with that order, specific information
11showing good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB288, s. 83 12Section 83. 48.357 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.357 (1) (am)
132. (intro.) and amended to read:
SB288,59,1914 48.357 (1) (am) 2. (intro.) Any person receiving the notice under subd. 1. or
15notice of a specific placement under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 2., other than a court-appointed
16special advocate, may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the
17court within 10 days after receipt of the notice. Placements Except as provided in
18subd. 2m., placements
may not be changed until 10 days after that notice is sent to
19the court unless written waivers of objection are signed as follows:
SB288,59,22 20a. By the parent, guardian, or legal custodian and, or Indian custodian, the
21child, if 12 years of age or over, or and the child's tribe, if the child is an Indian child
22who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian.
SB288,60,2 23b. By the child expectant mother, if 12 years of age or over, her parent, guardian,
24or legal custodian and, or Indian custodian, the unborn child by the unborn child's

1guardian ad litem, or and the child expectant mother's tribe, if she is an Indian child
2who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian.
SB288,60,4 3c. By the adult expectant mother and the unborn child by the unborn child's
4guardian ad litem, sign written waivers of objection, except that changes.
SB288,60,9 52m. Changes in placement that were authorized in the dispositional order may
6be made immediately if notice is given as required under subd. 1. In addition, a
7hearing is not required for placement changes authorized in the dispositional order
8except when an objection filed by a person who received notice alleges that new
9information is available that affects the advisability of the court's dispositional order.
SB288, s. 84 10Section 84. 48.357 (1) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,60,2011 48.357 (1) (am) 3. If the court changes the child's placement from a placement
12outside the home to another placement outside the home, the change in placement
13order shall contain the applicable order specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 1m. and the
14applicable statement specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 2. If the court changes the
15placement of an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her
16parent or Indian custodian from a placement outside that home to another placement
17outside that home, the change in placement order shall, in addition, comply with the
18order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c),
19unless the court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from
20that order.
SB288, s. 85 21Section 85. 48.357 (1) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,61,822 48.357 (1) (c) 1m. If the child is an Indian child and if the proposed change in
23placement would change the placement of the child from a placement in the home of
24his or her parent or Indian custodian to a placement outside that home, a request
25under subd. 1. shall also contain specific information showing that continued custody

1of the Indian child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious
2emotional or physical damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1., specific
3information showing that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to
4prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those efforts have proved
5unsuccessful, a statement as to whether the new placement is in compliance with the
6order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c)
7and, if the new placement is not in compliance with that order, specific information
8showing good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB288, s. 86 9Section 86. 48.357 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,61,1710 48.357 (1) (c) 2. The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering any change in
11placement requested under subd. 1. Not less than 3 days prior to the hearing, the
12court shall provide notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the request for the
13change in placement, to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the
14child, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and all parties that are bound by
15the dispositional order. If, and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's
16Indian custodian and tribe. Subject to subd. 2m., if
all parties consent, the court may
17proceed immediately with the hearing.
SB288, s. 87 18Section 87. 48.357 (1) (c) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,62,419 48.357 (1) (c) 2m. If the child is an Indian child and if the proposed change in
20placement would change the placement of the child from a placement in the home of
21his or her parent or Indian custodian to a placement outside that home, notice under
22subd. 2. to the Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, and tribe shall be provided
23in the manner specified in s. 48.028 (4) (a). No hearing on the request may be held
24until at least 10 days after receipt of the notice by the Indian child's parent, Indian
25custodian, and tribe or, if the identity or location of the Indian child's parent, Indian

1custodian, or tribe cannot be determined, until at least 10 days after receipt of the
2notice by the U.S. secretary of the interior. On request of the Indian child's parent,
3Indian custodian, or tribe, the court shall grant a continuance of up to 20 additional
4days to enable the requester to prepare for the hearing.
SB288, s. 88 5Section 88. 48.357 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,62,176 48.357 (1) (c) 3. If the court changes the child's placement from a placement in
7the child's home to a placement outside the child's home, the change in placement
8order shall contain the findings specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 1., the applicable order
9specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 1m., the applicable statement specified in under sub.
10(2v) (a) 2., and, if in addition the court finds that any of the circumstances specified
11in
under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the determination
12specified in under sub. (2v) (a) 3. If the court changes the placement of an Indian
13child from a placement in the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to a
14placement outside that home, the change in placement order shall, in addition,
15contain the findings under sub. (2v) (a) 4. and comply with the order of placement
16preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court
17finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from the order.
SB288, s. 89 18Section 89. 48.357 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,63,1019 48.357 (2m) (a) The child, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian, or Indian
20custodian
of the child, the expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's
21guardian ad litem, or any person or agency primarily bound by the dispositional
22order, other than the person or agency responsible for implementing the order, may
23request a change in placement under this paragraph. The request shall contain the
24name and address of the new placement requested and shall state what new
25information is available that affects the advisability of the current placement. If the

1proposed change in placement would change the placement of a child placed in the
2child's home to a placement outside the child's home, the request shall also contain
3specific information showing that continued placement of the child in the home
4would be contrary to the welfare of the child and, unless any of the circumstances
5specified in under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies, specific information showing that
6the agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order has made
7reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the child from the home, while assuring
8that the child's health and safety are the paramount concerns. The request shall be
9submitted to the court. In addition, the The court may also propose a change in
10placement on its own motion.
SB288, s. 90 11Section 90. 48.357 (2m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB288,63,2312 48.357 (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.
SB288,64,524 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:
SB288,65,47 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.
SB288, s. 92 5Section 92. 48.357 (2m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts
628
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB288,66,27 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:
SB288,66,154 48.357 (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:
SB288,67,418 48.357 (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.
SB288,67,13 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:
SB288,68,415 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:
SB288,68,127 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.
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