AB599,34,194 48.38 (5) (bm) 2. If the child's permanency case plan includes a statement under
5sub. (4) (i) indicating that the child's age and developmental level are sufficient for
6the court or panel to consult with the child regarding the child's permanency case
7plan or if, notwithstanding a decision under sub. (4) (i) that it would not be
8appropriate for the court or panel to consult with the child, the court or panel
9determines that consultation with the child would be in the best interests of the child,
10the court or panel shall consult with the child, in an age-appropriate and
11developmentally appropriate manner, regarding the child's permanency case plan
12and any other matters the court or panel finds appropriate. If none of those
13circumstances apply, the court or panel may permit the child's caseworker, the child's
14counsel, or, subject to s. 48.235 (3) (a), the child's guardian ad litem to make a written
15or oral statement during the review, or to submit a written statement prior to the
16review, expressing the child's wishes, goals, and concerns regarding the permanency
17case plan and those matters. If the court or panel permits such a written or oral
18statement to be made or submitted, the court or panel may nonetheless require the
19child to be physically present at the review.
AB599, s. 69 20Section 69. 48.38 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,34,2321 48.38 (5) (c) 2. The extent of compliance with the permanency case plan by the
22agency and any other service providers, the child's parents, the child and the child's
23guardian, if any.
AB599, s. 70 24Section 70. 48.38 (5) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,35,4
148.38 (5) (c) 5. The date by which it is likely that the child will be returned to
2his or her home or placed for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative,
3or in some other alternative planned permanent placement living arrangement in
4which the child is in a long-term relationship with an adult
.
AB599, s. 71 5Section 71. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,35,136 48.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) If the child has been placed outside of his or her home,
7as described in s. 48.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
8children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not
9including any period during which the child was a runaway from the out-of-home
10placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child was returned
11to his or her home for a trial home visit reunification, the appropriateness of the
12permanency case plan and the circumstances which prevent the child from any of the
13following:
AB599, s. 72 14Section 72. 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,35,1815 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other alternative planned permanent
16placement living arrangement in which the child is in a long-term relationship with
17an adult
, including sustaining care, independent living, or long-term foster care, but
18not including independent living
.
AB599, s. 73 19Section 73. 48.38 (5) (c) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB599,35,2420 48.38 (5) (c) 6m. If the case plan calls for concurrent planning, as defined in s.
2148.355 (2b) (a), the appropriateness, in light of the standards established by the
22department, of each of the permanency goals of the concurrent plan. If the court or
23panel does not approve of any one or more of those goals, the court or panel must
24include in its determinations under this paragraph the reasons for that disapproval.
AB599, s. 74 25Section 74. 48.38 (5) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,36,3
148.38 (5) (c) 7. Whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency to achieve
2the goal of the permanency case plan, including, if appropriate, through an
3out-of-state placement,.
AB599, s. 75 4Section 75. 48.38 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,36,205 48.38 (5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the
6permanency case plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide
7to each person appointed to the review panel, the child's parent, guardian, and legal
8custodian, the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the
9child's guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the
10child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian
11custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe a copy of the permanency
12case plan and any written comments submitted under par. (bm) 1. Notwithstanding
13s. 48.78 (2) (a), a person appointed to a review panel, the person representing the
14interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, the child's
15court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed
16outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian
17custodian and tribe may have access to any other records concerning the child for the
18purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a child's records
19under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other
20person.
AB599, s. 76 21Section 76. 48.38 (5m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,36,2222 48.38 (5m) (title) Permanency Case plan hearing.
AB599, s. 77 23Section 77. 48.38 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,37,324 48.38 (5m) (a) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency case
25plan and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) no later than 12 months

1after the date on which the child was first removed from the home and every 12
2months after a previous hearing under this subsection for as long as the child is
3placed outside the home.
AB599, s. 78 4Section 78. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,37,175 48.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
6shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; and the
7child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the
8relative with whom the child is living; of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing,
9of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a
10right to be heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. and shall notify
the child's
11counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special
12advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency case plan; the person
13representing the interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian child who is
14placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's
15Indian custodian and tribe of the date, time, and place, and purpose of the hearing,
16of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they may have an
17opportunity to be heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1
.
AB599, s. 79 18Section 79. 48.38 (5m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,38,819 48.38 (5m) (c) 2. If the child's permanency case plan includes a statement under
20sub. (4) (i) indicating that the child's age and developmental level are sufficient for
21the court to consult with the child regarding the child's permanency case plan or if,
22notwithstanding a decision under sub. (4) (i) that it would not be appropriate for the
23court to consult with the child, the court determines that consultation with the child
24would be in the best interests of the child, the court shall consult with the child, in
25an age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate manner, regarding the child's

1permanency case plan and any other matters the court finds appropriate. If none of
2those circumstances apply, the court may permit the child's caseworker, the child's
3counsel, or, subject to s. 48.235 (3) (a), the child's guardian ad litem to make a written
4or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the
5hearing, expressing the child's wishes, goals, and concerns regarding the
6permanency case plan and those matters. If the court permits such a written or oral
7statement to be made or submitted, the court may nonetheless require the child to
8be physically present at the hearing.
AB599, s. 80 9Section 80. 48.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,38,2310 48.38 (5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that
11prepared the permanency case plan shall provide a copy of the permanency case plan
12and any written comments submitted under par. (c) 1. to the court, to the child's
13parent, guardian, and legal custodian, to the person representing the interests of the
14public, to the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, to the child's court-appointed
15special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home
16of his or her parent or Indian custodian, to the Indian child's Indian custodian and
17tribe. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the person representing the interests of the
18public, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special
19advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside of the home of his
20or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe may
21have access to any other records concerning the child for the purpose of participating
22in the review. A person permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph
23may not disclose any information from the records to any other person.
AB599, s. 81 24Section 81. 48.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,39,17
148.38 (5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
2and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
3provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the child; the child's
4parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's foster parent, the operator of the
5facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; the
6child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency
7case plan; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the child is an
8Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian,
9the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. The court shall make the findings
10specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific to
11the child and shall document or reference the specific information on which those
12findings are based in the findings of fact and conclusions of law prepared under this
13paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c)
147. without documenting or referencing that specific information in the findings of fact
15and conclusions of law or amended findings of fact and conclusions of law that
16retroactively correct earlier findings of fact and conclusions of law that do not comply
17with this paragraph are not sufficient to comply with this paragraph.
AB599, s. 82 18Section 82. 48.38 (5m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,39,2319 48.38 (5m) (f) If the findings of fact and conclusions of law under par. (e) conflict
20with the child's dispositional order or provide for any additional services not specified
21in the dispositional order, the court shall revise the dispositional order under s.
2248.363 or, order a change in placement under s. 48.357, or order a trial reunification
23under s. 48.358,
as appropriate.
AB599, s. 83 24Section 83. 48.38 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,39,2525 48.38 (6) (a) Procedures for conducting permanency case plan reviews.
AB599, s. 84
1Section 84. 48.38 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,40,22 48.38 (6) (d) The format for permanency case plans and review panel reports.
AB599, s. 85 3Section 85. 48.417 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,40,124 48.417 (1) (a) The child has been placed outside of his or her home, as described
5in s. 48.365 (1) or 938.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, nonsecured residential
6care center for children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent
722 months, not including any period during which the child was a runaway from the
8out-of-home placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child
9was returned to his or her home for a trial home visit reunification. If the
10circumstances specified in this paragraph apply, the petition shall be filed or joined
11in by the last day of the 15th month, as described in this paragraph, for which the
12child was placed outside of his or her home.
AB599, s. 86 13Section 86. 48.417 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,40,1614 48.417 (2) (b) The child's permanency case plan indicates and provides
15documentation that termination of parental rights to the child is not in the best
16interests of the child.
AB599, s. 87 17Section 87. 48.417 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,40,2318 48.417 (2) (c) The agency primarily responsible for providing services to the
19family under a court order, if required under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6. to make reasonable
20efforts to make it possible for the child to return safely to his or her home, has not
21provided to the family of the child, consistent with the time period in the child's
22permanency case plan, the services necessary for the safe return of the child to his
23or her home.
AB599, s. 88 24Section 88. 48.417 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,41,6
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 child's family, has not provided to the Indian child's
5family, consistent with the child's permanency case plan, the services necessary to
6prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family.
AB599, s. 89 7Section 89. 48.425 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,41,188 48.425 (1) (c) If the child has been previously adjudicated to be in need of
9protection and services, a statement of the steps the agency or person responsible for
10provision of services has taken to remedy the conditions responsible for court
11intervention and the parent's response to and cooperation with these services. If the
12child has been removed from the home, the report shall also include a statement of
13the reasons why the child cannot be returned safely to the family and the steps the
14person or agency has taken to effect this return. If a permanency case plan has
15previously been prepared for the child, the report shall also include specific
16information showing that the agency primarily responsible for providing services to
17the child has made reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the child's permanency
18case plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement.
AB599, s. 90 19Section 90. 48.43 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,42,220 48.43 (1) (c) If an agency receives custody of the child under par. (a), the child's
21permanency case plan prepared under s. 48.38 by the agency. If a permanency case
22plan has not been prepared at the time the order is entered, or if the court enters an
23order that is not consistent with the permanency case plan, the agency shall prepare
24a permanency case plan that is consistent with the order or revise the permanency

1case plan to conform to the order and shall file the plan with the court within 60 days
2from the date of the order.
AB599, s. 91 3Section 91. 48.43 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,42,144 48.43 (1) (cm) If a permanency case plan has previously been prepared for the
5child, a finding as to whether the agency primarily responsible for providing services
6to the child has made reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the child's permanency
7case plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement. The court
8shall make the findings specified in this paragraph on a case-by-case basis based
9on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference the specific
10information on which those findings are based in the order. An order that merely
11references this paragraph without documenting or referencing that specific
12information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
13order that does not comply with this paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this
14paragraph.
AB599, s. 92 15Section 92. 48.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,42,1916 48.43 (2) (b) A relative whose relationship to the child is derived through the
17parent whose parental rights are terminated is considered to be a relative of the child
18for purposes of placement of, and permanency case planning for, the child until that
19relationship is extinguished by an order of adoption as provided in s. 48.92 (2).
AB599, s. 93 20Section 93. 48.43 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,43,421 48.43 (5) (a) If the custodian specified in sub. (1) (a) is an agency, the agency
22shall report to the court on the status of the child at least once each year until the
23child is adopted or reaches 18 years of age, whichever is sooner. The agency shall file
24an annual report no less than 30 days before the anniversary of the date of the order.
25An agency may file an additional report at any time if it determines that more

1frequent reporting is appropriate. A report shall summarize the child's permanency
2case plan and the recommendations of the review panel under s. 48.38 (5), if any, and
3shall describe any progress that has been made in finding a permanent placement
4for the child.
AB599, s. 94 5Section 94. 48.43 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,43,116 48.43 (5) (b) 1. The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency case
7plan within 30 days after receiving a report under par. (a). At least 10 days before
8the date of the hearing, the court shall provide notice of the time, place, and purpose
9of the hearing to the agency that prepared the report, the child's guardian, the child,
10and the child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living,
11or the relative with whom the child is living.
AB599, s. 95 12Section 95. 48.43 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,44,213 48.43 (5) (b) 2. If the child's permanency case plan includes a statement under
14s. 48.38 (4) (i) indicating that the child's age and developmental level are sufficient
15for the court to consult with the child regarding the child's permanency case plan or
16if, notwithstanding a decision under s. 48.38 (4) (i) that it would not be appropriate
17for the court to consult with the child, the court determines that consultation with
18the child would be in the best interests of the child, the court shall consult with the
19child, in an age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate manner, regarding
20the child's permanency case plan and any other matters the court finds appropriate.
21If none of those circumstances apply, the court may permit the child's caseworker, the
22child's counsel, or, subject to s. 48.235 (3) (a), the child's guardian ad litem to make
23a written or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement
24prior to the hearing, expressing the child's wishes, goals, and concerns regarding the
25permanency case plan and those matters. If the court permits such a written or oral

1statement to be made or submitted, the court may nonetheless require the child's
2presence at the hearing.
AB599, s. 96 3Section 96. 48.43 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,44,164 48.43 (5) (c) Following the hearing, the court shall make all of the
5determinations specified under s. 48.38 (5) (c), except the determinations relating to
6the child's parents. The court may amend the order under sub. (1) to transfer the
7child's guardianship and custody to any agency specified under s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1.
8to 4. or (am) that consents to the transfer, if the court determines that the transfer
9is in the child's best interest. If an Indian child's guardianship and custody are
10transferred under this paragraph, the agency consenting to the transfer shall comply
11with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s.
1248.028 (7) (c) in placing the child, unless the agency finds good cause, as described
13in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order. If an order is amended, the agency
14that prepared the permanency case plan shall revise the plan to conform to the order
15and shall file a copy of the revised plan with the court. Each plan filed under this
16paragraph shall be made a part of the court order.
AB599, s. 97 17Section 97. 48.43 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,44,2318 48.43 (5m) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency case
19plan shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the child, if he
20or she is 12 years of age or over, to the child's guardian, to the child's foster parent
21or, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom
22the child is living
, and, if the order under sub. (1) involuntarily terminated parental
23rights to an Indian child, to the Indian child's tribe.
AB599, s. 98 24Section 98. 48.63 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,45,11
148.63 (4) A permanency case plan under s. 48.38 is required for each child
2placed in a foster home under sub. (1). If the child is living in a foster home under
3a voluntary agreement, the agency that negotiated or acted as intermediary for the
4placement shall prepare the permanency case plan within 60 days after the date on
5which the child was removed from his or her home under the voluntary agreement.
6A copy of each plan shall be provided to the child if he or she is 12 years of age or over
7and to the child's parent, guardian, or Indian custodian. If the agency that arranged
8the voluntary placement intends to seek a court order to place the child outside of his
9or her home at the expiration of the voluntary placement, the agency shall prepare
10a revised permanency case plan and file that revised plan with the court prior to the
11date of the hearing on the proposed placement.
AB599, s. 99 12Section 99. 48.63 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,45,1813 48.63 (5) (c) A permanency case plan under s. 48.38 is required for each child
14placed in a group home under par. (b) and for any child of that child who is residing
15with that child. The agency that placed the child or that arranged the placement of
16the child shall prepare the plan within 60 days after the date on which the child was
17removed from his or her home under the voluntary agreement and shall provide a
18copy of the plan to the child and the child's parent, guardian, or Indian custodian.
AB599, s. 100 19Section 100. 48.63 (5) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,45,2220 48.63 (5) (d) 1. In this paragraph, "independent reviewing agency" means a
21person contracted with under subd. 2. to review permanency case plans and
22placements under subds. 3. to 6.
AB599, s. 101 23Section 101. 48.63 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,46,324 48.63 (5) (d) 2. An agency that places children under par. (b) or that arranges
25those placements shall contract with another agency licensed under s. 48.61 (3) to

1place children or with a county department to review the permanency case plans and
2placements of those children and of any children of those children who are residing
3with those children as provided in subds. 3. to 6.
AB599, s. 102 4Section 102. 48.63 (5) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,46,205 48.63 (5) (d) 3. If the agency that has placed a child under par. (b) or that has
6arranged the placement of the child wishes to extend the placement of the child, the
7agency shall prepare a revised permanency case plan for that child and for any child
8of that child who is residing with that child and submit the revised permanency case
9plan or plans, together with a request for a review of the revised permanency case
10plan or plans and the child's placement, to the independent reviewing agency before
11the expiration of the child's placement. The request shall include a statement that
12an extension of the child's placement would be in the best interests of the child,
13together with reliable and credible information in support of that statement, a
14statement that the child and the parent, guardian, or Indian custodian of the child
15consent to the extension of the child's placement, and a request that the independent
16reviewing agency approve an extension of the child's placement. On receipt of a
17revised permanency case plan or plans and a request for review, the independent
18reviewing agency shall set a time and place for the review and shall advise the agency
19that placed the child or that arranged the placement of the child of the time and place
20of the review.
AB599, s. 103 21Section 103. 48.63 (5) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,47,622 48.63 (5) (d) 4. Not less than 10 days before the review, the agency that placed
23the child or that arranged the placement of the child shall provide a copy of the
24revised permanency case plan or plans and the request for review submitted under
25subd. 3. and notice of the time and place of the review to the child, the parent,

1guardian, Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, and the operator of the
2group home in which the child is placed, together with notice of the issues to be
3determined as part of the permanency case plan review and notice of the fact that
4those persons shall have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written
5comments to that agency or the independent reviewing agency before the review or
6by participating at the review.
AB599, s. 104 7Section 104. 48.63 (5) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,47,138 48.63 (5) (d) 6. Within 30 days after the review, the agency that prepared the
9revised permanency case plan or plans shall prepare a written summary of the
10determinations specified in s. 48.38 (5) (c) that were made under subd. 5. and shall
11provide a copy of that summary to the independent reviewing agency, the child, the
12parent, guardian, Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, and the operator
13of the group home in which the child was placed.
AB599, s. 105 14Section 105. 48.831 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,47,2315 48.831 (4) (e) The court shall order the custodian appointed under par. (b) or
16(c) to prepare a permanency case plan under s. 48.38 for the child within 60 days after
17the date of the order. A permanency case plan ordered under this paragraph is
18subject to review under s. 48.38 (5). In preparing a permanency case plan, the
19department, county department or child welfare agency need not include any
20information specified in s. 48.38 (4) that relates to the child's parents or returning
21the child to his or her home. In reviewing a permanency case plan, a court or panel
22need not make any determination under s. 48.38 (5) (c) that relates to the child's
23parents or returning the child to his or her home.
AB599, s. 106 24Section 106. 48.834 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,48,6
148.834 (1) Placement with relatives. Before placing a child for adoption under
2s. 48.833, the department, county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or child
3welfare agency making the placement shall consider the availability of a placement
4for adoption with a relative of the child who is identified in the child's permanency
5case plan under s. 48.38 or 938.38 or who is otherwise known by the department,
6county department, or child welfare agency.
AB599, s. 107 7Section 107. 48.834 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,48,228 48.834 (2) Placement with siblings. If a child who is being placed for adoption
9under s. 48.833 has one or more siblings, as defined in s. 48.38 (4) (br) 1., who have
10been adopted or who have been placed for adoption, the department, county
11department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or child welfare agency making the
12placement shall make reasonable efforts to place the child for adoption with an
13adoptive parent or proposed adoptive parent of such a sibling who is identified in the
14child's permanency case plan under s. 48.38 or 938.38 or who is otherwise known by
15the department, county department, or child welfare agency, unless the department,
16county department, or child welfare agency determines that a joint placement would
17be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or any of those siblings, in which
18case the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall make
19reasonable efforts to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction
20between the child and the siblings, unless the department, county department, or
21child welfare agency determines that such visitation or interaction would be contrary
22to the safety or well-being of the child or any of those siblings.
AB599, s. 108 23Section 108. 48.977 (3r) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
24is amended to read:
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148.977 (3r) Subsidized guardianship. Subsidized guardianship payments
2under s. 48.623 (1) may not be made to a guardian of a child unless a subsidized
3guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) is entered into before the guardianship
4order is granted and the court either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or
5dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been adjudicated in need of
6protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If a child's permanency case plan
7calls for placement of the child in the home of a guardian and the provision of monthly
8subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian, the petitioner under sub. (4) (a)
9shall include in the petition under sub. (4) (b) a statement of the determinations
10made under s. 48.623 (1) and a request for the court to include in the court's findings
11under sub. (4) (d) a finding confirming those determinations. If the court confirms
12those determinations, appoints a guardian for the child under sub. (2), and either
13terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which
14the child is adjudicated to be in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2)
15(a), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more,
16department shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the
17guardian under s. 48.623 (1).
AB599, s. 109 18Section 109. 48.977 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,50,619 48.977 (4) (e) Court report. For a child who has been placed, or continued in
20a placement, outside of his or her home for 6 months or longer, the court shall order
21the person or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child under
22a court order to file with the court a report containing the written summary under
23s. 48.38 (5) (e) and as much information relating to the appointment of a guardian
24as is reasonably ascertainable. For a child who has been placed, or continued in a
25placement, outside of his or her home for less than 6 months, the court shall order

1the person or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child under
2a court order to file with the court the report submitted under s. 48.33 (1) or 938.33
3(1), the permanency case plan prepared under s. 48.38 or 938.38, if one has been
4prepared, and as much information relating to the appointment of a guardian as is
5reasonably ascertainable. The agency shall file the report at least 48 hours before
6the date of the dispositional hearing under par. (fm).
AB599, s. 110 7Section 110. 48.977 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,50,108 48.977 (4) (i) Effect of disposition on permanency case plan review process.
9After a disposition under par. (h), the child's permanency case plan shall continue to
10be reviewed under s. 48.38 (5), if applicable.
AB599, s. 111 11Section 111. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,50,1712 49.471 (4) (a) 4. a. The individual is a parent or caretaker relative of a child who
13is living in the home with the parent or caretaker relative or who is temporarily
14absent from the home for not more than 6 months or, if the child has been removed
15from the home for more than 6 months, the parent or caretaker relative is working
16toward unifying the family by complying with a permanency case plan under s. 48.38
17or 938.38.
AB599, s. 112 18Section 112. 49.471 (4) (b) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,50,2419 49.471 (4) (b) 4. a. The individual is a parent or caretaker relative of a child who
20is living in the home with the parent or caretaker relative or who is temporarily
21absent from the home for not more than 6 months or, if the child has been removed
22from the home for more than 6 months, the parent or caretaker relative is working
23toward unifying the family by complying with a permanency case plan under s. 48.38
24or 938.38.
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