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:
AB599,49,17
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.
AB599, s. 113 25Section 113. 146.82 (2) (a) 18m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,51,19
1146.82 (2) (a) 18m. If the subject of the patient health care records is a child
2or juvenile who has been placed in a foster home, group home, residential care center
3for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility, including a placement under
4s. 48.205, 48.21, 938.205, or 938.21, or for whom placement in a foster home, group
5home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility
6is recommended under s. 48.33 (4), 48.425 (1) (g), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (3) or (4),
7to an agency directed by a court to prepare a court report under s. 48.33 (1), 48.424
8(4) (b), 48.425 (3), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (1), to an agency responsible for
9preparing a court report under s. 48.365 (2g), 48.425 (1), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or
10938.365 (2g), to an agency responsible for preparing a permanency case plan under
11s. 48.355 (2e), 48.38, 48.43 (1) (c) or (5) (c), 48.63 (4) or (5) (c), 48.831 (4) (e), 938.355
12(2e), or 938.38 regarding the child or juvenile, or to an agency that placed the child
13or juvenile or arranged for the placement of the child or juvenile in any of those
14placements and, by any of those agencies, to any other of those agencies and, by the
15agency that placed the child or juvenile or arranged for the placement of the child or
16juvenile in any of those placements, to the foster parent of the child or juvenile or the
17operator of the group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile
18correctional facility in which the child or juvenile is placed, as provided in s. 48.371
19or 938.371.
AB599, s. 114 20Section 114. 252.15 (3m) (d) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,52,1321 252.15 (3m) (d) 15. If the subject of the HIV test is a child who has been placed
22in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or
23juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), including a placement
24under s. 48.205, 48.21, 938.205, or 938.21, or for whom placement in a foster home,
25group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional

1facility is recommended under s. 48.33 (4), 48.425 (1) (g), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (3)
2or (4), to an agency directed by a court to prepare a court report under s. 48.33 (1),
348.424 (4) (b), 48.425 (3), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (1), to an agency
4responsible for preparing a court report under s. 48.365 (2g), 48.425 (1), 48.831 (2),
548.837 (4) (c), or 938.365 (2g), to an agency responsible for preparing a permanency
6case plan under s. 48.355 (2e), 48.38, 48.43 (1) (c) or (5) (c), 48.63 (4) or (5) (c), 48.831
7(4) (e), 938.355 (2e), or 938.38 regarding the child, or to an agency that placed the
8child or arranged for the placement of the child in any of those placements and, by
9any of those agencies, to any other of those agencies and, by the agency that placed
10the child or arranged for the placement of the child in any of those placements, to the
11child's foster parent or the operator of the group home, residential care center for
12children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility in which the child is placed, as
13provided in s. 48.371 or 938.371.
AB599, s. 115 14Section 115. 757.69 (1) (g) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,52,1615 757.69 (1) (g) 14. Conduct permanency case plan reviews under s. 48.38 (5) or
16938.38 (5) and permanency case plan hearings under s. 48.38 (5m) or 938.38 (5m).
AB599, s. 116 17Section 116. 767.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,52,2518 767.41 (3) (b) If the legal custodian appointed under par. (a) is an agency, the
19agency shall report to the court on the status of the child at least once each year until
20the child reaches 18 years of age, is returned to the custody of a parent or is placed
21under the guardianship of an agency. The agency shall file an annual report no less
22than 30 days before the anniversary of the date of the order. An agency may file an
23additional report at any time if it determines that more frequent reporting is
24appropriate. A report shall summarize the child's permanency case plan and the
25recommendations of the review panel under s. 48.38 (5), if any.
AB599, s. 117
1Section 117. 767.41 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,53,72 767.41 (3) (c) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency case plan
3within 30 days after receiving a report under par. (b). At least 10 days before the date
4of the hearing, the court shall provide notice of the time, place, and purpose of the
5hearing to the agency that prepared the report; the child; the child's parents,
6guardian, and legal custodian; and the child's foster parent, the operator of the
7facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living.
AB599, s. 118 8Section 118. 808.075 (4) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,53,99 808.075 (4) (a) 8. Review of permanency plan case plans under s. 48.38 (5).
AB599, s. 119 10Section 119. 808.075 (4) (fn) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,53,1111 808.075 (4) (fn) 8. Review of permanency plan case plans under s. 938.38 (5).
AB599, s. 120 12Section 120. 938.028 (4) (f) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,53,1713 938.028 (4) (f) 1. d. Arrangements were made to provide natural and
14unsupervised family interaction in the most natural setting that can ensure the
15Indian juvenile's safety, as appropriate to the goals of the Indian juvenile's
16permanency case plan, including arrangements for transportation and other
17assistance to enable family members to participate in that interaction.
AB599, s. 121 18Section 121. 938.21 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,53,2219 938.21 (5) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
20938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
21under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
22permanency case plan for the juvenile.
AB599, s. 122 23Section 122. 938.235 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,53,2524 938.235 (4) (a) 1. Participate in permanency case planning under ss. 48.43 (5)
25and 938.38.
AB599, s. 123
1Section 123. 938.235 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,54,32 938.235 (4) (a) 2. Petition for a change in placement under s. 938.357 or a trial
3reunification under s. 938.358
.
AB599, s. 124 4Section 124. 938.315 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,54,115 938.315 (2m) (b) The court making an initial finding under s. 938.38 (5m) that
6the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made
7reasonable efforts to achieve the goals of the juvenile's permanency case plan more
8than 12 months after the date on which the juvenile was removed from the home or
9making any subsequent findings under s. 938.38 (5m) as to those reasonable efforts
10more than 12 months after the date of a previous finding as to those reasonable
11efforts.
AB599, s. 125 12Section 125. 938.32 (1) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,54,1613 938.32 (1) (c) 1. c. If a permanency case plan has previously been prepared for
14the juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made
15reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency case plan,
16including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement.
AB599, s. 126 17Section 126. 938.32 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,54,2118 938.32 (1) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
19938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
20under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
21permanency case plan for the juvenile.
AB599, s. 127 22Section 127. 938.33 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,54,2323 938.33 (4) (a) A permanency case plan prepared under s. 938.38.
AB599, s. 128 24Section 128. 938.33 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,55,11
1938.33 (4) (c) Specific information showing that continued placement of the
2juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile, specific
3information showing that the county department or the agency primarily
4responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made reasonable efforts to
5prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's
6health and safety are the paramount concerns, unless any of the circumstances
7specified in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, and, if a permanency case plan has
8previously been prepared for the juvenile, specific information showing that the
9county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the
10juvenile's permanency case plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state
11placement,.
AB599, s. 129 12Section 129. 938.335 (3g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,55,1613 938.335 (3g) (c) That, if a permanency case plan has previously been prepared
14for the juvenile, the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to
15achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency case plan, including, if appropriate,
16through an out-of-state placement,.
AB599, s. 130 17Section 130. 938.335 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,55,2218 938.335 (4) Testimony by telephone or live audiovisual means. At hearings
19under this section, s. 938.357, 938.358, 938.363, or 938.365, on the request of any
20party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the court may admit testimony on
21the record by telephone or live audiovisual means, if available, under s. 807.13 (2).
22The request and the showing of good cause may be made by telephone.
AB599, s. 131 23Section 131. 938.355 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,56,3
1938.355 (2) (b) 5. For a juvenile placed outside his or her home under an order
2under s. 938.34 (3) or 938.345, a permanency case plan under s. 938.38 if one has been
3prepared.
AB599, s. 132 4Section 132. 938.355 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,57,25 938.355 (2) (b) 6. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, a finding that
6continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the
7welfare of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent and is
8placed outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (a), (c), (cm), or (d) or (4d), a finding that
9the juvenile's current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the
10community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated
11delinquent. The court order shall also contain a finding as to whether the county
12department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
13order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the
14home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount
15concerns, unless the court finds that any of the circumstances under sub. (2d) (b) 1.
16to 4. applies, and, if a permanency case plan has previously been prepared for the
17juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made
18reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of the juvenile's permanency case plan,
19including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. The court shall make
20the findings specified in this subdivision on a case-by-case basis based on
21circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific
22information on which those findings are based in the court order. A court order that
23merely references this subdivision without documenting or referencing that specific
24information in the court order or an amended court order that retroactively corrects

1an earlier court order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to
2comply with this subdivision.
AB599, s. 133 3Section 133. 938.355 (2b) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,57,44 938.355 (2b) (title) Concurrent reasonable efforts permitted planning.
AB599, s. 134 5Section 134. 938.355 (2b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (2b) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB599,57,217 938.355 (2b) (b) A county department or the agency primarily responsible for
8providing services to a juvenile under a court order may, at the same time as the
9county department or agency is making the reasonable efforts required under sub.
10(2) (b) 6. to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home or to make it possible
11for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home, work with the department of
12children and families, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child
13welfare agency licensed under s. 48.61 (5) in making reasonable efforts to place the
14juvenile for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative, or in some other
15alternative permanent placement, including reasonable efforts to identify an
16appropriate out-of-state placement
shall determine, in accordance with standards
17established by the department, whether to engage in concurrent planning. If,
18according to those standards, concurrent planning is required, the county
19department or agency shall engage in concurrent planning and the court shall make
20a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts
21to achieve the primary goal of the concurrent plan
.
AB599, s. 135 22Section 135. 938.355 (2b) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB599,58,223 938.355 (2b) (a) In this subsection, "concurrent planning" means reasonable
24efforts to work simultaneously towards achieving more than one of the permanency

1goals listed in s. 938.38 (4) (fg) 1. to 5. for a juvenile who is placed in out-of-home care
2and for whom a case plan is required under s. 938.38 (2).
AB599, s. 136 3Section 136. 938.355 (2c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,58,104 938.355 (2c) (b) When a court makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to whether
5the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to
6the juvenile under a court order has made reasonable efforts to achieve the goal of
7the permanency case plan, the court's consideration of reasonable efforts shall
8include the considerations under par. (a) and whether visitation schedules between
9the juvenile and his or her parents were implemented, unless visitation was denied
10or limited by the court.
AB599, s. 137 11Section 137. 938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,58,2012 938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 6., the court is not
13required to include in a dispositional order a finding as to whether the county
14department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
15order has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent of a juvenile to prevent
16the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health
17and safety are the paramount concerns, or, if applicable, a finding as to whether the
18county department or agency has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent
19of a juvenile to achieve the permanency case plan goal of returning the juvenile safely
20to his or her home, if the court finds any of the following:
AB599, s. 138 21Section 138. 938.355 (2d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,58,2522 938.355 (2d) (c) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under par. (b)
231. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38
24(4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency case
25plan for the juvenile.
AB599, s. 139
1Section 139. 938.355 (2e) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,22 938.355 (2e) (title) Permanency Case plans; filing; amended orders; copies.
AB599, s. 140 3Section 140. 938.355 (2e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,104 938.355 (2e) (a) If a permanency case plan has not been prepared at the time
5the dispositional order is entered, or if the court orders a disposition that is not
6consistent with the permanency case plan, the agency responsible for preparing the
7plan shall prepare a permanency case plan that is consistent with the order or revise
8the permanency case plan to conform to the order and shall file the plan with the
9court within the time specified in s. 938.38 (3). A permanency case plan filed under
10this paragraph shall be made a part of the dispositional order.
AB599, s. 141 11Section 141. 938.355 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,1712 938.355 (2e) (b) Each time a juvenile's placement is changed under s. 938.357,
13a trial reunification is ordered under s. 938.358,
or a dispositional order is revised
14under s. 938.363 or extended under s. 938.365, the agency that prepared the
15permanency case plan shall revise the plan to conform to the order and shall file a
16copy of the revised plan with the court. Each plan filed shall be made a part of the
17court order.
AB599, s. 142 18Section 142. 938.355 (2e) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,59,2219 938.355 (2e) (c) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency
20case plan shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the
21juvenile's parent or guardian, to the juvenile or the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad
22litem and to the person representing the interests of the public.
AB599, s. 143 23Section 143. 938.356 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,60,624 938.356 (1) Oral warning. Whenever the court orders a juvenile to be placed
25outside his or her home or denies a parent visitation because the juvenile has been

1adjudged to be delinquent or to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.34,
2938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 and whenever the court reviews a permanency
3case plan under s. 938.38 (5m), the court shall orally inform the parent or parents
4who appear in court of any grounds for termination of parental rights under s. 48.415
5which may be applicable and of the conditions necessary for the juvenile to be
6returned to the home or for the parent to be granted visitation.
AB599, s. 144 7Section 144. 938.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,60,208 938.357 (1) (am) 1. If the proposed change in placement involves any change
9in placement other than a change in placement under par. (c), the person or agency
10primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order or the district
11attorney shall cause written notice of the proposed change in placement to be sent
12to the juvenile, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile, and any
13foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile. If
14the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed from the home of his or her
15parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), written notice shall
16also be sent to the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall
17contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in
18placement, a statement describing why the new placement is preferable to the
19present placement, and a statement of how the new placement satisfies the
20objectives of the treatment juvenile's case plan ordered by the court.
AB599, s. 145 21Section 145. 938.357 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,61,1122 938.357 (1) (c) 1. If the proposed change in placement would change the
23placement of a juvenile placed in the home to a placement outside the home, the
24person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order or
25the district attorney shall submit a request for the change in placement to the court.

1The request shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons
2for the change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement is
3preferable to the present placement, and a statement of how the new placement
4satisfies the objectives of the treatment juvenile's case plan ordered by the court. The
5request shall also contain specific information showing that continued placement of
6the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile and,
7unless any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, specific
8information showing that the agency primarily responsible for implementing the
9dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the
10juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the
11paramount concerns.
AB599, s. 146 12Section 146. 938.357 (2v) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,61,1613 938.357 (2v) (c) Permanency Case plan hearing. If the court finds under par.
14(a) 3. that any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with
15respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days
16after the date of that finding to determine the permanency case plan for the juvenile.
AB599, s. 147 17Section 147. 938.358 of the statutes is created to read:
AB599,61,23 18938.358 Trial reunification. (1) Definition. In this section, "trial
19reunification" means a return of a juvenile who is placed in an out-of-home
20placement under s. 938.355 or 938.357 to the home of his or her parent or other home
21from which the juvenile was removed for a specified and limited period for the
22purpose of determining the appropriateness of permanently returning the juvenile
23to that home.
AB599,62,11 24(2) Trial reunification; procedure. (a) Request or proposal. The person or
25agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request,

1or the court on its own motion may propose, a trial reunification. The request or
2proposal shall contain the name and address of the home that is the site of the
3requested or proposed trial reunification, a statement describing why the trial
4reunification is in the best interests of the juvenile, and a statement describing how
5the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the juvenile's case plan. No person
6may request or propose a trial reunification on the grounds that an emergency
7condition necessitates an immediate return of the juvenile to the home of his or her
8parent or other home from which the juvenile was removed. If an emergency
9condition necessitates such an immediate return, the person or agency primarily
10responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall proceed as provided in s.
11938.357 (2).
AB599,62,2012 (b) Notice; information required. The person requesting the trial reunification
13shall submit the request to the court. That person or the court shall cause written
14notice of the proposed trial reunification to be sent to the juvenile, the parent,
15guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile, any foster parent or other physical
16custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, all parties who are bound by the
17dispositional order, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed
18from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m),
19or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall contain the
20information that is required to be included in the request or proposal under par. (a).
AB599,63,221 (c) Hearing; when required. Any person receiving the notice under par. (b) may
22obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the court within 10 days
23after receipt of the notice. If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the
24hearing the person requesting the trial reunification or the court shall provide notice
25of the hearing to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under par. (b). A copy

1of the request or proposal for the trial reunification shall be attached to the notice.
2If all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
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