AB632, s. 28 14Section 28. 48.295 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,16,1215 48.295 (1) After the filing of a petition and upon a finding by the court that
16reasonable cause exists to warrant a physical, psychological, mental, or
17developmental examination or an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that
18conforms to the criteria specified under s. 48.547 (4), the court may order any child
19coming within its jurisdiction to be examined as an outpatient by personnel in an
20approved treatment facility for alcohol and other drug abuse, by a physician,
21psychiatrist, or licensed psychologist, or by another expert appointed by the court
22holding at least a master's degree in social work or another related field of child
23development, in order that the child's physical, psychological, alcohol or other drug
24dependency, mental, or developmental condition may be considered. The court may
25also order a physical, psychological, mental, or developmental examination or an

1alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified
2under s. 48.547 (4) of a parent, guardian, or legal custodian whose ability to care for
3a child is at issue before the court or of an expectant mother whose ability to control
4her use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs
5is at issue before the court. The court shall hear any objections by the child or, the
6child's parents, guardian, or legal custodian, or the next of kin of a parental homicide
7victim
to the request for such an examination or assessment before ordering the
8examination or assessment. The expenses of an examination, if approved by the
9court, shall be paid by the county of the court ordering the examination in a county
10having a population of less than 500,000 or by the department in a county having a
11population of 500,000 or more. The payment for an alcohol and other drug abuse
12assessment shall be in accordance with s. 48.361.
AB632, s. 29 13Section 29. 48.295 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,16,1814 48.295 (3) If the child, the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the next
15of kin of a parental homicide victim,
or the expectant mother objects to a particular
16physician, psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, or other expert as required under this
17section, the court shall appoint a different physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or
18other expert as required under this section.
AB632, s. 30 19Section 30. 48.299 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,17,220 48.299 (1) (a) The general public shall be excluded from hearings under this
21chapter and from hearings by courts exercising jurisdiction under s. 48.16 unless a
22public fact-finding hearing is demanded by a child through his or her counsel, by an
23expectant mother through her counsel or by an unborn child through the unborn
24child's guardian ad litem. However, the The court shall refuse to grant the public
25hearing in a proceeding, other than a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), if a parent,

1guardian, or the next of kin of a parental homicide victim objects or if the expectant
2mother or unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem objects.
AB632, s. 31 3Section 31. 48.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,17,144 48.30 (2) At the commencement of the hearing under this section the child and,
5the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or and Indian custodian, and the next
6of kin of a parental homicide victim
; the child expectant mother, her parent,
7guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, and the unborn child through the
8unborn child's guardian ad litem; or the adult expectant mother and the unborn child
9through the unborn child's guardian ad litem; shall be advised of their rights as
10specified in s. 48.243 and shall be informed that a request for a jury trial or for a
11substitution of judge under s. 48.29 must be made before the end of the plea hearing
12or is waived. Nonpetitioning parties, including the child, shall be granted a
13continuance of the plea hearing if they wish to consult with an attorney on the
14request for a jury trial or substitution of a judge.
AB632, s. 32 15Section 32. 48.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,18,1216 48.31 (2) The hearing shall be to the court unless the child, the child's parent,
17guardian, or legal custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the unborn
18child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, or the expectant mother of the unborn
19child exercises the right to a jury trial by demanding a jury trial at any time before
20or during the plea hearing. If a jury trial is demanded in a proceeding under s. 48.13
21or 48.133, the jury shall consist of 6 persons. If a jury trial is demanded in a
22proceeding under s. 48.42, the jury shall consist of 12 persons unless the parties
23agree to a lesser number. Chapters 756 and 805 shall govern the selection of jurors.
24If the hearing involves a child victim or witness, as defined in s. 950.02, the court may
25order that a deposition be taken by audiovisual means and allow the use of a recorded

1deposition under s. 967.04 (7) to (10) and, with the district attorney, shall comply with
2s. 971.105. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court or jury shall make a
3determination of the facts, except that in a case alleging a child or an unborn child
4to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 or 48.133, the court shall make
5the determination under s. 48.13 (intro.) or 48.133 relating to whether the child or
6unborn child is in need of protection or services that can be ordered by the court. If
7the court finds that the child or unborn child is not within the jurisdiction of the court
8or, in a case alleging a child or an unborn child to be in need of protection or services
9under s. 48.13 or 48.133, that the child or unborn child is not in need of protection
10or services that can be ordered by the court or if the court or jury finds that the facts
11alleged in the petition have not been proved, the court shall dismiss the petition with
12prejudice.
AB632, s. 33 13Section 33. 48.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,19,414 48.32 (1) (a) At any time after the filing of a petition for a proceeding relating
15to s. 48.13 or 48.133 and before the entry of judgment, the judge or a circuit court
16commissioner may suspend the proceedings and place the child or expectant mother
17under supervision in the home or present placement of the child or expectant mother.
18The court may establish terms and conditions applicable to the child and the child's
19parent, guardian or legal custodian, to the child expectant mother and her parent,
20guardian or legal custodian or to the adult expectant mother, including the condition
21specified in sub. (1b). The order under this section shall be known as a consent decree
22and must be agreed to by the child, if 12 years of age or older, the child's parent,
23guardian, or legal custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, and the
24person filing the petition under s. 48.25; by the child expectant mother, her parent,
25guardian, or legal custodian, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad

1litem, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; or by the adult expectant
2mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and the person
3filing the petition under s. 48.25. The consent decree shall be reduced to writing and
4given to the parties.
AB632, s. 34 5Section 34. 48.32 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,19,186 48.32 (2) (c) Upon the motion of the court or the application of the child, parent,
7guardian, legal custodian, next of kin of a parental homicide victim, expectant
8mother, unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, intake worker, or any
9agency supervising the child or expectant mother under the consent decree, the court
10may, after giving notice to the parties to the consent decree, their counsel or guardian
11ad litem, and the court-appointed special advocate for the child, if any, extend the
12decree for up to an additional 6 months in the absence of objection to extension by
13the parties to the initial consent decree. If the child, parent, guardian, legal
14custodian, next of kin of a parental homicide victim, expectant mother, or unborn
15child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem objects to the extension, the judge shall
16schedule a hearing and make a determination on the issue of extension. An
17extension under this paragraph of a consent decree relating to an unborn child who
18is alleged to be in need of protection or services may be granted after the child is born.
AB632, s. 35 19Section 35. 48.32 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,20,220 48.32 (6) The judge or circuit court commissioner shall inform the child and,
21the child's parent, guardian or, and legal custodian, or and the next of kin of a
22parental homicide victim, or
the adult expectant mother, in writing, of the right of
23the child or expectant mother to object to the continuation of the consent decree
24under sub. (3) and of the fact that the hearing under which the child or expectant

1mother was placed on supervision may be continued to conclusion as if the consent
2decree had never been entered.
AB632, s. 36 3Section 36. 48.355 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,20,124 48.355 (2) (b) 1m. A notice that the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian,
5the child, if 14 years of age or over, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the
6expectant mother, if 14 years of age or over, or the unborn child by the unborn child's
7guardian ad litem may request an agency that is providing care or services for the
8child or expectant mother or that has legal custody of the child to disclose to, or make
9available for inspection by, the parent, guardian, legal custodian, child, expectant
10mother or unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem
that individual the
11contents of any record kept or information received by the agency about the child or
12expectant mother as provided in s. 48.78 (2) (ag) and (aj).
AB632, s. 37 13Section 37. 48.355 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,20,2514 48.355 (2) (d) The court shall provide a copy of a dispositional order relating
15to a child in need of protection or services to the child's parent, guardian, legal
16custodian, or trustee, to the child through the child's counsel or guardian ad litem,
17to the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, to the child's court-appointed special
18advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home
19of his or her parent or Indian custodian and placed outside that home, to the Indian
20child's Indian custodian and tribe. The court shall provide a copy of a dispositional
21order relating to an unborn child in need of protection or services to the expectant
22mother, to the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, to the
23parent, guardian, legal custodian, or trustee of a child expectant mother and, if the
24expectant mother is an Indian child, to the expectant mother's Indian custodian and
25tribe.
AB632, s. 38
1Section 38. 48.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,21,192 48.357 (1) (am) 1. If the proposed change in placement involves any change in
3placement other than a change in placement specified in par. (c), the person or agency
4primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney,
5or the corporation counsel shall cause written notice of the proposed change in
6placement to be sent to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the
7child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, any foster parent or other
8physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed
9special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the
10home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
11tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, written
12notice shall also be sent to the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem.
13If the change in placement involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn child
14under s. 48.133, written notice shall be sent to the adult expectant mother and the
15unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem. The notice shall contain the
16name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in placement,
17a statement describing why the new placement is preferable to the present
18placement, and a statement of how the new placement satisfies objectives of the
19treatment plan ordered by the court.
AB632, s. 39 20Section 39. 48.357 (1) (am) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,21,2421 48.357 (1) (am) 2. a. By the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian
22custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the child, if 12 years of age
23or over, and the child's tribe, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from
24the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian.
AB632, s. 40 25Section 40. 48.357 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,22,8
148.357 (1) (c) 2. The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering any change in
2placement requested under subd. 1. Not less than 3 days prior to the hearing, the
3court shall provide notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the request for the
4change in placement, to the child, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the
5child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the child's court-appointed
6special advocate, all parties that are bound by the dispositional order, and, if the child
7is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. Subject to subd. 2r.,
8if all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
AB632, s. 41 9Section 41. 48.357 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,23,210 48.357 (2m) (a) The child, the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian
11custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the expectant
12mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, or any person or
13agency primarily bound by the dispositional order, other than the person or agency
14responsible for implementing the order, may request a change in placement under
15this paragraph. The request shall contain the name and address of the new
16placement requested and shall state what new information is available that affects
17the advisability of the current placement. If the proposed change in placement would
18change the placement of a child placed in the child's home to a placement outside the
19child's home, the request shall also contain specific information showing that
20continued placement of the child in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the
21child and, unless any of the circumstances under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies,
22specific information showing that the agency primarily responsible for
23implementing the dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the
24removal of the child from the home, while assuring that the child's health and safety

1are the paramount concerns. The request shall be submitted to the court. The court
2may also propose a change in placement on its own motion.
AB632, s. 42 3Section 42. 48.357 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,23,254 48.357 (2m) (b) The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering any change in
5placement requested or proposed under par. (a) if the request states that new
6information is available that affects the advisability of the current placement. A
7hearing is not required if the requested or proposed change in placement does not
8involve a change in placement of a child placed in the child's home to a placement
9outside the child's home, written waivers of objection to the proposed change in
10placement are signed by all persons entitled to receive notice under this paragraph,
11other than a court-appointed special advocate, and the court approves. If a hearing
12is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the hearing the court shall notify the child,
13the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental
14homicide victim,
any foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62
15(2) of the child, the child's court-appointed special advocate, all parties who are
16bound by the dispositional order, and, if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's
17Indian custodian and tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child
18under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's
19guardian ad litem. If the change in placement involves an adult expectant mother
20of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant mother,
21the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and all parties who are
22bound by the dispositional order, at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the
23request or proposal for the change in placement shall be attached to the notice.
24Subject to par. (br), if all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately
25with the hearing.
AB632, s. 43
1Section 43. 48.363 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,24,162 48.363 (1) (a) A child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian
3custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, an expectant mother, an
4unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, any person or agency bound
5by a dispositional order, or the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county
6in which the dispositional order was entered may request a revision in the order that
7does not involve a change in placement, including a revision with respect to the
8amount of child support to be paid by a parent. The court may also propose a revision.
9The request or court proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed
10revision and what new information is available that affects the advisability of the
11court's disposition. The request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court.
12The court shall hold a hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional
13order if the request or court proposal indicates that new information is available
14which affects the advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written
15waivers of objections to the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice
16and the court approves.
AB632, s. 44 17Section 44. 48.363 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,25,918 48.363 (1) (b) If a hearing is held, at least 3 days before the hearing the court
19shall notify the child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, and Indian
20custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, all parties bound by the
21dispositional order, the child's foster parent or other physical custodian described in
22s. 48.62 (2), the child's court-appointed special advocate, the district attorney or
23corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered, and,
24if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
25Indian custodian, the Indian child's tribe. If the child is the expectant mother of an

1unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify the unborn child by the
2unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the proceeding involves an adult expectant
3mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant
4mother, the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all parties
5bound by the dispositional order, and the district attorney or corporation counsel in
6the county in which the dispositional order was entered, at least 3 days prior to the
7hearing. A copy of the request or proposal shall be attached to the notice. If all
8parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing. No revision
9may extend the effective period of the original order.
AB632, s. 45 10Section 45. 48.365 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,25,1911 48.365 (1m) The parent, child, guardian, legal custodian, Indian custodian,
12next of kin of a parental homicide victim,
expectant mother, unborn child by the
13unborn child's guardian ad litem, any person or agency bound by the dispositional
14order, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the
15dispositional order was entered, or the court on its own motion may request an
16extension of an order under s. 48.355 including an order under s. 48.355 that was
17entered before the child was born. The request shall be submitted to the court that
18entered the order. An order under s. 48.355 may be extended only as provided in this
19section.
AB632, s. 46 20Section 46. 48.365 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,26,1021 48.365 (2) No order may be extended without a hearing. The court shall
22provide notice of the time and place of the hearing to the child, the child's parent,
23guardian, legal custodian, and Indian custodian, the next of kin of a parental
24homicide victim,
all the parties present at the original hearing, the child's foster
25parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the child's

1court-appointed special advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the
2county in which the dispositional order was entered and, if the child is an Indian
3child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the
4Indian child's tribe. If the child is an expectant mother of an unborn child under s.
548.133, the court shall also notify the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian
6ad litem. If the extension hearing involves an adult expectant mother of an unborn
7child under s. 48.133, the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn
8child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all the parties present at the
9original hearing, and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in
10which the dispositional order was entered, of the time and place of the hearing.
AB632, s. 47 11Section 47. 48.38 (4) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,26,1312 48.38 (4) (ag) The name, address, and telephone number of the child's parent,
13guardian, and legal custodian and of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.
AB632, s. 48 14Section 48. 48.38 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,26,2215 48.38 (4m) (b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, the court shall
16notify the child;, the child's any parent, guardian, and legal custodian; of the child,
17and the child's
; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; any foster parent or
18other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the operator of the
19facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; and,
20if the child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the
21time, of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be determined
22at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a right to be heard at the hearing.
AB632, s. 49 23Section 49. 48.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,27,1624 48.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the child, if he or she is 12 years
25of age or older
; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the next of kin of

1a parental homicide victim;
the child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in
2which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; and, if the child
3is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian
4custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the date, time, and place,
5and purpose
of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and
6of the fact that they may have an opportunity shall have a right to be heard at the
7review by submitting written comments not less than 10 working days before the
8review or by participating at the review
as provided in par. (bm) 1. The court or
9agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the child's
10counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special
11advocate of the date time, place, and purpose of the review, of the issues to be
12determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may submit written
13comments not less than 10 working days before the review
have an opportunity to
14be heard at the review as provided in par. (bm) 1
. The notices under this paragraph
15shall be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the review and copies of the
16notices shall be filed in the child's case record.
AB632, s. 50 17Section 50. 48.38 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,28,518 48.38 (5) (bm) 1. A child, parent, guardian, legal custodian, next of kin of a
19parental homicide victim,
foster parent, operator of a facility, or relative who is
20provided notice of the review under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the
21review by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified in
22par. (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the review or by participating
23at the review. A person representing the interests of the public, counsel, guardian
24ad litem, or court-appointed special advocate who is provided notice of the review
25under par. (b) may have an opportunity to be heard at the review by submitting

1written comments relevant to the determinations specified in par. (c) not less than
210 working days before the date of the review. A foster parent, operator of a facility,
3or relative who receives notice of a hearing review under par. (b) and a right to be
4heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding on which the
5review is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to be heard.
AB632, s. 51 6Section 51. 48.38 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,28,227 48.38 (5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the
8permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to
9each person appointed to the review panel, the child's parent, guardian, and legal
10custodian, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, the person representing the
11interests of the public, the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, the child's
12court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed
13outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian
14custodian and tribe a copy of the permanency plan and any written comments
15submitted under par. (bm) 1. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), a person appointed
16to a review panel, the person representing the interests of the public, the child's
17counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate,
18and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent
19or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe may have access
20to any other records concerning the child for the purpose of participating in the
21review. A person permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph may not
22disclose any information from the records to any other person.
AB632, s. 52 23Section 52. 48.38 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,29,724 48.38 (5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of
25the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered

1the order; the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem; the person
2representing the interests of the public; the child's parent, guardian, or and legal
3custodian; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim; the child's court-appointed
4special advocate; the child's foster parent or, the operator of the facility where the
5child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; and, if the child is an
6Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian,
7the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe.
AB632, s. 53 8Section 53. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,29,229 48.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
10shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the next of
11kin of a parental homicide victim; and
the child's foster parent, the operator of the
12facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; of
13the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be determined at the
14hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a right to be heard at the hearing as
15provided in par. (c) 1. and shall notify
the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad
16litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that prepared the
17permanency plan; the person representing the interests of the public; and, if the child
18is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian
19custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe of the date, time, and place,
20and purpose
of the hearing, of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the
21fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the hearing as provided in par.
22(c) 1
.
AB632, s. 54 23Section 54. 48.38 (5m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,30,1224 48.38 (5m) (c) 1. A child, parent, guardian, legal custodian, next of kin of a
25parental homicide victim,
foster parent, operator of a facility, or relative who is

1provided notice of the hearing under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the
2hearing by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified in
3sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the hearing or by
4participating at the hearing. A counsel, guardian ad litem, court-appointed special
5advocate, agency, or person representing the interests of the public who is provided
6notice of the hearing under par. (b) may have an opportunity to be heard at the
7hearing by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified in
8sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the hearing or by
9participating at the hearing. A foster parent, operator of a facility, or relative who
10receives notice of a hearing under par. (b) and a right to be heard under this
11subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held
12solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to be heard.
AB632, s. 55 13Section 55. 48.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,31,314 48.38 (5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that
15prepared the permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan and any
16written comments submitted under par. (c) 1. to the court, to the child's parent,
17guardian, and legal custodian, to the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, to the
18person representing the interests of the public, to the child's counsel or guardian ad
19litem, to the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian
20child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, to the
21Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the
22person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel or guardian ad
23litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child
24who is placed outside of the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian
25child's Indian custodian and tribe may have access to any other records concerning

1the child for the purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access
2to a child's records under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the
3records to any other person.
AB632, s. 56 4Section 56. 48.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,31,225 48.38 (5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
6and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
7provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the child; the child's
8parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the next of kin of a parental homicide victim;
9the child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the
10relative with whom the child is living; the child's court-appointed special advocate;
11the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the person representing the
12interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the
13home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
14tribe. The court shall make the findings specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case
15basis based on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference
16the specific information on which those findings are based in the findings of fact and
17conclusions of law prepared under this paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions
18of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without documenting or referencing that
19specific information in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or amended
20findings of fact and conclusions of law that retroactively correct earlier findings of
21fact and conclusions of law that do not comply with this paragraph are not sufficient
22to comply with this paragraph.
AB632, s. 57 23Section 57. 48.396 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,32,1024 48.396 (1b) If requested by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child
25who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if requested by the next of kin

1of a parental homicide victim,
or if requested by the child, if 14 years of age or over,
2a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, provide to the parent,
3guardian, legal custodian or child
requester a copy of that report. If requested by the
4parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child expectant mother of an unborn child
5who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if requested by an expectant
6mother of an unborn child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if
714 years of age or over, or if requested by an unborn child through the unborn child's
8guardian ad litem, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy,
9provide to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, expectant mother or unborn child
10by the unborn child's guardian ad litem a copy of that report.
AB632, s. 58 11Section 58. 48.396 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,33,212 48.396 (1d) Upon the written permission of the parent, guardian or legal
13custodian of a child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, upon the
14written permission of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim,
or upon the
15written permission of the child, if 14 years of age or over, a law enforcement agency
16may, subject to official agency policy, make available to the person named in the
17permission any reports specifically identified by the parent, guardian, legal
18custodian, relative, or child in the written permission. Upon the written permission
19of the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a child expectant mother of an unborn
20child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, or of an expectant
21mother of an unborn child who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, if
2214 years of age or over, and of the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad
23litem, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, make available
24to the person named in the permission any reports specifically identified by the

1parent, guardian, legal custodian or expectant mother, and unborn child by the
2unborn child's guardian ad litem in the written permission.
AB632, s. 59 3Section 59. 48.396 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,33,114 48.396 (2) (ag) Upon request of the parent, guardian , or legal custodian of a
5child who is the subject of a record of a court specified in par. (a), upon request of the
6next of kin of a parental homicide victim,
or upon request of the child, if 14 years of
7age or over, the court shall open for inspection by the parent, guardian, legal
8custodian or child
requester the records of the court relating to that child, unless the
9court finds, after due notice and hearing, that inspection of those records by the
10parent, guardian, legal custodian or child requester would result in imminent
11danger to anyone.
AB632, s. 60 12Section 60. 48.396 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,33,2013 48.396 (2) (am) Upon the written permission of the parent, guardian or legal
14custodian of a child who is the subject of a record of a court specified in par. (a), upon
15the written permission of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim,
or upon the
16written permission of the child, if 14 years of age or over, the court shall open for
17inspection by the person named in the permission any records specifically identified
18by the parent, guardian, legal custodian, relative, or child in the written permission,
19unless the court finds, after due notice and hearing, that inspection of those records
20by the person named in the permission would result in imminent danger to anyone.
AB632, s. 61 21Section 61. 48.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,33,2422 48.42 (1) (b) The names and addresses of the child's parent or parents, guardian
23and legal custodian and the name and address of the next of kin of a parental
24homicide victim
.
AB632, s. 62 25Section 62. 48.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,34,2
148.42 (2) (c) The guardian, guardian ad litem, legal custodian, and Indian
2custodian of the child and the next of kin of a parental homicide victim.
AB632, s. 63 3Section 63. 48.427 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,34,64 48.427 (6) (b) 2. The names and current addresses of the child's birth parents,
5guardian, and legal custodian and the name and address of the next of kin of a
6parental homicide victim
.
AB632, s. 64 7Section 64. 48.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,34,158 48.46 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1m), (2), and (3), the child whose status
9is adjudicated by the court, the parent, guardian or legal custodian of that child, the
10next of kin of a parental homicide victim,
the unborn child whose status is
11adjudicated by the court, or the expectant mother of that unborn child may at any
12time within one year after the entering of the court's order petition the court for a
13rehearing on the ground that new evidence has been discovered affecting the
14advisability of the court's original adjudication. Upon a showing that such evidence
15does exist, the court shall order a new hearing.
AB632, s. 65 16Section 65. 48.46 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,35,517 48.46 (1m) Except as provided in sub. (2), the parent, guardian or legal
18custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental homicide victim, or the child whose
19status is adjudicated by the court in an order entered under s. 48.43 or an order
20adjudicating paternity under subch. VIII may, within the time permitted under this
21subsection, petition the court for a rehearing on the ground that new evidence has
22been discovered affecting the advisability of the court's adjudication. Upon a
23showing that such evidence does exist, the court shall order a new hearing. A petition
24under this subsection shall be filed within one year after the date on which the order
25under s. 48.43 or order adjudicating paternity under subch. VIII is entered, unless

1within that one-year period a court in this state or in another jurisdiction enters an
2order granting adoption of the child, in which case a petition under this subsection
3shall be filed before the date on which the order granting adoption is entered or
4within 30 days after the date on which the order under s. 48.43 or order adjudicating
5paternity under subch. VIII is entered, whichever is later.
AB632, s. 66 6Section 66. 48.63 (5) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,35,167 48.63 (5) (d) 4. Not less than 10 days before the review, the agency that placed
8the child or that arranged the placement of the child shall provide a copy of the
9revised permanency plan or plans and the request for review submitted under subd.
103. and notice of the time and place of the review to the child, the parent, guardian,
11Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin of a parental
12homicide victim,
and the operator of the group home in which the child is placed,
13together with notice of the issues to be determined as part of the permanency plan
14review and notice of the fact that those persons shall have a right to be heard at the
15review by submitting written comments to that agency or the independent reviewing
16agency before the review or by participating at the review.
AB632, s. 67 17Section 67. 48.63 (5) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,35,2418 48.63 (5) (d) 6. Within 30 days after the review, the agency that prepared the
19revised permanency plan or plans shall prepare a written summary of the
20determinations specified in s. 48.38 (5) (c) that were made under subd. 5. and shall
21provide a copy of that summary to the independent reviewing agency, the child, the
22parent, guardian, Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, the next of kin
23of a parental homicide victim,
and the operator of the group home in which the child
24was placed.
AB632, s. 68 25Section 68. 48.78 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,36,8
148.78 (2) (ag) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from making available
2for inspection or disclosing the contents of a record, upon the request of the parent,
3guardian, or legal custodian of the child who is the subject of the record, upon the
4request of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim,
or upon the request of the
5child, if 14 years of age or over, to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or child
6requester, unless the agency determines that inspection of the record by the child,
7parent, guardian, or legal custodian
requester would result in imminent danger to
8anyone.
AB632, s. 69 9Section 69. 48.78 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,36,1810 48.78 (2) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from making
11available for inspection or disclosing the contents of a record, upon the written
12permission of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child who is the subject
13of the record, upon the written permission of the next of kin of a parental homicide
14victim,
or upon the written permission of the child, if 14 years of age or over, to the
15person named in the permission if the parent, guardian, legal custodian, relative, or
16child specifically identifies the record in the written permission, unless the agency
17determines that inspection of the record by the person named in the permission
18would result in imminent danger to anyone.
AB632, s. 70 19Section 70. 48.977 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,36,2120 48.977 (4) (a) 3. The child's parent and the next of kin of a parental homicide
21victim
.
AB632, s. 71 22Section 71. 48.977 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB632,36,2523 48.977 (4) (b) 2. The names and addresses of the child's parent or parents,
24guardian, and legal custodian and the name and address of the next of kin of a
25parental homicide victim
.
AB632, s. 72
1Section 72. 48.977 (4) (c) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
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