AB143,11,2215 48.32 (1) (ar) If the consent decree places a child in a residential care center
16for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675,
17the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized assessment and the agency
18primarily responsible for providing services to the child shall submit it and the
19recommendation of the qualified individual who completed the assessment,
20including all of the following, to the court and to all persons who are parties to the
21consent decree, no later than the time the consent decree is entered or, if not available
22by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement is made:
AB143,11,2423 1. Whether the proposed placement will provide the child with the most
24effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
AB143,12,2
12. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
2for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,12,53 3. The reasons why the child's needs can or cannot be met by the child's family
4or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable reason
5for determining that the child's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,12,86 4. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 48.38
7(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
8individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
AB143,18 9Section 18. 48.32 (1) (b) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,12,1510 48.32 (1) (b) 1r. Except as provided in par. (cd), if the child is placed in a
11residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
12certified under s. 48.675, a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which
13do not affect whether the placement may be made, after considering the
14standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified individual who
15conducted the standardized assessment under par. (ar):
AB143,12,1716 a. Whether the needs of the child can be met through placement in a foster
17home.
AB143,12,2118 b. Whether placement of the child in a residential care center for children and
19youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the most
20effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive
21environment.
AB143,12,2322 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
23goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,12,2424 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB143,19 25Section 19. 48.32 (1) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,13,6
148.32 (1) (cd) If the results of the standardized assessment and
2recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
3assessment are required but not available at the time of the order, the court shall
4defer making the findings under par. (b) 1r. as provided in this paragraph. No later
5than 60 days after the date on which the placement was made, the court shall issue
6an order making the findings under par. (b) 1r.
AB143,20 7Section 20. 48.33 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,13,98 48.33 (4) (cm) A statement indicating whether the recommended placement is
9certified under s. 48.675.
AB143,21 10Section 21. 48.33 (4) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,13,1511 48.33 (4) (cr) 1. If the report recommends placement of a child in a residential
12care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under
13s. 48.675, except as provided in subd. 2., the report shall contain the results of the
14standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified individual who
15conducted the standardized assessment, including all of the following:
AB143,13,1716 a. Whether the proposed placement will provide the child with the most
17effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
AB143,13,1918 b. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
19for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,13,2220 c. The reasons why the child's needs can or cannot be met by the child's family
21or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable reason
22for determining that the child's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,13,2523 d. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 48.38
24(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
25individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
AB143,14,4
12. If the information under subd. 1. is not available at the time of the report,
2the agency shall submit it by the date of the dispositional hearing or, if it is not
3available on that date, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement
4was made.
AB143,22 5Section 22. 48.355 (2) (b) 6d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,14,116 48.355 (2) (b) 6d. Except as provided in par. (cd), if the child is placed in a
7residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
8certified under s. 48.675, a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which
9do not affect whether the placement may be made, after considering the
10standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified individual who
11conducted the standardized assessment:
AB143,14,1312 a. Whether the needs of the child can be met through placement in a foster
13home.
AB143,14,1714 b. Whether placement of the child in a residential care center for children and
15youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the most
16effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive
17environment.
AB143,14,1918 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
19goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,14,2020 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB143,23 21Section 23. 48.355 (2) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,15,222 48.355 (2) (cd) If the results of the standardized assessment and
23recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
24assessment are required but not available at the time of the order, the court shall
25defer making the findings under par. (b) 6d. as provided in this paragraph. No later

1than 60 days after the date on which the placement was made, the court shall issue
2an order making the findings under par. (b) 6d.
AB143,24 3Section 24. 48.357 (1) (am) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,15,104 48.357 (1) (am) 1. c. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new
5placement, the reasons for the change in placement, whether the new placement is
6certified under s. 48.675,
a statement describing why the new placement is
7preferable to the present placement, and a statement of how the new placement
8satisfies the objectives of the treatment plan or permanency plan ordered by the
9court. The person sending the notice shall file the notice with the court on the same
10day that the notice is sent.
AB143,25 11Section 25. 48.357 (1) (am) 1m. and 1r. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,15,2012 48.357 (1) (am) 1m. If the proposed change in placement would place the child
13in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
14certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized
15assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
16dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified
17individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including all of the
18following, to the court and all persons who are required to receive the notice under
19subd. 1. no later than time of filing that notice or, if not available by that time, and
20except as provided under subd. 1r., no later than 10 days after the notice is filed:
AB143,15,2221 a. Whether the proposed placement will provide the child with the most
22effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
AB143,15,2423 b. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
24for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,16,3
1c. The reasons why the child's needs can or cannot be met by the child's family
2or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable reason
3for determining that the child's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,16,64 d. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 48.38
5(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
6individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
AB143,16,107 1r. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
8subd. 1m. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the person or
9agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit
10it no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement is made.
AB143,26 11Section 26. 48.357 (1) (c) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,16,2012 48.357 (1) (c) 1r. If the proposed change in placement would place the child in
13a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
14certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized
15assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
16dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified
17individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the information
18under par. (am) 1m., to the court and to all persons who are required to receive the
19notice under par. (am) 1. a. no later than the filing of that request or, if not available
20by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.
AB143,27 21Section 27. 48.357 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.357 (2) (a) 1.
AB143,28 22Section 28. 48.357 (2) (a) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,17,623 48.357 (2) (a) 2. If the emergency change in placement under subd. 1. results
24in a child being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group
25home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall

1conduct a standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible
2for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of
3the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the
4information specified under sub. (1) (am) 1m. with the notice under subd. 1. or, if not
5available at that time, and except as provided under subd. 3., no later than 10 days
6after the filing of that notice.
AB143,17,107 3. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
8subd. 2. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the person or agency
9primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it no
10later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.
AB143,17,1711 4. If the emergency change in placement under subd. 1. results in a child being
12placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care
13facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days after the
14placement is made, issue an order making the findings under sub. (2v) (a) 5., the
15answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after
16considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified
17individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB143,29 18Section 29. 48.357 (2) (b) 5. and 6. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,18,319 48.357 (2) (b) 5. If the emergency change in placement under this paragraph
20results in a child being placed in a residential care center for children and youth,
21group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual
22shall conduct a standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily
23responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the
24recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
25assessment, including the information specified under sub. (1) (am) 1m., to the court

1and all persons who are required to receive the notice under subd. 2. no later than
2the filing of that request or, if not available by that time, no later than 30 days after
3the date on which the placement was made.
AB143,18,104 6. If the emergency change in placement under this paragraph results in a child
5being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or
6shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days
7after the placement is made, issue an order making the findings under sub. (2v) (a)
85., the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after
9considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified
10individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB143,30 11Section 30. 48.357 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.357 (2m) (a) 1.
AB143,31 12Section 31. 48.357 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,18,2213 48.357 (2m) (a) 2. If the change in placement results in the child being placed
14in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
15certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized
16assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
17dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified
18individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the information
19specified under sub. (1) (am) 1m., to the court and to all persons who are required to
20receive the notice under par. (b) 2., no later than the filing of that request or, if not
21available by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement
22was made.
AB143,32 23Section 32. 48.357 (2v) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,19,524 48.357 (2v) (a) 5. Except as provided in subd. 6., if the court changes the
25placement to a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter

1care facility certified under s. 48.675, the change-in-placement order shall contain
2a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which do not affect whether the
3placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the
4recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
5assessment:
AB143,19,76 a. Whether the needs of the child can be met through placement in a foster
7home.
AB143,19,118 b. Whether placement of the child in a residential care center for children and
9youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the most
10effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive
11environment.
AB143,19,1312 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
13goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,19,1414 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB143,19,2015 6. If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the
16qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are not available
17at the time of the order, the court shall defer making the findings under subd. 5. as
18provided in this paragraph. No later than 60 days after the date on which the
19placement was made, the court shall issue an order making the findings under subd.
205.
AB143,33 21Section 33. 48.38 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,19,2322 48.38 (1) (ag) “Family permanency team” means the team of individuals
23assembled under sub. (3m) to participate in a child's permanency planning.
AB143,34 24Section 34. 48.38 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,20,3
148.38 (1) (ap) “Like-kin” means a person who has a significant emotional
2relationship with a child or the child's family and to whom any of the following
3applies:
AB143,20,64 1. Prior to the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person had an
5existing relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
6relationship.
AB143,20,97 2. During the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person developed a
8relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
9relationship.
AB143,35 10Section 35. 48.38 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,20,1311 48.38 (1) (c) “Qualified residential treatment program” means a residential
12care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under
13s. 48.675.
AB143,36 14Section 36. 48.38 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,20,1915 48.38 (3m) Family permanency team. If a child is placed in a qualified
16residential treatment program, the agency that placed the child or arranged the
17placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the
18child under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall invite all of the following to participate in
19permanency planning and may invite others at the agency's discretion:
AB143,20,2120 (a) All appropriate biological family members, relatives, and like-kin of the
21child, as determined by the agency.
AB143,20,2422 (b) Appropriate professionals who serve as a resource for the family of the child,
23such as teachers, medical or mental health providers who have treated the child, or
24clergy.
AB143,20,2525 (c) Others identified by a child over the age of 14 as provided under sub. (2m).
AB143,37
1Section 37. 48.38 (4) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,21,32 48.38 (4) (k) If the child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program,
3all of the following:
AB143,21,54 1. Documentation of reasonable and good faith efforts to identify and include
5all required individuals on the family permanency team.
AB143,21,66 2. The contact information for the members of the family permanency team.
AB143,21,87 3. Information showing that meetings of the family permanency team are held
8at a time and place convenient for the family to the extent possible.
AB143,21,119 4. If reunification is the child's permanency goal, information demonstrating
10that the parent from whom the child was removed provided input on the members
11of the family permanency team or why that input was not obtained.
AB143,21,1412 5. Information showing that the standardized assessment, as determined by
13the department, was used to determine the appropriateness of the placement in a
14qualified residential treatment program
AB143,21,1815 6. The placement preferences of the family permanency team, including a
16recognition that a child should be placed with his or her siblings unless the court
17determines that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of
18the child or any of those siblings.
AB143,21,2219 7. If placement preferences of the family permanency team are not the
20placement recommended by the qualified individual who conducted the
21standardized assessment, the reasons why these preferences were not
22recommended.
AB143,21,2423 8. The recommendations of the qualified individual who conducted the
24standardized assessment, including all of the following:
AB143,22,5
1a. Whether the recommended placement in a qualified residential treatment
2program is the placement that will provide the child with the most effective and
3appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment and how that placement
4is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in
5the permanency plan.
AB143,22,86 b. Whether and why the child's needs can or cannot be met by the child's family
7or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable reason
8for determining that the child's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,22,109 9. Documentation of the approval or disapproval of the placement in a qualified
10residential treatment program by a court, if such a determination has been made.
AB143,38 11Section 38. 48.38 (4) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,22,1212 48.38 (4) (L) If the child is a parent or is pregnant, all of the following:
AB143,22,1513 1. A list of the services or programs to be provided to or on behalf of the child
14to ensure that the child, if pregnant, is prepared and, if a parent, is able to be a
15parent.
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