938.357(2)
(2) If emergency conditions necessitate an immediate change in the placement of a juvenile placed outside the home, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may remove the juvenile to a new placement, whether or not authorized by the existing dispositional order, without the prior notice provided in
sub. (1) (am) 1. The notice shall, however, be sent within 48 hours after the emergency change in placement. Any party receiving notice may demand a hearing under
sub. (1) (am) 2. In emergency situations, a juvenile may be placed in a licensed public or private shelter care facility as a transitional placement for not more than 20 days, as well as in any placement authorized under
s. 938.34 (3).
938.357(2m)(a)(a) The juvenile, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the juvenile, or any person or agency primarily bound by the dispositional order, other than the person or agency responsible for implementing the order, may request a change in placement under this paragraph. The request shall contain the name and address of the new placement requested and shall state what new information is available that affects the advisability of the current placement. If the proposed change in placement would change the placement of a juvenile placed in the home to a placement outside the home, the request shall also contain specific information showing that continued placement of the juvenile in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile and, unless any of the circumstances specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies, specific information showing that the agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount concerns. The request shall be submitted to the court. In addition, the court may propose a change in placement on its own motion.
938.357(2m)(b)
(b) The court shall hold a hearing on the matter prior to ordering any change in placement requested or proposed under
par. (a) if the request states that new information is available that affects the advisability of the current placement, unless the requested or proposed change in placement involves any change in placement other than a change in placement of a juvenile placed in the home to a placement outside the home and written waivers of objection to the proposed change in placement are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice under
sub. (1) (am) 1. and the court approves. If a hearing is scheduled, the court shall notify the juvenile, the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile, any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian described in
s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, and all parties who are bound by the dispositional order at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal for the change in placement shall be attached to the notice. If all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
938.357(2m)(c)
(c) If the court changes the juvenile's placement from a placement in the juvenile's home to a placement outside the juvenile's home, the change in placement order shall contain the findings specified in
sub. (2v) (a) 1., one of the statements specified in
sub. (2v) (a) 2., and, if in addition the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies with respect to a parent, the determination specified in
sub. (2v) (a) 3.
938.357(2r)
(2r) If a hearing is held under
sub. (1) (am) 2. or
(2m) (b) and the change in placement would remove a juvenile from a foster home, treatment foster home, or other placement with a physical custodian described in
s. 48.62 (2), the court shall give the foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian described in
s. 48.62 (2) an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian to make a written or oral statement during the hearing or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing relating to the juvenile and the requested change in placement. A foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian described in
s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a hearing under
sub. (1) (am) 1. or
(2m) (b) and an opportunity to be heard under this subsection does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be heard.
938.357(2v)(a)1.
1. If the court changes the juvenile's placement from a placement in the juvenile's home to a placement outside the juvenile's home, a finding that continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile and, unless a circumstance specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies, a finding that the agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount concerns.
938.357(2v)(a)2.
2. If the change in placement order would change the placement of the juvenile to a placement outside the home recommended by the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, whether from a placement in the home or from another placement outside the home, a statement that the court approves the placement recommended by the person or agency or, if the change in placement order would change the placement of the juvenile to a placement outside the home that is not a placement recommended by that person or agency, whether from a placement in the home or from another placement outside the home, a statement that the court has given bona fide consideration to the recommendations made by that person or agency and all parties relating to the juvenile's placement.
938.357(2v)(a)3.
3. If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies with respect to a parent, a determination that the agency primarily responsible for providing services under the change in placement order is not required to make reasonable efforts with respect to the parent to make it possible for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home.
938.357(2v)(b)
(b) The court shall make the findings specified in
par. (a) 1. and
3. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which those findings are based in the change in placement order. A change in placement order that merely references
par. (a) 1. or
3. without documenting or referencing that specific information in the change in placement order or an amended change in placement order that retroactively corrects an earlier change in placement order that does not comply with this paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this paragraph.
938.357(2v)(c)1.1. If the court finds under
par. (a) 3. that any of the circumstances specified in
s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to
4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency plan for the juvenile. If a hearing is held under this paragraph, the agency responsible for preparing the permanency plan shall file the permanency plan with the court not less than 5 days before the date of the hearing.
938.357(2v)(c)2.
2. If a hearing is held under
subd. 1., at least 10 days before the date of the hearing the court shall notify the juvenile, any parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile, and any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian described in
s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing.
938.357(2v)(c)3.
3. The court shall give a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian described in
s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
subd. 2. an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian to make a written or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing, relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. A foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian who receives a notice of a hearing under
subd. 2. and an opportunity to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be heard.
938.357(3)
(3) Subject to
subs. (4) (b) and
(c) and
(5) (e), if the proposed change in placement would involve placing a juvenile in a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution, or a secured group home, notice shall be given as provided in
sub. (1) (am) 1. A hearing shall be held, unless waived by the juvenile, parent, guardian, and legal custodian, before the judge makes a decision on the request. The juvenile shall be entitled to counsel at the hearing, and any party opposing or favoring the proposed new placement may present relevant evidence and cross-examine witnesses. The proposed new placement may be approved only if the judge finds, on the record, that the conditions set forth in
s. 938.34 (4m) have been met.
938.357(4)(a)(a) When the juvenile is placed with the department, the department may, after an examination under
s. 938.50, place the juvenile in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution or on aftercare supervision, either immediately or after a period of placement in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution. The department shall send written notice of the change to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, county department designated under
s. 938.34 (4n), if any, and committing court. If the department places a juvenile in a Type 2 secured correctional facility operated by a child welfare agency, the department shall reimburse the child welfare agency at the rate established under
s. 46.037 that is applicable to the type of placement that the child welfare agency is providing for the juvenile. A juvenile who is placed in a Type 2 secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution remains under the supervision of the department, remains subject to the rules and discipline of that department and is considered to be in custody, as defined in
s. 946.42 (1) (a).
938.357(4)(b)1.1. If a juvenile whom the department has placed in a Type 2 secured correctional facility operated by a child welfare agency violates a condition of his or her placement in the Type 2 secured correctional facility, the child welfare agency operating the Type 2 secured correctional facility shall notify the department and the department, after consulting with the child welfare agency, may place the juvenile in a Type 1 secured correctional facility under the supervision of the department without a hearing under
sub. (1) (am) 2.
938.357(4)(b)2.
2. If a juvenile whom the court has placed in a Type 2 child caring institution under
s. 938.34 (4d) violates a condition of his or her placement in the Type 2 child caring institution, the child welfare agency operating the Type 2 child caring institution shall notify the county department that has supervision over the juvenile and, if the county department agrees to a change in placement under this subdivision, the child welfare agency shall notify the department, and the department, after consulting with the child welfare agency, may place the juvenile in a Type 1 secured correctional facility under the supervision of the department, without a hearing under
sub. (1) (am) 2., for not more than 10 days. If a juvenile is placed in a Type 1 secured correctional facility under this subdivision, the county department that has supervision over the juvenile shall reimburse the child welfare agency operating the Type 2 child caring institution in which the juvenile was placed at the rate established under
s. 46.037, and that child welfare agency shall reimburse the department at the rate specified in
s. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. or
3., whichever is applicable, for the cost of the juvenile's care while placed in a Type 1 secured correctional facility.
938.357(4)(b)3.
3. The child welfare agency operating the Type 2 secured correctional facility or Type 2 child caring institution shall send written notice of a change in placement under
subd. 1. or
2. to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, county department and committing court.
938.357(4)(b)4.
4. A juvenile may seek review of a decision of the department under
subd. 1. or
2. only by the common law writ of certiorari.
938.357(4)(c)1.1. If a juvenile is placed in a Type 2 secured correctional facility operated by a child welfare agency under
par. (a) and it appears that a less restrictive placement would be appropriate for the juvenile, the department, after consulting with the child welfare agency that is operating the Type 2 secured correctional facility in which the juvenile is placed, may place the juvenile in a less restrictive placement, and may return the juvenile to the Type 2 secured correctional facility without a hearing under
sub. (1) (am) 2. The child welfare agency shall establish a rate for each type of placement in the manner provided in
s. 46.037.
938.357(4)(c)2.
2. If a juvenile is placed in a Type 2 child caring institution under
s. 938.34 (4d) and it appears that a less restrictive placement would be appropriate for the juvenile, the child welfare agency operating the Type 2 child caring institution shall notify the county department that has supervision over the juvenile and, if the county department agrees to a change in placement under this subdivision, the child welfare agency may place the juvenile in a less restrictive placement. A child welfare agency may also, with the agreement of the county department that has supervision over a juvenile who is placed in a less restrictive placement under this subdivision, return the juvenile to the Type 2 child caring institution without a hearing under
sub. (1) (am) 2. The child welfare agency shall establish a rate for each type of placement in the manner provided in
s. 46.037.
938.357(4)(c)3.
3. The child welfare agency operating the Type 2 secured correctional facility or Type 2 child caring institution shall send written notice of a change in placement under
subd. 1. or
2. to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, county department and committing court.
938.357(4)(c)4.
4. A juvenile may seek review of a decision of the department or county department under
subd. 1. or
2. only by the common law writ of certiorari.
938.357(4)(d)
(d) The department may transfer a juvenile who is placed in a Type 1 secured correctional facility to the Racine youthful offender correctional facility named in
s. 302.01 if the juvenile is 15 years of age or over and the office of juvenile offender review in the department has determined that the conduct of the juvenile in the Type 1 secured correctional facility presents a serious problem to the juvenile or others. The factors that the office of juvenile offender review may consider in making that determination shall include, but are not limited to, whether and to what extent the juvenile's conduct in the Type 1 secured correctional facility is violent and disruptive, the security needs of the Type 1 secured correctional facility, and whether and to what extent the juvenile is refusing to cooperate or participate in the treatment programs provided for the juvenile in the Type 1 secured correctional facility. Notwithstanding
sub. (1) (am) 2., a juvenile is not entitled to a hearing regarding the department's exercise of authority under this paragraph unless the department provides for a hearing by rule. A juvenile may seek review of a decision of the department under this paragraph only by the common law writ of certiorari. If the department transfers a juvenile under this paragraph, the department shall send written notice of the transfer to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, and committing court.
938.357 Note
NOTE: The provisions of par. (d) that subject a juvenile to placement in an adult (Type 1) prison were held to violate Article I, s. 7 of the Wisconsin Constitution and the 6th and 14th amendments of the U. S. Constitution and to be severed from the remainder of ch. 938 by the Supreme Court in State of Wisconsin v. Hezzie R.
219 Wis. 2d 849,
580 N.W.2d 660 (1998).
938.357(4d)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the court may not change a juvenile's placement to a placement in the home of a person who has been convicted under
s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under
s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.
938.357(4d)(am)
(am) Except as provided in
par. (b), if a parent in whose home a juvenile is placed is convicted under
s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under
s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, the court shall change the juvenile's placement to a placement out of the home of the parent on petition of the juvenile, the guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile, a person or agency bound by the dispositional order or the district attorney or corporation counsel of the county in which the dispositional order was entered, or on the court's own motion, and on notice to the parent.
938.357(4d)(b)
(b) Paragraphs (a) and
(am) do not apply if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
938.357(4g)(a)(a) Not later than 120 days after the date on which the juvenile is placed in a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home, or within 30 days after the date on which the department requests the aftercare plan, whichever is earlier, the aftercare provider designated under
s. 938.34 (4n) shall prepare an aftercare plan for the juvenile. If the aftercare provider designated under
s. 938.34 (4n) is a county department, that county department shall submit the aftercare plan to the department within the time limits specified in this paragraph, unless the department waives those time limits under
par. (b).
938.357(4g)(b)
(b) The department may waive the time period within which an aftercare plan must be prepared and submitted under
par. (a) if the department anticipates that the juvenile will remain in the secured correctional facility, secured child caring institution or secured group home for a period exceeding 8 months or if the juvenile is subject to
s. 48.366 or
938.183. If the department waives that time period, the aftercare provider designated under
s. 938.34 (4n) shall prepare the aftercare plan within 30 days after the date on which the department requests the aftercare plan.
938.357(4g)(c)
(c) An aftercare plan prepared under
par. (a) or
(b) shall include all of the following:
938.357(4g)(c)2.
2. The conditions, if any, under which the juvenile's aftercare status may be revoked.
938.357(4g)(c)3.
3. Services or programming to be provided to the juvenile while on aftercare.
938.357(4g)(c)4.
4. The estimated length of time that aftercare supervision and services shall be provided to the juvenile.
938.357(4g)(d)
(d) A juvenile may be released from a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home whether or not an aftercare plan has been prepared under this subsection.
938.357(4m)
(4m) The department shall try to release a juvenile to aftercare supervision under
sub. (4) within 30 days after the date the department determines the juvenile is eligible for the release.
938.357(5)(a)(a) The department or a county department, whichever has been designated as a juvenile's aftercare provider under
s. 938.34 (4n), may revoke the aftercare status of that juvenile. Revocation of aftercare supervision shall not require prior notice under
sub. (1) (am) 1.
938.357(5)(c)
(c) The juvenile shall be entitled to representation by counsel at all stages of the revocation proceeding.
938.357(5)(d)
(d) A hearing on the revocation shall be conducted by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration within 30 days after the juvenile is taken into custody for an alleged violation of the conditions of the juvenile's aftercare supervision. This time limit may be waived only upon the agreement of the aftercare provider, the juvenile and the juvenile's counsel.
938.357(5)(e)
(e) If the hearing examiner finds that the juvenile has violated a condition of aftercare supervision, the hearing examiner shall determine whether confinement in a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home is necessary to protect the public, to provide for the juvenile's rehabilitation or to not depreciate the seriousness of the violation.
938.357(5)(f)
(f) Review of a revocation decision shall be by certiorari to the court by whose order the juvenile was placed in a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home.
938.357(5)(g)
(g) The department shall promulgate rules setting standards to be used by a hearing examiner to determine whether to revoke a juvenile's aftercare status. The standards shall specify that the burden is on the department or county department seeking revocation to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the juvenile violated a condition of aftercare supervision.
938.357(5m)(a)(a) If a proposed change in placement changes a juvenile's placement from a placement in the juvenile's home to a placement outside the juvenile's home, the court shall order the juvenile's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court or the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order by a date specified by the court. The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to any parent ordered to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage standard established by the department of workforce development under
s. 49.22 (9) and listing the factors that a court may consider under
s. 301.12 (14) (c). If the juvenile is placed outside the juvenile's home, the court shall determine the liability of the parent in the manner provided in
s. 301.12 (14).
938.357(5m)(b)
(b) If the court orders the juvenile's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court or if the court orders the juvenile's parent to provide that statement to the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order and that person or agency is not the county department, the court shall also order the juvenile's parent to provide that statement to the county department by a date specified by the court. The county department shall provide, without charge, to the parent a form on which to provide that statement, and the parent shall provide that statement on that form. The county department shall use the information provided in the statement to determine whether the department may claim federal foster care and adoption assistance reimbursement under
42 USC 670 to
679a for the cost of providing care for the juvenile.
938.357(6)
(6) No change in placement may extend the expiration date of the original order, except that if the change in placement is from a placement in the juvenile's home to a placement in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the home of a relative who is not a parent, the court may extend the expiration date of the original order to the date on which the juvenile reaches 18 years of age, to the date that is one year after the date of the change in placement order, or, if the juvenile is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age, to the date on which the juvenile reaches 19 years of age, whichever is later, or for a shorter period of time as specified by the court. If the change in placement is from a placement in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the home of a relative to a placement in the juvenile's home and if the expiration date of the original order is more than one year after the date of the change in placement order, the court shall shorten the expiration date of the original order to the date that is one year after the date of the change in placement order or to an earlier date as specified by the court.
938.357 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
DOC 393, Wis. adm. code.
938.36
938.36
Payment for services. 938.36(1)(a)(a) If legal custody is transferred from the parent or guardian or the court otherwise designates an alternative placement for the juvenile by a disposition made under
s. 938.183,
938.34 or
938.345 or by a change in placement under
s. 938.357, the duty of the parent or guardian to provide support shall continue even though the legal custodian or the placement designee may provide the support. A copy of the order transferring custody or designating alternative placement for the juvenile shall be submitted to the agency or person receiving custody or placement and the agency or person may apply to the court for an order to compel the parent or guardian to provide the support. Support payments for residential services, when purchased or otherwise funded or provided by the department of corrections, or a county department under
s. 46.215,
46.22 or
46.23, shall be determined under
s. 301.12 (14). Support payments for residential services, when purchased or otherwise funded by the department of health and family services, or a county department under
s. 51.42 or
51.437, shall be determined under
s. 46.10 (14).
938.36(1)(b)
(b) In determining the amount of support under
par. (a), the court may consider all relevant financial information or other information relevant to the parent's earning capacity, including information reported under
s. 49.22 (2m) to the department of workforce development, or the county child support agency, under
s. 59.53 (5). If the court has insufficient information with which to determine the amount of support, the court shall order the juvenile's parent to furnish a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses, if the parent has not already done so, to the court within 10 days after the court's order transferring custody or designating an alternative placement is entered or at such other time as ordered by the court.
938.36(2)
(2) If a juvenile whose legal custody has not been taken from a parent or guardian is given educational and social services, or medical, psychological or psychiatric treatment by order of the court, the cost thereof, if ordered by the court, shall be a charge upon the county. This section does not prevent recovery of reasonable contribution toward the costs from the parent or guardian of the juvenile as the court may order based on the ability of the parent or guardian to pay. This subsection is subject to
s. 301.03 (18).
938.36(3)
(3) In determining county liability, this section does not apply to services specified in
ch. 115.
938.361
938.361
Payment for alcohol and other drug abuse services. 938.361(1)(a)
(a) "Alcohol and other drug abuse services" means all of the following:
938.361(2)(a)1.1. If a juvenile's parent neglects, refuses or is unable to provide court-ordered alcohol and other drug abuse services for the juvenile through his or her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, notwithstanding
s. 938.36 (3) the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48 or municipal court may order the parent to pay for the alcohol and drug abuse services. If the parent consents to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services for a juvenile through his or her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments but the health insurance provider or other 3rd-party payer refuses to provide the alcohol and other drug abuse services the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48 or municipal court may order the health insurance provider or 3rd-party payer to pay for the alcohol and other drug abuse services in accordance with the terms of the parent's health insurance policy or other 3rd-party payment plan.
938.361(2)(a)2.
2. This paragraph applies to payment for alcohol and other drug abuse services in any county, regardless of whether the county is a pilot county under
s. 938.547.
938.361(2)(am)1.1. If a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48 in a county that has a pilot program under
s. 938.547 finds that payment is not attainable under
par. (a), the court may order payment in accordance with
par. (b).
938.361(2)(am)2.
2. If a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48 in a county that does not have a pilot program under
s. 938.547 finds that payment is not attainable under
par. (a), the court may order payment in accordance with
s. 938.34 (6) (ar) or
938.36.
938.361(2)(am)3.
3. If a municipal court finds that payment is not attainable under
par. (a), the municipal court may order the municipality over which the municipal court has jurisdiction to pay for any alcohol and other drug abuse services ordered by the municipal court.
938.361(2)(b)1.1. In counties that have a pilot program under
s. 938.547, in addition to using the alternative provided for under
par. (a), the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and
ch. 48 may order a county department of human services established under
s. 46.23 or a county department established under
s. 51.42 or
51.437 in the juvenile's county of legal residence to pay for the alcohol and other drug abuse services whether or not custody has been taken from the parent.
938.361(2)(b)2.
2. If a judge orders a county department established under
s. 51.42 or
51.437 to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services under this paragraph, the provision of the alcohol and other drug abuse services shall be subject to conditions specified in
ch. 51.
938.361(2)(c)
(c) Payment for alcohol and other drug abuse services by a county department or municipality under this section does not prohibit the county department or municipality from contracting with another county department, municipality, school district or approved treatment facility for the provision of alcohol and other drug abuse services. Payment by the county or municipality under this section does not prevent recovery of reasonable contribution toward the costs of the court-ordered alcohol and other drug abuse services from the parent which is based upon the ability of the parent to pay. This subsection is subject to
s. 46.03 (18).
938.361 History
History: 1995 a. 77,
275.
938.362
938.362
Payment for certain special treatment or care services. 938.362(1)(1) In this section, "special treatment or care" has the meaning given in
s. 938.02 (17m), except that it does not include alcohol and other drug abuse services.
938.362(2)
(2) This section applies to the payment of court-ordered special treatment or care under
s. 938.34 (6) (a) or
(am), whether or not custody has been taken from the parent.
