Wisconsin Legislature: Children

Foster care rates revised [Sec. 951, 9421 (7); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 951d, deletes 951] - AB100

Full remission of tuition and fees for spouse, unremarried surviving spouse, or child of eligible veteran: U.W. System and each technical college district board required to grant; conditions specified - AB317

Health care and subsistence grant program for veterans revised [Sec. 380, 381, 764, 765, 770-773; A.Sub.Amdt.1: eligibility expanded, emergency rule provisions, 380m, 9153 (3k), deletes 380; A.Amdt.40: further revisions, 380r, 381m, 795c, d, 9153 (3k), deletes 380m, 381, 764, 765, 770-773, 9153 (3k)] - AB100

Hunting and firearm possession and control by persons under age 16: regulations revised re accompaniment by parent or guardian, 10- and 11-year-olds, and target practice - AB586

Hunting approvals and fishing licenses: nonresident child of a resident to pay same fees as a resident - AB410

Hunting approvals and fishing licenses: nonresident child of a resident to pay same fees as a resident - SB196

Hunting mentorship program created, hunter education program and restrictions on firearm possession by persons under age 16 provisions; placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm prohibition exceptions; minimum age reduced for obtaining certain dog training licenses - AB677

Hunting minimum age lowered; DNR camping fee waived for certain groups; fishing license exemption; qualified landowner preference for special deer hunting permits revised - SB26

Juvenile placed outside the home: frequency of permanency plan review modified (remedial legislation) - SB493

LTE and project positions in civil service system: minor child of a state resident is considered a resident for appointment to - AB579

MA coverage for youths leaving out-of-home care [Sec. 1151, 1152, 9321 (1), 9421 (2); original bill only] - AB100

Martial arts instruction provided to a minor for a fee without a license prohibited; background check by DOJ; DRL licensing requirements - AB694

Methamphetamine and related controlled substance analog: drug paraphernalia possession penalties increased re residence of person under age 18 and presence of child age 14 or younger - AB48

Methamphetamine: possession of certain materials with intent to manufacture prohibited; penalty for distribution or delivery to person under age 18 modified; restrictions on sale and reclassification of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; intentionally releasing anhydrous ammonia without owner's consent prohibited and liquid nitrogen provision - AB183

Methamphetamine: possession of certain materials with intent to manufacture prohibited; penalty for distribution or delivery to person under age 18 modified; restrictions on sale and reclassification of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; intentionally releasing anhydrous ammonia without owner's consent prohibited; penalty provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, distribution to minors removed, restrictions on sale of certain products and amounts purchased added, Pharmacy Examining Board provision] - SB78

Microchip implanted in an individual: requirement of prohibited; forfeiture provision [A.Amdt.1: exceptions for condition of parole, probation, extended supervision, conditional release, or supervised release and a minor as directed by the minor's parent; S.Sub.Amdt.1 deletes the provisions of A.Amdt.1] - AB290

OWI penalty for first offense modified re presence of minor passenger - AB200

Personal flotation device worn by persons 12 years old and under required in recreational boats - AB260

Personal flotation device worn by persons 12 years old and under required in recreational boats - SB135

Rehabilitation reviews for persons otherwise not permitted to be employed at, contract with, or reside at certain care facilities: tribal authority to conduct; report and registry revisions - AB138

Sex offender registry information re delinquency case or registrant who is a child: police chief, sheriff, and Corr.Dept may release under certain conditions [A.Amdt.1: Corr.Dept authority to release information removed] - AB99

Sex offender registry information re delinquency case or registrant who is a child: police chief, sheriff, and Corr.Dept may release under certain conditions - SB59

TPR revisions re declarations of paternal interest, grounds, procedures, and appeals; adoption, foster parent, and CHIPS revisions; DHFS, SPD, and Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare duties and authority specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare reference removed] - AB521

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: eligibility expanded re certain service-connected disability - SB427

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: eligibility expanded re certain service-connected disability; residence requirement re incurrence of disability removed - AB879

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: eligibility expanded to include veterans with certain residency prior to registering as a student - AB916

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse and children of certain veterans: U.W. and TCS boards required to grant [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 702m, n, 708d, 709m, n, 769n, p, 9353 (2q), (2r); A.Amdt.40: further revisions, 9353 (2q), (2r), deletes 769n, p, 9353 (2q), (2r)] - AB100

Tuition and fee remissions for veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: residence requirement re incurrence of service-connected disability removed; eligibility expanded to include unremarried spouse and children of veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability, residency provision - AB1034

Tuition and fee remissions for veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: residence requirement re incurrence of service-connected disability removed; eligibility expanded to include unremarried spouse and children of veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability, residency provision - SB613

Appropriation change in the revised schedule [Sec. 304, 305, 889] - AB100

Child abuse or harassment injunction: time for service of certain court documents increased - AB592

Child abuse or harassment injunction: time for service of certain court documents increased - SB413

Child abuse or neglect: false statement knowingly made by person required to report such incidents prohibited - AB80

Child abuse or neglect investigations: informing suspect of specific allegations and training investigators in the constitutional and other legal rights of the child and child's family - SB271

Child abuse prevention and child mental health surcharge created, distribution set; Corr.Dept to collect from inmate wages or other moneys re nonpayment [Sec. 298, 307, 841, 2222, 2232, 2233, 2235, 2241, 2449, 2450, 2468, 2472, 9321 (7); original bill only] - AB100

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re child abuse investigations of noncaregivers, definition of ``relative", holding a child in custody, and placement of a child for adoption [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provision of information to relative caregivers added] - SB284

Crimes committed by three or more persons: maximum imprisonment increased and a misdemeanor becomes a felony; crimes covered specified - AB1018

Foster home, treatment foster home, shelter, group home, or residential care center workers or volunteers prohibited from having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with children placed there; felony provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, sexual abuse by stepparent added] - AB511

Habitual truancy: conditions that must be met before a proceeding may be brought revised re children under age 12; court may order certain dispositions re CHIPS or child neglect - AB822

Harassment, child abuse, and vulnerable adult injunctions modified - AB54

Harassment definition modified and harassment restraining order or injunction deadline increased; payment of filing fee for child abuse or vulnerable adult injunction revised [A.Amdt.1: child abuse restraining order or injunction deadline increased] - AB636

Home visiting services grants by DHFS revised [Sec. 322, 887, 888, 890-894, 9421 (4); original bill only] - AB100

Legal custody or physical placement order modification: court must consider criminal record of certain persons other than the child's parents [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, court must use same considerations at initial determination of custody or placement] - AB522

Legal custody or physical placement order modification: court must consider criminal record of certain persons other than the child's parents - SB247

Parental duties: DHFS to prepare and distribute informational materials describing the duties, legal consequences for failure to perform those duties, and a list of agencies that provide services for children and families - AB313

Sex offender on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release re conviction for sexual assault of a child: Corr.Dept and DHFS required to track the person using a GPS tracking device; felony provision [for further revisions, see entry under ``Sex crimes"] - AB591

Sex offender on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release re conviction for sexual assault of a child: Corr.Dept and DHFS required to track the person using a GPS tracking device; felony provision - SB295

Sexual assault of a child and first-degree sexual assault: limitations period for prosecutions eliminated - AB47

Sexual assault offense penalties revised re reclassification, ``two-strikes" offenses, court-ordered treatment for imprisoned offenders, and mandatory lifetime supervision - SB289

Sexually violent person involuntary commitment procedure eliminated; penalty for first-degree sexual assault of a child increased - AB30

Shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies prevention: DHFS to prepare informational materials and distribution requirements; training for day care providers; instruction in schools required; DHFS to keep certain statistics [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, CANPB to purchase or prepare informational materials; S.Amdt.1: appropriation revisions] - SB221

TPR on grounds of parent's conviction of manufacturing methamphetamine in presence of a child of the parent [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, TPR provisions removed, ``abuse" definition in Children's Code expanded to include manufacturing methamphetamine with a child physically present or in a child's home, juvenile court authority and child abuse reporting law provisions] - AB213

Adoption expenses tax deduction eliminated for tax years beginning after 12/31/2005; nonrefundable state adoption expenses credit created [S.Amdt.50 to Engr.AB-100: 1286Lm, 1311ia, 1312o, 9341 (4k)] - AB100

Birth parent may request DHFS or an agency to provide information on the identity and location of the birth child if the birth child is 21 years old or older; prohibitions on contacting or revealing information before the birth child reaches 21 years of age, forfeiture provision - AB1025

Child placed for adoption: if a sibling is being or has been placed for adoption, then DHFS, county department, or child welfare agency must investigate the adoptive placement of the sibling [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, investigation of sibling's adoptive placement changed to statement in child's permancy plan about appropriate placement with sibling's foster parent, adoptive parent, or proposed adoptive parent; S.Amdt.1: ``sibling" definition provision] - SB606

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re child abuse investigations of noncaregivers, definition of ``relative", holding a child in custody, and placement of a child for adoption [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provision of information to relative caregivers added] - SB284

Guardian appointment and subsidized guardianship payments; eligibility re MA, child care subsidy, and adoption assistance; federal waiver provision [Sec. 330, 843, 844, 851-855, 884, 885, 924-930, 932-936, 938, 940-950, 952, 1024-1026, 1028-1044, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1150, 2441-2444, 2458-2461, 9121 (1)] - AB100

Human growth and development instruction: DHFS required to develop and distribute informational materials on the procedures governing adoption and listing private and public agencies providing adoption services - SB670

Identifying information about birth parents: age at which adoptee may obtain lowered - AB688

Newborn child relinquished by parents and, after involuntary TPR is filed, is in DHFS custody: DHFS prohibited from petitioning juvenile or tribal court to transfer custody to county department or to tribe after certain amount of time - AB660

Special orders of business for December 13, 2005 established re partial veto of AB-100 [Item C-1] and AB-20, AB-120, AB-122, AB-397, AB-521, AB-624, AB-700, AB-763, AB-802, AB-823, AB-829, AB-840, AB-844, SB-175, SB-331, SB-402, SB-403 - AR43

TPR revisions re declarations of paternal interest, grounds, procedures, and appeals; adoption, foster parent, and CHIPS revisions; DHFS, SPD, and Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare duties and authority specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare reference removed] - AB521

Child sex offenders: additional residence restrictions apply if the offender refused treatment programs while incarcerated - AB301

Child sex offenses: mandatory term of confinement and maximum term of imprisonment revised under certain circumstances [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, maximum term of imprisonment provisions removed] - AB784

Child sex offenses: mandatory term of confinement and maximum term of imprisonment revised under certain circumstances - SB408

Child welfare caseworkers in Milwaukee County: DHFS report on retention activities [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9121 (12d)] - AB100

Computers used in crimes against children: seizure authorized - AB424

Crimes against children: law enforcement agency duty to investigate created; confidentiality of victim information provision - AB1179

Crimes against children: law enforcement agency duty to investigate created; confidentiality of victim information provision - SB682

Digital recording of child's testimony: videotaped statement provisions apply [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``digital" changed to ``audiovisual"] - AB261

Digital recording of child's testimony: videotaped statement provisions apply - SB134

First degree sexual assault of a child resulting in great bodily harm to the child: maximum penalty increased to life imprisonment - AB1095

First degree sexual assault of a child resulting in great bodily harm to the child: maximum penalty increased to life imprisonment - SB629

Forfeiture of computers used in committing a serious child sex offense permitted, conditions and innocent security interest holders provisions; use of computer by child sex offender on parole, probation, or extended supervision restricted, Corr.Dept required to monitor - AB988

Forfeiture of computers used in committing a serious child sex offense permitted, conditions and innocent security interest holders provisions; use of computer by child sex offender on parole, probation, or extended supervision restricted, Corr.Dept required to monitor - AB1010

Foster home, treatment foster home, shelter, group home, or residential care center workers or volunteers prohibited from having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with children placed there; felony provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, sexual abuse by stepparent added] - AB511

Guardian appointment and subsidized guardianship payments; eligibility re MA, child care subsidy, and adoption assistance; federal waiver provision [Sec. 330, 843, 844, 851-855, 884, 885, 924-930, 932-936, 938, 940-950, 952, 1024-1026, 1028-1044, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1150, 2441-2444, 2458-2461, 9121 (1)] - AB100

Guardianship and conservatorship laws revised [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, receipt and acceptance of foreign (out-of-state) guardianship added] - SB391

Habitual truancy: conditions that must be met before a proceeding may be brought revised re children under age 12; court may order certain dispositions re CHIPS or child neglect - AB822

Health insurance ID card for a child: parent required to provide to the other parent re divorce, legal separation, or paternity actions; contempt of court provision - AB526

Identifying information about birth parents: age at which adoptee may obtain lowered - AB688

Juvenile court granted jurisdiction over child alleged to be in need of protection or services on grounds of truancy under certain conditions - SB285

Marriage and parental responsibility instruction in human growth and development course, during same school year, required - AB309