AB75-SSA1,486,621 48.363 (1m) If a hearing is held under sub. (1) (a), any party may present
22evidence relevant to the issue of revision of the dispositional order. In addition, the
23court shall give a foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian
24described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by
25permitting the foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian to

1make a written or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written
2statement prior to the hearing, relevant to the issue of revision. A foster parent,
3treatment foster parent,
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who
4receives notice of a hearing under sub. (1) (a) and an opportunity to be heard under
5this subsection does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is
6held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-SSA1, s. 945 7Section 945. 48.365 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,486,188 48.365 (2) No order may be extended without a hearing. The court shall notify
9the child, the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian, all the parties present at
10the original hearing, the child's foster parent, treatment foster parent or other
11physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the child's court-appointed special
12advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the
13dispositional order was entered and, if the child is an expectant mother of an unborn
14child under s. 48.133, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, or
15shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child through the unborn child's
16guardian ad litem, all the parties present at the original hearing , and the district
17attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was
18entered, of the time and place of the hearing.
AB75-SSA1, s. 946 19Section 946. 48.365 (2m) (ad) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,486,2420 48.365 (2m) (ad) 2. If a hearing is held under subd. 1., at least 10 days before
21the date of the hearing the court shall notify the child, any parent, guardian, and
22legal custodian of the child, and any foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other
23physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child of the time, place, and purpose
24of the hearing.
AB75-SSA1, s. 947 25Section 947. 48.365 (2m) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,487,10
148.365 (2m) (ag) The court shall give a foster parent, treatment foster parent,
2or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
3par. (ad) 2. or sub. (2) an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the
4foster parent, treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian to make a written
5or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the
6hearing, relevant to the issue of extension. A foster parent, treatment foster parent,
7or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a hearing
8under par. (ad) 2. or sub. (2) and an opportunity to be heard under this paragraph
9does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the
10basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-SSA1, s. 948 11Section 948. 48.371 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,487,2112 48.371 (1) (intro.) If a child is placed in a foster home, treatment foster home,
13group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the home of a
14relative other than a parent, including a placement under s. 48.205 or 48.21, the
15agency, as defined in s. 48.38 (1) (a), that placed the child or arranged for the
16placement of the child shall provide the following information to the foster parent,
17treatment foster parent, relative, or operator of the group home or residential care
18center for children and youth at the time of placement or, if the information has not
19been provided to the agency by that time, as soon as possible after the date on which
20the agency receives that information, but not more than 2 working days after that
21date:
AB75-SSA1, s. 949 22Section 949. 48.371 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,488,423 48.371 (1) (a) Results of a test or a series of tests of the child to determine the
24presence of HIV, as defined in s. 968.38 (1) (b), antigen or nonantigenic products of
25HIV, or an antibody to HIV, as provided under s. 252.15 (5) (a) 19., including results

1included in a court report or permanency plan. At the time that the test results are
2provided, the agency shall notify the foster parent, treatment foster parent, relative,
3or operator of the group home or residential care center for children and youth of the
4confidentiality requirements under s. 252.15 (6).
AB75-SSA1, s. 950 5Section 950. 48.371 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,488,186 48.371 (3) (intro.) At the time of placement of a child in a foster home, treatment
7foster home,
group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the
8home of a relative other than a parent or, if the information is not available at that
9time, as soon as possible after the date on which the court report or permanency plan
10has been submitted, but no later than 7 days after that date, the agency, as defined
11in s. 48.38 (1) (a), responsible for preparing the child's permanency plan shall provide
12to the foster parent, treatment foster parent, relative, or operator of the group home
13or residential care center for children and youth information contained in the court
14report submitted under s. 48.33 (1), 48.365 (2g), 48.425 (1), 48.831 (2), or 48.837 (4)
15(c) or permanency plan submitted under s. 48.355 (2e), 48.38, 48.43 (1) (c) or (5) (c),
1648.63 (4) or (5) (c), or 48.831 (4) (e) relating to findings or opinions of the court or
17agency that prepared the court report or permanency plan relating to any of the
18following:
AB75-SSA1, s. 951 19Section 951. 48.371 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,489,320 48.371 (3) (d) Any involvement of the child, whether as victim or perpetrator,
21in sexual intercourse or sexual contact in violation of s. 940.225, 948.02, 948.025, or
22948.085, prostitution in violation of s. 944.30, trafficking in violation of s. 940.302 (2)
23if s. 940.302 (2) (a). 1. b. applies, sexual exploitation of a child in violation of s. 948.05,
24trafficking of a child in violation of s. 948.051, or causing a child to view or listen to
25sexual activity in violation of s. 948.055, if the information is necessary for the care

1of the child or for the protection of any person living in the foster home, treatment
2foster home,
group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the
3home of the relative
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 952 4Section 952. 48.371 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,489,105 48.371 (5) Except as permitted under s. 252.15 (6), a foster parent, treatment
6foster parent,
relative, or operator of a group home or residential care center for
7children and youth that receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the
8information described in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may
9disclose that information only for the purposes of providing care for the child or
10participating in a court hearing or permanency plan review concerning the child.
AB75-SSA1, s. 953 11Section 953. 48.375 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,489,2112 48.375 (4) (a) 1. The person or the person's agent has, either directly or through
13a referring physician or his or her agent, received and made part of the minor's
14medical record, under the requirements of s. 253.10, the voluntary and informed
15written consent of the minor and the voluntary and informed written consent of one
16of her parents; or of the minor's guardian or legal custodian, if one has been
17appointed; or of an adult family member of the minor; or of one of the minor's foster
18parents or treatment foster parents, if the minor has been placed in a foster home
19or treatment foster home and the minor's parent has signed a waiver granting the
20department, a county department, or the foster parent or the treatment foster parent
21the authority to consent to medical services or treatment on behalf of the minor.
AB75-SSA1, s. 954 22Section 954. 48.375 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,490,823 48.375 (4) (b) 1m. A physician who specializes in psychiatry or a licensed
24psychologist, as defined in s. 455.01 (4), states in writing that the physician or
25psychologist believes, to the best of his or her professional judgment based on the

1facts of the case before him or her, that the minor is likely to commit suicide rather
2than file a petition under s. 48.257 or approach her parent, or guardian or legal
3custodian, if one has been appointed, or an adult family member of the minor, or one
4of the minor's foster parents or treatment foster parents, if the minor has been placed
5in a foster home or treatment foster home and the minor's parent has signed a waiver
6granting the department, a county department, or the foster parent or the treatment
7foster parent
the authority to consent to medical services or treatment on behalf of
8the minor, for consent.
AB75-SSA1, s. 955 9Section 955. 48.375 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,490,2110 48.375 (4) (b) 3. The minor provides the person who intends to perform or
11induce the abortion with a written statement, signed and dated by the minor, that
12a parent who has legal custody of the minor, or the minor's guardian or legal
13custodian, if one has been appointed, or an adult family member of the minor, or a
14foster parent or treatment foster parent, if the minor has been placed in a foster home
15or treatment foster home and the minor's parent has signed a waiver granting the
16department, a county department, or the foster parent or the treatment foster parent
17the authority to consent to medical services or treatment on behalf of the minor, has
18inflicted abuse on the minor. The person who intends to perform or induce the
19abortion shall place the statement in the minor's medical record. The person who
20intends to perform or induce the abortion shall report the abuse as required under
21s. 48.981 (2).
AB75-SSA1, s. 956 22Section 956. 48.375 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,491,523 48.375 (7) (f) Certain persons barred from proceedings. No parent, or guardian
24or legal custodian, if one has been appointed, or foster parent or treatment foster
25parent
, if the minor has been placed in a foster home or treatment foster home and

1the minor's parent has signed a waiver granting the department, a county
2department, or the foster parent or the treatment foster parent the authority to
3consent to medical services or treatment on behalf of the minor, or adult family
4member, of any minor who is seeking a court determination under this subsection
5may attend, intervene, or give evidence in any proceeding under this subsection.
AB75-SSA1, s. 957 6Section 957. 48.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,491,157 48.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
8for each child living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, residential
9care center for children and youth, juvenile detention facility, or shelter care facility,
10the agency that placed the child or arranged the placement or the agency assigned
11primary responsibility for providing services to the child under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6g.
12shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists,
13and, for each child living in the home of a relative other than a parent, that agency
14shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions specified in pars.
15(a) to (e) exists:
AB75-SSA1, s. 958 16Section 958. 48.38 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,491,1917 48.38 (2) (g) The child's parent is placed in a foster home, treatment foster
18home,
group home, residential care center for children and youth, juvenile detention
19facility, or shelter care facility and the child is residing with that parent.
AB75-SSA1, s. 958p 20Section 958p. 48.38 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,492,521 48.38 (4) (bm) A statement as to the availability of a safe and appropriate
22placement with a fit and willing relative of the child and, if of what efforts were made
23to comply with an order under s. 48.21 (5) (e) requiring notification of all adult
24relatives of the child and all other adult individuals whose homes have been
25requested by the child's parent to be considered as potential placements for the child

1and to notify all other adult individuals whose homes have been requested by the
2child to be considered as potential placements for the child. If
a decision is made not
3to place the child with an available relative, or individual identified by the child's
4parent or the child, the permanency plan shall include
a statement as to why
5placement with the relative, or other individual is not safe or appropriate.
AB75-SSA1, s. 959 6Section 959. 48.38 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,492,137 48.38 (4) (d) (intro.) If the child is living more than 60 miles from his or her
8home, documentation that placement within 60 miles of the child's home is either
9unavailable or inappropriate or documentation that placement more than 60 miles
10from the child's home is in the child's best interests. The placement of a child in a
11licensed foster home or a licensed treatment foster home more than 60 miles from the
12child's home is presumed to be in the best interests of the child if documentation is
13provided which shows all of the following:
AB75-SSA1, s. 960 14Section 960. 48.38 (4) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,492,1915 48.38 (4) (f) (intro.) A description of the services that will be provided to the
16child, the child's family, and the child's foster parent, the child's treatment foster
17parent,
the operator of the facility where the child is living, or the relative with whom
18the child is living to carry out the dispositional order, including services planned to
19accomplish all of the following:
AB75-SSA1, s. 961 20Section 961. 48.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,493,921 48.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the parents of the child, the
22child, if he or she is 12 years of age or older, and the child's foster parent, the child's
23treatment foster parent,
the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the
24relative with whom the child is living of the date, time, and place of the review, of the
25issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they may have an

1opportunity to be heard at the review by submitting written comments not less than
210 working days before the review or by participating at the review. The court or
3agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the child's
4counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special
5advocate of the date of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review,
6and of the fact that they may submit written comments not less than 10 working days
7before the review. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not
8less than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the child's
9case record.
AB75-SSA1, s. 962 10Section 962. 48.38 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,493,1611 48.38 (5) (e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of
12the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered
13the order, the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the person
14representing the interests of the public, the child's parent or guardian, the child's
15court-appointed special advocate and the child's foster parent, the child's treatment
16foster parent
or the operator of the facility where the child is living.
AB75-SSA1, s. 963 17Section 963. 48.38 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,493,2418 48.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
19shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's
20foster parent or treatment foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child
21is living, or the relative with whom the child is living; the child's counsel, the child's
22guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency that
23prepared the permanency plan; and the person representing the interests of the
24public of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
AB75-SSA1, s. 964 25Section 964. 48.38 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,494,9
148.38 (5m) (c) Any person who is provided notice of the hearing may have an
2opportunity to be heard at the hearing by submitting written comments relevant to
3the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) not less than 10 working days before the
4date of the hearing or by participating at the hearing. A foster parent, treatment
5foster parent,
operator of a facility in which a child is living, or relative with whom
6a child is living who receives notice of a hearing under par. (b) and an opportunity
7to be heard under this paragraph does not become a party to the proceeding on which
8the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be
9heard.
AB75-SSA1, s. 965 10Section 965. 48.38 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,495,211 48.38 (5m) (e) After the hearing, the court shall make written findings of fact
12and conclusions of law relating to the determinations under sub. (5) (c) and shall
13provide a copy of those findings of fact and conclusions of law to the child; the child's
14parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the child's foster parent or treatment foster
15parent
, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with
16whom the child is living; the child's court-appointed special advocate; the agency
17that prepared the permanency plan; and the person representing the interests of the
18public. The court shall make the findings specified in sub. (5) (c) 7. on a case-by-case
19basis based on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference
20the specific information on which those findings are based in the findings of fact and
21conclusions of law prepared under this paragraph. Findings of fact and conclusions
22of law that merely reference sub. (5) (c) 7. without documenting or referencing that
23specific information in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or amended
24findings of fact and conclusions of law that retroactively correct earlier findings of

1fact and conclusions of law that do not comply with this paragraph are not sufficient
2to comply with this paragraph.
AB75-SSA1, s. 966 3Section 966. 48.40 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 967 4Section 967. 48.42 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,495,75 48.42 (2) (d) Any other person to whom notice is required to be given by ch. 822,
6excluding foster parents and treatment foster parents who shall be provided notice
7as required under sub. (2g).
AB75-SSA1, s. 968 8Section 968. 48.42 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,495,209 48.42 (2g) (a) In addition to causing the summons and petition to be served as
10required under sub. (2), the petitioner shall also notify any foster parent, treatment
11foster parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child of all
12hearings on the petition. The first notice to any foster parent, treatment foster
13parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) shall be written, shall
14have a copy of the petition attached to it, shall state the nature, location, date, and
15time of the initial hearing and shall be mailed to the last-known address of the foster
16parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2).
17Thereafter, notice of hearings may be given by telephone at least 72 hours before the
18time of the hearing. The person giving telephone notice shall place in the case file
19a signed statement of the time notice was given and the person to whom he or she
20spoke.
AB75-SSA1, s. 969 21Section 969. 48.42 (2g) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,496,622 48.42 (2g) (am) The court shall give a foster parent , treatment foster parent
23or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
24par. (a) an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent,
25treatment foster parent
or other physical custodian to make a written or oral

1statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing,
2relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. A foster parent, treatment
3foster parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives a
4notice of a hearing under par. (a) and an opportunity to be heard under this
5paragraph does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held
6solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-SSA1, s. 970 7Section 970. 48.42 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,496,148 48.42 (2g) (b) Failure to give notice under par. (a) to a foster parent, treatment
9foster parent
or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) does not deprive the
10court of jurisdiction in the proceeding. If a foster parent, treatment foster parent or
11other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) is not given notice of a hearing
12under par. (a), that person may request a rehearing on the matter at any time prior
13to the entry of an order under s. 48.427 (2) or (3). If the request is made, the court
14shall order a rehearing.
AB75-SSA1, s. 970g 15Section 970g. 48.422 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,496,2216 48.422 (9) (b) If a birth parent does not comply with par. (a), the court shall
17order any health care provider, as defined under s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), known to have
18provided care to the birth parent or parents to provide the court with any health care
19records of the birth parent or parents that are relevant to the child's medical
20condition or genetic history. A court order for the release of alcohol or drug abuse
21treatment records subject to 21 USC 1175 or 42 USC 4582 shall comply with 42 CFR
222
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 971 23Section 971. 48.427 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,497,924 48.427 (1m) In addition to any evidence presented under sub. (1), the court
25shall give the foster parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian

1described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child an opportunity to be heard at the dispositional
2hearing by permitting the foster parent, treatment foster parent or other physical
3custodian to make a written or oral statement during the dispositional hearing, or
4to submit a written statement prior to disposition, relevant to the issue of disposition.
5A foster parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s.
648.62 (2) who receives notice of a hearing under s. 48.42 (2g) (a) and an opportunity
7to be heard under this subsection does not become a party to the proceeding on which
8the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and opportunity to be
9heard.
AB75-SSA1, s. 972 10Section 972. 48.427 (3m) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,497,1311 48.427 (3m) (a) 5. A relative with whom the child resides, if the relative has
12filed a petition to adopt the child or if the relative is a kinship care relative receiving
13payments under s. 48.62 (4) for providing care and maintenance for the child
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 973 14Section 973. 48.427 (3m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,497,1915 48.427 (3m) (am) Transfer guardianship and custody of the child to a county
16department authorized to accept guardianship under s. 48.57 (1) (hm) for placement
17of the child for adoption by the child's foster parent or treatment foster parent, if the
18county department has agreed to accept guardianship and custody of the child and
19the foster parent or treatment foster parent has agreed to adopt the child.
AB75-SSA1, s. 974 20Section 974. 48.428 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,498,521 48.428 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), when a court places a child in
22sustaining care after an order under s. 48.427 (4), the court shall transfer legal
23custody of the child to the county department, the department, in a county having
24a population of 500,000 or more, or a licensed child welfare agency, transfer
25guardianship of the child to an agency listed in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am), and

1place the child in the home of a licensed foster parent, licensed treatment foster
2parent, or kinship care relative
with whom the child has resided for 6 months or
3longer. Pursuant to such a the placement, this licensed foster parent, licensed
4treatment foster parent, or kinship care relative
shall be a sustaining parent with
5the powers and duties specified in sub. (3).
AB75-SSA1, s. 975 6Section 975. 48.428 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,498,187 48.428 (2) (b) When a court places a child in sustaining care after an order
8under s. 48.427 (4) with a person who has been appointed as the guardian of the child
9under s. 48.977 (2), the court may transfer legal custody of the child to the county
10department, the department, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, or
11a licensed child welfare agency, transfer guardianship of the child to an agency listed
12in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4. or (am) and place the child in the home of a licensed foster
13parent, licensed treatment foster parent, or kinship care relative with whom the
14child has resided for 6 months or longer. Pursuant to such a the placement, that
15licensed foster parent, licensed treatment foster parent, or kinship care relative shall
16be a sustaining parent with the powers and duties specified in sub. (3). If the court
17transfers guardianship of the child to an agency listed in s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4.
18or (am), the court shall terminate the guardianship under s. 48.977.
AB75-SSA1, s. 976 19Section 976. 48.428 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,499,420 48.428 (4) Before a licensed foster parent, licensed treatment foster parent or
21kinship care relative
may be appointed as a sustaining parent, the foster parent,
22treatment foster parent or kinship care relative
shall execute a contract with the
23agency responsible for providing services to the child, in which the foster parent,
24treatment foster parent or kinship care relative
agrees to provide care for the child
25until the child's 18th birthday unless the placement order is changed by the court

1because the court finds that the sustaining parents are no longer able or willing to
2provide the sustaining care or the court finds that the behavior of the sustaining
3parents toward the child would constitute grounds for the termination of parental
4rights if the sustaining parent was the birth parent of the child.
AB75-SSA1, s. 977 5Section 977. 48.43 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,499,126 48.43 (5) (b) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan
7within 30 days after receiving a report under par. (a). At least 10 days before the date
8of the hearing, the court shall provide notice of the time, date, and purpose of the
9hearing to the agency that prepared the report, the child's guardian, the child, if he
10or she is 12 years of age or over, and the child's foster parent, treatment foster parent,
11other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), or the operator of the facility in
12which the child is living.
AB75-SSA1, s. 978 13Section 978. 48.43 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,499,1714 48.43 (5m) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency plan
15shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the child, if he or
16she is 12 years of age or over, and to the child's foster parent, the child's treatment
17foster parent
or the operator of the facility in which the child is living.
AB75-SSA1, s. 979 18Section 979. 48.47 (40) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,499,2019 48.47 (40) Foster care public information. Conduct a foster care public
20information campaign.
AB75-SSA1, s. 980 21Section 980. 48.48 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,499,2422 48.48 (9) To license foster homes or treatment foster homes as provided in s.
2348.66 (1) (a) for its own use or for the use of licensed child welfare agencies or, if
24requested to do so, for the use of county departments.
AB75-SSA1, s. 981 25Section 981. 48.48 (17) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,500,13
148.48 (17) (a) 3. Provide appropriate protection and services for children and
2the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
3those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
4homes, placing the children in licensed foster homes, treatment foster homes, or
5group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to the
6agency with legal custody, placing the children in the homes of guardians under s.
748.977 (2), or contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare
8agencies, except that the department may not purchase the educational component
9of private day treatment programs unless the department, the school board, as
10defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public instruction all
11determine that an appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes
12between the department and the school district shall be resolved by the state
13superintendent of public instruction.
AB75-SSA1, s. 982 14Section 982. 48.48 (17) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,500,1615 48.48 (17) (a) 8. License foster homes or treatment foster homes in accordance
16with s. 48.75.
AB75-SSA1, s. 983 17Section 983. 48.48 (17) (a) 10. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 984 18Section 984. 48.48 (17) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,500,2119 48.48 (17) (c) 4. Is living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home,
20or residential care center for children and youth , or subsidized guardianship home
21under s. 48.62 (5)
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 985 22Section 985 . 48.48 (17) (c) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,500,2524 48.48 (17) (c) 4. Is living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home,
25residential care center for children and youth.
AB75-SSA1, s. 986
1Section 986. 48.481 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,501,112 48.481 (1) (a) The department shall distribute $497,200 in each fiscal year to
3counties for the purpose of supplementing payments for the care of an individual who
4attains age 18 after 1986 and who resided in a foster home or a treatment foster home
5licensed under s. 48.62 for at least 2 years immediately prior to attaining age 18 and,
6for at least 2 years, received exceptional foster care or treatment foster care
7payments for exceptional circumstances in order to avoid institutionalization, as
8provided under rules promulgated by the department, so that the individual may live
9in a family home or other noninstitutional situation after attaining age 18. No
10county may use funds provided under this paragraph to replace funds previously
11used by the county for this purpose.
AB75-SSA1, s. 987 12Section 987. 48.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,501,1313 48.52 (1) (a) Receiving homes to be used for the temporary care of children;.
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