AB75-ASA1,1677,1915
938.207
(1) (f) The home of a person not a relative if the person has not had a
16foster home or treatment foster home license
under s. 48.62 refused, revoked, or
17suspended within the previous 2 years.
Such a A placement
under this paragraph 18may not exceed 30 days, unless the placement is extended by the court for cause for
19an additional 30 days.
AB75-ASA1,1678,221
938.21
(2) (e) If present at the hearing, the parent shall be requested to provide
22the names and other identifying information of 3 relatives of the juvenile or family
23friends 18 years of age or over whose homes the parent requests the court to consider
24as placements for the juvenile. If the parent does not provide this information at the
1hearing, the county department shall make a reasonable effort to provide each
2parent with the opportunity to provide this information.
AB75-ASA1,1678,94
938.21
(3) (f) If present at the hearing, the parent shall be requested to provide
5the names and other identifying information of 3 relatives of the juvenile or family
6friends 18 years of age or over whose homes the parent requests the court to consider
7as placements for the juvenile. If the parent does not provide this information at the
8hearing, the county department shall make a reasonable effort to provide each
9parent with the opportunity to provide this information.
AB75-ASA1,1678,1511
938.21
(5) (d) 2. If a hearing is held under subd. 1, at least 10 days before the
12date of the hearing the court shall notify the juvenile, any parent, guardian, and legal
13custodian of the juvenile, and any foster parent
, treatment foster parent, or other
14physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile of the time, place, and
15purpose of the hearing.
AB75-ASA1,1679,217
938.21
(5) (d) 3. The court shall give a foster parent
, treatment foster parent, 18or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who is notified of a hearing under
19subd. 2. an opportunity to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent
,
20treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian to make a written or oral
21statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing,
22relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. A foster parent
, treatment
23foster parent, or other physical custodian who receives a notice of a hearing under
24subd. 2. and an opportunity to be heard under this subdivision does not become a
1party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving
2that notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB75-ASA1,1679,64
938.21
(5) (e) 1. In this paragraph, "adult relative" means a grandparent,
5great-grandparent, aunt, uncle, or sibling of a juvenile, whether by blood, marriage,
6or legal adoption, who has attained 18 years of age.
AB75-ASA1,1679,167
2. The court shall order the county department to conduct a diligent search in
8order to locate and provide notice of the information specified in this subdivision to
9all adult relatives of the juvenile and to all other adult individuals whose homes are
10requested by the juvenile's parent under sub. (2) (e) or (3) (f) to be considered as
11placement options for the juvenile within 30 days after the date of the hearing unless
12the juvenile is returned to his or her home within that period. The county
13department may not provide that notice to an adult relative or other individual if the
14county department has reason to believe that it would be dangerous to the juvenile
15or to the parent if the juvenile were placed with that adult relative or individual. The
16notice shall include all of the following:
AB75-ASA1,1679,1817
a. A statement that the juvenile has been removed from the custody of the
18juvenile's parent.
AB75-ASA1,1679,2119
b. A statement that the juvenile may need a temporary or permanent
20placement outside of his or her home and an explanation of how the individual may
21request to have the juvenile placed with him or her.
AB75-ASA1,1679,2522
c. An explanation of the programs and services that may be available to the
23adult relative or other individual if the juvenile is placed with him or her including
24foster care payments, kinship care payments, assistance with health care needs,
25child care assistance, and nutrition assistance.
AB75-ASA1,1680,3
1d. A description of the types of expenses that the adult relative or other
2individual may incur if the juvenile is placed in his or her home and whether and
3when the adult relative or other individual may be reimbursed for those expenses.
AB75-ASA1,1680,64
e. An explanation of how to receive notice of future proceedings relating to the
5juvenile if the adult relative or other individual provides contact information to the
6county department.
AB75-ASA1,1680,208
938.27
(3) (a) 1. The court shall notify, under s. 938.273, the juvenile, any
9parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile, any foster parent
, treatment
10foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, and
11any person specified in par. (b), if applicable, of all hearings involving the juvenile
12under this subchapter, except hearings on motions for which notice must be provided
13only to the juvenile and his or her counsel. If parents entitled to notice have the same
14place of residence, notice to one constitutes notice to the other. The first notice to any
15interested party, foster parent,
treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian
16described in s. 48.62 (2) shall be in writing and may have a copy of the petition
17attached to it. Notices of subsequent hearings may be given by telephone at least 72
18hours before the time of the hearing. The person giving telephone notice shall place
19in the case file a signed statement of the date and time notice was given and the
20person to whom he or she spoke.
AB75-ASA1,1681,622
938.27
(3) (a) 1m. 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
24subd. 1. 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 subd. 1. and an opportunity to be heard under this
5subdivision 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-ASA1,1681,148
938.27
(3) (a) 2. Failure to give notice under subd. 1. to a foster parent
,
9treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) does not
10deprive the court of jurisdiction in the action or proceeding. If a foster parent
,
11treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) is not
12given notice of a hearing under subd. 1., that person may request a rehearing on the
13matter during the pendency of an order resulting from the hearing. If the request
14is made, the court shall order a rehearing.
AB75-ASA1,1681,2216
938.27
(6) Interstate compact proceedings; notice and summons. When a
17proceeding is initiated under s. 938.14, all interested parties shall receive notice and
18appropriate summons shall be issued in a manner specified by the court. If the
19juvenile who is the subject of the proceeding is in the care of a foster parent
,
20treatment foster parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the
21court shall give the foster parent
, treatment foster parent, or other physical
22custodian notice and an opportunity to be heard as provided in sub. (3) (a).
AB75-ASA1,1682,624
938.299
(1) (ag) If a public hearing is not held, in addition to persons permitted
25to attend under par. (a), the juvenile's foster parent
, treatment foster parent or other
1physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) may be present, except that the court may
2exclude a foster parent
, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian
3described in s. 48.62 (2) from any portion of the hearing if that portion of the hearing
4deals with sensitive personal information of the juvenile or the juvenile's family or
5if the court determines that excluding the foster parent
, treatment foster parent or
6other physical custodian would be in the best interests of the juvenile.