AB21,4687 Section 4687. 938.366 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,1718,11 938.366 (3) (d) If the agency that enters into a voluntary agreement under this subsection is the department or a county department, the voluntary agreement shall also specifically state that the department or the county department has placement and care responsibility for the person who is the subject of the agreement as required under 42 USC 672 (a) (2) and has primary responsibility for providing services to the person.

AB21,4688 Section 4688. 938.366 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,1718,16 938.366 (3g) Appeal procedures. Any person who is aggrieved by the failure of an agency to enter into a transition-to-independent-living agreement under sub. (3) or by an agency's termination of such an agreement has the right to a contested case hearing under ch. 227.

AB21,4689 Section 4689. 938.366 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1718,21 938.366 (4) (a) Rules permitting a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth to provide care for persons who agree to continue in out-of-home care under an extension of an order described in sub. (1) (a) or a voluntary agreement under sub. (3).

AB21,4690 Section 4690. 938.38 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,1718,24 938.38 (1) (ap) "Juvenile" includes a person 17 years of age or over for whom a permanency plan is required under sub. (2).

AB21,4691 Section 4691. 938.38 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1719,3 938.38 (2) (d) The juvenile was placed under a voluntary agreement between the agency and the juvenile's parent under s. 48.63 (1) (a) or (5) (b) or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 938.366 (3).

AB21,4692 Section 4692. 938.38 (4) (fg) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1719,8 938.38 (4) (fg) 5. As provided in par. (fm), placement in some other planned permanent living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult, including sustaining care or long-term foster care, but not including independent living, or the goal of transitioning the juvenile to independence.

AB21,4693 Section 4693. 938.38 (4) (fg) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

AB21,4694 Section 4694. 938.38 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1719,22 938.38 (4) (fm) If the agency determines that there is a compelling reason why it currently would not be in the best interests of the juvenile to return the juvenile to his or her home or to place the juvenile for adoption, with a guardian, or with a fit and willing relative as the permanency goal for the juvenile, the permanency goal of placing the juvenile in some other planned permanent living arrangement or of transitioning the juvenile to independence as described in par. (fg) 5. If the agency makes that determination, the plan shall include the efforts made to achieve that permanency goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement, a statement of that compelling reason, and, notwithstanding that compelling reason, a concurrent plan under s. 938.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal under par. (fg) 1. to 4. as a concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency goal under par. (fg) 5.

AB21,4695 Section 4695. 938.38 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1720,10 938.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel appointed under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan for each juvenile for whom a permanency plan is required under sub. (2) in the manner provided in this subsection not later than 6 months after the date on which the juvenile was first removed from his or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under this subsection for as long as the juvenile is placed outside the home, except that for the review that is required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the juvenile was first removed from his or her home and the reviews that are required to be conducted every 12 months after that review, the court shall hold a hearing under sub. (5m) to review the permanency plan. The hearing may be instead of or in addition to the review under this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph include trial reunifications under s. 938.358.

AB21,4696 Section 4696. 938.38 (5) (c) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1720,15 938.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other planned permanent living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult, including sustaining care or long-term foster care, but not including independent living, or transitioning to independence.

AB21,4697 Section 4697. 938.38 (5) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1720,24 938.38 (5) (c) 9. If the juvenile is the subject of an order that terminates as provided in s. 938.355 (4) (am) 4., 938.357 (6) (a) 4., or 938.365 (5) (b) 4. or of a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 938.366 (3), the appropriateness of the transition-to-independent-living plan developed under s. 938.385; the extent of compliance with that plan by the juvenile, the juvenile's guardian, if any, the agency primarily responsible for providing services under that plan, and any other service providers; and the progress of the juvenile toward making the transition to independent living.

AB21,4698 Section 4698. 938.38 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1721,7 938.38 (5m) (a) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) for each juvenile for whom a permanency plan is required under sub. (2) no later than 12 months after the date on which the juvenile was first removed from the home and every 12 months after a previous hearing under this subsection for as long as the juvenile is placed outside the home. The 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph include trial reunifications under s. 938.358.

AB21,4699 Section 4699. 938.385 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1721,25 938.385 Plan for transition to independent living. During the 90 days immediately before a juvenile who is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in a supervised independent living arrangement attains 18 years of age or, if the juvenile is placed in such a placement under an order under s. 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 938.355 (4) (am) after the juvenile attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 938.366 (3) that terminates under s. 938.366 (3) (a) after the juvenile attains 18 years of age, during the 90 days immediately before the termination of the order or agreement, the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile under the order or agreement shall provide the juvenile with assistance and support in developing a plan for making the transition from out-of-home care to independent living. The transition plan shall be personalized at the direction of the juvenile, shall be as detailed as the juvenile directs, and shall include specific options for obtaining housing, health care, education, mentoring and continuing support services, and workforce support and employment services.

AB21,4700 Section 4700. 938.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1722,8 938.48 (1) Enforcement of laws. Promote the enforcement of the laws relating to delinquent juveniles and juveniles in need of protection or services and take the initiative in all matters involving the interests of those juveniles when adequate provision for those matters is not made. This duty shall be discharged in cooperation with the courts, the department of children and families, county departments, licensed child welfare agencies, parents, and other individuals interested in the welfare of juveniles.

AB21,4701 Section 4701. 938.48 (8p) of the statutes is renumbered 48.48 (8r) and amended to read:

AB21,1722,18 48.48 (8r) Indian juvenile placements. Reimburse To reimburse Indian tribes and county departments, from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) 20.437 (1) (kp), for unexpected or unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements of Indian juveniles children who have been adjudicated delinquent by tribal courts. In this subsection, "unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements" means the amount by which the cost to an Indian tribe or to a county department of out-of-home care placements of Indian juveniles children who have been adjudicated delinquent by tribal courts exceeds $50,000 in a fiscal year.