48.481 HistoryHistory: 1999 a. 9, 149; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1117 to 1121; Stats. 2007 s. 48.481; 2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 20, 334; 2015 a. 128; 2019 a. 9.
48.48548.485Transfer of Indian children to department for adoption.
48.485(1)(1)If the department accepts guardianship or legal custody or both from a tribal court under s. 48.48 (3m), the department shall seek a permanent adoptive placement for the child or seek to enter into a subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) with a proposed guardian of the child and petition the court for the appointment of that individual as the guardian of the child under s. 48.977 (2) or under a substantially similar tribal law.
48.485(2)(2)If a permanent adoptive or subsidized guardianship placement is not in progress within 2 years after entry of the termination of parental rights order by the tribal court, the department may petition the tribal court to transfer legal custody or guardianship of the Indian child back to the Indian tribe, except that the department may not petition the tribal court to transfer back to an Indian tribe legal custody or guardianship of an Indian child who was initially taken into custody under s. 48.195 (1m).
48.485 HistoryHistory: 1989 a. 31; 2005 a. 296; 2009 a. 94; 2013 a. 20; 2023 a. 79.
48.48748.487Tribal family services.
48.487(1m)(1m)Tribal family services grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (js), the department may distribute tribal family services grants to the elected governing bodies of the Indian tribes in this state. An elected governing body that receives a grant under this subsection may expend the grant moneys received for any of the purposes specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), (4m) (b), (5) (b), (6), and (7) as determined by that body.
48.487(2)(2)Adolescent self-sufficiency services. An elected governing body of an Indian tribe may expend moneys from a grant received under sub. (1m) to provide services for adolescent parents. Those services shall emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training, and experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent’s capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing parenting skills. An Indian tribe that provides those services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the department.
48.487(3)(3)Adolescent pregnancy prevention services.
48.487(3)(a)(a) In this subsection, “high-risk adolescent” means a person who is at least 13 years of age but under the age of 20 and who is at risk of becoming an unmarried parent as an adolescent and of incurring long-term economic dependency on public funds and is characterized by one or more of the following:
48.487(3)(a)1.1. Low self-esteem.
48.487(3)(a)2.2. Alcohol or drug abuse.
48.487(3)(a)3.3. Serious emotional family conflict.
48.487(3)(a)4.4. Poverty, as a part of a family whose income is below the poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2).
48.487(3)(a)5.5. Low school achievement, as a pupil who is one or more years behind his or her pupil age group in the number of school credits attained or in basic school skill levels.
48.487(3)(a)6.6. Other significant problems.
48.487(3)(b)(b) An elected governing body of an Indian tribe may expend moneys from a grant received under sub. (1m) to provide pregnancy and parenthood prevention services to high-risk adolescents. Those services shall be structured so as to increase the development of decision-making and communications skills, promote graduation from high school, and expand career and other options and may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy prevention.
48.487(4m)(4m)Adolescent choices projects.
48.487(4m)(a)(a) In this subsection:
48.487(4m)(a)1.1. “Adolescent” means a person who is at least 10 years of age but under the age of 18.
48.487(4m)(a)2.2. “Dropout” has the meaning given under s. 118.153 (1) (b).
48.487(4m)(b)(b) An elected governing body of an Indian tribe may expend moneys from a grant received under sub. (1m) to provide information to members of the Indian tribe in order to increase community knowledge about the problems of adolescents and to provide information to and activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in order to enable the adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:
48.487(4m)(b)1.1. Reducing adolescent pregnancy and high school dropout rates.
48.487(4m)(b)2.2. Increasing economic self-sufficiency and expanding career options for adolescents, particularly options with respect to occupations with wages higher than the minimum wage.
48.487(4m)(b)3.3. Enhancing individual adolescent self-esteem, interpersonal skills and responsible decision making.
48.487(4m)(b)4.4. Neutralizing sex-role stereotyping and bias.
48.487(4m)(c)(c) An Indian tribe that provides services under par. (b) shall provide those services in an area of the state that is approved by the Indian tribe and the department. The department shall determine the boundaries of the regions in this state within which the Indian tribes may provide services under par. (b) before approving the service area of an Indian tribe under this paragraph.
48.487(4m)(d)(d) Prior to approving the service area of an Indian tribe under par. (c), the department shall consider whether and how the Indian tribe proposes to coordinate its services with other public or private resources, programs, or activities in the region and the state.
48.487(4m)(e)(e) The department shall work closely with the women’s council and the department of public instruction, on a continuing basis, concerning the scope and direction of activities conducted under par. (b).