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20.437
(1) (be)
Juvenile diversion services grants. The amounts in the schedule
5for grants under s. 938.545.
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6Section 3
. 20.437 (1) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.437
(1) (cL)
Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. A sum sufficient for
8the purposes under s. 48.5275.
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9Section 4
. 48.02 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.02
(1d) “Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older
, except that
11for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated
12any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “
adult"
13means a person who has attained 17 years of age.
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14Section 5
. 48.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.02
(2) “Child," when used without further qualification, means a person who
16is less than 18 years of age
, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting
17a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil
18law or municipal ordinance, “child" does not include a person who has attained 17
19years of age.
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6. 48.355 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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7. 48.355 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(4) (b) 4. The date on which the child
is granted a high school or high
4school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains 21 years of age,
5whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its
6vocational or technical equivalent and
if an individualized education program under
7s. 115.787 is in effect for the child is reasonably expected to complete the program
8before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides
9postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity
10designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80
11hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical
12condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the
13child's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as
14provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older when the order
15is granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, agrees to the
16order. At any time after the child attains 18 years of age, the child, or the child's
17guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court in writing to terminate the
18order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without a hearing, shall terminate
19the order.
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8. 48.357 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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9. 48.357 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(6) (a) 4. The date on which the child
is granted a high school or high
23school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains 21 years of age,
24whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its
25vocational or technical equivalent and
if an individualized education program under
1s. 115.787 is in effect for the child is reasonably expected to complete the program
2before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides
3postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity
4designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80
5hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical
6condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the
7child's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as
8provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older when the order
9is granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, agrees to the
10order. At any time after the child attains 18 years of age, the child, or the child's
11guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court in writing to terminate the
12order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without a hearing, shall terminate
13the order.
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14Section
10. 48.365 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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15Section
11. 48.365 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(5) (b) 4. The date on which the child
is granted a high school or high
17school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains 21 years of age,
18whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its
19vocational or technical equivalent and
if an individualized education program under
20s. 115.787 is in effect for the child is reasonably expected to complete the program
21before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides
22postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity
23designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80
24hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical
25condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the
1child's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as
2provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older when the order
3is granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, agrees to the
4order. At any time after the child attains 18 years of age, the child, or the child's
5guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court in writing to terminate the
6order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without a hearing, shall terminate
7the order.
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8Section
12. 48.366 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.366
(1) Applicability. (intro.) This section applies to a person
who is a
10full-time student of a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, for
11whom an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect, and 12described in sub. (1m) to whom any of the following applies:
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13. 48.366 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.366
(1) (a) The person is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential
15care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or
16in a supervised independent living arrangement under an order under s. 48.355,
1748.357, or 48.365 that terminates as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 1.
, 2., or 3. or 2.,
1848.357 (6) (a) 1.
, 2., or 3. or 2., or 48.365 (5) (b) 1.
, 2., or 3. 2. on or after the person
19attains 18 years of age.
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14. 48.366 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.366
(1m) Duration of eligibility. A person may continue in out-of-home
22care under a voluntary agreement under sub. (3) until the person attains 21 years
23of age if the person is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or
24technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the program before
25attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary
1or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote,
2or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or
3is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which
4incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the person's
5permanency plan.
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15. 48.366 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.366
(2) (b) 4. If the court determines that the person who is the subject of
8an order described in sub. (1) (a) or (b) understands that he or she may continue in
9out-of-home care, but wishes to be discharged from that care on termination of the
10order, the court shall advise the person that he or she may enter into a voluntary
11agreement under sub. (3) at any time before he or she
is granted a high school or high
12school equivalency diploma or reaches attains 21 years of age,
whichever occurs first, 13so long as he or she
is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or
14technical equivalent and an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in
15effect for him or her meets any of the conditions for eligibility described in sub. (1m).
16If the court determines that the person wishes to continue in out-of-home care under
17an extension of an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 described in sub. (1) (a),
18the court shall schedule an extension hearing under s. 48.365. If the court
19determines that the person wishes to continue in out-of-home care under a
20voluntary agreement under sub. (3), the court shall order the agency primarily
21responsible for providing services to the person under the order to provide
22transition-to-independent-living services for the person under that voluntary
23agreement.
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16. 48.366 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.366
(3) (a) On termination of an order described in sub. (1) (a) or (b), the
2person who is the subject of the order, or the person's guardian on behalf of the
3person, and the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the person
4under the order may enter into a transition-to-independent-living agreement
5under which the person continues in out-of-home care
and continues to be a
6full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent
7under an individualized education program under s. 115.787 until the date on which
8the person
reaches attains 21 years of age,
is granted a high school or high school
9equivalency diploma no longer meets any of the conditions for eligibility described
10in sub. (1m), or terminates the agreement as provided in par. (b), whichever occurs
11first, and the agency provides services to the person to assist him or her in
12transitioning to independent living.
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17. 48.366 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.366
(3) (c) A person who terminates a voluntary agreement under this
15subsection, or the person's guardian on the person's behalf, may request the agency
16primarily responsible for providing services to the person under the agreement to
17enter into a new voluntary agreement under this subsection at any time before the
18person
is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or reaches attains 1921 years of age,
whichever occurs first, so long as the person
is a full-time student
20at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and an individualized
21education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for him or her
meets any of the
22conditions for eligibility described in sub. (1m). If the request meets the conditions
23set forth in the rules promulgated under sub. (4) (b), the agency shall enter into a new
24voluntary agreement with that person.
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18. 48.396 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: