AB1036,12,1914 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.
AB1036,14 20Section 14. 48.366 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1036,13,521 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.
AB1036,15 6Section 15. 48.366 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,13,237 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.
AB1036,16 24Section 16. 48.366 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,14,12
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.
AB1036,17 13Section 17. 48.366 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,14,2414 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.
AB1036,18 25Section 18. 48.396 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.396 (1) Law enforcement officers' records of children shall be kept separate
2from records of adults. Law enforcement officers' records of the adult expectant
3mothers of unborn children shall be kept separate from records of other adults. Law
4enforcement officers' records of children and the adult expectant mothers of unborn
5children shall not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except under sub.
6(1b), (1d), (5), or (6) or s. 48.293 or 938.396 (2m) (c) 1p. or by order of the court. This
7subsection does not apply to the representatives of newspapers or other reporters of
8news who wish to obtain information for the purpose of reporting news without
9revealing the identity of the child or adult expectant mother involved, to the
10confidential exchange of information between the police and officials of the public or
11private school attended by the child or other law enforcement or social welfare
12agencies, or to children 10 13 years of age or older who are subject to the jurisdiction
13of the court of criminal jurisdiction. A public school official who obtains information
14under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under s.
15118.125, and a private school official who obtains information under this subsection
16shall keep the information confidential in the same manner as is required of a public
17school official under s. 118.125. This subsection does not apply to the confidential
18exchange of information between the police and officials of the tribal school attended
19by the child if the police determine that enforceable protections are provided by a
20tribal school policy or tribal law that requires tribal school officials to keep the
21information confidential in a manner at least as stringent as is required of a public
22school official under s. 118.125. A law enforcement agency that obtains information
23under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under this
24subsection and s. 938.396 (1) (a). A social welfare agency that obtains information

1under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under ss.
248.78 and 938.78.
AB1036,19 3Section 19 . Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the statutes
4is amended to read:
AB1036,16,55 CHAPTER 48
AB1036,16,86 SUBCHAPTER IX
7 JURISDICTION OVER PERSON 17
8 OR OLDER
adults
AB1036,20 9Section 20 . 48.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,16,13 1048.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has
11jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 48.133,
1248.355 (4), 48.357 (6), 48.365 (5), and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically provided in
13this chapter.
AB1036,21 14Section 21 . 48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,16,2215 48.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition
16described in s. 48.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been
17guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission,
18such
that condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the
19conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders
20determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the
21child and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care
22shall be paid.
AB1036,22 23Section 22 . 48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,17,524 48.45 (1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn
25child's expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears

1that any person 17 years of age or over adult has been guilty of contributing to,
2encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the
3unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the
4conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and
5expectant mother.
AB1036,23 6Section 23 . 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,17,117 48.45 (3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older
8adult has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney
9for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment.
10This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the
11prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.
AB1036,24 12Section 24 . 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1036,17,17 1348.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s.
1448.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), the department shall
15reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c) associated with juveniles who
16were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or
17municipal ordinance at age 17.
AB1036,25 18Section 25. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,17,2119 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. (intro.) “Child" means a person under 18 years of age. “Child"
20also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, if any of the
21following applies:
AB1036,26 22Section 26. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,18,623 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. a. The person is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student
24in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical
25equivalent, and is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and

1be granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma before attaining 21 years
2of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational
3education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove
4barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable
5of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is
6supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan
.
AB1036,27 7Section 27. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: