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AB143,24,1323 48.38 (5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the
24permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to
25each person appointed to the review panel, the child's parent, guardian, and legal

1custodian, the person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel, the
2child's guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the
3child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian
4custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe a copy of the permanency
5plan, any information submitted under par. (bm) 4., and any written comments
6submitted under par. (bm) 1. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), a person appointed
7to a review panel, the person representing the interests of the public, the child's
8counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate,
9and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent
10or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe may have access
11to any other records concerning the child for the purpose of participating in the
12review. A person permitted access to a child's records under this paragraph may not
13disclose any information from the records to any other person.
AB143,42 14Section 42. 48.38 (5m) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,24,1915 48.38 (5m) (c) 4. If the child is placed in a qualified residential treatment
16program, the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall present to the court
17specific information showing all of the following, which the court shall consider when
18determining the continuing necessity for and the safety and appropriateness of the
19placement under sub. (5) (c) 1.:
AB143,25,220 a. Whether ongoing assessment of the strengths and needs of the child
21continues to support the determination that the needs of the child cannot be met
22through placement in a foster home, whether the placement in a qualified residential
23treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the
24child in the least restrictive environment, and how the placement is consistent with

1the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in the child's
2permanency plan.
AB143,25,53 b. The specific treatment or service needs that will be met for the child in the
4placement and the length of the time the child is expected to need the treatment or
5services.
AB143,25,86 c. The efforts made by the agency to prepare the child to return home or to be
7placed with a fit and willing relative, a guardian, or an adoptive parent or in a foster
8home.
AB143,43 9Section 43. 48.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,25,2410 48.38 (5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that
11prepared the permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan, any
12information submitted under par. (bm) 4.,
and any written comments submitted
13under par. (c) 1. to the court, to the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian, to
14the person representing the interests of the public, to the child's counsel or guardian
15ad litem, to the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian
16child who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, to the
17Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the
18person representing the interests of the public, the child's counsel or guardian ad
19litem, the child's court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child
20who is placed outside of the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian
21child's Indian custodian and tribe may have access to any other records concerning
22the child for the purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access
23to a child's records under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the
24records to any other person.
AB143,44 25Section 44. 48.437 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.437 (1) (a) 2. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new
2placement, the reasons for the change in placement, whether the new placement is
3certified under s. 48.675,
a statement describing why the new placement is
4preferable to the present placement, a statement of how the new placement satisfies
5the objectives of the treatment plan or permanency plan ordered by the court, and,
6if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her
7parent or Indian custodian, a statement as to whether the new placement is in
8compliance with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if
9applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) and, if the new placement is not in compliance with that
10order, specific information showing good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for
11departing from that order. The person sending the notice shall file the notice with
12the court on the same day the notice is sent.
AB143,45 13Section 45. 48.437 (1) (a) 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,26,2214 48.437 (1) (a) 3. If the proposed change in placement would place the child in
15a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
16certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized
17assessment and the agency appointed as the guardian of the child shall submit it and
18the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
19assessment, including all of the following, to the court and all persons who are
20required to receive the notice under subd. 1. no later than time of filing of that notice,
21or, if not available by that time, and except as provided under subd. 4., no later than
2210 days after the notice is filed:
AB143,26,2423 a. Whether the proposed placement will provide the child with the most
24effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
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1b. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
2for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,27,53 c. The reasons why the child's needs can or cannot be met by the child's family
4or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable reason
5for determining that the child's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,27,86 d. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 48.38
7(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
8individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
AB143,27,129 4. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
10subd. 3. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the agency appointed
11as the guardian of the child shall submit it no later than 30 days after the date on
12which the placement is made.
AB143,46 13Section 46. 48.437 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,27,2114 48.437 (1) (c) Contents of order. The change-in-placement order shall contain
15the applicable order under sub. (2v) (a), the applicable statement under sub. (2v) (b),
16and the finding applicable findings under sub. (2v) (c) and (d). If the court changes
17the placement of an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her
18parent or Indian custodian, the change-in-placement order shall, in addition,
19comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable,
20s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e),
21for departing from that order.
AB143,47 22Section 47. 48.437 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 48.437 (2) (a).
AB143,48 23Section 48. 48.437 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,28,624 48.437 (2) (b) 1. If the emergency change in placement under par. (a) results
25in a child being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group

1home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall
2conduct a standardized assessment and the agency appointed as the guardian of the
3child shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified individual who
4conducted the standardized assessment, including the information specified under
5sub. (1) (a) 3. with the notice under par. (a) or, if not available at that time, and except
6as provided under subd. 2., no later than 10 days after the filing of that notice.
AB143,28,107 2. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
8subd. 1. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the agency appointed
9as the guardian of the child shall submit it no later than 30 days after the date on
10which the placement was made.
AB143,28,1711 (c) If the emergency change in placement under par. (a) results in a child being
12placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care
13facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days after the
14placement is made, issue an order making the findings under sub. (2v) (d) 1., the
15answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after
16considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified
17individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB143,49 18Section 49. 48.437 (2v) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,28,2519 48.437 (2v) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if the court changes the
20placement to a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter
21care facility certified under s. 48.675, the change-in-placement order shall contain
22a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which do not affect whether the
23placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the
24recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
25assessment:
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1a. Whether the needs of the child can be met through placement in a foster
2home.
AB143,29,63 b. Whether placement of the child in a residential care center for children and
4youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the most
5effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive
6environment.
AB143,29,87 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
8goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,29,99 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB143,29,1510 2. If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the
11qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are not available
12at the time of the order, the court shall defer making the findings under that subd.
131. as provided in this paragraph. No later than 60 days after the date on which the
14placement was made, the court shall issue an order making the findings under subd.
151.
AB143,50 16Section 50. 48.48 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,29,1917 48.48 (20) To certify a residential care center for children and youth, group
18home, or shelter care facility to operate a qualified residential treatment program as
19provided under s. 48.675 and monitor compliance with certification requirements.
AB143,51 20Section 51 . 48.675 of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,30,3 2148.675 Qualified residential treatment programs. (1) The department
22may certify a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter
23care facility to operate a qualified residential treatment program if it determines
24that the program meets the requirements of 42 USC 672 (k) (4) and any other
25requirements established by the department under this section. A residential care

1center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under this
2section shall comply with all other requirements applicable to the residential care
3center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility.
AB143,30,6 4(2) The department may promulgate rules for the establishment, certification,
5operation, and monitoring of, and the placement of a child in, a qualified residential
6treatment program under sub. (1).
AB143,52 7Section 52. 48.715 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,30,108 48.715 (8) The department may deny, suspend, restrict, refuse to renew, or
9otherwise withhold a certification under s. 48.675 based on a failure to comply with
10certification requirements established by administrative rule under that section.
AB143,53 11Section 53. 48.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,30,20 1248.73 Inspection of licensees and school district child care programs.
13The department may visit and inspect each child welfare agency, foster home, group
14home, and child care center licensed by the department and each entity certified by
15the department under s. 48.675
, and for that purpose shall be given unrestricted
16access to the premises described in the license or certification. The department may
17visit and inspect each child care program established or contracted for under s.
18120.13 (14) that receives payment under s. 49.155 for the child care provided, and for
19that purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises used for the child care
20program.
AB143,54 21Section 54. 938.02 (14m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,30,2322 938.02 (14m) “Qualified individual” has the meaning given under 42 USC 675a
23(c) (1) (D).
AB143,55 24Section 55. 938.02 (17t) of the statutes is created to read:
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1938.02 (17t) “Standardized assessment” means an assessment, using a tool
2determined by the department, of the strengths and needs of a juvenile to determine
3appropriateness of a placement in a residential care center for children and youth,
4group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675.
AB143,56 5Section 56. 938.21 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,31,146 938.21 (1) (c) If the juvenile is held in custody in a residential care center for
7children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the
8qualified individual shall conduct a standardized assessment and the agency
9primarily responsible for providing services under the custody order shall submit it
10and the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
11assessment, including all of the following, to the court and all persons who are
12required to receive a copy of the petition or request under par. (b) no later than the
13hearing or, if not available by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which
14the placement is made:
AB143,31,1615 1. Whether the proposed placement will provide the juvenile with the most
16effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
AB143,31,1817 2. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
18for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,31,2119 3. The reasons why the juvenile's needs can or cannot be met by the juvenile's
20family or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable
21reason for determining that the juvenile's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,31,2422 4. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 938.38
23(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
24individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
AB143,57 25Section 57. 938.21 (5) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
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1938.21 (5) (b) 2g. Except as provided in par. (cm), if the juvenile is held in
2custody in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter
3care facility certified under s. 48.675, a finding as to each of the following, the
4answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after
5considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation submitted by the
6qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment under sub. (1) (c):
AB143,32,87 a. Whether the needs of the juvenile can be met through placement in a foster
8home.
AB143,32,129 b. Whether placement of the juvenile in a residential care center for children
10and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the
11most effective and appropriate level of care for the juvenile in the least restrictive
12environment.
AB143,32,1413 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
14goals for the juvenile, as identified in the permanency planning.
AB143,32,1515 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB143,58 16Section 58. 938.21 (5) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,32,2217 938.21 (5) (cm) If the results of the standardized assessment and
18recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
19assessment are required under sub. (1) (c) but not available at the time of the order,
20the court shall defer making the findings under par. (b) 2g. as provided in this
21paragraph. No later than 60 days after the date on which the placement is made, the
22court shall issue an order making the findings under par. (b) 2g.
AB143,59 23Section 59. 938.217 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,33,324 938.217 (1) (b) 2. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new
25placement, the reasons for the change in placement, whether the new placement is

1certified under s. 48.675,
and a statement describing why the new placement is
2preferable to the present placement. The person sending the notice shall file the
3notice with the court on the same day that the notice is sent.
AB143,60 4Section 60. 938.217 (1) (b) 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,33,145 938.217 (1) (b) 3. If the proposed change in placement would place the juvenile
6in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
7certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized
8assessment and the intake worker or agency primarily responsible for providing
9services under a temporary physical custody order shall submit it and the
10recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
11assessment, including all of the following, to the court and all persons who are
12required to receive the notice under subd. 1. no later than the filing of that notice or,
13if not available by that time, and except as provided under subd. 4., no later than 10
14days after the notice is filed:
AB143,33,1615 a. Whether the proposed placement will provide the juvenile with the most
16effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
AB143,33,1817 b. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
18for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,33,2119 c. The reasons why the juvenile's needs can or cannot be met by the juvenile's
20family or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable
21reason for determining that the juvenile's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,33,2422 d. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 938.38
23(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
24individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
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14. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
2subd. 3. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the intake worker
3or agency primarily responsible for providing services under a temporary physical
4custody order shall submit it no later than 30 days after the date on which the
5placement is made.
AB143,61 6Section 61. 938.217 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 938.217 (2) (a).
AB143,62 7Section 62. 938.217 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,34,168 938.217 (2) (b) 1. If the emergency change in placement under par. (a) results
9in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group
10home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall
11conduct a standardized assessment and the intake worker or agency primarily
12responsible for providing services under a temporary physical custody order shall
13submit it and the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the
14standardized assessment, including the information specified under sub. (1) (b) 3.
15with the notice under par. (a) or, if not available at that time, and except as provided
16under subd. 2., no later than 10 days after the filing of that notice.
AB143,34,2117 2. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
18subd. 1. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the intake worker
19or agency primarily responsible for providing services under a temporary physical
20custody order shall submit it no later than 30 days after the date on which the
21placement was made.
AB143,35,322 (c) If the emergency change in placement under par. (a) results in a juvenile
23being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or
24shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days
25after the placement is made, issue an order making all of the findings required under

1sub. (2v) (d) 1., the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be
2made, after considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of
3the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB143,63 4Section 63. 938.217 (2m) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,35,135 938.217 (2m) (b) 3. If the change in placement results in a juvenile being placed
6in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
7certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized
8assessment and the agency primarily responsible for providing services under the
9temporary physical custody order shall submit it and the recommendation of the
10qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the
11information under sub. (1) (b) 3., to the court and to all persons who are required to
12receive the notice under subd. 2., no later than the hearing or, if not available by that
13time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement is made.
AB143,64 14Section 64. 938.217 (2v) (d) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,35,2115 938.217 (2v) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if the court changes the
16placement to a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter
17care facility certified under s. 48.675, the change-in-placement order shall contain
18a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which do not affect whether the
19placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the
20recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
21assessment:
AB143,35,2322 a. Whether the needs of the juvenile can be met through placement in a foster
23home.
AB143,36,224 b. Whether placement of the juvenile in a residential care center for children
25and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the

1most effective and appropriate level of care for the juvenile in the least restrictive
2environment.
AB143,36,43 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
4goals for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,36,55 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB143,36,116 2. If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the
7qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are not available
8at the time of the order, the court shall defer making the findings under subd. 1. as
9provided in this subdivision. No later than 60 days after the date on which the
10placement was made, the court shall issue an order making the findings under subd.
111.
AB143,65 12Section 65. 938.32 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,36,2013 938.32 (1) (br) If the consent decree places a juvenile in a residential care center
14for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675,
15the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized assessment and the agency
16primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile shall submit it and the
17recommendation of the qualified individual who completed the assessment,
18including all of the following, to the court and to all persons who are parties to the
19consent decree, no later than the time the consent decree is entered or, if not available
20by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement is made:
AB143,36,2221 1. Whether the proposed placement will provide the juvenile with the most
22effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
AB143,36,2423 2. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
24for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
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13. The reasons why the juvenile's needs can or cannot be met by the juvenile's
2family or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable
3reason for determining that the juvenile's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB143,37,64 4. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 938.38
5(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
6individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
AB143,66 7Section 66. 938.32 (1) (c) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,37,138 938.32 (1) (c) 1r. Except as provided in par. (cd), if the juvenile is placed in a
9residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
10certified under s. 48.675, a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which
11do not affect whether the placement may be made, after considering the
12standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified individual who
13conducted the standardized assessment under par. (br):
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