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SB70-SSA2-SA1,244,2523 48.60 (2) (a) A relative or like-kin, guardian, or person delegated care and
24custody of a child under s. 48.979 who provides care and maintenance for such
25children.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,493
1Section 493. 48.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,245,162 48.62 (2) A relative or like-kin, a guardian of a child, or a person delegated care
3and custody of a child under s. 48.979 who provides care and maintenance for the
4child is not required to obtain the license specified in this section. The department,
5county department, or licensed child welfare agency as provided in s. 48.75 may issue
6a license to operate a foster home to a relative or like-kin who has no duty of support
7under s. 49.90 (1) (a) and who requests a license to operate a foster home for a specific
8child who is either placed by court order or who is the subject of a voluntary
9placement agreement under s. 48.63. The department, a county department, or a
10licensed child welfare agency may, at the request of a guardian appointed under s.
1148.977, 48.978, or 48.9795, ch. 54, 2017 stats., or ch. 880, 2003 stats., license the
12guardian's home as a foster home for the guardian's minor ward who is living in the
13home and who is placed in the home by court order. Relatives and like-kin with no
14duty of support and guardians appointed under s. 48.977, 48.978, or 48.9795, ch. 54,
152017 stats., or ch. 880, 2003 stats., who are licensed to operate foster homes are
16subject to the department's licensing rules.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,494 17Section 494. 48.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,246,618 48.62 (4) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the
19rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the rates are $300
20for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is
21certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8)
22(a) and
2024, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified to
23provide care at a any level of care that is higher than level one care, $420 $441 for
24a child under 5 years of age; $460 $483 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $522 $548 for
25a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $545 $572 for a child 15 years of age or over. In

1addition to these grants for basic maintenance, the department, county department,
2or licensed child welfare agency shall make supplemental payments for foster care
3to a foster home that is receiving an age-related rate under this subsection that are
4commensurate with the level of care that the foster home is certified to provide and
5the needs of the child who is placed in the foster home according to the rules
6promulgated by the department under sub. (8) (c).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,495 7Section 495. 48.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,246,128 48.64 (1) Definition. In this section, “agency" means the department, the
9department of corrections, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or
10a licensed child welfare agency authorized to place children in foster homes, group
11homes, or shelter care facilities approved under s. 938.22 (2) (c) or, in the homes of
12relatives other than a parent, or in the homes of like-kin.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,496 13Section 496. 48.64 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,247,1014 48.64 (1m) Out-of-home care agreements. If an agency places a child in a
15foster home or group home or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
16home of like-kin
under a court order or places a child in a foster home, group home,
17or shelter care facility approved under s. 938.22 (2) (c) under a voluntary agreement
18under s. 48.63, the agency shall enter into a written agreement with the head of the
19home or facility. The agreement shall provide that the agency shall have access at
20all times to the child and the home or facility, and that the child will be released to
21the agency whenever, in the opinion of the agency placing the child or the
22department, the best interests of the child require release to the agency. If a child
23has been in a foster home or group home or in the home of a relative other than a
24parent or in the home of like-kin for 6 months or more, the agency shall give the head
25of the home written notice of intent to remove the child, stating the reasons for the

1removal. The child may not be removed from a foster home, group home, or home of
2a relative other than a parent or the home of like-kin before completion of the
3hearing under sub. (4) (a) or (c), if requested, or 30 days after the receipt of the notice,
4whichever is later, unless the safety of the child requires it or, in a case in which the
5reason for removal is to place the child for adoption under s. 48.833, unless all of the
6persons who have the right to request a hearing under sub. (4) (a) or (c) sign written
7waivers of objection to the proposed removal. If the safety of the child requires earlier
8removal, s. 48.19 applies. If an agency removes a child from an adoptive placement,
9the head of the home shall have no claim against the placing agency for the expense
10of care, clothing, or medical treatment.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,497 11Section 497. 48.64 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,247,1612 48.64 (2) Supervision of out-of-home care placements. Every child who is
13placed in a foster home, group home, or shelter care facility approved under s. 938.22
14(2) (c) shall be under the supervision of an agency. Every child who is placed in the
15home of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin under a court order
16shall be under the supervision of an agency.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,498 17Section 498. 48.64 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,248,2518 48.64 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), any decision or order issued by an
19agency that affects the head of a foster home or group home, the head of the home
20of a relative other than a parent or the home of like-kin in which a child is placed,
21or the child involved may be appealed to the department under fair hearing
22procedures established under rules promulgated by the department. Upon receipt
23of an appeal, the department shall give the head of the home reasonable notice and
24an opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make any additional
25investigation that the department considers necessary. The department shall give

1notice of the hearing to the head of the home and to the departmental subunit, county
2department, or child welfare agency that issued the decision or order. Each person
3receiving notice is entitled to be represented at the hearing. At all hearings
4conducted under this paragraph, the head of the home, or a representative of the
5head of the home, shall have an adequate opportunity, notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2)
6(a), to examine all documents and records to be used at the hearing at a reasonable
7time before the date of the hearing as well as during the hearing, to bring witnesses,
8to establish all pertinent facts and circumstances, and to question or refute any
9testimony or evidence, including an opportunity to confront and cross-examine
10adverse witnesses. The department shall grant a continuance for a reasonable
11period of time when an issue is raised for the first time during a hearing. This
12requirement may be waived with the consent of the parties. The decision of the
13department shall be based exclusively on evidence introduced at the hearing. A
14transcript of testimony and exhibits, or an official report containing the substance
15of what transpired at the hearing, together with all papers and requests filed in the
16proceeding, and the findings of the hearing examiner shall constitute the exclusive
17record for decision by the department. The department shall make the record
18available at any reasonable time and at an accessible place to the head of the home
19or his or her representative. Decisions by the department shall specify the reasons
20for the decision and identify the supporting evidence. No person participating in an
21agency action being appealed may participate in the final administrative decision on
22that action. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
23hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the head of the home and to
24the departmental subunit, county department, or child welfare agency that issued
25the decision or order. The decision shall be binding on all parties concerned.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,499
1Section 499. 48.64 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,249,152 48.64 (4) (c) Except as provided in par. (d), the circuit court for the county where
3the dispositional order placing a child in a foster home or group home or in the home
4of a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin was entered or the
5voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 placing a child in a foster home or group home
6was made has jurisdiction upon petition of any interested party over the child who
7is placed in the foster home, group home, or home of the relative or like-kin. The
8circuit court may call a hearing, at which the head of the home and the supervising
9agency under sub. (2) shall be present, for the purpose of reviewing any decision or
10order of that agency involving the placement and care of the child. If the child has
11been placed in a foster home or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
12home of like-kin
, the foster parent or, relative, or like-kin may present relevant
13evidence at the hearing. The petitioner has the burden of proving by clear and
14convincing evidence that the decision or order issued by the agency is not in the best
15interests of the child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,500 16Section 500. 48.67 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,249,1917 48.67 (4) (b) The training under par. (a) shall be available to a kinship care
18relative provider, as defined in s. 48.40 (1m), upon request of the kinship care relative
19provider.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,501 20Section 501. 49.132 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,249,23 2149.132 Child care partnership grant program. (1) In this section,
22“business" means any organization or enterprise operated for profit or a nonprofit
23corporation. “Business” does not include a governmental entity.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,250,3 24(2) The department may establish a grant program to award funding to
25businesses that provide or wish to provide child care services for their employees.

1A grant awarded under this program may be used to reserve child care placements
2for local business employees, pay child care tuition, and other costs related to child
3care.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,250,5 4(3) A business awarded a grant under this section shall provide matching funds
5equal to 25 percent or more of the amount awarded.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,250,7 6(4) The department may promulgate rules to administer this section, including
7to determine eligibility for a grant.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,502 8Section 502. 49.133 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,250,14 949.133 Child care quality improvement program. (1) The department
10may establish a program under which it may, from the appropriation under s. 20.437
11(2) (c) and under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), make monthly payments and monthly per-child
12payments to child care providers certified under s. 48.651, child care centers licensed
13under s. 48.65, and child care programs established or contracted for by a school
14board under s. 120.13 (14).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,250,17 15(2) The department may promulgate rules to implement the program under
16this section, including establishing eligibility requirements and payment amounts
17and setting requirements for how recipients may use the payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,503 18Section 503. 49.155 (1g) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,250,2019 49.155 (1g) (ac) A child care scholarship and bonus program, in the amount of
20at least $3,975,000 $8,975,000 per fiscal year.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,504 21Section 504. 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,251,222 49.155 (1m) (a) 1m. b. The individual has not yet attained the age of 18 years
23and the individual resides with his or her custodial parent or with a kinship care
24relative provider under s. 48.57 (3m) or with a long-term kinship care relative
25provider under s. 48.57 (3n) or is in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62, a subsidized

1guardianship home under s. 48.623, a group home, or an independent living
2arrangement supervised by an adult.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,505 3Section 505. 49.155 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,506 4Section 506. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,251,75 49.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) The department may modify a child care provider's
6maximum payment rate under subd. 2. pars. (a) to (c) on the basis of the provider's
7quality rating, as described in the quality rating plan, in the following manner:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,507 8Section 507. 938.02 (12c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,251,119 938.02 (12c) “Like-kin” means a person who has a significant emotional
10relationship with a child or the child's family and to whom any of the following
11applies:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,251,1412 (a) Prior to the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person had an
13existing relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
14relationship.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,251,1815 (b) During the child's placement in out-of-home care, the person developed a
16relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial
17relationship, and the person is not and has not previously been the child's licensed
18foster parent.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,251,2019 (c) For an Indian child, “like-kin” includes individuals identified by the child's
20tribe according to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,508 21Section 508. 938.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,252,822 938.02 (15) “Relative" means a parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother,
23stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, 2nd
24cousin, first cousin once removed, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepuncle, stepaunt,
25or any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or

1great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any
2person named in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or
3divorce. For purposes of the application of s. 938.028 and the federal Indian Child
4Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “relative" includes an extended family member,
5as defined in s. 938.028 (2) (a), whether by blood, marriage, or adoption, including
6adoption under tribal law or custom. For purposes of placement of a juvenile,
7“relative" also includes a parent of a sibling of the juvenile who has legal custody of
8that sibling.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,509 9Section 509. 938.028 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,252,1710 938.028 (2) (c) “Out-of-home care placement" means the removal of an Indian
11juvenile from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian for temporary
12placement in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and
13youth, or shelter care facility, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the
14home of like-kin,
or in the home of a guardian, from which placement the parent or
15Indian custodian cannot have the juvenile returned upon demand. “Out-of-home
16care placement" does not include an emergency change in placement under s.
17938.357 (2) (b) or holding an Indian juvenile in custody under ss. 938.19 to 938.21.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,510 18Section 510. 938.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,253,219 938.207 (1) (b) The home of a relative or like-kin, except that a juvenile may
20not be held in the home of a relative if the relative person who has been convicted
21under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the
222nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has
23not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the custody
24decision determines by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be

1in the best interests of the juvenile. The person making the custody decision shall
2consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that determination.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,511 3Section 511. 938.207 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,253,74 938.207 (1) (f) The home of a person not a relative or like-kin if the person has
5not had a license under s. 48.62 refused, revoked, or suspended within the previous
62 years. A placement under this paragraph may not exceed 30 days, unless the
7placement is extended by the court for cause for an additional 30 days.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,512 8Section 512. 938.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,253,169 938.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
10placement in a foster home, group home, or nonsecured residential care center for
11children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of
12like-kin,
in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or in a supervised
13independent living arrangement shall be in writing, except that the report may be
14presented orally at the dispositional hearing if all parties consent. A report that is
15presented orally shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record. The report
16shall include all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,513 17Section 513. 938.335 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,253,2418 938.335 (3g) Reasonable efforts finding. (intro.) At hearings under this
19section, if the agency, as defined in s. 938.38 (1) (a), is recommending placement of
20the juvenile in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and
21youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the
22home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or in a supervised independent living
23arrangement, the agency shall present as evidence specific information showing all
24of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,514 25Section 514. 938.335 (3j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,254,8
1938.335 (3j) Indian juvenile; active efforts finding. (intro.) At hearings
2under this section involving an Indian juvenile who is the subject of a proceeding
3under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), if the agency, as defined in s. 938.38 (1) (a), is
4recommending removal of the Indian juvenile from the home of his or her parent or
5Indian custodian and placement of the Indian juvenile in a foster home, group home,
6or residential care center for children and youth or , in the home of a relative other
7than a parent, or in the home of like-kin, the agency shall present as evidence
8specific information showing all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,515 9Section 515. 938.34 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,254,1410 938.34 (3) (a) (intro.) The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the
11juvenile, except that the court may not designate any of the following as the juvenile's
12placement, unless the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the
13placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile or, in the case of an Indian
14juvenile, the best interests of the Indian juvenile as described in s. 938.01 (3):
SB70-SSA2-SA1,516 15Section 516. 938.34 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,254,2116 938.34 (3) (a) 1. The home of a parent or, other relative, or like-kin of the
17juvenile if the parent or, other relative, or like-kin has been convicted of the homicide
18of a parent of the juvenile under s. 940.01 or 940.05, and the conviction has not been
19reversed, set aside, or vacated. In determining whether a placement under this
20subdivision would be in the best interests of the juvenile, the court shall consider the
21wishes of the juvenile.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,517 22Section 517. 938.34 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,255,423 938.34 (3) (a) 2. The home of a relative other than the parent of the juvenile
24or the home of like-kin if the court finds that the relative or like-kin has been
25convicted of, has pleaded no contest to, or has had a charge dismissed or amended

1as a result of a plea agreement for a crime under s. 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03
2(2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081,
3948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21, 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53, or
4a similar law of another state.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,518 5Section 518. 938.355 (4) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,255,126 938.355 (4) (am) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) or s. 938.368, an order
7under this section or s. 938.357 or 938.365 made before the juvenile attains 18 years
8of age that places or continues the placement of the juvenile in a foster home, group
9home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other
10than a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living
11arrangement shall terminate on the latest of the following dates, unless the court
12specifies a shorter period or the court terminates the order sooner:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,519 13Section 519. 938.357 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,255,2014 938.357 (6) (a) (intro.) No change in placement may extend the expiration date
15of the original dispositional order, except that if the change in placement is from a
16placement in the juvenile's home to a placement in a foster home, group home, or
17residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative who is not
18a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living arrangement,
19the court may extend the expiration date of the original dispositional order to the
20latest of the following dates, unless the court specifies a shorter period:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,520 21Section 520. 938.357 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,256,422 938.357 (6) (b) If the change in placement is from a placement in a foster home,
23group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in the home of a
24relative or like-kin to a placement in the juvenile's home and if the expiration date
25of the original dispositional order is more than one year after the date on which the

1change-in-placement order is granted, the court shall shorten the expiration date
2of the original dispositional order to the date that is one year after the date on which
3the change-in-placement order is granted or to an earlier date as specified by the
4court.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,521 5Section 521. 938.365 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,256,106 938.365 (5) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under this
7section that continues the placement of a juvenile in a foster home, group home, or
8residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than
9a parent, in the home of like-kin, or in a supervised independent living arrangement
10shall be for a specified length of time not to exceed the latest of the following dates:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,522 11Section 522. 938.366 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,256,1712 938.366 (1) (a) The person is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential
13care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in
14the home of like-kin,
or in a supervised independent living arrangement under an
15order under s. 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates as provided in s. 938.355
16(4) (am) 1., 2., or 3., 938.357 (6) (a) 1., 2., or 3., or 938.365 (5) (b) 1., 2., or 3. on or after
17the person attains 18 years of age.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,523 18Section 523. 938.371 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,257,419 938.371 (1) Medical information. (intro.) If a juvenile is placed in a foster
20home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile
21correctional facility or, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in the home
22of like-kin,
including a placement under s. 938.205 or 938.21, the agency, as defined
23in s. 938.38 (1) (a), that placed the juvenile or arranged for the placement of the
24juvenile shall provide the following information to the foster parent, relative,
25like-kin
, or operator of the group home, residential care center for children and

1youth, or juvenile correctional facility at the time of placement or, if the information
2has not been provided to the agency by that time, as soon as possible after the date
3on which the agency receives that information, but not more than 2 working days
4after that date:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,524 5Section 524. 938.371 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,257,116 938.371 (1) (a) Results of an HIV test, as defined in s. 252.01 (2m), of the
7juvenile as provided under s. 252.15 (3m) (d) 15., including results included in a court
8report or permanency plan. At the time that the test results are provided, the agency
9shall notify the foster parent, relative, like-kin, or operator of the group home,
10residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility of the
11confidentiality requirements under s. 252.15 (6).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,525 12Section 525. 938.371 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,257,2513 938.371 (3) Other information. (intro.) At the time of placement of a juvenile
14in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or
15juvenile correctional facility or in the home of a relative other than a parent or in the
16home of like-kin
or, if the information is not available at that time, as soon as possible
17after the date on which the court report or permanency plan has been submitted, but
18no later than 7 days after that date, the agency, as defined in s. 938.38 (1) (a),
19responsible for preparing the juvenile's permanency plan shall provide to the foster
20parent, relative, like-kin, or operator of the group home, residential care center for
21children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility information contained in the
22court report submitted under s. 938.33 (1) or 938.365 (2g) or permanency plan
23submitted under s. 938.355 (2e) or 938.38 relating to findings or opinions of the court
24or agency that prepared the court report or permanency plan relating to any of the
25following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,526
1Section 526. 938.371 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,258,82 938.371 (5) Confidentiality of information. Except as permitted under s.
3252.15 (6), a foster parent, treatment foster parent, relative, like-kin, or operator of
4a group home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional
5facility that receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the information
6described in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
7information only for the purposes of providing care for the juvenile or participating
8in a court hearing or permanency review concerning the juvenile.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,527 9Section 527. 938.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,258,1910 938.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
11for each juvenile living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
12children and youth, juvenile detention facility, shelter care facility, or supervised
13independent living arrangement, the agency that placed the juvenile or arranged the
14placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the
15juvenile under s. 938.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any
16of the following conditions exists, and, for each juvenile living in the home of a
17guardian or a relative other than a parent or in the home of like-kin, that agency
18shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions under pars. (a) to
19(e) exists:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,528 20Section 528. 938.38 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,258,2421 938.38 (3m) (a) All appropriate biological family members, relatives, and
22like-kin of the juvenile, as determined by the agency.
Notwithstanding s. 938.02
23(12c) (b), in this paragraph, “like-kin” may include a person who is or previously was
24the child's licensed foster parent.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,529 25Section 529. 938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,259,5
1938.38 (4) (f) (intro.) A description of the services that will be provided to the
2juvenile, the juvenile's family, and the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
3facility where the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the juvenile
4is living to carry out the dispositional order, including services planned to accomplish
5all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,530 6Section 530. 938.38 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,259,157 938.38 (4m) (b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing the court shall
8notify the juvenile; any parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the juvenile; any
9foster parent, or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, the
10operator of the facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with
11whom the juvenile is living; and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is or is
12alleged to be in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the
13Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the
14hearing, of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall
15have a right to be heard at the hearing.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,531 16Section 531. 938.38 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,259,2517 938.38 (4m) (d) The court shall give a foster parent, other physical custodian
18described in s. 48.62 (2), operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is notified
19of a hearing under par. (b) a right to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster
20parent, other physical custodian, operator, or relative, or like-kin to make a written
21or oral statement during the hearing, or to submit a written statement prior to the
22hearing, relevant to the issues to be determined at the hearing. The foster parent,
23other physical custodian, operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin does not
24become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of
25receiving that notice and right to be heard.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,532
1Section 532. 938.38 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,260,182 938.38 (5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the juvenile; the juvenile's
3parent, guardian, and legal custodian; the juvenile's foster parent, the operator of the
4facility in which the juvenile is living, or the relative or like-kin with whom the
5juvenile is living; and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the
6home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the
7Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe of the time, place, and purpose of the
8review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and of the fact that they
9shall have a right to be heard at the review as provided in par. (bm) 1. The court or
10agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's
11counsel, the juvenile's guardian ad litem, and the juvenile's school of the time, place,
12and purpose of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, and
13of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the review as provided
14in par. (bm) 1. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less
15than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the juvenile's
16case record. The notice to the juvenile's school shall also include the name and
17contact information for the caseworker or social worker assigned to the juvenile's
18case.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,533 19Section 533. 938.38 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,261,720 938.38 (5) (bm) 1. A juvenile, parent, guardian, legal custodian, foster parent,
21operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who is provided notice of the review
22under par. (b) shall have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written
23comments relevant to the determinations specified in par. (c) not less than 10
24working days before the date of the review or by participating at the review. A person
25representing the interests of the public, counsel, guardian ad litem, or school who is

1provided notice of the review under par. (b) may have an opportunity to be heard at
2the review by submitting written comments relevant to the determinations specified
3in par. (c) not less than 10 working days before the date of the review. A foster parent,
4operator of a facility, or relative, or like-kin who receives notice of a review under par.
5(b) and a right to be heard under this subdivision does not become a party to the
6proceeding on which the review is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and
7right to be heard.
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