Amendment AA1-AB561

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 561

December 6, 2019 - Offered by Representative Dittrich.

AB561-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB561-AA1,1,3 1. Page 3, line 17: delete “the adoptive parent" and substitute “mutual agreement of the parties or, if the parties cannot agree, the court".

AB561-AA1,1,4 2. Page 5, line 23: after “Enforcement." insert “(a)".

AB561-AA1,1,8 3. Page 6, line 8: delete that line and substitute “by mutual agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot agree on a mediator or arbitrator, the court shall appoint the mediator or arbitrator within 30 days of a request by any party. The mediator or arbitrator's fees shall be paid equally by”.

AB561-AA1,1,9 4. Page 6, line 10: after that line insert:

AB561-AA1,1,13 “(b) An agreement under this section is not enforceable for any period during which the child has been placed outside of the adoptive parent's home under ch. 48 or 938, or during which the parent is denied physical placement with the child in a court order under ch. 767.

AB561-AA1,2,4 (7) Limitation. An agreement under this section does not affect a tribal right under s. 48.028 or under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, and may not impair a cultural contact agreement or other agreement made between the adoptive parents of a child and an Indian tribe.”.

AB561-AA1,2,5 5. Page 6, line 23: after that line insert:

AB561-AA1,2,6 “ Section 6m. Initial applicability.

AB561-AA1,2,8 (1) This act first applies to a termination of parental rights petition filed on the effective date of this subsection.”.

AB561-AA1,2,9 (End)