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AB68-SSA1,1471,2221 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
22goals for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB68-SSA1,1471,2323 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB68-SSA1,3205 24Section 3205. 938.355 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1472,7
1938.355 (2) (b) 6m. If the juvenile is placed outside the home in a placement
2under s. 938.34 (3) or (4d) recommended by the agency designated under s. 938.33
3(1), a statement that the court approves the placement recommended by the agency
4or, if the juvenile is placed outside the home in a placement other than a placement
5recommended by that agency, a statement that the court has given bona fide
6consideration to the recommendations made by the agency and all parties relating
7to the juvenile's placement.
AB68-SSA1,3206 8Section 3206. 938.355 (2) (b) 6o. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1472,129 938.355 (2) (b) 6o. If the juvenile is placed under the supervision of the
10department of corrections under s. 938.34 (4p), a finding that a disposition under s.
11938.34 (4m) is insufficient to protect public safety or for rehabilitation, considering
12the juvenile's risk, treatment needs, and age and the severity of the offense.
AB68-SSA1,3207 13Section 3207. 938.355 (2) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1472,1914 938.355 (2) (cd) If the results of the standardized assessment and
15recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
16assessment are required but not available at the time of the order, the court shall
17defer making the findings under par. (b) 6d. as provided in this paragraph. No later
18than 60 days after the date on which the placement was made, the court shall issue
19an order making the findings under par. (b) 6d.
AB68-SSA1,3208 20Section 3208 . 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (4) (b) 1.
21and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1473,1022 938.355 (4) (b) 1. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d)
23or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may apply for up to 2 years
24after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th 19th birthday,
25whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court

1terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall
2apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's
318th 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order
4sooner. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before
5the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the
6order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation
7of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C
8felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the
9juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable
10as a Class A felony if committed by an adult.
AB68-SSA1,1473,15 112. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an extension of an order under s. 938.34
12(4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an
13adult
shall terminate at the end of one year after the date on which the order is
14granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the
15order sooner.
AB68-SSA1,1473,19 164. No extension under s. 938.365 of an original dispositional order under s.
17938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted for a juvenile who is 17 years of age
18or older when
becomes an adult by the time the original dispositional order
19terminates.
AB68-SSA1,3209 20Section 3209 . 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1474,322 938.355 (4) (b) 1. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d)
23or
(4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may apply for up to 2 years
24after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 19th birthday,
25whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court

1terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall
2apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's
319th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner.
AB68-SSA1,1474,74 2. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an extension of an order under s. 938.34
5(4d), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile becomes an adult shall terminate at the
6end of one year after the date on which the order is granted unless the court specifies
7a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner.
AB68-SSA1,1474,108 4. No extension under s. 938.365 of an original dispositional order under s.
9938.34 (4d), (4m), or (4n) may be granted for a juvenile who becomes an adult by the
10time the original dispositional order terminates.
AB68-SSA1,3210 11Section 3210. 938.355 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1474,1512 938.355 (4) (b) 5. An order under ss. 938.34 (4p) and 938.369 (3) shall terminate
13on the juvenile's 23rd birthday, or, if the juvenile was convicted of a violation or
14attempted violation of s. 940.01, the juvenile's 25th birthday unless the court
15specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner.
AB68-SSA1,3211 16Section 3211 . 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1474,2217 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12,
181993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 years of age becoming an adult, petition
19the court to expunge the court's record of the juvenile's adjudication. Subject to par.
20(b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has
21satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that
22the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.
AB68-SSA1,3212 23Section 3212. 938.355 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1475,324 938.355 (6) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. subds. 3. and 4., if a juvenile who
25has been adjudged delinquent or to have violated a civil law or ordinance, other than

1an ordinance enacted under s. 118.163 (1m) or (2), violates a condition specified in
2sub. (2) (b) 7., the court may impose on the juvenile any of the sanctions specified in
3par. (d).
AB68-SSA1,3213 4Section 3213. 938.355 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1475,65 938.355 (6) (a) 4. The court may only place a juvenile in a juvenile detention
6facility or juvenile portion of a county jail under subd. 1. if all of the following apply:
AB68-SSA1,1475,77 a. The court finds that the juvenile poses a threat to public safety.
AB68-SSA1,1475,98 b. The underlying offense for which the juvenile court order was imposed is not
9a status offense.
AB68-SSA1,3214 10Section 3214. 938.355 (6) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (6) (d)
111. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1476,212 938.355 (6) (d) 1. (intro.) Placement of the juvenile in a juvenile detention
13facility or juvenile portion of a county jail that meets the standards promulgated by
14the department of corrections by rule or in a place of nonsecure custody, for not more
15than 10 days and the provision of educational services consistent with his or her
16current course of study during the period of placement. The juvenile shall be given
17credit against the period of detention or nonsecure custody imposed under this
18subdivision for all time spent in secure detention in connection with the course of
19conduct for which the detention or nonsecure custody was imposed. If the court
20orders placement of the juvenile in a place of nonsecure custody under the
21supervision of the county department, the court shall order the juvenile into the
22placement and care responsibility of the county department as required under 42
23USC 672
(a) (2) and shall assign the county department primary responsibility for
24providing services to the juvenile. A court may order placement of a juvenile in a

1juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail under this subdivision
2only if all of the following apply:
AB68-SSA1,3215 3Section 3215. 938.355 (6) (d) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1476,54 938.355 (6) (d) 1. a. The court finds that the juvenile poses a threat to public
5safety.
AB68-SSA1,1476,76 b. The underlying offense for which the dispositional order was imposed is not
7a status offense.
AB68-SSA1,3216 8Section 3216. 938.355 (6d) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1476,189 938.355 (6d) (a) 1. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to subds.
102g., 2m., 2p., and 2r., if a juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent violates a
11condition specified in sub. (2) (b) 7., the juvenile's caseworker or any other person
12authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court under
13s. 938.067 or 938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place
14the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail that
15meets the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a
16place of nonsecure custody designated by that person for not more than 72 hours
17while the alleged violation and the appropriateness of a sanction under sub. (6) are
18being investigated.
AB68-SSA1,3217 19Section 3217. 938.355 (6d) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1477,1020 938.355 (6d) (a) 2. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to subds.
212g., 2m., 2p., and 2r., if a juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent violates a
22condition specified in sub. (2) (b) 7., the juvenile's caseworker or any other person
23authorized to provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court under
24s. 938.067 or 938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place
25the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail that

1meets the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a
2place of nonsecure custody designated by that person for not more than 72 hours as
3a consequence of that violation. A person who takes a juvenile into custody under
4this subdivision shall permit the juvenile to make a written or oral statement
5concerning the possible placement of the juvenile and the course of conduct for which
6the juvenile was taken into custody. A person designated by the court or county
7department who is employed in a supervisory position by a person authorized to
8provide or providing intake or dispositional services under s. 938.067 or 938.069
9shall review that statement and either approve the placement, modify the terms of
10the placement, or order the juvenile to be released from custody.
AB68-SSA1,3218 11Section 3218. 938.355 (6d) (a) 2p. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1477,1412 938.355 (6d) (a) 2p. A court may only order placement of a juvenile in a juvenile
13detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail under under subd. 1. or 2. if all
14of the following apply:
AB68-SSA1,1477,1515 a. The court finds that the juvenile poses a threat to public safety.
AB68-SSA1,1477,1716 b. The underlying offense for which the delinquency order was imposed is not
17a status offense.
AB68-SSA1,3219 18Section 3219. 938.355 (6d) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1478,319 938.355 (6d) (b) 1. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to subds.
202g., 2m., 2p., and 2r., if a juvenile who is on aftercare supervision violates a condition
21of that supervision, the juvenile's caseworker or any other person authorized to
22provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court under s. 938.067
23or 938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the
24juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail that meets
25the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a place of

1nonsecure custody designated by that person for not more than 72 hours while the
2alleged violation and the appropriateness of revoking the juvenile's aftercare status
3are being investigated.
AB68-SSA1,3220 4Section 3220. 938.355 (6d) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1478,205 938.355 (6d) (b) 2. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, but subject to subds.
62g., 2m., 2p., and 2r., if a juvenile who is on aftercare supervision violates a condition
7of that supervision, the juvenile's caseworker or any other person authorized to
8provide or providing intake or dispositional services for the court under s. 938.067
9or 938.069 may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the
10juvenile in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail that meets
11the standards promulgated by the department of corrections by rule or in a place of
12nonsecure custody designated by that person for not more than 72 hours as a
13consequence of that violation. A person who takes a juvenile into custody under this
14subdivision shall permit the juvenile to make a written or oral statement concerning
15the possible placement of the juvenile and the course of conduct for which the
16juvenile was taken into custody. A person designated by the court or the county
17department who is employed in a supervisory position by a person authorized to
18provide or providing intake or dispositional services under s. 938.067 or 938.069
19shall review that statement and either approve the placement of the juvenile, modify
20the terms of the placement, or order the juvenile to be released from custody.
AB68-SSA1,3221 21Section 3221. 938.355 (6d) (b) 2p. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1478,2422 938.355 (6d) (b) 2p. A court may only order placement of a juvenile in a juvenile
23detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail under under subd. 1. or 2. if all
24of the following apply:
AB68-SSA1,1478,2525 a. The court finds that the juvenile poses a threat to public safety.
AB68-SSA1,1479,2
1b. The underlying offense for which the aftercare supervision was imposed is
2not a status offense.
AB68-SSA1,3222 3Section 3222. 938.355 (6m) (a) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1479,194 938.355 (6m) (a) 1g. Placement of the juvenile in a juvenile detention facility
5or juvenile portion of a county jail that meets the standards promulgated by the
6department of corrections by rule or in
a place of nonsecure custody, for not more than
710 days and the provision of educational services consistent with his or her current
8course of study during the period of placement. The juvenile shall be given credit
9against the period of detention or nonsecure custody imposed under this subdivision
10for all time spent in secure detention in connection with the course of conduct for
11which the detention or nonsecure custody was imposed. The use of placement in a
12juvenile detention facility or in a juvenile portion of a county jail as a sanction under
13this subdivision is subject to the adoption of a resolution by the county board of
14supervisors under s. 938.06 (5) authorizing the use of those placements as a sanction.

15If the court orders placement of the juvenile in a place of nonsecure custody under
16the supervision of the county department, the court shall order the juvenile into the
17placement and care responsibility of the county department as required under 42
18USC 672
(a) (2) and shall assign the county department primary responsibility for
19providing services to the juvenile.
AB68-SSA1,3223 20Section 3223. 938.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1480,1321 938.357 (1) (am) 1. Except as provided in par. (c), the person or agency
22primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney,
23or the corporation counsel may request a change in placement under this subsection
24by causing written notice of the proposed change in placement to be sent to the
25juvenile, the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem, the parent, guardian, and legal

1custodian of the juvenile, and any foster parent or other physical custodian described
2in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile. If the request is for a change in placement under sub.
3(3), notice shall be sent to the entity that operates the secured residential care center
4for children and youth or Type 1 juvenile correctional facility where placement is
5proposed. If the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed from the home
6of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), written
7notice shall also be sent to the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The
8notice shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the
9change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement is preferable
10to the present placement, and a statement of how the new placement satisfies
11objectives of the treatment plan or permanency plan ordered by the court. The
12person sending the notice shall file the notice with the court on the same day that the
13notice is sent.
AB68-SSA1,3224 14Section 3224 . 938.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin
15Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1481,816 938.357 (1) (am) 1. Except as provided in par. (c), the person or agency
17primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney,
18or the corporation counsel may request a change in placement under this subsection
19by causing written notice of the proposed change in placement to be sent to the
20juvenile, the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem, the parent, guardian, and legal
21custodian of the juvenile, and any foster parent or other physical custodian described
22in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile. If the request is for a change in placement under sub.
23(3), notice shall be sent to the entity that operates the secured residential care center
24for children and youth or juvenile correctional facility where placement is proposed.
25If the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed from the home of his or

1her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), written notice
2shall also be sent to the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall
3contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in
4placement, whether the new placement is certified under s. 48.675, a statement
5describing why the new placement is preferable to the present placement, and a
6statement of how the new placement satisfies objectives of the treatment plan or
7permanency plan ordered by the court. The person sending the notice shall file the
8notice with the court on the same day that the notice is sent.
AB68-SSA1,3225 9Section 3225. 938.357 (1) (am) 1m. and 1r. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1481,1810 938.357 (1) (am) 1m. If the proposed change in placement would place the
11juvenile in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter
12care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a
13standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible for
14implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of the
15qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including all of the
16following, to the court and all persons who are required to receive the notice under
17subd. 1. no later than time of filing that notice or, if not available by that time, and
18except as provided under subd. 1r., no later than 10 days after the notice is filed:
AB68-SSA1,1481,2019 a. Whether the proposed placement will provide the juvenile with the most
20effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.
AB68-SSA1,1481,2221 b. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals
22for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB68-SSA1,1481,2523 c. The reasons why the juvenile's needs can or cannot be met by the juvenile's
24family or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable
25reason for determining that the juvenile's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
AB68-SSA1,1482,3
1d. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 938.38
2(3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified
3individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.
AB68-SSA1,1482,74 1r. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
5subd. 1m. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the person or
6agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit
7it no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement is made.
AB68-SSA1,3226 8Section 3226. 938.357 (1) (c) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1482,179 938.357 (1) (c) 1r. If the proposed change in placement would place the juvenile
10in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility
11certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized
12assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
13dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified
14individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the information
15specified in sub. (1) (am) 1m., to the court and to the party that requested the change
16in placement under subd. 1. no later than the filing of that request or, if not available
17by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.
AB68-SSA1,3227 18Section 3227. 938.357 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.357 (2) (a) 1.
AB68-SSA1,3228 19Section 3228. 938.357 (2) (a) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1483,320 938.357 (2) (a) 2. If the emergency change in placement under subd. 1. results
21in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group
22home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall
23conduct a standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible
24for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of
25the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the

1information specified under sub. (1) (am) 1m. with the notice under subd. 1. or, if not
2available at that time, and except as provided under subd. 3., no later than 10 days
3after the filing of that notice.
AB68-SSA1,1483,74 3. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
5subd. 2. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the person or agency
6primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it no
7later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.
AB68-SSA1,1483,148 4. If the emergency change in placement under subd. 1. results in a juvenile
9being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or
10shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days
11after the placement is made, issue an order making the findings under sub. (2v) (a)
125., the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after
13considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified
14individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB68-SSA1,3229 15Section 3229. 938.357 (2) (b) 5. and 6. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1483,2516 938.357 (2) (b) 5. If the emergency change in placement under this paragraph
17results in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth,
18group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual
19shall conduct a standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily
20responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the
21recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
22assessment, including the information specified in sub. (1) (am) 1m., to the court and
23all persons who are required to receive the notice under subd. 2. that requested the
24change in placement no later than the filing of that request or, if not available by that
25time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.
AB68-SSA1,1484,7
16. If the emergency change in placement this paragraph results in a juvenile
2being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or
3shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days
4after the placement is made, issue an order making the findings under sub. (2v) (a)
55., the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after
6considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified
7individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB68-SSA1,3230 8Section 3230. 938.357 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.357 (2m) (a)
91.
AB68-SSA1,3231 10Section 3231. 938.357 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1484,2011 938.357 (2m) (a) 2. If the change in placement results in the juvenile being
12placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care
13facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a
14standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible for
15implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of the
16qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the
17information under sub. (1) (am) 1m., to the court and to the party that requested the
18change in placement under subd. 1. no later than the filing of that request or, if not
19available by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement
20was made.
AB68-SSA1,3232 21Section 3232. 938.357 (2v) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1485,322 938.357 (2v) (a) 5. Except as provided in subd. 6., if the court changes the
23placement to a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter
24care facility certified under s. 48.675, the change-in-placement order shall contain
25a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which do not affect whether the

1placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the
2recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
3assessment:
AB68-SSA1,1485,54 a. Whether the needs of the juvenile can be met through placement in a foster
5home.
AB68-SSA1,1485,96 b. Whether placement of the juvenile in a residential care center for children
7and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the
8most effective and appropriate level of care for the juvenile in the least restrictive
9environment.
AB68-SSA1,1485,1110 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
11goals for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB68-SSA1,1485,1212 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
AB68-SSA1,1485,1813 6. If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the
14qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are not available
15at the time of the order, the court shall defer making the findings under subd. 5. as
16provided in this paragraph. No later than 60 days after the date on which the
17placement was made, the court shall issue an order making the findings under subd.
185.
AB68-SSA1,3233 19Section 3233. 938.357 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1486,820 938.357 (3) (a) Subject to subs. (4) (b), (c), and (d) and (5) (e), if the proposed
21change in placement would involve placing a juvenile in a juvenile correctional
22facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth, notice shall be
23given as provided in sub. (1) (am) 1. A hearing shall be held, unless waived by the
24juvenile, parent, guardian, and legal custodian, before the court makes a decision on
25the request. The juvenile is entitled to counsel at the hearing, and any party

1opposing or favoring the proposed new placement may present relevant evidence and
2cross-examine witnesses. The Under par. (b), the department of corrections shall
3have the opportunity to object to a change of placement of a juvenile from a secured
4residential care center for children and youth operated by a county, Indian tribe, or
5child welfare agency
to a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility under par. (b) secured
6residential care center for children and youth operated by the department of
7corrections
. The proposed new placement may be approved only if the court finds,
8on the record, that the conditions set forth in s. 938.34 (4m) (a) and (b) have been met.
AB68-SSA1,3234 9Section 3234. 938.357 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1486,1710 938.357 (3) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 938.34 (4m) and subject to par. (c),
11the court may order placement in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility operated by
12the department of corrections for a juvenile who was adjudicated delinquent under
13s. 938.34 (4m)
If the proposed change in placement would involve placing a juvenile
14who is under the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34 (4m) in a
15secured residential care center for children and youth operated by the department
16of corrections, the court may order the placement only
if the court finds, after a
17hearing under this section, that any of the following apply:
AB68-SSA1,3235 18Section 3235. 938.357 (3) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1486,2119 938.357 (3) (b) 1. b. The programming available at the proposed Type 1 juvenile
20correctional facility
secured residential care center for children and youth as of the
21date of the hearing is able to meet the treatment needs of the juvenile.
AB68-SSA1,3236 22Section 3236. 938.357 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1487,1223 938.357 (3) (c) Notwithstanding s. 938.34 (4m), upon Upon the
24recommendation of the department of health services, the court may order the
25placement of a juvenile who was adjudicated delinquent placed under the

1supervision of a county department
under s. 938.34 (4m) at the Mendota juvenile
2treatment center if par. (b) 1. a. to c. are met. A court may not order a placement
3under this paragraph at the Mendota juvenile treatment center that the department
4of health services has not approved. A juvenile under the supervision of a county in
5a secured residential care center for children and youth who is transferred to
6Mendota juvenile treatment center under this paragraph remains under the
7supervision of that county. The department of health services shall determine the
8date for the actual transfer of the juvenile to the Mendota juvenile treatment center,
9and no change of placement to the Mendota juvenile treatment center may be
10ordered without the prior agreement of the department of health services to admit
11the juvenile. No further hearing or court order is necessary for the department of
12health services to transfer the juvenile back to the custody of the county department.
AB68-SSA1,3237 13Section 3237 . 938.357 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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