Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,1501,9 a. Whether ongoing assessment of the strengths and needs of the juvenile continues to support the determination that the needs of the juvenile cannot be met through placement in a foster home, whether the placement in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the juvenile in the least restrictive environment, and how the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the juvenile, as specified in the juvenile's permanency plan.

AB68-SSA1,1501,12 b. The specific treatment or service needs that will be met for the juvenile in the placement and the length of the time the juvenile is expected to need the treatment or services.

AB68-SSA1,1501,15 c. The efforts made by the agency to prepare the juvenile to return home or to be placed with a fit and willing relative, a guardian, or an adoptive parent or in a foster home.

AB68-SSA1,3271 Section 3271. 938.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1502,6 938.38 (5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan, any information submitted under par. (cm), and any written comments submitted under par. (c) 1. to the court, to the juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal custodian, to the person representing the interests of the public, to the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), to the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. Notwithstanding s. 938.78 (2) (a), the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe may have access to any other records concerning the juvenile for the purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a juvenile's records under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other person.

AB68-SSA1,3272 Section 3272 . 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1502,12 938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.

AB68-SSA1,3273 Section 3273. 938.396 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1502,15 938.396 (1) (b) 5. The disclosure of information relating to a juvenile 10 12 years of age or over who is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction.

AB68-SSA1,3274 Section 3274. 938.396 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1502,18 938.396 (1) (b) 6. The disclosure of information relating to a case in which an extended dispositional order is entered under s. 938.369 (3).

AB68-SSA1,3275 Section 3275. 938.396 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1502,25 938.396 (2) (a) Records of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 and of municipal courts exercising jurisdiction under s. 938.17 (2) shall be entered in books or deposited in files kept for that purpose only. Those records shall not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except by order of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 or as required or permitted under sub. (2g), (2j), (2m) (b) or (c), or (10).

AB68-SSA1,3276 Section 3276. 938.396 (2g) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1503,13 938.396 (2g) (g) Paternity Parentage of juvenile. Upon request of a court having jurisdiction over actions affecting the family, an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) or a party to a paternity proceeding under subch. IX of ch. 767, the party's attorney or the guardian ad litem for the juvenile who is the subject of that proceeding to review or be provided with information from the records of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 relating to the paternity parentage of a juvenile for the purpose of determining the paternity parentage of the juvenile or for the purpose of rebutting the presumption of paternity under s. 891.405, 891.407, or the presumption of parentage under s. 891.405 or 891.41, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 shall open for inspection by the requester its records relating to the paternity parentage of the juvenile or disclose to the requester those records.

AB68-SSA1,3277 Section 3277 . 938.396 (2g) (k) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3278 Section 3278. 938.396 (2j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1503,18 938.396 (2j) Records of an extended juvenile jurisdiction proceeding. Subsection (2) does not prohibit disclosure of a record if an extended juvenile dispositional order is entered under s. 938.369 (3).

AB68-SSA1,3279 Section 3279 . Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1503,21 CHAPTER 938

AB68-SSA1,1503,24 SUBCHAPTER IX JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17 OR OLDER adults

AB68-SSA1,3280 Section 3280 . 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1504,3 938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355 (4), 938.357 (6), 938.365 (5), and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.

AB68-SSA1,3281 Section 3281 . 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1504,12 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

AB68-SSA1,3282 Section 3282 . 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1504,18 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile. If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the court to the district attorney.

AB68-SSA1,3283 Section 3283 . 938.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1504,25 938.48 (3) Supervision and special treatment or care. Accept supervision over juveniles transferred to it by the court under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) this chapter, and provide special treatment or care to juveniles when directed by the court. Except as provided in s. 938.505 (2), a court may not direct the department to administer psychotropic medications to juveniles who receive special treatment or care under this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,3284 Section 3284 . 938.48 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1505,7 938.48 (3) Supervision and special treatment or care. Accept supervision over juveniles transferred to it by the court under this chapter and provide special treatment or care to juveniles when directed by the court. Except as provided in s. 938.505 (2), a court may not direct the department to administer psychotropic medications to juveniles who receive special treatment or care under this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,3285 Section 3285 . 938.48 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1505,22 938.48 (4) Care, training, and placement. Provide appropriate care and training for juveniles under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) this chapter, including serving those juveniles in their own homes, placing them in licensed foster homes or licensed group homes under s. 48.63 or in independent living situations as provided in s. 938.34 (3) (e), contracting for their care by licensed child welfare agencies, or replacing them in juvenile correctional facilities or secured residential care centers for children and youth in accordance with rules promulgated under ch. 227, except that the department may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs for a juvenile in its custody unless the department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public education program is not available for the juvenile. Disputes between the department and the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.

AB68-SSA1,3286 Section 3286 . 938.48 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1506,13 938.48 (4) Care, training, and placement. Provide appropriate care and training for juveniles under its supervision under this chapter, including serving those juveniles in their own homes, placing them in licensed foster homes or licensed group homes under s. 48.63 or in independent living situations as provided in s. 938.34 (3) (e), contracting for their care by licensed child welfare agencies, or replacing them in juvenile correctional facilities or secured residential care centers for children and youth in accordance with rules promulgated under ch. 227, except that the department may not purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs for a juvenile in its custody unless the department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public education program is not available for the juvenile. Disputes between the department and the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.

AB68-SSA1,3287 Section 3287 . 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1506,16 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who become adults.

AB68-SSA1,3288 Section 3288 . 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1506,18 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.

AB68-SSA1,3289 Section 3289 . 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1506,22 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (3) or (4) a court order under this chapter when the person reached 17 years of age became an adult.

AB68-SSA1,3290 Section 3290 . 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1507,2 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under a court order under this chapter when the person became an adult.

AB68-SSA1,3291 Section 3291 . 938.48 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1507,7 938.48 (5) Moral and religious training. Provide for the moral and religious training of a juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) a court order under this chapter according to the religious beliefs of the juvenile or of the juvenile's parents.

AB68-SSA1,3292 Section 3292 . 938.48 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1507,12 938.48 (5) Moral and religious training. Provide for the moral and religious training of a juvenile under its supervision under a court order under this chapter according to the religious beliefs of the juvenile or of the juvenile's parents.

AB68-SSA1,3293 Section 3293 . 938.48 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1507,19 938.48 (6) Emergency surgery. Consent to emergency surgery under the direction of a licensed physician or surgeon for any juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) upon notification by a licensed physician or surgeon of the need for the surgery and if reasonable effort, compatible with the nature and time limitation of the emergency, has been made to secure the consent of the juvenile's parent or guardian.

AB68-SSA1,3294 Section 3294 . 938.48 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1508,2 938.48 (6) Emergency surgery. Consent to emergency surgery under the direction of a licensed physician or surgeon for any juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (3) or (4) upon notification by a licensed physician or surgeon of the need for the surgery and if reasonable effort, compatible with the nature and time limitation of the emergency, has been made to secure the consent of the juvenile's parent or guardian.

AB68-SSA1,3295 Section 3295. 938.48 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1508,8 938.48 (7) Supervision over individuals subject to extended juvenile jurisdiction. Accept supervision over individuals transferred to it under s. 938.34 (4p). The department shall promulgate rules for release of such individuals to extended juvenile supervision and for discharge from supervision as provided in s. 938.53.

AB68-SSA1,3296 Section 3296. 938.48 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1508,13 938.48 (13) Allowances and cash grants. Promulgate rules for the payment of an allowance to juveniles in its institutions and a cash grant to a juvenile being discharged from its institutions or released to community supervision or aftercare supervision.

AB68-SSA1,3297 Section 3297 . 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1508,22 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become adults. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became adults, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age becoming adults were under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) this chapter as a result of a judicial decision.

AB68-SSA1,3298 Section 3298 . 938.48 (14) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1509,7 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age were under the supervision of the department under this chapter as a result of a judicial decision.

AB68-SSA1,3299 Section 3299. 938.49 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1509,14 938.49 (2) (b) Notify the juvenile's last school district or, if the juvenile was last enrolled in a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the program under s. 119.23 or, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), in a school under the operation and general management of the governing body of a private school, the private school or the governing body of a private school, in writing of its obligation under s. 118.125 (4).

AB68-SSA1,3300 Section 3300. 938.50 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1510,4 938.50 Examination of juveniles under supervision of department of corrections. The department of corrections shall examine every juvenile who is placed under its supervision to determine the type of placement best suited to the juvenile and to the protection of the public. The examination shall include an investigation of the personal and family history of the juvenile and his or her environment, any physical or mental examinations necessary to determine the type of placement appropriate for the juvenile, and an evaluation under s. 938.533 (3) (a) to determine the appropriate level of supervision and services based on the juvenile's risks and needs. The department of corrections shall screen a juvenile who is examined under this section to determine whether the juvenile is in need of special treatment or care because of alcohol or other drug abuse, mental illness, or severe emotional disturbance. In making the examination the department of corrections may use any facilities, public or private, that offer assistance in determining the correct placement for the juvenile.

AB68-SSA1,3301 Section 3301 . 938.505 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1510,15 938.505 (1) Rights and duties of department of corrections or county department. When a juvenile is placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (3), (4), or (5) (e) or under the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34 (4m) or (4n), the department of corrections or county department, whichever has supervision over the juvenile, shall have the right and duty to protect, train, discipline, treat, and confine the juvenile and to provide food, shelter, legal services, education, and ordinary medical and dental care for the juvenile, subject to the rights, duties, and responsibilities of the guardian of the juvenile and subject to any residual parental rights and responsibilities and the provisions of any court order.

AB68-SSA1,3302 Section 3302 . 938.505 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1511,2 938.505 (1) Rights and duties of department of corrections or county department. When a juvenile is placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (3), (4), or (5) (e) or under the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34 (4m) or (4n), the department of corrections or county department, whichever has supervision over the juvenile, shall have the right and duty to protect, train, discipline, treat, and confine the juvenile and to provide food, shelter, legal services, education, and ordinary medical and dental care for the juvenile, subject to the rights, duties, and responsibilities of the guardian of the juvenile and subject to any residual parental rights and responsibilities and the provisions of any court order.

AB68-SSA1,3303 Section 3303. 938.51 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1511,13 938.51 (1m) Notification of local agencies. The department of corrections or county department, whichever has supervision over a juvenile described in sub. (1), shall determine the local agencies that it will notify under sub. (1) (a) based on the residence of the juvenile's parents or on the juvenile's intended residence specified in the juvenile's community supervision plan or aftercare supervision plan or, if those methods do not indicate the community in which the juvenile will reside following release from a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth or from the supervision of the department of corrections or county department, the community in which the juvenile states that he or she intends to reside.

AB68-SSA1,3304 Section 3304. 938.52 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1511,17 938.52 (1) (d) Institutions, facilities, and services, including forestry or conservation camps, for the training and treatment of juveniles 10 12 years of age or older who have been adjudged delinquent.

AB68-SSA1,3305 Section 3305 . 938.52 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1512,3 938.52 (2) (a) In addition to facilities and services under sub. (1), the department of corrections may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction. The department of corrections may contract for and pay for the use of other public facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care. Placement of a juvenile in a private or public facility that is not under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections does not terminate that department's supervision over the juvenile under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4). Placements in institutions for persons with a mental illness or development developmental disability shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.63, and 938.34 (6) (am) and ch. 51.

AB68-SSA1,3306 Section 3306 . 938.52 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1512,14 938.52 (2) (a) In addition to facilities and services under sub. (1), the department of corrections may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction. The department of corrections may contract for and pay for the use of other public facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care. Placement of a juvenile in a private or public facility that is not under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections does not terminate that department's supervision over the juvenile under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (3) or (4). Placements in institutions for persons with a mental illness or developmental disability shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.63, and 938.34 (6) (am) and ch. 51.

AB68-SSA1,3307 Section 3307 . 938.52 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1512,18 938.52 (2) (c) The department of corrections may inspect any facility it is using and examine and consult with persons under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) who have been placed in the facility.

AB68-SSA1,3308 Section 3308 . 938.52 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1512,23 938.52 (2) (c) The department of corrections may inspect any facility it is using and examine and consult with persons under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (3) or (4) who have been placed in the facility.

AB68-SSA1,3309 Section 3309 . 938.53 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1513,7 938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over delinquents. Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) a court order under this chapter shall be discharged as soon as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.

AB68-SSA1,3310 Section 3310 . 938.53 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1513,16 938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over delinquents. Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under a court order under this chapter shall be discharged as soon as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.

AB68-SSA1,3311 Section 3311. 938.533 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3312 Section 3312 . 938.538 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1513,24 938.538 (2) Program administration and design. (intro.) The department of corrections shall administer a serious juvenile offender program for juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent and ordered to participate in the program under s. 938.34 (4h), 2019 stats. The department of corrections shall design the program to provide all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,3313 Section 3313. 938.538 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1514,4 938.538 (3) (a) 1. Subject to subd. 1m., placement in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth operated by the department of corrections or in the Mendota juvenile treatment center.

AB68-SSA1,3314 Section 3314. 938.538 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: