AB143,42,168 938.357 (2) (a) 2. If the emergency change in placement under subd. 1. results
9in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group
10home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall
11conduct a standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible
12for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of
13the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the
14information specified under sub. (1) (am) 1m. with the notice under subd. 1. or, if not
15available at that time, and except as provided under subd. 3., no later than 10 days
16after the filing of that notice.
AB143,42,2017 3. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under
18subd. 2. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the person or agency
19primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it no
20later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.
AB143,43,221 4. If the emergency change in placement under subd. 1. results in a juvenile
22being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or
23shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days
24after the placement is made, issue an order making the findings under sub. (2v) (a)
255., the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after

1considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified
2individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB143,77 3Section 77. 938.357 (2) (b) 5. and 6. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,43,134 938.357 (2) (b) 5. If the emergency change in placement under this paragraph
5results in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth,
6group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual
7shall conduct a standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily
8responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the
9recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
10assessment, including the information specified in sub. (1) (am) 1m., to the court and
11all persons who are required to receive the notice under subd. 2. that requested the
12change in placement no later than the filing of that request or, if not available by that
13time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.
AB143,43,2014 6. If the emergency change in placement this paragraph results in a juvenile
15being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or
16shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days
17after the placement is made, issue an order making the findings under sub. (2v) (a)
185., the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after
19considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified
20individual who conducted the standardized assessment.
AB143,78 21Section 78. 938.357 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.357 (2m) (a)
221.
AB143,79 23Section 79. 938.357 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,44,824 938.357 (2m) (a) 2. If the change in placement results in the juvenile being
25placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care

1facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a
2standardized assessment and the person or agency primarily responsible for
3implementing the dispositional order shall submit it and the recommendation of the
4qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the
5information under sub. (1) (am) 1m., to the court and to the party that requested the
6change in placement under subd. 1. no later than the filing of that request or, if not
7available by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement
8was made.
AB143,80 9Section 80. 938.357 (2v) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes are created to read:
AB143,44,1610 938.357 (2v) (a) 5. Except as provided in subd. 6., if the court changes the
11placement to a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter
12care facility certified under s. 48.675, the change-in-placement order shall contain
13a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which do not affect whether the
14placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the
15recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized
16assessment:
AB143,44,1817 a. Whether the needs of the juvenile can be met through placement in a foster
18home.
AB143,44,2219 b. Whether placement of the juvenile in a residential care center for children
20and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the
21most effective and appropriate level of care for the juvenile in the least restrictive
22environment.
AB143,44,2423 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
24goals for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.
AB143,44,2525 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.
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16. If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the
2qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are not available
3at the time of the order, the court shall defer making the findings under subd. 5. as
4provided in this paragraph. No later than 60 days after the date on which the
5placement was made, the court shall issue an order making the findings under subd.
65.
AB143,81 7Section 81. 938.38 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,45,98 938.38 (1) (ag) “Family permanency team” means the team of individuals
9assembled under sub. (3m) to participate in a juvenile's permanency planning.
AB143,82 10Section 82. 938.38 (1) (as) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,45,1311 938.38 (1) (as) “Like-kin” means a person who has a significant emotional
12relationship with a juvenile or the juvenile's family and to whom any of the following
13applies:
AB143,45,1614 1. Prior to the juvenile's placement in out-of-home care, the person had an
15existing relationship with the juvenile or the juvenile's family that is similar to a
16familial relationship.
AB143,45,1917 2. During the juvenile's placement in out-of-home care, the person developed
18a relationship with the juvenile or the juvenile's family that is similar to a familial
19relationship.
AB143,83 20Section 83. 938.38 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,45,2321 938.38 (1) (bp) “Qualified residential treatment program” means a residential
22care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under
23s. 48.675.
AB143,84 24Section 84. 938.38 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1938.38 (3m) Family permanency team. If a juvenile is placed in a residential
2care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under
3s. 48.675, the agency that placed the juvenile or arranged the placement or the
4agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the juvenile under
5s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall invite all of the following to participate in permanency
6planning and may invite others at the agency's discretion:
AB143,46,87 (a) All appropriate biological family members, relatives, and like-kin of the
8juvenile, as determined by the agency.
AB143,46,119 (b) Appropriate professionals who serve as a resource for the family of the
10juvenile, such as teachers, medical or mental health providers who have treated the
11juvenile, or clergy.