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17. If placement preferences of the family permanency team are not the
2placement recommended by the qualified individual who conducted the
3standardized assessment, the reasons why these preferences were not
4recommended.
SB111,1692,65 8. The recommendations of the qualified individual who conducted the
6standardized assessment, including all of the following:
SB111,1692,117 a. Whether the recommended placement in a qualified residential treatment
8program is the placement that will provide the juvenile with the most effective and
9appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment and how that placement
10is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the juvenile, as specified
11in the permanency plan.
SB111,1692,1412 b. Whether and why the juvenile's needs can or cannot be met by the juvenile's
13family or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable
14reason for determining that the juvenile's needs cannot be met in a foster home.
SB111,1692,1615 9. Documentation of the approval or disapproval of the placement in a qualified
16residential treatment program by a court, if such a determination has been made.
SB111,3256 17Section 3256 . 938.38 (4) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1692,1818 938.38 (4) (L) If the juvenile is a parent or is pregnant, all of the following:
SB111,1692,2119 1. A list of the services or programs to be provided to or on behalf of the juvenile
20to ensure that the juvenile, if pregnant, is prepared and, if a parent, is able to be a
21parent.
SB111,1692,2322 2. The out-of-home care prevention strategy for any juvenile born to the
23parenting or pregnant juvenile.
SB111,3257 24Section 3257 . 938.38 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.38 (5) (c) 1. The continuing necessity for and the safety and
2appropriateness of the placement, subject to par. (cm) and sub. (5m) (c) 4. If the
3permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan is placement of the juvenile in
4a planned permanent living arrangement described in sub. (4) (fg) 5., the
5determination under this subdivision shall include an explanation of why the
6planned permanent living arrangement is the best permanency goal for the juvenile
7and why, supported by compelling reasons, it continues not to be in the best interests
8of the juvenile to be returned to his or her home or to be placed for adoption, with a
9guardian, or with a fit and willing relative.
SB111,3258 10Section 3258 . 938.38 (5) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1693,1511 938.38 (5) (cm) If the juvenile is placed in a qualified residential treatment
12program, the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall submit to the court
13specific information showing all of the following, which the court shall consider when
14determining the continuing necessity for and the safety and appropriateness of the
15placement:
SB111,1693,2216 1. Whether ongoing assessment of the strengths and needs of the juvenile
17continues to support the determination that the needs of the juvenile cannot be met
18through placement in a foster home, whether the placement in a qualified residential
19treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the
20juvenile in the least restrictive environment, and how the placement is consistent
21with the short-term and long-term goals for the juvenile, as specified in the
22juvenile's permanency plan.
SB111,1693,2523 2. The specific treatment or service needs that will be met for the juvenile in
24the placement and the length of the time the juvenile is expected to need the
25treatment or services.
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13. The efforts made by the agency to prepare the juvenile to return home or to
2be placed with a fit and willing relative, a guardian, or an adoptive parent or in a
3foster home.
SB111,3259 4Section 3259 . 938.38 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1694,215 938.38 (5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 938.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the
6permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to
7each person appointed to the review panel, the juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal
8custodian, the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel,
9the juvenile's guardian ad litem, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is
10placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4),
11(6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe a copy of the
12permanency plan, any information submitted under par. (cm), and any written
13comments submitted under par. (bm) 1. Notwithstanding s. 938.78 (2) (a), a person
14appointed to a review panel, the person representing the interests of the public, the
15juvenile's counsel, the juvenile's guardian ad litem, and, if the juvenile is an Indian
16juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian
17under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe
18may have access to any other records concerning the juvenile for the purpose of
19participating in the review. A person permitted access to a juvenile's records under
20this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other
21person.
SB111,3260 22Section 3260 . 938.38 (5m) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1695,223 938.38 (5m) (c) 4. If the juvenile is placed in a qualified residential treatment
24program, the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall present to the court
25specific information showing all of the following, which the court shall consider when

1determining the continuing necessity for and the safety and appropriateness of the
2placement under sub. (5) (c) 1.:
SB111,1695,93 a. Whether ongoing assessment of the strengths and needs of the juvenile
4continues to support the determination that the needs of the juvenile cannot be met
5through placement in a foster home, whether the placement in a qualified residential
6treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the
7juvenile in the least restrictive environment, and how the placement is consistent
8with the short-term and long-term goals for the juvenile, as specified in the
9juvenile's permanency plan.
SB111,1695,1210 b. The specific treatment or service needs that will be met for the juvenile in
11the placement and the length of the time the juvenile is expected to need the
12treatment or services.
SB111,1695,1513 c. The efforts made by the agency to prepare the juvenile to return home or to
14be placed with a fit and willing relative, a guardian, or an adoptive parent or in a
15foster home.
SB111,3261 16Section 3261 . 938.38 (5m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1696,617 938.38 (5m) (d) At least 5 days before the date of the hearing the agency that
18prepared the permanency plan shall provide a copy of the permanency plan, any
19information submitted under par. (cm),
and any written comments submitted under
20par. (c) 1. to the court, to the juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal custodian, to the
21person representing the interests of the public, to the juvenile's counsel or guardian
22ad litem, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of
23his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), to the Indian
24juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. Notwithstanding s. 938.78 (2) (a), the person
25representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem,

1and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her
2parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's
3Indian custodian and tribe may have access to any other records concerning the
4juvenile for the purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to
5a juvenile's records under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the
6records to any other person.
SB111,3262 7Section 3262 . 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1696,12 8938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the
9court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any
10future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile
11reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal
12proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.
SB111,3263 13Section 3263 . 938.396 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1696,1514 938.396 (1) (b) 5. The disclosure of information relating to a juvenile 10 12 years
15of age or over who is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction.