DCF 50.07(1)(b)(b) A register of prospective adoptive parents that meets all of the following conditions:
DCF 50.07(1)(b)1.1. The register includes only prospective adoptive parents whose home study was approved by an adoption agency and was submitted to the adoption information exchange by the approving adoption agency.
DCF 50.07(1)(b)2.2. The department has reviewed the home study of any prospective adoptive parents whose home study was approved by an adoption agency other than the department and determined that including the prospective adoptive parents on the register is appropriate.
DCF 50.07(1)(b)3.3. The adoption information exchange removes a registration if any of the following conditions are met:
DCF 50.07(1)(b)3.a.a. The individual’s or couple’s adoption agency notifies the adoption information exchange that the individual or couple is no longer interested in adopting a child.
DCF 50.07(1)(b)3.b.b. The individual or couple listed on the register is not responding to inquiries from the adoption information exchange.
DCF 50.07(1)(c)(c) A matching service that attempts to match children listed in the adoption photolisting under par. (a) and the prospective adoptive parents registered with the adoption information exchange under par. (b) by providing information about registered prospective adoptive parents to public adoption agencies with photolisted children.
DCF 50.07(1)(d)(d) A public relations campaign that promotes public adoptions, provides information to the public, and increases public awareness of adoption and services available from the adoption information exchange by developing and distributing informational materials for the media, professional organizations, community support agencies, and the public.
DCF 50.07(2)(2)Photolisting. All of the following conditions apply to the Internet-based photolisting under sub. (1) (a):
DCF 50.07(2)(a)(a) Children who are legally free for public adoption. The adoption information exchange shall photolist all children who are legally free for public adoption and do not have proposed adoptive parents, except those not submitted to the adoption information exchange under par. (d).
DCF 50.07(2)(b)(b) Children who are at legal risk. The adoption information exchange may photolist children who are at legal risk if any of the following applies:
DCF 50.07(2)(b)1.1. The court has authorized photolisting.
DCF 50.07(2)(b)2.2. Written consent has been given by all of the following:
DCF 50.07(2)(b)2.a.a. The child’s placing agency or adoption agency.
DCF 50.07(2)(b)2.b.b. The child’s parent or guardian.
DCF 50.07(2)(b)3.3. A child age 14 or over has given written consent.
DCF 50.07(2)(c)(c) Out-of-state.
DCF 50.07(2)(c)1.1. The adoption information exchange may photolist a child with an out-of-state exchange and may use the resources of the out-of-state exchange for the child with written permission from the child’s guardian and the child’s placing agency and, if the child is age 14 or over, the child.
DCF 50.07(2)(c)2.2. The child photolisted under subd. 1. may be a child who is legally free for public adoption or a child who is at legal risk.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)(d) Deferral.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.1. If a child is legally free for public adoption, a public adoption agency may defer submitting the information required for a photolisting of the child to the adoption information exchange if any of the following circumstances applies:
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.a.a. The child is in an adoptive placement pursuant to a written placement agreement.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.b.b. The child’s foster parent or another individual is considering adoption of the child.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.c.c. The child is 14 years of age or older and does not consent to photolisting.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.d.d. The child is under the guardianship of a tribal child welfare department.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)2.2. A deferral is valid until the reason for the deferral no longer exists.
DCF 50.07(2)(e)(e) Child information. A photolisting shall include a photo and information about a child relevant to matching the child to prospective adoptive parents.
DCF 50.07(2)(f)(f) Updating. The adoption information exchange shall keep the photolisting current by doing all of the following:
DCF 50.07(2)(f)1.1. Reviewing and updating a child’s photograph and information every 6 months.