AB68-SSA1,1454,2 938.21 (5) (cm) If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are required under sub. (1) (c) but not available at the time of the order, the court shall defer making the findings under par. (b) 2g. as provided in this paragraph. No later than 60 days after the date on which the placement is made, the court shall issue an order making the findings under par. (b) 2g.

AB68-SSA1,3161 Section 3161. 938.217 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1454,8 938.217 (1) (b) 2. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the reasons for the change in placement, whether the new placement is certified under s. 48.675, and a statement describing why the new placement is preferable to the present placement. The person sending the notice shall file the notice with the court on the same day that the notice is sent.

AB68-SSA1,3162 Section 3162. 938.217 (1) (b) 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1454,19 938.217 (1) (b) 3. If the proposed change in placement would place the juvenile in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized assessment and the intake worker or agency primarily responsible for providing services under a temporary physical custody order shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including all of the following, to the court and all persons who are required to receive the notice under subd. 1. no later than the filing of that notice or, if not available by that time, and except as provided under subd. 4., no later than 10 days after the notice is filed:

AB68-SSA1,1454,21 a. Whether the proposed placement will provide the juvenile with the most effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment.

AB68-SSA1,1454,23 b. How the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.

AB68-SSA1,1455,3 c. The reasons why the juvenile's needs can or cannot be met by the juvenile's family or in a foster home. A shortage or lack of foster homes is not an acceptable reason for determining that the juvenile's needs cannot be met in a foster home.

AB68-SSA1,1455,6 d. The placement preference of the family permanency team under s. 938.38 (3m) and, if that preference is not the placement recommended by the qualified individual, why that recommended placement is not preferred.

AB68-SSA1,1455,11 4. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under subd. 3. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the intake worker or agency primarily responsible for providing services under a temporary physical custody order shall submit it no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement is made.

AB68-SSA1,3163 Section 3163. 938.217 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 938.217 (2) (a).

AB68-SSA1,3164 Section 3164. 938.217 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1455,22 938.217 (2) (b) 1. If the emergency change in placement under par. (a) results in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized assessment and the intake worker or agency primarily responsible for providing services under a temporary physical custody order shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the information specified under sub. (1) (b) 3. with the notice under par. (a) or, if not available at that time, and except as provided under subd. 2., no later than 10 days after the filing of that notice.

AB68-SSA1,1456,2 2. If, for good cause shown, the information required to be submitted under subd. 1. is not available by the deadline under that subdivision, the intake worker or agency primarily responsible for providing services under a temporary physical custody order shall submit it no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement was made.

AB68-SSA1,1456,9 (c) If the emergency change in placement under par. (a) results in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the court shall, no later than 60 days after the placement is made, issue an order making all of the findings required under sub. (2v) (d) 1., the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment.

AB68-SSA1,3165 Section 3165. 938.217 (2m) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1456,19 938.217 (2m) (b) 3. If the change in placement results in a juvenile being placed in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the qualified individual shall conduct a standardized assessment and the agency primarily responsible for providing services under the temporary physical custody order shall submit it and the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment, including the information under sub. (1) (b) 3., to the court and to all persons who are required to receive the notice under subd. 2., no later than the hearing or, if not available by that time, no later than 30 days after the date on which the placement is made.

AB68-SSA1,3166 Section 3166. 938.217 (2v) (d) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1457,2 938.217 (2v) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if the court changes the placement to a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675, the change-in-placement order shall contain a finding as to each of the following, the answers to which do not affect whether the placement may be made, after considering the standardized assessment and the recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment:

AB68-SSA1,1457,4 a. Whether the needs of the juvenile can be met through placement in a foster home.

AB68-SSA1,1457,8 b. Whether placement of the juvenile in a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under s. 48.675 provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the juvenile in the least restrictive environment.

AB68-SSA1,1457,10 c. Whether the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the juvenile, as specified in the permanency plan.

AB68-SSA1,1457,11 d. Whether the court approves or disapproves the placement.

AB68-SSA1,1457,17 2. If the results of the standardized assessment and recommendation of the qualified individual who conducted the standardized assessment are not available at the time of the order, the court shall defer making the findings under subd. 1. as provided in this subdivision. No later than 60 days after the date on which the placement was made, the court shall issue an order making the findings under subd. 1.

AB68-SSA1,3167 Section 3167. 938.22 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3168 Section 3168. 938.23 (1m) (as) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1457,21 938.23 (1m) (as) A juvenile subject to a dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4p) is entitled to representation by counsel at the hearing under s. 938.369.

AB68-SSA1,3169 Section 3169. 938.245 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1458,4 938.245 (2g) Graffiti violation. If the deferred prosecution agreement is based on an allegation that the juvenile violated s. 943.017 and the juvenile has attained 10 12 years of age, the agreement may require that the juvenile participate for not less than 10 hours nor more than 100 hours in a supervised work program under s. 938.34 (5g) or perform not less than 10 hours nor more than 100 hours of other community service work, except that if the juvenile has not attained 14 years of age the maximum number of hours is 40.