SB502-SSA1,18,820 48.363 (1) (a) A child, the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian
21custodian, an expectant mother, an unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad
22litem, any person or agency bound by a dispositional order, or the district attorney
23or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered
24may request a revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement or
25a trial reunification, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support

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1to be paid by a parent. The court may also propose a revision. The request or court
2proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new
3information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The
4request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a
5hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional order if the request
6or court proposal indicates that new information is available which affects the
7advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to
8the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves.

SB502-SSA1,18,1410 48.365 (2g) (b) 2. An evaluation of the child's adjustment to the placement and
11of any progress the child has made, suggestions for amendment of the permanency
12plan, and specific information showing the efforts that have been made to achieve the
13permanency goal of the permanency plan, including, if applicable, the efforts of the
14parents to remedy the factors that contributed to the child's placement.

SB502-SSA1,19,1017 48.365 (2g) (b) 3. If the child has been placed outside of his or her home in a
18foster home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or shelter
19care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not including any period during
20which the child was a runaway from the out-of-home placement or the first 6 months
21of any period during which the child was returned to his or her home for a trial home
22visit reunification, a statement of whether or not a recommendation has been made
23to terminate the parental rights of the parents of the child. If a recommendation for
24a termination of parental rights has been made, the statement shall indicate the date
25on which the recommendation was made, any previous progress made to accomplish

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1the termination of parental rights, any barriers to the termination of parental rights,
2specific steps to overcome the barriers and when the steps will be completed, reasons
3why adoption would be in the best interest of the child, and whether or not the child
4should be registered with the adoption information exchange. If a recommendation
5for termination of parental rights has not been made, the statement shall include an
6explanation of the reasons why a recommendation for termination of parental rights
7has not been made. If the lack of appropriate adoptive resources is the primary
8reason for not recommending a termination of parental rights, the agency shall
9recommend that the child be registered with the adoption information exchange or
10report the reason why registering the child is contrary to the best interest of the child.

SB502-SSA1,19,2212 48.365 (2m) (a) 1. Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of
13extension. If the child is placed outside of his or her home, the person or agency
14primarily responsible for providing services to the child shall present as evidence
15specific information showing that the person or agency has made reasonable efforts
16to achieve the permanency goal of the child's permanency plan, including, if
17appropriate, through an out-of-state placement, under. If an Indian child is placed
18outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the person or agency
19primarily responsible for providing services to the Indian child shall also present as
20evidence specific information showing that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2.
21have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those
22efforts have proved unsuccessful.

SB502-SSA1,20,824 48.365 (2m) (a) 1m. The judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of
25law based on the evidence. The findings of fact shall include a finding as to whether

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1reasonable efforts were made by the person or agency primarily responsible for
2providing services to the child to achieve the permanency goal of the child's
3permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,
4under. If the child is an Indian child who is placed outside the home of his or her
5parent or Indian custodian, the findings of fact shall also include a finding that active
6efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. were made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
7child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful. An order shall be
8issued under s. 48.355.

SB502-SSA1,20,1810 48.365 (2m) (a) 3. The judge shall make the findings under subd. 1m. relating
11to reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the child's permanency plan
12and the findings under subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances
13specific to the child and shall document or reference the specific information on
14which those findings are based in the order issued under s. 48.355. An order that
15merely references subd. 1m. or 2. without documenting or referencing that specific
16information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
17order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
18subdivision.

SB502-SSA1,20,2420 48.365 (2m) (ad) If the judge finds that any of the circumstances under s.
2148.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with respect to a parent, the judge shall hold a hearing
22under s. 48.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
23permanency plan goal and, if applicable any concurrent permanency goals for the
24child.

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148.365 (7) Nothing in this section may be construed to allow any changes in
2placement or trial reunifications. Changes in placement may take place only under
3s. 48.357, and trial reunifications may take place only under s. 48.358.

SB502-SSA1,21,105 48.371 (5) Except as permitted under s. 252.15 (6), a foster parent, relative, or
6operator of a group home or residential care center for children and youth that
7receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the information described
8in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
9information only for the purposes of providing care for the child or participating in
10a court hearing or permanency plan review concerning the child.

SB502-SSA1,21,1912 48.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
13for each child living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for children
14and youth, juvenile detention facility, or shelter care facility, the agency that placed
15the child or arranged the placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility
16for providing services to the child under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall prepare a written
17permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists, and, for each child living
18in the home of guardian or a relative other than a parent, that agency shall prepare
19a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions specified in pars. (a) to (e) exists:

SB502-SSA1,22,321 48.38 (4) (ar) A description of the services offered and any services provided in
22an effort to prevent the removal of the child from his or her home, while assuring that
23the health and safety of the child are the paramount concerns, and to achieve the goal
24of the permanency plan, except that the permanency plan is not required to include
25a description of the services offered or provided with respect to a parent of the child

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1to prevent the removal of the child from the home or to achieve the permanency plan
2goal of returning the child safely to his or her home if any of the circumstances
3specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies to that parent.

SB502-SSA1,22,95 48.38 (4) (f) 3. Improve the conditions of the parents' home to facilitate the safe
6return of the child to his or her home, or, if appropriate, obtain an alternative
7permanent placement for the child a placement for adoption, with a guardian, with
8a fit and willing relative, or in some other planned permanent living arrangement
9that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult.

SB502-SSA1,22,2511 48.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) The goal of the permanency plan or, if the agency is making
12concurrent reasonable efforts under engaging in concurrent planning, as defined in
13s. 48.355 (2b) (a), the permanency and concurrent permanency goals of the
14permanency plan. If a goal of the permanency plan is any goal other than return of
15the child to his or her home to place the child for adoption, with a guardian, or with
16a fit and willing relative, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
17deciding on that goal. If a goal of the permanency plan is an alternative permanent
18placement under subd. 5., the permanency plan shall document a compelling reason
19why it would not be in the best interest of the child to pursue a goal specified in subds.
201. to 4. and the efforts made to achieve that goal, including, if appropriate, through
21an out-of-state placement. If the agency determines under s. 48.355 (2b) (b) to
22engage in concurrent planning, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
23that determination and a description of the concurrent plan and the permanency and
24concurrent permanency goals of the concurrent plan. The agency shall determine one
25or more of the following goals to be the goal or goals of a child's permanency plan:

SB502-SSA1,23,52 48.38 (4) (fg) 5. Some As provided in par. (fm), some other alternative planned
3permanent placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring
4relationship with an adult, including sustaining care, independent living, or
5long-term foster care, but not including independent living.

SB502-SSA1,23,187 48.38 (4) (fm) If the goal of the permanency plan is to agency determines that
8there is a compelling reason why it currently would not be in the best interests of the
9child to return the child to his or her home or to place the child for adoption, with a
10guardian, or with a fit and willing relative, or as the permanency goal for the child,
11the permanency goal of placing the child in some other alternative planned
12permanent placement, living arrangement described in par. (fg) 5. and the efforts
13made to achieve that goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state
14placement. If the agency makes that determination, the plan shall include a
15statement of that compelling reason and, notwithstanding that compelling reason,
16a concurrent plan under s. 48.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal under par. (fg) 1. to
174. as a concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency goal under par.
18(fg) 5.

SB502-SSA1,24,220 48.38 (4) (i) A statement as to whether the child's age and developmental level
21are sufficient for the court to consult with the child at the permanency plan
22determination hearing under sub. (4m) (c) or at the permanency plan hearing under
23sub. (5m) (c) 2. or s. 48.43 (5) (b) 2. or for the court or panel to consult with the child
24at the permanency plan review under sub. (5) (bm) 2. and, if a decision is made that
25it would not be age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for the court or panel

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1to consult with the child, a statement as to why consultation with the child would not
2be appropriate.

SB502-SSA1,24,54 48.38 (4m) (title) Reasonable efforts not required; Permanency permanency
5plan determination hearing.

SB502-SSA1,24,77 48.38 (5) (title) Plan Permanency review.

SB502-SSA1,24,209 48.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel appointed
10under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan in the manner provided in this
11subsection not later than 6 months after the date on which the child was first
12removed from his or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under this
13subsection for as long as the child is placed outside the home, except that for the
14review that is required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the child was
15first removed from his or her home and the reviews that are required to be conducted
16every 12 months after that review the court shall hold a hearing under sub. (5m) to
17review the permanency plan, which hearing may be instead of or in addition to the
18review under this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods referred to in this
19paragraph include any period during which the child resides in a trial reunification
20home under s. 48.358.

SB502-SSA1,25,422 48.38 (5) (am) The court may appoint an independent agency to designate a
23panel to conduct a permanency plan review under par. (a). If the court in a county
24having a population of less than 500,000 appoints an independent agency under this
25paragraph, the county department of the county of the court shall authorize and

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1contract for the purchase of services from the independent agency. If the court in a
2county having a population of 500,000 or more appoints an independent agency
3under this paragraph, the department shall authorize and contract for the purchase
4of services from the independent agency.

SB502-SSA1,25,96 48.38 (5) (c) 5. The date by which it is likely that the child will be returned to
7his or her home or placed for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative,
8or in some other alternative planned permanent placement living arrangement that
9includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult.

SB502-SSA1,25,1611 48.38 (5) (c) 5m. The continuing appropriateness, according to standards
12established by the department, of the permanency goal and any concurrent
13permanency goals for the child. If the court or panel does not approve of any of those
14goals or if the court or panel determines that a concurrent permanency goal is
15appropriate, the court or panel shall determine the permanency goal and, if
16appropriate, any concurrent permanency goals for the child.

SB502-SSA1,25,2518 48.38 (5) (c) 6. (intro.) If the child has been placed outside of his or her home,
19as described in s. 48.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
20children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not
21including any period during which the child was a runaway from the out-of-home
22placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child was returned
23to his or her home for a trial home visit reunification, the appropriateness of the
24permanency plan and the circumstances which prevent the child from any of the
25following:

SB502-SSA1,26,52 48.38 (5) (c) 6. d. Being placed in some other alternative planned permanent
3placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship
4with an adult, including sustaining care, independent living, or long-term foster
5care, but not including independent living.

SB502-SSA1,26,97 48.38 (5) (c) 7. Whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency to achieve
8the permanency goal of the permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an
9out-of-state placement,.

SB502-SSA1,26,1511 48.38 (5) (f) If the summary prepared under par. (e) indicates that the review
12panel made recommendations that conflict with the court child's dispositional order
13or that provide for additional services not specified in the court dispositional order,
14the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child shall request a
15revision of the court dispositional order.

SB502-SSA1,26,1717 48.38 (5m) (title) Permanency plan hearing.

SB502-SSA1,26,2419 48.38 (5m) (a) The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanency plan
20and to make the determinations specified in sub. (5) (c) no later than 12 months after
21the date on which the child was first removed from the home and every 12 months
22after a previous hearing under this subsection for as long as the child is placed
23outside the home. The 12-month periods referred to in this paragraph include any
24period during which the child resides in a trial reunification home under s. 48.358.

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148.38 (5m) (b) Not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the court
2shall notify the child; the child's parent, guardian, and legal custodian; and the
3child's foster parent, the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the
4relative with whom the child is living; of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing,
5of the issues to be determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they shall have a
6right to be heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1. and shall notify the child's
7counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special
8advocate; the agency that prepared the permanency plan; the person representing
9the interests of the public; and, if the child is an Indian child who is placed outside
10the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian
11and tribe of the date, time, and place, and purpose of the hearing, of the issues to be
12determined at the hearing, and of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be
13heard at the hearing as provided in par. (c) 1.

SB502-SSA1,27,1915 48.38 (5m) (f) If the findings of fact and conclusions of law under par. (e) conflict
16with the child's dispositional order or provide for any additional services not specified
17in the dispositional order, the court shall revise the dispositional order under s.
1848.363 or, order a change in placement under s. 48.357, or order a trial reunification
19under s. 48.358, as appropriate.

SB502-SSA1,27,2121 48.38 (6) (a) Procedures for conducting permanency plan reviews.

SB502-SSA1,28,623 48.417 (1) (a) The child has been placed outside of his or her home, as described
24in s. 48.365 (1) or 938.365 (1), in a foster home, group home, nonsecured residential
25care center for children and youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent

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122 months, not including any period during which the child was a runaway from the
2out-of-home placement or the first 6 months of any period during which the child
3was returned to his or her home for a trial home visit reunification. If the
4circumstances specified in this paragraph apply, the petition shall be filed or joined
5in by the last day of the 15th month, as described in this paragraph, for which the
6child was placed outside of his or her home.

SB502-SSA1,28,188 48.43 (1) (cm) If a permanency case plan has previously been prepared for the
9child, a finding as to whether the agency primarily responsible for providing services
10to the child has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the child's
11permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement. The
12court shall make the findings specified in this paragraph on a case-by-case basis
13based on circumstances specific to the child and shall document or reference the
14specific information on which those findings are based in the order. An order that
15merely references this paragraph without documenting or referencing that specific
16information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
17order that does not comply with this paragraph is not sufficient to comply with this
18paragraph.

SB502-SSA1,28,2520 48.43 (5m) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency plan
21shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the child, if he or
22she is 12 years of age or over, to the child's guardian, to the child's foster parent or,
23the operator of the facility in which the child is living, or the relative with whom the
24child is living, and, if the order under sub. (1) involuntarily terminated parental
25rights to an Indian child, to the Indian child's tribe.

SB502-SSA1,29,112 48.63 (5) (d) 4. Not less than 10 days before the review, the agency that placed
3the child or that arranged the placement of the child shall provide a copy of the
4revised permanency plan or plans and the request for review submitted under subd.
53. and notice of the time and place of the review to the child, the parent, guardian,
6Indian custodian, and legal custodian of the child, and the operator of the group home
7in which the child is placed, together with notice of the issues to be determined as
8part of the permanency plan review and notice of the fact that those persons shall
9have a right to be heard at the review by submitting written comments to that agency
10or the independent reviewing agency before the review or by participating at the
11review.

SB502-SSA1,29,1313 48.977 (4) (i) (title) Effect of disposition on permanency plan review process.

SB502-SSA1,29,1615 757.69 (1) (g) 14. Conduct permanency plan reviews under s. 48.38 (5) or 938.38
16(5) and permanency plan hearings under s. 48.38 (5m) or 938.38 (5m).

SB502-SSA1,29,2218 938.21 (5) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
19938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
20under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
21permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
22juvenile.

SB502-SSA1,30,524 938.315 (2m) (b) The court making an initial finding under s. 938.38 (5m) that
25the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made

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1reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goals of the juvenile's permanency plan
2more than 12 months after the date on which the juvenile was removed from the
3home or making any subsequent findings under s. 938.38 (5m) as to those reasonable
4efforts more than 12 months after the date of a previous finding as to those
5reasonable efforts.

SB502-SSA1,30,107 938.32 (1) (c) 1. c. If a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the
8juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made
9reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan,
10including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement.

SB502-SSA1,30,1612 938.32 (1) (d) If the court finds that any of the circumstances specified in s.
13938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
14under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the
15permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
16juvenile.

SB502-SSA1,31,318 938.33 (4) (c) Specific information showing that continued placement of the
19juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile, specific
20information showing that the county department or the agency primarily
21responsible for providing services to the juvenile has made reasonable efforts to
22prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's
23health and safety are the paramount concerns, unless any of the circumstances
24specified in s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has
25previously been prepared for the juvenile, specific information showing that the

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1county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency
2goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an
3out-of-state placement,.

SB502-SSA1,31,85 938.335 (3g) (c) That, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for
6the juvenile, the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve
7the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if appropriate,
8through an out-of-state placement,.

SB502-SSA1,31,1410 938.335 (4) Testimony by telephone or live audiovisual means. At hearings
11under this section, s. 938.357, 938.358, 938.363, or 938.365, on the request of any
12party, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the court may admit testimony on
13the record by telephone or live audiovisual means, if available, under s. 807.13 (2).
14The request and the showing of good cause may be made by telephone.