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.

SB502-SSA1,32,1216 938.355 (2) (b) 6. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, a finding that
17continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the
18welfare of the juvenile or, if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent and is
19placed outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (a), (c), (cm), or (d) or (4d), a finding that
20the juvenile's current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the
21community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated
22delinquent. The court order shall also contain a finding as to whether the county
23department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
24order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the
25home, while assuring that the juvenile's health and safety are the paramount

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1concerns, unless the court finds that any of the circumstances under sub. (2d) (b) 1.
2to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the juvenile,
3a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts
4to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if
5appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. The court shall make the findings
6specified in this subdivision on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances specific
7to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which
8those findings are based in the court order. A court order that merely references this
9subdivision without documenting or referencing that specific information in the
10court order or an amended court order that retroactively corrects an earlier court
11order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
12subdivision.

SB502-SSA1,33,415 938.355 (2b) (b) A county department or the agency primarily responsible for
16providing services to a juvenile under a court order may, at the same time as the
17county department or agency is making the reasonable efforts required under sub.
18(2) (b) 6. to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home or to make it possible
19for the juvenile to return safely to his or her home, work with the department of
20children and families, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child
21welfare agency licensed under s. 48.61 (5) in making reasonable efforts to place the
22juvenile for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing relative, or in some other
23alternative permanent placement, including reasonable efforts to identify an
24appropriate out-of-state placement shall determine, in accordance with standards
25established by the department, whether to engage in concurrent planning. If,

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1according to those standards, concurrent planning is required, the county
2department or agency shall engage in concurrent planning unless the court or
3permanency review panel determines under s. 938.38 (5) (c) 5m. that concurrent
4planning is inappropriate.

SB502-SSA1,33,96 938.355 (2b) (a) In this subsection, "concurrent planning" means appropriate
7efforts to work simultaneously towards achieving more than one of the permanency
8goals listed in s. 938.38 (4) (fg) 1. to 5. for a juvenile who is placed in out-of-home care
9and for whom a permanency plan is required under s. 938.38 (2).

SB502-SSA1,33,1711 938.355 (2c) (b) When a court makes a finding under sub. (2) (b) 6. as to whether
12the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services to
13the juvenile under a court order has made reasonable efforts to achieve the
14permanency goal of the permanency plan, the court's consideration of reasonable
15efforts shall include the considerations under par. (a) and whether visitation
16schedules between the juvenile and his or her parents were implemented, unless
17visitation was denied or limited by the court.

SB502-SSA1,34,219 938.355 (2d) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 6., the court is not
20required to include in a dispositional order a finding as to whether the county
21department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court
22order has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent of a juvenile to prevent
23the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile's health
24and safety are the paramount concerns, or, if applicable, a finding as to whether the
25county department or agency has made reasonable efforts with respect to a parent

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1of a juvenile to achieve the permanency plan goal of returning the juvenile safely to
2his or her home, if the court finds any of the following:

SB502-SSA1,34,74 938.355 (2d) (c) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under par. (b)
51. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38
6(4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the permanency plan
7goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the juvenile.

SB502-SSA1,34,149 938.355 (2e) (b) Each time a juvenile's placement is changed under s. 938.357,
10a trial reunification is ordered under s. 938.358, or a dispositional order is revised
11under s. 938.363 or extended under s. 938.365, the agency that prepared the
12permanency plan shall revise the plan to conform to the order and shall file a copy
13of the revised plan with the court. Each plan filed shall be made a part of the court
14order.

SB502-SSA1,34,2016 938.357 (2v) (c) Permanency plan hearing. If the court finds under par. (a) 3.
17that any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect
18to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after
19the date of that finding to determine the permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any
20concurrent permanency goals for the juvenile.

SB502-SSA1,34,22 22938.358 Trial reunification. (1) Definition. In this section:

SB502-SSA1,35,323 (a) "Trial reunification" means authorization for a juvenile who is placed in an
24out-of-home placement under s. 938.355 or 938.357 to reside in the home of a
25relative of the juvenile from which the juvenile was removed or in the home of either

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1of the juvenile's parents for a specified and limited period of 7 consecutive days or
2longer for the purpose of determining the appropriateness of changing the placement
3of the juvenile to that home.

SB502-SSA1,35,54 (b) "Trial reunification home" means the home in which a juvenile resides
5during a trial reunification.

SB502-SSA1,35,16 6(2) Trial reunification; procedure. (a) Request or proposal. The person or
7agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request
8a trial reunification. The request shall contain the name and address of the
9requested trial reunification home, a statement describing why the trial
10reunification is in the best interests of the juvenile, and a statement describing how
11the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the juvenile's permanency plan. No
12person may request a trial reunification on the sole grounds that an emergency
13condition necessitates an immediate removal of the juvenile from his or her
14out-of-home placement. If an emergency condition necessitates such an immediate
15removal, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
16dispositional order shall proceed as provided in s. 938.357 (2).

SB502-SSA1,35,2517 (b) Notice; information required. The person or agency requesting the trial
18reunification shall submit the request to the court and shall cause written notice of
19the requested trial reunification to be sent to the juvenile, the parent, guardian, and
20legal custodian of the juvenile, any foster parent or other physical custodian
21described in s. 48.62 (2) of the juvenile, all parties who are bound by the dispositional
22order, and, if the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who has been removed from the home
23of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian
24juvenile's Indian custodian and tribe. The notice shall contain the information that
25is required to be included in the request under par. (a).

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1(c) Hearing; when required. Any person receiving notice of a requested trial
2reunification under par. (b) may obtain a hearing on the matter by filing an objection
3with the court within 10 days after the request was filed with the court. If an
4objection is filed, a hearing shall be held within 30 days after the request was filed
5with the court. Not less than 3 days before the hearing the person requesting the trial
6reunification or the court shall provide notice of the hearing to all persons who are
7entitled to receive notice under par. (b). A copy of the request for the trial
8reunification shall be attached to the notice. If all of the parties consent, the court
9may proceed immediately with the hearing.

SB502-SSA1,36,2010 (d) Order. If the court finds that the trial reunification is in the best interests
11of the juvenile and that the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the juvenile's
12permanency plan, the court shall order the trial reunification. A trial reunification
13shall terminate 90 days after the date of the order, unless the court specifies a shorter
14period in the order, the court extends the trial reunification under sub. (3), or the
15court revokes the trial reunification under sub. (4) (c) or (6) (b). No trial reunification
16order may extend the expiration date of the original dispositional order under s.
17938.355 or any extension order under s. 938.365. A trial reunification under this
18section is not a change in placement under s. 938.357. At the end of a trial
19reunification, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
20dispositional order shall do one of the following:

SB502-SSA1,36,2421 1. Return the juvenile to his or her previous out-of-home placement. The
22person or agency may do so without further order of the court, but shall provide notice
23of the date of the return and the address of that placement to all persons who are
24entitled to receive notice under par. (b).

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12. Request a change in placement under s. 938.357 to place the juvenile in a new
2out-of-home placement.

SB502-SSA1,37,43 3. Request a change in placement under s. 938.357 to place the juvenile in the
4trial reunification home.

SB502-SSA1,37,12 5(3) Extension of trial reunification. (a) Extension request. The person or
6agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order may request
7an extension of a trial reunification. The request shall contain a statement
8describing how the trial reunification continues to be in the best interests of the
9juvenile. No later than 10 days prior to the expiration of the trial reunification, the
10person or agency that requests the extension shall submit the request to the court
11that ordered the trial reunification and shall cause notice of the request to be
12provided to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under sub. (2) (b).

SB502-SSA1,37,2313 (b) Extension hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
14notice of the extension request under par. (a) may obtain a hearing on the matter by
15filing an objection with the court within 10 days after the request was filed with the
16court. If an objection is filed, the court shall schedule a hearing on the matter. If the
17court is unable to conduct a hearing on the matter before the trial reunification
18expires, the court may extend the trial reunification for not more than 30 days
19without a hearing. If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days before the hearing
20the person or agency requesting the extension or the court shall provide notice of the
21hearing to all persons who are entitled to receive notice of the extension request
22under par. (a). A copy of the request for the extension shall be attached to the notice.
23If all of the parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.

SB502-SSA1,38,224 (c) Extension order. If the court finds that the trial reunification continues to
25be in the best interests of the juvenile, the court shall grant an order extending the

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1trial reunification for a period specified by the court. Any number of extensions may
2be granted, but the total period for a trial reunification may not exceed 150 days.

SB502-SSA1,38,10 3(4) Revocation of trial reunification. (a) Revocation request; information
4required. 1. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
5dispositional order determines based on current circumstances that a trial
6reunification is no longer in the best interests of the juvenile, that person or agency
7may, without prior court order, remove the juvenile from the trial reunification home
8and place the juvenile in the juvenile's previous out-of-home placement as provided
9in subd. 2. or place the juvenile in a new out-of-home placement as provided in subd.
103.

SB502-SSA1,38,2111 2. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
12dispositional order places the juvenile in the juvenile's previous out-of-home
13placement, within 3 days after removing the juvenile from the trial reunification
14home, that person or agency shall submit a request for revocation of the trial
15reunification to the court that ordered the trial reunification and shall cause notice
16of the request to be provided to all persons who are entitled to receive notice of the
17trial reunification under a sub. (2) (b). The request shall contain the date on which
18the juvenile was removed from the trial reunification home, the address of the
19juvenile's current placement, and the reasons for the proposed revocation.
20Paragraphs (b) and (c) apply to a request for revocation submitted under this
21subdivision.

SB502-SSA1,39,622 3. If the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
23dispositional order places the juvenile in a new out-of-home placement, within 3
24days after removing the juvenile from the trial reunification home, that person or
25agency shall request a change in placement under s. 938.357 (1) (am). The

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1procedures specified in s. 938.357 relating to a change in placement under s. 938.357
2(1) (am) apply to a change in placement requested under this subdivision, except that
3the request shall include the date on which the juvenile was removed from the trial
4reunification home in addition to the information required under s. 938.357 (1) (am)
51., and the trial reunification is revoked when the change in placement order is
6granted.

SB502-SSA1,39,137 (b) Revocation hearing; when required. Any person who is entitled to receive
8notice of a revocation request under par. (a) 2. may obtain a hearing on the matter
9by filing an objection with the court within 10 days after the request is filed with the
10court. If a hearing is scheduled, not less than 3 days prior to the hearing the court
11shall provide notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the request for the
12revocation, to all persons who are entitled to receive notice under par. (a) 2. If all
13parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.

SB502-SSA1,39,1714 (c) Revocation order. If the court finds that the trial reunification is no longer
15in the best interests of a juvenile who has been placed in his or her previous
16out-of-home placement under par. (a) 1., the court shall grant an order revoking the
17trial reunification and approving that placement.

SB502-SSA1,40,3 18(5) Removal from foster home or other physical custodian. If a hearing is
19held under sub. (2) (c) and the trial reunification would remove a juvenile from a
20foster home or other placement with a physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2),
21the court shall give the foster parent or other physical custodian a right to be heard
22at the hearing by permitting the foster parent or other physical custodian to make
23a written or oral statement during the hearing or to submit a written statement prior
24to the hearing relating to the juvenile and the requested trial reunification. A foster
25parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a

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1hearing under sub. (2) (c) and a right to be heard under this subsection does not
2become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of
3receiving that notice and right to be heard.

SB502-SSA1,40,9 4(6) Prohibited trial reunifications based on homicide of parent. (a)
5Prohibition. Except as provided in par. (c), the court may not order a trial
6reunification in the home of a person who has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the
7first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional
8homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside,
9or vacated.

SB502-SSA1,40,1410 (b) Revocation. Except as provided in par. (c), if a parent in whose home a
11juvenile is placed for a trial reunification is convicted under s. 940.01 of the
12first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional
13homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set
14aside, or vacated, the court shall revoke the trial reunification.

SB502-SSA1,40,1815 (c) Exception. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply if the court determines by
16clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of
17the juvenile. The court shall consider the wishes of the juvenile in making that
18determination.

SB502-SSA1,41,920 938.363 (1) (a) A juvenile, the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian,
21any person or agency bound by a dispositional order, the district attorney or
22corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered or, if
23the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is in need of protection or services under s.
24938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the Indian juvenile's Indian custodian may request a
25revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement or a trial

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1reunification, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support to be
2paid by a parent. The court may also propose a revision. The request or court
3proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new
4information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The
5request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a
6hearing on the matter prior to any revision of the dispositional order if the request
7or court proposal indicates that new information is available that affects the
8advisability of the court's dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to
9the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves.

SB502-SSA1,41,1611 938.365 (2g) (b) 2. An evaluation of the juvenile's adjustment to the placement
12and of any progress the juvenile has made, suggestions for amendment of the
13permanency plan, and specific information showing the efforts that have been made
14to achieve the permanency goal of the permanency plan, including, if applicable, the
15efforts of the parents to remedy the factors that contributed to the juvenile's
16placement.

SB502-SSA1,42,1218 938.365 (2g) (b) 3. If the juvenile has been placed outside of his or her home
19in a foster home, group home, nonsecured residential care center for children and
20youth, or shelter care facility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, not including any
21period during which the juvenile was a runaway from the out-of-home placement
22or the first 6 months of any period during which the juvenile was returned to his or
23her home for a trial home visit reunification, a statement of whether or not a
24recommendation has been made to terminate the parental rights of the parents of
25the juvenile. If a recommendation for a termination of parental rights has been

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1made, the statement shall indicate the date on which the recommendation was made,
2any previous progress made to accomplish the termination of parental rights, any
3barriers to the termination of parental rights, specific steps to overcome the barriers
4and when the steps will be completed, reasons why adoption would be in the best
5interest of the juvenile and whether or not the juvenile should be registered with the
6adoption information exchange. If a recommendation for termination of parental
7rights has not been made, the statement shall include an explanation of the reasons
8why a recommendation for termination of parental rights has not been made. If the
9lack of appropriate adoptive resources is the primary reason for not recommending
10a termination of parental rights, the agency shall recommend that the juvenile be
11registered with the adoption information exchange or report the reason why
12registering the juvenile is contrary to the best interest of the juvenile.

SB502-SSA1,42,2414 938.365 (2m) (a) 1. Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of
15extension. If the juvenile is placed outside of his or her home, the person or agency
16primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile shall present as evidence
17specific information showing that the person or agency has made reasonable efforts
18to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency plan, including, if
19appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. If an Indian juvenile is placed
20outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6),
21(6m), or (7), the person or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the
22Indian juvenile shall also present as evidence specific information showing that
23active efforts under s. 938.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of
24the Indian juvenile's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.

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1938.365 (2m) (a) 1m. The court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of
2law based on the evidence. The findings of fact shall include a finding as to whether
3reasonable efforts were made by the person or agency primarily responsible for
4providing services to the juvenile to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's
5permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement,. If
6the juvenile is an Indian juvenile who is placed outside the home of his or her parent
7or Indian custodian under s. 938.13 (4), (6), (6m), or (7), the findings of fact shall also
8include a finding that active efforts under s. 938.028 (4) (d) 2. were made to prevent
9the breakup of the Indian juvenile's family and that those efforts have proved
10unsuccessful. An order shall be issued under s. 938.355.

SB502-SSA1,43,2012 938.365 (2m) (a) 3. The court shall make the findings under subd. 1m. relating
13to reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile's permanency
14plan and the findings under subd. 2. on a case-by-case basis based on circumstances
15specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on
16which those findings are based in the order issued under s. 938.355. An order that
17merely references subd. 1m. or 2. without documenting or referencing that specific
18information in the order or an amended order that retroactively corrects an earlier
19order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this
20subdivision.

SB502-SSA1,44,222 938.365 (2m) (ad) If the court finds that any of the circumstances under s.
23938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies with respect to a parent, the court shall hold a hearing
24under s. 938.38 (4m) within 30 days after the date of that finding to determine the

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1permanency plan goal and, if applicable, any concurrent permanency goals for the
2juvenile.

SB502-SSA1,44,84 938.365 (7) Changes in placement and trial reunifications not permitted.
5Nothing in this section may be construed to allow any changes in placement, trial
6reunification, or revocation of aftercare supervision. Revocation and other changes
7in placement may take place only under s. 938.357, and trial reunifications may take
8place only under s. 938.358.

SB502-SSA1,44,1610 938.371 (5) Confidentiality of information. Except as permitted under s.
11252.15 (6), a foster parent, treatment foster parent, relative, or operator of a group
12home, residential care center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility
13that receives any information under sub. (1) or (3), other than the information
14described in sub. (3) (e), shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
15information only for the purposes of providing care for the juvenile or participating
16in a court hearing or permanency plan review concerning the juvenile.

SB502-SSA1,45,218 938.38 (2) Permanency plan required. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3),
19for each juvenile living in a foster home, group home, residential care center for
20children and youth, juvenile detention facility, or shelter care facility, the agency that
21placed the juvenile or arranged the placement or the agency assigned primary
22responsibility for providing services to the juvenile under s. 938.355 (2) (b) 6g. shall
23prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists, and, for
24each juvenile living in the home of a guardian or a relative other than a parent, that

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1agency shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the conditions under pars.
2(a) to (e) exists:

SB502-SSA1,45,114 938.38 (4) (ar) A description of the services offered and any services provided
5in an effort to prevent the removal of the juvenile from his or her home, while
6assuring that the health and safety of the juvenile are the paramount concerns, and
7to achieve the goal of the permanency plan, except that the permanency plan is not
8required to include a description of the services offered or provided with respect to
9a parent of the juvenile to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home or to
10achieve the permanency plan goal of returning the juvenile safely to his or her home
11if any of the circumstances under s. 938.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 4. apply to that parent.

SB502-SSA1,45,1713 938.38 (4) (f) 3. Improve the conditions of the parents' home to facilitate the safe
14return of the juvenile to his or her home, or, if appropriate, obtain an alternative
15permanent placement for the juvenile a placement for adoption, with a guardian,
16with a fit and willing relative, or in some other planned permanent living
17arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult.

SB502-SSA1,46,919 938.38 (4) (fg) (intro.) The goal of the permanency plan or, if the agency is
20making concurrent reasonable efforts under engaging in concurrent planning, as
21defined in s. 938.355 (2b) (a), the permanency and concurrent permanency goals of
22the permanency plan. If a goal of the permanency plan is any goal other than return
23of the juvenile to his or her home to place the juvenile for adoption, with a guardian,
24or with a fit and willing relative, the permanency plan shall include the rationale for
25deciding on that goal. If a goal of the permanency plan is an alternative permanent

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1placement under subd. 5., the permanency plan shall document a compelling reason
2why it would not be in the best interest of the juvenile to pursue a goal specified in
3subds. 1. to 4. and the efforts made to achieve that goal, including, if appropriate,
4through an out-of-state placement. If the agency determines under s. 938.355 (2b)
5(b) to engage in concurrent planning, the permanency plan shall include the
6rationale for that determination and a description of the concurrent plan and the
7permanency and concurrent permanency goals of the concurrent plan. The agency
8shall determine one or more of the following goals to be the goal or goals of a juvenile's
9permanency plan:

SB502-SSA1,46,1411 938.38 (4) (fg) 5. Some As provided in par. (fm), some other alternative planned
12permanent placement living arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring
13relationship with an adult, including sustaining care, independent living, or
14long-term foster care, but not including independent living.

SB502-SSA1,47,216 938.38 (4) (fm) If the goal of the permanency plan is to agency determines that
17there is a compelling reason why it currently would not be in the best interests of the
18juvenile to return the juvenile to his or her home or to place the juvenile for adoption,
19with a guardian, or with a fit and willing relative , or as the permanency goal for the
20juvenile, the permanency goal of placing the juvenile in some other alternative
21planned permanent placement, living arrangement described in par. (fg) 5. and the
22efforts made to achieve that goal, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state
23placement. If the agency makes that determination, the plan shall include a
24statement of that compelling reason and, notwithstanding that compelling reason,
25a concurrent plan under s. 938.355 (2b) towards achieving a goal under par. (fg) 1.

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1to 4. as a concurrent permanency goal in addition to the permanency goal under par.
2(fg) 5.

SB502-SSA1,47,114 938.38 (4) (i) A statement as to whether the juvenile's age and developmental
5level are sufficient for the court to consult with the juvenile at the permanency plan
6determination hearing under sub. (4m) (c) or at the permanency plan hearing under
7sub. (5m) (c) 2. or for the court or panel to consult with the juvenile at the permanency
8plan review under sub. (5) (bm) 2. and, if a decision is made that it would not be age
9appropriate or developmentally appropriate for the court to consult with the
10juvenile, a statement as to why consultation with the juvenile would not be
11appropriate.

SB502-SSA1,47,1413 938.38 (4m) (title) Reasonable efforts not required; Permanency
14permanency plan determination hearing.

SB502-SSA1,47,1616 938.38 (5) (title) Plan Permanency review.

SB502-SSA1,48,418 938.38 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.63 (5) (d), the court or a panel
19appointed under par. (ag) shall review the permanency plan in the manner provided
20in this subsection not later than 6 months after the date on which the juvenile was
21first removed from his or her home and every 6 months after a previous review under
22this subsection for as long as the juvenile is placed outside the home, except that for
23the review that is required to be conducted not later than 12 months after the
24juvenile was first removed from his or her home and the reviews that are required
25to be conducted every 12 months after that review, the court shall hold a hearing

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1under sub. (5m) to review the permanency plan. The hearing may be instead of or
2in addition to the review under this subsection. The 6-month and 12-month periods
3referred to in this paragraph include any period during which the juvenile resides
4in a trial reunification home under s. 938.358.

SB502-SSA1,48,106 938.38 (5) (am) The court may appoint an independent agency to designate a
7panel to conduct a permanency plan review under par. (a). If the court appoints an
8independent agency under this paragraph, the county department of the county of
9the court shall authorize and contract for the purchase of services from the
10independent agency.

SB502-SSA1,48,1512 938.38 (5) (c) 5. The date by which it is likely that the juvenile will be returned
13to his or her home or placed for adoption, with a guardian, with a fit and willing
14relative, or in some other alternative planned permanent placement living
15arrangement that includes an appropriate, enduring relationship with an adult.