AB150,938,1811 48.415 (6) (b) Failure to assume parental responsibility may be established by
12a showing that a child is a nonmarital child who has not been adopted or whose
13parents have not subsequently intermarried under s. 767.60, that paternity was not
14adjudicated before the filing of the petition for termination of parental rights and:
151. The person or persons who may be the father of the child have been given notice
16under s. 48.42 but have failed to appear or otherwise submit to the jurisdiction of the
17court and that such person or persons have
the parent or a person who may be the
18parent has
never had a substantial parental relationship with the child; or.
AB150, s. 2488 19Section 2488. 48.415 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2489 20Section 2489. 48.415 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.615 (6) (a) and
21amended to read:
AB150,938,2422 48.615 (6) (a) In this subsection, "substantial parental relationship" means the
23acceptance and exercise of significant responsibility for the daily supervision,
24education, protection and care of the child.
AB150,939,9
1(c) In evaluating whether the person has had a substantial parental
2relationship with the child, the court may consider such factors, including, but not
3limited to, whether the person has ever expressed concern for or interest in the
4support, care or well-being of the child or the mother during her pregnancy and
5whether the person has neglected or refused to provide care or support. If the person
6is or may be the father of the child, the court may also consider, in evaluating whether
7the person has had a substantial parental relationship with the child, whether the
8person has ever expressed concern for or interest in the support, care or well-being
9of the mother during her pregnancy.
AB150, s. 2490 10Section 2490. 48.415 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,939,1611 48.415 (8) (title) Intentional homicide of parent or sibling. Intentional
12homicide of a parent or sibling may be established by a showing that a parent or
13sibling
of the child has been a victim of first-degree intentional homicide in violation
14of s. 940.01 or of 2nd-degree intentional homicide in violation of s. 940.05 and that
15the person whose parental rights are sought to be terminated has been convicted of
16that intentional homicide.
AB150, s. 2491 17Section 2491. 48.42 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,939,2218 48.42 (1)Petition. (intro.) A proceeding for the termination of parental rights
19shall be initiated by petition which may be filed by the child's parent, an agency or
20a person authorized to file a petition under s. 48.235 (4) (a) 3., 48.25 or 48.835. The
21petition shall be entitled "In the interest of .......... (child's name), a person under the
22age of 18" and shall set forth with specificity:
AB150, s. 2492 23Section 2492. 48.42 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,939,2524 48.42 (1) (d) A statement of whether the child may be subject to the federal
25Indian child welfare act, 25 USC 1911 to 1963.
AB150, s. 2493
1Section 2493. 48.43 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,940,72 48.43 (1) (d) The court's finding as to whether a county department which
3provides social services or the agency primarily responsible for the provision of
4services has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the child from the
5home or, if applicable, that the agency primarily responsible for the provision of
6services has made reasonable efforts to make it possible for the child to return to his
7or her home.
AB150, s. 2494 8Section 2494. 48.43 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,940,109 48.43 (1) (e) The court's finding that the continuation of the child in the home
10of the parent is contrary to the welfare of the child.
AB150, s. 2495 11Section 2495. 48.432 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,940,1412 48.432 (2) (a) The department, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), shall
13maintain all information obtained under s. 48.427 (6) (b) in a centralized birth record
14file.
AB150, s. 2496 15Section 2496. 48.432 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,940,2116 48.432 (2) (b) Any birth parent whose rights to a child have been terminated
17in this state at any time, or who consented to the adoption of a child before February
181, 1982, may file with the department, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), any
19relevant medical or genetic information about the child or the child's birth parents,
20and the department or agency shall maintain the information in the centralized birth
21record file.
AB150, s. 2497 22Section 2497. 48.432 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,940,2523 48.432 (3) (a) (intro.) The department, or agency contracted with under sub.
24(9),
shall release the medical information under sub. (2) to any of the following
25persons upon request:
AB150, s. 2498
1Section 2498. 48.432 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,941,52 48.432 (3) (b) Before releasing the information under par. (a), the department,
3or agency contracted with under sub. (9),
shall delete the name and address of the
4birth parent and the identity of any provider of health care to the individual or
5adoptee or to the birth parent.
AB150, s. 2499 6Section 2499. 48.432 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,941,117 48.432 (3) (c) The person making a request under this subsection shall pay a
8fee for the cost of locating, verifying, purging, summarizing, copying and mailing the
9medical or genetic information according to a fee schedule established by the
10department, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), based on ability to pay. The
11fee may not be more than $150 and may be waived by the department or agency.
AB150, s. 2500 12Section 2500. 48.432 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,941,2313 48.432 (4) (a) Whenever any person specified under sub. (3) wishes to obtain
14medical and genetic information about an individual whose birth parent's rights
15have been terminated in this state at any time, or whose birth parent consented to
16his or her adoption before February 1, 1982, or medical and genetic information
17about the birth parents of such an individual or adoptee, and the information is not
18on file with the department, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), the person may
19request that the department or agency conduct a search for the birth parents to
20obtain the information. The request shall be accompanied by a statement from a
21physician certifying either that the individual or adoptee has or may have acquired
22a genetically transferable disease or that the individual's or adoptee's medical
23condition requires access to the information.
AB150, s. 2501 24Section 2501. 48.432 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,942,6
148.432 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a request under par. (a), the department, or
2agency contracted with under sub. (9),
shall undertake a diligent search for the
3individual's or adoptee's parents. Upon request by the department, an agency shall
4cooperate in the search and shall make its records available to the department. The
5department may not require an agency to conduct the search, but may designate an
6agency to do so with the agency's consent
.
AB150, s. 2502 7Section 2502. 48.432 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,942,138 48.432 (4) (d) The department, or agency designated by the department
9contracted with under par. (b) sub. (9), shall charge the requester a reasonable fee
10for the cost of the search. When the department or agency determines that the fee
11will exceed $100 for either birth parent, it shall notify the requester. No fee in excess
12of $100 per birth parent may be charged unless the requester, after receiving
13notification under this paragraph, has given consent to proceed with the search.
AB150, s. 2503 14Section 2503. 48.432 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,942,1815 48.432 (4) (f) The department, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), shall
16release to the requester any medical or genetic information provided by a birth
17parent under this subsection without disclosing the birth parent's identity or
18location.
AB150, s. 2504 19Section 2504. 48.432 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,942,2420 48.432 (4) (g) If a birth parent is located but refuses to provide the information
21requested, the department, or agency contracted with under sub. (9), shall notify the
22requester, without disclosing the birth parent's identity or location, and the
23requester may petition the circuit court to order the birth parent to disclose the
24information. The court shall grant the motion for good cause shown.
AB150, s. 2505 25Section 2505. 48.432 (8m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,943,2
148.432 (8m) (intro.)  The department , or agency contracted with under sub. (9),
2shall give priority to all of the following:
AB150, s. 2506 3Section 2506. 48.432 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,943,54 48.432 (9) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section
5and may contract with an agency to administer this section.
AB150, s. 2507 6Section 2507. 48.433 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,943,147 48.433 (2) Any birth parent whose rights have been terminated in this state
8at any time, or who has consented to the adoption of his or her child in this state
9before February 1, 1982, may file with the department, or agency contracted with
10under sub. (11),
an affidavit authorizing the department or agency to provide the
11child with his or her original birth certificate and with any other available
12information about the birth parent's identity and location. An affidavit filed under
13this subsection may be revoked at any time by notifying the department or agency
14in writing.
AB150, s. 2508 15Section 2508. 48.433 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,943,2016 48.433 (3) (intro.)  Any person 21 years of age or over whose birth parent's
17rights have been terminated in this state or who has been adopted in this state with
18the consent of his or her birth parent or parents before February 1, 1982, may request
19the department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), to provide the person with
20the following:
AB150, s. 2509 21Section 2509. 48.433 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,943,2322 48.433 (4) Before acting on the request, the department , or agency contracted
23with under sub. (11),
shall require the requester to provide adequate identification.
AB150, s. 2510 24Section 2510. 48.433 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,944,2
148.433 (5) (intro.)  The department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11),
2shall disclose the requested information in either of the following circumstances:
AB150, s. 2511 3Section 2511. 48.433 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,944,54 48.433 (5) (a) The department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), has
5on file unrevoked affidavits filed under sub. (2) from both birth parents.
AB150, s. 2512 6Section 2512. 48.433 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,944,137 48.433 (6) (a) If the department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), does
8not have on file an affidavit from each known birth parent, it shall, within 3 months
9after the date of the original request, undertake a diligent search for each birth
10parent who has not filed an affidavit. The search shall be completed within 6 months
11after the date of the request, unless the search falls within one of the exceptions
12established by the department by rule. If any information has been provided under
13sub. (5), the department or agency is not required to conduct a search.
AB150, s. 2513 14Section 2513. 48.433 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2514 15Section 2514. 48.433 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,944,2116 48.433 (6) (d) The department, or agency designated by the department
17contracted with under par. (b) sub. (11), shall charge the requester a reasonable fee
18for the cost of the search. When the department or agency determines that the fee
19will exceed $100 for either birth parent, it shall notify the requester. No fee in excess
20of $100 per birth parent may be charged unless the requester, after receiving
21notification under this paragraph, has given consent to proceed with the search.
AB150, s. 2515 22Section 2515. 48.433 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,945,223 48.433 (7) (b) Within 3 working days after contacting a birth parent, the
24department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), shall send the birth parent

1a written copy of the information specified under par. (a) and a blank copy of the
2affidavit.
AB150, s. 2516 3Section 2516. 48.433 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,945,64 48.433 (7) (c) If the birth parent files the affidavit, the department, or agency
5contracted with under sub. (11),
shall disclose the requested information if permitted
6under sub. (5).
AB150, s. 2517 7Section 2517. 48.433 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,945,118 48.433 (7) (e) If, after a search under this subsection, a known birth parent
9cannot be located, the department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), may
10disclose the requested information if the other birth parent has filed an unrevoked
11affidavit under sub. (2).
AB150, s. 2518 12Section 2518. 48.433 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,945,1913 48.433 (8) (a) (intro.) If a birth parent is known to be dead and has not filed
14an unrevoked affidavit under sub. (2), the department, or agency contracted with
15under sub. (11),
shall so inform the requester. The department or agency may not
16provide the requester with his or her original birth certificate or with the identity of
17that parent, but shall provide the requester with any available information it has on
18file regarding the identity and location of the other birth parent if both of the
19following conditions exist:
AB150, s. 2519 20Section 2519. 48.433 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,945,2421 48.433 (8) (b) If a birth parent is known to be dead, the department, or agency
22contracted with under sub. (11)
, in addition to the information provided under par.
23(a), shall provide the requester with any nonidentifying social history information
24about the deceased parent on file with the department or agency.
AB150, s. 2520 25Section 2520. 48.433 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,946,4
148.433 (8m) If the department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), may
2not disclose the information requested under this section, it shall provide the
3requester with any nonidentifying social history information about either of the
4birth parents that it has on file.
AB150, s. 2521 5Section 2521. 48.433 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,946,76 48.433 (11) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section
7and may contract with an agency to administer this section.
AB150, s. 2522 8Section 2522. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the
9statutes is amended to read:
AB150,946,1010 CHAPTER 48
AB150,946,1311 SUBCHAPTER IX
12 JURISDICTION OVER PERSON 18 17
13OR OLDER
AB150, s. 2523 14Section 2523. 48.44 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,946,17 1548.44 (title) Jurisdiction over persons 18 17 or older. (1) The court has
16jurisdiction over persons 18 17 or older as provided under ss. 48.355 (4) and 48.45 and
17as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.
AB150, s. 2524 18Section 2524. 48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,946,2519 48.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition
20described in s. 48.12 or 48.13 it appears that any person 18 17 or older has been guilty
21of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such
22condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such
23person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders determining the ability
24of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the child and directing when,
25how and where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.
AB150, s. 2525
1Section 2525. 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,947,62 48.45 (3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person 18 17 or older has
3violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney for criminal
4proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment. This
5subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior
6reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.
AB150, s. 2526 7Section 2526. 48.48 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,947,9 848.48 (title) Authority of department of health and social services.
9(intro.) The department of health and social services shall have authority:
AB150, s. 2527 10Section 2527. 48.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,947,1511 48.48 (3) To accept legal custody supervision of children transferred to it by the
12court under s. 48.355 48.34 (4m) and guardianship of children when appointed by the
13court, and to provide special treatment and care when directed by the court. A court
14may not direct the department to administer psychotropic medications to children
15who receive special treatment or care under this subsection.
AB150, s. 2528 16Section 2528. 48.48 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 385,
17is amended to read:
AB150,948,518 48.48 (4) To provide appropriate care and training for children in its legal
19custody or under its supervision under s. 48.34 (4m) or (4n); including serving those
20children in their own homes, placing them in licensed foster homes or licensed
21treatment foster homes in accordance with s. 48.63 or licensed group homes,
22contracting for their care by licensed child welfare agencies or replacing them in
23juvenile correctional institutions operated by the department in accordance with
24rules promulgated under ch. 227, except that the department shall not purchase the
25educational component of private day treatment programs for children in its custody

1unless the department, the school board as defined in s. 115.001 (7) and the state
2superintendent
department of public instruction education all determine that an
3appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes between the
4department and the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent
5department of public instruction education.
AB150, s. 2529 6Section 2529. 48.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,948,77 48.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 18 17 years of age;
AB150, s. 2530 8Section 2530. 48.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act
9385
, is amended to read:
AB150,948,1110 48.48 (4m) (b) Was in the legal custody of the department or under its
11supervision under s. 48.34 (4m) or (4n) when the person reached 18 17 years of age;
AB150, s. 2531 12Section 2531. 48.48 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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