Assembly Bill 550
The exchange of electronic records contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program and in the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System between the director of state courts and the Department of Children and Families and providing a penalty
Topics: Children and Families, Department of, Data processing, Juvenile court, Privacy, State Courts, Director of
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 5, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the director of state courts has established a consolidated electronic system, know as the Consolidated Court Automation Program (CCAP), that contains information about cases filed in the circuit courts in this state, including cases filed in the courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Children's Code and the Juvenile Justice Code (juvenile courts). Records of the juvenile court, however, are confidential and may not be opened to inspection, nor may their contents be disclosed, except under certain statutory exceptions or by an order of the juvenile court.
Also, under current law, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) has established a Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) that contains information about child welfare cases entered into that system by DCF, county departments of human services or social services (county departments), and licensed child welfare agencies. Current law permits DCF, a county department, or any other agency that has entered into an information sharing and access agreement with DCF or a county department and that has been approved for access to SACWIS by DCF to have access to information maintained in SACWIS, if necessary for the performance of its duties under state or federal law.
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This bill permits the director of state courts and DCF to enter into an agreement to allow for the transfer of electronic records that are contained in the CCAP system to DCF and for the transfer of electronic records that are contained in SACWIS to the director of state courts. The agreement must specify what types of information may be transferred under the agreement. In addition, the agreement must permit: 1) DCF to allow access to any information transferred to DCF under the agreement only for the purpose of providing child welfare or juvenile justice intake or dispositional services; and 2) the director of state courts to allow access to any information transferred to the director of state courts only for the purposes of a proceeding under the Children's Code or the Juvenile Justice Code. Finally, the bill requires DCF, the director of state courts, and any individual who is allowed access to any information transferred under the agreement to keep the information confidential and to use and further disclose the information only for the purposes permitted under the agreement and provides for a forfeiture of not more than $5,000 for any person who intentionally discloses information in violation of the bill.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 3, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 18, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 12, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 5, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Nov 5, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Grigsby, Berceau, Danou and Townsend;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Taylor, Coggs, Darling and Lehman
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families
- Nov 12, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 17, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 18, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 18, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate