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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 884

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Relating to: expanding the Court-Appointed Special Advocate program. (FE)

Federal aid Governor Juvenile court

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under the existing Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, a

CASA is an individual who is appointed by the children's court in a proceeding

relating to a child who is alleged to be in need of protection or services (CHIPS). The

CASA's role is to gather information and make observations about the child and the

child's family environment, make regular contact with the child, monitor the family's

compliance with the permanency plan and any court orders and any agency's

provision of necessary services, promote the best interest of the child, and provide

information about these observations to the court. Currently, the Wisconsin Court

Appointed Special Advocate Association coordinates CASA programs in 13 counties.

This bill requires the governor to allocate $6.8 million of funds received under

the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to expand the existing CASA program, and

to create two new CASA county programs in 2022 and two new CASA county

programs in 2023.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R)

2 cosponsors

Snyder (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 9, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder and Wichgers

  2. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Human Services, Children and Families

  3. Feb 2, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 10, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1