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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 128

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Relating to: expanding the Court-Appointed Special Advocate program and making an appropriation. (FE)

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 increases funding to the CASA program by $6.8 million in the 2023-24

fiscal biennium to expand the existing CASA program, to create two new CASA

county programs in 2023, and to create two new CASA county programs in 2024.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Jacque (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

11 cosponsors

Baldeh (D) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Murphy (R) , Snyder (R) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 14, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Taylor, Spreitzer and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Dittrich, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Donovan, Murphy, Subeck, Tittl, Wichgers and Behnke

  2. Mar 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Mar 28, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 3, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1