An Eastern Wisconsin Senator is looking to make improvements to the foster care system.
Sen. Andre Jacque of New Franken has introduced a bill that would add a child’s foster parent or other to the list of individuals that may, at a county’s option, receive a copy of a permanency plan and any written comments submitted to the agency that is preparing the permanency plan.
A permanency plan is an assessment of the child and their needs, focusing on what is in the child’s best interests.
Such plans are required by state law when “a child is the subject of a child or juvenile in need of protection or services proceeding” and is reviewed every six months.
Currently, that plan gets distributed to a few select people, but foster parents are not on the list.
It has been common practice to give foster parents a copy, but this bill would make it required in all cases.
