AB825: Bill Text

Note: Section 5 amends the current statutory section setting forth the purposes of ch. 46, stats., relating to social services. This statutory section provides that one of the purposes of the chapter is to prevent dependency, mental illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of social maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes. The bill adds as a purpose of that chapter the prevention of delinquency, child abuse and neglect, alcoholism or other drug dependency, and other forms of mental maladjustment.

AB825, s. 6 Section 6 . 46.215 (1) (t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB825,6,11 46.215 (1) (t) Within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds appropriated to match state funds, to provide, either directly or through community agencies, programs and resources designed to prevent delinquency, child abuse and neglect, mental illness, alcoholism or other drug dependency, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of mental or social maladjustment and to promote mental health, positive youth development, and effective parenting skills.

AB825, s. 7 Section 7 . 46.22 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB825,6,19 46.22 (1) (b) 6. Within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds appropriated to match state funds, a county department of social services shall provide, either directly or through community agencies, programs and resources designed to prevent delinquency, child abuse and neglect, mental illness, alcoholism or other drug dependency, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of mental or social maladjustment and to promote mental health, positive youth development, and effective parenting skills.

Note: Sections 6 and 7 require county departments of social services to provide, within the limits of available funding, programs and resources designed to prevent delinquency, child abuse and neglect, mental illness, alcoholism or other drug dependency, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of mental or social maladjustment, and to promote mental health, positive youth development, and effective parenting skills.

AB825, s. 8 Section 8 . 46.23 (3) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,7,14 46.23 (3) (am) 1. The county department of human services shall prepare a local plan for the delivery of human services which includes an inventory of all existing resources,; identifies needed new resources and services; and contains a plan for meeting the health, mental health, and social needs of individuals and families. The plan shall be based on an annual need survey of the prevalence and incidence of the various disabilities within the geographic boundaries of the county department of human services. The plan shall also include the establishment of long-range goals and intermediate-range plans, detailing for preventing mental illness, alcoholism or other drug dependency, developmental disability, mental infirmity, child abuse and neglect, delinquency, and other forms of mental or social maladjustment by addressing the causes of these maladjustments. The plan shall detail priorities and estimated costs and providing provide for coordination and availability of local services and continuity of care resources.

Note: Current law requires each county department of human services to prepare a local plan for the delivery of human services which includes an inventory of all existing resources, identifies needed new resources and services, and contains a plan for meeting the health, mental health, and social needs of individuals and families. The plan must provide for coordination and availability of local resources. Section 8 also requires the plan to establish goals for preventing mental illness, alcoholism or other drug dependency, developmental disability, mental infirmity, child abuse and neglect, delinquency, and other forms of mental or social maladjustment by addressing the causes of these mental or social maladjustments.

AB825, s. 9 Section 9 . 48.67 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,8,7 48.67 Rules governing child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster homes, treatment foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments. (intro.) The department shall promulgate rules establishing minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to, and establishing standards for the operation of, child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster homes, treatment foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments. Those rules shall be designed to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the children in the care of all licensees. The department shall consult with the department of commerce, the department of public instruction, and the child abuse and neglect prevention family policy board before promulgating those rules. Those rules shall include rules that require all of the following:

Note: Section 9 requires DCF to consult with the family policy board, instead of the child abuse and neglect prevention board, before promulgating rules relating to licensing and establishing standards for child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster homes, treatment foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments of human services or social services.

AB825, s. 10 Section 10. 48.67 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB825,8,20 48.67 Rules governing child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments. (intro.) The department shall promulgate rules establishing minimum requirements for the issuance of licenses to, and establishing standards for the operation of, child welfare agencies, day care centers, foster homes, group homes, shelter care facilities, and county departments. Those rules shall be designed to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the children in the care of all licensees. The department shall consult with the department of commerce, the department of public instruction, and the family policy board before promulgating those rules. For foster homes, those rules shall include the rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8). Those rules shall include rules that require all of the following:

AB825, s. 11 Section 11 . 48.79 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

AB825,9,6 48.79 (11) (a) To maintain prevention programs that it considers to be proper and that enable children and families to develop competencies and skills, confront stressful life conditions, and increase their self-reliance before the onset of problems in order to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, delinquency, mental illness, alcoholism or other drug dependency, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of mental or social maladjustment.

AB825,9,10 (b) To assist counties in developing programs, policies, and resources that prevent delinquency, child abuse and neglect, mental illness, alcoholism or other drug dependency, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of mental or social maladjustment.

Note: Current s. 48.79, stats., sets forth the powers and authority of DCF relating to community services. Section 11 creates requirements that DCF maintain prevention programs that it considers to be proper and assist counties in developing prevention programs, policies, and resources.

AB825, s. 12 Section 12 . 48.982 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,9,12 48.982 (title) Child abuse and neglect prevention Family policy board.

AB825, s. 13 Section 13 . 48.982 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,9,15 48.982 (1) (b) "Board" means the child abuse and neglect prevention family policy board.

Note: Sections 12 and 13 change a reference to the child abuse and neglect prevention board to instead reference the family policy board.

AB825, s. 14 Section 14 . 48.982 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.982 (2) (av).

Note: Section 14 renumbers one of the duties of the child abuse and neglect prevention board and includes that duty in the duties of the family policy board.

AB825, s. 15 Section 15 . 48.982 (2) (ad), (ag), (aj), (am) and (ar) of the statutes are created to read:

AB825,10,3 48.982 (2) (ad) Establish a system of communication between the board and communities' local collaborative entities in order to more effectively provide resources for families.

AB825,10,5 (ag) Promote the coordination of resources for families in order to achieve all of the following:

AB825,10,6 1. Children who are healthy.

AB825,10,7 2. Children who are ready for, and who succeed in, school.

AB825,10,8 3. Youth who engage in positive behaviors and who avoid risky behaviors.

AB825,10,9 4. Families that are economically self-sufficient and in which children are safe.

AB825,10,10 5. Communities that promote healthy and safe children and families.

AB825,10,14 (aj) Establish a policy for the agencies with membership on the board under s. 15.205 (4) (b) to (i) that highest priority should be given to promoting thriving families and healthy children through the provision of comprehensive, integrated resources based on community and family needs.

AB825,10,18 (am) By September 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor that makes recommendations relating to changes needed in state programs, policies, and funding levels to do all of the following:

AB825,10,20 1. Improve the coordination among state agencies of programs that affect families.

AB825,10,21 2. Set priorities for state agencies based on community and family needs.

AB825,10,22 3. Consolidate funding for programs and services that affect families.

AB825,11,2 4. Encourage communities to form local collaborative entities consisting of public and private providers of resources to families, children, and youth for the purpose of coordinating resources, decreasing the duplication of resources, and streamlining the delivery of resources to families by establishing single points of referral for resources and providing integrated resources for families.

AB825,11,5 (ar) Identify requirements for counties to report information or data to any of the state agencies with membership on the board under s. 15.205 (4) (b) to (i) and instances in which such reporting requirements could be consolidated or eliminated.

Note: Section 15 sets forth the duties of the family policy board as created by the bill. These duties are in addition to the current duties of the child abuse and neglect prevention board.

AB825, s. 16 Section 16. 48.982 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,11,9 48.982 (2) (f) Establish a procedure for an annual evaluation of its functions, responsibilities and performance. In a year in which the biennial plan under par. (a) (av) is prepared, the evaluation shall be coordinated with the plan.

AB825, s. 17 Section 17. 48.982 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,11,11 48.982 (2m) (b) Pay for actual and necessary operating costs under sub. (3) (a).

AB825, s. 18 Section 18. 48.982 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.982 (3) (a).

AB825, s. 19 Section 19 . 48.982 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB825,11,16 48.982 (3) (b) Each state agency with membership on the board under s. 15.205 (4) (b) to (i) shall designate agency staff to assist the executive director and staff appointed under par. (a) in conducting the functions of the board.

Note: Section 19 requires each state agency with membership on the family policy board to designate agency staff to assist the executive director and staff of the board in conducting the functions of the board.

AB825, s. 20 Section 20. 48.982 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,12,2 48.982 (4) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (h), (i), (k), (m), and (q), the board shall award grants to organizations in accordance with the plan developed under sub. (2) (a) (av). From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (g), (h), (i), (k), (m), and (q), the board, in accordance with that plan, shall provide technical assistance to organizations and shall provide child abuse and neglect prevention information and services on a statewide basis.

AB825, s. 21 Section 21. 48.982 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,12,10 48.982 (6) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (h), (i), (k), (ma), and (q), the board shall award grants to organizations in accordance with the request-for-proposal procedures developed under sub. (2) (a) (av). From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (g), (h), (i), (k), (m), (ma), and (q), the board shall provide technical assistance to organizations in accordance with those procedures. No organization may receive a grant or grants under this subsection totaling more than $150,000 in any year.

AB825, s. 22 Section 22. 48.982 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,12,17 48.982 (6) (am) Notwithstanding the geographical and urban and rural distribution requirements under sub. (2) (a) (av), the board shall allocate not more than $150,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.433 (1) (h) in each fiscal year for the awarding of grants, in accordance with the request-for-proposal procedures developed under sub. (2) (a) (av), to organizations located in counties with a population of 500,000 or more.

AB825, s. 23 Section 23 . 49.155 (1d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,13,9 49.155 (1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651. The department shall consult with the child abuse and neglect prevention family policy board before promulgating those rules. In establishing the requirements for certification under this paragraph of a child care provider, the department shall include a requirement that all providers and all employees and volunteers of a provider who provide care and supervision for children receive, before the date on which the provider is certified or the employment or volunteer work commences, whichever is applicable, training in the most current medically accepted methods of preventing sudden infant death syndrome, if the provider, employee, or volunteer provides care and supervision for children under one year of age, and the training relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies required under s. 253.15 (4), if the provider, employee, or volunteer provides care and supervision for children under 5 years of age. In establishing the requirements for certification as a Level II certified family day care provider, the department may not include any other requirement for training for providers.

Note: Section 23 requires DCF to consult with the family policy board, instead of the child abuse and neglect prevention board, before promulgating rules relating to certification of child care providers.

AB825, s. 24 Section 24 . 253.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB825,13,12 253.15 (1) (a) "Board" means the child abuse and neglect prevention family policy board.

Note: Section 24 requires the family policy board, instead of the child abuse neglect and prevention board, to prepare or arrange for the preparation of materials relating to shaken baby syndrome.

AB825, s. 25 Section 25. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB825,13,18 (1) Treatment foster homes. The repeal and recreation of section 48.67 (intro.) of the statutes takes effect on the date stated in the notice provided by the secretary of children and families and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under section 48.62 (9) of the statutes.

AB825,13,19 (End)