AB40,491,1312 46.56 (1) (hm) "Multi-entity initiative" means an initiative including more
13than one county or tribe that is established under sub. (2) (b).
AB40,842 14Section 842. 46.56 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 46.56 (2) (a) and amended
15to read:
AB40,491,2116 46.56 (2) (a) If Except as provided in par. (b), if a county board of supervisors
17establishes an initiative under s. 59.53 (7) or if a tribe establishes an initiative, the
18county board or tribe shall appoint a coordinating committee and designate an
19administering agency. The initiative may be funded by the county or tribe or the
20county board of supervisors or tribe may apply for funding by the state in accordance
21with sub. (15).
AB40,843 22Section 843. 46.56 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,492,623 46.56 (2) (b) A county may enter into an agreement with one or more other
24counties or tribes to establish an initiative and a tribe may enter into an agreement
25with one or more counties or tribes to establish an initiative. The parties to the

1agreement shall designate in the agreement a single lead administrative county or
2lead administrative tribe. The county board of the lead administrative county or the
3lead administrative tribe shall appoint a coordinating committee and designate an
4administering agency. The initiative may be funded by the participating entities, or
5the county board of supervisors of the lead administrative county or the lead
6administrative tribe may apply for funding by the state in accordance with sub. (15).
AB40,844 7Section 844. 46.56 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,492,128 46.56 (3) (bm) 1. The coordinating committee of a multi-entity initiative shall
9include representatives described under par. (a) 1. to 7. who are from any county or
10tribe included in the multi-entity initiative, except that, of the representatives
11described under par. (a) 1. to 7., the committee shall include at least one
12representative from each county or tribe included in the initiative.
AB40,492,1513 2. For purposes of a coordinating committee appointed for a multi-entity
14initiative, a representative under par. (b) 1., 2., 4., 5., 6., 7., and 11. may be from any
15county or tribe included in the multi-entity initiative.
AB40,845 16Section 845. 46.56 (3) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,492,1917 46.56 (3) (d) 6. If a county or tribe or a multi-entity initiative applies for
18funding under sub. (15), assist the administering agency in developing the
19application required under sub. (15) (b).
AB40,846 20Section 846. 46.56 (3) (d) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,492,2421 46.56 (3) (d) 14. Establish target groups of children who are involved in 2 or
22more systems of care and their families to be served by the initiative. For a county
23or tribe or a multi-entity initiative that applies for funding under sub. (15), severely
24emotionally disturbed children are required to be a priority target group.
AB40,847 25Section 847. 46.56 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,493,3
146.56 (3) (f) This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
2initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
3(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40,848 4Section 848. 46.56 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,493,85 46.56 (4) Role of administering agency. (intro.) The Except when otherwise
6provided in requirements established by the department under sub. (14) (e) that
7apply with respect to multi-entity initiatives, the
administering agency designated
8under sub. (2) shall do all of the following:
AB40,849 9Section 849. 46.56 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,493,1210 46.56 (4) (d) If the county board of supervisors or tribe or a multi-entity
11initiative
decides to seek state funding under sub. (15), develop the application in
12cooperation with the coordinating committee.
AB40,850 13Section 850. 46.56 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,493,1714 46.56 (5) Interagency agreement. (intro.) An Except when otherwise provided
15in requirements established by the department under sub. (14) (e) that apply with
16respect to multi-entity initiatives, an
interagency agreement shall include all of the
17following:
AB40,851 18Section 851. 46.56 (6) (cr) of the statutes is renumbered 46.56 (6) (cr) 1. and
19amended to read:
AB40,493,2220 46.56 (6) (cr) 1. Every Except as provided in subd. 2., every county and tribe
21that operates any initiative shall develop written policies and procedures specifying
22the selection process for the initiative coordinator.
AB40,852 23Section 852. 46.56 (6) (cr) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,494,3
146.56 (6) (cr) 2. For a multi-entity initiative, the lead administrative county
2or the lead administrative tribe shall develop the written policies and procedures
3under subd. 1. specifying the selection process for the initiative coordinator.
AB40,853 4Section 853. 46.56 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,494,75 46.56 (6) (e) This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
6initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
7(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40,854 8Section 854. 46.56 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,494,179 46.56 (7) Eligibility of children and families. (intro.) Children Except when
10otherwise provided in requirements established by the department under sub. (14)
11(e) that apply with respect to multi-entity initiatives, children
who are involved in
122 of or more systems of care and their families shall be eligible for the initiative,
13except that the coordinating committee may establish specific additional criteria for
14eligibility for services and may establish certain target groups of children who are
15involved in 2 or more systems of care to receive services. If target groups are
16established, only children falling within the target groups may be enrolled in the
17initiative. Any eligibility criteria shall meet all of the following conditions:
AB40,855 18Section 855. 46.56 (8) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,494,2119 46.56 (8) (t) This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
20initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
21(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40,856 22Section 856. 46.56 (9) to (13) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40,495,523 46.56 (9) Immediate care. Individual county departments, tribal agencies,
24other agencies, and other service providers shall provide immediate services and
25other resources as necessary and appropriate to children who are involved in 2 or

1more systems of care and their families who have been referred for an evaluation of
2eligibility for and appropriateness of enrollment in the initiative while assessment
3and planning take place. This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
4initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
5(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40,495,12 6(10) Relation to other support programs. In any county or for a tribe that has
7a family support program under s. 46.985 or other support programs, including
8comprehensive community services or office of justice assistance department of
9justice or department of corrections
programs, the initiative shall coordinate its
10activities with the support programs. This subsection does not apply with respect
11to multi-entity initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted
12requirements under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40,495,20 13(11) Conflict management. The department, administering agency, service
14coordination agencies, and service coordinators shall establish and use informal
15means for conflict management, including consultation, mediation, and independent
16assessment, whenever possible. A formal conflict management policy shall be
17established in writing by the coordinating committee for use by families, providers,
18and other individuals involved in the initiative. This subsection does not apply with
19respect to multi-entity initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted
20requirements under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40,496,5 21(12) Administrative appeals. Decisions by the service coordination agency
22regarding eligibility, enrollment, denial, termination, reduction, or appropriateness
23of services and decisions by the individuals designated by the coordinating
24committee regarding eligibility, enrollment, or denial may be appealed to the
25coordinating committee by a child who is a service applicant or recipient or by the

1parent or guardian or guardian ad litem of the applicant or recipient. Decisions of
2the coordinating committee may be appealed to the department under ch. 227. This
3subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity initiatives to the extent that
4the department has adopted requirements under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those
5contained in this subsection.
AB40,496,12 6(13) Review of actions by individual agencies. Nothing in this section shall
7limit, modify, or expand the rights, remedies, or procedures established in federal
8statutes or regulations or state statutes or rules for individuals or families receiving
9services provided by individual organizations that are participating in the
10coordinated services plan of care. This subsection does not apply with respect to
11multi-entity initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements
12under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40,857 13Section 857. 46.56 (14) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,496,1614 46.56 (14) (b) (intro.) The department shall provide, either directly or through
15purchase of services, the following support services to the counties and tribes that
16elect to participate in the initiative and to multi-entity initiatives:
AB40,858 17Section 858. 46.56 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,496,2518 46.56 (14) (d) Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for enrollment in the
19initiative, if the state is funding the initiative in a particular county or for a tribe or
20is funding a multi-entity initiative
under sub. (15), the department may permit the
21county or, tribe, or multi-entity initiative to serve under this section any individual
22who has a severe disability and who has not attained 22 years of age, and his or her
23family, if the individual's mental, physical, sensory, behavioral, emotional, or
24developmental disability or whose combination of multiple disabilities meets the
25requirements specified in sub. (1) (om) 1. to 4.
AB40,859
1Section 859. 46.56 (14) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,497,42 46.56 (14) (e) The department may establish additional requirements to apply
3with respect to multi-entity initiatives, including requirements that conflict with
4any requirements in subs. (3) to (13).
AB40,860 5Section 860. 46.56 (15) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,497,96 46.56 (15) (b) (intro.) In order to apply for funds under this subsection, the
7county board of supervisors or tribe or, for a multi-entity initiative, the county board
8of the lead administrative county or the lead administrative tribe
shall do all of the
9following:
AB40,861 10Section 861. 46.56 (15) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,497,1511 46.56 (15) (b) 4. Submit a description of the existing services and other
12resources in the county or tribe or in the area or areas served by a multi-entity
13initiative
for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care, an assessment
14of any gaps in services, and a plan for using the funds received under this subsection
15or funds from other sources to develop or expand the initiative.
AB40,862 16Section 862. 46.56 (15) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,497,2117 46.56 (15) (c) In order for a county or tribe or a multi-entity initiative to obtain
18funds under this subsection, all of the participating agencies and organizations shall
19provide matching funds that, in total, equal 20% of the requested funding. The
20match may be cash or in-kind. The department shall determine what may be used
21as in-kind match.
AB40,863 22Section 863. 46.56 (15) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,498,223 46.56 (15) (d) In order to apply for funding, a county or tribe or a multi-entity
24initiative
shall have a coordinating committee that meets the requirements under

1sub. (3) (a) and (b), and, if applicable, sub. (3) (bm) that will carry out the
2responsibilities under sub. (3) (d).
AB40,864 3Section 864. 46.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,498,184 46.86 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (md) the department
5may award not more than $125,500 in each fiscal year as grants to counties and
6private nonprofit entities for treatment for pregnant women and mothers with
7alcohol and other drug abuse treatment needs; mothers who have alcohol and other
8drug abuse treatment needs and dependent children up to the age of 5 years; and the
9dependent children up to the age of 5 years of those mothers. The grants shall be
10awarded in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures. The
11grants shall be used to establish community-based programs, residential
12family-centered treatment programs or home-based treatment programs. The
13program under a grant must include alcohol and other drug abuse treatment
14services, parent education, support services for the children of the women who are
15enrolled in the program, vocational assistance and housing assistance. Any program
16funded under this subsection must also provide follow-up aftercare services to each
17woman and her children for at least 2 years after the date on which a woman has left
18the program.
AB40,865 19Section 865. 46.86 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,498,2420 46.86 (2m) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (md), the
21department shall distribute not more than $79,500 in each fiscal year for residential
22long-term treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse, including treatment with
23respect to family relationships, antisocial behavior and employability, in a treatment
24facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19), in a 1st class city.
AB40,866 25Section 866. 46.86 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,499,10
146.86 (3m) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (md), the department
2may not distribute more than $900,000 in each fiscal year to fund a multidisciplinary
3prevention and treatment team in Milwaukee County for cocaine-abusing women
4and their children. The multidisciplinary prevention and treatment team must
5coordinate its activities with other prevention and treatment programs in
6Milwaukee County for cocaine-abusing women and their children. Residents from
7other counties may be served by the multidisciplinary prevention and treatment
8team. The department may carry forward funds distributed under this subsection,
9but not encumbered by December 31, for distribution for the purpose under this
10subsection in the following calendar year.
AB40,867 11Section 867. 46.86 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,499,1612 46.86 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (md), the department
13may not distribute more than $235,000 in each fiscal year as a grant to ARC
14Community Services, Inc., for women and children in Dane County, to provide
15funding for staff of the center and transportation and meal expenses for chemically
16dependent women who receive services from the center.
AB40,868 17Section 868. 46.86 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,499,2318 46.86 (6) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (5)
19(md), the department may award up to $1,330,800 in each fiscal year, and from the
20appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (gb), the department may award not more
21than $319,500 in each fiscal year, as grants to counties and private entities to provide
22community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that do all of
23the following:
AB40,869 24Section 869. 46.90 (5m) (br) 5g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,500,3
146.90 (5m) (br) 5g. Refer the case to the department of financial institutions
2if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or abuse involves an individual
3who is required to be registered under s. 202.13 or 202.14.
AB40,870 4Section 870. 46.96 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,500,75 46.96 (2) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under s.
620.435 (7) (c) or (kc) to independent living centers for nonresidential services to
7severely disabled individuals.
AB40,871 8Section 871. 47.02 (3m) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,500,139 47.02 (3m) (p) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (5) (n), in each fiscal
10year, allocate $600,000 of moneys received from the federal social security
11administration for reimbursement of grants to independent living centers. The
12department shall make grants to independent living centers for nonresidential
13services to severely disabled individuals as defined in s. 46.96 (1) (b).
AB40,500,1614 2. To be eligible to receive a grant under subd. 1., an independent living center
15shall comply with the requirements under s. 46.96 (3m) (a) 1. to 3. and (am) 1. and
162.
AB40,872 17Section 872. 48.06 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,500,1818 48.06 (1) (title) Counties with a population of 500,000 750,000 or more.
AB40,873 19Section 873. 48.06 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,501,320 48.06 (1) (a) 1. In counties with a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the
21department shall provide the court with the services necessary for investigating and
22supervising child welfare and unborn child welfare cases under this chapter. The
23department is charged with providing child welfare and unborn child welfare intake
24and dispositional services and with administration of the personnel and services of
25the child welfare and unborn child welfare intake and dispositional sections of the

1department. The department shall include investigative services for all children and
2unborn children alleged to be in need of protection or services to be provided by the
3department.
AB40,874 4Section 874. 48.06 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,501,55 48.06 (2) (title) Counties with a population under 500,000 750,000.
AB40,875 6Section 875. 48.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,501,197 48.06 (2) (a) In counties having less than 500,000 750,000 population, the
8county board of supervisors shall authorize the county department or court or both
9to provide intake services required by s. 48.067 and the staff needed to carry out the
10objectives and provisions of this chapter under s. 48.069. Intake services shall be
11provided by employees of the court or county department and may not be
12subcontracted to other individuals or agencies, except any county which had intake
13services subcontracted from the county sheriff's department on April 1, 1980, may
14continue to subcontract intake services from the county sheriff's department. Intake
15workers shall be governed in their intake work, including their responsibilities for
16recommending the filing of a petition and entering into an informal disposition, by
17general written policies which shall be formulated by the circuit judges for the
18county, subject to the approval of the chief judge of the judicial administrative
19district.
AB40,876 20Section 876. 48.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,501,2521 48.06 (3) Intake services. The court, the department in a county having a
22population of 500,000 750,000 or more, or the county department responsible for
23providing intake services under s. 48.067 shall specify one or more persons to provide
24intake services. If there is more than one such worker, one of the workers shall be
25designated as chief worker and shall supervise other workers.
AB40,877
1Section 877. 48.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,502,92 48.06 (4) State aid. State aid to any county for court services under this section
3shall be at the same net effective rate that each county is reimbursed for county
4administration under s. 48.569. Counties having a population of less than 500,000
5750,000 may use funds received under s. 48.569 (1) (d), including county or federal
6revenue sharing funds allocated to match funds received under s. 48.569 (1) (d), for
7the cost of providing court attached intake services in amounts not to exceed 50% 50
8percent
of the cost of providing court attached intake services or $30,000 per county
9per calendar year, whichever is less.
AB40,878 10Section 878. 48.069 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,502,1511 48.069 (1) (intro.) The staff of the department, the court, a county department
12or a licensed child welfare agency designated by the court to carry out the objectives
13and provisions of this chapter, or, in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000
14or more, the department or an agency under contract with the department to provide
15dispositional services, shall:
AB40,879 16Section 879. 48.069 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,502,2217 48.069 (2) Except in a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more,
18licensed child welfare agencies and the department shall provide services under this
19section only upon the approval of the agency from whom services are requested. In
20a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department or, with the
21approval of the department, a licensed child welfare agency shall provide services
22under this section.
AB40,880 23Section 880. 48.069 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,503,224 48.069 (3) A court or county department responsible for disposition staff or, in
25a county having a population of 500,000 750,000 or more, the department may agree

1with the court or county department responsible for providing intake services that
2the disposition staff may be designated to provide some or all of the intake services.
AB40,881 3Section 881. 48.07 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,503,184 48.07 (5) (b) 2. On receipt of an application from a prospective court-appointed
5special advocate, the court-appointed special advocate program, with the assistance
6of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the
7applicant. If the court-appointed special advocate program determines that any
8information obtained as a result of the background investigation provides a
9reasonable basis for further investigation, the court-appointed special advocate
10program may require the applicant to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each
11bearing a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints, or by other technologies
12approved by law enforcement agencies
. The department of justice may provide for
13the submission of the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the
14federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identification of the
15applicant and obtaining the applicant's criminal arrest and conviction record. The
16court-appointed special advocate program shall keep confidential all information
17received from the department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation under
18this subdivision.
AB40,882 19Section 882. 48.345 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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