Wisconsin Legislature: 9,1121g

46.856 (1) In this section:

(a) "Private nonprofit organization" has the meaning given in s. 108.02 (19).

(b) "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town or school district.

9,1117 Section 1117. 46.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

46.86 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (cp) and (md), the department may award funds and from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md) the department may award not more than $125,500 in each fiscal year as grants to counties and private nonprofit entities for treatment for pregnant women and mothers with alcohol and other drug abuse treatment needs; mothers who have alcohol and other drug abuse treatment needs and dependent children up to the age of 5 years; and the dependent children up to the age of 5 years of those mothers. The grants shall be awarded in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures. The grants shall be used to establish community-based programs, residential family-centered treatment programs or home-based treatment programs. The program under a grant must include alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services, parent education, support services for the children of the women who are enrolled in the program, vocational assistance and housing assistance. Any program funded under this subsection must also provide follow-up aftercare services to each woman and her children for at least 2 years after the date on which a woman has left the program.

9,1118 Section 1118. 46.86 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

46.86 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md), the department may not distribute more than $35,000 $235,000 in each fiscal year as a grant to the ARC community services center Community Services, Inc., for women and children in Dane county, to address a projected operation deficit of the center; County, to provide additional funding for staff of the center and transportation and meal expenses for chemically dependent women who receive services from the center; and to provide additional funding for staff of the center.

9,1119 Section 1119. 46.86 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

46.86 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md), the department may award not more than $1,167,900 in each fiscal year as grants to counties and private entities to provide community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that do all of the following:

1. Meet special needs of women with problems resulting from alcohol or other drug abuse.

2. Emphasize parent education, vocational and housing assistance and coordination with other community programs and with treatment under intensive care.

(b) The department shall do all of the following with respect to the grants under par. (a):

1. Award the grants in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures.

2. Ensure that the grants are distributed in both urban and rural communities.

3. Evaluate the programs under the grants by use of client-outcome measurements that the department develops.

9,1120 Section 1120. 46.93 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

46.93 (2) Purpose; allocation. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.434 (1) (b) (ky), the board shall award not more than $439,300 in each of fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99 year for grants to organizations to provide adolescent pregnancy prevention programs or pregnancy services that include health care, education, counseling and vocational training. Types of services and programs that are eligible for grants include all of the following:

9,1120c Section 1120c. 46.95 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

46.95 (2) (a) The secretary shall make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd) and, (hh) and (km) to organizations for the provision of any of the services specified in sub. (1) (d). Grants may be made to organizations which have provided those domestic abuse services in the past or to organizations which propose to provide those services in the future. No grant may be made to fund services for child or unborn child abuse or abuse of elderly persons.

9,1120g Section 1120g. 46.95 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

46.95 (2) (f) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd) and, (hh) and (km), the department shall do all of the following:

9,1120m Section 1120m. 46.95 (2) (f) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

46.95 (2) (f) 7. Award a grant of $25,000 in each fiscal year to each of 30 organizations to enhance support services. Funding may be used for such purposes as case management; children's programming; assisting victims of domestic abuse to find employment; and training in and activities promoting self-sufficiency.

9,1120n Section 1120n. 46.95 (2) (f) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

46.95 (2) (f) 8. Award $200,000 in grants in each fiscal year to organizations for domestic abuse services for individuals who are members of underserved populations, including racial minority group members and individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities. A grant to an organization may not exceed $60,000.

9,1120p Section 1120p. 46.95 (2) (f) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

46.95 (2) (f) 9. Award a grant of $25,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and a grant of $50,000 in each fiscal year thereafter to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the cost of a staff person to provide assistance in obtaining legal services to domestic abuse victims.

9,1120r Section 1120r. 46.95 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

46.95 (2) (g) Grants made and moneys expended under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (km) may be used only for the benefit of individuals whose family incomes do not exceed 250% of the poverty line, as defined in s. 49.001 (5).

9,1121g Section 1121g. 46.986 of the statutes is created to read:

46.986 Respite care program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Abuse" means the wilful infliction on a person of physical pain or injury or unreasonable confinement.

(b) "Caregiver" means an individual who lives in the home of a person with special needs and provides care or supervision for that person.

(d) "Neglect" means an act, omission or course of conduct that, because of the failure to provide adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical care or dental care, creates a significant danger to the physical and mental health of a person.

(e) "Provider" means an individual or agency that a caregiver selects, with input to the selection by the person with special needs, if competent, to provide respite care to the person with special needs.

(f) "Respite care" means care that is provided to a person with special needs, or a person at risk of abuse or neglect, in order to provide temporary relief to the caregiver of that person or when the caregiver is unable to provide care.

(g) "Special need" means a person's need resulting from an emotional, behavioral, cognitive, physical or personal condition that necessitates receipt of care or supervision in order to meet the person's basic needs or to prevent harm from occurring to him or her.

(h) "Tribe or band" means the governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

(2) Program. (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (br), the department shall contract for the administration of life-span respite care projects with an organization to which all of the following apply:

1. The organization is a private, nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that is capable of operating on a statewide basis and has expertise in respite care issues.

2. At least 51% of the members of the organization's governing board are consumers of respite care or caregivers.

3. The membership of the organization's governing board includes providers and elected officials and represents the diverse geographical areas and cultural groups of the state.

(b) The organization with which the department contracts under par. (a) shall do all of the following:

1. After consulting with the department, county departments, tribes or bands, providers and caregivers, prescribe criteria for the distribution of grants to conduct life-span respite care projects. The criteria shall include the requirement that grant funds be equally distributed among 5 administrative regions of the state, as prescribed by the department.

2. Solicit applications from and, using the criteria under subd. 1., award in the 1999-2001 state fiscal biennium up to one grant in each of the 5 administrative regions prescribed by the department to any of the following to conduct a life-span respite care project:

a. A county department.

b. A tribe or band.

c. A community-based private, nonprofit entity.

d. A community-based private entity that is operated for profit.

3. Require that the grantee contribute matching funds to the operation of the life-span respite care project in the following amounts:

a. Ten percent of the amount of the grant awarded by the organization, as direct services, which shall be used by the grantee to fund payments from caregivers to providers.

b. Fifteen percent of the amount of the grant awarded by the organization, as in-kind services.

4. Oversee grants awarded under subd. 2., and monitor, provide technical assistance to and evaluate the life-span respite care projects.

5. Develop best practice guidelines and a training curriculum that may be used by life-span respite care projects that are funded under this section and that may be used, if appropriate, by any other respite care providers in the state.

6. Promote the exchange of information and coordination among the state, local governments, life-span respite care projects, entities serving persons with special needs, families of persons with special needs and persons in favor of the promotion of respite care services, to encourage the efficient provision of respite care services.

7. Act as a statewide clearinghouse of information about respite care and existing respite care programs and resources and operate a library of materials that may be lent to persons or organizations upon request.

8. Conduct analyses of respite care policies and proposals, and identify and promote resolution of respite care policy concerns at legislative, state and local levels.

(3) Grants not to supplant other moneys. Moneys awarded as grants under sub. (2) (b) may not be used to supplant moneys otherwise available and, prior to receipt of the grant, dedicated by the grantee to respite care.

(4) Life-span respite care project requirements. Life-span respite care projects for which a grant is awarded under sub. (2) (b) 2. shall do all of the following:

(a) Operate in a culturally competent manner and be sensitive to the unique needs and strengths of a person with special needs and his or her family or caregiver.

(b) Identify, coordinate and develop resources for respite care that are built, to the extent possible, on existing community support services.

(d) Identify training resources and organize training programs for providers that address different populations in need of respite care.

(e) Facilitate access by caregivers and families of persons with special needs to an array of respite care service options for which the person with special needs is eligible, that are responsive to caregiver and family needs and that are available before families and primary caregivers reach a crisis situation.

(f) Assist caregivers and families of persons with special needs to identify and coordinate funds and resources available for respite care for which the person with special needs is eligible, and authorize and provide a variety of funds and resources to make available additional respite care services for persons with special needs, under eligibility criteria established by the project.

(5) Advisory committees. Each grantee of moneys to conduct a life-span respite care project under sub. (2) shall create an advisory committee that shall advise the project on how the project may best serve persons with special needs and their caregivers. Consumers of respite care services and caregivers shall comprise at least 51% of the advisory committee membership and shall be representative of the diversity of persons who receive services under the project. Other members shall include providers, representatives of local service agencies and members of the community.

(6) By June 1, 2004, the department and the organization with which the department contracts under sub. (2) (a) shall together evaluate the life-span respite care projects that are conducted under this section. If, following the evaluation, the department and the organization together determine that it is feasible to integrate the life-span respite care projects with any integrated, organized system of long-term care services that is operated by the department, the department shall, by July 1, 2004, provide to the department of administration statutory language that is proposed for inclusion in the 2005-07 biennial budget bill to effect the integration.

9,1122 Section 1122. 46.99 of the statutes is created to read:

46.99 Brighter futures initiative. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181.

(b) "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town or school district.

(2) Awarding of grants. (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (eg), (km) and (nL), the department, beginning on January 1, 2001, shall distribute $2,125,200 in each fiscal year to applying nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county having a population of 500,000 or more and $1,229,300 in each fiscal year to applying county departments under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 operating in counties other than a county having a population of 500,000 or more to provide programs to accomplish all of the following:

1. Prevent and reduce the incidence of youth violence and other delinquent behavior.

2. Prevent and reduce the incidence of youth alcohol and other drug use and abuse.

3. Prevent and reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect.

4. Prevent and reduce the incidence of nonmarital pregnancy and increase the use of abstinence as a method of preventing nonmarital pregnancy.

5. Increase adolescent self-sufficiency by encouraging high school graduation, vocational preparedness, improved social and other interpersonal skills and responsible decision making.

(b) A nonprofit corporation or public agency that is applying for a grant under par. (a) shall provide to the department a proposed service plan for the use of the grant moneys. If the department approves the service plan, the department may award the grant. The department shall award the grants on a competitive basis and for a 3-year period.

(3) Outcomes expected. (a) The department shall provide a set of benchmark indicators to measure the outcomes that are expected of a program funded under sub. (2) (a). Those benchmark indicators shall measure all of the following among youth who have participated in a program funded under sub. (2) (a):

1. The rate of participation in violent or other delinquent behavior.

2. The rate of alcohol and other drug use and abuse.

3. The rate of nonmarital pregnancy and the rate at which abstinence is used to prevent nonmarital pregnancy.

4. The rate of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect.

5. The development of self-sufficiency, as indicated by the rate of high school graduation, the degree of vocational preparedness, any improvements in social and other interpersonal skills and in responsible decision making and any other indicators that the department considers important in indicating the development of adolescent self-sufficiency.

6. Any other indicators that the department considers important in indicating the development of positive behaviors among adolescents.

(b) The department shall require a grant recipient under sub. (2) (a) to provide an annual report showing the status of its program participants in terms of the benchmark indicators provided under par. (a) and may renew a grant only if the recipient shows improvement on those indicators.

9,1123d Section 1123d. 46.995 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

46.995 (title) Tribal adolescent services.