AB718-ASA1,12,1122 46.031 (2r) (b) If the department withholds a portion of the allocable
23appropriation under par. (a), the county department affected by the action of the
24department may submit to the county board of supervisors in a county with a
25single-county department or to its designated agent, to the Milwaukee County

1mental health board if related to mental health in Milwaukee County,
or to the
2county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department or their
3designated agents a plan to rectify the deficiency found by the department. The
4county board of supervisors or its designated agent in a county with a single-county
5department, the Milwaukee County mental health board if related to mental health,
6or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department or
7their designated agents may approve or amend the plan and may submit for
8departmental approval the plan as adopted. If a multicounty department is
9administering a program, the plan may not be submitted unless each county board
10of supervisors which participated in the establishment of the multicounty
11department, or its designated agent, adopts it.
AB718-ASA1,12 12Section 12. 46.031 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,13,813 46.031 (3) (a) Citizen advisory committee. Except as provided in par. (b), the
14county board of supervisors of each county, the Milwaukee County mental health
15board, as applicable,
or the county boards of supervisors of 2 or more counties jointly
16shall establish a citizen advisory committee to the county departments under ss.
1746.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437. The citizen advisory committee shall advise
18in the formulation of the budget under sub. (1). Membership on the committee shall
19be determined by the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
20committee, the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable, or by the
21county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee and shall
22include representatives of those persons receiving services, providers of service and
23citizens. A majority of the members of the committee shall be citizen and service
24consumers. The committee's membership may not consist of more than 25% county
25supervisors, nor of more than 20% service providers. The chairperson of the

1committee shall be appointed by the county board of supervisors establishing it or
2by the Milwaukee County mental health board, if it establishes the committee
. In
3the case of a multicounty committee, the chairperson shall be nominated by the
4committee and approved by the county boards of supervisors establishing it. The
5county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or the county
6boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee may designate an
7agent to determine the membership of the committee and to appoint the committee
8chairperson or approve the nominee.
AB718-ASA1,13 9Section 13. 46.031 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,13,1710 46.031 (3) (b) Alternate process. The county board of supervisors, the
11Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable,
or the boards of 2 or more
12counties acting jointly may submit a report to the department on the open public
13participation process used under sub. (2). The county board of supervisors or the
14Milwaukee County mental health board
may designate an agent, or the boards of 2
15or more counties acting jointly may designate an agent, to submit the report. If the
16department approves the report, establishment of a citizen advisory committee
17under par. (a) is not required.
AB718-ASA1,14 18Section 14. 46.031 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,13,2419 46.031 (3) (c) Yearly report. The county board of supervisors or its designated
20agent, the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable, or the boards of 2
21or more counties acting jointly or their designated agent, shall submit to the
22department a list of members of the citizen advisory committee under par. (a) or a
23report on the open public participation process under par. (b) on or before July 1 of
24each year.
AB718-ASA1,15 25Section 15. 46.034 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,14,25
146.034 (3) With the agreement of the affected county board of supervisors in
2a county with a single-county department, the Milwaukee County mental health
3board, as applicable,
or boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty
4department, effective for the contract period beginning January 1, 1980, the
5department may approve a county with a single-county department or counties
6participating in a multicounty department to administer a single consolidated aid
7consisting of the state and federal financial aid available to that county or those
8counties from appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o) for services provided and
9purchased by county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437.
10Under such an agreement, in the interest of improved service coordination and
11effectiveness, the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
12department, the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable, or county
13boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department may reallocate
14among county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437 funds
15that otherwise would be specified for use by a single county department. The budget
16under s. 46.031 (1) shall be the vehicle for expressing the proposed use of the single
17consolidated fund by the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
18department, the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable, or county
19boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department. Approval by the
20department of this use of the fund shall be in the contract under s. 46.031 (2g).
21Counties that were selected by the department to pilot test consolidated aids for
22contract periods beginning January 1, 1978, may continue or terminate
23consolidation with the agreement of the affected county board of supervisors in a
24county with a single-county department, the Milwaukee County mental health
25board,
or county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department.
AB718-ASA1,16
1Section 16. 46.175 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,15,11 246.175 County institutions: minimum standards. Notwithstanding any
3other provision of law, any county currently operating an institution established
4under s. 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 51.08, or 51.09 may, by resolution of the county board
5or, in Milwaukee County for institutions providing mental health treatment, the
6Milwaukee County mental health board
, designate such institution or distinct part
7of such institution as a facility to be operated under s. 50.02, 50.03 or 50.33. Any
8county institution or part thereof, where so designated, shall be required to meet
9those licensure standards established by the department for the type of facility
10designated by the county. Any designation under this section may be made only if
11such designation will not result in any additional cost to the state.
AB718-ASA1,17 12Section 17. 46.18 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,16,513 46.18 (1) Trustees. Every county home, infirmary, hospital, or similar
14institution, shall, subject to regulations approved by the county board except in
15Milwaukee County for county homes, infirmaries, hospitals, or institutions
16providing mental health treatment
, be managed by a board of trustees, electors of the
17county, chosen by ballot by the county board. In Milwaukee County, every county
18home, infirmary, hospital, or similar institution that provides mental health
19treatment shall, subject to standards and procedures adopted by the Milwaukee
20County mental health board, be managed by a board of trustees, electors of the
21county, chosen by ballot by the Milwaukee County mental health board.
At its
22annual meeting, the county board or the Milwaukee County mental health board, if
23applicable,
shall appoint an uneven number of trustees, from 3 to 9 at the option of
24the board, for staggered 3-year terms ending the first Monday in January. Any
25vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the county board or the Milwaukee

1County mental health board, as applicable
; but the chairperson of the county board
2may appoint a trustee to fill the vacancy until the county board acts except for boards
3of trustees appointed by the Milwaukee County mental health board for which the
4chairperson of the Milwaukee County mental health board may appoint a trustee to
5fill the vacancy until the entire Milwaukee County mental health board acts
.
AB718-ASA1,18 6Section 18. 46.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,16,107 46.18 (3) Removal of trustee. Any trustee may be removed from office for
8misconduct or neglect, by a two-thirds vote of the county board or of the Milwaukee
9County mental health board, as applicable
, on due notice in writing and hearing of
10the charges against the trustee.
AB718-ASA1,19 11Section 19. 46.18 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,16,1912 46.18 (4) Oath of office, bond, expenses, pay. Each trustee shall take and file
13the official oath and execute and file an official bond to the county, in the amount
14determined by the county board, or the Milwaukee County mental health board, as
15applicable,
and the sufficiency of the sureties shall be approved by the chairperson
16of the board. Each trustee shall be reimbursed for traveling expenses necessarily
17incurred in the discharge of the duties, and shall receive the compensation fixed by
18the county board or the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable,
19unless otherwise provided by law.
AB718-ASA1,20 20Section 20. 46.18 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,17,221 46.18 (11) County appropriation. The county board or, in Milwaukee County,
22the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable,
shall annually
23appropriate for operation and maintenance of each such institution not less than the
24amount of state aid estimated by the trustees to accrue to said institution; or such

1lesser sum as may be estimated by the trustees to be necessary for operation and
2maintenance.
AB718-ASA1,21 3Section 21. 46.18 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,17,74 46.18 (12) Additional duties. The county board or the Milwaukee County
5mental health board, as applicable,
may provide that the trustees and
6superintendent of any institution shall be the trustees and superintendent of any
7other institution.
AB718-ASA1,22 8Section 22. 46.18 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,18,29 46.18 (13) Building reserve fund. The Except in Milwaukee County, the
10county board shall maintain as a segregated cash reserve an annual charge of 2% of
11the original cost of new construction or purchase or of the appraised value of existing
12infirmary structures and equipment. In Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County
13mental health board, for mental health infirmary structures and equipment, shall
14ensure the maintenance, as a segregated cash reserve, of an annual charge of 2
15percent of the original cost of new construction or purchase or of the appraised value
16of existing mental health infirmary structures and equipment.
If the infirmary or
17any of its equipment is replaced, any net cost of replacement in excess of the original
18cost is subject to an annual charge of 2%. No contributions to the cash reserve in
19excess of the amount required under this subsection may be included in the
20calculation under s. 49.726 (1). The county board, except the Milwaukee County
21board,
may from time to time appropriate from such reserve sums to be expended
22solely for the enlargement, modernization or replacement of such infirmary and its
23equipment. In Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County mental health board may
24require to be appropriated from reserve sums for mental health infirmaries to be

1expended for the enlargement, modernization, or replacement of a mental health
2infirmary and its equipment.
AB718-ASA1,23 3Section 23. 46.18 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,18,124 46.18 (14) Incentive payments to patients in mental hospitals. The county
5board or, in Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County mental health board may
6authorize the board of trustees of any county mental hospital to establish a program
7of incentive payments so as to provide incentive and encouragement to patients by
8the disbursement of small weekly payments but not restricted to work allowances.
9Incentive payments paid to inmates shall not be included as costs in arriving at the
10per capita rate for state aids or charges to other counties and the state for care of
11inmates. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more the county board of
12supervisors may establish a similar program.
AB718-ASA1,24 13Section 24. 46.18 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,18,2114 46.18 (15) Joint operation of health-related service. If the county board of
15supervisors, or the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable, so
16authorizes, the trustees of the county hospital may, together with a private or public
17organization or affiliation, organize, establish and participate in the governance and
18operation of an entity to operate, wholly or in part, any health-related service, may
19participate in the financing of the entity and may provide administrative and
20financial services or resources for its operation on terms prescribed by the county
21board of supervisors or the Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable.
AB718-ASA1,25 22Section 25. 46.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,19,323 46.19 (4) The salaries of the superintendent, visiting physician and all
24necessary additional officers and employees shall be fixed by the county board. In
25Milwaukee County, the salaries of any superintendent of a mental health institution

1and the salaries of any visiting physician and necessary additional officers and
2employees whose duties are related to mental health shall be fixed by the county
3executive.
AB718-ASA1,26 4Section 26. 46.21 (2) (a), (j), (k), (m) and (q), (2m) (a) and (b) 1. (intro.), (3), (3g),
5(3r), (4), (4m) (a) and (b) and (6) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,19,196 46.21 (2) (a) Shall adopt policies for the management, operation, maintenance
7and improvement of the county hospital; the detention center; the probation section
8of the children's court center; the provision and maintenance of the physical facilities
9for the children's court and its intake section under the supervision and operation
10of the judges assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 and as provided
11in s. 938.06 (1); the mental health complex; the county department of human
12services; the central service departments; and all buildings and land used in
13connection with any institution under this section except a mental health
14institution
. The powers and duties of the county board of supervisors are policy
15forming only, and not administrative or executive. The county board of supervisors
16may not form policies regarding mental health or mental health institutions,
17programs, or services. The Milwaukee County mental health board shall adopt the
18policies under this paragraph regarding mental health and mental health
19institutions, programs, and services.
AB718-ASA1,20,620 (j) May exercise approval or disapproval power over contracts and purchases
21of the director that are for $50,000 or more, except that the county board of
22supervisors may not exercise approval or disapproval power over any personal
23service contract or over any contract or purchase of the director that relates to
24community living arrangements, adult family homes, or foster homes and that was
25entered into pursuant to a contract under s. 46.031 (2g) or 301.031 (2g), regardless

1of whether the contract mentions the provider, except as provided in par. (m). The
2county board of supervisors may not exercise approval or disapproval power over any
3contract relating to mental health or mental health institutions, programs, or
4services.
This paragraph does not preclude the county board of supervisors from
5creating a central purchasing department for all county purchases that are not
6related to mental health
.
AB718-ASA1,20,157 (k) Shall make sufficient appropriation annually for the support, maintenance,
8salaries, repairs and improvements to the county department of human services and
9the institutions, except for mental health institutions. The appropriations shall be
10used subject to the order of the director or administrator and as the policies adopted
11by the county board of supervisors provide. The director or administrator may not
12incur any expense or contract for new buildings, additions to present buildings or the
13purchase of land until the county board of supervisors, or the Milwaukee County
14mental health board, as applicable,
has appropriated or provided for the money to
15defray such expense.
AB718-ASA1,21,1316 (m) May establish and maintain in connection with such county hospital, an
17emergency unit or department for the treatment, subject to such rules as may be
18prescribed by the county board of supervisors, of persons in the county who may meet
19with accidents or be suddenly afflicted with illness not contagious; provided that
20medical care and treatment shall only be furnished in such unit or department until
21such time as the patient may be safely removed to another hospital or to his or her
22place of abode, or regularly admitted to the county hospital. The county board of
23supervisors may also contract with any private hospital or nonprofit hospital within
24the county for the use of its facilities and for medical service to be furnished by a
25licensed physician or physicians to patients who require emergency medical

1treatment or first aid as a result of any accident, injury or sudden affliction of illness
2occurring within the county, except that reasonable compensation may only be
3authorized until the patient is regularly admitted as an inpatient or safely removed
4to another hospital or to his place of abode. In this paragraph, "hospital" includes,
5without limitation due to enumeration, public health centers, medical facilities and
6general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease and other types of hospitals and
7related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and
8training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with
9hospitals. In this paragraph, "hospital" does not include any hospital furnishing
10primarily domiciliary care. In this paragraph "nonprofit hospital" means any
11hospital owned and operated by a corporation or association, no part of the net
12earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private
13shareholder or individual.
AB718-ASA1,21,2314 (q) May, together with a private or public organization or affiliation, organize,
15establish and participate in the governance and operation of an entity to operate,
16wholly or in part, any health-related service except a mental health-related service,
17may participate in the financing of the entity and may provide administrative and
18financial services or resources for its operation on terms prescribed by the county
19board of supervisors. The Milwaukee County mental health board may, together
20with a private or public organization or affiliation, organize, establish, and
21participate in the governance and operation of an entity to operate, wholly or in part,
22any mental health-related service, may participate in the financing of the entity, and
23may provide administrative and financial services or resources for its operation.
AB718-ASA1,22,6 24(2m) (a) Creation. The management, operation, maintenance and
25improvement of human services in a county with a population of 500,000 750,000 or

1more is vested in a county department of human services under the jurisdiction, as
2to policy, of the county board of supervisors or, as to mental health policy, the
3Milwaukee County mental health board
. The county department of human services
4shall consist of the director appointed under sub. (1m), any division administrator
5appointed under sub. (4) or s. 51.41 (9), and necessary personnel appointed by the
6director or appointed by a division administrator and approved by the director.
AB718-ASA1,22,107 (b) 1. (intro.) The county board of supervisors or, in matters related to mental
8health, the Milwaukee County mental health board
may transfer the powers and
9duties of any human services program under the control of the county and shall
10transfer all of the following to the county department of human services:
AB718-ASA1,22,18 11(3) Powers and duties of the director. All of the administrative and executive
12powers and duties of managing, operating, maintaining and improving the county
13department of human services and other institutions and departments that the
14county board of supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee County
15mental health board
may place under the jurisdiction of the director are vested in the
16director, subject to the policies and in accordance with the principles adopted by the
17county board of supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee County
18health board
.
AB718-ASA1,23,2 19(3g) Powers and duties of the administrator. All of the administrative and
20executive powers and duties of managing, operating, maintaining and improving the
21county hospital and other institutions and departments that the county board of
22supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee County mental health
23board
may place under the jurisdiction of the administrator are vested in the
24administrator, subject to the policies and in accordance with the principles adopted

1by the county board of supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee
2County mental health board
.
AB718-ASA1,23,9 3(3r) Other powers and duties. The county board of supervisors or, in matters
4of mental health, the Milwaukee County mental health board
may place under the
5jurisdiction of county entities not specified under this section the administrative and
6executive powers and duties of managing, operating, maintaining and improving
7institutions and departments or other responsibilities that are specified in sub. (2),
8including functions related to the central service departments and buildings and
9land used in connection with any institution under sub. (2).
AB718-ASA1,23,13 10(4) Management personnel. The Except as provided in s. 51.41 (9), the director
11may appoint personnel to manage the county department of human services and the
12administrator may appoint personnel to manage the county hospital, in accordance
13with ordinances of the county board of supervisors.
AB718-ASA1,23,21 14(4m) (a) The county hospitals and county sanatoriums of a county with a
15population of 500,000 750,000 or more shall be devoted to hospital service and the
16treatment of patients upon such terms and conditions as the county board of
17supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee County mental health
18board
establishes. The hospitals and sanatoriums may be utilized for instruction of
19medical students, physicians and nurses and for scientific and clinical research that
20will promote the welfare of the patients and assist the application of science to the
21alleviation of human suffering.
AB718-ASA1,23,2522 (b) Professional staff responsible for the care of patients under this subsection
23may submit bills for professional services under policies adopted by the county board
24of supervisors or under mental health policies adopted by the Milwaukee County
25mental health board
.
AB718-ASA1,24,11
1(6) Reports; expenditures. The director and the administrator shall submit
2annually to the county board of supervisors, or to the Milwaukee County mental
3health board in matters of mental health,
reports, including itemized statements of
4receipts and disbursements, at the times and in the manner that the county board
5of supervisors or Milwaukee County mental health board specifies and as are
6required to comply with applicable federal statutes and regulations and state
7statutes and rules. Disbursements shall be made in the manner that the county
8board of supervisors or Milwaukee County mental health board, as applicable,
9adopts, consistent with sound accounting and auditing procedure and with
10applicable federal statutes and regulations, state statutes and rules and
11requirements of the county auditor and county department of administration.
AB718-ASA1,27 12Section 27. 46.56 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,24,1513 46.56 (1) (a) "Administering agency" means a department designated by a
14county board of supervisors, by the Milwaukee County mental health board in
15Milwaukee County,
or by a tribe to administer an initiative.
AB718-ASA1,28 16Section 28. 46.56 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
17is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,24,2418 46.56 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a county board of supervisors or
19the Milwaukee County mental health board
establishes an initiative under s. 59.53
20(7) or if a tribe establishes an initiative, the county board, Milwaukee County mental
21health board,
or tribe shall appoint a coordinating committee and designate an
22administering agency. The initiative may be funded by the county or tribe or the
23county board of supervisors, Milwaukee County mental health board, or tribe may
24apply for funding by the state in accordance with sub. (15).
AB718-ASA1,29
1Section 29. 46.56 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
2is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,25,143 46.56 (2) (b) A county may enter into an agreement with one or more other
4counties or tribes to establish an initiative and a tribe may enter into an agreement
5with one or more counties or tribes to establish an initiative. The parties to the
6agreement shall designate in the agreement a single lead administrative county or
7lead administrative tribe. The county board of the lead administrative county, the
8Milwaukee County mental health board, if Milwaukee County is the lead
9administrative county,
or the lead administrative tribe shall appoint a coordinating
10committee and designate an administering agency. The initiative may be funded by
11the participating entities, or the county board of supervisors of the lead
12administrative county, the Milwaukee County mental health board, if Milwaukee
13County is the lead administrative county,
or the lead administrative tribe may apply
14for funding by the state in accordance with sub. (15).
AB718-ASA1,30 15Section 30. 46.56 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,25,1816 46.56 (3) (b) 11. Representatives of the county board or, in Milwaukee County,
17the Milwaukee County mental health board
or, for an initiative established by a
18tribe, representatives of the elected governing body of the tribe.
AB718-ASA1,31 19Section 31. 46.56 (4) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
20is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,25,2321 46.56 (4) (d) If the county board of supervisors, Milwaukee County mental
22health board,
or tribe or a multi-entity initiative decides to seek state funding under
23sub. (15), develop the application in cooperation with the coordinating committee.
AB718-ASA1,32 24Section 32. 46.56 (15) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin
25Act 20
, is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,26,5
146.56 (15) (b) (intro.) In order to apply for funds under this subsection, the
2county board of supervisors, Milwaukee County mental health board, or tribe or, for
3a multi-entity initiative, the county board of the lead administrative county, the
4Milwaukee County mental health board, if Milwaukee County is the lead
5administrative county,
or the lead administrative tribe shall do all of the following:
AB718-ASA1,33 6Section 33. 51.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,26,17 751.08 Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. Any county having a
8population of 500,000 or more may, pursuant to s. 46.17, establish and maintain a
9county mental health complex. The county mental health complex shall be a hospital
10devoted to the detention and care of drug addicts, alcoholics, chronic patients and
11mentally ill persons whose mental illness is acute. Such hospital shall be governed
12pursuant to s. 46.21. Treatment of alcoholics at the county mental health complex
13is subject to approval by the department under s. 51.45 (8). The county mental health
14complex established pursuant to this section is subject to rules promulgated by the
15department concerning hospital standards. The county board may not sell the
16county mental health complex under this section without approval of the Milwaukee
17County mental health board.
AB718-ASA1,34 18Section 34. 51.20 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB718-ASA1,26,2219 51.20 (18) (a) Unless previously fixed by the county board of supervisors or the
20Milwaukee County mental health board
in the county in which the examination is
21held, the examiners shall receive a fee as fixed by the court for participation in
22commitment proceedings, and reasonable reimbursement for travel expenses.
AB718-ASA1,35 23Section 35. 51.41 of the statutes is created to read:
AB718-ASA1,26,25 2451.41 Milwaukee County mental health; Milwaukee County mental
25health board.
AB718-ASA1,27,2
1(1) Duties of the board. The Milwaukee County mental health board shall do
2all of the following:
AB718-ASA1,27,43 (a) Oversee the provision of mental health programs and services in Milwaukee
4County.
AB718-ASA1,27,65 (b) Allocate moneys for mental health functions, programs, and services in
6Milwaukee County within the budget amount set in sub. (4) (a).
AB718-ASA1,27,77 (c) Make the final determination on mental health policy in Milwaukee County.
AB718-ASA1,27,98 (d) Replace the Milwaukee County board of supervisors in all mental health
9functions that are typically performed by a county board of supervisors.
AB718-ASA1,27,1110 (e) Facilitate delivery of mental health services in an efficient and effective
11manner by making a commitment to all of the following:
AB718-ASA1,27,1312 1. Community-based, person-centered, recovery-oriented, mental health
13systems.
AB718-ASA1,27,1414 2. Maximizing comprehensive community-based services.
AB718-ASA1,27,1615 3. Prioritizing access to community-based services and reducing reliance on
16institutional and inpatient care.
AB718-ASA1,27,1917 4. Protecting the personal liberty of individuals experiencing mental illness so
18that they may be treated in the least restrictive environment to the greatest extent
19possible.
AB718-ASA1,27,2120 5. Providing early intervention to minimize the length and depth of psychotic
21and other mental health episodes.
AB718-ASA1,27,2322 6. Diverting people experiencing mental illness from the corrections system
23when appropriate.
AB718-ASA1,27,2424 7. Maximizing use of mobile crisis units and crisis intervention training.
AB718-ASA1,28,2
1(f) Attempt to achieve costs savings in the provision of mental health programs
2and services in Milwaukee County.
AB718-ASA1,28,53 (g) Cooperate and consult with the department on recommendations for and
4establishing policy for inpatient mental health treatment facilities and related
5programs in Milwaukee County.
AB718-ASA1,28,11 6(2) Powers of the board; limitations. (a) The Milwaukee County mental
7health board may request information from the Milwaukee Mental Health Complex,
8a county department under s. 46.21 or 51.42 or any other Milwaukee County
9governmental unit that possesses mental health information in order to fulfill its
10duties of overseeing mental health functions, programs, and services in Milwaukee
11County.
AB718-ASA1,28,1912 (b) The Milwaukee County mental health board may not establish policies that
13change general audit, bill paying, payroll, and human resource procedures for
14Milwaukee County government or for the county department under s. 46.21 for
15divisions, branches, or functions other than those related to mental health. The
16Milwaukee County mental health board may change payroll and human resource
17procedures for the divisions, branches, and functions of the county department under
18s. 46.21 that relate to mental health only as authorized in this section and ss. 46.18,
1946.21, and 51.42.
AB718-ASA1,28,21 20(3) Public hearing. Annually, the Milwaukee County mental health board
21shall hold a public hearing in Milwaukee County as one of its required meetings.
AB718-ASA1,28,22 22(4) Milwaukee County mental health budget. (a) In this subsection:
AB718-ASA1,28,2423 1. "Community aids amount" means the amount of the mental health budget
24that is funded from the community aids allocation received under s. 46.40.
AB718-ASA1,29,3
12. "Mental health budget" means the part of the budget for Milwaukee County
2for a fiscal year that covers mental health functions, programs, and services in
3Milwaukee County.
AB718-ASA1,29,54 3. "Tax levy amount" means the amount of the mental health budget that is
5funded from revenues from the tax levy.
AB718-ASA1,29,106 (b) 1. The Milwaukee County mental health board shall propose to the
7Milwaukee County executive the total amount of the mental health budget, the
8community aids amount, and the tax levy amount. The Milwaukee County mental
9health board may not propose a tax levy amount that is less than $53,000,000 or more
10than $65,000,000, except as provided in subds. 5. and 6.
AB718-ASA1,29,1511 2. The county executive, in his or her proposed budget for Milwaukee County
12for a fiscal year, may include a tax levy amount that is different than the tax levy
13amount proposed under subd. 1., but the county executive may not include a tax levy
14amount that is less than $53,000,000 or more than $65,000,000, except as provided
15in subds. 5. and 6.
AB718-ASA1,29,2116 3. The county board of supervisors shall allocate to mental health functions,
17programs, and services an amount from the county's community aids allocation
18received under s. 46.40 that maintains or increases the expenditures for mental
19health functions, programs, and services paid from the county's community aids
20allocation in the previous fiscal year to the extent of the availability of community
21aids funds from the state.
AB718-ASA1,29,2422 4. Except as provided in subds. 5. and 6., the county board of supervisors shall
23incorporate into the budget for Milwaukee County for a fiscal year all of the
24following:
AB718-ASA1,30,2
1a. The tax levy amount as proposed by the county executive under subd. 2. and
2the amount of the community aids allocation determined under subd. 3.
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