AB297, s. 16 3Section 16. 48.983 (6) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB297,10,84 48.983 (6) (a) 6. An identification of how the home visitation program is
5comprehensive and incorporates the practice standards for and critical elements for
6successful
home visitation programs referred to in subd. 1., including how services
7will vary in intensity levels depending on the needs and strengths of the
8participating family.
Note: Modifies current law relating to information that must be provided about
an applicant's home visitation program.
AB297, s. 17 9Section 17. 48.983 (6) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB297,10,1410 48.983 (6) (b) 4. `Nonentitlement.' No individual is entitled to any payment
11from a fund established under subd. 1. or 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed
12as requiring a county, private agency, or Indian tribe to make a determination
13described in sub. (1) (b) 2. A determination described in sub. (1) (b) 2. may not be
14construed to be a determination described in s. 48.981 (3) (c) 4.
Note: Adds a reference to private agencies.
AB297, s. 18 15Section 18. 48.983 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB297,10,2116 48.983 (6) (c) Case management benefit. The applicant, other than a county
17with a population of 500,000 or more,
states in the grant application that it has
18elected, or, if selected, that it will elect, under s. 49.45 (25) (b), to make the case
19management benefit under s. 49.45 (25) available to the category of beneficiaries
20under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who are children and who are members of families
21receiving home visitation program services under sub. (4) (b) 1.
Note: Deletes a reference to Milwaukee County.
AB297, s. 19
1Section 19. 48.983 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB297,11,52 48.983 (6) (f) Private agency applicant. If the applicant is a private agency, the
3applicant submits documentation with the grant application that demonstrates that
4the application is supported by a county and that a county will collaborate with the
5private agency in providing services.
Note: Requires a private agency that applies for participation in Family
Foundations to submit documentation with the grant application that demonstrates that
the application is supported by a county and that a county will collaborate with the
private agency in providing services.
AB297, s. 20 6Section 20. 48.983 (6g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB297,11,127 48.983 (6g) (b) A county, private agency, or Indian tribe that is selected to
8participate in the program under this section shall provide or shall designate an
9individual or entity to provide an explanation of the confidentiality requirements
10under par. (a) to each individual who is offered an assessment under sub. (4) (b) or
11who is offered services under the home visitation program of the county , private
12agency,
or Indian tribe.
Note: Adds a reference to private agencies.
AB297, s. 21 13Section 21. 48.983 (7) (ag) and (ar) of the statutes are created to read:
AB297,11,1814 48.983 (7) (ag) The department shall evaluate the availability of home
15visitation programs in the state and determine whether there are gaps in home
16visitation services in the state. The department shall cooperate with counties,
17private agencies, and Indian tribes providing home visitation programs to address
18any gaps in services identified.
AB297,12,219 (ar) Each county, private agency, and Indian tribe providing a home visitation
20program shall collect and report data to the department, as required by the
21department. The department shall require each county, private agency, and Indian

1tribe providing a home visitation program to collect data using forms prescribed by
2the department.
Note: Requires DCF to evaluate the availability of home visitation programs in
the state and determine whether there are gaps in home visitation services. Requires
DCF to cooperate with counties, private agencies, and Indian tribes providing home
visitation programs to address any gaps identified.
Also requires each county, private agency, and Indian tribe providing a home
visitation program to collect and report data as required by DCF, using forms prescribed
by DCF.
AB297, s. 22 3Section 22. 48.983 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB297,12,124 48.983 (7) (c) Each county, private agency, and Indian tribe providing a home
5visitation program shall develop a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of its
6program for approval by the department. The plan shall demonstrate how the
7county, private agency, or Indian tribe will use the evaluation of its program to
8improve the quality and outcomes of the program and to ensure continued
9compliance with the home visitation program criteria under sub. (6) (a). The plan
10shall demonstrate how the outcomes will be tracked and measured. Under the plan,
11the extent to which all of the following outcomes are achieved shall be tracked and
12measured:
AB297,12,1513 1. Parents receiving home visitation services acquiring knowledge of early
14learning and child development and interacting with their children in ways that
15enhance the children's development and early learning.
AB297,12,1616 2. Children receiving home visitation services being healthy.
AB297,12,1717 3. Children receiving home visitation services living in a safe environment.
AB297,12,1918 4. Families receiving home visitation services accessing formal and informal
19support networks.
AB297,12,2120 5. Children receiving home visitation services achieving milestones in
21development and early learning.
AB297,13,2
16. Children receiving home visitation services who have developmental delays
2receiving appropriate intervention services.
Note: Repeals language requiring DCF to determine the most appropriate way to
evaluate strengthened family functioning, enhanced child development, and positive
parenting practices and to evaluate those criteria as part of its evaluation of home
visitation programs. Instead, under the bill, each county, private agency, and Indian tribe
providing a home visitation program must develop a plan for evaluating the effectiveness
of its program for approval by DCF. The plan must demonstrate how the county, private
agency, or Indian tribe will use the evaluation to improve the quality and outcomes of the
program and to ensure continued compliance with the home visitation program criteria
required to be demonstrated when applying for a grant. The plan must also demonstrate
how the outcomes will be tracked and measured. The outcomes to be measured are set
forth in the Section.
AB297, s. 23 3Section 23. 48.983 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB297,13,44 48.983 (8) (title) Technical assistance and training; competency training.
AB297, s. 24 5Section 24. 48.983 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (8) (a) and
6amended to read:
AB297,13,147 48.983 (8) (a) Technical assistance and training. The department shall provide
8technical assistance and training to counties, private agencies, and Indian tribes
9that are selected to participate in the program under this section. The training may
10not be limited to a particular home visitation model. The training shall include
11training in best practices regarding basic skills, uniform administration of screening
12and assessment tools, the issues and challenges that families face, and supervision
13and personnel skills for program managers. The training may also include training
14on data collection and reporting.
Note: Specifies that training for counties, private agencies, and Indian tribes
selected to receive home visitation grants may not be limited to a particular home
visitation model. Requires that the training include training in best practices regarding
basic skills, uniform administration of screening and assessment tools, the issues and
challenges that families face, and supervision and personnel skills for program
managers. The training may also include training on data collection and reporting.
AB297, s. 25 15Section 25. 48.983 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB297,14,4
148.983 (8) (b) Competency training. The department shall cooperate with the
2child abuse and neglect prevention board to ensure that employees and managers of
3home visitation programs receive training and other services to develop and
4maintain competencies in providing home visitation services to families.
Note: Requires DCF to cooperate with the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Board to ensure that employees and directors of home visitation programs receive
training and other services to develop and maintain competencies in providing home
visitation services to families.
AB297,14,55 (End)
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