AB40, s. 1278 14Section 1278 . 46.215 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
15Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40,616,216 46.215 (1) Creation; powers and duties. (intro.) In a county with a population
17of 500,000 or more the administration of welfare services, other than child welfare
18services under s. 48.48 (17) administered by the department and except as provided
19in ss. 49.155 (3g), 49.78 (1m), 49.825, and 49.826, is vested in a county department
20of social services under the jurisdiction of the county board of supervisors under s.
2146.21 (2m) (b) 1. a. Any reference in any law to a county department of social services
22under this section applies to a county department under s. 46.21 (2m) in its
23administration under s. 46.21 (2m) of the powers and duties of the county
24department of social services. Except as provided in ss. 49.155 (3g), 49.78 (1m),
2549.825, and 49.826, the county department of social services shall have the following

1functions, duties, and powers, and such other welfare functions as may be delegated
2to it:
AB40, s. 1279 3Section 1279. 46.215 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,616,84 46.215 (1) (k) Certify eligibility for and issue food coupons benefits to needy
5households in conformity with the federal food stamp act of 1964 supplemental
6nutrition assistance program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036,
as amended, and, in
7addition, the county department of social services may certify eligibility for and
8distribute surplus commodities and food stuffs.
AB40, s. 1280 9Section 1280. 46.215 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,616,1410 46.215 (1) (L) Within the limits of available state and federal funds and of
11county funds appropriated to match state funds, to provide social services for persons
12eligible for or receiving benefits under the supplementary security income program
13under federal Title XVI, the supplemental payments program under s. 49.77 49.39
14or aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19.
AB40, s. 1281 15Section 1281. 46.215 (1) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,616,2016 46.215 (1) (t) At the discretion of the county board of supervisors, to combine
17with one or more other counties to establish a county department of social services
18on a multicounty basis. A multicounty department of social services established
19under this paragraph shall meet the requirements for a county department of human
20services under this section.
AB40, s. 1282 21Section 1282. 46.215 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,617,622 46.215 (2) (c) 3. A county department of social services shall develop, under the
23requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for juvenile delinquency-related
24care and services to be purchased. The department of corrections may review the
25contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 301.08 (2) and if state or

1federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may
2require the department of corrections to submit the contracts to the committee for
3review and approval. The department of corrections may not make any payments
4to a county for programs included in a contract under review by the committee. The
5department of corrections shall reimburse each county for the contracts from the
6appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd), (ko), and (o) and (ko) as appropriate.
AB40, s. 1283 7Section 1283. 46.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,617,138 46.22 (1) (a) Creation. Except as provided under s. 46.23 (3) (b), the county
9board of supervisors of any county with a population of less than 500,000, or the
10county boards of 2 or more contiguous counties each with a population of less than
11500,000
, shall establish a county department of social services on a single-county or
12multicounty basis. The county department of social services shall consist of a county
13social services board, a county social services director and necessary personnel.
AB40, s. 1284 14Section 1284. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,617,1815 46.22 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) The Except as provided in s. 49.78 (1m), the county
16department of social services shall have the following functions, duties and powers
17in accordance with the rules promulgated by the department of health services and
18subject to the supervision of the department of health services:
AB40, s. 1285 19Section 1285. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is renumbered 46.22 (1) (b) 2.
20h. and amended to read:
AB40,618,221 46.22 (1) (b) 2. h. Within the limits of available state and federal funds and of
22county funds appropriated to match state funds, to provide social services for persons
23eligible for or receiving supplemental security aids under Title XVI of the social
24security act, eligible for or receiving state supplemental payments under s. 49.77

149.39 or eligible for or receiving aid to families with dependent children under s.
249.19.
AB40, s. 1286 3Section 1286. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1287 4Section 1287. 46.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,618,115 46.22 (1) (d) Merit system; records. The county department of social services
6is subject to s. 49.78 (4) to (7) 49.19 (19g). The county department of social services
7and all county officers and employees performing any duties in connection with the
8administration of aid to families with dependent children shall observe all rules
9promulgated by the department of children and families under s. 49.78 (4) 49.19
10(19g) (a)
and shall keep records and furnish reports as the department of children
11and families requires in relation to their performance of such duties.
AB40, s. 1288 12Section 1288. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,618,2313 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. A county department of social services shall develop, under
14the requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for juvenile
15delinquency-related care and services to be purchased. The department of
16corrections may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with
17s. 301.08 (2) and to the extent that state or federal funds are available for such
18purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of corrections
19to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department
20of corrections may not make any payments to a county for programs included in the
21contract that is under review by the committee. The department of corrections shall
22reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3)
23(cd), (ko), and (o) and (ko) as appropriate.
AB40, s. 1289 24Section 1289. 46.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.22 (2) (b) Appoint the county social services director under sub. (3) subject
2to s. 49.78 (4) to (7) 49.19 (19g) and the rules promulgated thereunder and subject
3to the approval of the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
4department of social services or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a
5multicounty department of social services.
AB40, s. 1290 6Section 1290. 46.22 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,619,147 46.22 (3m) (a) In any county with a county executive or a county administrator
8that has established a single-county department of social services, the county
9executive or county administrator, subject to s. 49.78 (4) to (7) 49.19 (19g) and the
10rules promulgated thereunder, shall appoint and supervise the county social services
11director. The appointment is subject to the confirmation of the county board of
12supervisors unless the county board of supervisors, by ordinance, elects to waive
13confirmation or unless the appointment is made under a civil service system
14competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63.
AB40, s. 1291 15Section 1291. 46.23 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,619,2416 46.23 (3) (a) Creation. Upon approval by the secretary of health services, by
17the secretary of corrections, and by the secretary of children and families of a
18feasibility study and a program implementation plan, the county board of
19supervisors of any county with a population of less than 500,000, or the county boards
20of supervisors of 2 or more contiguous counties, each of which has a population of less
21than 500,000,
may establish by resolution a county department of human services
22on a single-county or multicounty basis to provide the services required under this
23section. The county department of human services shall consist of the county human
24services board, the county human services director and necessary personnel.
AB40, s. 1292 25Section 1292. 46.27 (7) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.27 (7) (am) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bd), the department
2shall allocate funds to each county or private nonprofit agency with which the
3department contracts to pay assessment and case plan costs under sub. (6) not
4otherwise paid by fee or under s. 49.45 or 49.78 (2). The department shall reimburse
5counties for the cost of assessing persons who are eligible for medical assistance
6under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471 (4) (a) as part of the administrative services
7of medical assistance, payable
, as provided under s. 49.45 (3) (a). Counties may use
8unspent funds allocated under this paragraph to pay the cost of long-term
9community support services and for a risk reserve under par. (fr).
AB40, s. 1293 10Section 1293. 46.27 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,620,1911 46.27 (9) (a) The department may select up to 5 counties that volunteer to
12participate in a pilot project under which they will receive certain funds allocated for
13long-term care. The department shall allocate a level of funds to these counties
14equal to the amount that would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), or (w)
15to nursing homes for providing care because of increased utilization of nursing home
16services, as estimated by the department. In estimating these levels, the department
17shall exclude any increased utilization of services provided by state centers for the
18developmentally disabled. The department shall calculate these amounts on a
19calendar year basis under sub. (10).
AB40, s. 1294 20Section 1294. 46.27 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,621,221 46.27 (10) (a) 1. The department shall determine for each county participating
22in the pilot project under sub. (9) a funding level of state medical assistance
23expenditures to be received by the county. This level shall equal the amount that the
24department determines would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), or (w)

1because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the
2department.
AB40, s. 1295 3Section 1295. 46.275 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,621,94 46.275 (5) (a) Medical Assistance reimbursement for services a county, or the
5department under sub. (3r), provides under this program is available from the
6appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), (o), and (w). If 2 or more counties
7jointly contract to provide services under this program and the department approves
8the contract, Medical Assistance reimbursement is also available for services
9provided jointly by these counties.
AB40, s. 1296 10Section 1296. 46.275 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,621,1711 46.275 (5) (c) The total allocation under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), (o), and (w) to
12counties and to the department under sub. (3r) for services provided under this
13section may not exceed the amount approved by the federal department of health and
14human services. A county may use funds received under this section only to provide
15services to persons who meet the requirements under sub. (4) and may not use
16unexpended funds received under this section to serve other developmentally
17disabled persons residing in the county.
AB40, s. 1297 18Section 1297. 46.278 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,621,2419 46.278 (6) (d) If a county makes available nonfederal funds equal to the state
20share of service costs under a waiver received under sub. (3), the department may,
21from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o), provide reimbursement for services
22that the county provides under this section to persons who are in addition to those
23who may be served under this section with funds from the appropriation accounts
24under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), or (w).
AB40, s. 1298 25Section 1298. 46.2785 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.2785 (5) (a) Medical assistance reimbursement for services a county or
2private agency contracts for or provides under the waiver program shall be made
3from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), and (o).
AB40, s. 1299 4Section 1299. 46.281 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,622,135 46.281 (3) Duty of the secretary. The secretary shall certify to each county,
6hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home, as
7defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b),
and residential care apartment complex the date on
8which a resource center that serves the area of the county, hospital, nursing home,
9community-based residential facility, adult family home, or residential care
10apartment complex is first available to perform functional screenings and financial
11and cost-sharing screenings. To facilitate phase-in of services of resource centers,
12the secretary may certify that the resource center is available for specified groups of
13eligible individuals or for specified facilities in the county.
AB40, s. 1300 14Section 1300. 46.283 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,622,1715 46.283 (3) (k) A determination of eligibility for state supplemental payments
16under s. 49.77 49.39, medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471, or
17the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
AB40, s. 1301 18Section 1301 . 46.283 (3) (k) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
19.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40,622,2320 46.283 (3) (k) A determination of eligibility for state supplemental payments
21under s. 49.39, medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471, or the
22federal food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program under 7 USC 2011 to
232029 2036.
AB40, s. 1302 24Section 1302. 46.283 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.283 (4) (e) Provide information about the services of the resource center,
2including the services specified in sub. (3) (d), about assessments under s. 46.284 (4)
3(b) and care plans under s. 46.284 (4) (c), and about the family care benefit and the
4self-directed services option to all older persons and adults with a physical or
5developmental disability who are residents of nursing homes, community-based
6residential facilities, adult family homes, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), and
7residential care apartment complexes in the area of the resource center when the
8benefit under s. 46.286 first becomes available in the county where the nursing home,
9community-based residential facility, adult family home, or residential care
10apartment complex is located.
AB40, s. 1303 11Section 1303. 46.283 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,623,2512 46.283 (4) (g) Perform a functional screening and a financial and cost-sharing
13screening for any person seeking admission to a nursing home, community-based
14residential facility, residential care apartment complex, or adult family home, as
15defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b),
if the secretary has certified that the resource center
16is available to the person and the facility and the person is determined by the
17resource center to have a condition that is expected to last at least 90 days that would
18require care, assistance, or supervision. A resource center may not require a
19financial and cost-sharing screening for a person seeking admission or about to be
20admitted on a private pay basis who waives the requirement for a financial and
21cost-sharing screening under this paragraph, unless the person is expected to
22become eligible for medical assistance within 6 months. A resource center need not
23perform a functional screening for a person seeking admission or about to be
24admitted for whom a functional screening was performed within the previous 6
25months.
AB40, s. 1304
1Section 1304. 46.283 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,624,52 46.283 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b),
3(bm), (gm), (pa), and (w) and (7) (b), (bd), and (md), the department may contract with
4organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of the duties under
5sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource centers.
AB40, s. 1305 6Section 1305. 46.284 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,624,137 46.284 (5) (a) From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (g), (gm),
8(im), (o), and (w) and (7) (b), (bd), and (g), the department shall provide funding on
9a capitated payment basis for the provision of services under this section.
10Notwithstanding s. 46.036 (3) and (5m), a care management organization that is
11under contract with the department may expend the funds, consistent with this
12section, including providing payment, on a capitated basis, to providers of services
13under the family care benefit.
AB40, s. 1306 14Section 1306. 46.29 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,624,1515 46.29 (3) (e) The secretary of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 1307 16Section 1307. 46.40 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,624,2317 46.40 (9) (d) Payment adjustments for certain Medical Assistance services. The
18department may decrease a county's allocation under sub. (2) by the amount of any
19payment adjustments under s. 49.45 (52) (a) made for that county from the
20appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b) for services described under s. 49.45 (52)
21(a) 1
. The total amount of the decrease for a county under this paragraph during any
22fiscal year may not exceed that part of the county's allocation under sub. (2) that
23derives from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b) for that fiscal year.
AB40, s. 1308 24Section 1308. 46.40 (9) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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146.40 (9) (e) Adjustment for income maintenance programs. In each fiscal year,
2beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, the department shall decrease a county's allocation
3under sub. (2) from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (b) by the amount that the
4department determines the county expended in calendar year 2009 to provide
5income maintenance programs, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (b).
AB40, s. 1309 6Section 1309. 46.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,625,97 46.48 (1) General. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (5) (bc)
8and (7) (bc), the department shall award grants for community programs as provided
9in this section subs. (4) to (30).
AB40, s. 1310 10Section 1310. 46.48 (31) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,625,1411 46.48 (31) Brighter futures initiative. From the appropriation account under
12s. 20.435 (5) (bc), the department shall transfer not more than $865,000 in each fiscal
13year to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kb) to award grants under s.
1448.545.
AB40, s. 1311 15Section 1311. 46.90 (1) (gr) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,625,1716 46.90 (1) (gr) 3. The department of regulation and licensing safety and
17professional services
.
AB40, s. 1312 18Section 1312. 46.90 (5m) (br) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,625,2219 46.90 (5m) (br) 5. Refer the case to the department of regulation and licensing
20safety and professional services if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or
21abuse involves an individual who is required to hold a credential, as defined in s.
22440.01 (2) (a), under chs. 440 to 460.
AB40, s. 1313 23Section 1313. 46.99 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,626,324 46.99 (3) If the waiver requested under sub. (2) is granted, counties shall
25provide to the department the nonfederal share of costs for medical assistance

1services provided under the waiver. Counties may use moneys appropriated under
2s. 20.435 (7) (bt) and distributed to counties under s. 51.44 (3) (a) to provide the
3nonfederal share of medical assistance costs.
AB40, s. 1314 4Section 1314. 46.99 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,626,75 46.99 (3m) If the waiver requested under sub. (2) is granted, counties shall
6provide to the department the nonfederal share of the cost incurred by an entity to
7administer the waiver program under this section.
AB40, s. 1315 8Section 1315. 46.99 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,626,159 46.99 (4) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (o), the
10department shall may distribute to counties that provide services under this section
11the amount of federal moneys received by the state as the federal share of medical
12assistance for those services, minus the amount transferred to the appropriation
13account under s. 20.435 (7) (im) for the department's costs of administering this
14section. Counties shall use moneys distributed under this section to provide services
15under this section or s. 51.44.
AB40, s. 1316 16Section 1316. 46.995 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,626,21 1746.995 Disabled children's long-term support program; local funding.
18(1) A county shall provide to the department the nonfederal share of the cost
19incurred by an entity to administer services provided without state funding under
20the disabled children's long-term support program for a child enrolled in the
21program after December 31, 2010.
AB40,626,24 22(2) A county shall provide to the department the nonfederal share of the cost
23of services provided without state funding under the disabled children's long-term
24support program.
AB40, s. 1317 25Section 1317. 47.03 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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147.03 (11) (a) The department shall provide services, including vocational
2training, craft instruction and a supervised business initiatives program for persons
3with severe disabilities who are eligible for vocational rehabilitation services. Under
4this subsection, the department may own, lease, manage, supervise or operate
5businesses for the benefit of persons with severe disabilities, including home-based
6employment and craft work,
with the ultimate objective of enabling persons with
7severe disabilities to operate their own businesses. The department shall assist
8persons with severe disabilities who receive these services in marketing the finished
9products.
AB40, s. 1318 10Section 1318. 47.03 (11) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1319 11Section 1319. 47.03 (11) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1320 12Section 1320. 47.03 (11) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1321 13Section 1321. 48.345 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,627,1614 48.345 (12) (a) 1. A nonresidential educational program , including a program
15for children at risk under s. 118.153,
provided by the school district in which the child
16resides.
AB40, s. 1322 17Section 1322. 48.487 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,627,1918 48.487 (4m) (a) 2. "Dropout" has the meaning given under s. 118.153 (1) (b)
19115.001 (2m).
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