AB465: Bill Text

AB465,73 Section 73. 46.23 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,22,25 46.23 (5m) (c) Prepare, with the assistance of the county human services director under sub. (6m) (e), a proposed budget for submission to the county executive or county administrator; a final budget for submission to the department of health services in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for authorized services, except services under ch. chs. 48 and 938 and subch. III of ch. 49, community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, and juvenile correctional services; and a final budget for submission to the department of children and families in accordance with s. 49.325 for authorized services under ch. chs. 48 and 938 and subch. III of ch. 49 and for authorized community-based juvenile delinquency-related services; and a final budget for submission to the department of corrections in accordance with s. 301.031 for the purchase of authorized juvenile correctional services.

AB465,74 Section 74. 46.23 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,23,14 46.23 (6) (a) (intro.) A county human services director appointed under sub. (5) (f) shall have all of the administrative and executive powers and duties of managing, operating, maintaining, and improving the services and programs of the county department of human services. Those powers and duties are subject to the rules promulgated by the department of health services for programs, except that, with respect to services or programs under ch. chs. 48 and 938 and subch. III of ch. 49 and community-based juvenile delinquency-related services or programs, those powers and duties are subject to the rules promulgated by the department of children and families and, with respect to the purchase of juvenile correctional services or programs, those powers and duties are subject to the rules promulgated by the department of corrections. In consultation with the county human services board under sub. (5) and subject to its approval, the county human services director shall prepare all of the following:

AB465,75 Section 75. 48.02 (10r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,23,18 48.02 (10r) “Juvenile detention facility" means a locked facility approved by the department of corrections under s. 301.36 938.226 for the secure, temporary holding in custody of children.

AB465,76 Section 76. 48.526 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (title).

AB465,77 Section 77. 48.526 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (1) and amended to read:

AB465,24,3 938.526 (1) Procedures. The department shall develop procedures for the implementation of this section and standards for the development and delivery of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services , as defined in s. 46.011 (1c), under this chapter and shall provide consultation and technical assistance to aid counties in the implementation and delivery of those services. The department shall establish information systems and monitoring and evaluation procedures to report periodically to the governor and legislature on the statewide impact of this section.

AB465,78 Section 78. 48.526 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (2) (title).

AB465,79 Section 79. 48.526 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (2) (a).

AB465,80 Section 80. 48.526 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (2) (b).

AB465,81 Section 81. 48.526 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (2) (c) and amended to read:

AB465,24,18 938.526 (2) (c) All funds to counties under this section shall be used to purchase or provide community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1c), and to purchase juvenile correctional services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1p) under this chapter, except that no funds to counties under this section may be used for purposes of land purchase, building construction, or maintenance of buildings under s. 46.17, 46.175, or 301.37 938.227, for reimbursement of costs under s. 938.209, for city lockups, or for reimbursement of care costs in temporary shelter care under s. 938.22. Funds to counties under this section may be used for reimbursement of costs of program services, other than basic care and supervision costs, in juvenile detention facilities.

AB465,82 Section 82. 48.526 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (2m).

AB465,83 Section 83. 48.526 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (3) (title).

AB465,84 Section 84. 48.526 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (3) (a).

AB465,85 Section 85. 48.526 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (3) (c) and amended to read:

AB465,25,3 938.526 (3) (c) Within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (4) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate funds to each county for services under this section.

AB465,86 Section 86. 48.526 (3) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (3) (dm) and amended to read:

AB465,25,11 938.526 (3) (dm) The department may carry forward for a county from one calendar year to another funds allocated under this subsection that are not spent or encumbered. The amount that the department may carry forward for a county under this paragraph may not exceed 5% 5 percent of the amount allocated to the county for the 12-month period ending December 31. The funds carried forward under this paragraph do not affect a county's base allocation.

AB465,87 Section 87. 48.526 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (3) (e) and amended to read:

AB465,25,22 938.526 (3) (e) The department may carry forward $500,000 or 10% 10 percent of its funds allocated under this subsection and not encumbered or carried forward under par. (dm) by counties by December 31, whichever is greater, to the next 2 calendar years. The department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.437 (1) (4) (cj) to accomplish this purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties with persistently high rates of juvenile arrests for serious offenses during the next 2 calendar years to improve community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1c). The allocation does not affect a county's base allocation.

AB465,88 Section 88. 48.526 (3) (em) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (3) (em) and amended to read:

AB465,26,6 938.526 (3) (em) The department may carry forward any emergency funds allocated under sub. (7) (e) and not encumbered or carried forward under par. (dm) by December 31 to the next 2 calendar years. The department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.437 (1) (4) (cj) to accomplish this purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties that are eligible for emergency payments under sub. (7) (e). The allocation does not affect a county's base allocation.

AB465,89 Section 89. 48.526 (6) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (6) (title).

AB465,90 Section 90. 48.526 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (6) (a) and amended to read:

AB465,26,13 938.526 (6) (a) The department shall develop criteria as provided in par. (b) to assist the legislature in allocating funding, excluding funding for base allocations, from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (4) (cj) and (o) for purposes described in this section.

AB465,91 Section 91. 48.526 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (6) (b).

AB465,92 Section 92. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (7) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB465,26,21 938.526 (7) Allocations of funds. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (4) (cj) and (o), the department shall allocate funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2015, and ending on June 30, 2017, as provided in this subsection to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows:

AB465,93 Section 93. 48.526 (7) (a) to (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, are renumbered 938.526 (7) (a) to (h).

AB465,94 Section 94. 48.526 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 938.526 (8).

AB465,95 Section 95. 48.528 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 938.528 (title).

AB465,96 Section 96. 48.528 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 938.528 (1) and amended to read:

AB465,27,6 938.528 (1) In each fiscal year, the department shall distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.437 (1) (4) (cm) to counties for early intervention services for first offenders and for intensive community-based intervention services for seriously chronic offenders.

AB465,97 Section 97. 48.528 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 938.528 (2).

AB465,98 Section 98. 48.528 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 938.528 (3).

AB465,99 Section 99. 49.11 (1c) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.

AB465,100 Section 100 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,27,15 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s) and (3) (5) (kp), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:

AB465,101 Section 101. 49.175 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,27,20 49.175 (3) Limit on certain funds. Moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (3) (5) (kp) for the allocations specified in sub. (1) shall be limited to $4,730,300 and may be expended only for obligations incurred between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016.

AB465,102 Section 102. 49.275 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,28,2 49.275 Cooperation with federal government. The department may cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public assistance under this subchapter, child welfare under ch. 48, and community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 and in other matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare, child welfare, and juvenile delinquency under this subchapter and chs. 48 and 938.

AB465,103 Section 103. 49.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,28,12 49.32 (1) (a) Except as provided in s. 49.345 (14) (b) and (c), the department shall establish a uniform system of fees for services under this subchapter and ch. chs. 48, and community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938, and 938 purchased or provided by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, except as provided in s. 49.22 (6) and except when, as determined by the department, a fee is administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall apply the fees that it collects under this program to cover the cost of those services.

AB465,104 Section 104. 49.32 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,28,18 49.32 (2) (b) The department may make social services payments and payments for community-based juvenile delinquency-related services directly to recipients, vendors, or providers in accordance with law and rules of the department on behalf of the counties that have contracts to have those payments made on their behalf.

AB465,105 Section 105. 49.32 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,28,21 49.32 (2) (d) The department shall disburse from state or federal funds or both the entire amount and charge the county for its share under s. 48.569 or 938.526.

AB465,106 Section 106. 49.325 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,29,2 49.325 (1) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall submit its final budget for services purchased or directly provided under this subchapter or ch. 48 and for community-based juvenile delinquency-related services purchased or directly provided under ch. or 938 to the department by December 31 annually.

AB465,107 Section 107. 49.325 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,29,9 49.325 (2) Assessment of needs. Before developing and submitting a proposed budget for services purchased or directly provided under this subchapter or ch. 48 and for community-based juvenile delinquency-related services purchased or directly provided under ch. or 938 to the county executive or county administrator or the county board, the county departments listed in sub. (1) shall assess needs and inventory resources and services, using an open public participation process.

AB465,108 Section 108. 49.325 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,30,2 49.325 (2g) (a) The department shall annually submit to the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department a proposed written contract containing the allocation of funds for services purchased or directly provided under this subchapter or ch. 48, for community-based juvenile delinquency-related services purchased or directly provided under ch. 938, or 938 and for such administrative requirements as necessary. The contract as approved may contain conditions of participation consistent with federal and state law. The contract may also include provisions necessary to ensure uniform cost accounting of services. Any changes to the proposed contract shall be mutually agreed upon. The county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department shall approve the contract before January 1 of the year in which it takes effect unless the department grants an extension. The county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department may designate an agent to approve addenda to any contract after the contract has been approved.

AB465,109 Section 109. 49.325 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,30,9 49.325 (2g) (b) The department may not approve contracts for amounts in excess of available revenues. The county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department may appropriate funds for community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938. Actual expenditure of county funds shall be reported in compliance with procedures developed by the department.

AB465,110 Section 110. 49.325 (2g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,30,15 49.325 (2g) (c) The joint committee on finance may require the department to submit contracts between county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and providers of services under this subchapter or ch. 48 or of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 to the committee for review and approval.

AB465,111 Section 111. 49.325 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,30,21 49.325 (2r) (a) 1. For services under this subchapter or ch. 48 or community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 that duplicate or are inconsistent with services being purchased or provided by the department or other county departments receiving grants-in-aid or reimbursement from the department.

AB465,112 Section 112. 49.325 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,31,4 49.325 (2r) (a) 2. Inconsistent with state or federal statutes, rules, or regulations, in which case the department may also arrange for the provision of services under this subchapter or ch. 48 or community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 by an alternate agency. The department may not arrange for the provision of those services by an alternate agency unless the joint committee on finance or a review body designated by the committee reviews and approves the department's determination.

AB465,113 Section 113. 49.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,31,16 49.34 (1) All services under this subchapter and ch. chs. 48 and all community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 purchased by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall be authorized and contracted for under the standards established under this section. The department may require the county departments to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived by the department. No contract is required for care provided by foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the department directly contracts for services, the department shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.

AB465,114 Section 114. 49.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,31,24 49.34 (2) All services purchased under this subchapter and ch. chs. 48 and all community-based juvenile delinquency-related services purchased under ch. 938 shall meet standards established by the department and other requirements specified by the purchaser in the contract. Based on these standards the department shall establish standards for cost accounting and management information systems that shall monitor the utilization of the services, and document the specific services in meeting the service plan for the client and the objective of the service.

AB465,115 Section 115. 49.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,32,8 49.35 (1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of programs under this subchapter and ch. chs. 48 and of community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. 938. The department shall submit to the federal authorities state plans for the administration of programs under this subchapter and ch. chs. 48 and of community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. 938 in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their correctness.

AB465,116 Section 116. 49.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,32,18 49.35 (1) (b) All records of the department and all county records relating to programs under this subchapter and ch. chs. 48, community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. and 938, and aid under s. 49.18, 1971 stats., s. 49.20, 1971 stats., and s. 49.61, 1971 stats., as affected by chapter 90, laws of 1973, shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the federal government. Notwithstanding ss. 48.396 (2) and 938.396 (2), all county records relating to the administration of the services and public assistance specified in this paragraph shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the department.

AB465,117 Section 117. 49.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,32,23 49.35 (2) The county administration of all laws relating to programs under this subchapter and ch. chs. 48 and to community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. 938 shall be vested in the officers and agencies designated in the statutes.

AB465,118 Section 118. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,33,7 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.435 (7) (b) or 20.437 (1) (cj) or (2) (dz) or (4) (cj), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b), or the department shall direct the department of children and families to reduce allocations of funds to counties or Wisconsin Works agencies in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (2) (dz) or (4) (cj), in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.

AB465,119 Section 119. 49.45 (25) (bj) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,33,16 49.45 (25) (bj) The department of corrections children and families may elect to provide case management services under this subsection to persons who are under the supervision of that department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (4), who are Medical Assistance beneficiaries, and who meet one or more of the conditions specified in par. (am). The amount of the allowable charges for those services under the Medical Assistance program that is not provided by the federal government shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) 20.437 (4) (hm), (ho), or (hr).

AB465,120 Section 120. 49.855 (2p) of the statutes is repealed.

AB465,121 Section 121. 49.855 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,34,16 49.855 (3) Receipt of a certification by the department of revenue shall constitute a lien, equal to the amount certified, on any state tax refunds or credits owed to the obligor. The lien shall be foreclosed by the department of revenue as a setoff under s. 71.93 (3), (6), and (7). When the department of revenue determines that the obligor is otherwise entitled to a state tax refund or credit, it shall notify the obligor that the state intends to reduce any state tax refund or credit due the obligor by the amount the obligor is delinquent under the support, maintenance, or receiving and disbursing fee order or obligation, by the outstanding amount for past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses under the court order, or by the amount due under s. 46.10 (4), or 49.345 (4), or 301.12 (4). The notice shall provide that within 20 days the obligor may request a hearing before the circuit court rendering the order under which the obligation arose. Within 10 days after receiving a request for hearing under this subsection, the court shall set the matter for hearing. Pending further order by the court or a circuit court commissioner, the department of children and families or its designee, whichever is appropriate, is prohibited from disbursing the obligor's state tax refund or credit. A circuit court commissioner may conduct the hearing. The sole issues at that hearing shall be whether the obligor owes the amount certified and, if not and it is a support or maintenance order, whether the money withheld from a tax refund or credit shall be paid to the obligor or held for future support or maintenance, except that the obligor's ability to pay shall also be an issue at the hearing if the obligation relates to an order under s. 767.805 (4) (d) 1. or 767.89 (3) (e) 1. and the order specifies that the court found that the obligor's income was at or below the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2).

AB465,122 Section 122. 49.855 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,35,21 49.855 (4m) (b) The department of revenue may provide a certification that it receives under sub. (1), (2m), (2p), or (2r) to the department of administration. Upon receipt of the certification, the department of administration shall determine whether the obligor is a vendor or is receiving any other payments from this state, except for wages, retirement benefits, or assistance under s. 45.352, 1971 stats., s. 45.40 (1m), this chapter, or ch. 46, 108, or 301. If the department of administration determines that the obligor is a vendor or is receiving payments from this state, except for wages, retirement benefits, or assistance under s. 45.352, 1971 stats., s. 45.40 (1m), this chapter, or ch. 46, 108, or 301, it shall begin to withhold the amount certified from those payments and shall notify the obligor that the state intends to reduce any payments due the obligor by the amount the obligor is delinquent under the support, maintenance, or receiving and disbursing fee order or obligation, by the outstanding amount for past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses under the court order, or by the amount due under s. 46.10 (4), or 49.345 (4), or 301.12 (4). The notice shall provide that within 20 days after receipt of the notice the obligor may request a hearing before the circuit court rendering the order under which the obligation arose. An obligor may, within 20 days after receiving notice, request a hearing under this paragraph. Within 10 days after receiving a request for hearing under this paragraph, the court shall set the matter for hearing. A circuit court commissioner may conduct the hearing. Pending further order by the court or circuit court commissioner, the department of children and families or its designee, whichever is appropriate, may not disburse the payments withheld from the obligor. The sole issues at the hearing are whether the obligor owes the amount certified and, if not and it is a support or maintenance order, whether the money withheld shall be paid to the obligor or held for future support or maintenance, except that the obligor's ability to pay is also an issue at the hearing if the obligation relates to an order under s. 767.805 (4) (d) 1. or 767.89 (3) (e) 1. and the order specifies that the court found that the obligor's income was at or below the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2).

AB465,123 Section 123. 59.24 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,36,15 59.24 Clerks of counties containing state institutions to make claims in certain cases. The clerk of any county that is entitled to reimbursement under s. 16.51 (7) shall make a certified claim against the state, without direction from the board, in all cases in which the reimbursement is directed in s. 16.51 (7), upon forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms shall contain information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the department of corrections on or before June 1. If Claims for reimbursement of expenses involving a prisoner in a state prison named in s. 302.01 shall be filed with the department of corrections and, if the claims are approved by the department of corrections, they shall be certified to the department of administration and paid from the appropriation made by s. 20.410 (1) (c), if the claim is for reimbursement of expenses involving a prisoner in a state prison named in s. 302.01, or. Claims for reimbursement of expenses involving a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), shall be filed with the department of children and families and, if the claims are approved by the department of children and families, they shall be certified to the department of administration and paid from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) 20.437 (4) (c), if the claim is for reimbursement of expenses involving a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p).

AB465,124 Section 124. 102.27 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB465,36,18 102.27 (2) (a) A benefit under this chapter is assignable under s. 46.10 (14) (e), 49.345 (14) (e), 301.12 (14) (e), 767.225 (1) (L), 767.513 (3), or 767.75 (1) or (2m).

AB465,125 Section 125. 230.08 (2) (e) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: