46.985(4)(b)
(b) Provide information about the program and other programs for disabled children to families in the service area.
46.985(4)(c)
(c) Implement the program in accordance with the program plan.
46.985(4)(d)
(d) Designate one of its employes as the coordinator for each participating family.
46.985(5)
(5) Family eligibility. A family is eligible to receive services and goods from the program if it meets all of the following requirements:
46.985(5)(a)
(a) The parent has a disabled child whom the parent wants to keep at home or return to the home from an institution or other out-of-home placement.
46.985(5)(b)
(b) The parent will be able to take care of the disabled child at home if financial, physical or other barriers are reduced or eliminated and adequate community support services are provided.
46.985(6)
(6) Application, assessment and service plan. 46.985(6)(a)(a) A parent shall apply for the program to the administering agency in the county in which the family resides. The administering agency shall determine whether the family is eligible according to
sub. (5) and the criteria promulgated under
sub. (2) (a) 5. and shall approve or disapprove each application within 30 days after its receipt.
46.985(6)(b)
(b) If the administering agency approves an application under
par. (a), it shall arrange for an assessment of the family's needs, except that an administering agency is not required to do an assessment if no program funds are available to provide services and goods to additional families. The assessment shall be performed in accordance with the procedures promulgated under
sub. (2) (a) 7. either by an employe of the administering agency or, under a contract, by a person who is knowledgeable about the disabled child's condition and the related needs of the family. The person conducting the assessment shall do all of the following:
46.985(6)(b)1.
1. Ensure that the family participates in the assessment to the greatest extent possible.
46.985(6)(b)2.
2. Involve other persons who are knowledgeable about the disabled child's condition and who can identify and assist the family in assessing the social, psychological and medical needs of all family members.
46.985(6)(b)3.
3. Identify services and goods that the family is currently receiving, other services and goods available to the family through public and private agencies, friends and relatives and services and goods that the family is not currently receiving which the parent needs to maintain the disabled child at home.
46.985(6)(b)4.
4. Identify the services and goods needed by the family that are available from publicly funded sources other than the program or from private sources, including friends and relatives.
46.985(6)(b)5.
5. Identify the services and goods needed by the family that are available for funding through the program.
46.985(6)(c)
(c) For each family whose application is approved, the administering agency shall develop a service plan within 60 days after receipt of the application. In developing the service plan, the administering agency shall ensure that the family members are the primary decision makers. Each service plan shall include all of the following:
46.985(6)(c)1.
1. A description of the needs of the family, based on the assessment under
par. (b).
46.985(6)(c)2.
2. A list of the services and goods the family receives that are provided through public or private funding sources other than the program.
46.985(6)(c)3.
3. A list of the services and goods that will be funded through the program, the estimated cost of each and an estimate of the length of time each one will need to be funded through the program.
46.985(6)(c)4.
4. A written participation agreement, which shall be signed by a parent and a representative of the administering agency, governing expenditure of program funds by or on behalf of the family.
46.985(6)(d)
(d) The administering agency shall review each service plan at least once every 6 months, or more often at a parent's request. The participation agreement under
par. (c) 4. may be amended by written agreement between the parent and the administering agency.
46.985(6)(e)
(e) The administering agency may approve funding for all or any part of the cost of any services and goods that have been identified as necessary in a family's service plan and which meet the criteria promulgated under
sub. (2) (a) 9.
46.985(6)(f)
(f) An administering agency may approve the expenditure of program funds for a family whose disabled child is 21 years of age or over only with the approval of the department in accordance with the rules promulgated under
sub. (2) (a) 11.
46.985(6)(g)
(g) Using the criteria promulgated under
sub. (2) (a) 8., the administering agency shall determine the amount that will be paid to or expended on behalf of each participating family for the services and goods approved under
par. (e). The amount that may be paid to or expended on behalf of a family may not exceed $3,000 in any 12-month period for each disabled child in the family, except that the department may, upon request by an administering agency, approve a greater amount for a specific family with exceptional needs.
46.985(6)(h)
(h) If an administering agency denies an application or if it terminates a family's participation agreement, it shall provide the parent with a written notice of that fact stating the reason for the denial or termination and shall refer the family to other available agencies and resources. A parent whose application is denied or whose participation agreement is terminated may file a request with the department for a hearing under
s. 227.42.
46.985(7)(a)(a) From the appropriations under
s. 20.435 (7) (b),
(kw) and
(o), the department shall allocate to county departments funds for the administration and implementation of the program.
46.985(7)(b)
(b) Funds allocated under this subsection may not be used to replace any other state and federal funds or any county funds that are currently being provided to a family under any program.
46.985(7)(c)
(c) The total amount of a county department's allocation used to pay for staff salaries and other administrative costs associated with the program may not exceed 10% of the allocation.
46.995
46.995
Adolescent self-sufficiency and pregnancy prevention. 46.995(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "high-risk adolescent" means a person who is at least 13 years of age but under the age of 20 and who is at risk of becoming an unmarried parent as an adolescent and of incurring long-term economic dependency on public funds and is characterized by one or more of the following:
46.995(1)(d)
(d) Poverty, as a part of a family whose income is below the poverty line, as defined under
42 USC 9902 (2).
46.995(1)(e)
(e) Low school achievement, as a pupil who is one or more years behind his or her pupil age group in the number of school credits attained or in basic school skill levels.
46.995(2)
(2) Adolescent self-sufficiency services. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (3) (eg), the department may allocate $582,100 in each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to provide services in counties or to a tribe or band for adolescent parents which shall emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training and experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing parenting skills. The public or private entity seeking to receive a grant to provide these services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the department. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the award of grants under this subsection, based on all of the following factors:
46.995(2)(a)
(a) Highest numbers of births to adolescent mothers.
46.995(2)(b)
(b) Highest rate, by county population of adolescents, of births to adolescents.
46.995(2)(c)
(c) Highest rate, by county population, of participation in the aid to families with dependent children program under
s. 49.19 or the Wisconsin works program under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5).
46.995(2)(d)
(d) Highest percentage, by county population of births to unmarried adolescents, of births to adolescents.
46.995(3)
(3) Adolescent pregnancy prevention services. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (3) (eg), the department may allocate $340,000 in each fiscal year to provide a grant annually to a public or private entity or to the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to provide to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services which shall be structured so as to increase development of decision-making and communications skills, promote graduation from high school and expand career and other options and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy prevention. Except with respect to award of a grant to a tribe or band, the department shall rank individual counties and give priority by this ranking for the award of grants under this subsection, based on the factors specified under
sub. (2) (a) to
(d).
46.995(4)
(4) Grant renewal. If provisions of a grant made under
sub. (2) or
(3) are met, the department may renew the grant up to 4 times before reassessing the grantee's eligibility for funding based on the rank by individual counties established under
sub. (2) or
(3).
46.996
46.996
Adolescent services. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (3) (eg), the department shall allocate funds in the following amounts:
46.996(1)
(1) To a county with a population of 500,000 or more, for each state fiscal year, $250,000 for the development and continued operation, in an area of high need as determined by the department, of an adolescent resource center to provide services including educational tutoring; counseling; recreational programming; health care, including direct service or referral and follow-up for physical and mental health screening, assessment and treatment; employment skills training; job intake and placement support; family social services; alcohol and other drug abuse programming; and cultural enrichment activities.
46.996(2)
(2) To a county with a population of 500,000 or more, for each state fiscal year, $50,000 to each of 2 organizations operated by members of a racial minority for members of that minority, to provide services related to development of adolescent parenting skills.
46.996 History
History: 1989 a. 31 s.
3023;
1991 a. 39 s.
3696; Stats. 1991 s. 46.996;
1995 a. 27.
46.997
46.997
Adolescent choices project grants. 46.997(1)(a)
(a) "Adolescent" means a person who is at least 10 years of age but under the age of 18.
46.997(1)(c)
(c) "Indian tribe" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
46.997(1)(d)
(d) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonstock corporation that is organized under
ch. 181 and that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in
s. 181.0103 (17).
46.997(1)(e)
(e) "Organization" means a nonprofit corporation, a public agency or an Indian tribe which proposes to provide adolescent choices project services.
46.997(1)(f)
(f) "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town or school district.
46.997(2)
(2) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (3) (eg), the department shall allocate not more than $210,000 in each fiscal year to make grants to applying organizations for the provision, on a regional or tribal project basis, of information to communities in order to increase community knowledge about problems of adolescents and information to and activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in order to enable the adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:
46.997(2)(a)
(a) Reducing adolescent pregnancy and high school dropout rates.
46.997(2)(b)
(b) Increasing economic self-sufficiency and expanding career options for adolescents, particularly options with respect to occupations with wages higher than the minimum wage.
46.997(2)(c)
(c) Enhancing individual adolescent self-esteem, interpersonal skills and responsible decision making.
46.997(2)(d)
(d) Neutralizing sex-role stereotyping and bias.
46.997(3)
(3) Each funded regional project under
sub. (2) shall provide services in one of 6 regional areas of the state, and each funded tribal project under
sub. (2) shall provide services in areas of the state as approved by the Indian tribe and the department. The department shall determine the boundaries of the regional areas prior to soliciting project grant applications.
46.997(4)
(4) Prior to making grants to applying organizations under
sub. (2), the department shall consider whether and how the applying organization proposes to coordinate its services with other public or private resources, programs or activities in the region and the state.
46.997(5)
(5) The department shall work closely with the women's council and the department of public instruction, on a continuing basis, concerning the scope and direction of activities under projects funded by the program under
sub. (2).
