46.02 Agency powers and duties. Any institution which is subject to chs. 46, 48 to 51, 55 and 58 and to regulation under ch. 150 shall, in cases of conflict between chs. 46, 48 to 51, 55 and 58 and ch. 150, be governed by ch. 150. The department shall promulgate rules and establish procedures for resolving any such controversy.
SECTION 2026. 46.025 of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2027. 46.03 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (7) (a) Promote the enforcement of laws for the protection of developmentally disabled children, delinquent children, children in need of protection or services and nonmarital children; and to this end cooperate with courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under ch. 48 and licensed child welfare agencies and institutions (public and private) and take the initiative in all matters involving the interests of such children where adequate provision therefor has not already been made, including the establishment and enforcement of standards for services provided under ss. 48.34 and 48.345, other than services provided by the department of corrections under s. 48.34 (4g).
SECTION 2028. 46.03 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (7) (e) Administer the juvenile offender review program in the division of youth services in the department. The program shall be responsible for decisions regarding case planning and the release of juvenile offenders from juvenile correctional institutions operated by the department to aftercare and corrective sanctions placements.
SECTION 2029. 46.03 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (7m) FOSTER CARE. For the In each federal fiscal years commencing October 1, 1994, and October 1, 1995 year, ensure that there are no more than 2,200 children in foster care and treatment foster care placements for more than 24 months, consistent with the best interests of each child. Services provided in connection with this requirement shall comply with the requirements under P.L. 96-272.
SECTION 2030. 46.03 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 103.005 (17) and amended to read:
103.005 (17) Administer The department shall administer those programs of public assistance, as provided in that are specified in subch. III of ch. 49.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.03 (8). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -2153/1 and -2243/2.
SECTION 2031. 46.03 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2032. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. ss. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c) and 301.12, the department of health and social services shall establish a uniform system of fees for services provided or purchased by the department of health and social services, the department of corrections or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 or 51.437, except for services provided under subch. III of ch. 49; services relating to adoption, or; services provided to courts, for provision of child support and paternity establishment services to recipients of aid to families with dependent children or for; outreach, information and referral services,; or where, as determined by the department of health and social services, a fee is administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 or 51.437 shall apply the fees which it collects under this program to cover the cost of such services. The department of health and social services shall report to the joint committee on finance no later than March 1 of each year on the number of children placed for adoption by the department of health and social services during the previous year and the costs to the state for services relating to such adoptions.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.03 (18) (a). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -2153/1 and -2481/3.
SECTION 2033. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (20) (a) The Except for payments provided under subch. III of ch. 49, the department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance or to such persons authorized to receive such payments in accordance with law and rules of the department on behalf of the counties. The Except for payments provided under subch. III of ch. 49, the department may charge the counties for the cost of operating public assistance systems which make such payments.
SECTION 2034. 46.03 (20) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (20) (d) The department shall disburse from state or federal funds or both the entire amount and charge the county for its share under s. 49.52 46.495.
SECTION 2035. 46.03 (23) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (3) and amended to read:
49.32 (3) UNIFORM MANUAL. Adopt The department shall adopt policies and procedures and a uniform county policy and procedure manual to minimize unnecessary variations between counties in the administration of the aid to families with dependent children program. The department shall also require each county to use the manual in the administration of the program.
SECTION 2036. 46.03 (35) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (4) and amended to read:
49.32 (4) EMPLOYMENT OF AID RECIPIENTS. Assist The department shall assist state agencies in efforts under s. 230.147 to employ recipients of aid under s. 49.19.
SECTION 2037. 46.03 (36) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (5) and amended to read:
49.32 (5) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANUAL. In conjunction with the department of industry, labor and human relations, produce The department shall produce a manual describing employment and training and education programs for which recipients of public assistance benefits under ch. 49 this subchapter may qualify. The department shall distribute the manual, free of charge, to each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23.
SECTION 2038. 46.03 (38) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (38) WELFARE REFORM STUDIES. Request proposals from persons in this state for studies of the effectiveness of various program changes, referred to as welfare reform, to the aid to families with dependent children program and the medical assistance program, including the requirement that certain recipients of aid to families with dependent children with children under age 6 participate in training programs, the requirement learnfare program under s. 49.50 (7) (g) that certain teenage recipients of aid to families with dependent children remain in school, the modification of the earned income disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (am) and the extension of medical assistance benefits under ss. 49.46 (1) (co) and 49.47 (4) (am). The studies shall evaluate the effectiveness of the various efforts, including their cost-effectiveness, in helping individuals gain independence through the securing of jobs, the availability of health insurance coverage and providing financial incentives and in identifying barriers to independence.
SECTION 2039. 46.03 (38) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
46.03 (38) WELFARE REFORM STUDIES. Request proposals from persons in this state for studies of the effectiveness of various program changes, referred to as welfare reform, to the aid to families with dependent children program and the medical assistance program, including the requirement that certain recipients of aid to families with dependent children with children under age 6 participate in training programs, the learnfare program under s. 49.50 (7), the modification of the earned income disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (am) and the extension of medical assistance benefits under ss. 49.46 (1) (co) and 49.47 (4) (am). The studies shall evaluate the effectiveness of the various efforts, including their cost-effectiveness, in helping individuals gain independence through the securing of jobs, the availability of health insurance coverage and providing financial incentives and in identifying barriers to independence.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.03 (38). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0746/2 and -2153/1.
SECTION 2040. 46.031 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.031 (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 not used to match state funds under ss. 49.52 (1) 46.495 (1) (d) and 51.423. Actual expenditure of county funds shall be reported in compliance with procedures developed by the department, and shall comply with standards guaranteeing quality of care comparable to similar facilities.
SECTION 2041. 46.032 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.33 (title).
SECTION 2042. 46.032 of the statutes is amended to read:
46.032 Income maintenance administration. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs under ss. 49.046, 49.19, 49.45 to 49.47 and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created under this section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.435 (4) (de) and (nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under s. 49.52 (1) (ad). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.435 (4) (de) and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control samples or program reviews.
SECTION 2043. 46.032 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.33 (2) and amended to read:
49.33 (2) (title) CONTRACTS. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs under ss. 49.19, 49.26 (1) and 49.45 to 49.47 and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created under this section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (de) and (nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under s. 49.52 (1) (ad) 49.33 (8). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (de) and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control samples or program reviews.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.032. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
SECTION 2044. 46.033 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2045. 46.033 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2046. 46.033 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.033 (1) (a) "Income maintenance program" means relief of needy Indian persons under s. 49.046, aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under ss. 49.45 to 49.47 or the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
SECTION 2047. 46.033 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.33 (1) (b) and amended to read:
49.33 (1) (b) "Income maintenance program" means aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch. IV of ch. 49 or the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.033 (1) (a). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
SECTION 2048. 46.033 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.33 (1) (c).
SECTION 2049. 46.033 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.33 (3).
SECTION 2050. 46.036 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.036 (1) All care and services purchased by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 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 or treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
SECTION 2051. 46.036 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
46.036 (1) All care and services purchased by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437, except as provided under subch. III of ch. 49, 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 or treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.036 (1). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0442/1 and -2153/1.
SECTION 2052. 46.041 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.041 (1) (a) Provide for the temporary residence and evaluation of children referred from courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under ch. 48, the institutions and services under the jurisdiction of the department, university of Wisconsin hospital and clinics University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, private child welfare agencies, schools for the deaf and visually handicapped, and mental health facilities within the state at the discretion of the superintendent.
SECTION 2053. 46.049 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 385, is renumbered 301.20 and amended to read:
301.20 Training school for delinquent boys. The department, with the approval of the governor, may purchase or accept a gift of land for a suitable site for an additional training school for delinquent boys and erect and equip such buildings as it deems necessary at such time as funds may be allocated for that purpose by the building commission. The training school or other additional facilities for delinquent boys financed by the authorized 1965-67 building program shall be located north of a line between La Crosse and Manitowoc. The department shall operate and maintain the institution for the treatment of delinquent boys who are placed in a secured correctional facility under s. 48.34 (4m) under the supervision of the department under s. 48.34 (4g). All laws pertaining to the care of children received under s. 48.34 shall apply. Officers and employes of the institution are subject to the same laws as apply to other facilities described in s. 48.52 48.557.
SECTION 2054. 46.10 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Acts 479, section 8, and 481, section 9, is amended to read:
46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person, including but not limited to a person admitted, committed or placed under s. 975.01, 1977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., and s. 975.17, 1977 stats., and ss. 48.34 (4m), 48.357 (4) and (5) (e), 48.366, 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5), 51.45 (10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.06, 971.14 (2) and (5), 971.17 (1), 975.06 and 980.06, receiving care, maintenance, services and supplies provided by any institution in this state including university of Wisconsin hospital and clinics University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance, services and supplies, any person receiving care and services from a county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from a facility established under s. 49.175, and any person receiving treatment and services from a public or private agency under s. 971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e), 980.06 (2) (c) or 980.08 (5) and the person's property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse, widow or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for their support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition of liability.
SECTION 2055. 46.10 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Acts 385, 479 and 481 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person, including but not limited to a person admitted, committed or placed under s. 975.01, 1977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., and s. 975.17, 1977 stats., and ss. 48.34 (4m), 48.357 (4) and (5) (e), 48.366, 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5), 51.45 (10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.06, 971.14 (2) and (5), 971.17 (1), 975.06 and 980.06, receiving care, maintenance, services and supplies provided by any institution in this state including University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance, services and supplies, any person receiving care and services from a county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from a facility established under s. 49.175 49.73, and any person receiving treatment and services from a public or private agency under s. 971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e), 980.06 (2) (c) or 980.08 (5) and the person's property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse, widow or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for their support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition of liability.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.10 (2). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -2017/3 and -2153/1.
SECTION 2056. 46.175 of the statutes is amended to read:
46.175 County institutions: minimum standards. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county currently operating an institution established under s. 49.14, 49.16, 49.171, 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 51.08 or 51.09 may, by resolution of the county board, designate such institution or distinct part of such institution as a facility to be operated under s. 50.02, 50.03 or 50.33. Any county institution or part thereof, where so designated, shall be required to meet those licensure standards established by the department for the type of facility designated by the county. Any designation under this section may be made only if such designation will not result in any additional cost to the state.
SECTION 2057. 46.18 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.18 (13) BUILDING RESERVE FUND. The county board shall maintain as a segregated cash reserve an annual charge of 2% of the original cost of new construction or purchase or of the appraised value of existing infirmary structures and equipment. If the infirmary or any of its equipment is replaced, any net cost of replacement in excess of the original cost is subject to an annual charge of 2%. No contributions to the cash reserve in excess of the amount required under this subsection may be included in the calculation under s. 49.173 (1) 49.726 (1). The county board may from time to time appropriate from such reserve sums to be expended solely for the enlargement, modernization or replacement of such infirmary and its equipment.
SECTION 2058. 46.206 of the statutes is amended to read:
46.206 (title) Welfare Social services; supervisory functions of state department. (1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of social services and aid to families with dependent children, including related employment and training programs, except as provided under subch. III of ch. 49. The department shall submit to the federal authorities state plans for the administration of social services and aid under s. 49.19, except as provided under subch. III of ch. 49, in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their correctness.
(b) All records of the department and all county records relating to social services, aid to families with dependent children 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 s. 48.396 (2), all county records relating to the administration of such the services and public assistance shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the department.
(bm) All records of the department relating to aid provided under s. 49.177, 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.468 or, 49.47 or 49.77 are open to inspection at reasonable hours by members of the legislature who require the information contained in the records in pursuit of a specific state legislative purpose. All records of any county relating to aid provided under s. 49.177, 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.468 or, 49.47 or 49.77 are open to inspection at reasonable hours by members of the board of supervisors of the county or the governing body of a city, village or town located in the county who require the information contained in the records in pursuit of a specific county or municipal legislative purpose. The right to records access provided by this paragraph does not apply if access is prohibited by federal law or regulation or if this state is required to prohibit such access as a condition precedent to participation in a federal program in which this state participates.
(c) The department may at any time audit all county records relating to the administration of such the services and public assistance specified in this section and may at any time conduct administrative reviews of county departments under ss. 46.215 and 46.22. If the department conducts such an audit or administrative review in a county, it the department shall furnish a copy of the audit or administrative review report to the chairperson of the county board of supervisors and the county clerk in a county with a single-county department or to the county boards of supervisors and the county clerks in counties with a multicounty department, and to the director of the county department under s. 46.21 or 46.22.
(2) The county administration of all laws relating to social services and aid to families with dependent children, except with respect to the programs under subch. III of ch. 49, shall be vested in the officers and agencies designated in the statutes.
SECTION 2059. 46.208 of the statutes is amended to read:
46.208 (title) General Emergency medical relief; functions of state department. (1) All records of the county or tribal governing body relating to the administration of general emergency medical relief, if the department reimburses the county or tribal governing body under s. 49.035, shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the department.
(2m) The department may at any time audit all records of the general emergency medical relief agency relating to the administration of general emergency medical relief, if the department reimburses the county or tribal governing body under s. 49.035 and may at any time conduct administrative reviews of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23. The department shall furnish a copy of the a county audit or administrative review report to the chairperson of the county board of supervisors and the county clerk in a county with a single-county department or to the county boards of supervisors and the county clerks in counties with a multicounty department, and to the county director of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23.
SECTION 2060. 46.21 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.21 (1) (d) "Human services" means the total range of services to people, including mental illness treatment, developmental disabilities services, physical disabilities services, general emergency medical relief, income maintenance, youth probation and parole services, alcohol and drug abuse services, services to children, youth and families, family counseling, exceptional educational services for children from birth to the age of 3 and manpower services.
SECTION 2061. 46.21 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.21 (2m) (c) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.53 (1m) 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07 (3) (c), any subunit of the county department of human services acting under this subsection may exchange confidential information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county department of human services or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of human services, if necessary to enable an employe or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of human services to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.
SECTION 2062. 46.21 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.21 (7) APPLICABILITY. Except as provided in s. 59.07 (153), this section does not apply, with respect to the county hospital under s. 49.16 (2) 49.71 (2), if the county board of supervisors acts under s. 59.07 (153).
SECTION 2063. 46.215 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (1) CREATION; POWERS AND DUTIES. (intro.) In a county with a population of 500,000 or more the administration of welfare services is vested in a county department of social services under the jurisdiction of the county board of supervisors under s. 46.21 (2m) (b) 1. a. and in conformity with s. 49.50. Any reference in any law to a county department of social services under this section applies to a county department under s. 46.21 (2m) in its administration under s. 46.21 (2m) of the powers and duties of the county department of social services. The county department of social services shall have the following functions, duties and powers, and such other welfare functions as may be delegated to it:
SECTION 2064. 46.215 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (1) (a) To make investigations relating to relief or welfare administration and admissions to state and, county and other institutions upon request of court, superintendent, district attorney, veterans' service commission or any other county official.
SECTION 2065. 46.215 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (1) (d) To make investigations which that relate to welfare services under subchs. II, IV and V of ch. 49 upon request by the department of health and social services and to make investigations that relate to programs under subch. III of ch. 49 upon request by the department of industry, labor and human relations.
SECTION 2066. 46.215 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (1) (fm) To administer general emergency medical relief under s. 49.02, if the county elects to operate an emergency medical relief program under that section.
SECTION 2067. 46.215 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (1) (j) To make payments in such manner as the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations may determine for training of recipients, former recipients and potential recipients of aid in programs established under ss. 49.193 and 49.50 (7) 49.26 (1).
SECTION 2068. 46.215 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (1) (L) Within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds appropriated to match state funds, to provide social services for persons eligible for or receiving benefits under the supplementary security income program under federal Title XVI, the supplemental payments program under s. 49.177 49.77 or aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19.
SECTION 2069. 46.215 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (1) (n) To collect and transmit information to the department of health and social services administration so that a federal energy assistance payment may be made to an eligible household; to collect and transmit information to the department of administration so that weatherization services may be made available to an eligible household; to receive applications from individuals seeking low-income energy assistance under s. 49.80 (4) 16.385 (4) or weatherization services under s. 16.39; to provide information on the income eligibility for weatherization of a recipient of low-income energy assistance to an entity with which the department of administration contracts for provision of weatherization under s. 16.39; and to receive a request, determine a correct payment amount, if any, and provide payment, if any, for emergency assistance under s. 49.80 (8) 16.385 (8).
SECTION 2070. 46.215 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.215 (2) (a) 1. and amended to read:
46.215 (2) (a) 1. In order to ensure the availability of a full range of care and services, the county department of social services may contract, either directly or through the department of health and social services, with public or voluntary agencies or others to purchase, in full or in part, care and services, except as provided under subch. III of ch. 49, which the county department of social services is authorized by any statute to furnish in any manner. Such This care and these services may be purchased from the department of health and social services if the department of health and social services has staff to furnish the care and services. If the county department of social services has adequate staff, it may sell the care and services directly to another county or state agency.
