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145.375 Hospital at Wisconsin Veterans Home. (1) The department of
2veterans affairs may establish a hospital at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King.
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3(2) A hospital established under sub. (1) may not have an approved bed
4capacity, as defined in s. 150.01 (4m), greater than 16 beds. The approved bed
5capacity of the nursing home licensed under s. 50.03 on the effective date of this
6subsection .... [revisor inserts date], and operated at the Wisconsin Veterans Home
7at King is reduced by one bed for each approved bed at the hospital established under
8sub. (1).
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9Section
2009. 45.396 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 45.396 (1) (b), and
1045.396 (1) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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45.396
(1) (b) (intro.)
In this section, "part-time "Part-time classroom study"
12means any of the following:
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45.396
(1) (intro.) In this section:
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45.396
(1) (a) "Institution of higher education" means an educational
17institution meeting the requirements of P.L.
89-329 for institutions covered therein
18and of P.L.
89-287 for business, trade, technical or vocational schools and full-time
19post-high school technical colleges.
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45.396
(2) Any veteran upon the completion of any correspondence course or
22part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education
, as defined in s.
2339.32 (1) (a), located in this state or from any public or private high school may be
24reimbursed in whole or in part for the cost of the course, including necessary
25textbooks, by the department upon presentation to the department of a certificate
1from the school indicating that the veteran has completed the course and stating the
2cost of the course and necessary textbooks and upon application for reimbursement
3completed by the veteran and received by the department no later than 60 days after
4the termination of the course for which the application for reimbursement is made.
5The department shall accept and process an application received more than 60 days
6after the termination of the course if the applicant shows good cause for the delayed
7receipt. The department may not require that an application be received sooner than
860 days after a course is completed. Benefits granted under this section shall be paid
9out of the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm).
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45.396
(3) (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
12qualified to receive benefits under this section may receive the benefits under sub.
13(2) upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study
14from an
educational institution
of higher education located outside this state
which
15is accredited by the north central association of colleges and schools or, if outside the
16jurisdiction of that accrediting association, by an equivalent accrediting association,
17if any of the following applies:
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45.396
(6) The department may not make a grant to a person under this section
20if it receives a certification under s.
46.255 73.255 (7) that the person is delinquent
21in child support or maintenance payments.
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45.397
(2) (a) The veteran is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an
24institution of higher education, as defined in s. 39.32 (1) (a), in the state or is engaged
25in a structured on-the-job training program certified by the department of industry,
1labor and human relations
, the department of health and social services or the U.S.
2department of veterans affairs.
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45.397
(2) (c) The veteran is unemployed
, underemployed, as defined by
5administrative rule, or has received a notice of termination of employment.
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45.74
(6) Delinquent support payments. It has received a certification under
8s.
46.255 73.255 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance
9payments.
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1146.001 Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve
12human resources in Wisconsin; to provide a just and humane program of services to
13children in need of protection or services and nonmarital children; to prevent
14dependency, mental illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity
, delinquency 15and other forms of social maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes; to provide
16effective aid and services to all persons in need thereof and to assist those persons
17to achieve or regain self-dependence at the earliest possible date;
to provide a just,
18humane and efficient program for the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents; to avoid
19duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies;
20and to coordinate and integrate a social welfare program.
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2246.011 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 46
to, 48, 50, 51, 55 and 58
, unless the
23context requires otherwise:
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146.016 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
2cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
3assistance, social security, child welfare and youth services,
youth corrections, 4mental hygiene, services for the blind
, vocational rehabilitation, and in other
5matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare.
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746.02 Agency powers and duties. Any institution which is subject to chs.
846
, 48 to 51, 55 and 58 and to regulation under ch. 150 shall, in cases of conflict
9between chs. 46
, 48 to 51, 55 and 58 and ch. 150, be governed by ch. 150. The
10department shall promulgate rules and establish procedures for resolving any such
11controversy.
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46.03
(1) Institutions governed. Maintain and govern
all secured correctional
16facilities, as defined in s. 48.02 (15m), that are operated by the department; the
17Mendota and the Winnebago mental health institutes; and the centers for the
18developmentally disabled.
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46.03
(4) (b) 1. The department, in order to discharge more effectively its
21responsibilities under this chapter and ch. 48 and other relevant provisions of the
22statutes, is authorized to study causes and methods of prevention and treatment of
23juvenile delinquency, mental illness, mental deficiency, mental infirmity, and related
24social problems, including establishment of demonstration projects to apply and
25evaluate such methods in actual cases. The department is directed and authorized
1to utilize all powers provided by the statutes, including the authority under sub. (2a),
2to accept grants of money or property from federal, state or private sources, and to
3enlist the cooperation of other appropriate agencies and state departments; it may
4enter into agreements with local government subdivisions, departments and
5agencies for the joint conduct of such projects; and it may purchase services when
6deemed appropriate.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2026r
7Section 2026r. 46.03 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Acts 377
8and 385, is repealed.
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46.03
(7) (a) Promote the enforcement of laws for the protection of
11developmentally disabled children,
delinquent children, children in need of
12protection or services and nonmarital children; and to this end cooperate with courts
13assigned to exercise jurisdiction under ch. 48 and licensed child welfare agencies and
14institutions (public and private) and take the initiative in all matters involving the
15interests of such children where adequate provision therefor has not already been
16made, including the establishment and enforcement of standards for services
17provided under
ss. 48.34 and s. 48.345.
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46.03
(7) (bm) Maintain a file containing records of artificial inseminations
23under s. 891.40
and records of declarations of paternal interest under s. 48.025 and
24of statements acknowledging paternity under s. 69.15 (3) (b). The department shall
25release these records only upon an order of the court except that the department may
1use nonidentifying information concerning artificial inseminations for the purpose
2of compiling statistics
and except that records relating to declarations of paternal
3interest and statements acknowledging paternity may be used without a court order
4upon the request of the department or its designee under s. 59.07 (97) pursuant to
5the program responsibilities under s. 46.25 or by any other person with a direct and
6tangible interest in the record.
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46.03
(7m) Foster care. For the In each federal fiscal
years commencing
10October 1, 1994, and October 1, 1995 year, ensure that there are no more than 2,200
11children in foster care and treatment foster care placements for more than 24
12months, consistent with the best interests of each child. Services provided in
13connection with this requirement shall comply with the requirements under P.L.
1496-272.
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103.005
(17) Administer The department shall administer those programs of
18public assistance
, as provided in that are specified in subch. III of ch. 49.
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46.03
(13) Charges. In compliance with the compensation plan established
22under s. 230.12 (3), have authority to make and determine charges for meals, living
23quarters, laundry and other services furnished to employes of the several
24institutions and members of the employe's family maintained as such. All moneys
25received from each person on account of these services shall be used for operation of
1the institutions under s. 20.435 (2) (a) and (gk)
and (3) (a), (hm) and (j). If a chaplain
2employed in any state institution administered by the department is not furnished
3a residence by the state, $1,800 or 20% of the chaplain's salary, whichever is greater,
4is designated as his or her housing allowance.
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46.03
(18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department of
9health and social services shall establish a uniform system of fees for services
10provided or purchased by the department of health and social services, or a county
11department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 or 51.437, except for services
provided
12under subch. III of ch. 49; services relating to adoption
, or; services provided to
13courts
, for provision of child support and paternity establishment services to
14recipients of aid to families with dependent children or for; outreach, information
15and referral services
,; or where
, as determined by the department of health and
16social services, a fee is administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent
17accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215,
1846.22, 51.42 or 51.437 shall apply the fees which it collects under this program to
19cover the cost of such services. The department of health and social services shall
20report to the joint committee on finance no later than March 1 of each year on the
21number of children placed for adoption by the department of health and social
22services during the previous year and the costs to the state for services relating to
23such adoptions.
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146.03
(20) (a)
The Except for payments provided under subch. III of ch. 49, the 2department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance or to such
3persons authorized to receive such payments in accordance with law and rules of the
4department on behalf of the counties.
The Except for payments provided under
5subch. III of ch. 49, the department may charge the counties for the cost of operating
6public assistance systems which make such payments.
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46.03
(20) (d) The department shall disburse from state or federal funds or both
9the entire amount and charge the county for its share under s.
49.52 46.495.
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49.32
(3) Uniform manual. Adopt The department shall adopt policies and
13procedures and a uniform county policy and procedure manual to minimize
14unnecessary variations between counties in the administration of the aid to families
15with dependent children program. The department shall also require each county
16to use the manual in the administration of the program.
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49.32
(4) Employment of aid recipients.
Assist The department shall assist 21state agencies in efforts under s. 230.147 to employ recipients of aid under s. 49.19.
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49.32
(5) Employment and training and education manual. In conjunction
25with the department of industry, labor and human relations, produce
The
1department shall produce a manual describing employment and training and
2education programs for which recipients of public assistance benefits under
ch. 49 3this subchapter may qualify. The department shall distribute the manual, free of
4charge, to each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23.
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46.03
(38) Welfare reform studies. Request proposals from persons in this
7state for studies of the effectiveness of various program changes, referred to as
8welfare reform, to
the aid to families with dependent children program and the
9medical assistance program, including the
requirement that certain recipients of aid
10to families with dependent children with children under age 6 participate in training
11programs, the requirement under s. 49.50 (7) (g) that certain teenage recipients of
12aid to families with dependent children remain in school, the modification of the
13earned income disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (am) and the extension of medical
14assistance benefits under ss. 49.46 (1) (co) and 49.47 (4) (am). The studies shall
15evaluate the effectiveness of the various efforts, including their cost-effectiveness,
16in helping individuals gain independence through the
securing of jobs, the 17availability of health insurance coverage
and providing financial incentives and in
18identifying barriers to independence.
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19Section 2039g. 46.031 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.031 (1) (a)
20(intro.) and amended to read:
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46.031
(1) (a) (intro.) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23,
2251.42 or 51.437 shall submit its final budget for services directly provided or
23purchased to the department by December 31 annually.
The final budget shall be
24submitted on a uniform budget reporting form that the department shall develop and
25distribute for use and that shall include all of the following:
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46.031
(1) (a) 1. Uniform definitions of target populations and of programs and
3services that a county provides or purchases using funds allocated and distributed
4under s. 46.40.
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2. Planned expenditures for the programs and services specified in subd. 1. that
6are separately identified by at least the following sources of funding:
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a. State-distributed funds.
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b. Funds obtained from levy of county property tax.
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c. Client and 3rd-party fees.
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3. Estimates of the number of clients to be served under each program or service
12that the county plans to provide or purchase using funds allocated under s. 46.40.
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46.031
(2g) (b) The department may not approve contracts for amounts in
15excess of available revenues. The county board of supervisors in a county with a
16single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a
17multicounty department may appropriate funds not used to match state funds under
18ss.
49.52 (1) 46.495 (1) (d) and 51.423. Actual expenditure of county funds shall be
19reported in compliance with procedures developed by the department, and shall
20comply with standards guaranteeing quality of care comparable to similar facilities.
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2346.032 Income maintenance administration. County departments under
24ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department
25detailing the reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs
1under ss.
49.046, 49.19, 49.45 to 49.47 and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program
2under
7 USC 2011 to
2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created
3under this section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.435 (4) (de) and
4(nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under s. 49.52 (1)
5(ad). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.435 (4) (de)
6and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control samples
7or program reviews.
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8Section
2043. 46.032 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
9act), is renumbered 49.33 (2) and amended to read:
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49.33
(2) (title)
Contracts. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and
1146.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the
12reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs under ss. 49.19,
1349.26 (1) and 49.45 to 49.47
and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program under
7 USC
142011 to
2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created under this
15section control the distribution of payments under s.
20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (de) and
16(nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under s.
49.52 (1)
17(ad) 49.33 (8). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s.
20.435
18(4) 20.445 (3) (de) and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits,
19quality control samples or program reviews.
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46.033
(1) (a) "Income maintenance program" means
relief of needy Indian
24persons under s. 49.046, aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19,
1medical assistance under ss. 49.45 to 49.47 or the food stamp program under
7 USC
22011 to
2029.
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3Section
2047. 46.033 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
4.... (this act), is renumbered 49.33 (1) (b) and amended to read:
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49.33
(1) (b) "Income maintenance program" means aid to families with
6dependent children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under
ss. 49.45 to 49.47 subch.
7IV of ch. 49 or the food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2029.