AB150-engrossed, s. 2027t 21Section 2027t. 46.03 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,720,622 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
.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2028m 7Section 2028m. 46.03 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2029 8Section 2029. 46.03 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,720,149 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2030 15Section 2030. 46.03 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 103.005 (17) and
16amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,720,1817 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2031 19Section 2031. 46.03 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2031m 20Section 2031m. 46.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,721,421 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2031p 5Section 2031p. 46.03 (17) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act
6385
, is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2032 7Section 2032. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,721,238 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2033 24Section 2033. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,722,6
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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2034 7Section 2034. 46.03 (20) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,722,98 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2035 10Section 2035. 46.03 (23) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (3) and amended
11to read:
AB150-engrossed,722,1612 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2035m 17Section 2035m. 46.03 (32) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2036 18Section 2036. 46.03 (35) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (4) and amended
19to read:
AB150-engrossed,722,2120 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2037 22Section 2037. 46.03 (36) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (5) and amended
23to read:
AB150-engrossed,723,424 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2038b 5Section 2038b. 46.03 (38) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,723,186 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2039g 19Section 2039g. 46.031 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.031 (1) (a)
20(intro.) and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,723,2521 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:
AB150-engrossed, s. 2039r
1Section 2039r. 46.031 (1) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB150-engrossed,724,42 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.
AB150-engrossed,724,65 2. Planned expenditures for the programs and services specified in subd. 1. that
6are separately identified by at least the following sources of funding:
AB150-engrossed,724,77 a. State-distributed funds.
AB150-engrossed,724,88 b. Funds obtained from levy of county property tax.
AB150-engrossed,724,99 c. Client and 3rd-party fees.
AB150-engrossed,724,1010 d. Other funds.
AB150-engrossed,724,1211 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2040 13Section 2040. 46.031 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,724,2014 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2041 21Section 2041. 46.032 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.33 (title).
AB150-engrossed, s. 2042 22Section 2042. 46.032 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,725,7 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2043 8Section 2043. 46.032 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
9act), is renumbered 49.33 (2) and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,725,1910 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2044 20Section 2044. 46.033 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2045 21Section 2045. 46.033 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2046 22Section 2046. 46.033 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,726,223 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2047 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:
AB150-engrossed,726,75 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.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2048 8Section 2048. 46.033 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.33 (1) (c).
AB150-engrossed, s. 2049 9Section 2049. 46.033 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.33 (3).
AB150-engrossed, s. 2050 10Section 2050. 46.036 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,726,2011 46.036 (1) All care and services purchased by the department or by a county
12department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 shall be authorized and
13contracted for under the standards established under this section. The department
14may require the county departments to submit the contracts to the department for
15review and approval.
For purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written
16contract may be waived by the department. No contract is required for care provided
17by foster homes or treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s.
1848.62. When the department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the
19procedures in this section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements
20established in s. 16.75.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2051 21Section 2051 . 46.036 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,727,723 46.036 (1) All care and services purchased by the department or by a county
24department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437, except as provided under
25subch. III of ch. 49 and s. 301.08 (2),
shall be authorized and contracted for under the

1standards established under this section. The department may require the county
2departments to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For
3purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived
4by the department. No contract is required for care provided by foster homes or
5treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the
6department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this
7section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2051m 8Section 2051m. 46.039 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2052 9Section 2052. 46.041 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,727,1610 46.041 (1) (a) Provide for the temporary residence and evaluation of children
11referred from courts assigned to exercise jurisdiction under ch. 48, the institutions
12and services under the jurisdiction of the department, university of Wisconsin
13hospital and clinics
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, county
14departments under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, private child welfare agencies, schools
15for the deaf and visually handicapped, and mental health facilities within the state
16at the discretion of the superintendent.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2052p 17Section 2052p. 46.043 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,727,24 1846.043 Secured adolescent treatment unit. The department shall provide
19a secured adolescent treatment unit at the Mendota Mental Health Institute. The
20department may designate not more than 43 beds at the secured adolescent
21treatment unit as secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 48.02 (15m), beds.
22From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (hm), the department may expend not
23more than $2,864,200 in fiscal year 1995-96 for services for children placed in that
24secured adolescent treatment unit.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2052r
1Section 2052r. 46.043 of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,728,13 346.043 Secured adolescent treatment unit. The department shall provide
4a secured adolescent treatment unit at the Mendota Mental Health Institute. The
5department may designate not more than 43 beds at the secured adolescent
6treatment unit as secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 48.02 (15m), beds.
7From the appropriation under s. 20.435 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of
8corrections
may expend not more than $2,864,200 $2,500,000 in fiscal year 1995-96
91996-97 for services for children placed in that secured adolescent treatment unit.
10The department of health and social services may charge the department of
11corrections not more than the actual cost of providing services for children under the
12supervision of the department of corrections who are provided services at the secured
13adolescent treatment unit.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2053m 14Section 2053m. 46.049 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 385,
15is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2054 16Section 2054. 46.10 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Acts 479,
17section 8, and 481, section 9, is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,729,2018 46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person,
19including but not limited to a person admitted, committed or placed under s. 975.01,
201977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., and s. 975.17, 1977 stats., and ss. 48.34 (4m),
2148.357 (4) and (5) (e), 48.366, 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5), 51.45
22(10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.06, 971.14 (2) and (5), 971.17 (1), 975.06 and 980.06,
23receiving care, maintenance, services and supplies provided by any institution in
24this state including university of Wisconsin hospital and clinics University of
25Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of

1the person's care, maintenance, services and supplies, any person receiving care and
2services from a county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from a
3facility established under s. 49.175, and any person receiving treatment and services
4from a public or private agency under s. 971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e), 980.06 (2) (c) or 980.08
5(5) and the person's property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse
6of the person, and the spouse's property and estate, including the homestead, and,
7in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates,
8including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839
9(1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an
10order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of
11the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of
12adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall
13be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services and supplies in accordance
14with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse,
15widow or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the
16property for their support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and
17estate from the charges that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The
18department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon
19as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt
20thereof is not a condition of liability.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2055 21Section 2055 . 46.10 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Acts 385,
22479 and 481 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,730,2523 46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person,
24including but not limited to a person admitted, committed or placed under s. 975.01,
251977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., and s. 975.17, 1977 stats., and ss. 48.34 (4h) or

1(4m), 48.357 (4) and (5) (e), 48.366, 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5),
251.45 (10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.06, 971.14 (2) and (5), 971.17 (1), 975.06 and
3980.06, receiving care, maintenance, services and supplies provided by any
4institution in this state including University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, in
5which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance,
6services and supplies, any person receiving care and services from a county
7department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from a facility established under
8s. 49.175 49.73, and any person receiving treatment and services from a public or
9private agency under s. 971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e), 980.06 (2) (c) or 980.08 (5) and the
10person's property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person,
11and the spouse's property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a
12minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their
13homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became
14dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting
15his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a
16foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and
17his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the
18cost of the care, maintenance, services and supplies in accordance with the fee
19schedule established by the department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse, widow or
20minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for
21their support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from
22the charges that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The department
23shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible
24after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not
25a condition of liability.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2055e
1Section 2055e. 46.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,731,102 46.10 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) and subject to par. (cm), liability
3of a parent specified in sub. (2) or s. 46.03 (18) for the care and maintenance of the
4parent's minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357
5in a residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, treatment
6foster home, child caring institution or juvenile correctional institution shall be
7determined by the court by using the percentage standard established by the
8department of revenue under s. 46.25 73.25 (9) (a) and by applying the percentage
9standard in the manner established by the department of revenue under s. 46.25
1073.25 (9) (b).
AB150-engrossed, s. 2055m 11Section 2055m. 46.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,731,1712 46.16 (1) Generally. The department shall investigate and supervise all the
13charitable, and curative and reformatory institutions, including county infirmaries,
14of every county and municipality, except tuberculosis sanatoriums; all shelter care
15facilities for children and all hospitals, asylums and institutions, organized for the
16purpose set forth in s. 58.01, and familiarize itself with all the circumstances
17affecting their management and usefulness.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2056 18Section 2056. 46.175 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,732,2 1946.175 County institutions: minimum standards. Notwithstanding any
20other provision of law, any county currently operating an institution established
21under s. 49.14, 49.16, 49.171, 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 51.08 or 51.09 may, by resolution
22of the county board, designate such institution or distinct part of such institution as
23a facility to be operated under s. 50.02, 50.03 or 50.33. Any county institution or part
24thereof, where so designated, shall be required to meet those licensure standards
25established by the department for the type of facility designated by the county. Any

1designation under this section may be made only if such designation will not result
2in any additional cost to the state.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2057 3Section 2057. 46.18 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,732,134 46.18 (13) Building reserve fund. The county board shall maintain as a
5segregated cash reserve an annual charge of 2% of the original cost of new
6construction or purchase or of the appraised value of existing infirmary structures
7and equipment. If the infirmary or any of its equipment is replaced, any net cost of
8replacement in excess of the original cost is subject to an annual charge of 2%. No
9contributions to the cash reserve in excess of the amount required under this
10subsection may be included in the calculation under s. 49.173 (1) 49.726 (1). The
11county board may from time to time appropriate from such reserve sums to be
12expended solely for the enlargement, modernization or replacement of such
13infirmary and its equipment.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2058 14Section 2058. 46.206 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,732,24 1546.206 (title) Welfare Social services; supervisory functions of state
16department.
(1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of social
17services and aid to families with dependent children, including related employment
18and training programs
, except as provided under subch. III of ch. 49 and except for
19juvenile delinquency-related services
. The department shall submit to the federal
20authorities state plans for the administration of social services and aid under s.
2149.19
, except as provided under subch. III of ch. 49 and except for juvenile
22delinquency-related services,
in such form and containing such information as the
23federal authorities require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to
24ensure their correctness.
AB150-engrossed,733,7
1(b) All records of the department and all county records relating to social
2services, aid to families with dependent children and aid under s. 49.18, 1971 stats.,
3s. 49.20, 1971 stats., and s. 49.61, 1971 stats., as affected by chapter 90, laws of 1973,

4shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of
5the federal government. Notwithstanding s. 48.396 (2), all county records relating
6to the administration of such the services and public assistance shall be open to
7inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the department.
AB150-engrossed,733,198 (bm) All records of the department relating to aid provided under s. 49.177,
949.19,
49.46, 49.465, 49.468 or, 49.47 or 49.77 are open to inspection at reasonable
10hours by members of the legislature who require the information contained in the
11records in pursuit of a specific state legislative purpose. All records of any county
12relating to aid provided under s. 49.177, 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.468 or, 49.47 or
1349.77
are open to inspection at reasonable hours by members of the board of
14supervisors of the county or the governing body of a city, village or town located in
15the county who require the information contained in the records in pursuit of a
16specific county or municipal legislative purpose. The right to records access provided
17by this paragraph does not apply if access is prohibited by federal law or regulation
18or if this state is required to prohibit such access as a condition precedent to
19participation in a federal program in which this state participates.
AB150-engrossed,734,320 (c) The department may at any time audit all county records relating to the
21administration of such the services and public assistance specified in this section and
22may at any time conduct administrative reviews of county departments under ss.
2346.215 and 46.22. If the department conducts such an audit or administrative review
24in a county, it the department shall furnish a copy of the audit or administrative
25review report to the chairperson of the county board of supervisors and the county

1clerk in a county with a single-county department or to the county boards of
2supervisors and the county clerks in counties with a multicounty department, and
3to the director of the county department under s. 46.21 or 46.22.
AB150-engrossed,734,7 4(2) The county administration of all laws relating to social services and aid to
5families with dependent children
, except with respect to the programs under subch.
6III of ch. 49 and to juvenile delinquency-related programs,
shall be vested in the
7officers and agencies designated in the statutes.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2059b 8Section 2059b. 46.208 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,734,13 946.208 General relief Relief block grants; functions of state
10department. (1)
All records of the county or tribal governing body relating to the
11administration of general relief, if the department reimburses the county under s.
1249.035,
that is funded by a relief block grant under ch. 49 shall be open to inspection
13at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the department.
AB150-engrossed,734,22 14(2m) The department may at any time audit all records of the general relief
15agency relating to the administration of general relief, if the department reimburses
16the county under s. 49.035
funded by a relief block grant under ch. 49 and may at any
17time conduct administrative reviews of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22
18or 46.23. The department shall furnish a copy of the county audit or administrative
19review report to the chairperson of the county board of supervisors and the county
20clerk in a county with a single-county department or to the county boards of
21supervisors and the county clerks in counties with a multicounty department, and
22to the county director of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2060 23Section 2060. 46.21 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,735,424 46.21 (1) (d) "Human services" means the total range of services to people,
25including mental illness treatment, developmental disabilities services, physical

1disabilities services, general relief funded by a relief block grant under ch. 49, income
2maintenance, youth probation and parole services, alcohol and drug abuse services,
3services to children, youth and families, family counseling, exceptional educational
4services for children from birth to the age of 3 and manpower services.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2060m 5Section 2060m. 46.21 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,735,146 46.21 (2) (j) May exercise approval or disapproval power over contracts and
7purchases of the director that are for $50,000 or more, except that the county board
8of supervisors may not exercise approval or disapproval power over any personal
9service contract or over any contract or purchase of the director which relates to
10community living arrangements, adult family homes, foster homes or treatment
11foster homes and which was entered into pursuant to a contract under s. 46.031 (2g)
12or 301.031 (2g), regardless of whether the contract mentions the provider, except as
13provided in par. (m). This paragraph does not preclude the county board of
14supervisors from creating a central purchasing department for all county purchases.
AB150-engrossed, s. 2061 15Section 2061. 46.21 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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