Community Options is designed to relocate or divert people who need long term care from nursing homes. This is accomplished by offering an alternative package of community services to elderly and disabled persons who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid-funded nursing home care.
The Departments allocates funds to county human service agencies to deliver these community services. In providing services, the county agency may not expend more, on average, than the state portion (about 40%) of the Medicaid cost for nursing home care. The county agency must also maximize funds by accessing any federal funds (Waiver and other Medicaid) available for an individual before using Regular Community Options funds. These are two of the mechanisms that the counties, with Department oversight, utilize to ensure the prudent, cost effective use of the Community Options funds while maintaining program flexibility and integrity.
The annual report examines program activity for the Community Options Program and the Community Options Program-Waiver in calendar year 1997.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary, DHFS
Referred to committee on Health.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Council Staff
Madison
March 19, 1999
Mr. Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
One East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Charlie:
Enclosed is a copy of the 1998 Annual Report on the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, submitted to the Legislature pursuant to s.
227.15 (5), Stats. Copies have been distributed to the offices of each member of the Legislature.
The report covers the 19th full calendar year of operation of the Rules Clearinghouse. I trust that it will be found to be informative.
Sincerely,
David J. Stute
Director
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Representative Black asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 34. Granted.
Representative Olsen introduced a privileged joint resolution.
Assembly Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: the life and public service of Patricia A. Goodrich.
By
Representative
Olsen
; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
40 be adopted?
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 40 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Senate Bill 83
Relating to: materials involving the sexual exploitation of a child.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
83 be withdrawn from the calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 83 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Klusman. Granted.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
83 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 83 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 95.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gronemus, Klusman and Walker - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
83 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: petitioning the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Congress to establish a 1st class postage stamp entitled "Game Warden" to honor our nation's conservation wardens, past and present.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
6 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 6 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 99
Relating to: sex offender registration requirements for persons who are on probation, parole or extended supervision and providing a penalty.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 99 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
99 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 99 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 95.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gronemus, Klusman and Walker - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
99 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 156
Relating to: candidacy of independent candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
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Representative Duff in the chair.
Representative Urban moved that Assembly Bill 156 be rereferred to the committee on Campaigns and Elections.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 156 be rereferred to the committee on Campaigns and Elections?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Goetsch, Hahn, Handrick, Kreibich, Ott, Petrowski, Rhoades, Skindrud, Stone, Sykora, Underheim and Urban - 13.
Noes - Representatives Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Owens, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Suder, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 82.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gronemus, Klusman and Walker - 3.
Motion failed.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 156 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
156 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 156 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 84.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Gard, Goetsch, Hahn, Handrick, Kelso, Kreibich, Rhoades, Stone, Underheim and Urban - 11.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gronemus, Klusman and Walker - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
156 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 215
