25.40 (1) (a) 16. Moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6. that are deposited in the children's trust fund established under s. 48.982 (2e) (a) 2.
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12. 25.67 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 25.67 (2) (a) and amended to read:
25.67 (2) (a) The fund shall consist of the following: 1. Moneys all moneys received for the fund under s. 48.982 (2) (d) or (2e) (a) 3.
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13. 25.67 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
319,14
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14. 48.982 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (1) (b) "Board" means the child abuse and neglect prevention board created under s. 15.195 (4).
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15. 48.982 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (a) Biennially, develop and transmit to the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a plan for awarding grants and providing technical assistance to organizations and for providing child abuse and neglect prevention information and services on a statewide basis. The plan shall assure that there is an equal opportunity for the establishment of child abuse and neglect prevention programs, early childhood family education centers and right from the start projects and family resource centers. The plan shall also ensure that the grants will be distributed throughout all geographic areas of the state and in both urban and rural communities. For grants provided under sub. (6), the plan shall also ensure that the grants are distributed based on population.
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16. 48.982 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (c) Review and approve or disapprove grant applications and monitor the services provided under each grant awarded under subs. (4), and (6) and (7).
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17. 48.982 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (d) Solicit and accept contributions, grants, gifts, and bequests for the children's trust fund or for any other purpose for which a contribution, grant, gift, or bequest is made and received. Moneys received under this paragraph, other than moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6., may be credited to the appropriation accounts under s. 20.433 (1) (i) or (q). Interest earned on moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6. may be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.433 (1) (q).
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18. 48.982 (2) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (g) 1. Recommend to the governor, the legislature, and state agencies changes needed in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and rules to reduce the problems of child abuse and neglect, improve coordination among state agencies that provide prevention services and improve the condition of children and persons responsible for children who are in need of prevention program services, promote individual, family, and community strengths, build parenting skills, and provide community support for children and families.
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19. 48.982 (2) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (g) 2. Promote statewide educational and public informational seminars awareness campaigns and materials for the purpose of developing public awareness of the problems of child abuse and neglect.
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20. 48.982 (2) (g) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (g) 4. Disseminate information about the problems of and methods of preventing child abuse and neglect to the public and to organizations concerned with those problems.
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21. 48.982 (2) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (gm) Provide, for use by the board in its statewide projects under sub. (5) and for use by organizations that receive grants under subs. (4), and (6) and (7), educational and public informational awareness materials and programming that emphasize the role of fathers in the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect.
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22. 48.982 (2e) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.982 (2e) (a) 1. and amended to read:
48.982 (2e) (a) 1. The board may organize and maintain a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 for the exclusive purpose purposes, subject to the approval of the board under par. (b) 1., of soliciting and accepting contributions, grants, gifts, and bequests for deposit into the children's trust fund. Any or into the fund maintained by the corporation under subd. 2. and of administering any statewide project under sub. (5) or any other program, including the grant programs under subs. (4) and (6), that the board contracts with the corporation to administer.
3. In accordance with the wishes of the donor, any contributions, grants, gifts, or bequests accepted by the corporation shall be that are deposited in the children's trust fund and, in accordance with the wishes of the donor, shall be used for any of the purposes specified in sub. (2m) or shall continue to accumulate in the children's trust fund pursuant to s. 25.67 (2).
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23. 48.982 (2e) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
48.982 (2e) (a) 2. The corporation shall establish and maintain a fund into which the corporation shall deposit all contributions, grants, gifts, and bequests accepted by the corporation under subd. 1. that are not deposited into the children's trust fund, all moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6., and all moneys transferred from the children's trust fund under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 64 (1). The corporation shall also credit to the fund all interest earned on the moneys deposited into the fund and may use that interest for the purposes specified in subd. 4.
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24. 48.982 (2e) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
48.982 (2e) (a) 4. In accordance with the wishes of the donor and subject to the approval of the board under par. (b) 1., any contributions, grants, gifts, or bequests accepted by the corporation that are deposited into the fund under subd. 2. shall be used to encourage donors to make contributions, grants, gifts, and bequests to the corporation for deposit into the children's trust fund or into the fund under subd. 2., to fund statewide projects under sub. (5) or any other program, including any of the grant programs under subs. (4) and (6), that the board contracts with the corporation to administer, or to pay for the actual and necessary operating costs of the corporation or shall continue to accumulate indefinitely.
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25. 48.982 (2e) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
48.982 (2e) (a) 5. All moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 6. and all moneys transferred from the children's trust fund under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 64 (1), that are deposited into the fund under subd. 2. shall continue to accumulate indefinitely in the fund.
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27. 48.982 (2e) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.982 (2e) (b) 1. and amended to read:
48.982 (2e) (b) 1. The Annually, the corporation organized and maintained under par. (a) 1. shall submit to the board for the approval of the board a budget specifying how the corporation intends to allocate the contributions, grants, gifts, and bequests accepted by the corporation and all other moneys of the corporation. The budget shall specify the amount of contributions, grants, gifts, and bequests that will be deposited into the children's trust fund and the amount of contributions, grants, gifts, and bequests that will be deposited into the fund maintained by the corporation under par. (a) 2. Of the amounts deposited into the fund under par. (a) 2., the budget shall specify the amounts that will be allocated for each of the purposes specified in par. (a) 4. or that will be permitted to accumulate indefinitely. On approval of the board, the board shall enter into a contract with any the corporation organized and maintained under par. (a) specifying the allocations approved by the board.
2. The contract shall provide that the board may make use may also provide for the use by the board of the services of the corporation and that the board may provide for the provision by the board of administrative services to the corporation. The type and scope of any administrative services provided by the board to the corporation and the board employees assigned to perform the services shall be determined by the board. The corporation may neither also employ staff nor to perform administrative services for the corporation. The corporation may not engage in political activities.
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28. 48.982 (2e) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2e) (c) The corporation under par. (a) 1. shall donate any real property to the state within 5 years after acquiring the property unless holding the property for more than 5 years is consistent with sound business and financial practices and is approved by the joint committee on finance.
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29. 48.982 (2e) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2e) (e) The board of directors of any corporation established under this subsection shall consist of 5 9 members, including the chairperson of the board and 4 members of the board, elected by the board, of which one shall be a legislator. No 2 members of the board of directors may be from the same category of board members under s. 15.195 (4) (a) to (g).
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30. 48.982 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2m) Donation uses. (intro.) If money is accepted by the board for the children's trust fund or for any other purpose under sub. (2) (d) or (2e) (a) 3. and appropriated under s. 20.433 (1) (q), the board shall use the money in accordance with the wishes of the donor to do any of the following:
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31. 48.982 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2m) (a) Award grants and provide technical assistance to organizations under subs. (4),
and (6) and (7) and provide child abuse and neglect prevention information and services on a statewide basis.
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33. 48.982 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (4) (title) Award of grants; provision of statewide information and services.
48.982 (4) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (h), (i), (k), (m), and (q), the board shall award grants to organizations in accordance with the plan developed under sub. (2) (a). In each of the first 2 fiscal years in which grants are awarded, no organization may receive a grant or grants totaling more than $30,000 From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (g), (h), (i), (k), (m), and (q), the board, in accordance with that plan, shall provide technical assistance to organizations and shall provide child abuse and neglect prevention information and services on a statewide basis.
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35. 48.982 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (4) (b) 1. During the first year of the for which an organization receives a grant, at least 25% of the amount received for that year.
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36. 48.982 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (4) (b) 2. During the 2nd and subsequent years of for which an organization receives a grant, at least 50% of the amount received for each year.
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37. 48.982 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (4) (c) Each grant application shall comply with sub. (7) (d) and shall include proof of the organization's ability to comply with par. (b). Any in-kind services proposed under par. (b) are subject to the approval of the board.
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38. 48.982 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (4) (d) (intro.) The board shall award grants to organizations for programs for the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect, including, but not limited to all of the following:
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39. 48.982 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (4) (d) 2. Community-based programs on education for parenting, prenatal care, family resource and support programs that provide services or education to families, including services or education relating to support of parents, perinatal bonding, child development, care of children with special needs and coping with family stress, respite care, and prevention of sexual abuse.
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40. 48.982 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (4) (e) In determining which organizations shall receive grants, the board shall consider whether the applicant's proposal will further the coordination of comprehensive child abuse and neglect prevention services between the organization and other resources, public and private, in the community and the state.
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41. 48.982 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (5) Statewide projects. From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (g), (i), and (q), the board shall administer any statewide project for which it has accepted money under sub. (2m) (c).
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42. 48.982 (6) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (6) (title) Award of early childhood family education family resource center grants.
48.982 (6) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (h), (i), (k), (ma), and (q), the board shall award grants to organizations in accordance with the request-for-proposal procedures developed under sub. (2) (a). From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (b), (g), (h), (i), (k), (m), (ma), and (q), the board shall provide technical assistance to organizations in accordance with those procedures. No organization may receive a grant or grants under this subsection totaling more than $150,000 in any year.
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44. 48.982 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (6) (am) Notwithstanding the geographical and urban and rural distribution requirements under sub. (2) (a), the board shall allocate $75,000 not more than $150,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.433 (1) (h) in each fiscal year for the awarding of grants, in accordance with the request-for-proposal procedures developed under sub. (2) (a), to organizations located in counties with a population of 500,000 or more.
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45. 48.982 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (6) (b) A grant may be awarded only to an organization that agrees to make at least a 20% match to the grant, through either money or in-kind services.
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46. 48.982 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (6) (c) Each grant application shall comply with sub. (7) (d) and shall include proof of the organization's ability to comply with par. (b). Any in-kind services proposed under par. (b) are subject to the approval of the board.
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47. 48.982 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (6) (d) The board shall award grants to organizations for programs that provide parenting education services but not crisis intervention. Grants shall be used for direct parent education, family support, and referrals to other social services programs and outreach programs, including programs that provide education to parents in their homes. For organizations applying for grants for the first time on or after July 1, 1998, the board shall give favorable consideration in awarding grants to organizations for programs in communities where home visitation programs that provide in-home visitation services to parents with newborn infants are in existence or are in development and, if grants are awarded, shall require programs supported by grants to maximize coordination with these home visitation programs. Programs supported by the grants shall track individual clients participants to ensure that they receive necessary services and shall emphasize direct services to families with children who are 3 years of age or less.
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48. 48.982 (6) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
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49. 48.982 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
48.982 (7) (title) Grant applications; additional requirements; evaluation.
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50. 48.982 (7) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
319,51
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51. 48.982 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
319,52
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52. 48.982 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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53. 48.982 (7) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (7) (d) (intro.) Each grant application for a grant under sub. (4) or (6) shall include proof that the organization has the cultural competency to provide services under the grant to persons and families in the various cultures in the organization's target population and that cultural competency is incorporated in the organization's policies, administration, and practices. Each grant application shall also include proof of the organization's ability to do all of the following:
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54. 48.982 (7) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (7) (d) 1. Maximize the coordination of new and existing family support, educational, and health services and minimize the duplication of those services by coordinating and collaborating with other organizations in the planning and provision establishment and operation of the organization's right from the start project child abuse and neglect prevention program or family resource center.
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55. 48.982 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (7) (d) 2. Provide programs that identify and build on a family's strengths and that encourage a family to become independent from the organization's right from the start project and other human services programs to encourage the development of a healthy family.
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56. 48.982 (7) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (7) (d) 3. Provide culturally competent outreach services.
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57. 48.982 (7) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (7) (d) 4. Provide or coordinate the provision of the community-based outreach, educational, and family support services of an early childhood family education center through the organization's child abuse and neglect prevention program or family resource center.
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58. 48.982 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
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59. 48.982 (7) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
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60. 48.982 (7) (fg) of the statutes is repealed.
