AB100,478,15 6(5) Notification of parent prior to making abuse or neglect report. If a
7person who is providing home visitation services under sub. (3) (a) determines that
8he or she is required or permitted to make a report under s. 48.981 (2) about a child
9in a family to which the person is providing those services, the person shall, prior to
10making the report under s. 48.981 (2), make a reasonable effort to notify the child's
11parent that a report under s. 48.981 (2) will be made and to encourage the parent to
12contact a county department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 or, in a county having a
13population of 500,000 or more, the department to request assistance. The
14notification requirements under this subsection do not affect the reporting
15requirements under s. 48.981 (2).
AB100,478,19 16(6) Informational materials. Any informational materials about the home
17visitation services provided under sub. (3) (a) that are distributed to a person who
18is offered or who is receiving those services shall state the sources of funding for the
19services.
AB100, s. 895 20Section 895. 46.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,479,7 2146.52 Systems change grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7)
22(md), the department shall distribute funds to each grant recipient under this section
23so as to permit initial phasing in of recovery-oriented system changes, prevention
24and early intervention strategies, and consumer and family involvement for
25individuals with mental illness. At least 10% of the funds distributed shall be for

1children with mental illness. The department shall eliminate the funding for a
2recipient at the end of a period of not more than 3 years in order to provide funding
3to benefit another recipient. The department shall require that community services
4that are developed under this section are continued, following termination of funding
5under this section, by use of savings made available from incorporating recovery,
6prevention and early intervention strategies, and consumer and family involvement
7in the services.
AB100, s. 896 8Section 896. 46.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,479,129 46.75 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (5) (dn), the
10department shall award grants to agencies to operate food distribution programs
11that qualify for participation in the emergency food assistance program under P.L.
1298-8, as amended.
AB100, s. 897 13Section 897. 46.77 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,479,18 1446.77 Food distribution administration. From the appropriation under s.
1520.435 (3) (5) (dn), the department shall allocate funds to eligible recipient agencies,
16as defined in the emergency food assistance act, P.L. 98-8, section 201A, as amended,
17for the storage, transportation and distribution of commodities provided under the
18hunger prevention act of 1988, P.L. 100-435, as amended.
AB100, s. 898 19Section 898. 46.95 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,479,2520 46.95 (2) (a) The secretary shall make grants from the appropriations under
21s. 20.435 (3) (cd), and (hh) and (km) to organizations for the provision of any of the
22services specified in sub. (1) (d). Grants may be made to organizations which have
23provided those domestic abuse services in the past or to organizations which propose
24to provide those services in the future. No grant may be made to fund services for
25child or unborn child abuse or abuse of elderly persons.
AB100, s. 899
1Section 899. 46.95 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,480,32 46.95 (2) (f) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd), and (hh)
3and (km), the department shall do all of the following:
AB100, s. 900 4Section 900. 46.95 (2) (f) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,480,95 46.95 (2) (f) 7. Award a grant of $25,000 grants in each fiscal year to each of
630
organizations to enhance support services. Funding may be used for such
7purposes as case management; children's programming; assisting victims of
8domestic abuse to find employment; and training in and activities promoting
9self-sufficiency.
AB100, s. 901 10Section 901. 46.95 (2) (f) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,480,1511 46.95 (2) (f) 8. Award $200,000 in grants in each fiscal year to organizations
12for domestic abuse services for individuals who are members of underserved
13populations, including racial minority group members and individuals with mental
14illness or developmental disabilities. A grant to an organization may not exceed
15$60,000.
AB100, s. 902 16Section 902. 46.95 (2) (f) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,480,2017 46.95 (2) (f) 9. Award a grant of $25,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and a grant
18of $50,000
in each fiscal year thereafter to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic
19Violence for toward the cost of a staff person to provide assistance in obtaining legal
20services to domestic abuse victims.
AB100, s. 903 21Section 903. 46.95 (2) (f) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,480,2522 46.95 (2) (f) 10. Award a grant of $563,500 in each fiscal year to the Refugee
23Family Strengthening Project for providing domestic abuse services to the refugee
24population. Funding may be used to hire bilingual staff persons, especially those
25who speak Hmong.
AB100, s. 904
1Section 904. 46.95 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 905 2Section 905. 46.972 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,481,3 346.972 (title) Services Primary health for homeless individuals.
AB100, s. 906 4Section 906. 46.972 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 907 5Section 907. 46.972 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 46.972.
AB100, s. 908 6Section 908. 46.972 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 560.9811 and amended
7to read:
AB100,481,9 8560.9811 Mental health services. (1) In this subsection section, "chronic
9mental illness" has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (3g).
AB100,481,17 10(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ce) 20.143 (2) (fr), the
11department may not allocate award more than $45,000 in each fiscal year to applying
12public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing certain mental health
13services to homeless individuals with chronic mental illness. Entities that receive
14funds allocated awarded by the department under this subsection shall provide the
15mental health services required under 42 USC 290cc-24. The amount that the
16department allocates awards to an applying entity may not exceed 50% of the
17amount of matching funds required under 42 USC 290cc-23.
AB100, s. 909 18Section 909. 46.977 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,482,319 46.977 (2) (a) Annually, prior to April 30, an organization may apply to From
20the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (cg),
the department for a grant may under this
21section, based on the criteria under par. (c), award grants to applying organizations
22for the purpose of recruiting, training, monitoring and assisting guardians for
23persons determined to be incompetent under ch. 880. By June 30, the department
24shall determine which organizations will receive a grant during the following fiscal
25year based on the criteria under par. (c).
No grant may be awarded paid unless the

1applicant awardee provides matching funds equal to 10% of the amount of the award.
2The department shall make grants under this section from the appropriation under
3s. 20.435 (7) (cg).
AB100, s. 910 4Section 910. 46.977 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,482,65 46.977 (2) (b) (intro.) Organizations awarded grants under this section par. (a)
6shall do all of the following:
AB100, s. 911 7Section 911. 46.977 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 912 8Section 912. 46.977 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,482,109 46.977 (2) (b) 2. Provide training for recruited guardians and technical
10assistance
on their duties guardianship issues.
AB100, s. 913 11Section 913. 46.977 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 914 12Section 914. 46.977 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,482,1413 46.977 (2) (b) 4. Provide technical assistance to recruited guardians in
14performing their duties.
AB100, s. 915 15Section 915. 46.977 (2) (c) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
16renumbered 46.977 (2) (c) and amended to read:
AB100,482,2017 46.977 (2) (c) In reviewing applications for grants, the department shall
18consider all of the following: The the extent to which the proposed program will
19effectively recruit, train, monitor and assist guardians for persons determined to be
20incompetent under ch. 880.
AB100, s. 916 21Section 916. 46.977 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 917 22Section 917. 46.985 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,483,623 46.985 (2) (a) 4. Procedures for coordinating the family support program and
24the use of its funds, throughout this state and in each service area, with other
25publicly funded programs including the community options program under s. 46.27;

1the community integration program Community Integration Program under ss.
246.275, 46.277, and 46.278; the Community Opportunity and Recovery Program
3under s. 46.2785;
the social services, mental health, and developmental disabilities
4programs under ss. 46.495, 51.42, and 51.437; the independent living center program
5under s. 46.96; and the medical assistance Medical Assistance program under subch.
6IV of ch. 49.
AB100, s. 918 7Section 918. 46.99 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,483,148 46.99 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (eg), (km) and
9(nL), the department shall distribute $2,125,200 in each fiscal year to applying
10nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county having a population
11of 500,000 or more and $1,199,300 in each fiscal year to applying county departments
12under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 operating in counties other than a county
13having a population of 500,000 or more to provide programs to accomplish all of the
14following:
AB100, s. 919 15Section 919. 46.995 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,483,2016 46.995 (1m) Tribal adolescent services allocations allocation. From the
17appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) (km), the department may allocate
18$195,000 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (3)
19(eg), the department may allocate $15,000 $210,000 in each fiscal year to provide the
20grants specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), and (4m) (b).
AB100, s. 920 21Section 920. 46.995 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,484,522 46.995 (2) Adolescent self-sufficiency services. From the allocations
23allocation under sub. (1m), the department may provide a grant annually in the
24amount of $85,000 to the elected governing body of a federally recognized American
25Indian tribe or band to provide services for adolescent parents which shall emphasize

1high school graduation and vocational preparation, training , and experience and
2may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's capacity to fulfill
3parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing parenting skills.
4The tribe or band seeking to receive a grant to provide these services shall develop
5a proposed service plan that is approved by the department.
AB100, s. 921 6Section 921. 46.995 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,484,137 46.995 (3) (b) From the allocations allocation under sub. (1m), the department
8may provide a grant annually in the amount of $65,000 to the elected governing body
9of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band to provide to high-risk
10adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services which shall be
11structured so as to increase development of decision-making and communications
12skills, promote graduation from high school, and expand career and other options
13and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy prevention.
AB100, s. 922 14Section 922. 46.995 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,484,2115 46.995 (4m) (b) (intro.) From the allocations allocation under sub. (1m), the
16department may provide a grant annually in the amount of $60,000 to the elected
17governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band for the
18provision of information to members of the tribe or band in order to increase
19community knowledge about problems of adolescents and information to and
20activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in order to enable the
21adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:
AB100, s. 923 22Section 923. 48.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,485,323 48.09 (5) By the district attorney or, if designated by the county board of
24supervisors, by the corporation counsel, in any matter arising under s. 48.13, 48.133
25or 48.977. If the county board transfers this authority to or from the district attorney

1on or after May 11, 1990, the board may do so only if the action is effective on
2September 1 of an odd-numbered year and the board notifies the department of
3administration justice of that change by January 1 of that odd-numbered year.
AB100, s. 924 4Section 924. 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,485,105 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending
6placement of an adult expectant mother outside of her home shall be in writing. A
7report recommending placement of a child in a foster home, treatment foster home,
8group home, or residential care center for children and youth or, in the home of a
9relative other than a parent, or in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2) shall
10be in writing and shall include all of the following:
AB100, s. 925 11Section 925. 48.345 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,485,1412 48.345 (3) (c) A foster home or treatment foster home licensed under s. 48.62
13or, a group home licensed under s. 48.625 , or in the home of a guardian under s.
1448.977 (2)
.
AB100, s. 926 15Section 926. 48.356 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,485,2516 48.356 (1) Whenever the court orders a child to be placed outside his or her
17home, orders an expectant mother of an unborn child to be placed outside of her
18home, or denies a parent visitation because the child or unborn child has been
19adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.345, 48.347, 48.357,
2048.363, or 48.365 or whenever the court appoints a guardian for a child under s.
2148.977 (2)
, the court shall orally inform the parent or parents who appear in court
22or the expectant mother who appears in court of any grounds for termination of
23parental rights under s. 48.415 which that may be applicable and of the conditions
24necessary for the child or expectant mother to be returned to the home or for the
25parent to be granted visitation.
AB100, s. 927
1Section 927. 48.425 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,486,92 48.425 (1) (g) If an agency designated under s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4.
3determines that it is unlikely that the child will be adopted, or if adoption would not
4be in the best interests of the child, the report shall include a plan for placing the child
5in a permanent family setting. The plan shall include a recommendation as to the
6agency to be named guardian of the child or, a recommendation that the person
7appointed as the guardian of the child under s. 48.977 (2) continue to be the guardian
8of the child, or a recommendation that a guardian be appointed for the child under
9s. 48.977 (2)
.
AB100, s. 928 10Section 928. 48.427 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,486,1311 48.427 (3m) (intro.) If the rights of both parents or of the only living parent are
12terminated under sub. (3) and if a guardian has not been appointed under s. 48.977,
13the court shall either do one of the following:
AB100, s. 929 14Section 929. 48.427 (3m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,486,1615 48.427 (3m) (c) Appoint a guardian under s. 48.977 and transfer guardianship
16and custody of the child to the guardian.
AB100, s. 930 17Section 930. 48.427 (3p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,486,2218 48.427 (3p) If the rights of both parents or of the only living parent are
19terminated under sub. (3) and if a guardian has been appointed under s. 48.977, the
20court may enter one of the orders specified in sub. (3m) (a) or (b). If the court enters
21an order under this subsection, the court shall terminate the guardianship under s.
2248.977.
AB100, s. 931 23Section 931. 48.48 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,486,2524 48.48 (10) To license child welfare agencies and day care centers as provided
25in s. 48.66 (1) (a).
AB100, s. 932
1Section 932. 48.48 (17) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,487,142 48.48 (17) (a) 3. Provide appropriate protection and services for children and
3the expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
4those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
5homes, placing the children in licensed foster homes, treatment foster homes, or
6group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to the
7agency with legal custody, placing the children in the homes of guardians under s.
848.977 (2),
or contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare
9agencies, except that the department may not purchase the educational component
10of private day treatment programs unless the department, the school board, as
11defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public instruction all
12determine that an appropriate public education program is not available. Disputes
13between the department and the school district shall be resolved by the state
14superintendent of public instruction.
AB100, s. 933 15Section 933. 48.48 (17) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,487,1816 48.48 (17) (c) 4. Is living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home,
17or, residential care center for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home
18under s. 48.62 (5)
.
AB100, s. 934 19Section 934. 48.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,488,720 48.57 (1) (c) To provide appropriate protection and services for children and the
21expectant mothers of unborn children in its care, including providing services for
22those children and their families and for those expectant mothers in their own
23homes, placing those children in licensed foster homes, treatment foster homes, or
24group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to the
25agency with legal custody, placing those children in the homes of guardians under

1s. 48.977 (2),
or contracting for services for those children by licensed child welfare
2agencies, except that the county department may not purchase the educational
3component of private day treatment programs unless the county department, the
4school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the state superintendent of public
5instruction all determine that an appropriate public education program is not
6available. Disputes between the county department and the school district shall be
7resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB100, s. 935 8Section 935. 48.57 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,488,119 48.57 (3) (a) 4. Is living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home,
10or, residential care center for children and youth, or subsidized guardianship home
11under s. 48.62 (5)
.
AB100, s. 936 12Section 936. 48.57 (3m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,488,1513 48.57 (3m) (cm) A kinship care relative who receives a payment under par. (am)
14for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to receive a payment
15under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (4) or (5) for that child.
AB100, s. 937 16Section 937. 48.57 (3m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,488,2417 48.57 (3m) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
18500,000 or more, the department may recover an overpayment made under par. (am)
19from a kinship care relative who continues to receive payments under par. (am) by
20reducing the amount of the kinship care relative's monthly payment. The
21department may by rule specify other methods for recovering overpayments made
22under par. (am). A county department that recovers an overpayment under this
23paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the
24amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
AB100, s. 938 25Section 938. 48.57 (3n) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,489,3
148.57 (3n) (cm) A long-term kinship care relative who receives a payment
2under par. (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to
3receive a payment under sub. (3m) or s. 48.62 (4) or (5) for that child.
AB100, s. 939 4Section 939. 48.57 (3n) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,489,125 48.57 (3n) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of
6500,000 or more, the department may recover an overpayment made under par. (am)
7from a long-term kinship care relative who continues to receive payments under par.
8(am) by reducing the amount of the long-term kinship care relative's monthly
9payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for recovering
10overpayments made under par. (am). A county department that recovers an
11overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees
12may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
AB100, s. 940 13Section 940. 48.57 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,489,1914 48.57 (3p) (a) In this subsection, "adult resident" means a person 18 years of
15age or over who lives at the home of a person who has applied for or is receiving
16payments under sub. (3m) or (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b) with the intent of making
17that home his or her home or who lives for more than 30 days cumulative in any
186-month period at the home of a person who has applied for or is receiving payments
19under sub. (3m) or (3n) or s. 48.62 (5) (a) or (b).
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